Abraham BAILEY
Lived on 21 acres crossing Mirey Run. Land received 5 March 1747/1748
A corporal in Captain James gunn's Company during the French and Indian War. Served in the American Revolution from Charlotte Company - 1784 a resident of Mecklenburg Company
1761 a constable of Henrico County
1786 wrote his will and died in Henrico County.
Cumberland Will Book 1 - Pg. 335 - Cumberland County, Sct. To all to whom it may concern, know that I, Temperance Ballow, widow of Charles Ballow, late of the said County, deceased, do declare that I will not accept the legacies to me given by my said husband by his will, and I do renounce all benefit which I might claim by such will. - Signed 25 January 1768 - Temperance Ballow Witnesses: Fran's Amose, Simon Rowland, G. Carrington, Jr., The above declaration was proved by George Carrington Jr., a witness thereto, and on the motion of the said Temperance Ballow, ordered to be recorded on 22 February 1768.
He married Temperance Cocke 1719 . Temperance Cocke was born at Henrico, Virginia 1698 daughter of William Cocke and Sarah Perrin .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Henry Bailey
born Abt 1721.
Bailey
born Abt 1723.
Joseph Bailey
born 1725.
Roger Cock Bailey
born Abt 1727.
Abraham Bailey
born 1736.
Peter Bailey
born Abt 1737.
Blocked
Temperance Bailey
born 14 Jun 1739.
Thomas Cocke Bailey
born 1740.
Abraham Bailey died 1774 at Virginia .
Temperance Cocke died 1770/85 at Henrico, Virginia .