John Baker (abt. 1580)

Born about 1580 in Boxted, Essex, England

Died [date unknown] in Boxted, Essex, England

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Biography

This is the profile for John Baker, the weaver, who had a son named John baptized in Boxted on December 8, 1607.

There were at least two John Bakers who had children baptized in Boxted in 1607-1617.^[1] Each John Baker first had a son named John baptized in 1607. One of the baptismal records calls the father a weaver.^[1] Then one John Baker had a son named Thomas baptized in March 1609/10, while presumably the other John Baker (described as a laborer) had a son named William baptized in January 1610/11.^[1] Based on the names of the second sons, it is likely that the John Baker, the laborer, who had a son named William baptized in January 1610/11 was the son of William Baker, while the other John Baker, the weaver, was the son of Thomas Baker, as William Baker and Thomas Baker were the only Baker men known to have had children baptized in Boxted around the correct time period to have been the parents of the John Bakers.^[1]

Based on the above analysis and spacing of births, it is likely that this profile's John Baker, the weaver, had the following children, all baptized in Boxted:

1. John, bpt. December 8, 1607^[1]
2. Thomas, bpt. March 8, 1609/10^[1]
3. Mary, bpt. September 9, 1612,^[1] m. possibly October 20, 1633 William Love/Louth in Colchester, Essex^[2]
4. (possibly) Elizabeth, bpt. December 26, 1614^[1]
5. (possibly) Pricillye, bpt. January 19, 1616/7^[1]

John may have been the John Baker who was buried in Boxted on October 28, 1616.^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Boxted St Peter baptisms 1556-1616, 1623, 1644-1675
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N26N-DYC : 10 February 2018), William Louth and Mary Baker, 20 Oct 1633; citing Saint Leonard,Colchester,Essex,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} John Baker, Essex, Boxted, St Peter, Parish Register, File Line Number 576, freereg.org.uk