The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-22


Richard Bailey, born in Yorkshire, En-
gland, came to RoWy, Mass, about 1850.
He had a son Joseph, who had a son Jo-
Seph, Jr., who had son Ezekiel, who had
son Webster, who had son Parker, who
had three children Henry Webster, Will
lam Uriah and Horace Ward, who was
drowned IN infancy, William u. having
children who have children, it will be seen
that there are nine generations in direct
line in this family of BaileyS on this CONT
nent. Wooster Bailey came to Newbury
from West NeWbury, Mass, in 1888, and
settled on the farm where James A. John
son now lives, and built the house which
has just been removed and taken down to
give place to a new and c0mmOdiOuS farm
house. Here was established the first tan
merry and wholesale shoe mandatory in
NeWbury, carried on by Webster Bailey
and his three sons. William, Ezekiel and
n,rkrr, which business was dissolved in
1876 oC,a, after William Bailey, known
in later days as "Uncle Bill, bought the
old Betsey Lo1~Well tavern site in the vii
lage, ATTENDING to his fsrGe farm and con-
Gucting eSuavnercantile business ..a.h Daa
John Buxton. In 1888 .Uncle BH4" sold
this large property to the trustees of New
bury Seminary.
Webster Bailey had ten children. the
eighth was Parker whose wife was Eliza,
daughter of Capt. Urlah Ward of Haver-
hill, N. II. Their son, Henry Webster
was born at the Bailey homestead, January
Is, 1919. Judge Bailey was for many years
prominent man in the affairs of this town
and county, he was town clerk from 1866 to
1856, town treasurer from 1865 to 1878, and
Judge of Probate for the district of Brad
ford from 1868 to 1876, and town repreSen-
tative in lS5960. Judge Balley'S wife was
Harriet Merrill. daughter of John Merrill
of Corinth. Judge Bailey was for many
years the trusted foreman in the large
Reyes mercantile establishment. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey never had children and are en-
joying the decline of life in their comfort
able home.
William Uriah Bailey was born at the old
homestead Sept. 20, 1920, married Abigail
Eaton. daughter of Jesse Eaton of Went
worth, n. H., in Nov. 1874. In May, 1851,
he bought the Sam White farm, where he
has since resided. William U. Bailey new
er aSpired for public place, he was proml-
nent farmer and horse breeder, and attend
ed strictly to his own affairs and always
and still is esteemed an upright citizen.
His wife died November %, 1880. Their
children are Ellen E. { Mrs h. 5. Chamber-
lin Henry John, who was drowned In 1867
AGED ten wears; Horace W., the present
Town Clerk Senator for Orange County,
and Fish and Game Commissioner of Yer
mont: Warren W, who carries on the home
farm and y no is an active young business
man: and Jesse p, a trusted employee Tor
many wears of l.. d. Hazen. This family
of Baiievs were Wings, then Republicans,
and nearly all of them members of the Con-
grpgational church.
Forty years ago genealogical table of
the descendants of Richard Bailey was
made. numbering over l2OO0. what an
army they would make at the present time:
The only other representative of Richard
Bailey living in this town is Robert J: Hlo-
bard, whose great grandfather on his IA
theirs side was Webster Bailey. The
Whites of Topsham are also of the same
blood. The first American ancestor of the
General Jacob Bailey race was John, who
came from England in 1889, who had son
J0hn, who had son Isaac, who had son
Joshua. the father of Gen. Jacob who came
TO Newbury in 1861 SO far as ascertana-
lille there is no line of relationship either by
blood or intermarriage between these two
large families.