Dorothy Baker, the spouse of Phillip Yarnall, was born 10 June 1671, Edgmond, Shropshire, England, and died 1 October 1743, Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania.
Anon. Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers (J.H. Beers & Co., 1903). Available at Archive.org. See sketch of families who descend from John Baker, b. 1598, within biography of Thomas Baker, pp. 496 and ff.
Ashmead, Henry Graham. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1884). See p. 558 "Settlers of Edgmont" and mention of Joseph Baker's family. On p. 559 see Daniel Yarnall and Dorothy (Baker) Yarnall plus listing of their 10 children.
Futhey, John Smith and Gilbert Cope. History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches. (Philadelphia: L.H. Everts, 1881). Available at Archive.org. See short biographies of Baker family on pp. 469 - 470.
Potts, Thomas Maxwell. Our Family Ancestors (Canonsburg, PA: Published by the Author, 1895). Available at Archive.org. See Ch. XL The Baker Family, p. 318 and ff.
Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18214612&pid=2498
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