Posted By:	Rick Bushong
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	Subject:	Delhi families of Jacob Bailey and Bathsheba Brush, around 1794
	Post Date:	August 04, 2010 at 10:33:05
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	Forum:	Delaware County, NY Genealogy Forum
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HMG's inquiry From a 1903 DAR Magazine inquiry, trying to establish service in the Revolutionary War. No response is found..... Jacob Bailey of Long Island. He was a tanner and furnished leather for the soldiers. His wife was Bathsheba Brush. They moved to Delaware Co., N. Y. Their children were: 1: Hannah, married . Beardsley 2: John, married Hannah Brush 3: Freelove, married William Teed 4: Phebe, married Amos Woolsey 5: Doshea, married Benjamin Barlow 6: Polly, married Aaron Gregory 7: Nancy, married John Briggs —H. M. G. Source: Daughters of the American Revolution magazine Published:1903, Volumes 23-24, an inquiry, page 151. This early list is obviously taken from an old family Bible or family records. The author of the "Inquiry" - HMG- is undoubtedly Helen Martha Gregory b 1859 d 1927, daughter of James Orlando Gregory and great granddaughter of Jacob Bailey. Helen was a College Professor and High School history teacher for many years and a noted member of the DAR*. The accuracy, is undeniable, as six out of the seven children are proven independently, with the correct spouses and descendants. *Helen's Great grandfather, Abijah Gregory (b 1757 - d 1806) served in the Revolution as a private. These families pretty much all began in Delhi, NY. As they move there around 1794. Much more about them at.... http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bushongbeardsley