The Descendents of Reuben Bayless and more!:Information about Daniel Bayles
Daniel Bayles (b. 21 Mar 1715/16, d. 1800)
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Daniel Bayles (son of Daniel Bayles and Sarah)99 was born 21 Mar 1715/16 in Maidenhead, Hunterton County, NJ, USA, and died 1800 in Washington County, TN, USA.He married Johanna Lake on 13 Jan 1735/36 in NJ or MD, daughter of John Lake and Martinah.

Daniel and Johannah Lake Bayless moved to Cecil County, Maryland, where he purchased land in 1762. About 1775 he moved to Loudoun County, Virginia, and in 1784 he and his three youngest sons, Samuel, Reuben and Hezekiah, entered Land Grants from the state of North Carolina in Washington County (now Tennessee) Daniel died in 1800, and is thought to be buried in the Cherokee Baptist Church Cemetery, five miles south of Jonesboro, Tenn.He and his family were members of this Baptist Meeting House, a group organized 1783, oldest in the state.
The early Land Grants in Washington County were as follows:
Samuel Bayless #520 for 300 acres; Daniel #563 for 100 acres; Reuben #542 for 200 acres and Hexekiah #574 for 100 acres.
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Notes about this family are from a book, THE BAYLES FAMILIES of Long Island and New Jersey, compiled by Howard Green Bayles with Frederick Phinney Bayles, 1944.LDS copy: # 28831.
Reference is made to powers of attorney on record, and to a family Bible owned at that time by Mrs. Mary Hoss Headman.
More About Daniel Bayles:
Date born 2: 15 Dec 1716, Maidenhead, Hunterton County, NJ, USA.
Burial: 1800, Cherokee Baptist Church Cemetary, 5 mi. S of Jonesboro, TN.
Property: 1784, Wash. Co. Land Grant #563 for 100 acres.
Religion: 02 Apr 1782, member of Cherokee Baptist Church, according to first minutes recorded.100
Residence 1: 1762, Cecil Co., MD.
Residence 2: Bef. 1762, NJ.
Residence 3: Abt. 1775, Loudoun Co. VA.
Residence 4: 1784, Washington Co., TN (was NC at the time).
Residence 5: Middlesex County, NJ.101
More About Daniel Bayles and Johanna Lake:
Marriage 1: 13 Jan 1735/36, NJ or MD.
Marriage 2: 13 Jan 1735/36, Jonesboro, Washington Co.,TN.
Children of Daniel Bayles and Johanna Lake are:
- +Daniel Deakins Bayles, b. 13 Oct 1737, Middlesex, NJ, USA102, d. 1822, Adams, OH, USA102.
- Phoebe Bayles, b. 25 Oct 1739103, d. WFT Est. 1754-1833103.
- Martina Bayles, b. 10 Dec 1741, Middlesex, NJ, USA104, d. date unknown105.
- Abigail Bayles, b. 26 Jun 1744105, d. WFT Est. 1745-1838105.
- +John Bayles, b. 25 Nov 1746, Middlesex Co., NJ, d. 07 Feb 1823, Washington, TN, USA106.
- Elias Bayles, b. 30 Mar 1748107, d. WFT Est. 1765-1838107.
- +Samuel G. Bayles, b. 11 Apr 1751, Middlesex Co., NJ107, 108, d. 03 Nov 1826, Washington Co., TN.
- +Reuben Bayless, b. 21 Jun 1754, Middlesex, Middlesex Co., NJ, d. 07 Nov 1826, Washington Co., TN109.
- +Hezekiah Bayles, b. 16 Apr 1757, NJ, Cecil Co. Maryland110, d. 12 Sep 1835, Madison Co, AL110.