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Descendants of William Dailey

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ DAILEY (Source: Jim Hughes.) was born Abt. 1748 in Ireland (Source: Jim Hughes.), and died 1840 in Davie, Rowan County, NC?. He married MARY PALMER (Source: Jim Hughes.) Bef. 1771 in New Jersey (Source: Palmer, Bowby record), daughter of EDMOND PALMER and HANNA BOWLBY. She was born 1754 in Hopewell, Hunterdon CO., New Jersey (Source: Jim Hughes.), and died November 14, 1819 in Rowan County, North Carolina (Source: Jim Hughes.).

Notes for WILLIAM DAILEY:

William came from Ireland to America and settled in New Jersey before the Revolutionary War.
Two of his sons, Charles and James went to North Carolina and from there to Washington County, Indiana where they both reared large families. This information is directly from John R. Daily's "Pilgrimage of a Stranger."
Harvey Sheppard's notes say that William and Mary Palmer Dailey moved to the "Jersey
Settlement on the Yadkin River in North Carolina early in the 1780's."
James C. Hughes wrote: "William Dailey came to America with his older brother, Charles, before the Revolutionary War of 1767 from, I believe, Northern Ireland. William was probably 10 - 15 years old. They apparently lived in New Jersey near Philadelphia, PA. There, William married Mary Palmer. William and Mary settled in Davidson County, NC (which is central near Lexington) - see Land Grant #2760 Book #17 p588. May 4, 1800 Rowan County N.C. entered May 5, 1794. Rowan County is
adjacent to Davidson County. Then James Dailey (son of William and Mary) with brother Charles moved
to Washington County in southern Indiana, where Peter was born to James and Elizabeth Dailey. Peter's name is now spelled Daily (without the e.) He married Zelia Nettie Gray in 1842. She was born in Washington County, Indiana and her parents were from Connecticut. Peter and Zelia had a son Wiley in 1843 and moved to Missouri. They returned to Clinton County, IN where John R. Daily was born to them in 1854. The Daileys settled in the Jersey Settlement, which is now Davidson County, NC area. They lived on the waters of Lick Creek, probably between 1st Creek and Flat Swamp. The State Grant #2670 at 30 shillings the 100 acres to William Dailey, 100 acres on Flat Swamp and Buck Branch next to Leonard Smith and John Conger. (Book 17, p. 588 - May 4, 1800) Rowan County, NC entered March 5, 1794. This land later sold by Charles Dailey's son, Edmund Dailey. The land may have been given him by his grandfather, William Dailey. It sold (Record Book 23, p. 692, Feb. 8, 1816) to James and Joseph Cerick. Wit: John Dar & Thomas Holmes. This information was obtained from "Bowlby-Palmer-Dailey-Todd History" by June Barekman and "Pilgrimage of a Stranger 1901."
Denise Trued: "It is thought William and his older brother Charles landed in PA but as yet we
have found no record." "Mary Palmer was mentioned in her father's will of 1779 and was mentioned as
being the wife of Wm. Daily. On March 5, 1794 William entered land of 100 acres in the Jersey
Settlement of NC, which is now Davidson, NC. Mary Palmer Daily's will was found in the McCubbins
Collection of Rowan CO., NC and probated in February 1820 and mentions Alexander Stephen's as the
husband of her daughter Mary." "Mary Palmer's mother was Hannah Bowlby. ("Our Bowlby Kin by
June Barekman and Raymond Bowlby" a good source - also "History of Edmund Etchison - Revolutionary Soldier of NC and his Descendants.")

From email information from Bonnie Rumples dated May 13, 2000 -
1790 Rowan County, North Carolina Federal Census: 1=free white males 16 & up including head ofhousehold; 2=free white males under 16; 3=free white females; 4=other free persons; 5=slaves "Dailey, Lawrence 1 0 0 0 0 415"
"Daily, William 1 3 4 0 0 2021"
"Palmer, Edmond 3 1 3 0 0 1977"

From "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C. - Bowlby, Palmer, Dailey, Todd, Stevens" by June B. Barekman, Genealogist: "1820 Census of Rowan County, North Car.:
      3 males under 10, 3 males 10 - 16, 1 male 26 - 45
      1 female under 10, 1 female 26 - 45"

1820 Census list of North Carolina lists:
Alson Dailey 330010 10010 0 Rowan Co., NC
Enoch Dailey 00100 00100 0 Camden Co., NC
John Dailey 420010 20010 0 Rowan Co., NC
Angelia Daily 00100 00101 0 Rutherford Co., NC
Polly Daily 320000 30010 1 Lincoln Co., NC
Edmond Daily 140201 41010 0 Buncombe Co., NC
John D. Dayley 410010 11000 13 slaves Lenoir, NC

From "Our Bowlby Kin Vol. 1" by June Barekman: "William Dailey came from Ireland as a young lad with his older brother, Charles Dailey. The possibility exists these Daileys lived near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later moved to New Jersey. We find Mary Dailey listed in her grandfather, John Bowlby's will of 1779, New Jersey. Mary (Palmer) Dailey left a will found in the McGubbins Collection of Rowan County, North Carolina as follows: "The will of Mary Dealy who died 14 November 1819 was unwritten, but on 21 November 1819, James Briggs and Hannah Briggs say that she left John Dealy a purse with $1.44, a small pot, a sheep, a bell which are at the house of Alexander Stephens and left the balance to Alexander Stephens and his wife Mary. Probated in February 1820." The non-cupative will of Mary Dailey is proved by James and Hannah Briggs.
"The Daileys settled in the Jersey Settlement, which is now in Davidson County, North Carolina area. They lived on the waters of Lick Creek, and probably between 1st Creek and Flat Swamp. The State Grants #2670 at 30 shillings the 100 acres to William Dailey, 100 acres on Flat Swamp and Buck Branch next to Leonard Smith and John Conger. (Book 17, p. 588 - May 4, 1800) Rowan County, N.C., entered March 5, 1794. This land is later sold by Charles Dailey's son, Edmund Dailey. The land may have been given him by his Grandfather, William Dailey. (Record Book 23, page 692, 8 February 1816.) to James and Joseph Cerick. Wit: John Darr & Thomas Holmes.
Also From "Our Bowlby Kin Vol. 1" by June Barekman: "From Census records - materials found in court house records - The McCubbins Files, and researchers in the Rowan-Davie-Davidson Counties, N.C. areas we are able to determine some of the children of William Dailey and his wife, Mary Palmer. Lawrence, Charles, James, William, John, Mary."
Denise Trued stated that "Mary Palmer Daily's will was found in the McCubbins Col and probated in Feb. 1820 and mentions Alexander Stephen's as the husband of her daughter Mary."

The "Palmer, Bowlby Record" has Mary & William married in Davie, NC.
June Barekman in an unrecorded source wrote that Wm. died in Mansfield Woodhouse.

The following was sent by Fred Daily from Cindy Danison. (There is nothing to prove it was our William Dailey; however, it is too good a story to lose so am including it as a happening of the times:) From the Virginia Gazette, March 26th, 1767 - "Run away from the sibscriber (sp), in Northumberland county, two Irish convict servants named William and Hannah Daylies, tinkers by trade, of which the woman is extremely good; they had a note of leave to go out and work in Richmond county and Hobb's Hole, the money to be paid to Job Thomas, in said county; soon after I heard they were run away. The man wore a light coloured coarse cloth frock coat, a blue stripped satin jacket, and plaid one, a pair of leather breeches, a pair of russia drill white stockings, a little brown bog wig, and his hat cocked up very sharp. He is about 5 feet 8 inches high, of a sandy complexion, and freckled; is a well made fellow, somewhat bow legged. The woman had on an old stuff gown and a light coloured petticoat, and under petticoat of cotton with a blue selvedge at the bottom, and a blue striped satin gown, the same with his jacket, two shirts, with very short ruffles, and white thread stockings. They had a complete set of tinkers tools. They were seen to have two English guineas and a good deal of silver, and said in Essex county they lived in Agusta, and inquired the road that way. Whoever will apprehend both or eather (sp) of said servants, brings them to me, shall have 5 pounds reward for each, and reasonable travelling chares allowed by William Tate."

Bonnie Rumples has a William N. Dealy who lived in Rowan County, N.C. and in the same area and same time as William & Mary Palmer Dailey. The name John Conger is listed in both land documented land purchases. From an email by Bonnie Rumples dated July 29, 2000: "And the name John Conger may just be coincidental, but I've seen a doucment from Monoghan Ireland that shows a platte map and speaks of the widow Beggin living in the neighborhhod with John Conger and William either Dealy or Daily." Her message included a forwarded message from John Edward Dealy stating information about land grant #2675, issued 24 May 1800, etry #172, entered 25 June 1794 in Rowan County, name Dealy, William 100 acres, Book 108, page 24, location on Buck Branch Waters of Flat Swamp. Handwritten witness signatures look like Stephen Cole and Edmund Dealy. " All three places that they wrote the name it was spelled "Dealy.'"

Notes for MARY PALMER:
Material from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Mary Palmer was born Dec. 23, 1757 in North Petherton, Somerset, England.

Fred Daily found this site on the Internet with the following information: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=videoman&id=I16850
ID: I16850
Name: William DAILEY Marriage 1 Mary PALMER b: 23 Dec 1757 in North Petherton, Somerset, England Married: 1780 in Davie , NC. I contacted the author and he didn't know what source it came from.


Children of WILLIAM DAILEY and MARY PALMER are:

LAWRENCE² DAILEY (Source: Jim Hughes.), b. Abt. 1771, Sussex, New Jersey (Source: jim Hughes); d. Unknown.

Notes for LAWRENCE DAILEY:
From "Our Bowlby Kin Vol. 1" by June Barekman: "b. ca 1771. Found in the 1790 census of Rowan County, N.C. May prove to be in Fayette County, Kentucky in the 1820's."

2.	ii.	CHARLES DAILEY, SR., b. August 11, 1773, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. March 30, 1864, Franklin Twp., Washington County, Salem, Indiana.
3.	iii.	EDMUND DAILEY, b. December 14, 1774, Rowan County, NC; d. Unknown, 40 miles from Hamilton, Ohio.
	iv.	ALSON DAILEY (Source: Jim Hughes.), b. Abt. 1775, Sussex, New Jersey (Source: jim Hughes); d. Unknown.

Notes for ALSON DAILEY:
From "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C. - Bowlby, Palmer, Dailey, Todd, Stevens" by June B. Barekman, Genealogist: "son of William Dailey and Mary Palmer, is not listed until the 1820 Census of Rowan County, North Car.
3 males under 10, 3 males 10 - 16, 1 male 26 - 45
1 female under 10, 1 female 26 - 45
Not listed in the 1830 - 40 - 50 census of Rowan County, N.C. and no further records. He may have used another name."

4.	v.		MARY (POLLY) DAILEY, b. November 19, 1778, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. April 1844, Schuyler Co., IL.
	vi.		ANN S. DAILEY (Source: "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C.".), b. Abt. 1782, Rowan County, North Carolina (Source: jim Hughes); d. Unknown; m. JOHN SMEAD (Source: "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C.".), March 26, 1800, Rowen County, NC (Source: "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C.".); b. (Source: Denise Trued.); d. Unknown.

Notes for ANN S. DAILEY:
Denise Trued had the initial "S" in Ann's name.

vii.

RUHANNAH/ROWANNA DAILEY (Source: "Our Bowlby Kin - Vol. 1" by June Barekman.), b. Abt. 1784, Rowan County, North Carolina (Source: "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C.".); d. Unknown.

Notes for RUHANNAH/ROWANNA DAILEY:
Denise Trued has birth abt. 1781 and spelling of Ruhanna/Rowanna

5.	viii.		JAMES DAILEY, SR., b. Abt. 1785, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1853, Clinton County, Indiana.
	ix.		WILLIAM DAILEY (Source: "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C.".), b. 1786, Rowan County, North Carolina (Source: jim Hughes); d. Unknown; m. SARAH; d. Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM DAILEY:
Denise Trued has William born about 1778 and married to Elizabeth.

From "Our Bowlby Kin" by June Barekman: "probably died young."

	x.		LILLIAN DAILEY (Source: Jim Hughes.), b. 1797 (Source: jim Hughes); d. 1864 (Source: jim Hughes).
	xi.		JOHN DAILEY (Source: Jim Hughes.), b. May 02, 1800, Rowan County, North Carolina (Source: jim Hughes); d. Unknown; m. SUSANNAH WALKER (Source: The Church of Latter Day Saints Web Site.), December 28, 1826 (Source: The Church of Latter Day Saints Web Site.); b. March 22, 1798, Rutherford, North Carolina (Source: The Church of Latter Day Saints Web Site.); d. Unknown, Rutherford, North Carolina (Source: The Church of Latter Day Saints Web Site.).

Notes for JOHN DAILEY:
Denise Trued has John's birth about 1790.

From "Some New Jersey Families Found in Early Rowan County, N.C. - Bowlby, Palmer, Dailey, Todd, Stevens" by June B. Barekman, Genealogist: "John Dailey, born ca 1777. He is not listed in the 1790 - 1800 - 1810 census of Rowan Co., N.C. but is listed in the 1820 census of Rowan County, North Carolina as follows:
John Dailey: 4 males under 10 yrs., 2 males 10 - 16, 1 male 26 - 45
2 females under 10, 1 female 26 - 45
I have not been able to find this line. They must have left the area before 1830."

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