This is in response to Marty Hunt's recent query re William Bailey and his wife Trenvilla Swetnam (is anyone 100% sure how Trenvilla's name was spelled? Mor importantly, was she a Swetnam, as I believe, or a Swetman? I have been told there were two families in Bath County each with the similar name). I am sharing my response with all listers in case they might have something to contribute or find something of interest. I will use the word "probably" more than I like but much of the old relationships I have been unable to prove--just circumstancial evidence and educated guesses. William Bailey married Trenvilla Swetnam abt 21 Feb 1832 (one of the few "provables" but only to the extent that it was the date of the Permissions Slip--I could not find the bond or return). According to the 1850-70 censuses, William was born about 1804 and Trenvilla abt 1812. Trenvilla's Permission Slip was signed by her father William Swetnam. I suspect that William Bailey's father was Warren Bailey. I strongly suspect that Warren was probably a younger brother of John Bailey, Senior, who was probably the first Bailey to settle in what became Bath County (probably in 1784). At least he was the first Bailey to be a taxpayer (1787). Warren Bailey became a taxpayer abt 1798. Warren Bailey probably married Mary Rice 24 Oct 1798 in Garrard Co., Ky. Their first child was Charles Bailey, born 29 Oct 1799 in Bath County. Charles Bailey married Martha England 15 July 1821. Their eldest son Warren B. Bailey became a judge in Rowan County. Sometime after 1870 Charles Bailey left Bath County for Texas and died there 8 Oct 1890, just a few days short of his 92nd birthday He was buried in Trickham Cemetery, Coleman Co., Texas. Warren and Mary's second child was probably Jefferson Bailey. Charles and Jefferson were named administrators of Warren's estate when he died about July, 1833. Jefferson married Hannah Jones 23 July 1835 and died about two years later (Hannah remarried James R. Wilson 8 Oct 1838). Warren and Mary had at least one daughter. Nancy Bailey was born 18 March 1803. She married Elder Samuel Jones 12 Feb 1828. Back to William and Trenvilla Swetnam Bailey: Their children included: Louann F., born abt 1833; Mary B.,abt 1836 (married George Anderson 10 Nov 1853); Thomas J., abt 1837; Elizabeth, abt 1839; Marcus W., about 1841; Rosalee, abt 1843; Jennett, abt 1845; William W., abt 1857. William Bailey was a relatively prosperous farmer in the White Oak area. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 1851-52 term. I know very little more about William and Trenvilla's children. Marcus applied for and received a license from the county court to keep a tavern in the late 1860's. The application indicated that he was a merchant in the community of Wyoming. If anyone can add to, or correct, this information about William and Trenvilla Bailey, I know Marty and I would both like to hear about it. Pete Bailey 8080 Dartmouth Rd Indianapolis, IN 45260