New Hanover County, NC - Baker History, Part 1 BAKER HISTORY FORWARD In 1996 I decided I wanted to find my "roots". I remembered my great aunt, Elizabeth "Liz" Baker, told me stories about some of my ancestors and that she had a box of notes pertaining to her family. Since she had passed away, I called my uncle, Richard "Dick" Cox, to find out what happened to the box. Dick put his wife, Martine, on the line who was already doing research. The Bakers had not been quite covered yet, and thus began my journey of researching the Baker Family. Having grown up in St. Petersburg, and now making my home in Homosassa, FL, imagine what a great surprise it was for me to discover the Bakers were some of the first forty settlers to the Brooksville, Hernando County, FL area. I didn't have to go far outside my own back door to find a wealth of information! Although I call this a Baker Family History, it is far from being complete. There's still a ton of information out there, much of it in the form of deeds and other legal records in Hernando County, that I haven't begun to wade through. I've merely taken the information that's been found thus far and put it all together for everyone to see. I've tried to be as precise as possible, but I'm sure there are mistakes. I welcome corrections, additions, deletions, etc., and the opportunity to share what I have with others. I can't begin to take all the credit for this information as many people contributed to it. I especially want to thank Martine Glass Oakley Cox, Mae Allman, Alma Eischen, Noreen Cason Hancock, and Helen N. Byrd. They have done the majority of the legwork and research. I also want to thank Thelma Baker, Edythe Baker, Ada Baker Steed, Gene Steed, James Inlow, Lois Vann Stutts, Beulah Smith Graham, Betty Smith Cason, Sherry McIntyre, Carmen Cox Whitten, Laurence Hensley Baker, and William Howard "Jack" Baker, among countless others, for their contributions. For those interested, descendants of James Baker qualify for a Florida Pioneer Certificate from the Florida State Genealogical Society. I will be happy to give you information on how to apply for the certificate and what kind of documentation you will need. Please, please, please, contact me if you have further information to add, new research, are a descendant, etc. I have about 1,000 BAKER descendants thus far and would be happy to add your name and information and send a copy of my Baker Descendant Book to you. There is an annual BAKER REUNION every first Sunday in October outside of Plant City, Florida. Contact me and I will send you directions to the site. I may be reached at email - kthacker@xtalwind.net or snail mail - 5235 South Elm Ave., Homosassa, FL, 34448. Katherine Cox Thacker SYNOPSIS James Baker, his wife Mary Bordeaux, and children: Isaac Bordeaux, James Wesley, Azilpha Wesley, Arthur Alpheus, Thaddeus "Thomas" Layfayette (may be brother's son), and John Franklin Baker arrived in Florida in January 1829 from New Hanover County, NC. After their arrival, another son, William Jackson Baker was born. It is believed George Baker was James Baker's brother, as he arrived in Florida about the same time James did and owned land adjacent to James (he's also found in NC records). James' family is first found in Jefferson County FL, then Madison County, and in 1842 they were among the first 40 settlers to the Lake Lindsey region of what would later become Benton/Hernando County, FL. BAKER FAMILY HISTORY My history of the Baker family begins in Wilmington, NC. On a trip to Wilmington in May of 1997 I found John F. BAKER's will, dated as written the 30th of August 1766. John bequeaths to Mary, his wife, one feather bed and furniture, two pewter dishes, two pewter basins, six pewter platters, four cows and calves. His plantation on which they live, and the use of his two negroes Sam and Will, are hers as long as she goes by the widow Baker. To his daughter, Ermoy (?) LIKES, and son, Arthur, he leaves each 10 shillings proclamation money. To his daughters, Ieuicnea(?), Brauela and Sarah BAKER, he leaves two cows and calves each. To his son, John, he leaves his two negroes, Sam and Will, and all his lands. Thomas CORBETT and John BAKER are appointed Executors of John F. BAKER's will.(1) Received from Mae ALLMAN, Land Patent Abstracts, Colony of North Carolina has an entry for John BAKER that reads: 6618, pg. 516, John BAKER, 23 April 1763, 300 acres in New Hanover County on the East side of Black River opposite his home place, joining the Bank of the River, Tar Landing, and the River swamp. (2) From the date and description of this entry I suspect this John is our John F. BAKER and the land described is across from his plantation referenced in his will. Census indexes for Colonial America list, in what is now New Hanover County, NC, John BAKER in 1762 and 1763. An entry in 1767 lists Mary BAKER. Mary's entry coincides with John BAKER's death either late in 1766 or 1767 when his will was entered into probate.(3) The Colonial America Census - New Hanover County, NC - Black River District dated 1786 lists an Arthur BAKER with one male 21 to 60 years, three males under 21 and above 60, and one female all ages. (4) Arthur is also listed on the 1790 Federal Census with one free white male 16 years of age and up, four free white males under 16, and two free white females including heads of families.(5) In research submitted by Ruth BAKER CASON and a copy obtained from the New Hanover County Court Minutes comes the following: 23 November Term 1792 Ferry - Moore's Creek and Black River Ordered that a ferry be established at mouth of Widow Moore's Creek to Cross Black River. That a road be cut from the ferry on Black River to Flower's Ferry on the Northwest River, by a route "most convenient and least injurious to the proprietors of the lands." That the road be opened from said ferry to the main road leading to Mallets Ferry, and that road be laid off by John, Isaac, and James BORDEAUX, Arthur BAKER, and others. Appointed as Overseers: John G. SCULL and John BORDEAUX of the former and Pettygrew MOORE of the latter road.(6) A New Hanover County, NC deed, dated 6 Dec 1799, reads as follows: John JONES to William MARSHALL for 10 pounds a tract of 50 acres on west side of Black River on Buckle Swamp. Begin in the northmost line of my own land that I conveyed to Arthur BAKER my former survey 14 poles from the corner, then run north 34 poles to a pine, west 125 poles to Rowe's line, now Marshall's line, then South in Rowe's line, now Marshall's line, to Rowe's, now Marshall's corner, the same course continued across Buckle Swamp to a stake, then East to my own (now Baker's line) then along said line to the beginning. Patent to John JONES 29 October 1787. (7) The 1800 Federal Census has Arthur, one line above Isaac BORDEAUX, with two males to age 10, two males between 10 and 16 years of age, one male 45 years and up, one female between 10 and 16 years of age, and one female 45 years of age and up. (8) There are no BAKERs listed in New Hanover County in the 1810 North Carolina Federal Census Index. Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1805 to 1808, New Hanover County, North Carolina has an entry dated Tuesday, 8 April 1806 which reads: Administration on the estate of Arthur BAKER granted to Margaret BAKER, she giving bond in 225 pounds with Wm. CORBITT and Isaac BORDEAUX secys. (9) A search of the microfilm and inquiries into the county courthouse records in Wilmington and North Carolina's Department of Archives did not produce Arthur BAKER's will or probate papers. A New Hanover County, NC deed, dated 10 Nov 1810, reads as follows: John G. SKULL of Brunswick County to Arthur BAKER for 125 pounds land lying on Bear Swamp between Buckle Swamp and the North West River 100 acres beginning at a small oak in the center of three marked oaks, then run North 180 poles to a Red Bay in a Branch Crossing a ridge, then East 136 poles to a stake, South 118 poles to a stake, West 136 poles to the first station. As listed in the Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1805 - 1808 of New Hanover County, North Carolina, dated 17 August 1807, A deed from J.G. SCULL to Arthur BAKER proved by John SIMMONS ordered to be registered. This deed was not officially recorded until 10 November 1810 as indicated above. Both of these actions took place after Arthur's death. (10) The 1820 Federal Census Index for New Hanover County, NC lists a George, James, and Joseph BAKER. (11) The entry for James reads: 2 males to 10 years old, 1 male 16 to 26 years old, 1 male 26 to 45 years old, 1 female to 10 years old, and 1 female 16 to 26 years old. George BAKER's entry, one line below Arthur reads: 1 male to 10 years old, 1 male 26 to 45 years old, 2 females to 10 years old, 2 females 10 to 15 years old, and 1 female 16 to 26 years old. On a family descendancy chart, author unknown, I found with the Bordeaux Family History compiled by Milton L. JACKSON, there is a reference to a daughter of Arthur BAKER having married James BORDEAUX. The reference does not give the first name of the daughter and lists her death date as c1838. (12) I am assuming she is the youngest female listed on the 1790 and 1800 census entries for Arthur. Other documents of interest include the 1815 Lower Black River Tax List with listings for Isaac BORDEAUX, among other family members, and James and George BAKER. (13) In Land Grants of New Hanover County by Mae Blake GRAVES (c)1980, Isaac BORDEAUX is listed as owning the following: Dec. 22, 1803 - 100 acres on the east side of the Cape Fear River, Bk. 118, Pg. 137. Shuck no. 2641; Dec. 14, 1816 - 52 acres on the south side of Lyons Swamp, Bk. 131, Pg. 22. Shuck no. 3072; Dec. 22, 1819 - 100 acres on the south side of Green Swamp, Bk. 134, Pg. 216, Shuck no. 3185. While James BAKER was not found in Ms. GRAVES' book, there are listings for Daniel B., George, and John BAKER. The entry for George BAKER reads: Dec. 17, 1819 - 150 acres adjoining the upper corner of Isaac BORDEAUX's land, Bk. 134, Pg. 145, Shuck no. 3183. The entry for John BAKER reads: Apr. 23, 1763 - 300 acres on the east side of Black River, opposite his home place, Bk. 15, Pg. 516, Shuck no. 1380. (14) Note: This last entry for John BAKER appears to be the same as that for John BAKER listed in Land Patent Abstracts, Colony of NC mentioned in paragraph two. Although I do not have concrete proof James BAKER is the son of Arthur BAKER, I highly suspect that he is. JAMES is believed to been born in 1790, judging by his age on census records, and this date fits the census records for Arthur BAKER's household. In later years you will see that James BAKER has children by the name of John Franklin and Arthur Alpheus. Thus, I believe the children were named after their grandfather and great grandfather as was and is common today. Also fitting of that time period were marriages within families of close proximity to one another. Arthur BAKER's son, James, marrying Isaac BORDEAUX's daughter, Mary, fits this description, as does Arthur's daughter marrying into the BORDEAUX family. In the same descendancy chart with the BORDEAUX Family History mentioned earlier, I found Mary BORDEAUX listed as the spouse of James BAKER and the daughter of Isaac BORDEAUX. (15) To solidify the connection between Isaac BORDEAUX, Mary BORDEAUX, and James BAKER, I have a deed dated the 29th of November 1827 in which James and Mary BAKER grant 30 acres to John BORDEAUX, land that was the former residence of Isaac BORDEAUX that he deeded to his daughter, Mary, on 4 November 1825. (16) Again from notes obtained from Ruth BAKER CASON, and a copy acquired from the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, on 29 November 1827 George BAKER sold to John BORDEAUX, for $75, sixty-seven acres on the west side of Black River and west side Buckle Swamp beginning at a pine where Benjamin SMITH and James RATCLIFF's line crosses, run along SMITH's line S 6 W 141 poles to a pine, along SMITH's other line N 84 W 62 poles to a red oak on TREADWAY's line, along TREADWAY's line North 134 poles to a bay on RATCLIFF's line, along RATCLIFF's line east to the beginning. Signed George BAKER. Witnesses: Wm MARSHALL and Wm. C. MARSHALL. (17) Another transaction listed is the sale of 290 acres on the west side of Black River and north side of Buckle River Swamp, from James BAKER to William MARSHALL for $87.60, dated 11 December 1827. This plot represents 300 acres between the North West and the Black River, beginning at a stake, N 10 E 40 chains to a pine, E 5 S 75 chains to water and white oak on edge of Bear Island, S 10 W 40 chains to a stake, then to the beginning. Signed James BAKER. Witnesses: Wm. CORBETT and John BOURDEAUX (18) On 19 January 1828 a deed was filed between George W. BAKER to Wm. MARSHALL for $100, 150 acres on Lyon Swamp beginning on Isaac BOURDEAUX's upper corner, the south side of Lyon Swamp to a pine, N 80 W 190 poles to a stake, N 10 E 127 poles to a stake, S 80 E 190 poles to a stake, then to the first station. Signed George W. BAKER. John BOURDEAUX and John BAKER (son of John F. BAKER or possibly a brother of James and George?) are witnesses. (19) James and Mary BAKER left North Carolina and arrived in the Northern Territory of Florida in January 1829.(20) With them were their children, Isaac BORDEAUX, James Wesley, Azilpha Wesley, Arthur Alpheus, Thaddeus Lafayette "Thomas", and John Franklin BAKER. Upon their arrival in Florida another son, William Jackson BAKER was born. The first Florida land record of James and Mary BAKER is a receipt dated 8 October 1830, in which James paid $100.03 at the land office in Tallahassee for 80.03 acres described as the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 3 North, Range 6 East. Patent #484 was issued for this land on 20 August 1834. (21) This same transaction can be found in the Monticello, Jefferson County, FL Land Plats. (22) On the same day another receipt was issued to James for the purchase of 80.02 acres described as the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 6 East. Patent #491 was issued for this land on 20 August 1834. (23) These lands combined, 160.06 acres, were sold to John BELLAMY for $350 on 19 August 1832 as is indicated in a deed from Jefferson County, FL. (24) Also listed in Jefferson County Land Plats is an entry for George W. BAKER. It shows he bought the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 35, Township 3 North, Range 6 East on 8 October 1830, the same date James bought his two parcels of land. Patent #483 was issued for this land on 20 August 1834 (25) George also bought a second parcel of land described as the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 4, Township 1 North, Range 5 East, containing 82.25 acres. Patent #515, was issued for this land on 20 August 1834. (26) Following James and Mary, or vice versa, George and Nancy, his wife, sell their lands combined for $350 to John BELLAMY on 19 August 1832. (27) A map found in Jefferson County shows the sections of land and the owners of same. James and George BAKER's land is side by side. (28) I mention George W. and Nancy BAKER in this history as I found a George W. BAKER listed on documents in Wilmington, NC. I suspect George is James' brother or other close relation. I can not say this with certainty until I find documentation proving this. The 1830 Federal Census of Jefferson County, FL lists James BAKER with one male under 5 years of age, two males of 5 and under 10 years, two males of 10 and under 15 years, one male of 40 and under 50 years, one female of 5 and under 10 years, and one female of 30 and under 40 years in the household. The same census record lists George BAKER one line above James with one male under 5 years of age, one male of 40 and under 50 years of age, two females under 5 years of age, one female of 10 and under 15 years of age, one female of fifteen and under 20 years of age, one female of 20 and under 30 years of age, and one female of 30 and under 40 years of age in the household. (29) During the November Term of 1835 James BAKER signed a letter to the Senate and House of Representative of the U.S. Congress which requests assistance in erecting a Courthouse in Jefferson County, FL for the accommodation of the Courts and the transaction of Judicial business. (30) On the 28 of December 1835 a United States agent in Florida, among others, were massacred by Indians under Osceola. The agent and some friends were shot while taking a walk near the agent's house; a sutler and his guests were shot at the dinner table, where Osceola had just been; two express riders were waylaid and shot in the road; Major Dade's command of 112 men was attacked on its way from Tampa Bay to Withlacoochee with all but four men killed. As all of these attacks took place on the same day, it has been surmised the attacks show an extensive plot launched by Osceola. Thus began the Second Seminole War. It was the most troublesome, expensive and unmanageable Indian war in which the United States had been engaged. It continued for about seven years (1835 - 1842), cost thirty million dollars, and recommenced when supposed to be finished. Its termination was only affected after changing military campaigns into armed occupation by settlers. (31) On 3 of January 1838 George W. and Nancy BAKER sold to a Mr. DREW the land described as: West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 17, Township 2, Range 8 Northeast containing 80 acres more or less, situate, lying and being in the District of the Land Office for sale at Tallahassee in the Territory of Florida. This deed can now be found in Madison County, FL. (32) The 19 of August 1838 brought an Indian attack on the BAKER family living near the Aucilla River in Madison County. The family was attacked while eating supper and BAKER's wife was killed by the first shots. BAKER grabbed his two grandchildren and raced for the woods but was cut down and killed in the yard. Only a young man and woman at the house and one of the children survived their wounds. (33) Family lore has it that the young male survivor of the attack was Arthur Alpheus BAKER. He and the young woman were supposedly out rounding up a cow when the attack began. Was it George W. BAKER's family who was attacked? If so, this might have been the event that prompted the older males in James BAKER's family to join the effort against the Seminole Indians. In the middle of the war, 11 April 1839, James is found on the Muster Roll of Captain R.D. BRADLEY's Company of Volunteers of the Florida Militia, commanded by Lt. Col. Wm. DAVENPORT. Also listed is J.B. BAKER (This should be I.B. as an I was written like a J in those days), J.G. BAKER, and A.A. BAKER (Isaac BORDEAUX, James Wesley, and Arthur Alpheus BAKER). Upon their discharge from service on 11 April 1840 at Fort Jackson, the muster roll read: J.B. BAKER, J.W. BAKER, James BAKER, and A.A. BAKER. (34) On 3 November 1839, while James was serving in the Second Seminole War, his daughter Azilpha Wesley BAKER was married to Elias James KNIGHT. (35) The 1840 Federal Census for Madison County, FL lists James BAKER with 1 male five years of age and under ten years, 1 male ten years of age and under fifteen years, 1 male fifteen years of age and under twenty years, 1 male forty years of age and under fifty years, and 1 female forty years of age and under fifty years in the household. (36) The year 1841 again finds BAKER men in service against the Seminole Indians. This time it's J.B. (I.B.) and A.A. BAKER (Isaac & Arthur) who are doing the fighting. They are listed in the Muster Roll's of Captain R .D. BRADLEY's Company of the 1st Regiment, Florida Mounted Militia, commanded by Col. W.J. BAILEY, which was ordered into service from 14 March 1841 to 14 June 1841 and paroled at Charles Ferry, East Florida. Elias James KNIGHT, Azilpha BAKER's new husband, is a member of this company as a 2nd Lieutenant. (37) In an effort to drive out the Indians and open the country to settlers, the Twenty-seventh Congress of the United States passed an Act to provide for the armed occupation of the unsettled part of the peninsula of East Florida on 4 August 1842. The Act entitled certain persons settling in Florida to a quarter section of land on the following conditions: Obtain a permit describing the land south of the line dividing number nine and ten south and east of the base line; five years consecutive residence; erect a house fit for habitation and cultivate at least five acres of land while residing on the land for fours years following the first year after the date of his permit; within one year after the survey of said lands, prove a settlement has been commenced and within six months after the expiration of five years from the date of his permit, prove continued residence and cultivation; no settlement shall be made within 2 miles of a permanent military post. (38) James BAKER and his family moved from Madison County, FL to what is now the Brooksville, FL area in 1842 to claim lands under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842 described above. On 1 December 1842 James, A.A., J.B. (I.B.), J.W. and Thaddeus L. BAKER signed a Petition To The President And Congress By Citizens Of The Territory. E.J. KNIGHT, Azilpha's husband, also is listed as a signer of this document. The document states that in March of 1842 Lieut. PATRICK held out inducements to the citizens to occupy the Indian Country south of the Withlacoochee River by the promise of a donation of lands. The settlers were promised protection by the U.S. troops for a time and subsistence for one year or more. Upon arrival in the area the settlers were offered no protection or subsistence reducing all to great hardships with diseases taking many victims. The Petition implores Congress to fulfill the promises made to them by granting subsistence.(39) James BAKER applied for a Permit, under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842, to settle upon one hundred and sixty acres of unappropriated public land, lying south of the line dividing townships nine and ten, south of the base line, on 7 December 1842. On 23 January 1843 Permit #132 was issued. In his application, James states he is the head of a family and a resident of Florida since January 1829. His land is described as follows: Beginning at a corner on a Turkey Oak and running North forty chains to a corner thence running East forty chains to a corner thence running South forty chains to a corner thence running West forty chains to the place of beginning in a small hammock on the East side of the Anuttliga (sic) Hammock also on the East side of a road running from Fort Izzard to Tampy Bay called Scoots (sic) Road. (40) On 24 February 1843, a month after James BAKER's Permit for settlement was issued, the area where he lived was named Benton County after United States Senator Thomas Hart BENTON of Missouri who sponsored the Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842. (41) Two years later, on 3 March 1845, The Territory of Florida became the State of Florida. (42) The first Statewide Election was held on 26 May 1845 and records show J.B. (I.B.- Isaac), Aepheus (sic), James, and James W. BAKER all voted in the Chuccocharts Hammock District. (43) On 16 January 1849, in the Application to Agent, James' land above was more formally described as: The Northeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 22 South, Range 19 East in the Newnansville Land District, containing one hundred and sixty acres. The Application to Agent states James BAKER settled upon and occupied the lands described until August of 1845, when he removed to the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20, Township 21 South, Range 20 East, which he claimed and secured by paying for under the Act of 1844, amendatory to the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It goes on to state he did not voluntarily relinquish or abandon said settlement and continues to cultivate the same. (44) Proof having been made by James HAYMAN and John B. ALLEN, and forwarded to the Land Office at Newnansville, James BAKER was awarded a United States Patent, Certificate #205, by Zachary TAYLOR, President of the United States, on 1 August 1849 for the Northeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 22 South, Range 19 East. (45) On 15 May 1852 James was awarded a United States Patent, Certificate #643, by President Millard FILLMORE for the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20, Township 21 South, Range 20 East containing eighty acres, which he moved to in August of 1845 under the Act of 1844 amendatory to the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. (46) A deed between James W. BAKER, Administrator of the Estate of James BAKER, and John Franklin BAKER, dated 9 May 1859, states James BAKER departed this life sometime in the year 1852. (47) The deed describes the disposition of the property specified in the above paragraph. This transaction will be more fully discussed in the section under John Franklin BAKER. One of my first "finds" in researching the BAKERs was what I thought to be the graves of James, Mary, John Franklin BAKER and an Unnamed Infant of John's. All of the stones are readable, except for the one I thought to be James'.(48) I was able to clearly make out the J and the B, but all the other writing is unintelligible. Recently it has been brought to my attention this may not be James' grave. A copy of a picture taken by Vera Mae SMITH in 1979, and given to me by Noreen CASON HANCOCK, shows, with a little help from chalk, the name on the tombstone to be Jincy BAKER, first wife of John Franklin BAKER. (49) This would make sense as Mary's tombstone is located at the front of a small fenced in area and John Franklin, Jincy and the Unnamed Infant's stones would then be positioned in a line at the back of the area. Whose grave this is, Jincy's or James', remains a mystery. Mary BAKER, James' wife, died on 22 Dec 1868. (50) Mary's life after James' death has not been researched. For those wishing to visit this site, these graves are located in a heavily wooded area on what is now state owned land southeast of the intersection of Highways 41 and 476 in Hernando County, FL. I've been told this site is commonly known as Baker Hill Cemetery. The state land borders property owned by Lisa VonBOROWSKI, who now resides on the site of an old BAKER homestead. Refer to the map included with this history. (Internet users may contact me at kthacker@xtalwind.net for a map to the location) At this point I think it would be easier to follow along with my Baker History by separating the BAKERs into sections. I will do this by the order of birth of the children as I believe it to be. ISAAC BORDEAUX BAKER (b. Abt. 1817 d. Abt. 1855) Isaac's Application for Permit was made on 3 January 1843 and Permit #118 was issued on 23 January 1843 at Newnansville, FL. In his application Isaac states he is a single man over eighteen years of age, able to bear arms, and a resident of Florida since January 1829. The description of his intended settlement is described as follows: Beginning at a corner and Stake and running due North forty chains to a corner thence running due East forty chains to a corner thence running due West forty chains to the place of beginning. Being about three quarters of a mile of Lake Linzey (sic) and on the West side of Scotts about a mile. Isaac's Application to Agent more formerly describes the above lands as: The West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 and the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 21 South, Range 19 East containing 160 acres. In October 1848 Isaac moved to lands about six miles from the above land without abandoning the former claim. Proof having been made by James HAYMAN and John B. ALLEN, Isaac was awarded Certificate #180, dated 19 May 1849, for his land. (51) On 1 August 1849, a United States Patent was issued by Zachary TAYLOR, President of the United States for the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 and the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 21 South, Range 19 East containing 160 acres. (52) Between the time Isaac made his Application For Permit on 3 January 1843 to settle the lands awarded him under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842 and the 1850 Federal Census, he married. The 1850 Census of Benton County, FL shows Isaac and Elizabeth BAKER in household No. 71. His age is given as 33 and her age is 19. The LOCKHEART family is listed directly above them in household No. 72. (53) I think this will be important later on in establishing a connection between Elizabeth and the LOCKHEARTS. Isaac and Elizabeth's children were James Capers (b. Abt 1854) and Florida Anna Eliza BAKER (b. 26 Jun 1853 d. 17 Jan 1930). (54) Hernando County Our Story by Alfred A. McKETHAN, Isaac B. BAKER is listed as a County Commissioner for Benton County, FL in 1849 (Benton County was renamed Hernando County in 1850). (55) On the 27 May 1851 Isaac and Elizabeth W. BAKER sold 160 acres in the Lake Lindsey Hammock to Francis EDERINGTON of South Carolina for $450. (56) This was the land awarded to Isaac under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It is not known if Isaac and Elizabeth moved at this time to Hillsborough County or if they did so at a later date. There is some speculation within the family about an entry concerning a death notice listed in Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Christian Adbocate 1837 - 1860, September 6, 1855 issue. The notice states: Died in Hillsborough Co., So. Fla., July 25, 1855, Bird O. BAKER in his 40th year...A. JOHNSON. (57) Some people say this is the name that Isaac went by and this is his death notice. I have not found any documents which list Isaac as Bird O. and cannot say with certainty this is his notice. The 1860 Federal Census for Florida was not found at the libraries I frequent. I therefore have been unable to search this Census for the whereabouts of Isaac and Elizabeth BAKER. A list of 1860 Hernando County Taxpayers does not list Isaac, but it does include A.A., J.W., John F., and W.J. BAKER (Arthur Alpheus, James Wesley, John Franklin and William Jackson BAKER). (58) A Land Certificate, #84, was awarded to Elizabeth W. BAKER of Hillsborough County, Florida on 1 August 1860 for the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/ 4 of Section 3, Township 29 South, Range 16 East, containing forty acres. (59) By 8 July 1861, Isaac BAKER had died. A Conveyance of Land lists Eliah LOCKHEART as the Administrator to the Estate of I.B. BAKER, deceased of Hillsborough County, FL. The conveyance references an Agreement for General Distribution made by the heirs, James Capers BAKER and Florida A. BAKER, dated the 25 of March 1861. The Agreement has never been found, but the Conveyance bequeaths to James and Florida the West 1/2 of the South West 1/4 and the South East 1/4 of the South West 1/2 of Section 7, Township 21 South, Range 20 East containing 119.52 acres to share and share alike. (60) Is this the land Isaac moved to in October 1848 about six miles from his Armed Occupation Act of 1842 claim? A search of the files in Hillsborough County, FL indicate there was at one time a will for Isaac, but no file exists today. To my knowledge, no one has researched what became of Isaac's wife, Elizabeth. The only information I've heard is she married a man by the name of JOHNSON or JOHNSTON after she let her children go to Isaac's brothers, and she had another child from her second marriage who attended Shouting Methodist Church. I have not researched this information. The 1870 Federal Census of Hernando County, FL lists Florida A. BAKER, age 16, living in the home of her uncle, William Jackson BAKER. James Capers BAKER, age 19, is found in the home of his uncle, James Wesley BAKER. (61) By August 1877 James Capers and Florida A. E. BAKER had both married. On 6 August 1877, James, together with his wife Laura C.A., sells to his uncle, William J. BAKER, his interest in the land bequeathed to him by his father.(62) Later in the same month Florida A. E. and her husband, Thomas N. SMITH, do the same.(63) In research submitted by Mae ALLMAN, the 1880 Federal Census of Hillsborough County, FL lists James Capers BAKER's household as follows: James age 29; Laura C. age 20, wife; Harriet age 3, daughter; Clayton age 3 months, son. (64) The household on the 1900 Federal Census of Hillsborough County, FL appears as follows: Laura BAKER age 40, born Mar 1857; Ella MURRAY, age 22, born Sep 1877, daughter; Charles MURRAY age 21, born Oct 1878, son-in-law; Clayton BAKER age 20, born Mar 1880, son; Ada BAKER age 12, born Apr 1888, daughter. Laura states she had 3 children, 3 are living, and daughter Ella just got married. (65) I don't know what happened to James Capers BAKER that he was not listed in the household in 1900. Comparing the 1880 Census to the 1900 Census, I think it can be safely assumed Harriet and Ella is one and the same person. Mae ALLMAN's research of the 1920 Federal Census of Hillsborough County, FL lists Clayton C. BAKER's household as follows: Clayton C. age 39; Mary age 38, wife; Louisa age 16, daughter; Caroline S. age 10, daughter; Temberlous PEARSON age 24, widowed brother-in-law. (66) In an interview with Beulah SMITH GRAHAM, she said Clayton BAKER once had a grocery store in Tampa, FL. Florida A. E. and Thomas N. SMITH (b. 28 Nov 1853) were married on 29 August 1876. They had the following children: Martha Eveline, Fannie Eliza, William Baker, Thomas Wesley, Nathan William, Albert Windfield, Birdie Agusta, Unnamed Infant, Joel Ward, Sr., and Lenora Jane SMITH. Florida died on 17 Jan 1930, and her husband, Thomas, died on 23 Feb 1901. (67) They are buried, along with Thomas Wesley, Albert Windfield, Birdie Agusta, and other SMITH family members, in Lake Lindsey Cemetery, Lake Lindsey, FL in what appears to be a family plot. Florida's obituary, obtained from Mae ALLMAN, dated 23 Jan 1930, says she was 76 when she passed away at the home of her son, J.W. SMITH, after a short illness attributed to a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Lake Lindsey. Rev. W.E. SEWELL, Pastor of the Methodist Church of Brooksville officiated. Serving as pallbearers were sons and relatives: J .W. SMITH, Wesley SMITH, N. W. SMITH, J. T. LANGFORD, H. C. WATERS and James OGLE. She was survived by six living children: J.W. SMITH, Wesley SMITH, B. A. SMITH, Nathan SMITH, Mrs. Lenora LANGFORD, all of Hernando Co., and W.B. SMITH of Tallahassee. (68) Florida and Thomas' son, Nathan William SMITH, married Nettie Lillian LANGFORD on 6 September 1913. (69) They had a daughter, Vera Mae SMITH (b. 2 Aug 1914). Vera Mae married Horace Lloyd SMITH and their two children are Jesse Horace and Betty Sue SMITH. Betty is now currently living in Lecanto, Citrus County, FL. Nathan and Nettie SMITH divorced and both remarried. Nathan's second wife was Anna Mae DURANT. Nathan and Anna had a son, Arthur Williams (b. 13 Oct 1916), and a daughter, Beulah Mae (b. 27 Aug 1933). Beulah currently lives in Brooksville, Hernando County, FL. (70) Florida and Thomas' son, Joel Ward SMITH (b. 3 Apr 1891 d. May 1970), married Rosa RAGGINS (b. 1897 d. 2 Jun 1976) on 9 Jun 1916. Their children were: Joel Ward, Jr; Owen Baker, and Frank Orville SMITH. Owen BAKER married Jewell Lucille WILSON and they had five children. (71) JAMES WESLEY BAKER (b. Abt. 1820) James Wesley's Permit for Application was made 3 January 1843. He states he is a single man over eighteen years of age, able to bear arms, and a resident of Florida since January 1829. The description of his intended settlement is as follows: Beginning on a corner on a Stake and running due South forty chains to a corner thence running due West forty chains to a corner thence running due North forty chains to a corner thence running due East forty chains to the place of beginning. Being about one hundred and fifty yards from an open pond of water said pond on said claim and being about two miles North of the Chucochattee Settlement in an arm of the Annuttaliga Hammock. (72) I do not have James Wesley's complete Application for Permit #114, or the later Application to Agent. I do have the United States Patent #185 issued to him by President Zachary TAYLOR on 1 August 1849 under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. In this Patent his land is more formally described as: The Northwest 1/4 of Section 14 in Township 22 South of Range 19 East containing one hundred and sixty acres. (73) Although James Wesley applied for land under Armed Occupation Settlement Act of 1842, and should have been living on it at the time of the 1850 Federal Census of Benton County, FL, he is nonetheless listed in the household of his father. His age is shown as 30 years. (74) On 30 Mar 1858, James Wesley and Eliza BAKER, his wife, sold to Francis H. EDERINGTON for $700 the land described as follows: Northwest 1/4 of Section 14, Township 22 South, Range 19 East; Witnesses: John F. and William J. BAKER. (75) This is the same 160 acres James Wesley acquired under the Armed Occupation Settlement Act of 1842, Patent #185. As mentioned earlier, James Wesley is found on the 1860 list of the Hernando County Taxpayers as J.W. BAKER. (76) In information supplied by Mae ALLMAN, James Wesley appears on the 1870 Federal Census for Hernando County, FL. His age is given as 52 years. Along with him is Eliza, age 41; James C. (Isaac's son) age 19; and Carlot LOCKHEART, age 14. (77) In 1876, C. J. Jenkins, a pioneer resident of Hernando County, wrote down his recollections of early life in Hernando County. One entry reads, "On this date, July 4, 1876, there remains in the county of the original settlers - Captain William HOPE, David HOPE, William GARRISON, Joshua MIZELL, Wesley BAKER, John Baker, John BAPETT, Jefree (sic) McBain HORRELL, C. J. JENKINS and the widows of Captain Peter LAW, M.C. PETERSON, Isaac GARRISON, R. BRADLEY, and Mr. DARBY." (78) The 1880 Federal Census of Hernando County, FL lists James Wesley's household as follows: 480/480; J.W. BAKER, age 65, farmer; Eliza, age 50, housekeeper. (79) Homestead Certificate #2431, Application #3132, containing 139.88 acres described as Northwest 1/4 of Section 1, Township 21 South, Range 20 East was issued to James Wesley BAKER on 13 Jun 1883. (80) After 13 Jun 1883, I have no other information pertaining to James Wesley. AZILPHA WESLEY BAKER (b. Abt 1821 ) Back when I first started researching the BAKERs, I had heard about a daughter, Azilpha, but no one had any proof to substantiate this was her name. The first real proof for me came in the form of her marriage certificate to Elias James KNIGHT found in Madison County, FL that has been previously mentioned in an earlier section. There isn't much on Azilpha, women not being as public back then as they are today, but records pertaining to her husband, Elias J. KNIGHT, have been found. The bulk of the information I have on Elias and Azilpha KNIGHT came from Helen N. BYRD with help from Alvie L. DAVIDSON. Helen's history of the KNIGHT family states that Elias James KNIGHT, born 14 February 1814 in Liberty County, GA, was the son of Elias and Rachel Simmons KNIGHT. (81) Documents described in Helen's history include Elias' Application for Permit made on 29 November 1842 with Permit #11 being issued on 20 December 1842. In his application, Elias states he is the head of a family and a resident of Florida since January 1823. The description of his intended settlement is as follows: Situated and being South of the line dividing township numbering nine and ten and about two miles East of the Annutteliga Hammock & about one and a half miles east of North of Lake Lindsey and about half mile West of Coots (Scotts) road leading from Fort Izzard on the Withlaecoochee (sic) to Tampa Bay. Commencing at a Stake Two Hundred and Fifty yards North East of Small Sink Hole which is about one hundred & fifty yards East of a hammock known by the name of KNIGHT'S Hammock - commencing at said stake running west half mile south half mile east thence North to the place of beginning. Elias' Application to Agent more formally describes the above lands as: The Southeast 1/4 of Section 13, Township 21 South, Range 19 East, in the Newnansville Land District, containing 160 acres. On 3 January 1848 Elias declares: "he made an actual settlement in the month of September 1843; erected 1 dwelling house thereon fit for the habitation of man and 5 out houses; commenced cultivating said land in the month of February 1844; cleared and enclosed in the latter part of the year 1844 about six acres of land; has at this time about 9 acres under cultivation planted in corn, etc.; is from Madison County in the aforesaid state of FL; has a family consisting of himself, wife and 3 children, 1 male and 1 female adult, one male and two female children; continues to reside on and cultivate the above described tract of land until the present date; did not avail himself of the benefit of the Act of 1844." There are several sets of Proof of Claims. One set was made by Isaac B. BAKER and John B. ALLEN, Benton County, FL, dated 3 January 1848. On 19 February 1848 Joshua STAFFORD and B.W. PEARSON also made statements proving Elias' claim. Later still, on 16 January 1849, John B. ALLEN and James HAYMAN prove Elias' claim. On 19 May 1849 Elias J. KNIGHT was issued Certificate #196 for his claim under the Armed Occupation Act 1842 (A Patent from the U.S. government would have been issued at this point, as with the BAKER men, but Helen's research does not indicate one was found). (82) In 1845 Elias J. KNIGHT is listed as a County Commissioner in Benton County (n/k/a Hernando County), four years before Isaac BAKER was a County Commissioner. In 1852 Elias was a County Judge for Hernando County, FL. (83) Helen BYRD has in her records that the 1850 Federal Census of Benton County, dated 30 Nov 1850, lists the KNIGHT household on page 51. It shows Elias James, age 39, farmer; Azilpha age 30; Mary Ann R. age 8; Sarah J. age 7; Margaret S. age 1. Helen raises the question of the discrepancy between the statement in his AOA application of having one male and two female children against this census entry. (84) Could there have been a son who died between the time the statement was made and the 1850 Census? On 28 February 1868, Elias J. KNIGHT made Application, #2346, under the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862, and Certificate #606 was issued for the following land: Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35 and Northwest 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 36, in Township 20 South, Range 20 East, containing 80 and 79/100 acres. Apparently there was some reason Elias was unable to present himself at the land office. Thomas B. LAW, Clerk of the County Court, certified Elias was a resident of Hernando County, and he could not, by reason of want of means and other hindrances, appear at U.S. Land Office at Tallahassee. On 24 Dec 1874, Elias J. KNIGHT appeared before J. L. LEE, Register of U. S. Land Office as he had lost his Homestead Receipt, #2546. The Final Affidavit Required Of Homestead Claimants states Elias is the head of a family, a citizen of the U.S., he has made actual settlement upon and cultivated said land, and he has resided thereon since the 27th day of Feb 1868 to the present time. Proof of Claim was made by J.D. ROGERS and W.H. KNIGHT. In their proofs both stated they had known Elias J. KNIGHT for 5 years and "that he was head of a family consisting of a wife and three children." J.L. LEE, Register, affirms the above statements on 24 December 1874. On 1 July 1875 a U.S. Patent was issued to E. J. KNIGHT by President Ulysses S. GRANT for the above described land. (85) Helen's 1870 Federal Census records for Crawfordville, Waukulla County, FL, lists the KNIGHT family on page 757, in household 107/98. It shows Elias James age 57, circuit preacher; Azilpha age 50; William H. age 18; Joseph W. age 14; Martha M. age 12. (86) I can only surmise that the three daughters listed on the 1850 Census, Mary Ann R., Sarah J. and Margaret S ., were all married by the time the 1870 Census was taken, the oldest being 28 years old and the youngest being 21 years old. I am not convinced the KNIGHT family had moved to Crawfordville at the time of the 1870 Census. Elias' sworn statement of residency in his Final Affidavit Required Of Homestead Claimants, dated 24 Dec 1874, states he has lived on the property claimed from 27 Feb 1868 to present. Having worked for the Department of Commerce on the 1990 Federal Census, I know census takers are instructed to take information from all persons they come across, whether they are in their home or not. This has been a practice of long standing. It could be the KNIGHT family was in the Crawfordville area for unknown reasons and the family information was recorded. It is known that Elias was a circuit preacher and this could explain his presence in the area at the time. Helen's notes of the 1880 Census lists Elias and Azilpha's daughter, Margaret, as the wife of Jackson BYRD, age 31, born in FL. The notes do not specify which county she found this in. (87) >From Helen BYRD's research is this entry: The Journal Of The Florida Annual Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church South, held in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL on 9 Dec ?, page 19, "In memoriam - Roll of the Honored Dead," listed death of Elisa J. KNIGHT, June 7, 1882 in Hernando County, FL. He "entered Itinerancy" 1867. (88) Alma EISCHEN's notes of the 1885 Census of Sumter County, lists Azilpha, age 60, in the household of her brother, James Wesley BAKER. (89) A descendancy chart from Helen has listed Margaret Susan KNIGHT and Jackson BYRD who were the parents of Henry Pickett BYRD. Henry married Sophia WHIDDEN and they had a son, Harold P. BYRD. Helen N. BYRD is the widow of Harold P. BYRD. (90) Research will continue on Azilpha and her family. ARTHUR ALPHEUS BAKER (b. 13 Mar 1823 d. 15 Feb 1886) Arthur Alpheus BAKER's Application For Permit under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842 was made on 13 December 1842. In his application he states he is a single man over eighteen years of age, able to bear arms, and a resident of Florida since January 1829. The description of his settlement is as follows: Beginning at a corner on a Stake Running due West Forty chains to a corner thence running due North Forty chains to a corner thence due East forty chains to a corner thence due South forty chains to the place of beginning, in the East End of the Anuttaliga Hammock and about a mile west of the Road leading from Fort Izzard to Tampa Bay - and about two miles South of Lake Lindsey. Permit #105 was issued on 22 January 1843. In the Application to Agent, dated 26 January 1849, Arthur's land is more formally described as: The Northwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 & Southwest 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 2 and Southeast 1/4 of Northeast 1/4 & Northeast 1/4 of Southeast 1/4 of Section 3, Township 22 South, Range 19 East containing 160 acres. The Application to Agent further states that Arthur continued to reside on the above described land until February 1848, and since that time he has lived at Tampa in Hillsborough County. He did not avail himself of the benefit of the Act of 1844 by entering other lands for a settlement. (91) Proof of claim having been made by Richard R. CRUM and Ezekiel L. SELPH, Arthur was awarded a Patent issued by the United States on 1 August 1849. (92) On July 4, 1844, a year and a half after Arthur made his Application under the Armed Occupation Act, he married Susan HAYMAN (b. 28 March 1827), daughter of James and Delila MARTIN HAYMAN. Arthur was 21 years old and Susan was 17. On 9 Jan 1849, Susan gave birth to twins. The twins died on 11 Jan 1849 and Susan followed in death on 18 Jan 1849. This information was obtained from notes made by my great aunt, Elizabeth "Liz" BAKER, from the family Bible. (93) An entry in the April 20, 1849 issue of Marriages and Death Notices from the Southern Christian Adbocate 1837-1860, reads: died, near Tampa, FL, on the 18th day of Jany (sic), 1849, Mrs. Susan BAKER, consort of A.A. BAKER, aged 22 years....E.J. KNIGHT. (94) Arthur's Application to Agent states Arthur resided on the land he settled under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842 and moved to Tampa in Hillsborough County, FL in February 1848. However, the 1850 Federal Census of Benton County, FL lists Arthur just under his brother, Thaddeus "Thomas" L. BAKER, and just above his deceased wife's parents, James and Delila HAYMAN. (95) From this information I can only gather that Arthur left Benton County in 1848 for Hillsborough Co., and went back to Benton Co. sometime after Susan's death. On 30 Jan 1851, Arthur married Emily C. WHITEHURST (b. 2 May 1834), daughter of Daniel Scott and Jincey FLETCHER WHITEHURST according to Liz BAKER's notes from the family Bible. (96) No official record of the marriage has been found, but for two reasons it is conceivable the marriage took place in Benton County. One, Daniel Scott WHITEHURST was a settler in Benton (n/k/a Hernando) County. Two, the record could have been destroyed in a courthouse fire in 1877. Again, according to Liz BAKER's notes, Arthur and Emily had a Daughter on 23 Oct 1851 who was stillborn, and later a Son, on 12 Oct 1852, who only lived six hours. On 10 Nov 1853 my great great grandfather, Thomas Jefferson BAKER, was born in Hillsborough County. Following Thomas Jefferson was Susan Flourentine (26 Sep 1855), Martha Josephine (12 Jun 1858), Julia Francis (12 Mar 1860), Robert E. Lee (28 Mar 1862), James Andrew (31 Aug 1864), Emily Celestia (13 Jul 1866), Alpheus Marian (20 Jan 1868), and John Wesley BAKER (7 Jan 1870). (97) As mentioned earlier in this history, Arthur Alpheus was found on the list of 1860 Hernando County Taxpayers along with his brothers, James Wesley, John F., and W. J. Baker. (98) The 1870 Census of Hillsborough County, Florida, lists Arthur's family as follows: Household 36/36; Arthur A., age 45, farmer; born in NC; Erma C., age 38, keeping house, born in NC; Thomas J., age 16, farm laborer, born in FL; Martha G., age 12, at home, born in FL; Julia F., age 10, at home, born in FL; Robert Lee, age 8, at home, born in FL; Erma C., age 4, at home, born in FL; Alpheus M., age 2, at home, born in FL; John W., age 5 months, at home, born in FL. (99) Emily C. WHITEHURST BAKER died on 22 Nov. 1871 at the age of 37. Although the 1870 Census states she was 38, family records and her tombstone indicate she was 37. She is buried in Bethlehem Cemetery in Dover, FL. On a trip to the University of South Florida Library, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, I found in the marriage index books the marriage of Arthur A. BAKER to M.E. COLEMAN on 21 August 1872. The original certificates were stored in boxes in a back room and Arthur's was not to be found. This marriage was also referenced on a type written page found in Liz BAKER's belongings. She has the name as Mary E. COLEMAN. In a later visit with Thelma BAKER, widow of William Bryan BAKER, I was told Arthur divorced M .E. because she would not take care of his young children. On 27 April 1876, Arthur married for the fourth time to Elizabeth BLANTON. (100) Elizabeth had been married before and she had with her two children: Giles B. and Susan BLANTON. The 1880 Census of Hillsborough County, FL, enumerated on 3 June 1880, lists Arthur's household as follows: household 40/40; Arthur A., age 57, farmer; Elizabeth, age 37, keeping house; Robert E. L., age 18, son, farmer; Emily C., age 14, daughter, at home; Alpheus M., age 12, son, farmer; Wm. Oscar, age 3, son, at home; Fredrick Albert, age 2, son, at home; Estillo E., age 3 months, war daughter, at home; Giles B. Blanton, age 18, step son, farmer; Susan, age 15, step daughter, at home. (101) Who is Estillo E. and what is a war daughter? Homestead Certificate #2625, Application #2799 was issued to Arthur A. Baker on 13 Jun 1883, for 79.75 acres described as follows: West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24, Township 28 South, Range 20 East. This apparently was land issued under the Homestead Act of 1862. (102) The 1885 State Census of Hillsborough County, FL, has Arthur's family listed as: household 190; Alpheus BAKER, age 62, farmer, dropsy, Elizabeth, age 46; A. M. (Alpheus M.), age 17, son; U. A., age 8, son; F. A. (Fredrick Albert), age 6, son; Eva, age 4, daughter. (103) The only person I can think U. A. might be is William Oscar who would have been 8 years old in 1885. Census takers were not known for their accuracy or neatness! On 15 Feb 1886 Arthur Alpheus BAKER died. He is buried next to his second wife, Emily C. WHITEHURST BAKER in Bethlehem Cemetery in Dover, Hillsborough County, FL. On Mar 22 1886, Arthur's will, written on 20 Aug 1883, was entered into probate. In it Arthur references having disposed of his real estate in a separate instrument. Arthur disposes of his personal property as follows: to his son, Thomas J. BAKER, two cows and calves to be delivered in the Spring of the year 1884: To his son, Robert L. BAKER, two cows and calves to be delivered in the Spring of 1885; To his daughter, Emily BAKER, two cows and calves to be delivered in the Spring of 1886; To his son, Alpheus M. BAKER, two cows and calves to be delivered in the Spring of 1887; to his daughter, Josephine GAVIN, he leaves twenty dollars to be paid in 1886; to his daughter, Julia DAVIS, he gives thirty dollars to be paid in 1886; to his wife, Elizabeth BAKER, he leaves the rest of his personal property consisting of a stack of cattle supposed to be forty three head, crop split and upper bit in one Ear (?) Swallow fork and underbit in the other most of them deloped (?) branded Circle A and also any hogs and horses, Sugar Mill & Kittle, all of his farming implements, household and kitchen furniture as well as all of his personal estate at the time of his decease. If Elizabeth should remarry, the above named property goes to their three youngest children for their special benefit. Simeon E. SPARKMAN is appointed Executor and Guardian. (104) ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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