A colonial soldier, serving under Captain Lothrop, who died in the Battle of Bloody Brook. The soldiers were guarding a haul of grain that teamsters were moving to storage.

Some compilers of old genealogies were eager to claim connections to soldiers who died at Bloody Brook. The parentage of Thomas Bayley has not been fully proven through primary documents. Several theories follow below.

The likely parental links to James and Lydia Bailey were kindly provided by Find A Grave contributor Amy Sue Connolly (46537379), along with sources in italics:

Here are the sources ... (all can be seen for free online)
1. Bailey genealogy : by Bailey, Gertrude E; Ellsworth, Abbie F; Reed, William H; Bailey, Hollis R. pg 3 (https://archive.org/details/baileygenealogyj00bail/page/3)
2. Early settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts : by Blodgette, George B. (George Brainard), 1845-1918 pg 6 (https://archive.org/details/earlysettlersofr00blod_1/page/6)
3. The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; by Hoyt, David Webster, 1833-1921 pg 47 (https://archive.org/details/cu31924025963772/page/n54)
4. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts by William Richard Cutter pg 516 (https://books.google.com/books?id=BLQHAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false)
5. Some of the descendants of Lieutenant Thomas Tracy of Norwick, Connecticut by Dickson, Tracy Campbell, 1868-1936, compiler pg 144 (https://archive.org/details/someofdescendant00dick_0/page/144/mode/1up)
6. God's infinite variety, an American by Todd, Georgia Brake pg 135 (https://archive.org/details/godsinfinitevari00todd/page/135/mode/1up)
7. Thomas, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC34-L9B)

Another possible origin. He was possibly of Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and possibly died single and childless. He had an uncle, also named Thomas Bayley, who also served in King Philip's War; that Thomas Bayley, husband of Ruth Porter, survived the war.

The Thomas Bayley who died at Bloody Brook may have lived in Salem Farms (present-day Beverly), Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, per Eben Putnam.

"(I) Thomas Bayley, of Wessagussett, admitted freeman in Massachusetts Colony, May 13, 1640, was the first by the name of Bayley that we find settled in New England. . . . Thomas Bayley died in 1681, probably at an advanced age, and it is thought that he was buried in the Old North cemetery at North Weymouth. The name of his wife is unknown, and she probably died before him, as no mention of her is made in the will probated May 10, 1681. Children: 1. John, whose sketch follows. . . . (II) John, eldest son of Thomas Bayley, was born at Weymouth, Massachusetts, about 1625, and died at Freetown, Massachusetts, June 22, 1686. He was made freeman in Massachusetts Colony, May 23, 1673, and was a non-commissioned officer . . . In 1675-76, during King Philip's war, . . . we find "Sergent John Bayley Commissioner from Weymouth to Boston twice." . . . The maiden name of John Bayley's wife is unknown, but her given name was Hannah. Children: 1. John (2), whose sketch follows. 2. Thomas, who was killed in King Philip's war In 1675. He was a young man of much promise, and was killed with the flower of Essex county in the battle of Bloody River, between Deerfield and Hadley. --Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Burrage & Stubbs, v 4, p 2061.

Note: Some old sources indicate that this Thomas Bayley married Lydia Redfield. To date, primary sources do not prove that the Lydia Redfield in question married this particular Thomas Bayley. This Thomas Bayley was probably a young unmarried conscript. If you have primary sources about Thomas Bayley that will further establish his identity, please contact the creator of this memorial.

Sources

Bailey Genealogy: James, John, and Thomas, and Their Descendants, via Archive.org (asserts that this Thomas Bayley was the son of John and Hannah, and grandson of the immigrant Thomas).

Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Burrage & Stubbs, v 4, p 2061, via Archive.org

Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, ed William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams v 2, p 1243

Report of the Committee Appointed to Revise the Soldiers' Record, Danvers (Mass.), Committee Appointed to Revise the Soldiers' Record, Eben Putnam, 1895, pp 94-95

See cemetery notes for further details and bibliographic sources.