John Maurice Baker (abt. 1622 - 1669)

Born about 1622 in Moulton, Northamptonshire, England

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Died 1669 at about age 47 in Kent Isle, Virginia

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Biography

Maurice Baker may have been born about 1620 in Northamptonshire, England. He was christened on March 10, 1621 in London England parish. His parents may have been John Baker III (or II) and Priscilla Palmer.

He may have married Joan Greenfield in about 1640.

He immigrated to Virginia in 1651.

Maurice died in about 1660 in Kent Isle, Virginia (now Maryland).

Research Notes

There is a conflict between Maurice's birth date and his mother's. Currently his mother is shown as being born between about 1610 and 1614, with two references, so likely that is correct. Maurice is shown as being born in 1620, with an exact baptism date but no reference. Either his parents are incorrectly listed currently as John Baker III and Priscilla Palmer or his baptism date is incorrect. More research is needed. Marked parents as uncertain until references are found.

Might be a duplicate of John Maurice Baker.

Maurice's grandfather or father might have been Maurice Baker and Joan Smith. Was Maurice's full name John Maurice Baker?^[1]

Maurice may have been the son of Maurice Baker I, who was born in County Surry, England and died in Virigina by 1624.^[2]

For further research:

• "The Early Settlers of Maryland", by Skordas, the following are identified as children of John & Joan Baker. Sarah; Margaret; Mary; & John. In "Archives of Maryland" William is identified as a son of John Baker as as being 20 years old in 1664. One of the neighbors of Thomas Baker & John Baker Jr. in the South River area was Nicholas Nicholson, who was appointed administrator of John Baker Senior;s estate. Nicholas & wife Hester had a daughter, Sarah who marred Maurice Baker Jr. in St. Anne's Church in Annapolis in 1704.

• The New Early Settlers of Maryland by Dr. Carson Gibb, his research database lists individual settlers who are named in the Maryland land patent volumes from 1633-1683 and one land warrant volume from 1681-1685. The New Early Settlers of Maryland comprises 34,326 entries from Gust Skordas' Early Settlers of Maryland and Carson Gibb's Supplement to the Early Settlers of Maryland, (http://earlysettlers.msa.maryland.gov/), this document lists three men named Maurice Baker:

1. Baker Maurice, of Anne Arundel County, by 1675 trasported himself and John Shelvers.
2. Baker, Maurice, Morris, of Anne Arundel County, transported himself by 1667.
3. Baker, Morris, taylor, of Anne Arundel County by 1671, when he was married to Elizabeth, relict of----Hill & was granted land on the north side of Severn River.

References added by others to this profile that do not seem to belong:

• Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800, (http://search.ancestry.com/collections/4900/records/798), John Baker in the Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800, John Baker, heir, 7 Apr 1687, Notes: West, Richard, 7 April 1687-8; 27 April 1698. Prove date: 27 Apr 1698, Notes: To Charles son of Peter Dunkan one horse; to John Baker a mare; to Mary Baker one cow; to Eliza Baker one calf; Peter Dunkan exr; Peter son of Peter Dunkan my gunn. Note: What does this reference have to do with Maurice? Is it to show that the John Baker in this will is not Maurice's father?
• Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, 1906-1930; NARA Series: M1640; Reference: (Roll 05) Petitions 1451-1805, (http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1554/records/2603670), Maurice Baker, State: Maryland, Court Type: District Court, Court Location: Maryland, Naturalization Record Type: Petitions for Naturalization. Notes from Declaration of Intention: State of New York, Souther District of New York, Maruice Baker, aged 22, ocupation Plumber, born in Russia on 10 day of December 1889. This reference is for a different Maurice Baker.
• London, England, Extracted Parish Records, (http://search.ancestry.com/collections/5901/records/23796), 10 Feb 1643-4 Greenefeild, Tho. & Fursman, Joan, Book 25, London: -Calendar of Marriage Licence Allegations, 1597-1648. Note: What does this reference have to do with Maurice? Is Thomas Greenefeild related to his wife?

Sources

1. ↑ Maurice Baker of Anne Arundel Co.,Md., (https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.baker/5460), Maurice Baker( b. 1587, England) was the grandfather of Maurice Baker (died in Md.in 1700) and the father of John Baker (b. 1622, England). Maurice (b. 1587) had a brother, John (b.1589, England), who immigrated to York Co.,Va. in the 1630`s, along with three of his children, who had been born in England: John (b. 1617); Elizabeth (b.1621); and Katherine (b.1628). Katherine married John Pead. Elizabeth married John Clark. John Baker appears to have remained unmarried. John, b1589) died in York County in 1645, and his son, John, died there in 1659. The children of Maurice (b.1587) included, in addition to John (b.1622) Joan (b.1617); Isabell (b1619); Susanna (b.1625) and Thomas (b.1627). Joan married John Smith in 1635 in London, St.Gregory by St.Paul, and they immigrated to York Co.,Va. Isabell married Dictoris Christmas. In 1642, Joan Greenfield (incorrectly spelled in the record as Glanfield), who married John Baker (b.1622), is listed as a headright of Dictoris Christmas. D. Christmas died in York Co.,ca. 1654. Susanna is listed as a headright of Hugh Gwin of Lancaster Co.,Va.,in 1655. In the 1650`s, she married Richard Nicholson, who died in Charles Co.,Va.,in 1659. She then married Rice Hooe the 2nd of Charles Co.,Va., in 1660. Thomas immigrated to Lancaster Co., Va. His daughter, Isabell, married Robert Roberts in Lancaster Co.,Va.,in 1682. Thomas died there in 1698.
2. ↑ Maurice BAKER, d. 1700, MD, & some descendants, (https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/baker/16228/), The information rcd. from Martha McDaniel Thompson of Redding, CA, in 1991 listed Maurice BAKER, III (ca. 1643 - 1700), son of Maurice BAKER, II (ca. 1620 - 1660, Isle of Kent, MD), who was son of Maurice BAKER, I, born in County Surry, England; died in Virginia by 1624. Note: no references show this information as true. WRIGHT's Anne Arundel Church Records include some as early as 1692, and the first mention of Maurice was the death of Elizabeth, wf/o Maurice BAKER, Sr., Aug. 1703.Then there was the marriage at St. Anne's, 9 Jan. 1704, of Morris BAKER & Sarah NICHOLLSON, both of Westminster Parish [also recorded at St. Margaret's as Maurice BAKER & Sarah NICKELS].

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW6F-FKS : 30 December 2014, John Baker, 10 Mar 1622); citing MOULTON,NORTHAMPTON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0599893 IT 3.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 December 2017, 00:01), entry for Maurice Baker I(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LT3C-373); contributed by various users. Notes: Currently Maurice Baker and Joan Smith are listed as Maurice's parents.