All,   I previewed this book on Google.  I noticed that a 1775 assessment list for the Town of Waywayanda (Mnisink area) included a John Bayley, along with Shepards, a Bradner, Thompson, Oldfield, Carpenters and others considered pioneers in this area.  Would anyone know if this John Bayley was related to the John Bayley, a founding member of the Elizabethtown (NJ) Associates who set up the system for alloting 100 acres parcels in Essex (Union) Co., NJ to encourage settlement there about that time.  I am trying to ascertain if this is the same Bayley family, and what route it took to enter Orange Co.; i.e. via the south, Essex Co., or did some of the Bayleys still live in Long Island and made the trek across the Hudson River and down.  I know Bayleys were early settlers in Long Island along with the Willises of Essex Co., and I think the Shepards were there as well, but may have also been in CT before arriving in Orange Co., with the Corwins. Thank you for any clarification. Sharon Pearce, sharpearce@yahoo.com