Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Margret Dailey
Margret Daley [Dailey?] picked up one-half pound of snuff for her father, James, at the Colden Store, on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| Colden Daybook entries of July 29, 1768 for Margret Daily and William Brennen. New-York Historical Society. |
She also purchased one-half yard of Linen, one-quarter yard of Cambric, and a skein of thread on her own account.
William Brennan also bought the same amount of Cambric and thread as Margret. His entry follows that of Margret and is written by the same clerk. The three entries shown above were the last entries of the day. It appears that William and Margret were in the store at the same time, perhaps had even traveled together to the store, and appeared to have the same sewing project in mind.
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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The Dailey surname (Daily, Daley, Dalley, Dayly, Dayley) appeared 33 times in the Colden DayBook. Given names included James (18 times with mentions of 'his wife' [Elizabeth Graham], 'his son John', and 'his daughter' Margret), James Junr (3), John (10 times with mentions of 'his sister' [Margret?]), and Margret (2).
James Dailey appeared in the 1779 tax assessment for Hanover Precinct. He owned one of the smaller properties at fifteen acres and had only £15 of personal property. This is why I suspect he is the older James and not his son, James Jr. William Brennen did not appear in the assessment.
By the time of the 1790 census, James Dailey had dissappeared from the Hanover (now Montgomery) area. 'Brennan' also does not appear in the Montgomery census.
One public family tree shows James 'Dailey' (1720-1772) married to Elizabeth Graham in Shawangunk. This is confirmed by the will of her father, Robert Graham, that states that she is married to James Dayly. The public tree, however, does not show a Margret among the many children of this couple. Perhaps the DayBook has revealed a previously unknown offspring of James Dailey and Elizabeth Graham?
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