John Armstrong Baker Jr (abt. 1762 - 1836)

Born about 1762 in North Carolina

Husband of Mary McCoy (Johnson) Baker — married 1782 (to 1814) in Butler, Worthington Township, Richland, Ohio, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Chilla (Esom) Baker — married 16 Mar 1815 in Warrick, Indiana Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1836 at about age 74 in Warrick, Indiana, United States

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Biography

John Armstrong Baker Jr was born about 1762 to John Baker Sr and Esther Ruddy Baker. He married Mary McCoy, and they had six children. After Mary passed away in 1814, John married Chelly Esom in 1815, and they had three children. John Armstrong McCoy died in 1836.

Research

Both John Armstrong Baker Jr, and his father, John Baker Sr, and their families were listed in the 1790 Census, Abbeville, South Carolina.

• Head of Family-John Armstrong Baker Jr
• Two Males Under 16- (more than likely) Edward Sr, 7 years, and John McCoy, 5 years
• Three Females- (more than likely) Mary McCoy, 20, Martha, 3 years, Mary, infant

Sources

• "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #1009749
  Name: John Baker; Birth Date: 1762; Birth Place: North Carolina; Death Date: 7 Oct 1835; Death Place: Boonville, Indiana; SAR Membership: 93586; Role: Ancestor; Spouse: Rachel Bandy; Children: Edward Baker.

• Baker, John. The Big Baker Book. Chicago, IL: Baker Publishing, 1914. The Baker farm was 20 acres.

• Baker, John. The Big Baker Book. Chicago, IL: Baker Publishing, 1914. Page 123.

• Barb Egglestone Furman-Baker Family Tree. John is my 4th great grandfather

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBZ-C9R?cc=1803959&wc=3XT9-MYL%3A1584070604%2C1584070610%2C1584070607 : 21 May 2015), South Carolina > Abbeville > Not Stated > image 14 of 21; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27KP-9X9 : 8 April 2021), John Baker and Chelly Esom, 16 Mar 1815; citing Warrick, Indiana Territory, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030896.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/27799900/john-baker : accessed 23 July 2021), memorial page for John Baker (1762–7 Oct 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27799900, citing Baker Cemetery, Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651) . JOHN BAKER 1762-1836 WAS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT. HIS GRAVE HAS BEEN MARKED AS SUCH BY THE CAPT. HENRY VANDERBURGH CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN 1935.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27799900/john-baker: accessed 02 June 2023), memorial page for John Baker (1762–7 Oct 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27799900, citing Baker Cemetery, Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).

• ARMED FORCES: State Militia, Volunteer in Abbeville, SC (1780-Fall 1781) Private, Rangers in Picken's Brigade commanded by Col. Andrew Pickens. Later elevated to Brigadier General of the State Militia. His immediate superiors were Capt. Joseph Pickens, nephew of General Pickens, and Col. Robert Anderson. Took part in several skirmishes and one regular battle at Abbeville, SC. After the war, moved to Ross County, OH, for a short time, then to Giles County, TN, for 7-8 years, coming to Warrick County, IN ca 1814. First buried in the Haynes Cemetery. SOURCE(S) OF INFORMATION "They Came to Warrick County," Phillips & Hart