Priscilla Putnam, daughter of John and Rebecca (Prince) Putnam and granddaughter of Priscilla (Gould) Putnam was born March 4, 1656. She married Joseph Bailey in 1675. Joseph was born in Newbury,Essex, Massachusetts, on April 14, 1648, the son of John and Eleanor (Emery) Bailey.
Joseph and Priscilla moved to Arundel, Maine around 1700, but returned to Massachusetts in 1703. Priscilla died November 16, 1704 and is buried in Danvers. Joseph remarried and returned to Arundel. He died there, killed by Indians, on October 23, 1723.
Joseph and Priscilla had10 children, born in Newbury, Massachusetts:
Rebecca, b. October 25, 1675
Priscilla, b. October 31, 1676
John, b. October 16, 1678
Joseph, b. January 28, 1681
Hannah, b. September 9, 1683
Daniel, b. June 10, 1686
Martha, b. June 9, 1688
Judith, b. February 11, 1690
Lydia, b. November 25, 1695
Sarah, b. February 14, 1697
Arundel was originally part of an area known as Cape Porpoise. Early settlers fished and farmed. There is evidence of ship building, mills and a brickyard. Indian Wars from 1680 to 1720 cause the evacuation of the town.
To be continued with Priscilla Bailey, sister of Rebecca (Bailey) Annis.
Priscilla Gould m. 1611 John Putnam Sr.
John Putnam Jr. m. 1652 Rebecca Prince
Priscilla Putnam m. 1675 Joseph Bailey
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