One, two, or three?

Margaret Bagley is interred in Swan Point Cemetery in  Rhode Island.  The marker for her grave is old, in poor shape, missing the bottom half. Margaret was likely moved from West Burial Ground in Providence. A picture of the stone is available at the Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Commission. (http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=432464) If you squint you can make out the inscription:

Her[e] li[es the bo]dy of

Margaret B[agl]y the wife

[of[ D[ea]con Joseph Bag

ly De[cease]d March 18

in the [year of our Lord]

Cemetery records include notes: Margaret is the wife of Deacon Joseph Bagley and died 18 March 1799. The marker may have originally given her age - it would be common for the era. However that information would have eroded away before the transcription was made.

In 1725, Margaret Bagley was baptized by Samuel Moody, the Congregational Minister in York, Maine, during one of the Minister's visits to Providence. Based on this, church histories of the Beneficent Congregational Church indicate she was one of the early members of the Congregational Church in Providence. (https://archive.org/details/) The church histories seem to indicate Margaret is an adult. Some family histories make an assumption Margaret is a child and daughter of Joseph Bagley. In the 1740's the congregation split in two over differences caused by the Great Awakening. Joseph Bagley is not mentioned in the records of either Congregation after the split. However, family members were still buried in the plots provided by the Congregational Churches.

Family historians have generally associated Deacon Joseph Bagley of Providence with the son of Samuel Bagley of Weymouth. This is very reasonable - there are very few people in New England prior to 1750. There is probably only one Joseph Bagley/Bagly/Bayley in that time and place born in the 1680's. It is likely the individual mentioned in several church and town histories in Rhode Island is this man. (http://www.4familytrees.com/mckee/Family%20Group%20Record%20of%20Joseph%20Bagley.pdf) Based on a land transaction in 1714, his wife is thought to be Mary or Martha Bates, the sister of Samuel Bates.  Samuel Bagley (1709 to 1773) is usually identified as the son of Joseph and Mary/Martha Bates. 

The following table summarizes what we know from these records:

Record	Name	Relationship
1714 Deed	Samuel Bates	Brother in law of Joseph Bagley
1725 Baptism	Margaret Bagly	by Samuel Moody
1799 Grave Marker	Margaret Bagley	Wife of Joseph Bagley

So

• Is Margaret Bagley the sister of Samuel Bates?
• What is the relationship between Margaret Bagly, baptized in 1725 and Deacon Joseph?
• Is Margaret the mother of Samuel?

Option 1: Margaret, Mary and Martha are the same person. Margaret would be born around 1790, would be the mother of Samuel, and would have been around 110 when she died. She would have married fairly young. This is possible but not likely.

Option 2: There are two women named Margaret. Margaret Bagley baptized in 1725 is an adult daughter of Joseph and Mary/Martha (Bates) Bagley. She would be older than Samuel by at least 4 or 5 years. Margaret Bagley a second wife could be born as late as the 1720's if she married Joseph late is his life. The the wife would be between 70 and 100 when she died.

Option 3: Margaret Bagley baptized in 1725 is the second wife of Joseph Bagley.  She could be born as late as 1704 making her in her mid to late 90s when she died in 1799. Martha/Mary Bagley would have died before 1725, putting her death at around age 40.

Grammar corrections made 9/28/2019.

Sources:

Anderson, Margaret Bagley and Bagley, Russel Norton. Some descendants of Orlando Bagley of Amesbury, Massachusetts, vol. 2. 1972.

Anderson, Margaret Bagley and Bagley, Russel Norton. Some descendants of Orlando Bagley of Amesbury, Massachusetts, vol. 3. 1990.

Vose, James G. Commemorative preached in the Beneficent Congregational Church, Providence, R.I., October 18, 1868. 1868. Providence : Beneficent Congregational Church. 

Wilson, Arthur Edward. Weybosett Bridge in Providence Plantations, 1700-1790. 1947. Boston: The Pilgrim Press.

Why did George Pearson die in New Orleans?

When Eliphalet Pearson (1802 - 1870) died in New Orleans he had three living children: George Pearson (1842 - 1922), Caroline "Carrie" (Pearson) Granger (1845 - 1880), and Eliphalet Pearson (1848 - ?).  Carrie was the first wife of Louis Edwin Granger and they had one daughter.

The outline of George's life is fairly simple. George was born about 1842 in Troy, New York, the oldest child of Eliphalet and Salome (Boutwell) Pearson. George was an auctioneer in New Orleans. He married Mary Louisa Deunkel, a daughter of Bavarian immigrants, in New Orleans in 1868. They had three children born in New Orleans: Catherine Louisa (1869 - before 1900), Lottie Isabelle (1872 - 1923) and George (1876 - 1950). The family lived in New Orleans until at least 1880. As late as the mid 1880s George was well known and remembered in New Orleans, but had apparently left the city. By 1900 the family had relocated to California. In California, George and Mary Louisa ran an investment company at least until Mary Louisa's death, in 1912. Mary Louisa died in the San Francisco bay area and was eventually interred in Colma City. A George Pearson died in 1922 in New Orleans in the Charity Hospital. He died of a carcinoma in the neck and chronic bronchitis. He was 80 years old and had been born in New York. The informant was the undertaker.

On the surface there is no connection to the family that moved to California and the man who died in New Orleans. However, when his daughter, Lottie Isabelle, died in San Francisco in 1923, the coroner send a telegram to New Orleans looking for the next of kin to claim the body. The response from the New Orleans coroner was her father George Pearson had died the previous fall and no next of kin were known.

George went back to New Orleans after his wife died. When? Why? Did he still have friends there? Family? His brother's children? His sister's daughter?

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.

Seneca County Land Records. Volume B. 555-6. "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.

Seneca County Land Records. Volume C. 46-7. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WN-KZ26?cc=2078654&wc=M7H5-YPD%3A358133701%2C358371401 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1804-1811 vol C > image 28 of 350; county courthouses, New York.

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.

Seneca County Land Records. Volume E. 297-8. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WN-VYZY?cc=2078654&wc=M7HR-MWL%3A358133701%2C358378801 : 22 May 2014), Seneca > Deeds 1809-1816 vol D-E > image 538 of 671; county courthouses, New York.

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. .