Bailey, John Lancaster, 1795-1877.

John Lancaster Bailey was a resident of Pasquotank County, N.C., then Hillsborough, and, finally, Asheville, N.C. He was a superior court judge, served in the state legislature, 1827-1830, and was a delegate to the state convention of 1835. Bailey married Priscilla Brownrigg of Edenton, N.C., in 1821. Their daughter was Sarah Jane Bailey Cain (1828-1927), wife of William Cain (d. 1855) of Orange County. Among their grandchildren were Elizabeth B. Cain (1850-1929), who married John Steele Henderson in 1874, and William Cain (1847-1930), engineer and professor of mathematics at the University of North Carolina.

From the description of John Lancaster Bailey papers, 1785-1874 (bulk 1806-1873) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22151610

From the guide to the John Lancaster Bailey Papers, 1785-1874, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)