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Baker Ancestry B A K E R A N E T R 4 C S Y. 5 Th e An m el Bak r cestry of Sa u e , of Pl a n n C u n e sa t V all ey , Steu be o ty , New Y rk Wi h Som e of H is o , t D escendants . Compiled by F R A N K B A K E R C H I C A G O 1 9 1 4 I t has been the purpose of the compiler to record in this volume the facts that have come to his n e e as to the an est s u e amue Ba e easant a e te en unt Ne k owl dg c or of J dg S l k r of Pl V ll y , S ub Co y , w York , and to e a st his en and a e h sts t giv li of childr gr ndchildr n. T e li of he descendants of his grandchildren in u e but a sma n t su es en ants u e Ba o cl d ll mi ori y of ch d c d . J dg ker was descended fr m Mr . Thomas Baker nn . and ast a t n n s an n B uen a e s a of Milford , Co , E h mp o , Lo g I l d ; from Joh r , p r on l friend of Oliver Cromwell , hi au te a o o t u s ame t e u Ne on n . t hro gh d gh r M ry , who c P q ot ( w L do ) , C nn , wi h her half brother Obadi ah ; e eant a his t ema e a hn B n nn. w e from S rg Jo ldwi of Milford , Co , who for hird if rri d M ry Bru n ; from Edward Ba e New a en and B an f m a ta n as n Wethersfield o rk r of H v r ford ; ro C p i Thom Toppi g of , Milford , S uth o a a at the ante a es n nan to nne t ampt n and Br nford , Corpor or in charter gr d by Ch rl I I , Ki g of E gl d , Co c icut a e e th st un the st n s e n New an ea ns in 1 662 , and m mb r of e fir Co cil of fir E gli h Gov r or of York ; d from D co o tans om o ne s e n at n taten John Rose and P eter Tyler f Branford , all English Puri ; fr C r li M ly , p roo of S s a o Men in eu et e an 1 643 a us Schellin er I l nd , President f the Council of Eight Ni w N h rl d ; J cob g of a a t a a se es ut men Ant e and Amste a and New Amsterdam and E sth mp on nd J n Tys n Ho , D ch from w rp rd m ; o t o m l . e e e a n a en u uen t Bost n and New B s n w B st . from P et r (Pi rr ) P pillo , Fr ch H g of o ri ol , ri ol , R ; fro a a e a e are e t es en e t e s in our e ns and to n e whom we, the descend nts of S mu l B k r, dir c ly d c d d , h ir blood i v i ; u d r t e e e and at e e t e es . stand ourselves we need to understand them, who h y w r wh w r h ir liv A U T H O R I T I E S ’ am e t s His . L b r of Milford , Conn. e s ast am t R cord of E h p on, 5vols. ’ e es ast a t n 9 H dg E h mp o 1 84 , 2nd ed. 1 899 . ' man Bee e s ast a t Ly ch r E h mp on 1 804. ’ an Bee e s Aut Lym ch r obiography . ' a ne s n es of a G rdi r Chro icl E sth ampton. ’ m s n s n s an u c vo Tho p o Lo g I l d , z d d. , 2 ls. ' e s n Ia d Prim Lo g I s n . ’ s n Wood Lo g I sl and . CO . i I. H s. o a ol 1 5v ls. e n e s a e in v . Doc of N . Y ( M ly p p r r His e . N w vo Doc . of York , 4 ls . ’ Femald s Rec . of New Amste rdam. a En e en a lish and ut in the N w tate a . C l d r of g MSS . of D ch MSS . York S Libr ry ’ a entine s anua of Ne 86 V l M l w York City , 1 2 . 6 N . Y . Civi l Li st, 1 8 8. ’ a o Howell s South mpt n. ' At ate e a e w r s N w H v n. New a e CO e H v n I. R c . nn . His. C0 Co 11 . ’ ’ ’ ' ’ B ea s O Calla ha a ent s st es Ne . rodh d g n s, Smith s and V l ine Hi ori of w York ’ nn ss His . I e of New Amsterdam. ’ Redfi eld s aesa a a L e M es l ati i Ne 7 e n ri l . j s n w Amsterd am in 1 64 , ( M ly T ) N Y A a sso t n e n s 899 . ci io Proce di g , 1 i Ma . Ame . H s . A ril 1 88 . g r p , 5 62 . G e , N . E His . and en. R g . ’ . s Ge o N Y Hi . and n. S c y . Rec . ’ a a P lfrey s New Engl nd . ’ Trumbull s Conn. ’ Baird s Hu guenot Emigration to America. ta ec . Vi l R . of R I ’ His . an Gen. S oc CoII. vols. 1 and 2 . N . Y . d y FRANK BAKER, 4 an Pa C a 6 3 Woodl d rk, hic go . ILLUSTRATIONS ette ma a e a o L r of Tho s B k r . From utograph letter in the New York State Library t Anthony BrockholIe a - ~ o s Comm nder in Chief and Acting Covemor dated April 1 1 , 1 673 Fr ntispiece Family Record in handwriting of N athaniel Baker From account book of N athaniel Baker in possession of his descendants John Baker Strong Facing page 2 Facing page 3 House built by Josiah Hobart at Easthampton about 1 682 Faci ng page 20 ' t end h as Ba e use as e u o abl b a ut 1 670 and Nor h of T om k r ho r b ilt. The original house was pr b y uilt bo " e the a e - a n a e 20 lik Hob rt hous was a New England Salt box house . F ci g p g Letter of Samuel Baker to his son Richard 50 CONTENTS CHAPTER I . I I I MR THOMAS BAKER AND AL CE DAYTON H S W FE . — — Thom—as Baker came from England 1 639 Free planter at Mi—lford Connecticut I 639 M arri age 1 643 em es his e en e o 6 — R ov r sid c t E asthampton , I . 1 50 Townsman of Easthampton Ensign — ' — M ember of Committee to place E—asthampton under the j urisdiction of Connecticut As—sistant of the General Court of Connecticut New N etherl and captu red by the English 1 664 Long s an ante Charles to am s u — mas a e e a I l d gr d by I I J e D ke of York . Tho B k r for m n of the first Grand ur in the in e New the an u at the st u t Ass es held in New J y P—rov c of York , Gr d J ry fir Co r of— iz York October 1 665 Indictment for Witchci aft returned by the Grand Ju ry Deputy to the General tin e t es at em stea a e e n 66 —New a tu e e M ee g of D—pu i H p d c ll d by —Gov r or Nicoll 1 5 York c p r d by th Du tch 1 673 Restored to the English 1 674 M ajor Edmund Andros appointed Governor Correspondence between Governor Andros and Thomas Baker about the E asthampton I ndians ’ — during King Phillip s War 1 675 Will of Ralph Dayton fath er of Alice Dayton Baker CHAPTER I I THOMAS BAKER Thomas Baker ( second) married Ann Topping Granddaughter of Captain Thomas Topping 1 686 Ass stant e e a o t ec t t— a Co Captain Thomas Topping i of the G n r l C ur of C—onn icu Corpor tor i n the n necticut P atent granted by Charles I I King of E ngl and 1 662 Member of the first Council of the first Governor of the P rovince of New York 1 665 CHAPTER I I I SAMUEL BAKER — Samuel Baker removed his residence from E asthampton to Branford Conn—ecticut 1 728 Record at Branford of his M arriage to M ary Schellinger at Easthampton 1 72 1 Record of M arriage of Cornelia M elyn daughter of Cornelis 'Melyn to J acobus Schellinger in the D utch Reformed Church a e 0 7—Com elis e n es ent the un t Men at New Amsterd m Jun 3 —1 64 M ly P—r id of Co cil of Eigh in Nieuw N etherland I 643 P atroon of Staten I sland His Trial and Conviction by Governor im n aesa Ma esta lis 1 647—A ea to the tates P eter Stuyvesant and his Council of Cr —e L e j pp l S a nc s t eede Raadt Aen Vereeni hde General of the United N etherl nds Provi e Wri es —the B r n ( g Nederlandsche Provinti en) printed at Antwerp in 1 649 Surrenders his Patroonship 1 659 CHAPTER IV JONATHAN BAKER — — M a rri es M ary Barker Ancestors of M ary Barker Edward Barker of Branford and New H aven — — his P ete—r P apill on a H u guenot S ergeant John Baldwin of Milfo—rd Connecticut M ary Bruen fe John Bruen of Bruen Stapl eford Engl and fath er of M ary P edigree of John Bruen CHAPTER V SAMUEL BAKER ' M arries Elizabeth Daughter of Richard D aniels - Cap tured by I ndians and taken to Burgoyne s Camp — — 787 War ett es at the m ut of the Co enis ue Pa .
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