Philip BAILEY^[1]

- 1834

• Name	Philip BAILEY
  Gender	Male
  REVW	1775 - 1783  [2]
  	Philip's 1834 obituary states that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
  War of 1812 service (1812 - 1815)	1814  [3]
  	Philip, also, served in the military during the War of 1812 for one month in 1814. He served in the same regiment and company as did his son Edmund.
  Will	19 Nov 1833	Sussex Co, VA   [4]
  	Philip's will appointed his "two sons Edmund Baily & George W. Baily" as executors. He signed his will on 19 November 1833. His signature and seal were witnessed by Richard B. Grigg and Seymore Northcross.
  Death	21 Sep 1834	Sussex Co, VA   [2]
  	Philip died after a brief illness on 21 September 1834 at his Sussex County, Virginia home. He was 71 years old.
  Will proved	2 Oct 1834	Sussex Co, VA   [4]
  	At a Court held for Sussex County, Virginia on 2 October 1834, Philip's will was proved by the oaths of Richard B. Grigg and Seymore Northcross, the two subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded.
  Person ID	I25783	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry BAILEY   d. c. 1800
  Mother	Wilmoth (UNKNOWN)   d. Aft 26 Sep 1796
  Family ID	F1010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Amy WHITEHORN   d. Before Dec 1793
  Notes	The 1780 Tithabel List for Sussex County, Virginia charges Philip Bailey as taxable for only himself. John Whitehorn's will, probated 19 October 1780, left a slave, Jim, to his daughter Ann/Amy Bailey. The 1782 Tithable List for Sussex County, Virginia charges Philip Bailey as taxable for himself and the slave, Jim.
  Children	1. Edmund BAILEY,   b. 7 Jan 1779   d. 5 Apr 1847, Sussex Co, VA (Age 68 years)   2. George W. BAILEY   d. Before Jun 1850   3. John BAILEY   4. Nancy BAILEY   5. Henry BAILEY   d. Between Nov 1833 - Jan 1835   6. Lucy BAILEY   7. Patsy BAILEY   d. Bef 19 Nov 1833
  Family ID	F1009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth MEGLAMRE   d. 31 Aug 1833
  Marriage	2 Jan 1794	Sussex Co, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married in Sussex County, Virginia by Rev. William Brown, Baptist minister on 2 January 1794.
  Children	1. Zebedee BAILEY,   b. 9 Feb 1803, Sussex Co, VA d. 8 Aug 1864, , Hardeman Co, TN (Age 61 years)   2. Zadock BAILEY   3. Zilpah M. BAILEY,   b. 1804   4. Elizabeth BAILEY,   b. 1807   5. Zerish BAILEY   d. Nov 1833   6. Martha M. BAILEY,   b. 11 Jan 1811, Sussex Co, VA d. 18 Jul 1892, Haywood Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4100] Henry Bailey will (1800), Greensville Co, VA Will Book 1, pp. 411 - 412. [S4019] Philip Bailey obituary, Religious Herald. (Richmond, VA) 10 October 1834. [S4020] P.F. Tuck, compiler, Tuck, "Bailey family genealogical notes"., Accession no. 25584.. [S404] Philip Bailey will (1834), Sussex Co, VA Will Book M, p. 152. [S363] Catherine Lindsay Knorr, compiler, Knorr, Marriages of Sussex County Virginia 1754 - 1810, ((1952, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1982)), p. 4., ISBN 089308-257-0.