Person:John Baylis (4)
John Baylis
b.Abt 1727
d.24 Sep 1765 killed in a duel at Dumfries, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John BaylisAbt 1727 - 1765
  2. William Baylis - 1764
  3. Samuel Baylis
Spouse and Children
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m. 1754
  1. Ann Baylis1755 - 1782
  2. William Baylis1758 - 1843
  3. Henry Baylis1760 - 1835
  4. Lucy Chilton Baylis1762 -
  5. Jane Baylis1764 -
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Facts and Events
Name John Baylis
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1727
Marriage 1754 Virginiato Jane Blackburn
Death? 24 Sep 1765 killed in a duel at Dumfries, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys:


  • John Baylis of Prince William Co., 4 Jan. 1749 - 5 March 1749; 400 acres on branches of the Hawksbill; adj. Andrew Yougham. CC - Jacob Overbaker & Andrew Yougham. Pilot - Jno. Lyenberger/Lienbarger. Surv. George Hume. [Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Orange & Augusta Counties, with Tithables, Delinquents, Petitioners, 1730-1754, Volume One, Peggy Smomo Joyner, pg. 19].


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Notes

John Baylis married Jane Blackburn in 1754, daughter of Richard Blackburn and Mary Watts. She was born in 1733, and died in 1774.
John Baylis was a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia from 1761 to 1765, representing Prince William County. He was also the "King's Magistrate" during this same period. John Baylis was also active in the Established (Episcopal) Church. From 1757 to 1763 he was a vestryman of Dettington Parish in Prince William County. John Baylis also had a distinguished military record. During the French and Indian War he had the ranks of Captain, Major and Colonel, and is mentioned in the writings of George Washington.
John Baylis was killed in a duel at Dumfries, Virginia on September 24, 1765. The facts about the unfortunate duel that led to his death are generally agreed upon, but there are several versions of the circumstances leading up to the duel. John Scott, the eighteen-year-old son of Reverend James Scott, challenged John Baylis to a duel. At the appointed time John Scott appeared with his brother-in-law, Cuthbert Bullitt, as his second. Bullitt took the place of John Scott and in the ensuing confrontation shot John Baylis in the groin. Baylis died about five hours later at Rippon Lodge, where - it is believed - he is also buried. While a jury acquitted Cuthbert Bullitt, feeling against John Scott as the challenger of the duel was so high that Scott had to leave Virginia. Bullitt also soon left Virginia and settled in Kentucky.
[Source: http://erwinbagpiper.com/baylis_family.htm]
References
  1.   Blum, Willetta Edmonia Carr Baylis, and William Blum. The Baylis family of Virginia: supplements on the Chunn, Fawcett, Hawkins and Turner families, and a Baylis family in England. (Washington [District of Columbia]: W.B. and W. Blum, 1958 (Strasburg, Va. : Shenandoah Publishing House))
    Page 134.
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