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Baileys from Bute
A family lineage and history of the James Bailey family
is now available. The focus surname of this publication is Bailey, as the two known
sons of James Bailey became of age in Bute County, North Carolina. We know that one
son married in Bute County and strongly feel that the other did also, thus the title Baileys
from Bute. Numerous other families such as Bowers, Flemings, and other
intermarried family subgroups are included. It contains that information which was
known about the Baileys and Flemings in Virginia. It also includes all known Baileys
in today's Lancaster and Kershaw counties in South Carolina. Click
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The origin of Baileys from Bute resides in the
fact that all documented research by the many who have come before shows that one James
Bailey, who was born about 1730, had come to migrate from Virginia, probably Westmoreland
County, to North Carolina in the early to mid 1770’s with his family, of which we
know of two sons.
The name of his wife is not even known, but there is every reason to believe that she
was a Fleming and was a sister to a John and Peter Fleming who had also migrated nearby
and had married Bailey sisters, Mary and Martha Bailey, who are also thought to have been
sisters to James Bailey.
The area or county that they migrated to was Bute County, North Carolina. Bute
County was eliminated in 1779 to form Warren, Granville, and parts of other counties. The
area of Bute from that time period is in what is today Vance County, North Carolina.
It is known, however, that James William Fleming Bailey, Sr. married Molly Sprunt on
July 7, 1777 in Bute County. It is also believed that his brother Kennedy married
Ellender Short in Bute County.
Both brothers migrated their families to the Lancaster District of South Carolina and
settled mostly in the Hanging Rock/New Hope/Heath Springs areas but today resides in all
parts of Lancaster County, from Waxhaw to Stoneboro, Kershaw County, and most surrounding
areas.
Concentration is also quite heavy in all parts of Hart County, Georgia, primarily in
the Mt. Olivet, Reed Creek, Sardis, and all surrounding communities and counties.
Migration of the Hart County Baileys has even continued back into South Carolina counties
such as Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, and Greenville. There has also been migration
into other counties of Georgia and there has been direct migration from Lancaster and Hart
counties into Alabama and Mississippi, as well as points west and north. Several
counties in both Alabama and Mississippi (especially Webster and Attala) are heavily
populated with Baileys from Bute.
Is is safe to say that there are probably Baileys from Bute descendants in every state
in the union. No one will ever know. Some of the states that are known beyond those
already mentioned are: Michigan, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Lousiana, Arkansas, Oregon,
California, Minnesota, and the list goes on and on.
The reason for the title Baileys from Bute is that we are ALL (including our
ancestors) someplace away from Bute. It certainly would be ironic and great if a
present day or recent descendant actually lived in the original home county of Bute.
In this book, you will find the lineage, commonly known as genealogy, of the two known
Bailey brothers. There has also been some recent discoveries regarding the actual
number of documented children of William Fleming Bailey and Molley Sprunt. In 1995,
Linda Shields of Oregon researched the South Carolina Department of Archives and
discovered a court document containing the heretofore unknown name of the Bailey daughter
who married Thomas Stevens to be Mary Bailey, and the formal name of the daughter
previously referred to as Jennie to be Jane, the wife of John Gibson.
Finally, in this court document in which William Fleming Bailey’s sons, Joshua and
James, brought action against the estate over a property dispute, it is stated that John
Harrison was only a witness to family affairs and that his wife was a Middleton.
Therefore, there was no other unknown daughter, as has previously been stated.
The major lines of the lineage that are contained in Baileys from Bute (along
with the first generation of children) are:
James Bailey
William Fleming Bailey
Joshua Bailey
William R. Bailey
James Bailey
Jehu Bailey
Rebecca Bailey
Mary Bailey
John Bailey
Joel Bailey
Nancy Bailey
Daniel Jackson Bailey
Jemima Bailey
William Fleming Bailey, Jr.
James S. Bailey
Jane "Jennie" Bailey
Jehu W. Bailey
Reuben Bailey
William David Bailey
Elizabeth "Betsy" Bailey
John Bailey
Kannady S. Bailey
James Elmer Bailey
Duren Bailey
Jehu W. Bailey, Jr.
Mary Bailey
Rebecca Stevens
Nancy Bailey
William Bailey Cauthen
Mary Jane Cauthen
John Canaday Cauthen
James M. Cauthen
George Thomas Cauthen
Elizabeth Louise Cauthen
Nancy Missouri Cauthen
Amanda L. Cauthen
Kennedy William Bailey
John Bailey
Kennedy Bailey
Jonathan Bailey
Paschal Bailey
James M. Bailey
Richard Bailey
Griffin Bailey
John Cannady Bailey
Susan A. Bailey
William Thomas "Bill" Bailey
Henry M. Bailey
L. C. Bailey
Nancy Bailey
Kennedy Bailey, Jr.
Barbara Bailey
John Griffin Short
William K. Bailey
Other highlights include:
- William Fleming Bailey (Including a copy of his marriage bond and
Revolutionary Pay Voucher)
Kannady Bailey
- The known available lineage of each original family member up to the
present day descendants. The lineage is in excess of 250 pages and is fully indexed.
The history of the James Bailey family is approximately 350 pages.
- There are family Bible records, Confederate service records (about 30
different soldiers) and other miscellaneous exhibits/documents of very special interest.
- This limited edition book is bound in Forest Green hardback with gold
foil lettering and each is individually packaged.
The information contained in this book was compiled by noted
Bailey genealogy researcher Rex F. Bailey. Rex died in an automobile accident on October
30, 1998, so this book will not be re-printed. Quantities are limited, so
order your copy today!
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