Wilkes-Ashe-Rowan County NcArchives Wills.....Nee Thompson Baker, ELIZABETH BAKER (widow Of William) October 1, 1836 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Drew-Whitaker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00007.html#0001680 July 16, 2009, 10:11 am Source: Http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/8056/wills.htm Written: October 1, 1836 Recorded: October 1, 1836 CALLAWAY CO., MO ELIZABETH BAKER..widow of William..1 Oct. 1836 Daughters: Elizabeth Crump, Susannah Griffith, Sally West, Jane Baskett, Franky Collier, Ann Conway. From website: Son: Samuel K. Baker Exec.: George Morris Wit.: James Baker, Elisha McClelland. Additional Comments: I am trying to prove that the John Baker (1735-1820) last of Owsley Co., KY was the Long Hunter friend of Daniel Boone & Benjamin Cutbirth. Thanks. Jim From Website: http://crossedbrushstudio.com/windowsintoourpast/Volume3.htm 1766 - (Long Hunter) party explores along the Cumberland down to the Ohio. {Uriah Stone, Joshua Horton & William Baker, continue on into the Illinois Country). Captain James Smith & Jamie, Negro slave boy, continue toward Tennessee arriving in North Carolina in October. Stone's River named for Uriah Stone. Here we really need to be extremely cautious, because Baker DNA tells us that these are not our Bakers: Robert Baker II s/o Robert Baker I s/o Robert Becker/Baker s/o Andrew "Andy" Becker Andrew "Andy" Becker, son of Robert Becker I??, b. 1604, Buckingham, England. He came to Boston, Massachusetts in 1624. From website: http://www.geocities.com/judys-space/Vol1/baker.htm James Baker, Esq. James Baker, Esq., son of Robert Baker, II (see above), b. Virginia; m. Mary Thompson, daughter of Rev. John & Margaret (Osburne) Thompson. James Baker, Esq. Was the first white man to hold title to land in that part of Wilkes County, North Carolina, which became Ashe County, NC. There were several Bakers who were Longhunters, 1760-1770, they are : John Baker, Joseph Baker, and William Baker. Records seem to indicate that John & Joseph Baker were his sons as for William he may have also been on of the sons of James Baker. James Baker had twelve (12) children: 1. Rev. Andrew, b. 1749, VA; d. 23 Apr 1815, Lee Co., VA; m. Elizabeth Avant, daughter of Peter & Amy (Massey) Avant. 2. Morris, b. 1750, NC; d. bef. 2 Feb 1813, most likely Grayson Co., VA ; m. Patsy Smith, daughter of Hugh & Jane Smith. 3. John - A longhunter. Around 1765 he traveled with Benjamin Cutbrith on a tour to the West of the Mississippi River. 4. Joseph, b. ca. 1751, Orange Co., NC; d. 1838, Garrard Co., KY; m. Wythe Co., VA. According to family tradition Joseph was some what of a "black sheep" of the family. He at one point was forbidden by his brother Andrew from coming to visit until had "mended his ways. Joseph had ten (10) children. His eldest son was named Abraham. Found "Early Settlers of Lee County Virginia and Adjacent Counties, Vol. 1 ", listed among those who served in the Revolutionary War we find from a Montgomery County, Virginia listing 5 Sept 1777 - Apr 1778, Joseph Baker. In 1814, a Joseph Baker held 248 acres of land on Water North Fork Clinch, Lee County, Virginia. He was a resident of the county at the time. 5. Richard [according to Mrs. L. B. Cox, Jr., Ozona, Texas ] 6. Robert, m. Miss Blount. Settled in Hawkins Co., TN. 7. George, b. 14 Oct 1759, NC; m. Susan Morris. 8. Bolling, b. 1763, NC; m. Martha "Patsy" Morris. 9. Eleanor/Ellender, b. ca. 1765; m. Col. Jesse Ray, b. 1765, Jefferson Co., NC 10. Martha "Patsy", b. 1761, NC; m. Justice Bowlin. 11. Elijah Baker =, b. 1742, Luenburg Co., VA; d. 6 Nov 1798, Salisbury, Maryland. He was a Baptist Preacher. 12. Leonard Baker = a Baptist Preacher File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/neethomp1497gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb