Weymouth New England Genealogy

Richard Bailey, son of Godfrey Bailey and brother of James, longbelieved to be the Richard who came on the "Bevis" in 1638 atage 15, is now believed to be the Richard who was christened 21Aug 1614 in the Bradford Parsih of York, England. He was buried16:12mo. 1647 in Rowley, Massachusetts. He brought with him toRowley, his wife Edna Halstead born, it is believed, in HalifaxParish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. They settled in Rowleyin the early 1640's where he was one of the company that set upthe first cloth mill in America. After Richard's death, Ednamarried 1 Dec 1648, Ezekial Northend, who was christened inRowley Parish, Yorkshire, England on 10 Feb 1621. He died 7 Sep1698 in Rowley where Edna also died, 3 Feb 1705/1706.Estate of Richard Bailey of Rowley"Rowley 15 of the last 1647. I Richard Baly sick in body but ofperfectmemory praysed be God doe ordeine and make this my last will andTestament first I commende my soule into the hands of God in faith of aioyfullresurrection throw our Lord jesus Christ And as concerning myoutwardestate ffrst my minde and | will is that all my | lawfull debtsbe paid anddischarged. Ite my will is that fforty and tow pounds I giuevnto my sonnJoseph Baly but in case my wife should be with Child then mywill is thatthe said sum of tow and forty pounds be deuided, and one thirdpart thereofmy other child shall haue it Item my will is that my Childshall haue afether bedd in part of the saide protion also one Great Bibleand PracticallCatachisme Ite my will and minde is that if my wife Edna Balymarry againeand hir husbande proue vnlouing to the Child or Children orwastefull then Igiue power to my Brother James Baly and Michael Hobkinson withmy wife hirConsent to take the Child with his portion from him and so todispose of itfor the Best behoofe of the children with my wifes consent IteI giue myhouse and lott vnto my son Joseph Baly after my wife hirdissease Ite Igue to my Son tow stuffe Sutes of Cloaths and my best Coate, anda Cloathsute and my best hatt, and I giue to my Brother James Baly agreat Coate onepaire of buck lether Breches and a paire of Bootes one littleBooke I giueto my nephew John Bally I giue vnto Thomas Palmer one Grayhatt one Cloathdublit and an old Jackit and a paire of Gray Breeches Ite Imake my wifeEdna Baly executrix of this my last will and TestamentMemoradad and I giueeleuen shillings which is owing to me from Mr Rogers Ipswich andmr Johnsonvnto the poore of the Towne"Richard balyWitness:Humfrey Reyner, william CavisProved 28:1:1648, by Humphry Reynor, and 29:1:1648 by JeamesBayley.Inventory taken 23:6:1648, by Joseph Jewett, Maxemillean Jewettand MathewBoyes, allowed 27:7:1648: In monyes, 2li. 12s.; one Box andsmall things init, 1li.; tow stuffe sutes of Cloathes, 1li. 10s.; one peece offustian, 6s.; one Cloath Coate, 1li.,6s.; two Childes Mantles, 15s.; tickingfor towboulsters, 10s.; one paire of Brasse Scales and wieghts, 6s.6d.;twoCouerletts & two Ruggs, 2li. 15s.; fiue Balnketts, 1li. 11s.;fiue Pillowes,11s.; one feather bed tick, 7s.; on Brasse Pott & a Still, 1li.19s.; aParcell of old Cloathes 1li.; a Bagg wt some Cotten woole, 12s.;a Bagg wt.Inke stuffe, 7s.; foure Cushings & a leather girdle, 5s.; andold Coate 3s.;two Basketts wth six pounds of Cotton yarne, 15s.; in littlestone potts, 4s.; to Bead Coords, 2s.; one Barrell, 1s.; one trough wt. Leathersatchels &baggs, 14s.; one sword. 5s.; one Muskett wt. bandiliers, 1li.;one BrasseMorter & Pestill, 3s., 4d.; one Lanterne, 1s.; in Brasse,3li.12s.; one IronPott, 12s.; one Fouleing peece, 15s.; in Puter, 1;I. 18s.; oneCase ofBottles, 5s.; A Parcell of Bookes, 2li. 12s. 6d.; two Chests,11s; fiueCushings, 7s.; in Iron tooles, 1li. 14s.; in milke vessell, 9s.6d.; a paireof Bellowes, 6d.; a stoole, a Box and a Dreaping Pan, 10s.; onedwellinghouse, 10li.; one Barne, 5 li.; broken up land, meadows &Commons, 14li.; inCorne and hay, 8li.; in Cattle, 22li.10s.; in Swine, 1li.10s.;in Linen, 3li.15s.; three Temess, 3s.; one fethaer bed wt. boulsters & otherbedding, 4li.5s.; a Churne and Iron Pott wt. some Puter, and two wheeles,17s.; total106li.8s.10d.Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol 1, leaf 98For explanation of the order given by the court Oct 27 1648, inanswer to apetition received of Edney Bayly, widow of Rowley, and finaldeterminationof the case, it is ordered May 3 1649, that the 46li. given byWm. Halsteedto her sone, Joseph Bayly, by Richard Bayly, deceased, remain inthe handsof Ezekiell Northin, her present husband, until he shall betwenty one, andthen so much be paid him as the will of Wm Halsteed appoints;that Joseph'sportion out of his father's estates shall be 41li., which is twothirds ofthe estate, and shall also remain in the hands of EzekielNorthin until hisis fourteen years. Ezekiel Northin to give security to the nextIpswichcourt. Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol 3 page 148Joseph Bayly of Rwoley acknowledges the receipt from EzekiellNorthend ofRowley, his father-in-law, of "all my whole portion given me bythe will ofmy ffather Richard Bayly which portion was ordered by theGenerall Court &apoynted to be forty one pound or there abouts which was twotird of theestate, and alsoe of a legasie of nyne pounds foure shillings,given by myunckle william Halsted, also all rents of my whole portion andof theaforesayed legasie since I was of the age of forteene years."Dated Nov 14,1667. Witness: Phillip Nellson, Elizabeth Nellson, ffrancisTildisleg.Ipswich Deeds, vol 3 page 78