Life History
1730 |
Born in Laurens County, South Carolina.1,2 (most likely) |
1750 |
Birth of son Daniel BAILEY in South Carolina.5 |
1759 |
Resident in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.3 |
Oct 1774 |
Birth of daughter Frances BAILEY in District 96, South Carolina.3,6 |
about 1780 |
Birth of son John BAILEY in South Carolina.1 |
1816 |
Died in Laurens County, South Carolina.2 |
Other facts
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Married Mary UNKNOWN |
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Born in Germany |
Notes
- One source says that the father of Amos Strange's wife was a German immigrant. There is some mistake with the surname Bailey, which is a Norman French name from the noun "baillis" for an official, administrator or court official. The English word "bailiff" is a form of the same word. The name is associated with a lineage in Ireland, and other sources I later found reported that Frances and her family were Irish. But as of the end of April 2010, I have not been able to definitely identify the father of David Bailey. Some genealogies say his father's name was William Bailey.
This Irish origin was confirmed to me by another researcher, a descendant of Frances and Amos, Elisa Strange-Von Rice:
"I have the Baileys are Irish Immigrants, in fact a paragraph in the Amos Strange info said, he left a large estate and the church of his forefathers to marry the Irish Lass, Frances Bailey."
-- email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 23 March 2010
I found census two entries for a David Bailey that seems to be this David William Bailey. in 1790 he is head of a household of 1 free white male over 16 and one under, and 2 females (ages not reported in this first US census. Next door is a Daniel Bailey and household. I expect this is David and Frances' son. On the same page are also households of an Isaac Bailey, Zachariah Bailey and "Widow" Bailey."
1790 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 432
David Bailey 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16, 3 females
1790 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 432
Daniel Bailey 1 male over 16, 1 female
1790 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 432
Zachariah Bailey 1 male under 16, 4 males over 16, 4 females, 1 slave
1790 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 432
Isaac Bailey 1 male under 16, 2 males over 16, 2 females, 2 slaves
1790 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 432
Widow Bailey 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16, 4 females
Two doors down from David Bailey is Amous Strainge, who matches Amos Strange, husband of David's daughter Frances Bailey. Finding these two entries together seems to indicate this is the family in our lineage. Next door, between David and Amos is John Bailey, who seems to be David's son and Frances' brother.
1800 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 33
David Bailey 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45
1800 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 33
John Bailey 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 16-25
1800 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina, page 33
Amous Strainge 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44
2 members of household under 16, 2 over 25
Sources
- 1. 1800 Federal Census, Laurens District, South Carolina
- page 33
- 2. One World Tree (sm)
- http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=41283951
- 3. Ancestry Discussion Boards
- 4. One World Tree (sm)
- 5. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
- 6. Ancestry Trees
- Charles Dill, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cwdill&id=I10096