John Adoniram BAILEY^[1]

1818 - 1864  (46 years)

• Name	John Adoniram BAILEY
  Birth	9 Mar 1818	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Will	12 Aug 1857	Sussex Co, VA   [3]
  	John's will appointed his wife, Mary A. Bailey, as executor. In the event that she was not able to obtain security, Dr. John R. Mason was to act as executor. He signed his will on 12 August 1857. His signature and seal were witnessed by R.H. Eldridge and J.R. Jones.
  Death	28 Dec 1864	Sussex Co, VA   [4, 5]
  	According to family stories, John was murdered while squirrel hunting during September 1864. He was found dead, shot in the back of the head and with his throat cut. The murder was never solved. John died in Sussex County, Virginia on 28 September 1864. He was 46 years old.
  Will Recorded	2 Nov 1865	Sussex Co, VA   [3]
  	At a Court held for Sussex County, Virginia on 2 November 1865, John's will was proved and ordered to be recorded.
  Person ID	I25895	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Edmund BAILEY,   b. 7 Jan 1779   d. 5 Apr 1847, Sussex Co, VA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Rebecca CLANTON,   b. 27 Feb 1785   d. 10 Aug 1846 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann ROBINSON,   b. c.1826, Virginia d. c.1888
  Marriage	10 Mar 1842	Greensville Co, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married in Greensville County, Virginia by Rev. Josiah Clanton Bailey, Baptist minister & brother of the groom, on 10 March 1842.
  Notes	Mary Ann was the widow of George Branscomb at the time of her marriage to John, having married him in February 1840. There were no children from that union.
  Children	1. Virginia V. BAILEY,   b. 15 Feb 1843, Virginia   2. Martha A. E. BAILEY,   b. 30 May 1845, Virginia   3. Louisa R. BAILEY,   b. 12 Jul 1846, Virginia   4. Elizabeth E. BAILEY,   b. c.1847, Virginia d. 1850   5. John Edmund BAILEY,   b. 11 Sep 1848, Virginia d. 3 Mar 1879 (Age 30 years)   6. Henry F. BAILEY,   b. c.1849, Virginia d. Between June 1850 - Aug 1860   7. Henry Sills BAILEY,   b. 4 Mar 1851, Virginia d. 25 Dec 1917 (Age 66 years)   8. Mary A. E. BAILEY,   b. 19 Feb 1853, Virginia   9. James Albert BAILEY,   b. 27 Feb 1855, Virginia   10. Quintus Adoniram R. BAILEY,   b. 8 Jun 1856, Virginia   11. Rosamund BAILEY,   b. 25 Feb 1858, Virginia
  Family ID	F1026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: August 1860, Sussex Co, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S380] "Bailey family Bible record, 1779 - 1866", Accession no. 22248.. [S2811] 1850 US Census / Bailey, John A. [S4001] John A. Bailey will (1865), Sussex Co, VA Will Book 8, p. 69. [S2963] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853 - 1917. FHL film no 2048586: John A. Bailey entry. [S4022] Charles Collier, Collier, Three Hundred Sixty Years Later 1618 -1978, ((2nd ed.; n.p.: n. pub., 1979)), p. 24. [S3268] John Adoniram Bailey - Mary Ann Robinson wedding announcement, The Religious Herald, (Richmond, VA) 22 Mar 1842.