Person:Thomas Bayley (2)

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There were four of the name Bailey - Bayley among the early settlers of Massachusetts: Thomas of Weymouth; James and Richard (brothers) of Rowley; and John of Salisbury. Thomas Bayley Sr. (Old Planter) of Wessagussett was admitted as a freeman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony on 13 May 1640. He was the first of the Bayley name in New England. His wife's name is unknown. They had the following children: John, Thomas, Samuel, and Esther.

Thomas Bayley's farm and home of 25 acres was located on the southerly side of King Oak Hill and was bounded on the west by Rockey Hill, Rockey Glen, or Rockey Nook, on the old Indian Trail. leading from East Weymouth to Weymouth Landing, crossing what is now Essex Street, near the town farm. The celler hole of his house and all his farm lands are still traceable today (1899). "In 1644 Thomas Dyer sould unto Thomas Baylie, the 21st of the 3rd month, his dwelling-house, Barne, and Sellar, his garden and yarde, both of them contayning by estimation, one quarter of an acre of land being more or lesse, bounded on the East with the land of Robert Lovell, on the West with the land of Mr. Webb, on the North with the land of saied Thomas Dyer, and on the South a highwaie." This sale of real estate is one of the first records placed on the books of the town of Weymouth. Thomas Bayley also received land in the first and second division of lands in Weymouth and he owned land at Weary Land in Hingham.

Thomas Bayley was on a list of 14 Dec 1663 for lots in the first and second division beginning on the Braintree Line in Weymouth, and he received lot 31 in the division of 2 Feb 1651/2 in Weymouth. The town of Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, was formerly called the plantation of Wessaguscus. On 2 Sep 1635, the name was changed to Weymouth. On 3 Sep 1635, bounds between Weymouth and Hingham were established. On 9 Mar 1637, Round Island and Grape Island were granted to Weymouth, and on 31 Mar 1647, bounds between Weymouth and Abington were established.

He was a prominent man of the town in his day, and held many offices. In 1643 he was appointed one of the appraisers of the estate of William Fry of Weymouth. In 1655 he was one of the appraisers of the estate of Elizabeth Pitty of Weymouth. In March 1655, Thomas Bayley and William Chard were chosen constables to serve for the ensuing year.

His wife was probably not living at the time of his death, as he makes no mention of her in his will. He died in 1681 and was probably buried in the Old North Cemetery, in North Weymouth.

REF GENSERV: . Shows wife's name as Ruth, but this may be a mistake as Thomas Bailey's son Thomas's wife was Ruth Porter.

r. BEF 1635, Weymouth, MA

d. 1681

Married Ruth (-1681)

Children:

John BAYLEY (1640-1686) m. Hannah BOURNE?
Thomas BAILEY (-1690) m(1) Ruth PORTER (1639-)
Samuel BAILEY m. Mary
Esther BAILEY m. John KING
References: [Bailey3],[GENSERV]

1. ↑ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Url: www.newenglandancestors.org
   Early Records of Weymouth, Cyrus Orcutt, Jan 1849, Vol 3, p. 72.

   Torrey indicates neither a birth year nor his wife's name. The chances that he was born in Wiltshire and married in Derby are slim. Most likely, neither the birth info nor the marriage info given here are for Thomas Bayley the immigrant, but were assigned to this Thomas through an inappropriate amalgamation of records in OnewWorldTree. However, without more knowledge of recent research on this family, I leave it to others to fix this record.

2. ↑ Compiler: ancestry.com. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Record
   Name: Thomas Bayley Year: 1635 Place: Massachusetts Source Publication Code: 9450 Primary Immigrant: Bayley, Thomas Annotation: Published extracts from The Magazine of American Genealogy, section 4, nos. 1-27 (1929 - [1932]). Good compilation but incomplete, since publication of the magazine was suspended; it contains names from beginning of alphabet through 'Battles' only. Source Source Bibliography: VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrants to America before 1750. An Alphabetical List of Immigrants to the Colonies, before 1750, Compiled from Official and Other Records. Surnames 'A through Battles.' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. 220p. Page: 123.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} History of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Volume: 4 Vols.. (Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, 1923)
   Vol. 3, p. 64-5, Thomas Bayley.
4. ↑ History of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Volume: 4 Vols.. (Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, 1923)
   Vol. 3, p. 64, Thomas Bayley.
5.   History of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Volume: 4 Vols.. (Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, 1923)
   Vol. 3, p. 64, Thomas Bayley, citing Weymouth Land Grants, 267.
6.   History of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Volume: 4 Vols.. (Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, 1923)
   Vol. 3, p. 64-5, Thomas Bayley, citing Weymouth Land Grants, 267.
7. ↑ Torrey indicates neither a birth year nor his wife's name. The chances that he was born in Wiltshire and married in Derby are slim. Most likely, neither the birth info nor the marriage info given here are for Thomas Bayley the immigrant, but were assigned to this Thomas through an inappropriate amalgamation of records in OnewWorldTree. However, without more knowledge of recent research on this family, I leave it to others to fix this record.
8.   with a house and barn
9.   "on the East side of the Fresh Pond."
10.   in the first division, Lot 72 totalling 11 acres, beginning on the Braintree line, and 33 acres, Lot 62, in the second division
11. ↑ The bio in Weymouth History suggests a will or some other document was executed by [P] on [D] since it mentions his daughter Esther was John King's wife on 23 May 1681.