Thomas Baker (1654 - 1735)

Born 26 Jul 1654 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Topping) Baker — married 29 Apr 1686 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1735 at age 81 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York

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Biography

Thomas Baker was born in 1654, the son of Thomas and Alice Baker.^[1]

He married first 29 April 1686 Ann Topping, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Topping.^[2]

Children of Thomas and Ann Baker:

1. Thomas, born about 1687-88, married Elizabeth Osborn^[3]

His wife Ann died before 1695, the year he married his second wife on 1 May in East Hampton.^[4]

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth Baker:^[1]

1. Thomas, born 1690 at East Hampton, removed to New Jersey
2. Elizabeth, died 1703 age 10
3. Nathaniel, bapt. 1699
4. Micah, bapt. 1700
5. Samuel, bapt. 1702
6. child, died an infant 1706
7. Jeremiah, bapt. 1705
8. John, bapt. 1707
9. Elizabeth, born 1709, died 1711
10. Henry, bapt. 1713
11. Mercy, bapt. 1716

Thomas died 8 Sept. 1735 in East Hampton.^[1][3] and buried in South End Cemetery.^[5]

The Will of Thomas Baker:^[6]

Page 400.—In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Baker, of East Hampton, in Suffolk County, being in good health. I leave to my wife Elizabeth, 1/3 of all personal estate, except £'20. I leave to my daughter Mercy, £20, when she is 18 years of age. To my son Daniel, £14. To my son Micah,. £30. To my son Samuel, £5. To my son Jeremiah, £20. To my son John, £20. I leave to my son, Nathaniel Baker, all the rest of my estate, and make him executor.

Dated February 11, 1721. Witnesses, Ebenezer Willis, George Fyer, John Davis. Proved, December 4,1735.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families compiled by Jeannette Edwards Rattray, Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y. 1953 - Baker Family - pp. 205-218 (source not available online)
   • p. 205: Ensign Thomas Baker 1 b. Sept. 29, 1618 in England, d. April 30, 1700 in E.H.; m. June 20, 1643 Alice, dau. of Ralph Dayton, she died Feb. 4, 1708/9 in her 88th year and was buried at Amagansett. Ch: Hannah 2 b. June 26, 1650 (who m. Ebenezer Leek); Thomas 2 b. July 26, 1654; Nathaniel 2 b. Dec. 22, 1655; Abigail 2 b. June 1, 1658 (who m. a Tuthill).
   • p. 206: Thomas 2 b. July 26, 1654, d. Sept. 8, 1735, married at least twice . . . his last wife, Elizabeth, who survived him, was Elizabeth Westover, dau. of Jonas Westover of Killingworth and Simsbury, Conn., b. May 3, 1670. Local records say that Elizabeth Baker d. July 18, 1753 in her 84th year. He is on record in Southampton, as marrying on April 24, 1686, Ann, dau. of Thomas Topping. Ch: Thomas 3, b. 1690 at E.H., rem. to N.J.; Elizabeth 3 who d. 1706 ae 10; Nathaniel 3 (who inherited his father's property), bapt. Dec. 24, 1699, d. 1772; Micah 3 bapt. July 28, 1700; Samuel 3 bapt. April 5, 1702; a child b. 1704 d. inf.; Jeremiah 3 bapt. 1705 d. 1722; John 3 bapt. 1707; Elizabeth 3 again d. 1711 ae 2; Henry 3 bapt. 1713; Mercy 3 bapt. Nov. 8, 1716.
2. ↑ Records of the Town of Southampton, with other ancient documents of historic value, Vol. 2 (Liber A, No. 1), published at the expense of the Town, by its authority, 1877 John H. Hunter, Printer, Sag Harbor
   • p. 242: Ann Topping of Southampton was married with Thomas Baker of East Hampton by Mr Joseph Whiting April 29 1686. Archive.org or Ancestry.com
   • p. 293: Hannah Topping widow to Thomas Topping of Southampton deceased gives in the birth day of her son Thomas to bee upon Feb. 11 1660, her daughter Rachall born April 19 1663, her daughter Ann Topping born June 9 1666, her daughter Hester born April 16 1671, her son Joseph born June 30 1674, her son Daniel born August 19 1676, her son Edward born Feb. 9 1678 Archive.org or Ancestry.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Records of the Town of East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk Co., New York Vol. 5, printed 1905, published at the expense of the Town and by its authority
   • An account of persons married by me - Rev. Nathaniel Huntting - p. 522: 1711 Dec. 6 Thomas Baker, Junr. & Elisabeth Osborn Archive.org
   • An account of Deaths in East Hampton, since . . . September 1696, kept by Nathl. Huntting - p. 573: 1735 Sept. 8 Thomas Baker, aged abt. 80 years, died near night or in ye evening Archive.org
4. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 - Baker, Thomas ( -1735) & 2/wf Elizabeth Westover ( -1753); 1 May 1695 East Hampton, L I Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial 33956412 - Thomas Baker (1654-1735) burial South End Cemetery, East Hampton FindaGrave
6. ↑ Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York Vol 3 1730-1744 - Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year 1894 (Liber 12, page 400) - p. 187: Will of Thomas Baker of East Hampton dated Feb. 11, 1721, proved Dec. 4, 1735 Archive.org

• Watts, Mrs. James T., The Second Wife of Thomas Baker² of East Hampton, Long Island, The American Genealogist (1932) Vol. 9, Page 201
• Find A Grave: Memorial #33956412