Bagley Families in Columbia County New York and Berkshire County Massachuttes

As far as I can tell, Lt. Josiah Bagley (1759 - 1848) settled in the area of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York. His grave is across the border in Riverside Cemetery, Egremont, Massachusetts,₁ which was the Green River Cemetery in Green River, New York.₂ Another Josiah Bagley (1756 - 1831) is also buried in Riverside cemetery. This is likely the father of Eli Bagley.₃ This may be the Josiah Bagly who served as a private in Van Ness' Albany County Militia - Ninth Regiment.₄ The Ninth Regiment also contains a John Bagly. Edward Bagley, James Bagly and John Bagly were granted land bounty rights for service in the Ninth Regiment.₅ The Ninth Regiment was raised in Claverack which became part of Columbia County.₆ The Church Records of St. James Church in Great Barrington list children born to couples named Bagley living in Nobletown:₇

• Rhoda, Benjamin and Hannah, children of John and Prudence₈
• Elias son of James and Sarah₉
• David, son of Abigail₁₀

Columbia county is a crossroad for people heading west from all over New England. There are different identifiable unrelated and distantly related families migrating at the same time. Lt. Josiah is possibly the great grandson of John Bagley(b 1668) through his son Josiah (b1702).₁₁ John Holroyd Bagley(1806-1891) who settled in Hudson, is probably Josiah's cousin through his grandfather David Bagley(1752-1793), the grandson of Joseph Bagley(1672-1746) of Providence, RI - John's brother.₁₂ The John Bagly who served in the Ninth may be John Bagley (1731-1797) who appears on one of the first Juries in 1787₁₃ and in the 1790 Census₁₄. He is likely buried in Collins Cemetery.₁₅ He may be the father of Rhoda, Benjamin, and Hannah.

Edward Bagley (1761-1837) may be the Edward that received the land bounty for service in the Ninth; he would have been about 16 at the time of the campaign which would have been in the ages defined by the Continental Congress.₁₆ Edward was married at least twice and had several children. He served as a justice of the peace and supervisor in Hillsdale.₁₇ He contracted several land transactions in Columbia and Berkshire Counties in the first decades of the 19th century.₁₈ There is no clear record if he is related to any of his neighbors from the same generation.

James Bagley, the father of Elias and husband of Sarah, is probably not the James Bagly that received land bounty rights from NY. James and Sarah likely migrated to North Eastern Pennsylvania where he serve in the Connecticut 24th.₁₉

¹"Find A Grave Search Results." Find A Grave Search Results. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May. 2017. <https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=Josiah&GSmn=&GSln=Bagley&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=21&GScnty=1174&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n>.
²"Lieut Josiah Bagley (1759 - 1848) - Find A Grave Memorial." Lieut Josiah Bagley (1759 - 1848) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May. 2017. <https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bagley&GSiman=1&GScid=2181015&GRid=42315000&>.
³"Delaware County, New York; history of the centu...." Delaware County, New York; history of the centu.... N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2017. "Biographical review : this volume contains biog...." <https://archive.org/stream/delawarecountyne00murr#page/390/mode/2up/>.; "Biographical review : this volume contains biog...." Biographical review : this volume contains biog.... N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://archive.org/stream/biographicalrevi02bost#page/n487/mode/2up/>.
⁴"Documents relative to the colonial history of the ... v.15. - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library | HathiTrust Digital Library." Documents relative to the colonial history of the ... v.15. - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library | HathiTrust Digital Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May. 2017. <https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002002201292;view=1up;seq=330>.
⁵"New York in the Revolution as colony and state;...." New York in the Revolution as colony and state;.... N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May. 2017. <https://archive.org/stream/newyorkinrevolut00newy#page/230/mode/2up>.
⁶"Albany County Militia: Organization." Albany County Militia: Organization. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May. 2017. <http://www.nyhistory.net/drums/militia_albany.htm>.
 ⁷Nobletown is now part of Hillsdale, NY and Egremont, MA.  See "In Search of Nobletown." Hillsdale Historians. (https://hillsdalehistorians.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/in-search-of-nobletown/, Accessed 24 March 2019)
⁸St. James' Church records (1903) 53. (https://archive.org/details/stjameschurchrec00grea/page/n17)
⁹St. James' Church records (1903) 58. (https://archive.org/details/stjameschurchrec00grea/page/58)
¹⁰St. James' Church records (1903) 61. (https://archive.org/details/stjameschurchrec00grea/page/62)
¹¹A Wildly Speculative Reconstruction of the Descendants of Josiah Bagley and Ann Lockwood of Fairfield, Connecticut (https://rabbithelpdesk.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-wildly-speculative-reconstruction-of.html)
¹²John Holroyd Bagley and John Holroyd (https://rabbithelpdesk.blogspot.com/2017/06/john-holroyd-bagley-and-john-holroyd.html) Luther Bagley: a follow up on John Holroyd Bagley (https://rabbithelpdesk.blogspot.com/2017/11/luther-bagley-follow-up-on-john-holroyd.html)
¹³Ellis, Franklin. History of Columbia County, New York. (Everts & Ensign : Philadelphia, 1787) 59. (https://archive.org/details/historyofcolumbi00ever/page/58)
¹⁴p"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKP-6FF : accessed 23 March 2019), John Bagley, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States; citing p. 231, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.
¹⁵"John Bagley (Unknown-1797) - Find A Grave Memorial." John Bagley (Unknown-1797) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 March 2019 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22642392/john-bagley>
¹⁶The Continental Congress set the age for militia between 16 and 50. United States Congressional Serial Set, Volume 2809. (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891) 9.
¹⁷Collin, John Francis. A history of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York. (Philmont, New York: 1883).  58, 80. (https://archive.org/stream/historyofhillsda00coll#page/n39/mode/2up)
¹⁸You can see these lists of transactions in the land record index books available on FamilySearch:

Columbia County Grantor Index 1772-1925 A-G. 67.  "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9W7-F2BD?cc=2078654&wc=M7HG-T6N%3A358136801%2C358136802 : 22 May 2014), Columbia > Grantor index 1772-1925 A-G > image 65 of 716; county courthouses, New York.

Columbia County Grantee index 1772-1925 A-D. 67. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89W7-H5YH?cc=2078654&wc=M7HP-F29%3A358136801%2C358190301 : 22 May 2014), Columbia > Grantee index 1772-1925 A-D > image 53 of 494; county courthouses, New York.

Berkshire County Southern District Deed index (grantee) 1825-1874 A-Z "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z8-7HKY?cc=2106411&wc=MCBT-829%3A361613101%2C362632901 : 22 May 2014), Berkshire > Deed index (grantee) 1825-1874 A-Z > image 29 of 592; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.

Berkshire County Southern District Deed index (grantor) 1825-1874 A-K "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z8-3JMG?cc=2106411&wc=MCBT-6WG%3A361613101%2C362638201 : 22 May 2014), Berkshire > Deeds 1836-1839 vol 75-76 > image 474 of 619; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.

¹⁹James Bagley of Westmoreland County Connecticut

James Bagley of Westmoreland County Connecticut

James Bagley: A Likely Reconstruction of the family of James Bagley of Westmoreland County, Connecticut, Luzerne, Pennsylvania and Hector New York from Land, Church and Census Records.

Note: This is a continuation of Wild Speculation Part III: Bagleys of Erie County, New York,

In 1754 a group from Connecticut purchase land from the Iroquois to extend Connecticut west of the border with New York, in keeping with its royal charter. This land was also part of the royal charter of Pennsylvania. Later, Pennsylvania also purchase rights to settle the same area. In 1769, Connecticut set up it’s first permanent settlement. From then through 1799, settlers from both colonies/states fought over the area. Congress set up a commission to resolve the issue and ruled in favor of Pennsylvania’s claim. By 1799, Pennsylvania had made peace with settlers from Connecticut by recognizing and registering their property claims and allowing them to remain in their townships as legal residents of Pennsylvania.₁

Among the settlers from Connecticut was a man by the name of James Bagley. James settled in Providence Township, Westmoreland County, Connecticut - what is now known as Scranton, Pennsylvania. Based on local histories, James Bagley served with a group of Connecticut Rangers raised in the Wyoming Valley during the Revolution.₂ James Bagley was an ardent supporter of the Connecticut claims to the Wyoming River Valley. He was not present at the Battle of Wyoming in 1778. James made a claim in 1780 to the Connecticut legislature for losses incurred during the Revolution.₃ Bagley ford, a crossing of the Lackawanna River, was on the James Bagley farm.₄ One town history states, James Bagley’s heirs sold the farm.₅ The farm was sold in 1793 by James Bagley.₆ Begining in 1776, James appears in the Connecticut Tax Rolls.₇ Starting in 1793, there are records of James buying land in the Luzerne County - the most important as part of the committee charged with purchasing a lot for the school house in Providence.₈ His last transaction in Luzerne County was in 1799 when he sold land to Peter Crawford.₉

Various individuals named Bagley appear in the Luzerne Pennsylvania records in the last two decades of the 18th century.₁₀ Four are associated closely with James Bagley and each other. James Bagley and Sarah Bagley are witnesses on a deed for Jesse Bagley.₁₁ Elias Bagley appears as a witness on deeds for James Bagley.₁₂ In 1793, James Baley purchased land adjoining land occupied by Jesse Baley.₁₃ The 1790 census lists Richard Bagley.₁₄ In the 1798 Tax Rolls James Bagley is listed in Providence, as is Richard Bagley living on land owned by Elias Bagley.₁₅ There is a James Bayley or Bagley in the 1800 Pennsylvania and Federal Census in Providence, Pennsylvania.₁₆ The family has an adult male over 45, and adult female over 45, and a boy and a girl under age 10. His neighbor is Jesse Bayley or Jesse Bagley.₁₇ Jesse's household has a male between 16 and 25, a female between 16 and 25 and a boy and a girl under age 10. James lived in Providence until 1802.₁₈

James, Jesse, Elias and Richard likely moved to the finger lakes region of New York in the early 19th Century. In the 1803 New York Tax Rolls, Richard and Jesse Bagley are listed in Milton, Cayuga, New York - the modern Genoa.₁₉ Starting in 1807, land records in Hector, New York, list deeds involving three men named Bagley - Richard, Elias, and Jesse. In September and October Jesse and Elias jointly purchased land in Hector, NY.₂₀ Richard Bagley purchases land in Hector in 1809.₂₁ In January 1810, Elias sold his land to Jesse.₂₂ In 1810 census, James Bagly is listed in Hector, New York.₂₃ There is a man and a woman over 45 years old and a boy and a girl under age ten. In 1811 Richard sells land to Jesse.₂₄ Jesse and his wife Phebe sell land in May and December 1811.₂₅ The last of the deeds is a transaction in 1811 by Jesse Bagley and Phebe, his wife, of Scipio, New York, indicating that Jesse had moved.

 About 1880, Jenks Corey Bagley of Ypsilanti, Michigan applied for a military pension based on his service with the New York Militia during the War of 1812.₂₆ He listed his birth in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania in 1795. He detailed his migration from Pennsylvania through western New York, starting in Scipio, to Michigan. Some of the places he lists in the application can be corroborated with County histories from New York.₂₇ We find Jesse in other town histories and land records for Jesse and Phebe.₂₈ We also learn from the pension application he has a nephew named Warren Bagley from Port Huron, Michigan.₂₉ Warren is the son of Jesse Bagley.₃₀ Jesse Bagley purchased land in Port Huron in 1839 and we can find his family in the 1840 and 1850 census living in Port Huron with Warren.₃₁

In the 1834, 1840, 1845, and 1850 census records, Jenks is living in Superior, Michigan.₃₂ In  1834, 1840 and 1845 he had a neighbor named Jesse Bagley.₃₃ This Jesse is 20 to 25 years older than Jenks. In 1850 Phebe Bagley, born about 1777 in New York, is living with Jenks. Jenks is also living with a son named Jesse Bagley. This gives us three men named Jesse - Jenks’ son living with Jenks, Jenks’ brother living in Port Huron, and an older neighbor. The shared name and the shared migration indicate Jenks and Jesse are likely the children of Jesse and Phebe Bagley. According to Jenks’ Pension Application he enlisted in Scipio, New York in 1813.₃₄ This along with his birth in the Wyoming valley confirm the men,  James, Jesse, Richard and Elias Bagley, in Hector, New York are likely the men in Providence, Pennsylvania.

In the 1820 Census, Elias Pagley is living in Avon, New York.₃₅ In 1820 Jenks Bagley is living in Richmond, New York.₃₆ Jenks' parents, Jesse and Phebe are likely living in Genoa, New York.₃₇ Avon and Richmond are separated by Lima, NY. Jenks was likely living near his uncle. Jenks moved to Ossian in 1821.₃₈ Jesse Bagley moved to Bisbeetown, in the modern Westview, after 1822.₃₉

In 1844, Alanson Bagley, Nancy his wife and Phoebe Bagley sold land in Irwin township, Venango county, Pennsylvania.₄₀ Alanson purchased the land from the heirs of Elias Bagley. Elias Bagley purchase the land in 1826.₄₁ In 1830, Elias Bagley heads a household that contains two older adults, two adults and teenage boy.₄₂ The older man, likely Elias is 50 to 59 years old. In 1840 Alanson is listed as head of household with a neighbor named Phoebe Bagley.₄₃ By 1850, Alanson has relocated to Rush County, Indiana.₄₄ His birth place is listed as Pennsylvania. He is born in 1796. A Phoebe Bagley born about 1769 in Rhode Island is living with him. In 1860, Alanson is still in Rush County and reports his birthplace as Pennsylvania.₄₅

A man named Azor Bagley born in New York in 1808 is also listed in the 1850 census in Rush county.₄₅ He married Euphemia Beach of Venango county.₄₆ In 1840, there is a household headed by Azor Bagley in Mercer County, PA. Mercer is the county to the west of Venango.₄₇ Both Azor and Alanson named a son Elias.₄₈ The shared locations and family names indicate Azor and Alanson are likely the children of Elias and Phebe Bagley. Alanson’s birth matches the time when Elias would have been living in Providence. Azor’s birth matches the time when Elias would have been in Hector.

In 1830, Alanson and Nancy are probably the adults in Elias' household; Azor is likely the teenage boy. In 1820, Elias Pagley's household has a man over 45, a woman over 45, a man between 16 and 25, a girl between 10 and 15 and two boys between 10 and 15. Alanson would be the man between 16 and 25. Azor would be one of the boys between 10 and 15. Based on the ages of the eldest man in the 1820 and 1830 Census records, Elias would be born between 1771 and 1775. In 1771, James and Sarah Bagley had a son, Elias, baptized in Nobletown, Massachusetts part of the modern Hillsdale, New York and Egremont, Massachusetts.₄₉ This would be a common migration path for people from New England moving to the Wyoming river valley.

Elias Bagley lived near to Jesse Bagley's family until 1820. Jenks Balgey's pension application links the family to the Wyoming river valley in Pennsylvania.  Elias is the same age as a child born to James and Sarah Bagley. Elias has identified children with ages that match the household in 1820. It is likely Elias Bagley of Venango county is the same person as the man who lived in Avon, Hector and Providence. The shared migration, joint transactions, relative ages, and close proximity suggest Elias, Richard and Jesse are likely sons of James and Sarah Bagley who settled in Westmoreland County Connecticut.


¹See Kulh, Jackson. "The Incredibly Convoluted History of  Westmoreland County, Connecticut". Journal of the American Revolution. (https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/10/the-incredibly-convoluted-history-of-westmoreland-county-connecticut/, October 29, 2014).

²Harvey, Oscar Jewell. A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. (1909). 981. (https://books.google.com/books?id=xLBZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA981&lpg=PA981&dq=%22James+Bagley%22+Connecticut+Militia&source=bl&ots=kdgyj9vWlD&sig=IEcL6ihrtCxWjvOgLFx3UDOBYzY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjm6bep9f3ZAhWPZd8KHfBSAOMQ6AEITDAE#v=onepage&q&f=false)

³Tubbs, 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). 30. (https://archive.org/stream/wyomingmilitarye01tubb#page/30/mode/2up)

⁴Hollister, Horace. History of the Lackawanna Valley (1885) 188.(https://archive.org/details/historyoflackawan00holl/page/188)

⁵Craft, David. History of Scranton, Penn. With full outline of the natural advantages, accounts of the Indian tribes, early settlements, Connecticut's claim to the Wyoming Valley, the Trenton decree, down to the present time. (Dayton, Ohio : H.W. Crew, 1891) 80-81 (https://archive.org/details/cu31924028864027/page/n87)

⁶Luzerne County Land Records. Volume 4. 116. Luzerne County Land Records are online. (https://www.searchiqs.com/PALUZ/Login.aspx) You can see the records with a guest login.

Luzerne County Deed indexes are available from FamilySearch.org: Deeds, 1787-1901; indexes to deeds, 1780-1907 (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)  <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-T91D-3>

⁷Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Proceedings and collections. Volume V. (1900) 215, 226, 238. (https://archive.org/stream/proceedingscolle05wyomuoft#page/226/mode/2up);

⁸Luzerne County Land Records. Volume 112. 105. See also Craft. History of Scranton. 385-6 (https://archive.org/details/cu31924028864027/page/n419)

⁹Luzerne County Land Records. Volume 6. 507.

¹⁰Asher Bagley appears on the 1796 Pennsylvania Tax Rolls. Hollister. History of Lackawana. 198. (https://archive.org/details/historyoflackawan00holl/page/198)

Ezra Bagley appears on the 1790 Federal Census. "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-8GX : accessed 18 March 2019), 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.

John Bagley appears on the 1800 Pennsylvania Census. Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2702/33017_263382-00015?pid=545274&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D2702%26h%3D545274%26tid%3D116259953%26pid%3D232003401697%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dynv9%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=116259953&personid=232003401697&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ynv9&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true)

¹¹Luzerne County Land Records. Volume 5. 77.

¹²Luzerne County Land Records. Volume 4. 116.

¹³James Baly requested 400 acres of joining land for Jesse Baly in Luzerne County on 20 February 1793. Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2350/33019_b078899-00073?pid=117202&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D2350%26h%3D117202%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dynv12%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ynv12&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=33019_b078899-00074)

¹⁴"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-8GF : accessed 18 March 2019), Richard 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

¹⁵ United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania. M372, microfilm, 24 rolls. Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2060/32643_B036825-00254?pid=316684&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D2060%26h%3D316684%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dynv15%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ynv15&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true)

¹⁶Bayley is used in the Federal Census. Bagley in the Pennsylvania Census. Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR6-VY5 : accessed 18 March 2019), 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.

¹⁷Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863.

"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR6-VBM : accessed 18 March 2019), Jesse 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.

¹⁸Craft. History of Scranton. 81.

¹⁹"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.>

²⁰Seneca County Land Records. Volume B. 541-2. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WN-V93W?cc=2078654&wc=M7H5-RWR%3A358133701%2C358359601 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1804-1811 vol A-B > image 606 of 628; county courthouses, New York.

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²¹Seneca County Land Records. Volume D. 87-8. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WN-K9JY?cc=2078654&wc=M7HR-MWL%3A358133701%2C358378801 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 72 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

²²Seneca County Land Records. Volume D. 150. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WN-K9L3?cc=2078654&wc=M7HR-MWL%3A358133701%2C358378801 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 110 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

²³"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2T-RLH : accessed 18 March 2019), 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.

²⁴Seneca County Land Records. Volume E. 102."New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WN-KSX?cc=2078654&wc=M7HR-MWL%3A358133701%2C358378801 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 434 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

²⁵Seneca County Land Records. Volume E. 98-9. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WN-K9R?cc=2078654&wc=M7HR-MWL%3A358133701%2C358378801 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 429 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

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²⁶Jinks Corey Bagley's pension application. 31. “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.

²⁷Milliken, Charles F. A history of Ontario county, New York, and its people. (Lewis historical publishing co. : New York, 1911) 247. (https://archive.org/stream/cu31924072101813#page/246/mode/2up)

²⁸Smith, James H. History of Livingston County, New York. (Mason & company: Syracuse, N.Y, 1881). 212. (https://archive.org/details/cu31924028853822/page/212)

Cuyuga County Land Records. Volume V. 390-2. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WK-HV6W?cc=2078654&wc=M7CM-CPK%3A358133001%2C358962801 : 22 May 2014), Cayuga > Deeds 1819-1821 vol V-X > image 236 of 863; county courthouses, New York.

Cuyuga County Land Records. Volume Y. 149. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WK-XD4M?cc=2078654&wc=M7CM-6WP%3A358133001%2C358975401 : 22 May 2014), Cayuga > Deeds 1822-1823 vol Y-Z > image 95 of 596; county courthouses, New York.

²⁹Jinks Corey Bagley's pension application. 25. “War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files,” database and images, Ancestry (https://www.fold3.com/image/247/280434301 : 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.

³⁰History of St. Clair County, Michigan (A. T. Andreas & Co : Chicago, 1883) 555. (https://books.google.com/books?id=TkYB-PTxnw4C&vq=Bagley&pg=PA555#v=onepage&q&f=false)

³¹ Jesse made two purchases from the land office in 1839.

Document 16922. United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007. (https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MI0640__.430&docClass=STA&sid=fduqiak5.kmz)

Document 10850. United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007. (https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MI0220__.373&docClass=STA&sid=fduqiak5.kmz#patentDetailsTabIndex=0)

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1: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.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8G-7N1 : 12 April 2016), Jesse Bagley, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

³²"1834 | Washtenaw, Superior | 0056 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874." 1834 | Washtenaw, Superior | 0056 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2017. (http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16317coll6/id/745/rec/2)

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYX-DGW : 15 August 2017), J C 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.

"1845 | Washtenaw, Superior | 0074 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874." 1845 | Washtenaw, Superior | 0074 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2017. . (http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16317coll6/id/728)

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1: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.).

³³"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/ref/collection/p16317coll6/id/768)

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1: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.

"1845 | Washtenaw, Superior | 0074 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874." 1845 | Washtenaw, Superior | 0074 :: State Census Records, 1827-1874. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2017. (http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16317coll6/id/728)

³⁴“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.

³⁵"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLB-H3P : accessed 19 March 2019), Elias Pagley, Avon, Ontario, New York, United States; citing p. 185, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 62; FHL microfilm 193,717.

³⁶Jinks Corey Bagley's pension application. 31.

³⁷Jesse Bagley purchased land in Genoa in 1818. Cuyuga County Land Records. Volume V. 390-2. In 1822, Jesse Bagley and his wife Phebe of Genoa sold land. Cuyuga County Land Records. Volume Y. 149.

³⁸Jinks Corey Bagley's pension application. 31.

³⁹Jesse and Phebe sold land in Genoa in 1822. Smith mentions Jesse as one of the early settlers of Bisbeetown, NY. Bisbee started in 1819 See Smith. History of Livingston County, New York. 212.

⁴⁰Venango County Land Records. Volume J. 625. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN2-W2NT)

⁴¹Venango County Land Records. Volume D. 285. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4Y-79JG-M)

⁴²"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPK-VBK : 17 August 2017), Elias Bagley, French Creek, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 4, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 164; FHL microfilm 20,638.

⁴³"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB7-VYN : 8 September 2017), Elonson Bagley, Irvin, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 12, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 497; FHL microfilm 20,559.

⁴⁴"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVQ-R1W : 12 April 2016), Alanson Bagley, Jackson, Rush, Indiana, United States; citing family 70, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

⁴⁵"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N5-1HM : 13 December 2017), Alanson Bugley, 1860.

⁴⁶Bell, Herbert Charles. History of Venango County, Pennsylvania. (Brown, Runk & co. : Chicago, 1890) 957-9. (https://archive.org/details/historyofvenango00bell/page/958)

⁴⁷"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYT-Y7L : 8 September 2017), Azor Bagley, Sandy Lake Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 382, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 474; FHL microfilm 20,550.

⁴⁸Cemetery Records - Local:Tombstones - - - - Compiled by Gerald Rhoades and Indiana Room Staff. Indiana History and Genealogy Database. Marion Public Library. http://www.marion.lib.in.us/request-genealogy-records-2/ Accessed 3 January 2019 ( http://gen.marion.lib.in.us/Default.asp?action=recordadmin&tableaction=Display&ID=147061)

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2019), memorial page for Elias J Bagley (6 May 1837–7 Jun 1872), Find A Grave Memorial no. 63091975, citing Waymire Cemetery, Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Courtney-Schienbein-Bagley-Evans (contributor 47303265). (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63091975)

⁴⁹Great Barrington, Mass. St. James' Church. St. James' Church records. p. 58 (https://archive.org/details/stjameschurchrec00grea/page/58)

Bagley Families of Charlotte County, New Brunswick

There are two men named Bagley who settled in Charlotte County, New Brunswick before 1850: Hiram and Thomas Bagley.

Hiram Bagley died about 7 September 1830 based on New Brunswick early probate abstracts.₁ His wife is listed as Eliza Bagley and his brother is John Bagley of Searsmont, Waldo, Maine. He is probably the Hiram Bagley that married Eliza Runnels in Eastport, Maine on Nov. 29, 1827.₂ Hiram and John are likely children of Jonathan Bagley and Elizabeth Hall.₃

Thomas Bagley was the son of Enoch and Mariam (Hoit) Bagley. He was born in Durham Maine. Family records have him living in New Brunswick.₄ With Belinda Malcom, he had five children. He died on October 18, 1877 in Saint James, New Brunswick.

¹Abstracts of Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick." Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2018. <https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/MC3706/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&abstract=7347&section=NameIndex>.
²"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48L-YP5 : 10 February 2018), Hiram Badgley and Eliza Runnels, 29 Nov 1827; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 10,840.
³ Elizabeth Bagley is interred in Searsmont and was living with John in the 1850 census. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VH-MWK : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Bagley in household of John Bagley, Searsmont, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family 64, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ⁴ Bagley, Norton Russel. Some descendants of Orlando Bagley of Amesbury, Massachusetts. "Some descendants of Orlando Bagley of Amesbury, Massachusetts." Some descendants of Orlando Bagley of Amesbury, Massachusetts. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2018. <https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE71330>. Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. History of Durham, Maine. p. 150 "History of Durham, Maine; : Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive." History of Durham, Maine; : Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2018. <https://archive.org/details/historyofdurhamm00stac/page/150>.

A History of Documents: Richard Bagley and Esther Puffer

There are three published sources that are publicly available that propose variations on the premise Richard Bagley and/or Esther Puffer are the parents of Edward Bagley:

Samuel Allin (1756-1841) Revolutionary War soldier of North Carolina and Kentucky: A record of his many descendants 1756 -1960. (ca 1960) - https://archive.org/details/samuelallin1756100alle/page/n0

Some Descendants of Richard Bagley and of his son Edward Bagley of New Brunswick and Salt Lake. (1973) - https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE223049

A lasting legacy : the Bagley family history since 1628. (1997) - https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE71740

Around 1960, the family history, Samuel Allin (1756-1841) Revolutionary War soldier of North Carolina and Kentucky: A record of his many descendants 1756 -1960, was published. It is well sourced. On page 227 there is an unsourced chart that connects Edward Bagley of  New Brunswick and Salt Lake through his father to Orlando Bagley back to Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. The chart lists dates that match the family of  Richard Bagley of Amesbury. Edward's birthdate is given as 18 February 1815. This is the earliest document I can find that associates Edward Bagley with Richard Bagley of Amesbury and the first time any one proposed a maiden name for his mother. On this chart the name for Edward's mother is given as Esther Peffer. The following information is a pair of articles from Progressive Men in Southern Idaho, copied by Adihela H. Bagley. The rest of the information is largely drawn from family records of John Bagley and Hawley Bagley.

Norton Russell Bagley published a series of manuscripts about the Bagley family - Some Descendants of Richard Bagley and of his son Edward Bagley of New Brunswick and Salt Lake. (1973) and Some Descendants of Orlando Bagley, Vol 1-3. (1973, revised ca 1990)₁ Based on the introduction, research was conducted mostly by contacting individuals and asking for family relations. Norton stated in Descendants of Richard Bagley there was no Richard Bagley had dates that would match the father of Edward Bagley and identified Samuel Bagley of New Brunswick without identifying a relationship with Richard. He identified Amos Puffer's daughter Esther Puffer as the married wife of Richard Bagley and referenced the Puffer genealogy by Charles Nutt for dates.₂ He gives Edward the birth date of 18 Feb 1815, notes the opinion of John Bagley that his father was born in New York, and notes other accounts put him in Hartford, Connecticut.

Martha Bagley Halverson published A lasting legacy : the Bagley family history since 1628 in 1997. On page 39, she recounts the family story about Richard and Edward Bagley. She identifies Richard Bagley as Richard of Amesbury, states he was a sea captain, and identifies Esther Puffer - with the dates of Amos' daughter - as the mother of Edward Bagley. She gives Edward the birthdate of 18 February 1815. Halverson states "Their son, Edward, told his own children that his father was Richard Bagley and his mother was Esther Puffer." No sources are offered for this statement; this book is written in the style of an inspiring history. From the bibliography, Halverson lists the journals of John Bagley and Hawley Bagley and interviews with family members. Halverson states there was no marriage between Richard and Esther, which disagrees with Some Descendants of Richard Bagley.

Halverson used Norton Russell Bagley as a source, and is recounting the same family as Samuel Allin - the family of John Allen Bagley and Hawley Bagley - but does not include Samuel Allin in the bibliography. Halverson probably had access to most of the primary sources cited in Samuel Allin - the personal records of John Allen Bagley and Hawley Bagley, and did not feel a need to cite Samuel Allin, and may not have used it directly.

There is little consistent agreement between these accounts. The authors of these three works clearly agree on the assertion Edward Bagley was born in 1815. They are split on the birth place between Hartford and New York. There are no direct sources listed to check these claims.  Sources created during Edward's life time place his birth was either 1807 or 1810. The place given is "Old Hartford", Connecticut, or CT.  Early records of Edward's activities in New Brunswick favor an earlier birthdate.₃ Edward's children reported different locations for their father's birthplace: most reported Connecticut or New York in census records, though some listed other places.

Only two of the works claim Richard Bagley is Richard of Amesbury. Both use this to illustrate the claim of a family connection to Joseph Smith. Halverson relates the family story that Edward went with his father to New Brunswick in search of lumber. Edward's earlier birth puts Richard in question, and at least for Halverson, the mobility of a sea captain is necessary to account for how Richard and Esther met. Richard Bagley of Amesbury's probate records identifying him as a plater instead of sea captain raise additional questions that Halverson and the author of Samuel Allin correctly identified Edward's father. Halverson's correct statements about Richard's marriages and the admission there was no documented marriage indicates she was aware of the lack of external supporting records.

Only two of the works claim Esther Puffer, daughter of Amos Puffer, is the mother of Edward Bagley. The one that does not is the earliest Samuel Allin. It is likely the identification of Esther Bagley with the daughter of Amos Puffer came after 1960. Halverson claims there was no marriage, contradicting statements in Some Descendants of Richard Bagley. For Halverson, the assertion is dependent on the later birthdate in family records for Edward Bagley and Esther being present in Connecticut at the time of his birth. The other authors do not address the issue, making it likely Halverson was aware of questions regarding the relationship, while Norton Russell and the author of the chart in Samuel Allin were not.

Summary:

• Three published works propose a relationship between Edward Bagley and Richard Bagley of Amesbury and/or Esther Puffer of Jamaica
• Two document the relationship between Edward and Richard to illustrate a connection between Edward Bagley and Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism
• None of the authors for various reasons gave sources for the claims
• In cases where sources were cited, the sources do not establish a clear relationship between Edward Bagley and either individual named as his parents

Updated 4 April 2019 to correct typos and grammatical errors.

¹In the three volumes of Some Descendants of Orlando Bagley,  Norton Russell Bagley documented other family lines - the first two dedicated to documenting the lines that could be tied to Orlando and the third volume to those which could not.
²Nutt does not contain any reference to a marriage between Esther Puffer and Richard Bagley.
³Edward first bought land from John Grant in 1832 and is a witness for George Grant's marriage in 1833. These are activities that are usually activities that require a legal majority to be valid. This means Edward would have needed to pass for 21 in 1832. See Legal Age | Bob;s Genealogy Cabinet (http://www.genfiles.com/articles/legal-age/) for a general discussion of the age of majority in the British colonies including additional resources.

Edward Bagley of La Salle, Illinois

This is a follow up to Edward Bagley: Working Hypotheses.

Edward Bagley (1810 - 1874) from La Salle Illinois is not the child of Eason and Esther (Pepper) Bagley. At least not according to his son Alonzo (1837-1923).₁ Edward Bagley is the son of Stephen and Ann (Allen) Bagley. There seems to be some confusion between Eason Bagley (ca 1750 to before 1850) and Eason Rowley Bagley (ca 1838 to 1894). I can not find a connection between the two, but the names indicate them might be related.


¹"History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People - Harry Church Chappell, Katharyn Joella Allen Chappell - Google Books." History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and Its People - Harry Church Chappell, Katharyn Joella Allen Chappell - Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2017. .

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.
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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.