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John Jacob "Old John" Bailey 1572 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1572

Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 2 Nov 1651

Death Location: Coffin, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Bailey

Mother: Dorothy Ward

Spouse(s): Eleanor Knight

Children(s): James Bailey, John Bayley

In 1572, John Jacob "Old John" Bailey entered the world in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, born to John Thomas Bailey and Dorothy Alice Ward. John Jacob "Old John" Bailey married Eleanor Knight, and had children including James Bailey, John Edward Bayley. John Jacob "Old John" Bailey passed away in 1651 in Coffin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1572, John Jacob "Old John" Bailey entered the world in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, born to John Thomas Bailey and Dorothy Alice Ward.
  • John Jacob "Old John" Bailey married Eleanor Knight, and had children including James Bailey, John Edward Bayley.
  • John Jacob "Old John" Bailey passed away in 1651 in Coffin, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bailey
1550 – 1623
Birth Location: Chittoe, Wiltshire, England
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Dorothy Ward
1550 – 1615
Birth Location: Chittoe, Wiltshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Knight
1594 – 1656
Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
EK

Children(s)

James Bailey
1612 – 1677
Birth Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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John Bayley
1613 – 1696
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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John Bailey's Ancestors

Self
John Bailey
1572 – 1651
Birth Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Thomas Bailey
1550 – 1623
Chittoe, Wiltshire, England
Dorothy (Alice) Ward
1550 – 1615
Chittoe, Wiltshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Bailey
1516 – 1555
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Johanna Elizabeth) Evans
1515 – 1607
Chittoe, Wiltshire, England
Robert (Harmon) Warde
1530 – 1620
Haverhill, Suffolk, , England
Elizabeth ("Elise" (Riddlesdale)) Warren
1528 – 1568
Haverhill, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bayley
1465 – 1543
Katherine\Catherine Champernowne
1490 – 1553
Elizabeth Regional
1495 – 1560
Harmon Ward
1499 – 1553
Mary Calthrop
1508 – 1558
Sir Warren
1489 – 1587
Margaret Legh
1483 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ward
1483 – 1558
Margaret Claxton
1477 – 1530

John Bailey's Descendants

1.
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John (Jacob "Old John") Bailey (1572 – 2 Nov 1651) m. Eleanor Knight (1594 – 1656)
  1. 1. James Bailey (31 May 1612 – 9 Aug 1677) m. Lydia Emery (1616 – 29 Apr 1704)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Shepherd) Jones (13 Mar 1636 – 1664) m. Sir (Thomas) Lain (25 Oct 1630 – 3 Jan 1709)
      1. 1. Thomas Lane (1662 – 8 Oct 1733) m. Jane Flood (1667 – 1727)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lane (1687 – abt 1760) m. Thomas Hart (1685 – 6 Mar 1748)
  2. 2. John (Edward) Bayley (22 Jul 1613 – 26 Aug 1696) m. Eleanor (Helena) Emery (7 Nov 1624 – 12 Oct 1699)
    1. 1. Sarah Bailey (abt 1645 – 26 Oct 1714) m. Daniel Cheney (About 1634 – 10 Sep 1694)
      1. 1. Eleanor Cheney (29 Mar 1679 – 28 Dec 1724) m. Thomas Safford (15 Oct 1672 – 1753)

John Bailey's Timeline

14 Records

1572
30 Aug 1572
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1572
1572
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1572
1572
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1572
1572
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1572
28 Aug 1572
John Jacob "Old John" Bailey was baptized in Bristol, England
Bristol, England
1586
Bef. 18 Jan 1586
Age 14
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Bromham, Wiltshire, , England
Bromham, Wiltshire, , England
1586
Bef. 18 Jan 1586
Age 14
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1586
Bef. 18 Jan 1586
Age 14
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Chittoe, Wiltshire, England
Chittoe, Wiltshire, England
1590
30 August 1590
Age 18
Birth of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1600
22 Dec 1600
Age 28
John Jacob "Old John" Bailey was baptized in Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
1651
2 Nov 1651
Age 79
Death of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1651
2 Nov 1651
Age 79
Death of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1651
2 Nov 1651
Age 79
Death of John Jacob "Old John" Bailey in Coffin, Massachusetts, USA
Coffin, Massachusetts, USA
1651
12 Nov 1651
Age 79
John Jacob "Old John" Bailey - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1590
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 18 Jan 1586
    Event Place: Bromham, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1572
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 18 Jan 1586
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 18 Jan 1586
    Event Place: Chittoe, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 769.050; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 56

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 769.050; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 56

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1572
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1600
    Event Place: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chardstock, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 219

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Biographies

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source: Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogy and history of the Newkirk, Hamilton, and Bayless families
    [2] The Bayleys and Baileys

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilts, England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Coffin, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
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