Display Patriot - P-106897 - Jacob BAILEY/BAYLEY Sr
Jacob BAILEY/BAYLEY Sr
SAR Patriot #:
P-106897
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: VT
Qualifying Service: Brigadier General / Patriotic Service
Birth: 19 Jul 1726 Newbury / Essex / MA Death: 01 Mar 1815 Newbury / Orange / VT
Qualifying Service Description:
Brigadier General of the Vermont Militia in 1776
In 1776 appointed Commissary General of the Continental Army's Northern Department.
Commanded a division at the Battle of Saratoga.
Delegate to the Continental Congress
Additional References:
Goodrich, John E, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Rev War, 1775 to 1783, Vermont. Rutland: The Tuttle Co, 1904, pg 818
Wells, Frederic P, History of Newbury, Vermont, fromt the discovery of the Coos country to present time. Vermont. St Johnsbury: The Caledonian Company, 1902, pg 433-437
There are two stones for the Patriot. The larger is boulder style shared with his wife, and dates from the late 19th, early 20th century
There is a VA military stone that dates from the 1920s. To the left of the boulder is an SAR stake marker. Next to the VA stone is a DAR marker
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
The cemetery is located 5 milesnorth of the town of Newbury on the east side of US Route 5
Author: Thomas Bailey Hagen
Jacob Bayley is a Revolutionary War Brigadier General from Vermont was born birth 19 July 1726 in West Newbury, Essex County, MA. From West Newbury served as a Captain with the British in the French and Indian War, later receiving promotion to Colonel. He settled his family in Newbury, Vermont in 1764. As one of the founders of the town, he continued public service as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace. In 1776 he was named to Vermont's Council of Safety and appointed Brigadier General of the Vermont Militia. That year he began work on the famed Bayley-Hazen Military Road to connect Newbury to St. Johns, Quebec. Later in 1776 Bayley was appointed Commissary General of the Continental Army's Northern Department. He was friendly with the St. Francis Indians, who provided him important intelligence on Burgoyne's army during its invasion. This enabled Bayley to keep Generals Schuyler and Gates informed about the size and movement of Burgoyne's force, which played a key role in Continental Army's victory at the Battle of Saratoga, where Bayley commanded a division. During and after the Revolution, Bayley continued his involvement with Vermont's government, by serving as Newbury Selectman and Town Meeting Moderator, Orange County Probate Judge, Chief Judge of the County Court, and member of the Governor's Council. He died in modest financial circumstances, never receiving compensation for the personal expenses he incurred in support of the Revolution. He died 1 Mar 1815. Family links: Spouse: Married at age 19 years to in 1745 to Prudence (Noyes) Bayley (1729 - 1809) Children: Joshua Bayley (1753 - 1841)Burial: Oxbow Cemetery, Newbury, Orange County, Vermont, USA
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