Thomas Baker (1653 - 1734)

Born 1653 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Mary (Lewis) Baker — married 10 Jul 1689 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1734 at about age 81 in Lynn, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

According to Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Thomas Baker was born in 1653, at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the youngest son of Edward Baker (bef.1617-1687) and Joan (Unknown) Baker (abt.1618-1693). ^[1][2]

Baker, Thomas, s. Edward and Joan [bef. 1658?]. PR4

On 13 November 1675, Thomas Baker was drafted from Lynn to serve in King Philip's war, and was in the Narragansett fight. He was a member of "ye Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co." in 1694.

On 10 July 1689, at Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Thomas married Mary (Lewis) Baker (1665-1693). ^[3] Their daughter Mary Baker was born at Lynn in 1706.

On 14 November 1733, Thomas wrote his will.^[4] In it he mentions:

• son Thomas, named executor
• beloved wife Mary
• daughter Hannah Farrington
• children of deceased daughter Abigail Newhall: Mary & Abigail Newhall
• daughter Mary Tiley

Thomas died 3 October 1734, age 81 years. ^[5] He is buried in the Western Burial Ground in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.^[6]

At probate on 11 Nov 1734, Thomas Baker was said to be a husbandman, which means a tenant farmer or small landowner.

Sources

1. ↑ The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder. United States: S.M. Watson, 1895."Baker Family", by Mrs. C. F. Furbish of Eliot, ME.; Volume 8, Pages 154-167 https://books.google.com/books?id=T7g-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=Edward+the+colonist+baker
2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850; Essex County, Lynn, Vol 1, Births, Page 38 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Lynn/Images/Lynn_B038.shtml
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8Z-JKFB : 31 October 2019), Thomas Baker and Mary Lewis, 10 Jul 1689; citing Marriage, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009707.
4. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Essex Cases 1-1999, Case 1503; dated 11 Nov 1734 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13744/1503-co1/244894925
5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850; Essex County, Lynn, Vol 3, Deaths, Page 421 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Lynn/Images/Lynn_D421.shtml
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 February 2021), memorial page for Thomas Baker (1653–3 Oct 1734), Find A Grave: Memorial #54621002, citing Western Burial Ground, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records; Name: Thomas Baker; Spouse: Mary Lewis; Parents: Edward Baker Joan, Baker; Birth Place: Essex, Lynn, MA; Birth Date: 1653; Marriage Place: Lynn, Essex, MA; Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1689; Death Place: Lynn, Essex, MA; Death Date: 3 Oct 1734
• Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850; Name: Thomas Baker; Event Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1689; Marriage Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; Spouse: Mary Lewis
• Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840; Name: Thomas Baker; Probate Date: 11 Nov 1734; Residence Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, British America; Occupation: Husbandman; Probate Type: testate; Inferred Death Year: 1734; Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, British America; File Number: 1503
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay