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Comfort Bailey

Female 1763 - 1841  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Comfort Bailey was born 14 May 1763 (daughter of William BAILEY, Jr. and Phebe OLIN); died 2 Dec 1841; was buried , Historical Cemetery 27, Burnt Sawmill Rd., West Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    Comfort and her sister Barbary married two half brothers, Reuben and Carmi Whitford.

    Comfort married Reuben Whitford 9 Apr 1795, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Reuben (son of Nicholas WHITFORD and Mary Jenkins) was born 16 Jun 1748, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 12 Aug 1831; was buried , Historical Cemetery 27, Burnt Sawmill Rd., West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. William Bailey Whitford was born 20 May 1796, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 15 Sep 1883; was buried , Simeon Whitford Lot, Burnt Sawmill Rd., WEst Greenwich, RI.
    2. Mary Whitford was born 23 Sep 1800, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 29 Mar 1878, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William BAILEY, Jr. was born 28 Apr 1739, East Greenwich, RI (son of William BAILEY and Rebecka STRAIGHT); died 29 Jun 1813, East Greenwich, RI.

    William married Phebe OLIN 19 Jun 1760, East Greenwich, RI. Phebe (daughter of John OLIN, II and Susannah PEIRCE) was born 9 Nov 1735; died Abt 1808. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Phebe OLIN was born 9 Nov 1735 (daughter of John OLIN, II and Susannah PEIRCE); died Abt 1808.

    Notes:

    William & Phebe were married by Thomas Shippee, Justice.

    Children:
    1. Jeremiah Bailey was born 2 Mar 1761.
    2. 1. Comfort Bailey was born 14 May 1763; died 2 Dec 1841; was buried , Historical Cemetery 27, Burnt Sawmill Rd., West Greenwich, RI.
    3. Barbary BAILEY was born 16 Sep 1765, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 19 Dec 1846, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Maple Root Cemetery, Harkney Hill Rd., Coventry, RI.
    4. Caleb Bailey was born 8 Jun 1768.
    5. Gideon Bailey was born 27 Dec 1770.
    6. Susannah Bailey was born 29 Aug 1773; died 16 Jun 1844; was buried , Job Card Lot, Tillinghast Rd., East Greenwich, RI.
    7. Phebe Bailey was born 31 Jan 1780; died 10 Feb 1858.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William BAILEY was born 29 Apr 1696, Newport, RI (son of Hugh BAILEY and Anna Unknown).

    Notes:

    William Bailey was made freeman of East Greenwich on 2 May 1721.

    William married Rebecka STRAIGHT Abt 1719. Rebecka (daughter of Henry STRAIGHT, Jr. and Hannah UNKNOWN) was born 27 Apr 1700. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rebecka STRAIGHT was born 27 Apr 1700 (daughter of Henry STRAIGHT, Jr. and Hannah UNKNOWN).

    Notes:

    Her father's will gives her name as Rebeckah. The book "Records of the Bailey Family" gives her date of birth as 27 Jan 1700.

    Children:
    1. Caleb Bailey was born 7 Sep 1720, East Greenwich, RI; died Jun 1803; was buried , West Greenwich, RI.
    2. Mary Bailey was born 21 May 1723, East Greenwich, RI.
    3. Thomas Bailey was born 13 May 1726, East Greenwich, RI; died 31 Dec 1780.
    4. Ruth Bailey was born 23 Jun 1729, East Greenwich, RI.
    5. Amy Bailey was born 24 Jun 1734, East Greenwich, RI.
    6. 2. William BAILEY, Jr. was born 28 Apr 1739, East Greenwich, RI; died 29 Jun 1813, East Greenwich, RI.
    7. Comfort Bailey was born 12 Nov 1743, East Greenwich, RI.

  3. 6.  John OLIN, II was born Between 1710 and 1712, East Greenwich, RI (son of John OLIN, I and Susannah SPENCER); died 24 Sep 1797, Shaftsbury, VT.

    John married Susannah PEIRCE 8 Dec 1734, East Greenwich, RI. Susannah (daughter of Jeremiah PEIRCE and Abigail LONG) was born 8 Apr 1708; died Feb 1802. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susannah PEIRCE was born 8 Apr 1708 (daughter of Jeremiah PEIRCE and Abigail LONG); died Feb 1802.

    Notes:

    Elsewhere her birthdate is given as 8 Dec 1708.

    Children:
    1. 3. Phebe OLIN was born 9 Nov 1735; died Abt 1808.
    2. Jonathan Olin was born 17 Jun 1737.
    3. John (1) Olin was born 1739.
    4. John Olin, III was born 17 Sep 1741.
    5. Gideon Olin was born 22 Oct 1743.
    6. Giles Olin was born 23 Mar 1744/45.
    7. Barbara Olin was born 4 Sep 1748.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Hugh BAILEY was born Abt 1663, Little Compton, RI (son of William BAILEY, II and Grace PARSONS); died 3 Aug 1724, East Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    Hugh Bailey was made a freeman of the Colony at Newport 2 May 1702. He came to East Greenwich from Newport sometime between 1696 and 1702. It has been reported that all of his children were by his first wife, Anna. His second wife was named Abigail Williams. However, the town records in East Greenwich suggest that he may have had a second wife named Ann, because while the birth entry for William says "eldest son of Hugh and Anna," the entry for Samuel says "eldest son of Hugh and Ann." The seven-year gap between the first two sons may allow for this possibility, also. Information on his family can be found in "The History of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1677-1960, With Related Genealogy" by Martha R. McPartland, p. 264; and in "Records of the Bailey Family" by Hannah C. (Bailey) Hopkins.

    Hugh married Anna Unknown Between 1687 and 1695. Anna was born Abt 1667, Rhode Island; died 5 Feb 1720/21. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Unknown was born Abt 1667, Rhode Island; died 5 Feb 1720/21.

    Notes:

    One family historian says her surname is Babcock. See notes for her husband Hugh Bailey.

    Children:
    1. 4. William BAILEY was born 29 Apr 1696, Newport, RI.
    2. Samuel Bailey was born 11 Jul 1703, East Greenwich, RI.
    3. Joseph Bailey was born 2 Mar 1705/06, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    4. Hannah Bailey was born 9 Jan 1707/08, East Greenwich, RI.
    5. Sarah Bailey was born 27 Feb 1709/10, East Greenwich, RI.
    6. John Bailey was born 6 Jan 1711/12, East Greenwich, RI; died 27 Sep 1756.
    7. Jeremiah Bailey was born 21 Sep 1714, East Greenwich, RI.
    8. Anna Bailey was born 21 Jan 1716/17, East Greenwich, RI.

  3. 10.  Henry STRAIGHT, Jr. was born Abt 1675, Portsmouth, RI (son of Henry STRAIGHT and Unknown WIFE); died Oct 1732, East Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    See East Greenwich will dated 5 Oct 1732, proved 4 Nov 1732. This names these sons and daughters. There were two younger children, Henry and Rebeckah, who died in early infancy. Subsequent children received the same names.

    I have estimated his birth year, pending further research.

    He probably married second to Mary Webb at Warwick, 1 Aug 1725. In this ceremony, Mary was wearing "only a shift," signifying that this was a "shift marriage" in which the woman's new spouse was protected from debts of her previous marriage because he could be held responsible only for what she held on her person.

    Henry married Hannah UNKNOWN 13 Feb 1696/97, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Hannah died Between 1714 - 1725. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah UNKNOWN died Between 1714 - 1725.

    Notes:

    It has been suggested by one family historian that she was Hannah Tolman.

    Children:
    1. 5. Rebecka STRAIGHT was born 27 Apr 1700.
    2. Elizabeth Straight was born Abt 1702.
    3. Hannah Straight was born Abt 1704.
    4. Samuel Straight was born Abt 1706.
    5. John Straight was born Abt 1707; died Abt 1760.
    6. Thomas Straight was born Abt 1708.
    7. Joseph Straight was born Abt 1710.
    8. Mary Straight was born Abt 1711.
    9. Sarah Straight was born Abt 1712.
    10. Abigail Straight was born Abt 1714.

  5. 12.  John OLIN, I was born Abt 1680, Bedfordshire, England; died 28 Mar 1742, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    It has been said that John Olin came to America at age 14. He most likely landed at Providence around 1694.

    John & Susannah were married in 1708 at East Greenwich, and that is where their four known children were born. In 1725 they moved to North Kingstown, where they had bought 22 1/2 acres from Aaron & Mary Davis. John had been a "freeman" at East Greenwich, but in North Kingstown he was a landowning "yeoman."

    John died at age 62 on his farm at North Kingstown, which had been deeded in 1741 to his daughter Eleanor and her husband Benjamin Carpenter. Although no one has discovered the location of John's & Susannah's burial site, probably their graves are on the old farm at North Kingstown.

    (source: Three Hundred Years of Joseph Olin and His Descendants, Vol. II, pp. 19 - 24)

    John married Susannah SPENCER 4 Oct 1708, East Greenwich, RI. Susannah (daughter of Michall SPENCER and Rebeccah SWEETMAN) was born 6 Apr 1680, Cambridge, MA; died Abt 1743, East Greenwich, RI or Cambridge, MA. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Susannah SPENCER was born 6 Apr 1680, Cambridge, MA (daughter of Michall SPENCER and Rebeccah SWEETMAN); died Abt 1743, East Greenwich, RI or Cambridge, MA.

    Notes:

    Elsewhere her date of birth has been noted as 13 March 1697/98.

    Children:
    1. Joseph Olin was born 29 Aug 1710, East Greenwich, RI; died 30 Oct 1760.
    2. 6. John OLIN, II was born Between 1710 and 1712, East Greenwich, RI; died 24 Sep 1797, Shaftsbury, VT.
    3. Henry Olin, Sr. was born Between 1719 and 1720, East Greenwich, RI; died Between 1810 and 1812.
    4. Eleanor Olin was born 1721, East Greenwich, RI; died 1797.

  7. 14.  Jeremiah PEIRCE was born 22 Feb 1677/78 (son of Giles PEIRCE and Elizabeth HALL); died 21 Apr 1754, East Greenwich, RI.

    Jeremiah — Abigail LONG. Abigail was born Abt 1680; died 28 Apr 1774, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Abigail LONG was born Abt 1680; died 28 Apr 1774, East Greenwich, RI.
    Children:
    1. Giles Peirce was born 24 Aug 1701; died Bef 20 Jun 1765.
    2. Phillip Peirce was born 9 Mar 1702/03.
    3. Elizabeth Peirce was born 6 Feb 1705/06.
    4. 7. Susannah PEIRCE was born 8 Apr 1708; died Feb 1802.
    5. Jeremiah Peirce was born 18 Feb 1710/11.
    6. John Peirce was born Abt 1712.