Henry Baker Jr (bef. 1634 - 1701)

Born before 1 Mar 1634 in Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Hardman) Baker — married 6 Oct 1667 (to Aug 1688) in West, Lancashire, England

Husband of Mary (Rawsthorne) Ratcliff — married 13 Oct 1692 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1701 after age 67 in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Henry Baker Jr is a qualifying ancestor of the National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims.

Henry was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Birth
"Henry Bowker (aka Baker) may have been the Henry who was was baptized 1 March 1634, St. Mary, St. Denys & St. George, Manchester Parish, Lancashire, England for father Henrye Bowker" ^[1] but this bap. would have made him thirty-five years old before the birth of his first child. What is certain is that he was described as being from Newtown of Lancashire when he married. The distance between Newtown where he was married and Manchester (central) is about 41 km (26 U.S. mi.).

The particulars of his conversion to the Society of Friends (Quaker) in England is unknown at this time.

Marriage and Children
Henry Baker, who came to Pennsylvania with his wife and eight children from West Darby, Lancashire, England was married as "Henry Baker of Newtown, County of Lancaster" to "Margaret Hardman of Aspull, in the same county, spinster, under the auspices of Hardshaw West Monthly Meeting (MM) on October 6 1667." ^{[2] [3] [4]} Henry and Margaret's known children were:

• Rachel Baker, b. 23 Apr (second) 1669 (NS), Hindley, Lancashire, Eng.^[5] ; m. 1st Job Bunting, 27 Jun 1689 (NS) Falls MM and had abt 5 children bef. his d. 1702 ; m. 2nd John Cowgill 2 Jan 1703 (NS), Falls MM, Bucks, PA. son of Ralph & Ellen Cowgill who arrived 1682 with Wm. Penn fleet; d. 3 Sep 1731, Little Creek, Kent, Delaware; buried Friends Meeting House cemetery

• Nathan Baker, b. 21 Oct 1670 (NS), West Darby, Lancashire ^[6] ; Caution another Nathan Baker who d. 25 Sep 1715 (NS), son of Samuel & Rachel Baker of Falls MM. and may be the nephew of this profile ; m. Sarah Collet, dau Jeremiah.

• Sarah Baker, b. 18 Aug 1672 (NS), West "Derbye", Lancashire, England, Hardshaw West MM; ^[6] ; Sarah is not included in the 1684 arrival passenger list for Henry & Margaret Baker ; m. 1st 13 Aug 1692 (NS), Langhorne, Bucks, PA. Stephen Wilson recorded in Middletown MM.; m. 2nd Isaac Milnor

• Rebecca Baker, b. 24 Jun 1674 (NS), West Darby, Lancashire, England ^[6] ; m.1st John Willsford 4 Feb 1695 (NS), Burlington MM, Chesterfield, N.J. ; "Rebecca Nillsford" m. 2nd Abraham Hardiman, Chesterfield, N.J. 7 Nov 1698 (NS) Burlington MM

• Samuel Baker, b. 1 Oct 1676 (NS), West Darby, Lancashire, England ^{[5] [4]}; m. Mary Warder dau of Willoughby who arrived 1699 from Nunwell, Isle of Wight.

• Phoebe Baker, b. 26 Jul (fifth) 1678, West Darby, Lancashire, England ^[5] ; m. 1st Edward Radcliffe, 18 Aug 1703, Falls MM ; m. 2nd William Stockdale, m. int. Middletown MM 5 (fifth) 1722; on 8 mo. 3, 1728 Middletown MM gave William Stockdale & family certificate to Abington MM.

• Hester Baker, b. 28 Jun 1680, West Darby, Lancashire, England ^[7] ; m. Thomas Yardley, 6 Sep 1700, Falls, Bucks, PA., Thomas Yardley ; m. 2nd William Brown, 4 Oct (seventh) Chester, Delaware, PA. Falls MM.

• Henry Baker, b. 12 Feb [twelth] 1686, Bucks, PA.; d. 16 Feb [twelth] 1686

• Margaret Baker, b. 4 Aug [sixth] 1693; m. 5 Jun [fourth] 1722, Falls MM, William Atkinson, son of Thomas & Jane.

Pennsylvania Arrival
17 Sep 1684 aboard the Vine out of Liverpool ^[4] "from Walton in Lancashire Henry "Baker" & Margaret his wife & their daughters and sons: Rachell, Rebecca, Phebey, Hester, Nathan, Samuel". Also accompanying the family were "Mary Becket & 10 servants named: John Siddell for 4 years; Hen: Siddell 4 yers.; James Yates, 5 yrs.; Jno Hurst 4 yrs.; Tho Fisher 4 years; John Stedman 4 yrs.; Tho. Candy for Joseph Feoror 4 yrs.; Deborah Bootth 4 yrs.; Joshua Lert 4 yrs." ^{[8] [9]}

They settled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He arrived with a Hardshaw MM, Lancashire certificate dated 27 May 1684 (new style dating). ^{[10] [4]}

"Henry Baker was foreman of the first grand jury of Bucks County in 1685, and a member of the commission appointed September, 1692, to divide the county into townships. He was made a Justice of the Bucks County Court, by order of the Provincial Council of 2nd day, 11th mo, 1689/90. He was also a Member of the Provincial Assembly in 1685, 1687, 1688, 1690, and 1698 and was a member of the Bucks county courts from 1689 to his death. He was also a prominent member and elder of the Falls MM in Bucks county." ^[11]

His residence in Bucks County. was about 500 acres on the Delaware River in Makefield Township. He also owned land in Wrightstown, Newton and Falls Townships., and was one of the original lot holders in the borough of Bristol. ^[12]

Henry's first wife, Margaret Hardman died in early August 1688. She was buried on August 5, 1688 at the Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[13]

On September 8, 1692, Henry remarried to Mary Rawsthorne, b: 1648 in Holden, Lancashire, England. She was the widow of James Radcliffe, the first Quaker settler in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County. He and Mary had a daughter, Margaret Baker, born in 1693, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.^[14]

The Baker Ferry Tavern, later McConkey's Ferry Inn, used during General Washington's Crossing in December 1776 was on Henry Baker's land and operated informally until Henry's death. His son Samuel Baker rented out the Tavern for awhile, then sold the land and Tavern in 1774 to Samuel McConkey. McConkey sold the land and Tavern to Benjamin Taylor in 1777. This area today is known as Taylorsville. A story about life and times of this Henry Baker and family are in the book, "The Tavern at the Ferry" by Edwin Tunis, 1973.

Henry Baker died in Lower Makefield Township., Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on December 16, 1701. Henry was buried at Falls Friends Meeting Cemetery #01 (Slate Hills Burial Ground) In Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His wife, Mary (Rawsthorne / Radcliffe), survived him. She died in 1715 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Will of Henry Baker of Bucks County
Henry Baker of Bucks Co., [who names the following] "Children: Margaret, Phebe, Hester, Nathan & Samuel; dau. Rachel Baker Bunting's children; dau. Sarah Baker Wilson & her 3 children; dau. Rebecca Baker Willford; cousin Sarah Canby; Friend (husband of Sarah) Thomas Canby; James Yeats & William Ellet. Executors: Son Samuel Baker & Enoch Yardley. Overseers: Phineas Pemberton & Richard Hough. Also named in his will: Richard Radcliffe." ^[15] A date of death is given on Find A Grave as 16 Dec 1701. The tombstone photo cannot be read.^[16]

Note: there are 2 Find A Grave Memorials for Henry which are somewhat inconsistent with each other, neither has a gravestone image attached nor references vital record sources.

Sources

1. ↑ Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral); Archive Roll: 745. Reprinted by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, Provo, UT, USA. Online access 16 Feb 2020. Ancestry Record 2964 #567051
2. ↑ "Society of Friends, Monthly Meeting (Registers) of Lancaster, Lancaster, (England): Marriages from 1656-1691, Births from 1644 to 1691, Burials from 1655 to 1691." pg.18 (Lancaster MM year 1667; 15 books marked from No. 756 to No. 766 inclusive). Reprinted "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage and Death Registers, 1578-1837: Lancashire" Piece 1004: MM of Lancaster: Marriages, Births; Burials (1631-1691). Pub. 2013, Provo, UT., USA. Accessed 30 Dec 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22462812?h=655ff8
3. ↑ "Society of Friends Register Books; from the Quarterly Meetings of Lancashire, Lancaster, England: Marriages from 1650-1775, Births from 1644-1775, Burials from 1657-1775." Reprinted "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage and Death Registers, 1578-1837" Lancashire: Piece 1616A: Quarterly Meeting of Lancashire (1776-1796, 1644-1775) pub. 2013, Provo, UT., USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 30 Dec 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22462791?h=acf1ce
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Jordan, John W. LL.D., ed. Historical Society of Pennsylvania "Colonial & Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania" Crowell, Samuel Babcock, comp., ed.: Vol. 11; pg. 1003 (image reader pg.1044/1771). Pub. 1911, New York & Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. Reprinted Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 29 Dec 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22450733?h=4b6774 See also: https://books.google.com/books?id=arAfWBsvO1gC&pg=PA1003&
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Society of Friends: From the Monthly Meeting (MM) of Hardshaw West, counties Lancaster and Chester, Marriages from 1658-1775; Births from 1649-1775 and Burials from 1657-1775; No. 783." Pub. 1841(?), London, England: Prince & Baugh, Ltd. Reprinted "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837" Monthly Meeting of Hardshaw West: Piece 1420: Monthly Meeting of Hardshaw West (Liverpool, Chester) Manchester (1657-1775). pub. 2013 (online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Provo, UT., USA. Accessed 31 Dec 2020.

   Rachel Baker https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22472069?h=f8f4c8

   Phebe Baker https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22475878?h=4878a3

   Samuel Baker https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22476821?h=9b19c4

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Examined Transcript of the Digested Copy of the Registers of Births of the Quarterly Meeting of Lancashire comprising a period from the year 1644 to the year 1837 both inclusive..." Book 756; pg. 85 (Sarah Baker); Book 732; pg.279 (Rebekah Baker). Liverpool Record Office, Non-Conformist Registers; Reference Number: 289 QUA/LMBI. Reprinted "Liverpool, England Quaker Registers, 1635-1958" pub. 2011, Provo, UT., USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 31 Dec 2020.

   Sarah Baker https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22472419?h=ab022c

   Rebecca Baker https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22476993?h=b975c1

   Nathan Baker https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22477052?h=fe3f36

7. ↑ "Society of Friends; From the Quarterly Meeting of Lancashire, in county Lancashire: No. 732; Marriages from 1650-1775, Births from 1644-1775, Burials from 1652-1775" 24 Books numbered 732 to 755 inclusive. Source text: "Hartshaw West MM" The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 1616A. Reprinted 2013, Provo, UT., USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 31 Dec 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22476052?h=746311
8. ↑ Tepper, Michael, ed. "Emigrants to Pennsylvania: A Consolidation of Ship Pasenger Lists from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography" pg.11. Pub. 1979, Baltimore, MD.: Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc. Reprinted (online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 30 Dec 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22462206?h=5a8b8b
9. ↑ Filby, P. William, ed., "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s" compiled by Gale Research Farmington Hills, MI, USA. Reprinted 2009, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.. Pennsylvania; Year: 1684; Page Number: 23. Reprinted (online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010, Provo, UT., USA. Accessed 30 Dec 2020.
10. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm. Wade, comp. & Marshall, Tho. Worth, comp. "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Vol. II: Falls Monthly Meeting" pg.975 (image reader pg. 975/1127). (source text: old style dating 27 Mar 1684, rocf Hardshaw MM, Eng.) Pub. orig. 1938; reprinted 1994, Baltimore, MD., USA: Reprinted (online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 30 Dec 2020. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22462289?h=492286
11. ↑ Hough, Oliver. “Atkinson Families of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Continued).” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 30, no. 4, 1906, pp. 479–502. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20085360.
12. ↑ See preceding Note.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177197452/margaret-baker : accessed 07 November 2021), memorial page for Margaret Hardman Baker (1647–Aug 1688), Find A Grave: Memorial #177197452, citing Friends Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Elizabeth R (contributor 46791442) .
14. ↑ Moyer Family Tree on RootsWeb - Henry Baker. Cites several primary & secondary sources, available at Ancestry.com.
15. ↑ Philadelphia County Wills, 1682-1819. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1900; pg.B:427. Reprinted as Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Will Index, 1682-1819; Bucks Co., Will dated 7 Mar 1698; proved 23 may 1705; pg. B:427. Reprinted by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000, Provo, UT., USA. Online access 16 Feb 2020.
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8144767/henry-baker : accessed 07 November 2021), memorial page for Henry Baker (1 Mar 1634–16 Dec 1701), Find A Grave: Memorial #8144767, citing Slate Hill Burial Ground, Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Allan L Winger (contributor 47474767) . .

• "Henry Baker and Some of His Descendants," by Milks White, Jr., Baltimore, MD. In the Friends Library, Philadelphia, PA
• Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography vol. 30, pp. 491
• "The Tavern at the Ferry" by Edwin Tunis, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London. 1973

Acknowledgements

• Contributions by direct descendant Leigh Anne Dear
• Chet Snow April 27, 2017.