At 11:06 AM 9/14/99 -0400, you wrote: >I'm always looking for connections (direct or collateral) to my BAILEY of >Vermont family (the different family groups lived in different counties). >The James Bailey family were residents of Peacham, Caledonia Co. Hope this helps...I can provide ancestry of James, but it is non-Caledonia, so would be off-topic for the list<g>. Mariana >James BAILEY, b. Feb 11, 1720/1721, in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. James Baly, s/of James and Hannah, born 11 FEb 1721/22, Bradford Essex MA, Bradford VR p 19 "He was a sawyer, and lived in Newbury as late as 1760; and is called a yeoman of New Gloucester ME, in 1769; and died in Peachem VT, about 1807. He married Rachel _____ before 1748, and she was his wife in 1760." Children: Hannah, born 28 March 1746, Bradford VR p 18 Rachel, born 20 Feb 1748, Newbury VR 1:33 James, born 24 Oct 1750, Newbury VR 1:32 Esther, born Jan 1753, Newbury VR 1:32 Joshua, born 5 Sept 1755, Newbury VR 1:33 Abijah, born 3 Sept 1758. Newbury VR 1:47 Benjamin, born 25 May 1760, Newbury VR 1:47 Luther, born abt 1762 Anna Mary Charles "Rachel m John McFarland James, soldier to the Revolution; lived in Peachem VT, m Polly Bailey; was a Baptist minister and had two children. Esther married David Bailey and lived in Bath. Abijah married Mary (Butterfield) Sawyer; Revolutionary soldier; farmer; lived in Peachem and died March 6 1842. Benjamin, farmer; lived in Peachem, captain of militia; married Polly McCawber, and had children. Luther, farmer; lived in Peachem; daptain of militia; married Anna Kincaid, and had children. Anna married _____ Davenport Charles married _____ Johnson Source: All VR from: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to about 1850; Search & Research Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, 1998 available at http://www.essexbooks.com everything else The Essex Antiquarian 5:6:7 Mariana Mariana Bean Ruggles [email protected] http://www.pieces-n-time.com Listowner MAESSEX Mail List Listowner Essex-Roots Mail List Rootsweb.com Donor NH native living in MD