John Baker Bt (abt. 1635 - 1661)

Born about 1635 in Kent, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 23 Mar 1661 at about age 26 in Kent, England [uncertain]

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Biography

John Baker was the son of John Baker, 2nd Baronet, and Eleanor, daughter of Sir Robert Parkhurst, Lord Mayor of London 1634-1635.^[1][2]

He became the 3rd Baronet Baker on the death of his father on 15 Jan 1653/1654.^[1]

John Baker married Elizabeth Newton of London, daughter of Sir Robert Newton, Bt.^[1][2]

Children:^[2][3]

• Sarah Baker (buried at Cranbrook, 23 April 1669)
• Elizabeth Baker (c.1657-1705), eldest surviving daughter; married, 30 June 1691 at Cranbrook, Robert Spencer, but had no issue; she was buried at Cranbrook, 25 April 1705)
• Anne Baker (c.1658-85); married in 1682 (Licence 11 December), Edmund Beaghan (c.1656-1725) and had one son (who died young); she was buried at Cranbrook, 11 February 1684/5)
• Mary Baker (married John Dowell of Over Court, Almondsbury, Glos and had one son; she was buried at Cranbrook, 1 April 1714)
• Katherine Baker (married Roger Kirkby of Kirkby, Lancs, and had one son, who died young; she was buried at Cranbrook, 23 January 1733/1734)

John Baker died 23 March 1661 at which point the Baronetcy became extinct.^[1]

In 1668 his widow married Sir Philip Howard.^[1]

There is a monument to the family in the church at Cranbrook, Kent.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} The Complete Baronetage Vol. I 1611-1625. Published 1900, pp 71-72 Internet Archive.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Burke, J and Burke, J B. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. 2nd Edition, 1841, pp. 32-33 HathiTrust.
3. ↑ Baker of Sissinghurst, baronets. Landed Families of Britain and Ireland Landed Families.
4. ↑ Cranbrook Church. By Rev. J Cave-Browne. Archaeologia Cantiana. Vol 22, 1897, pp 221-231 (see p 230) pdf.