BAKER GENEALOGY
The following ancestry of Edward Baker, born 1772 Franklin Co., VA, is said to exist in defunct church records in Washington Co., TN (Baptist?) and Franklin Co., VA, (Quaker) as well as bible transcriptions now held by a descendent of Edward/Susannah Mullins.
I have not personally viewed the source documentation for any of the following information. It was received via a typed letter 4 January 2002.
NOTE: Some of Edward Baker's descendents migrated to Davis, Page and Taylor Counties in Iowa, as well as Worth and Nodaway Counties in Missouri.
[Family bible transcripts and other family records]
Two Quaker brothers, Edward and Joseph Baker, moved from Amelia Co., VA to the northwestern part of Pittsylvania County that, in 1776, became Henry County and, in 1785, Franklin Co. Not long afterward came cousins Edward, Robert, William, and Richard Baker (non-Quakers) to other areas of Pittsylvania County. Records did not indicate the parentage of any of the six men mentioned.
[Family bible transcripts and Quaker records from Franklin Co., VA]
[1] "Quaker" Edward Baker b. c 1722 Lancaster Co., PA; d. before 1788 Lee Co., VA; m 1742 Elizabeth Lovell b. 1726; d. 1788 Franklin Co., VA (the record simply states that her husband, Edward, had earlier died in Lee County). Edward was a planter and harness maker. In spite of religious beliefs, he maintained several slaves.
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Elizabeth b. 1744; m. James Arthbuckle
Sarah b. 1747; m. Cabel Baker (1st cousin-disowned)
Edward b. 1749; m. Maleatha/Leatha (Unknown)
Richard b. 1750; m. Mary (Unknown) (disciplined-mcd)
.....Richard's son, Lovell, b. 1771; d. 1827 Russell Co., VA (disowned)
William b. 1755; d. 1771 (drowned)
Robert b. 1756
James b. 1761; m. Jessie (Jessica?) Harmon in 1779. Moved to Lee Co., VA
Mary b. 1762; m. Francis Peterson. Moved to Lee Co., VA, then to SC where she died.
John b. 1765; d. 1771 (drowned)
[2] Edward Baker b. 1749 Lunenburg Co., VA; d. before 1802; m 1770 Maleatha/Leatha (Unknown)
He was a small farmer who worked, as did his father, at harness making.
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Edward b. 1772 Pittsylvania (later Henry, now Franklin) Co., VA; d.1851 Scott Co., VA; m. Susannah Mullins in Franklin Co., VA on 24 Apr 1793.
Richard b. 1773 Pittsylvania (later Henry, now Franklin) Co., VA; d. on the Creek Reserve near New Echota, GA; m. Susannah Pritchett 12 Dec 1794 in Franklin Co., VA.
Robert b. 1774 Pittsylvania (later Henry, now Franklin) Co., VA; m. _____ Booth; moved to South Carolina and died there.
Elizabeth b. 1777 Henry (now Franklin) Co., VA; d. young
Lovell b. 1783 Henry (now Franklin) Co., VA; m. Prissy Tipton in Washington Co., TN; she was b. 1785 Baltimore Co., MD, the daughter of Jonathan Tipton and Elizabeth Ford.
Mary Althea b. 1782; m. Randolph Brassier in Washington Co., TN
Leonard b. 1786; d. 1802
Andrew b. 1790; d. 1802
Edward Baker (b. 1749) and wife apparently dead by 1803. The youngest accountable children, Lovell and Mary, lived with brother Edward and family when Edward moved to Washington Co., TN in about 1803-04. Stanleys, Mullins and Baker cousins were already living there. Mary and Lovell married there within a short time. Edward and family, along with young Andrew, returned to Franklin County, VA where Edward lived out his life. Lovell removed to Georgia and Mary remained in Washington Co., TN.
[Washington Co., TN church records]
Jonathan Tipton b. 15 Apr 1753 in Baltimore Co., MD; d. 1848 in Wilson Co., TN; m. 19 May 1772 Elizabeth Ford in Baltimore Co., MD; she was b. 1753 and d. 1831 in Wilson Co., TN; they moved to Yadkin Co., NC, thence to Greene Co., TN, and on to Washington Co., TN in 1793. By 1795 he had at least taken possession of a land grant in Wilson Co., TN for Revolutionary War service. Whether he moved there immediately, then returned a short time later to Washington Co., is uncertain. He possibly remained in Washington Co., until as late as 1804. At least two sons, Joshua (1799) and John (1803), and two daughters, Lidia (1803) and Prissy (1804), married in Washington Co.
Contact: Dennis Gordon
Dennis Gordon, Harrisburg, PA
(1) _____ River Quaker records in possession of (?)
(2) Photocopies of Baker Family Bible in possession of Dennis Gordon
(3) _____ Creek Episcopal Church, Washington Co., TN records in possession of (?)
Tipton Ancestry - Temporarily disabled
Ford Ancestry - Temporarily disabled
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