| Field |
Value |
Source |
| Full Name |
Mary Bailey (also Bayly, Bayley, Bailie, Baile) |
Adventurers of Purse and Person |
| Born |
~1609, possibly Jamestown Island, Virginia |
Inferred from orphan grant date |
| Died |
Before 1 Aug 1643, Hogg Island, Surry County, Virginia |
Adventurers of Purse and Person; Patent Bk. 1, p. 880 |
| Father |
John Bailey of Hog Island |
Patent records: "sole daughter and heire of John Bayly of the said Island" |
| Guardians |
Robert Evers and Richard Bailey (Bailey's surrogate: Edward Grindon) |
Adventurers of Purse and Person |
| Husband |
Randolph Holt I (~1607-bef. 1643) |
m. ~1629 |
| Son |
Randall Holt Jr. (c.1629-1679) |
|
Land Inheritance
| Date |
Description |
Source |
| 20 Feb 1619/20 |
Granted 490-500 acres on Hogg Island as orphan of John Bailey: "being expressly granted to the said Mary Bayly by the name of Mary Bayly, Orphan" |
Patent Bk. 2, p. 240; Adventurers of Purse and Person |
| Various |
Acreage on eastern end of Jamestown Island, also inherited from father |
Adventurers of Purse and Person |
Biography
Mary Bailey was the daughter and sole heir of John Bailey of Hog Island. She inherited his acreage on the eastern end of Jamestown Island sometime before February 20, 1620, and also inherited 490 to 500 acres on Hog Island. As an underage orphan, her guardians Robert Evers and Richard Bailey (with Bailey's surrogate Edward Grindon) generated income on her behalf by placing her real estate in the hands of tenants. Robert Evers at times personally occupied one of Mary's tracts on Jamestown Island. In September 1628, a tenant named Elmer Philips (Phillips) was living on her other parcel. In 1626, Sir George Yeardley commenced renting Mary's Hog Island property.
Around 1629, Mary married Randall Holt (Howlett) I. The household resided on her property at Hog Island. She died before August 1, 1643, at which time a patent for 710 acres was issued to her son Randall Holt Jr. as "sonn and Lawfull heire of Mary Bayley, sole daughter and heire of John Bayly of the said Island," with 490 acres "being expressly granted to the said Mary Bayly by the name of Mary Bayly, Orphan."
Document Sources
| Document |
Type |
Status |
| Adventurers of Purse and Person, 4th ed., vol. II |
Published scholarly compilation |
Consulted |
| Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635, p. 398 |
Published immigration records |
Consulted |
| Virginia Land Patent Book 1, p. 880 (repatented 6 Aug 1650, 1,022 acres) |
Land patent |
Referenced in Adventurers |
| Virginia Land Patent Book 2, p. 240 (orphan grant, 20 Feb 1619/20) |
Land patent |
Referenced in Adventurers |
