Richard Baker MP (abt. 1527 - abt. 1594)

Born about 1527 in Sissinghurst, Kent, England [uncertain]

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Died about 27 May 1594 at about age 67 in Cranbrook, Kent, England [uncertain]

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Sir Richard Baker was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Sir Richard Baker (by 1530 - 27 May 1594) was the eldest son of Sir John Baker, Chancellor of the Exchequer. He m. (1) Katherine Tyrell, stepdaughter of Sir William Petre and da. and heiress of John Tyrell (d. 1540) of Heron, Essex and Anne Browne, da. of Sir William Browne, Lord Mayor of London and Alice Keble and (2) Mary Gifford, da. of John Gifford.^[1]

He was a lawyer at the Inner Temple, succeeded his father in 1558 and was knighted 31 Aug 1573. He was MP for Horsham April 1554, Lancaster Nov 1554 and New Shoreham in 1558. ^[2]

Notes

Richard Baker's first wife was Katherine (Catherine) Tyrrell, daughter of John Tyrrell and Anne Browne.^[3]

Guy Ellis Baker, Esq of Albany, New York was the premier genealogist of the Bakers of the Roxbury Colony. He incorrectly contended that Thomas Baker of Roxbury was the son of Thomas Baker (c 1557 – 1625) and Alice Lemon, grandson of Sir Richard Baker (c 1527 - 1594) and Catherine Terrell and great-grandson of Sir John Baker (1488 – 1558) and Elizabeth Dingley.

Sir Richard Baker, of Sissinghurst, son of Sir John Baker and Elizabeth Baker [Barrett] [Dyneley]

Date--- Type--- Information--- Source

'c 1530--- Born--- ____ --- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

'c 1550--- Married--- Maria Gifford--- Estimated date

c 1551--- Birth of a daughter--- Grisagon--- Estimated date

c 1552--- Birth of a daughter--- Cecilia--- Estimated date

c 1553--- Birth of a son--- John at Sissinghurst Castle in the Parish of Cranbrook, Kent--- IGI

c 1555--- Birth of a son--- Thomas at Sissinghurst Castle in the Parish of Cranbrook, Kent--- IGI

c 1557--- Birth of a son--- Anna at Sissinghurst Castle in the Parish of Cranbrook, Kent--- IGI

'c 1560--- Married--- Catharina Tirrell--- Estimated date

'June 1594--- Died--- ____ --- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

'18th Jun 1594--- Buried--- At St Dunstan's Church in the Parish of Cranbrook, Kent--- Annals of Cranbrook Church

_______________________ 'Sir Richard Baker1,2 'M, b. circa 1533, d. 18 June 1594 Father Sir John Baker, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Speaker of the House of Commons b. c 1506, d. 1558 Mother Elizabeth Dineley1,2 Sir Richard Baker was born circa 1533 at of Sissinghurst, Kent, England.1,2 He married Catherine Tirrell, daughter of Thomas (John) Tirrell and Anne Browne, circa 1557.3 Sir Richard Baker married Mary Giffard, daughter of John Giffard, circa 1572.2,3 Sir Richard Baker died on 18 June 1594 at Cranbrook, Kent, England.1,2 'Family 1 Catherine Tirrell b. c 1533, d. b 1572 'Family 2 Mary Giffard Citations 1.[S2301] Unknown author, Stemmata Robertson & Durdin., p. 223. 2.[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, SLC Archives. 3.[S11576] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, by John Burke, Esq. and John Bernard Burke, Esq., p. 32. http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1966.htm#i59087 ____________________ 'Sir Richard Baker1 M, #28733 Last Edited=25 Feb 2009 ' Sir Richard Baker was the son of Sir John Baker and Elizabeth Dineley.2 He married, secondly, Mary Giffard, daughter of Sir John Giffard and Elizabeth Throckmorton.3 He married, firstly, Catherine Tirrell, daughter of Sir John Tirrell.2 ' He lived at Sissinghurst, Kent, England.1 'Child of Sir Richard Baker and Catherine Tirrell 1.John Baker2 ' Child of Sir Richard Baker and Mary Giffard 1.Chrysogona Baker+1 d. c Sep 1616 Citations 1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1014. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. 2.[S2172] Barry Watson, "re: BAker Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 28 February 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Baker Family." 3.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2874.htm#i28733 _________ Sir John Baker married Elizabeth Dineley, daughter of Thomas Dineley and Unknown. Cecily Baker+ Mary Baker+ 'Sir Richard Baker+ http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/131287.htm 'Sir Richard Baker 68 'Died: 1594 'Richard married Catherine Tyrell, daughter of Sir Thomas Tyrell and Anne Browne. John Baker 'Richard next married Mary Gifford. Cicely Baker+ http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/140607.htm

Sources

1. ↑ wikipedia:Richard Baker (MP)
2. ↑ BAKER, Richard (by 1530-94), of Sissinghurst, Kent.
3. ↑ See her stepfather's profile for detailed genealogy: Sir William Petre on Wikipedia.org

• Visitation of Hampshire Page 16: Gifford

See Also:

• 'Family and Education b. by 1530, 1st s. of John Baker I by 2nd w., and bro. of John II. educ. I. Temple, adm. 29 Jan. 1553. m. (1) 12 June 1552, Catherine, da. and h. of John Tyrrell of Heron, Essex, 2s. inc. Thomas† 1da.; (2) 1569, Mary, da. of John Gifford of Weston Subedge, Glos., 2da. suc. fa. 23 Dec. 1558. Kntd. 31 Aug. 1573.1

• http://www.theweald.org/N10.asp?NId=4140060

• History of Parliament online [1]
• Will of Sir Richard Baker of Cranbrook, Kent. 13 June 1594. PROB 11/84/37. Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 22nd August 2022 Link.