A drifting cowboy: FAMILY HISTORY TALES & LINKS

JOHN1 BAILEY or Bayley, as the name was then spelled, was Jerry's first emigrant ancestor. He came from England on the ship BEVIS in 1638. He was one of the founders of Haddam, Connecticut.

JOHN2 BAILEY, son of John 1 Bailey and Lydia BACKUS Bailey, was born about 1656 in Hartford, Connecticut.

EPHRAIM3 BAILEY, son of John2 (John1) and Elizabeth GERARD Bailey, was born 1 January 1690/91 Haddam, Connecticut.

OLIVER4 BAILEY, son of Ephraim Bailey (John2, John1) and Deborah BRAINERD Bailey, the fourth generation in America was a soldier in the French War and the Revolutionary War.

THOMAS5 BAILEY son of Oliver Bailey (Ephraim, John 2, John1) and Hannah SCOVILLE BAILEY was born 11 February 1765, Haddam, Connecticut.

SMITH6 BAILEY, son of Thomas Bailey (Oliver, Ephraim, John 2, John1) and Esther SMITH Bailey was born 03 November 1789, Haddam, Middlesex, CT, and died 07 June 1862, Davis Co., Iowa. He was a taxpayer in Canton Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania when that county was formed in 1812.

ORANGE7 BAILEY, son of Smith Bailey (Thomas, Oliver, Ephraim, John 2, John1) and Rosemanty ROGERS Bailey was born 11 March 1811, Canton Twp., Bradford Co., PA, and died June 18, 1905 in Davis Co., IA. He had 20 children from two wives. He settled in Marion Township, Davis County, Iowa Territory in 1845.

DAVID SOLOMON8 BAILEY, son of Orange Bailey (Smith, Thomas, Oliver, Ephraim, John 2, John1) and Lydia WAGGONER Bailey, lost his leg at the battle of Brices Cross Roads in Mississippi during the Civil War Record. He served with Co G, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.

DAVID JACKSON9 BAILEY, son of David Solomon Bailey (Orange, Smith, Thomas, Oliver, Ephraim, John 2, John1) and Sophia BOYD Bailey, cowboy'd in Nebraska in the 1880s then traveled West to Pioneer a homestead in Kendrick, Idaho before 1901. His wife, Lillian Amanda (PIERCE) Bailey, comes from a QUAKER heritage that traces HALLOWELL and TYSON family lines back to England and Holland before 1683 when William Penn came to America.

FRANK JACKSON10 BAILEY, son of David Jackson Bailey (David Solomon, Orange, Smith, Thomas, Oliver, Ephraim, John 2, John1) and Lillian Amanda PIERCE Bailey, homesteaded in Kalispell, Montana about 1912, and then moved to Idaho in a covered wagon about 1918.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN BROWN, son of John Galloway Brown (Samuel R., Solomon) and Lucy (PASSINO) Brown, who homesteaded and logged in Creston, Montana during the late 1890s. His descendants are still there. His wife was Neva PLYMPTON BROWN

BRITISH TRAIL OF A WESTERN FAMILY

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Head Family genealogy and history: From Kent, England (Plumstead & Woolwich) after 1800; Hampshire, England (Romsey, Milbrook, Eling, & Broughton) after 1700; and Wiltshire, England (Winterbourne Gunner, Woodford, and Great Wishford) after 1580. HEAD surname.

Also Related Families from Canada, Scotland, and Ireland

Surnames include: HEAD, THORNETON, BEECHAM, COOK, WHITEHORN, SMITH, AVERY, BUTCHER, MORRIS, CUMMIN, GILBERT, POPE, BROWN, ASHDOWN, BARLING, FRENCH, WALKEM, HARRIS, CRAWFORD, DUMBRILL, WILKIE, MCNEIL, PROCTOR, SHAW, MCDONALD, REEVES, AUSTIN, ANDERSON, and STURDY

EARLY GENERATIONS OF UNPROVEN HEAD ANCESTRY IN THE GREAT WISHFORD AREA OF WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND:

William HEAD was born abt 1526. His children: William Hedd b.1556 Great Woodford, Wiltshire m. Brownjohn, Elizabeth; and Grace Hedd b. abt. 1560 m. Thomas Brownjohn

William HEDD was born abt.1556 Great Woodford, Wiltshire; d. 1588 in Great Woodford, Wiltshire; 1576 Taxes Woodford. Held lease of Yardlands in Woodford.

George HEDD was born abt 1580 in Great Woodford, Wiltshire; m. Alice THORNETON 20 JUL 1607 Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire; d. 1636

George HEDD was christened on 26 August 1610 in Woodford, Wiltshire, England; m. Ann Unknown abt 1634. Parents George and Alice Hedd.

Following the greater probability, we will suggest that John HEAD was the father of Christopher, while noting in the records that this is not certain. We know John HEAD d. 16 Aug 1724, in Great Wishford, and since Christopher named his first son John it is likely it was his father's name. The only other HEAD in the Great Wishford parish register during that time is Robert HEAD, the son of George Head and Ann, b. 04 Apr 1635. I will assume that John and Robert are siblings, both sons of George Head and Ann, and that John is a few years younger.

Early Woodford Valley, Wiltshire Heads

HEAD marriages and christenings most before 1700 in the Woodford Valley area

Early Woodford Valley Heads by Barbara Butterworth

THE FOLLOWING NINE GENERATIONS OF OUR HEAD ANCESTRY HAVE BEEN PROVEN, AND DOCUMENTED:

Christopher HEAD was born about 1665/70 possibly in Great Wishford, Wiltshire, England He married Martha Unknown before 1688.

John HEAD was born b. 21 May 1692 in Great Wishford, Wiltshire, England . He married Sarah (BEECHAM) 1714

Thomas HEAD was born about 1717/18 in Broughton, Hampshire, England. He married Mary COOK 17 Jun 1738 in Eling, Hampshire, England.

Thomas HEAD was born about 1738/39. He married Sarah WHITEHORN in Eling, Hampshire, England, 6 APR 1769.

John HEADD [Royal Artillery soldier] was born 1771 in Milbrook, Hampshire; baptized 25 DEC 1771 Romsey, Hampshire. He married Sophia SMITH 14 MAY 1802 St. Nicholas, Plumstead, Kent; died 3 JUN 1855 in Plumstead, Kent. Related family BUTCHER.

The above five generations have all lived in villages with watermills (Great Wishford, Broughton, Eling, Millbrook, and Romsey). One has to wonder if our early HEADS were millers, millwrights, or some trade associated with mills?

Stephen HEAD [Foreman Royal Dockyard Woolwich] was born 29 JUL 1817 Plumstead, Kent. He married Margaret WILKIE 9 Dec 1844 St. Nicholas, Plumbstead, Kent. Stephen died 28 DEC 1881 in Plumstead, Kent. Related families: MORRIS, CUMMIN(S), GILBERT, POPE, BROWN, ASHDOWN, BARLING, and FRENCH.

Stephen John HEAD [Assistant Foreman Royal Carriage Department Woolwich Arsenal] born 16 APR 1853 Plumstead, Kent, England. He married Susannah AVERY 4 May 1876 St. Mary's church in the parish of Lewisham, Kent, England. He retired from the Royal Gun and Carriage Factory in Woolwich, England (aka: the Woolwich Arsenal) in 1917 as its Assistant Foreman of the RCF. He worked there for 42 years. He was originally a coppersmith. His Grandfather, Thomas WILKIE, was a British sergeant in the "Royal Newfoundland Regiment" about 1812. He is also descended from the AUSTIN and REEVES families of Scotland. His children's families are: WALKEM, HARRIS, CRAWFORD, DUMBRILL, GLIDE and McNEIL.

Stephen William HEAD [Home Builder in Detroit, Michigan] born 20 MAY 1889 Plumstead, Kent, England. He emigrated from England to the USA in 1910. He married Annie MC NEIL 24 Mar 1913 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. He was Jointer in England, and became a Home Builder in Detroit, Michigan.

Leonard John HEAD [Home Builder in California] b. 22 JUN 1914 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI; m. Velma BAILEY 20 Aug 1936; d. 31 DEC 1998 Thousand Oaks, CA at age 84.

Annie MC NEIL was b. 8 NOV1892 in Detroit, MI, but her family lived in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. She was of Scotch-Irish descent. She is descended from the William PROCTOR, Hugh STURDY, ANDERSON, and SHAW families who came to Canada from Ireland and the Duncan MCNEIL and MCDONALD families who emigrated from Scotland.

A drifting cowboy

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

FAMILY HISTORY TALES & LINKS

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