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Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey 1773 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1773

Birth Location: Sullivan County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1861 or 2/5/1853

Death Location: Shelby County, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas DONE

Mother: Sarah Osborn

Spouse(s): Zilpha Lee

Children(s): Mary BAILEY

The story of Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr began in 1773 in Sullivan County, Virginia, USA. Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr married Zilpha Lee, and had children including Mary "Polly" BAILEY. Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr passed away in 1861 in Shelby County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr began in 1773 in Sullivan County, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr married Zilpha Lee, and had children including Mary "Polly" BAILEY.
  • Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr passed away in 1861 in Shelby County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas DONE
1742 – 1825
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sarah Osborn
1754 – 1793
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Zilpha Lee
1773 – 1850
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary BAILEY
– 1825
Birth Location: –
MB

Thomas Bailey's Ancestors

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Thomas Bailey
1773 – 1861
Birth Place: Sullivan County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Lee Baillie (Bailey) LINE DONE
1742 – 1825
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth) Osborn
1754 – 1793
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Bailey
1709 – 1796
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Jane (Wyatt) (Bailey)
1711 – 1786
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth (Betty) Claypoole
1739 – 1805
Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bailey's Descendants

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Thomas (Lee "Devil Tom") Bailey (3 Jan 1773 – 26 Feb 1861 or 2/5/1853) m. Zilpha Lee (3 Jan 1773 – abt 1850)
  1. 1. Mary ("Polly") BAILEY ( – 1825) m. William (Carroll) Lee (14 Jan vs Jun 1796 – 6 April 1884)
    1. 1. Terissa Lee (11 Mar 1819 – 24 Feb 1890) m. William Orr (4 Jul 1813 – 27 Nov 1871)
      1. 1. Shelby (Armstrong) Orr (21 Dec 1851 – 28 Jul 1931) m. Sarah (E.) Pickett (8 Oct 1852 – 4 Jan 1929)
        1. 1. Newton (Madison) Orr (7 Jul 1879 – 26 Jul 1932) m. Ethel (Eugenia) Jones (10 JAN 1878 – 13 SEP 1931)

Thomas Bailey's Timeline

2 Records

1773
3 Jan 1773
Birth of Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr in Sullivan County, Virginia, USA
Sullivan County, Virginia, USA
1861
26 Feb 1861 or 2/5/1853
Age 88
Death of Thomas Lee "Devil Tom" Bailey Sr in Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Shelby County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1773
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1861 or 2/5/1853
    Event Place: Shelby County, Alabama, USA
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