To Sarah Jane McKenize You might think this is a little far fetched but I do know there was a Bailey/James connection in St. Mary's Co., MD. A William James and John Bailey sold tracts of land "Assurance" and "Yieldingsbury" in St. Mary's Co. to Philip Key on 3 Aug 1725. Both these tracts were formerly the property of a BAYLEY. I don't know William James' connection, perhaps he married a Bailey. I realize this is too early to have been your William JAMES but might have been his father. My JAMES family was from Northumberland Co., VA, which is across the bay from Maryland. Since I think they were Catholic, I did a little Maryland research and found above. Had hopes that this was my William James but perhaps he was yours. Elizabeth ---------- > From: Sarah Jane McKenize <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAMES-L] JAMES > Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 10:37 PM > > I've been trying to find out who my gggggrandfather's wife was ------my > William JAMES was from MD and died in Jefferson Co., KY on 3 Feb. 1834---the > children were born in MD. He moved with his children to Jefferson Co., KY in > the early 1800's---land and marriage records are facts of this. The > children were: > 1. William Bailey JAMES (born app. 1794) who took the name of William JAMES > after the father died--he married Eliza SMALLWOOD in 1815 > 2. Priscilla JAMES b. app. 1792 m. William SMITH (she was dead by 1834) > 3. Nancy JAMES b. 1787 m. Bart. ELLINGSWORTH and moved into Green Co., IN > 4. Isaac JAMES b. app. 1800 m. Elizabeth ELLINGSWORTH (she married Henry > THORN on 20 Nov 1825(Isaac was dead by then) Isaac married on 12 Mar > 1821--was dead by age 25--had 2 children: Jesse JAMES and Nancy JAMES(Jesse > went to IN with aunt Nancy ELLINGSWORTH--unsure about Nancy JAMES, dau. to > Isaac JAMES) Isaac was married only app. 3 years--- > All marriages took place in Jefferson Co. KY and are proven. > I would like to know where in MD they came from---did they come straight > from MD to KY or did they stop in the Carolinas and TN then come to KY? All > the children were born in MD and had Methodists weddings, I think. > I would also like to know who was the wife of William JAMES ----the father > of these children. > Can anyone help? > [email protected] > > > > > > ==== JAMES Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed to this list. Feel free to contact > Yvonne James-Henderson,list administrator mailto:[email protected] > with questions concerning this list! > > Visit Frank and Jesse James on-line! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/jamesged.htm > > > > >