A Wildly Speculative Reconstruction of the Descendants of Josiah Bagley and Ann Lockwood of Fairfield, Connecticut

Josiah Bagley and Ann (Lockwood) Bagley of Fairfield, Connecticut moved to New York City, where Ann died in 1753. There are no records that this couple had any children in either Fairfield or New York. However people with the surname Bagley show up in the city records of New York and in the church records of Trinity Church - the current Trinity Episcopal Church on Wall Street. Volunteers have produced a searchable on-line database of the surviving records from the 18th and 19th centuries. Using histories, probate, land and church records available online here is a very speculative family for Josiah and Ann Bagley:

First Generation

1. Josiah Bagley married Ann Lockwood. Josiah probably moved from Fairfield to New York City between 1737, when he was chosen as the guardian of is sister-in-law Susanna and 1749 when he registered as a freeman mariner.₁
2. Josiah Bagley
3. William Bagley 
4. Mary Bagley 
5. Ann Bagley

Second Generation

2. Josiah Bagley, Jun registered as a freeman carpenter on 7 November 1752. This is probably the Josiah who married Martha Wenman at Trinity on 26 Febuary 1752. In 1761, Josiah was appointed a fireman in the Dock Ward of New York City. In his will probated in 1769 he is listed as a ship joiner. The will also states he has children but only identifies his wife and brother-in-law Richard Wenman. ₂
6. Josiah Bagley
7. Thomas Bagley
8. Catherine Bagley
9. Edward Bagley
10. Elizabeth Bagley

3. William Bagley registered as a freeman laborer on 5 December 1752.₃
4. Mary Bagley married Daniel Williams on 23 December 1750. (25 Oct. 2020, Mary Bagley and Mary Williams are likely not the same person. Caleb Davis is not a descendant of Josiah and Ann.) Mary Williams married John Davis on 30 June 1759. John and Mary Davis had a son, Caleb Davis born 11 November 1759. The sponsors for his baptism at Trinity were Caleb Shreve and Josiah and Elizabeth Bagley. (Why these sponsors?) Caleb Shreve is possibly the husband of Ann Bagley(5). Josiah Bagley is possibly the father (1) or the son (2). Elizabeth Bagley is possibly the second wife of Josiah (1) or another daughter of Josiah. Mary could also the sister of Josiah Bagley(1) born about 1707.₄
11. Caleb Davis born 11 November 1759. (Caleb Davis was likely the Loyalist that moved to New Bunswick.)
    

5. Ann Bagley married Caleb Shreve on 23 July 1750. She is possibly a daughter of Josiah, but could be the sister of Josiah Bagley born in 1711.₅

Third Generation

6. Josiah Bagley was christened at Trinity Church, 13 November 1754. This is probably the same person as Lieutenant Josiah Bagley who served with the New York Line during the Revolutionary War and moved to Hillsdale New York. When he died in 1848, his grandson Lewis B Adsit administered his estate. He is buried in the Green River Cemetery.₆
12. Margaret Bagley

7. Thomas Bagley married Phebe Gray at Trinity church on 21 June 1786. He is probably the Thomas Bagley who died in 6 January 1818 interred in the graveyard at Trinity. He was 59 years, 5 months and 11 days old when he died making his birth date 5 August 1758. Descendants of his son Josiah had an oral tradition that he was the son of Josiah Bagley who served in the Revolutionary War and received a land grant from New York in Genesee county. Possibly, they are confusing Thomas' brother, Josiah (6) with his father Josiah (2). The couple had 6 children baptized at Trinity. The records list sponsors for the three oldest children. Phebe Bagley died in 30 December 1843 in New Brunswick New Jersey. Three of her children were still living a that time. Her son Richardson filed her will in New York.₇
13. Josiah Bagley
14. James Glean Bagley
15. Elizabeth Bagley
16. Henry Dames Bagley
17. Thomas Bagley
18. Richardson Gray Bagley

8. Catherine Bagley married Charles Stewart at Trinity on 28 October 1781. Charles and Catherine had two sons named Charles baptized at Trinity. Charles may be interred at Trinity -  Charles Stewart who died on 30 March 1805 aged 54, could be the husband of Catherine Bagley.₈
19. Charles Stewart was born 3 Feb 1783.  He was baptized at Trinity on 19 March 1783. William Kingston, Charles Stewart, and Matthew Baggley are listed as sponsors.
20. Charles Stewart

9. Edward Bagley was born 26 Jan 1761. He probably served in the Ninth Regiment of the New York Militia during the Revolutionary War. By 1790, he was a neighbor of Josiah Bagley living in Hillsdale, New York. He served as a justice of the peace in Hillsdale. He was active in land speculation buying and selling land in Columbia and Berkshire Counties. His first wife Elizabeth died in 30 Jul 1827 and is buried in the Green River Cemetery. She is probably the mother of all of Edward's children. Edward died 21 April 1837 in Hillsdale. He is buried in the Green River Cemetery. His will listed his wife as Fanny and mentioned six children.₉
21. Sally Bagley
22. Oliver Bagley
23. Pheobe Bagley
24. James E Bagley
25. Polly Bagley
26. Lewis B. Bagley

10. Elizabeth Bagley was born about 1767. She died 22 Aug 1840 in Manhattan. Her will listed as heirs, the grand children of Catherine Bagley (8) and the children of Thomas Bagley (7).₁₀

Fourth Generation

12. Margaret Bagley married Roswell or Rosill Adsit in 1810. Roswell was born in 1773 and died in 1813. He was the son of Elisha and Bathsheba Adsit. The Adsit family history identifies Margaret's father is Josiah Bagley. In 1850, Margaret Adsit born about 1794 in New York is living with Lewis B. Adsit's family. In 1855, Margaret Bagley born in Columbia County about 1792 is living with Lewis B. Adsit. If Margaret went back to using her maiden name, she may be the Margaret Bagley who died 7 Feb 1858 buried in Green River Cemetery.₁₁
27. Lewis B. Adsit

13. Josiah Bagley was born 11 March 1787 and baptized at Trinity on 16 September 1787. The sponsors on his baptism were Josiah Bagley and Martha Bagley. Possibly his uncle and grandmother. Josiah served in the New York Militia during the War of 1812. After the war he settled in Bayardstown, Pennsylvania were he married Joanna "Jane" McDivitte 28 September 1815. Jane was born about 1793 on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Josiah and Jane had seven children in Pennsylvania. In 1840, Josiah moved his family to Liverpool Ohio, where he  served as the mayor. Josiah died in Cincinnati, Ohio on 22 October 1860. Jane Bagley died 1 December 1879 in Indianapolis.₁₂
28. Thomas Bagley
29. Phebe Bagley
30. John Bagley
31. Sarah Bagley
32. Josiah Bagley
33. Emily Bagley
34. Mary Bagley

14. James Glean Bagley was born 11 March 1789 and baptized at Trinity on 31 May 1789. James Glean and Martha Bagley, Junr. are his sponsors. James is probably a family friend. Martha may be an aunt and could be the wife of his uncle Josiah.₁₃
15. Elizabeth Bagley was born in May 1794 and baptized at Trinity 23 July 1794. Her sponsors were Richardson Gray, Elizabeth Gray, and Elizabeth Bagley. ₁₄
16. Henry Dames Bagley was born 12 December 1799. He was baptized at Trinity 2 March 1800. He he might be Bagley's child who died 10 October 1801 at the age of two years.₁₅
17. Thomas Bagley was born 29 May 1802 and baptized at Trinity 27 June 1802. He is likely Bagley's child who died 22 July 1802 at the age of two months.₁₆
18. Richardson Gray Bagley was born 29 July 1803 and baptized at Trinity on October 1803. He married Catherine E Doxey who was born about 1804 in Hempstead, Long Island. Richardson was a carpenter and lived in New Jersey and Brooklyn and died 28 February 1885 in Kings, New York. Richardson and Catherine had seven children.₁₇
35. Josiah Bagley
36. Samuel D. Bagley
37. Richardson Gray Bagley
38. William H. Bagley
39. George H. Bagley
40. Oscar Bagley
41. Kate E. Bagley

20. Charles Stewart was born November 1794. His record at Trinity lists his birth as 23 November 1794 and his baptism as 22 November 1794. His sponsors where Charles Stewart, possibly his father or grand father, John Johnstone, and Martha Bagley, possibly his grandmother. Charles married Ann Pers 19 August 1810 at Trinity. Charles died 8 May 1819 and is buried at Trinity. He and Ann had three children baptized at Trinity. Ann died 14 September 1849 at Cold Spring Harbor. ₁₈
42. Catherine Stewart
43. Charles Parris (or Pers) Stewart
44. Elizabeth Stewart

Updated 17 June 2019 to correct typos - death date for Josiah Bagley was originally typed as 1849 instead of 1848.

 Correction 25 October 2020 updated to acknowledge Mary (Bagley) Williams and Mary (Williams) Davis are not the same person.

Notes and Sources:

1. Donald Lines Jacobus. History and Genealogy of Old Families of Fairfield. p. 22, 367-8; Edward Floyd De Lancey, The Burghers of New Amsterdam and the Freemen of New York. 1675-1866, Volume 18, p. 166
2. De Lancey. Burghers. p. 177. Minutes of the common council of the City of New York from 1675 to 1776. Vol. 6. p. 3, 375-376. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28622-14134-32?cc=1920234 : 28 May 2014), New York > Wills 1767-1769 vol 26 > image 339 of 377; county courthouses, New York. "Search our Parish Registers Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1750" Trinitywallstreet.org(http://registers.trinitywallstreet.org/files/history/registers/registry.php)
3. De Lancey. Burghers. p. 177
4. Trinity Church Registers. Jacobus. Old Families of Fairfield. p.22
5. Trinity Church Registers. Jacobus. Old Families of Fairfield. p.22
6. Trinity Church Registers. Newman Ward Adsit. Descendants of John Adsit of Lyme Connecticut. p. 28. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28498-2595-58?cc=1920234 : 28 May 2014), Columbia > Letters 1847-1866 vol D-E > image 92 of 785; county courthouses, New York. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28497-19964-67?cc=1920234 : 28 May 2014), Columbia > Minutes 1845-1852 > image 399 of 687; county courthouses, New York. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Josiah Bagley (unknown–27 Sep 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 71427924, citing Riverside Cemetery, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mark Wing (contributor 47348447). I believe Green River Cemetery is Riverside Cemetery in Egremont, Berkshire county Massachusetts. 
7. Trinity Church Registers. Ida M. Shirk. Descendants of Richard & Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott of Popular Knowle, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. p. 388. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6MZ-XZX : 10 February 2018), Thomas Bagley, 06 Jan 1818; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 447,544. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Phelia Bagley." New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Phelia Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2017. <http: interactive.ancestry.com="" pid="4685174">. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Phocbe Bagley." New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Phocbe Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2017. <http://interactive.ancestry.com/8800/005522062_00651?pid=764037>.
8. Trinity Church Registers.
9. Edward Bagley is the right age to be a child of Josiah and Martha Bagley, Josiah Bagley is his neighbor and many people who settled in Hillsdale came up the Hudson. He could also be a son of William Bagley. He also could have entered the area from Connecticut or from Massachusetts and be part of another related or unrelated family.
   Collin, John Francis. A history of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York. pp. 25, 53, 58, 66, 67, 80. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28500-12146-60?cc=1920234 : 28 May 2014), Columbia > Wills 1832-1839 vol G-H > image 323 of 646, 324 of 646; county courthouses, New York. "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for." U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May. 2017. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242528-00282?pid=1251155>.  Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Edward Bagley (unknown–21 Apr 1837), Find A Grave Memorial no. 71427919, citing Riverside Cemetery, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mark Wing (contributor 47348447). Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Elizabeth Bagley (unknown–30 Jul 1827), Find A Grave Memorial no. 71427920, citing Riverside Cemetery, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mark Wing (contributor 47348447).
10. "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 for Elizabeth Bagley." U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 for Elizabeth Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2017. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/50015/40699_1220705043_3570-00246?pid=359971>. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Elizabeth Bagley." New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Elizabeth Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2017. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8800/005523550_00108?pid=1371981>. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for." New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2017. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8800/005518083_00008?pid=847139>.
11. Adsit. Descendants of John Adsit. p. 28.  Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Margaret Bagley (unknown–7 Feb 1858), Find A Grave Memorial no. 20500930, citing Green River Cemetery, Green River, Columbia County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Elsie Scharpf Saar (contributor 46486625).
12. Trinity Church Registers. Shirk. Descendants of Richard & Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbot. p. 388. History of Columbiana County Ohio. p. 177. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for." New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2017. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8800/005518083_00008?pid=847139>. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Phocbe Bagley." New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Phocbe Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2017. <http://interactive.ancestry.com/8800/005522062_00651?pid=764037>. "Josiah Bagley in the War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815." Josiah Bagley in the War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Sep. 2016. <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?pid=L521-N11&h=44758&db=Warof1812_Pension&indiv=1>. "Page 54 War of 1812 Pension Files - Fold3." Page 54 War of 1812 Pension Files - Fold3. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2017. <https://www.fold3.com/image/280434398>.
13. Trinity Church Registers.
14. Trinity Church Registers.
15. Trinity Church Registers.
16. Trinity Church Registers. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6MQ-GJM : 10 February 2018), Thos. Baglie, 23 Jul 1802; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 447,544.
17. Trinity Church Registers. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2WS9-PKS : 10 February 2018), Richardson Gray Bagley, 28 Feb 1885; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,799. "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/27B8-YKV : 11 February 2018), Richard G. Bagley in entry for Bagley, 22 Mar 1871; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 64513 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,037. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2WXJ-ZBX : 10 February 2018), Richardson Gray Bagley in entry for Richardson Gray Bagley, 21 Jul 1903; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,024. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2WVB-3DW : 10 February 2018), Richardson Bagley in entry for Kate E. Odell, 29 Nov 1930; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,069,219. 
18. Trinity Church Registers. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28665-28222-0?cc=1920234 : 28 May 2014), New York > Proceedings 1800-1880 S > image 1661 of 2953; county courthouses, New York.  Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Charles Stewart (1785–8 May 1819), Find A Grave Memorial no. 98662862, citing Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA ; Maintained by Joy Ann Strasser (contributor 46565016).  Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Ann Pers Stewart (1791–14 Sep 1849), Find A Grave Memorial no. 37572057, citing Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Laurel Hollow, Nassau County, New York, USA ; Maintained by David Roberts (contributor 46847588).

Arthur Everett

Arthur Friedrich Waldemar Ewert was born in Berlin on December 29, 1889. His father, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ewert, died sometime before 1896, before Arthur and his mother entered New York on November 11, 1896. Two days later, the widowed Augusta Ewert married August Holznagel, a young German widower living in New Jersey. August had a daughter named Antonia. Arthur grew up in Paterson New Jersey. By 1910 Arthur anglicized his name to Arthur Everett. In 1917 he dutifully registered for the draft as Arthur F Ewert, in Paterson. He listed his declared intention to become a US citizen and his responsibility to support his mother and step-father. In 1926, he married Gladys Ida Coleman and listed his birthplace as Paterson, New Jersey. His birth is listed as New Jersey in the 1930 and 1940 census, and in his 1942 draft card. He died in 1958 and is buried in Flushing, New York. Gladys died in 1975.

Wild Speculation Part III: Bagleys of Erie County, New York

...good inspiration is based upon good information...
Russel M. Nelson₁

One of the struggles with creating good family history is getting good information to base inspiration on. Inspiration can lead your research. I keep finding myself drawn to northeastern Pennsylvania/Westmoreland county Connecticut and western New York. Erie County, New York is the county that contains Buffalo. There are several families named Bagley that passed through western New York including Erie and its neighboring counties. At least one of these families likely came from northeastern Pennsylvania.

John A Bagley(1788-1821)₂ died in Clarence, Erie, New York.₃ According to his family John A Bagley was born in Pennsylvania. I had speculated John might be the child of Richard and Esther. This is not likely. Records from the Holland Land Company indicate John A Bagley is likely related to Gilbert and John Bagley.₄ John Bagley purchased a 120 acre lot from the Holland Land Company for $120 with $20 down payment, in 1811. John A. Bagley and Gilbert Bagley renewed the contract to buy the land splitting it into two 60 acre lots for $315 each with $1 down. Both Gilbert and John remained in western New York until their deaths. Gilbert Bagley died in 1841, in Lancaster, Erie county, New York.₅ After John's death Levi B. Bagley, who is probably Gilbert's son, sold a part of the 60 acres that was purchased by John A. Bagley to Peter Blocher.₆ While the land deals do not ensure Gilbert, John A. and John are related they make it very likely. Gilbert and John A. are possibly brothers and John is possibly their father.

There is a John Bagley living in Providence Township in the 1800 Pennsylvania Census.₇ James and Jesse Bagley are also listed. Jesse Bagley (about 1775 to before 1850) is very likely the father of Jenks Bagley (1795 to after 1884) of Ypsilanti, Michigan and Jesse Bagley (1805 to 1865) of Port Huron, Michigan. Jesse Bagley shows up on tax rolls in 1798₈ and the 1790 US census in Providence, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.₉ He is likely, the Jesse Bagley selling land in 1797 in Luzern₁₀ and he, probably move into Western New York. He is active in land deals in Hector, New York through 1811₁₁ when he and his wife, Phebe are living in Scipio, New York.₁₂ He probably moves with his sons through New York and settles in Washtenaw County Michigan around 1828.₁₃ He is listed in the 1834 Michigan census₁₄ and the 1840 US census₁₅. Phebe Bagley is listed with Jenks Bagley in the 1850 US census.₁₆ Before moving to Washtenaw county, Jesse's family lived in Newstead, Erie County. Newstead is right next to Clarence and Lancaster.

Richard and Elias Bagley are neighbors of John and Jesse Bagley in Providence, Pennsylvania. They are likely related to and possibly brothers of Jesse Bagley. In the 1798 tax rolls Richard Bagley is living on land owned by Elias Bagley.₁₇ He listed next to Jesse Bagley. Richard and Ezra Bagley are listed in Luzern county in the 1790 US census.₁₈ Richard Bagley is listed in the 1800 US federal census in Cayuga county, New York.₁₉ Richard and Jesse are both listed on the Milton, Cayuga, New York tax rolls.₂₀ Richard and Elias buy land jointly in Seneca county in 1807.₂₁ Richard and Elias both sell land in Seneca county to Jesse Bagley in 1811._22,23 Richard may have moved to Allegany county. Richard Bagley and his wife Harriet buy land in Allegany County New York in 1831.₂₄ Elias may have moved to Livingston county. Elias Bagley (1773 to 1845) is buried in Ossian.₂₅

James Bagley was a private in the Connecticut 24th Independent Infantry during the American Revolution.₂₆ From 1776 to 1778 he appear on the tax rolls for the Pittstown district in the Wyoming river valley.₂₇ He seeks compensation for his losses during the Revolution from the Connecticut Legislature.₂₈ He is active buying and selling land in Luzern, County Pennsylvania from at least 1786 through 1799.₂₉ He along with Sarah Bagley are witnesses on a land sale by Jesse Bagley in Luzern county in 1797. In the 1800 US census, James Bagley and Jesse Bagley are living in Providence, Luzern.₃₀ James Bagley is listed in the 1810 US census in Hector, New York.₃₁ In 1813, James Bagley buys land in Tioga County, New York.₃₂

We have a family that may have moved from northeastern Pennsylvania into western New York and dispersed from there. A possible family tree might start with

1. James Bagley (about 1750 - after 1813) and Sarah.
1. John Bagley(about 1770 - after 1811) who settled in what became Erie county New York, around 1810. 
1. John A. Bagley (1788 - 1821) His family moved to Ontario and Michigan.
2. Gilbert Bagley (about 1786 - 1841) His family moved to Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
2. Elias Bagley (1773 - 1845) who settled in Ossian, NY.
3. Richard Bagley (about 1774 - after 1813) who left Hector, NY for parts unknown.
1. Edward Bagley (1807 - 1868) His family moved to Utah. (I'm reaching - it's speculation.)
4. Jesse Bagley (about 1775 - between 1845 and 1850) and Phebe (about 1777 to after 1850) who moved to Washtenaw county Michigan.
1. Jenks Corey Bagley (1795 to after 1884) His family settled in Michigan.
   (Jencks and Bagley are two family names in Providence, Rhode Island. The name of Jenks Bagley points to a possible relationship with Deacon Joseph Bagley of Rhode Island. The families were neighbors in Rhode Island for at least three generations.)
2. Jesse Bagley (1805 - 1865) His family settled in Michigan.

Corrections 18 March 2019: I mis-read the land records in footnote 21. James Bagley moved into Hector, New York from Tioga. This James Bagley (1791 -1843) is the husband of Lydia Foster (1790? - 1825?) and Elsie Lott (1801 - ?)

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⁸"New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 for Jesse Bagley." New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 for Jesse Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2018. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6771/41761_328303-00138?indiv=try&h&db.>

⁹"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2T-RLC : accessed 5 May 2018), Jesse Bagly, Hector, Seneca, New York, United States; citing p. 322, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 181,390.

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¹¹ "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WC-C4RG?cc=2078654&wc=M7HP-629%3A358133701%2C358186901 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Grantor index 1804-1857 A-Z > image 30 of 1123; county courthouses, New York.

¹²"New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32898-24627-2?cc=2078654 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 538 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

¹³"War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.fold3.com/image/280434307 : accessed 21 Oct 2017); image of Jinks Corey Bagley's pension application; citing "War of 1812 Pension and Bounty land Warrant Application Files, compiled ca. 1871–1900, documenting the period 1812–ca.1900," National Archives Catalog ID: 564415, Record Group 15, RG15-1812PB-Bx0141, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Jinks Bagley's pension application gives his birth place, notes he joined the New York militia in Scipio and notes his residences from his discharge at Fort Niagara until his arrival in Ypsilanti where he is living at the time of the application. Based on this application and histories of Washtenaw, Jinks settled in Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan in 1828. His pension application was denied.

¹⁴"1834 | Washtenaw, ?? | 0055 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874." 1834 | Washtenaw, ?? | 0055 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2018. http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16317coll6/id/768/rec/1.

¹⁵"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYX-DG7 : 15 August 2017), Jesse Bagley, Superior Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing p. 91, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 211; FHL microfilm 14,797.

This is most likely the Jesse who is the neighbor of Jenks in 1834. Jesse Bagley his brother has already moved to Port Huron by 1840. See "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYX-WVF : 15 August 2017), Jesse Bagley, Port Huron Township, St Clair, Michigan, United States; citing p. 203, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 210; FHL microfilm 14,797. and "Patent Details - BLM GLO Records." Patent Details - BLM GLO Records. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2017. <https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MI0640__.430&docClass=STA&sid=fduqiak5.kmz>.

¹⁶ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8P-H42 : 12 April 2016), Phebe Bagley in household of Jenks Bagley, Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing family 1051, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

¹⁷ "Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 for Jesse Bagley." Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 for Jesse Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2018. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2060/32643_B036825-00311?indiv=try&h&db>.

¹⁸"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-8GX : accessed 6 May 2018), Ezra Bagley, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 144, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 568,148.

¹⁹"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5B-B9N : accessed 6 May 2018), Richard Bagley, Seneca, Ontario, New York, United States; citing p. 494, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 28; FHL microfilm 193,716.

²⁰"New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 for Jesse Bagley." New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 for Jesse Bagley. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2018. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6771/41761_328303-00138?indiv=try&h&db>.

²¹"New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WN-V98Z?cc=2078654&wc=M7H5-RWR%3A358133701%2C358359601 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1804-1811 vol A-B > image 612 of 628; county courthouses, New York.

²²"New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-32899-74-89?cc=2078654 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 434 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

²³"New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32899-1533-21?cc=2078654 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 110 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

²⁴"New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32666-10088-24?cc=2078654 : 22 May 2014), Allegany > Deeds 1830-1833 vol G-H > image 268 of 637; county courthouses, New York.

²⁵Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172468211/elias-bagley : accessed 12 April 2018), memorial page for Elias Bagley (1773–20 Mar 1845), Find A Grave Memorial no. 172468211, citing Westview Cemetery, Ossian, Livingston County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799).

²⁶Harvey, Oscar Jewell. A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Volume 2. (Wilkes-Barre:1909) p. 981.

²⁷"List of Taxable Inhabitants in the Town and County of Westmoreland, State of Connecticut, 1776 - 1780." Proceedings and collections of the Wyoming Historical and Genealogical Society. Volume 5. (Wilkes-Barre) 1900. p. 215, 226, 238.

²⁸Tubbs, Charles.The Wyoming military establishment. A history of the Twenty-fourth regiment of Connecticut militia. An address before the Tioga Point historical society, delivered December 3rd, 1901. (Tioga Point historical society: Athens, PA) 1903. p. 31.
"The Wyoming military establishment. A history o...." The Wyoming military establishment. A history o.... N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2018. <https://archive.org/stream/wyomingmilitarye01tubb#page/30/mode/2up>.

²⁹"Deeds, 1787-1901; indexes to deeds, 1780-1907 (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)

³⁰"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHR6-VY5 : accessed 5 May 2018), James Bayley, Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 366,367, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 363,342.

³¹"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2T-RLH : accessed 5 May 2018), James Bagly, Hector, Seneca, New York, United States; citing p. 322, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 181,390.

³²"New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32983-9187-8?cc=2078654 : 22 May 2014), Tompkins > Deeds 1818-1821 vol B-C > image 39 of 929; county courthouses, New York.

Alternate History

The "handed down" history of Edward states that he and another brother, along with their father Richard, were in the lumber and shipbuilding business in Connecticut. They became unhappy with the quality and size of the local timber, so moved to New Brunswick, Canada. 

p. 569 Edward Alma Bagley

In our family, we have a very pretty story of Edward Bagley immigrating to Canada with his father and brother. It has a romantic certainty.

Here's an alternate story, but a lot more interesting in its own way.

In 1829, Edward Bagley was recruited into the United States second Infantry in Rochester, New York. He was a laborer; his age was 22; he was born in Connecticut. In January 1831, Edward Bagley is listed as a member of company F having deserted on January 25. Hiram Baker also deserted from the same company that day. Other individuals in Company F are listed as being at Hancock Barracks. Hancock Barracks is located at Garrison Hill in Houlton, Maine. Garrison Hill is next to the United States/Canadian border. It is 18 miles from the center of Woodstock, New Brunswick. Edward Bagley married Julia Grant in Woodstock in 1833. Edward Bagley bought land from John and Abisha Grant in July of 1832.

So, we now have Edward Bagley of Connecticut on the frontier in Western New York joining the US Army that stations him in what will become Maine and is across the current international border from Carlton county, New Brunswick. He leaves his post and disappears into the local population, marries a local girl and keeps details about himself to a minimum to avoid trouble with the United States Army.

Edward Bagley: Working Hypotheses

This is a follow up to Richard and Ester Bagley Part II - Wild Speculation.

I've been spending a lot of time looking in the Susquehanna Company as a possible explanation to the contradictions in the history of Edward Bagley. There are three Bagley families in Providence Pennsylvania - James Bagley, Jesse Bagley, and Richard Bagley living on the land of Elias Bagley. This has led to some interesting leads:

• Jenks Corey Bagley (ca 1795 to after 1884) - Jenks was an early settler in Washtenaw County Michigan.₁ He had a wife named Phoebe₂ - a brother named Jesse₃ who moved to Port Huron. Jenks and Phoebe had at least six children.₄ He was born in Luzerne  County.₅ He is likely the son of Jesse Bagley and Phoebe Bagley.₆ According to his application for a pension the Bagley family moved from Pennsylvania to Western New York and then to Michigan.₇ The name Jenks Bagley stongly links the family to North Providence/Smithfield Rhode Island -Jencks and Bagley families were neighbors and leaders in that part of Rhode Island for at least three generations.
• Eason Bagley (ca 1760 to before 1840) and Esther (Pepper) Bagley (ca 1780 to March 24, 1862) - Eason Bagley was an early settler of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.₈ He was in the county by 1812 and died before 1862. The last record we have of him is the 1830 federal census. ₉. His wife Esther Pepper was born in New York.₁₀ It is likely Esther is his second wife.₁₁ Some people believe Eason and Esther had a son born about 1810 named Edward and Eason's father is named Elias. If this speculation is true it is intriguing for my family. Eason could be the Richard Bagley living on Elias Bagley's property in Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania before 1800. This would give us a Richard and Esther living in New York or Pennsylvania, with a family history in Connecticut. 1810 is one possible birthdate for Edward Cyrenus Bagley.₁₂ Another possibility is Edward Bagley (1810 - 1874) who settled in Earlville, La Salle, Illinois.₁₃ Edward's eldest son Burton Bagley was born in 1834 in Bradford County PA.₁₄ However it is not clear if Eason and Esther Bagley were in Pennsylvania prior to 1812. 
• Edward Bagley (ca 1807, Connecticut), US Army Enlistment 1829₁₅ - Edward Bagley enlisted in the United States 2nd Infantry Company F in Rochester New York. His age is listed as 22. He deserted January 23, 1831. He was a common laborer. He did not list the town he was born in. There is no clear record of where he served. The 2nd Infantry was responsible for building and manning forts on the Great Lakes. If this is Edward Cyrenus Bagley this offers a different story than the family's traditional story. Instead of Edward Bagley and family moving to New Brunswick to log, Edward Bagley enlists in the US Army, gets tired of it and leaves to get a job across the boarder. He works for a couple of years - establishes himself in the local community and marries. It would explain the lack of records in New Brunswick prior to his receiving land and marrying Julia Ann Grant in 1833.

¹"history of washtenaw county, michigan - Google Books." history of washtenaw county, michigan - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=D4_OWVctHXoC&pg=PA493&lpg=PA493&dq=jenks+bagley+washtenaw+county&source=bl&ots=khcFv9ylaT&si>
²Phebe/Phoebe is possibly Phebe Allen, the daughter of George Allen. Phoebe Bagley is listed as the mother of Jenks' son Seneca. "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHR6-558 : 9 December 2014), Seneca Bagley, 21 Oct 1902; citing Ypsi, Washtenaw, Michigan, reference v 3 p 50; FHL microfilm 1,019,063. Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60872&h=753039462&ssrc=pt&tid=116259953&pid=230157354423&usePUB=true)Phoebe is living with Jenks in 1850. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8P-H46 : 12 April 2016), Phebe Bagley in household of Jenks Bagley, Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing family 1051, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Pheobe was born in NY and Pheobe Allen from NY, the daughter of George Allen married a Bagley. Letter to Mabel A. Warner from R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historical Genealogical Society. (https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/116259953/person/230157354423/media/d8cf746a-0bd8-4554-8731-cf61a9ee6901?usePUBJs=true).
³On Jenks Bagley's pension application, there are references to his nephew Warren Bagley of Port Hurson. Warren's father is Jesse Bagley. "Page 25 War of 1812 Pension Files - Fold3." Page 25 War of 1812 Pension Files - Fold3. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2017. (https://www.fold3.com/image/247/280434301).
⁴The children we can identify are sons: Seneca, Allen, Jesse and Osceola, and daughters: Carolin Matilda and Mary. Jackson and Edward Bagley and Martha Wilcox are living with Jenks Bagley in 1850 and may be his and Pheobe's children. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8P-H4D : 12 April 2016), Jenks Bagley, Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing family 1051, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
⁵"history of washtenaw county, michigan - Google Books." history of washtenaw county, michigan - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2017. (https://books.google.com/books?id=D4_OWVctHXoC&pg=PA493&lpg=PA493&dq=jenks+bagley+washtenaw+county&source=bl&ots=khcFv9ylaT&si)
⁶There is a Phebe Bagley, aged 73, living in the Jenks Bagley household in 1850. Jesse Bagley is listed in the early Michigan census records in Ypsilanti living near Jenks.
⁷Page 25 War of 1812 Pension Files - Fold3." Page 25 War of 1812 Pension Files - Fold3. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2017. (https://www.fold3.com/image/247/280434301).
⁸"Pioneer and patriot families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania. " Pioneer and patriot families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania for. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Nov. 2017. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/20781/dvm_LocHist006867-00308-0/593?indiv=try&h&db). "Annual, Bradford County Historical Society : co...." Annual, Bradford County Historical Society : co.... N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Nov. 2017. (https://archive.org/stream/annualbradfordc00pagoog#page/n254/mode/2up).
⁹T"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHPR-7D8 : 12 August 2017), Eason Bailey, Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 131, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 145; FHL microfilm 20,619.
¹⁰In the 1850 federal census. Esther is living with her son James. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M44G-SWP : 12 April 2016), Esther Bagley in household of James Bagley, Le Roy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 49, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
¹¹Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford lists Amy Bagley wife of William Pepper as the daughter of Eason Bagley. It also lists two sons, James who married Johanna Stickland and is probably Esther's oldest child and William who is not clearly identified. If the birth date on Amy's grave is correct, Amy was born in 1779 making her about the same age as Esther Pepper. This would mean Eason would need to be at least twenty years older, making Amy her step-daughter. Esther may also be related to her step-daughter's husband - based on his age William Pepper may have been her brother or cousin.
¹²There is disagreement about Edward's birth date. Pioneer Overland Travel puts his birth date in 1809. "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL8S-G93Y : 25 July 2017), Edward Cyrenius Bagley, 25 Sep 1855; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-). Family Histories put in 1815. The 1860 Federal Census puts it in 1810. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH2W-WLK : 28 July 2017), Edwd Bagley, 1860. Because of his marriage in 1833, I am inclined to believe the earlier dates.
¹³United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHB8-TM1 : 15 August 2017), Edward Bagley, LaSalle, Illinois, United States; citing p. 150, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 63; FHL microfilm 7,643."United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8RS-MSK : 12 April 2016), Edward Bagly, Earl, La Salle, Illinois, United States; citing family 50, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXHC-KDL : 30 September 2017), Edward Bagley, 1860. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M64B-FDW : 12 April 2016), Edward Bagley, Illinois, United States; citing p. 40, family 301, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,742.
¹⁴"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK12-H6CH : 15 December 2015), Burton W. Bagley, 1898; Burial, Earlville, LaSalle, Illinois, United States of America, Precinct Cemetery; citing record ID 149727007, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. The source page contains a transcript of Burton's obituary from the Earlville Leader.
¹⁵Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Luther Bagley: a follow up on John Holroyd Bagley

Since the last time I wrote about the Bagleys from Rhode Island/Eastern Connecticut, I believe I have identified the parents of Luther Bagley. The first challenge with the family is getting used to the idea that the name Bagley/Bagly/Bayles/Bayley/Baily/Bailey are sometimes the same family. Luther and Sally were married on Aug. 9, 1804 in Providence. In the transcribe records of Rev. James Wilson, the names are Luther Bailey and Sally Baker.₁ In the Rhode Island Marriage indexes the names are Luther Bagley and Salley Baker._2,3 The newspapers consistently spelled the name "Bagley" when Luther died.₄ Luther Bagley is most likely the son of David Bagley and Dorothy Fox.  Luther Bagley was about 27 years old when he died in 1809. Making his birth year approximately 1782. Luther Bayley the son of David Bayley and Dorothy is born in Chatham, Connecticut in 1782.₅ David Bagley, son of Samuel Bagley, and grandson of Joseph Bagley "died in Connecticut".₆ Like Luther Bagley, the name Bagley was also reported as Bayley for David: David Bagley married Dorothy Fox₇ and David Bayley married Dorothy Fox.₈ David Bayley has a son Ambrose₉ and David Bagley has a son Ambrose.₁₀ I believe they are the same family. This would make John Holroyd Bagley a descendent of Samuel Bagley and not a descendant of Orlando Bagley as I expected.

Note: I started researching David Bagley's family in the hope that he had a son Richard who would be the father of Edward Bagely of New Brunswick. Even though David had six sons, none of them are named Richard.

Sources.
¹Arnold, Vital Records of Rhodes Island. Volume 7. p. 410.
²"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8KR-Q9G: 6 December 2014), Luther Bagley and Sally Baker, 09 Aug 1804; citing Providence,Providence,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 914,406. ³"Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8VY-5MB : accessed 20 October 2017), Luther Bagley and Sally Baker, 09 Aug 1804; citing Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 387.
⁴ "Died." Providence Gazette. December 1, 1810. Volume XLVI. Issue 2449. 3.; "Died." Rhode-Island American. November 30, 1810. Volume III. Issue 13. 3.
⁵"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-DM9 : 3 December 2014), Luther Bayley, 03 Aug 1782; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
I originally started looking at the family of David Bagley, hoping he had a son named Richard who would be the father of my ancestor Edward.
⁶Taylor, Janice Bagley. "Biography of Samuel Bagley." Bagley Biographies. Summer 1998. http://www.4familytrees.com/mckee/Samuel%20Bagley.pdf. Taylor refers to Reverend David Benedict's First Series, Part Six. Dated the 4th of March, 1853, which lists the children of Samuel Bagley that he raised on the farm he inherited from his father Joseph.
⁷Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3032/41107_620303988_0384-00011?indiv=try&h&db)
Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
⁸"Chatham, CT Vital Records from the Barbour Collection Surnames Starting with C to F." Chatham, CT Vital Records from the Barbour Collection Surnames Starting with C to F. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jun. 2017. (http://www.rays-place.com/town/chatham-ct/chatham-2.htm).
⁹ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74X-DM2 : 3 December 2014), David Bayley in entry for Ambrose Bayley, 05 Jul 1784; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island, Volume 18, Providence Phenix Deaths. 262.
¹⁰Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island, Volume 13. 146.

Uncle George

I recently found I have another relative buried in Virginia from the Civil War. Clementine Clark is my g.g. grand mother. Her youngest daughter is my father's grandmother. Clementine had an older brother, George Clark. George was born November 20, 1834 in Gloucester, Massachusetts to John and Esther (Bishop) Clark. He married Harriet E. Tarr on March 19, 1862. I found Harriet died in 1886. According to the federal census, in 1870 and 1880 she was living with her parents as a widow. George and Harriet had a stillborn little boy who was born on October 12, 1862. That meant at some point between 1862 and 1870 Uncle George had died. Further research showed Harriet Clark was living with her parents according to 1865 Massachusetts census. She was a widow. So George died between 1862 and 1865. George was the right age to serve during the Civil War. I found a history of Gloucester that listed the citizens that served during the Civil War. There was a George Clark 3d. Uncle George was listed as George Clark 3d on one of the three records of his marriage. According to this history, George served twice: once in the Massachusetts 8th Regiment as a corporal and then in the Massachusetts 35th Regiment as a private. March 1862 was between the end of the three month enlistment in the 8th Regiment and the beginning of the three year enlistment with the 35th. George Clark 3d died after being shot by a guerrilla fighter on May 18, 1864 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In the civil war pension records I found Harriet E Tarr Clark. She received a widow's pension until she died in 1886. According to research published by the National Parks, George was initially buried on Gales Farm in Spotsylvania. An 1860 map at the Library of Congress puts Gayles Farm between Massaponax Church and Spotsylvania Courthouse. After the war his body was moved to the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. I have probably walked past Uncle George without knowing we were related. Next time I visit, it will be to visit with Uncle George.