History of Washington County, PA
Crumrine 1882 (Vol II, Consecutive pages numbers both vols)
Alexander Bailey was a native of Scotland, and in early life went to Ireland, where he married Jane Brown. After the birth of Matthew, their oldest son, in June 1749, they emigrated to America, and settled in Emmettsburg, Md. Here they remained till about 1785, and there all the children were born, who afterwards became early settlers in this township. In the year 1784, Matthew Bailey, the oldest son, came to this township and settled upon the tract of land now owned by William Bailey. After building a cabin 1784, and clearing up more land, he returned to his father’s house. In the spring following, Alexander (his father) and brothers, William and James came out to the new settlement. Alexander took out a warrant for one hundred and sixty-two acres of land, which was surveyed, to him as a “Disappointment.” Matthew Bailey never married. He died on his father’s tract about 1830, and was buried in Raccoon churchyard. Alexander, the father, settled with his family on the tract “Disappointment,” and lived there many years. His wife lived to be one hundred and six years of age. The farm was left to John, the youngest son of Alexander, who died there in 1850 at eighty-five years of age. He had ten children, Jane, the eldest (Mrs. William Gallbraith) now lives at Candor eighty years of age; Matthew a son of John, settled on the tract which his uncle Matthew first settled; John, his oldest son, became a minister of the United Presbyterian Church, and is now preaching at Wellsville, Ohio; Samuel is also a minister of the same denomination, and is pastor of a church at Cadiz, Ohio: James is an architect living at Pittsburgh; William S. Alexander and Carlisle also sons of Matthew, reside on the homestead; Sarah, a daughter of Matthew, became the wife of Jerry Andrews, and now resides in Hanover township.
Nancy, a daughter of John (youngest son of Alexander), married George Morrison, and settled in Indiana County, Pa. Alexander and Peggy, children of John, died young. James settled on a part of Matthew’s tract, “Plenty Without Care,” and sold to Matthew (2d), and went West. Mary became the wife of Silas Ewing, and now lives in Mount Pleasant township. John and William, also sons of John, inherited the land of their father. William still retains his portion; John lived upon his farm until 1880, when he sold to John M. Bailey, a son of James, Ann, a daughter of John, and sister of John and William, resides on the homestead with the latter./p>