Biography: Thomas Lee Bailey born 1773 – descendant of King’s Mountain soldier

THOMAS LEE BAILEY

BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY

(1773-1853)

Shelby County, AL

Thomas L. Bailey was born in Virginia in 1773, the son of Thomas Lee Bailey and Sarah Osborn. His father died Oct. 1, 1780, at Kings Mountain, NC.

Gathering of Overmountain Men at Sycamore Shoals, Kings Mountain, Lloyd Branson painter (Public Domain 1921)

Thomas moved to Hawkins, Tennessee by 1798 where he married Zilpha Lee (born around 1773) in Johnston, North Carolina.

Some Descendants of THOMAS LEE BAILEY (1745-1780)

The family moved to Alabama before 1802 and were found in the Cahaba Valley area of Jefferson County, Alabama according to the 1820 Jefferson County, census.

For some unknown reason, Thomas was nicknamed. “Devil Tom” Bailey. Thomas and Zilpha had the following known children:

1. James Bailey born 1798 Tennessee- died Aug. 29, 1885, in Brazoria, Texas. He married Winifred Lee, (b. Dec. 20, 1800) in Tennessee. daughter of Needham and Susan (Bailey) Lee in Alabama.
2. Mary Bailey born 1799 Hawkins co., Tennessee – died 1825 in Shelby Co., Alabama
3. Elizabeth Bailey was born about 1850 in Tennesee
4. Lee Bailey was born about 1808 in Tennessee.
5. Susan Bailey born Feb. 11, 1811, Tennessee – died Jan 4, 1880, in Helena, Shelby County, Alabama. She married Joseph Street in 1823.
6. Sarah Bailey was born March 19, 1813, Knox, Kentucky and died Dec. 8, 1906, in Shelby County, Alabama.
7. Elmira Bailey was born Aug. 16, 1816, Shelby County, Alabama and died September 4, 1895, in Jefferson County, Alabama. It has been reported that she was the first white child born in Shelby County, Alabama. She married Rev. Emberson Acton.
8. Winifred Bailey was born in March 1821 in Shelby County, Alabama and died July 6, 1891, in McCalla, Jefferson County, Alabama. She married Nathan Olious Jones 1840 in Shelby County, Alabama.
9. William C. A. Bailey was born 1823 in Shelby County, Alabama and died 1860 in Alabama.
10. Irvin Bailey was born Nov. 23, 1823, in Shelby County, Alabama and died Jan. 15, 1899 in Shelby County, Alabama.
11. Zilpha Bailey was born 1827 in Shelby County, Alabama and died Jan. 18, 1909. She married George Thomas Ozley around 1847.
12. Sevier Bailey was born 1828 in Shelby County, Alabama.

Thomas L. Bailey died May 2, 1853, in Shelby County, Alabama and is buried in Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana, Shelby County, Alabama.

SOURCES

1. Alabama Marriage Records
2. 1820, 1830, 1850 US Census Shelby County, AL
3. Find A Grave Memorial# 41197890

The book Some Descendants of THOMAS LEE BAILEY (1745-1780) is about Thomas Lee Bailey’s (above) father with information on his descendants. More information about his family can be found in the book Shelby County Alabama Pioneers Volume I  

Check out all historical and genealogy books by Donna R. Causey

Some Descendants of THOMAS LEE BAILEY (1745-1780)

About Donna R Causey

Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey

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