Titus Bailey (abt. 1733 - abt. 1805)

Born about 2 Oct 1733 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Died about 19 May 1805 at about age 71 in Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut, United States

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Captain Titus Bailey served with 21st Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Titus Bailey is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A122414.

Titus Bailey served as a Captain in the Connecticut Militia, with Colonel J Gordon. His wife is Mary. Son Jared married Elizabeth. ^[1]

Titus' will is dated April 17, 1805. In the name of God, Amen. I, Titus Bailey, of Sterling in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut in New England being far advanced in years but of perfect understanding as to a disposing mind praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for it and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die and not knowing how soon it please God to take me out of the world do make this my last will and testament and first and principal I bequeath my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as to what worldly state it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of in the following manner and form. (?) I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Bailey one Negroe girl named Dorcas until she is of age, also two feather beds with sufficient furniture for the same also one chest of high drawers and one low chest. (?) Chest drawers and beds and furniture to be equally divided between Esther Brown and Marcy Bailey after my wife's decease.

ITEM. I give to my wife Mary Bailey one third part of my farm and one third part of the holdings thereon standing during her natural life. (?) disposed of by my executors hereafter named as they think proper for her support to the best advantage and after her decease to be equally divided between Eli Bailey, Jared Bailey, Samuel Bailey, Caleb Bailey, and Ethan Allen Bailey.

ITEM. I do give and bequeath to my sons Eli Bailey, Jared Bailey, Samuel Bailey, Caleb Bailey and Ethan Allen Bailey, all the lands that shall be possessed of at my decease together with my farming tools, blacksmith tools, and right in the meeting house and my right in the Libra of Voluntown and also my wearing apparel to be equally divided between my above named sons, Eli Bailey, Jared Bailey, Samuel Bailey, Caleb Bailey, and Ethan Allen Bailey.

ITEM. I have given to my son James Bailey, the one half of my farm that I now live on together with four hundred and twenty eight dollars in (?) which is in full (?) proportion of my estate which land and money he the (said) James Bailey hath already received from my hand in full.

ITEM. I do give and bequeath to my two daughters Esther Brown and Marcy Bailey all my personal estate not otherwise disposed of viz: (?) moveables, housegood estate and furniture that I shall be possessed of at my death which I have not already disposed of also the (?) negro winch named Susannah who is a slave for life all which is to be equally divided between my two said daughters also that they give the said Susannah a good maintenance out of what they receive of my estate during her life.

ITEM. I do give and bequeath all the money and obligations I shall be possessed of at my death after my funeral charges and just debts are paid out of it to be equally divided between Eli Bailey, Jared Bailey, Samuel Bailey, Caleb Bailey, Ethan Allen Bailey.

ITEM. I do give and bequeath to my wife Mary Bailey, one horse also two cows and ten sheep and after her death to be equally divided between Esther Brown and Marcy Bailey. Further it is the desire and will of our honoured parents that they have a deasant burial with tombstones and their names and ages engraved thereon by my executors who shall be hereafter named. And to see this my will performed and in confirmation and manifestation I Titus Bailey have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five. I do hereby revoking and making void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made pronouncing and declaring this and (?) to be my last will and testament signed, sealed: s/s Titus Bailey

Signed, sealed and published and pronounced by his hand Titus Bailey as his last will and testament who in his presence and the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. s/s John Wylie, Arch Gordon, Moses Wylie

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 Dec 2021), "Record of Titus Bailey", Ancestor # A122414.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Titus Baley, 1733.

• Connecticut Historical Society, editor, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, multiple volumes, (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1901), VIII: 221-222.

• Windham, Connecticut, Probate Estate Packets, Plainfield Probate District, 1774-1880, Titus Bailey; Connecticut State Library record group 04, CSL No. 1183.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77609121/titus-bailey: accessed 02 October 2022), memorial page for Titus Bailey (1733–19 May 1805), Find A Grave: Memorial #77609121, citing Gallup Cemetery, Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by John Beckstein (contributor 46939506) .