"The Baileys of Baileytown", Norman Walter Bailey, 1945 Matilda Bailey (Edward,2 Edward1). This daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Bailey was born about 1809, in Baileytown. She married John Hager of Downe Township about 1828. John was a farmer in Baileytown, and that is where he and his wife lived for all of their lives. He and his family almost went undiscovered due to the old-time perverse habit of dropping the "H" from their names, and calling themselves "Ager". John died in October of 1859, and his will was probated on November 4, 1859. He probably felt death near, for the will had been made only since June 28th, that same year. I quote it in part below: I, John Ager of the Township of Downe ... give ... unto my beloved wife Matilda Ager ... the use and Income of all of my estate, Real & personal ... my son James ... Ten acres of Land ... including the new house, where he now lives ... to my son John ... all the remainder of my Lands ... including the house where I now live ... to my two Daughters Harriet Berry & Rebecca Robbins Twenty Five Dollars each ... I appoint my Loving Wife Executor of this my last will and Testament (Signed) John Ager It is not exactly certain when Matilda Hager died. In February of 1865 she sold some land to Beulah Sharp of Downe Township; and on December 1, 1867, she sold to John D. Herr of Baileytown a tract of land for the sum of one dollar! This is the last written record that we have of Matilda’s existence. She died about 1878. Children: 27. i. James, b. 1832. 28. ii. John, b. about 1834. 29. iii. Rebecca, b. 1836. 30. iv. Harriet, b. 1836, a twin of Rebecca. 29. Rebecca Hager (Matilda (Bailey) Hager,9 Edward,2 Edward 1). This twin of Harriet Hager was born in 1836, near Baileytown. She married John H. Robbins, son of John H. and Rachel (Trimell) Robbins, who was born in 1829, on July 31, 1853. John was an oysterman, and he and his family lived in Port Norris all of their lives. John died in 1866, and Rebecca remarried. Her second husband was Elmer Green, a widower. They married March 7, 1872. Elmer’s son, Samuel, by another marriage, married Maria Bailey, (39). Elmer was a farmer, and lived in Port Norris. Rebecca died in 1893, and was buried at Haleyville, next to her first husband. Children (by first husband): i. Ellsworth. He died young. ii. Walton. He, too, died young. iii. John H., Jr. He didn’t marry, but always lived in Port Norris. He died in 1930, aged 74. 87. iv. Jane, b. 1860. v. Sanford. He and his cousin, Howard Hager (83), were of the crew oh a boat which was in Chesapeake Bay during a terrible storm. The ship capsized, and all were lost. He was unmarried. vi. Samuel. He married a widow whose maiden name was Mary Bateman. Sam was the Constable at Port Norris. He and Mary had no children. (By second husband): vii. William. He died young. viii. Margaret. She died young. ix. Roland. He, too, died young. 88. x. Harry. 38. Susan Ann Bailey (Edward,12 Bagwell,8 Edward1). The third daughter of Edward and Maria (Stafford) Bailey was born in Baileytown on May 1, 1846. She married Benjamin Franklin Bateman, who was born in 1850, on August 13, 1869. Rev. W. C. Stockton performed the ceremony. Always known as Frank, he was a blacksmith, and lived with his family in Dragston. Susan died in 1919, and Franlc died ten years later, in 1929. Both were buried at Port Norris. Children: i. Margaret M., b. 1872. She married Isaac Fagan, who was born in 1868. They lived in Port Norris, where Isaac had a feed business until his death in 1943. His widow survives him. They had no children. ii. Carrie. She lives in Philadelphia, and is unmarried. iii. Fannie. She married Ralph Robbins, whom she later divorced. They had a son named Paul. Fannie is a nurse in Philadelphia today. iv. Walter, He is married, and is thought to have children. He is in the automobile business, and lives in Atlantic City. I have tried to contact each of these children of Susan Bateman, but I never could get more information than that which their relatives could give me. 61. Charles Hankins Bailey (Albert H.,18 Jonathan,4 Edward1). The second son of Albert and Eliza was born in 1836, near Baileytown. He married Mary Jane McElwee, daughter of William and Jane McElwee, on February 21, 1863. Mary Jane was born in 1842. She died in 1876, and was buried at Haleyville, very near her parents. Charles remarried the next year, on February 22, 1877, exactly fourteen years and one day after his first marriage. His second wife was Annie M. Robbins. Charles and his family lived in Mauricetown, where he was a painter. His second wife, too, preceded him in death, dying in 1882, aged only twenty-seven. Charles died in 1907, and is buried by each of his wives, in Haleyville Methodist Cemetery. Children (by first wife): i. Emma M., b. 1864. She married barber Charles B. Haley. He died in 1918 and was buried at Haleyville. His widow lived in the old homestead in Mauricetown until her death in 1931. They had no children, ii. Lorenzo D., b. 1866, in Mauricetown. He married Kate Shropshire, and they lived in Dorchester; he was a carpenter for the oyster boat industry there. Kate died in 1922, aged fifty-six. Loren died in 1937. Both are buried at Haleyville. They had no children. 155. iii. George, b. 1869. Children (by second wife): iv. Howard Haley, b. 1879, in Mauricetown. He was named for his father’s cousin who died in 1877, lost at sea. This Howard lived in Mauricetown until his death in 1933. He was single. V. Albert Hankins, b. 1880. He died, unmarried, in 1898. He lived with his parents in Mauricetown. Albert was buried next to his mother at Haleyville. 87. Jane Robbins (Rebecca (Hager) Robbins,20 Matilda (Bailey) Hager,9 Edward,2 Edward 1). The only daughter of John and Rebecca Robbins was born in I860, in Port Norris. She married Thomas S. Ferguson of Port Norris. Tom was the son of Thomas S. and Rhoda (Buzby) Ferguson, and was born in 1863. He was a farmer all of his life, having a large place in North Port Norris. He died in 1932. His widow still survives in Port Norris. I have her to thank for a great deal of my information on the Hager branch of the Bailey family. “Cousin Jane”, as she is affectionately called, is the last surviving member of her parent’s children. Children: i. Maude, b. January, 1895. She is unmarried, and lives with her mother in Port Norris. 172. ii. Mattie, b. August 15, 1896. iii. Emily, b. July 27, 1901. She died on December 12, 1906. 88. Harry Green (Rebecca (Hager) Green,29 Matilda (Bailey) Hager,9 Edward,2 Edward 1). The only child of Rebecca and Elmer that lived past early childhood was born in Port Norris. He married Etta Berry, daughter of Henry and Ruth (Hand) Berry. Etta’s grandparents were Benjamin and Mary Jane Berry (for more concerning her ancestry see Berry Ancestry) . After his divorce from Etta, Harry married Bertha Robinson. After her death he married Gertrude Robbins, daughter of Richard and Priscilla (Gaskill) Robbins. They lived in Paulsboro for some time, but now Harry is retired, and he makes his home in Cedarville. Children (by first wife): i. Rebecca. She married twice. She has three children, one of whom is named Ruth. ii. Matilda, She was named for her great-grand mother. 257. Della Meredith (Rebecca (Hager) Meredith,169 Howard,83 James,27 Matilda (Bailey) Hager,9 Edward,2 Edward1). The only daughter of Rebecca and Samuel Meredith was born in Port Norris. She married Willis Robbins, and they reside in Port Norris. Willis, who was named for his father, is in the insurance business, being well known in Commercial and Downe Townships. Child: i. Ruth.