Elias Baylis, born 1699, was a blind churchman from Jamaica, Long Island, NY. He was imprisoned by the British in a ship (perhaps the infamous HMS Jersey); in 1776 he was released, only to collapse and die in the arms of his daughter while "crossing Brooklyn Ferry." His story is carved on his stone. He was married to the former Hannah Woolsey about 1725.
Elias Baylis, born 1699, was a blind churchman from Jamaica, Long Island, NY. He was imprisoned by the British in a ship (perhaps the infamous HMS Jersey); in 1776 he was released, only to collapse and die in the arms of his daughter while "crossing Brooklyn Ferry." His story is carved on his stone. He was married to the former Hannah Woolsey about 1725.
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