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Traditionally Baillie is believed to be a
corruption of the once illustrious name of Balliol which was changed on account of the
unpopularity of the two Scottish Balliol kings. Most authorities agree, however, that
Baillie is derived from the office of bailie or bailiff, being either an officer
administering an estate or the equivalent of a magistrate in a burgh. The earliest record
of this name in Scotland occurs in 1311-12 when one William de Bailli appears as a jury
member at an inquest concerning forfeited lands; he is also recorded as one of the
witnesses to a charter by John de Graham, Lord of Abercorn in 1315. There are a number of
prominent families of this name, most notably those of Lamington, Polkemmet, Jerviswood,
Dochfour and Dunain. The William de Bailli mentioned above is believed to be "Baillie
of Hoperig", ancestor of the Baillies of Lamington, who was granted the lands of
Lamington by David II, with whom he fought at the Battle of Durham. The title, Baillie of
Lamington, having often been held by females, finally fell vacant in 1880. The Baillies of
Dochfour and Dunain in the Inverness area are descended from a son of the laird of
Lamington who fought at the Battle of Brechin in 1452. The Earl of Huntly awarded his
gallantry with the Dochfour lands. In 1894 Col. James Baillie, member of Parliament for
Inverness, married Nellie Lisa Bass and brought the title of Baron Burton into the
Dochfour family.
The following contributed by Dorothy Elliott Haver-Pate Baileys in Texas:
Henry and Sarah ____ came to Texas in 1834 from TN. One of their sons was Howard W.
Bailey who was in the Battle of San Jacinto and Mexican Wars. One reason he was in
the Mexican War is that the United States could not rally the Mexicans after Texas became
a part of the US. Earlier soldiers were called out to help fight. Also his brothers
were in other campaigns such as the Confederacy. Howard may have been a
forebearer of the Texas Rangers but I haven't been able to check that out yet. |
