William Bailey became a resident of Newport, Rhode Island soon after its settlement. He married Grace Parsons and they had six children. Tradition holds that William was a weaver of silk ribbon. He died before July, 1670. Descendants listed lived in Rhode Island, Ohio, Connecticut, and elsewhere.

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Richard Bailey, baptized 21 August 1614, at Bradford parish, York, England, son of Godfrey Bailey. He brought with him to Rowley, Massachusetts, his wife Edna Halsted, born in Halifax parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. They settled in Rowley in the early 1640's where he was one of a company that setup the first cloth mill in America. He died young, in 1647 leaving his widow with one child a son named Joseph Bailey. Edna married Ezekiel Northend, born 10 February 1621, on December 1, 1648. Edna died after her second husband on 3 February 1705-6 at Rowley. Descendants and relatives lived in California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York and elsewhere.

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