Bailey Fisher was born in Accomac Co VA about 1740. His father, John Fisher, died in 1743 when Bailey was still a child. In 1756, Bayley and Spencer Fisher, “both orphans of John Fisher, were bound to James Johnson to learn the trade of brick-layer.”
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2477 Accomack Co VA, Order Books, 1663 to 18002478Orders 1753-1763 p. 152 & 155 - 28 Sep 1756. Bayly Fisher and Spencer Fisher, orphans of John, to be bound to James Johnson to learn the trade of bricklaying.
p. 262 - 27 Sept. 1758. Ordered that Wm. Beavans, Solomon Bird and Nathaniel Bird Audit & Settle Elizabeth Fisher's Account of her Guardianship on the Estate of Spencer Fisher, Barby (Bayly?) and Solomon Fisher and make return thereof to the next Court.
p. 299 - 30 July 1759. An Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Elizabeth Fisher deceased being returned is Admitted to Record. Also records of her Guardianship of Spencer Fisher, of Barly Fisher and Solomon Fisher Orphans being returned is admitted to Record.
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It is not known exactly when Bailey Fisher went to Duplin Co NC, but he appears in the Duplin Co records with a deed dated 1771. He is found on several early tax lists in Duplin and Sampson Co (1780, 1783, 1784)
Bailey Fisher is listed in the
1790 Sampson Co NC census, head of a family consisting of himself, two free white males under 16, two free white females, and one slave. Also listed in Sampson Co NC are Southy Fisher and Elijah Fisher.
Bailey Fisher is listed in the
1800 Sampson Co NC census, head of a family consisting of one male 10-15, one male over 45 (presumably Bailey), one female over 45, and two slaves. Also listed is Southy Fisher.
He was likely a brother of Southy Fisher and he is tentatively assigned as the father of Elijah Fisher and Penelope “Penny Fisher”.
Mrs. Smith recounts the following family in her chapter:
2477John Fisher d. 1639/40
Phillip Fisher
Phillip Fisher d 1708/09
John Fisher d. 1743 (he had a brother named Baily)
Bayley and Spencer Fisher, brothers, b ca 1740
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HALL, Nathan, Captain, NC Militia
2479Captain Hall is listed on 1779 roster of James Kenan. He is listed in the pension application of Thomas Bullard. Nathan witnessed a deed in Duplin in 1769. Nathan Hall sold 200 acres in 1782 to
Bailey Fisher. Nathan is listed in Sampson Co. for the 1810 census. This soldier was born about 1740. This soldier received two pay vouchers.
Accomac Shire was established in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia. The shire's name comes from the Native American word Accawmack, meaning "on the other side". In 1642 the name was changed to Northampton by the British, to eliminate "heathen" names in the New World. Northampton was split into two counties in 1663. The northern section assumed the original Accomac name, the southern, Northampton. In 1670, the Virginia Colony's Royal Governor William Berkeley abolished Accomac County, but the Virginia General Assembly re-created it in 1671. The very first Sheriff in the United States, William Stone, was appointed to serve Accomack County in 1634.
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