Benjamin Alexander BAILEY, Sr.^[1]

1796 - 1870  (74 years)

• Name	Benjamin Alexander BAILEY
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	26 Feb 1796  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	25 May 1867	Sussex Co, VA   [2]
  	Benjamin's will appointed his "Son-in-law Jas. F. Bailey" as executor. He signed his will on 25 May 1867. His signature and seal were witnessed by W.H. Basdarn and J.B. Jarratt.
  Death	5 Nov 1870	Sussex Co, VA   [3]
  	Benjamin died of "heart disease" in Sussex County, Virginia on 5 November 1870. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.
  Will proved	1 Dec 1870	Sussex Co, VA   [2]
  	At a Court held for Sussex County, Virginia on 1 December 1870, Benjamin's will was proved by the oaths of Wm. H. Basdarn and J.B. Jarratt, the two subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded.
  Person ID	I25859	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Britton BAILEY,   b. 4 Mar 1765, Virginia Colony d. Abt 1828 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Lucy ANDREWS,   b. 3 Oct 1771, Virginia Colony d. Abt 1845 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1789	Sussex Co, VA   [1, 4]
  	The couple was married on 5 February 1789 by the Rev. John Meglamore, a Baptist minister.
  Family ID	F1018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth HARRUP,   b. Abt 1795   d. Bef 1850 (Age < 54 years)
  Children	1. Louisa Blount BAILEY,   b. Abt 1816   d. Abt 1842 (Age 26 years)   2. Ann R. BAILEY,   b. c. 1817, Sussex Co, VA d. 12 Mar 1859, Sussex Co, VA (Age 42 years)   3. Clementine W. BAILEY,   b. 1823   4. Martha F. BAILEY,   b. 1828   d. 1864 (Age 36 years)   5. Georgianna BAILEY,   b. 22 Aug 1829   d. 15 Jun 1890 (Age 60 years)   6. Benjamin Alexander BAILEY, Jr.,   b. 1831   d. 26 Feb 1907 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Susan (UNKNOWN)   d. After May 1867
  Marriage	27 Jul 1851	Sussex Co, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married in Sussex County, Virginia by Thomas M. Newsom, Methodist minister, on 27 July 1851.
  Notes	Susan was the widow of James Seaborn at the time of this marriage.
  Family ID	F1062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1850, Greensville County, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S376] "Bailey family Bible record, 1765 - 1796", Accession no. 31069. [S409] Benjamin A. Bailey, Sr. will (1870). Sussex Co, VA Will Book S, p. 527 - 529. [S2206] Benj. A. Bailey death record (1870), Sussex Co, VA. [S363] Catherine Lindsay Knorr, compiler, Knorr, Marriages of Sussex County Virginia 1754 - 1810, ((1952, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1982)), ISBN 089308-257-0. p. 4. [S4039] Benjamin Bailey - Susan Seaborn, Sussex Co, VA minister's return (1851). .