Baker Family Plantation

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Date: 1822 to about 1865
Location: Desloge, St. Francois, Missouri, United States

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Baker Plantation

Isaac Baker Sr. held land and enslaved people on his plantation on the northwest side of Big River in St. Francois County, Missouri, from at least 1830 until his death in 1862.^[1] His first (or second?) wife, Anna D. Poston, died in 1841.^[2] Isaac married Emily Ray in 1843.^[3] He left his real estate and some of his slaves to Emily.

Property

Isaac Baker purchased property from James Bryan and wife Emily, of Perry Twp, St. Francois County, Missouri in 1822. The property was 300 arpents (about 252 acres, an arpent is a French term equaling about .84 of an acre), for $15. There were 16 acres improved acres on which the Widow Doggett lived. The land belonged to the heirs of Isaac Doggett.^[4]

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Identified Slave

George Washington Baker ("Wash," identified through his son Charles Baker's interview with the Federal Writers' Project,^[5] see also profile of Jane Baker)

Slaves Listed in Isaac Baker's Will

Nine enslaved people are named in Isaac Baker's will:^[6]^[7]

George — left to wife, Emily Baker
Angelina (and all her children) — left to wife, Emily Baker
Phebe — left to wife, Emily Baker, to be given to granddaughter Catharine Ann Evans
Tom — left to daughter Catharine Baker
America (and all her children) — left to daughter Catharine Baker
John — left to daughter Narcissa Baker Evans
Sam — left to grandson John F. McIlvaine
Wash — left to granddaughter Minerva Ann McIlvaine
Sophy — left to wife, Emily Baker, and daughter Catharine Baker

These enslaved persons are seen in Isaac Baker's probate inventory in May 1862:^[8]

George age 44, $500
Angeline age 25, $600
Phebe age 8, $325
Lewis age 6, $250
Billy age 5, $200
Gussy age 1, $150
America (woman) age 26, $600
Frank age 7, $400
Charles age 6, $300
Ellis age 3, $150
Tom age 23, $800
Sophia age 56, $156
Sam age 43, $500
Wash age 33, $500
John age 32, $700

1830 Unidentified Slaves

1 UNKNOWN Male under 10 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 10 thru 23 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 24 thru 35 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 24 thru 35 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 36 thru 54 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female under 10 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female under 10 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female under 10 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female under 10 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female 10 thru 23 years old

1840 Unidentified Slaves

1 UNKNOWN Male under 10 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 10 thru 23 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 10 thru 23 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 36 thru 54 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female under 10 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female 10 thru 23 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female 24 thru 35 years old

1850 Unidentified Slaves

1 UNKNOWN Male 61 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female 45 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 28 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 29 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 23 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 22 years old
1 UNKNOWN Female 12 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 11 years old

1860 Unidentified Slaves

1 UNKNOWN Female 54 years old (this may be "Sophia")
1 UNKNOWN Male 40 years old (this may be "George" or "Sam")
1 UNKNOWN Male 34 years old
1 UNKNOWN Male 27 years old (this may be "John")
1 UNKNOWN Male 28 years old (this may be "Wash": George Washington Baker)
1 UNKNOWN Male 20 years old (this may be "Tom")
1 UNKNOWN Female 22 years old (this may be "Angelina" or "America")
1 UNKNOWN Female 6 years old (this may be "Phebe")
1 UNKNOWN Male 4 years old (this may be "Lewis" or "Charles")
1 UNKNOWN Male 2 years old (this may be "Billy")
1 UNKNOWN Male 1/12 years old (1 month old) (this may be "Ellis")

Sources

↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35446616/isaac-baker : accessed 24 June 2022), memorial page for Isaac Baker (1786–18 Feb 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35446616, citing Baker Cemetery, Desloge, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Hulsey (contributor 47100650) .
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35475875/anna-d-baker : accessed 24 June 2022), memorial page for Anna D. Poston Baker (1799–23 Feb 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35475875, citing Baker Cemetery, Desloge, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Hulsey (contributor 47100650) .
↑ Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriages: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/46460:2094?ssrc=pt&tid=181082019&pid=352363215426 : 22 Feb 2022
↑ Deed records: "Deed records"
Catalog: Deed records Deed records v. A-B 1822-1840
Film number: 008194116 > image 15 of 603
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLX-T96D-K (accessed 25 August 2022)
- Deed Bk A p.16
↑ Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 10, Missouri: https://www.loc.gov/resource/mesn.100/?sp=29 : 19 Feb 2022
↑ Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records for Isaac Baker (10 Feb 1862): https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9071/images/007635484_00050?pId=7653506 : 22 Feb 2022
↑ Will records, 1822-1916: "Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998"
Catalog: Will records, 1822-1916 Will records, v. 1-3 1853-1916
Image path: Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998 > St Francois > Wills, 1853-1916, vol 1-3 > image 50 of 754
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89LH-S3WZ (accessed 23 August 2022)
- 1862 will of Isaac Baker
↑ Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998: "Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998"
Catalog: Inventory, appraisements, sale bills in estates of deceased persons, v. 1-2, 1855-1880 Inventory, appraisements, sale bills in estates of deceased persons, v. 1-2, 1855-1880
Image path: Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998 > St Francois > Appraisements, inventories, bills of sale, 1855-1880, vol 1-2 > image 245 of 782
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9LH-QCMK (accessed 25 June 2022)
- 1862 probate inventory of Isaac Baker