NINTH GENERATION
496. Martin BAKER
(1298)(1299) was born in 1714.
(1300) Not documented. He resided at Halifax
Co. VA before 1778. He Moved to: Lincoln (now Garrard) Co. KY between 1784 and
1788.(774) From Fairfax Co. VA; was
in KY as early as 1779. He Moved to: KY in 1803/4.
(1301) He died in 1820 in Garrard Co. KY.
(1302) Garrard Co. estate papers No. 416, lists Martin baker, deceased
"Inventory and appraisement." He was buried in Garrard Co. KY. Said
to be near Lancaster; family later unable to locate it. -Family reportedly was
Scot-Irish and immigrated to America from England. Family tradition says that
3 brothers came from England together sometime in the 1600s.
-Martin left Fairfax Co. VA in 1784; moved to Garrard Co. KY (on Sugar Creek,
which was in Lincoln Co. KY at the time).
-Treasury Warrant -- Heirs of Martin Baker, 1,200 acres Lincoln Co., Salt River,
surveyed 12-13-1783, granted 3-22-1805.
-Martin sold slaves (Charlotte and her son, Lewis), livestock, and household
goods to William Hamlett (his son-in-law) for 186 pounds on 2/15/1787 in Halifax
Co. VA; recorded in Garrard Co. KY 12/29/1813 (see Garrard Co. Deed Bk D, p.297).
(Odds and Ends Note by Dr. Annie Skaggs: Halifax Co. VA Marriages 1753-1800,
p.7: Ransom Colquitt md. Susannah Baker Nov 1785. Sur: Obediah Gent; Wit: Henrietta
Baker; Consent: Susannah signs herself ( apparently over 21); Minister: Rev.
Hawkins Landrum).
Re probate of Martin's estate: Garrard Co. Order Bk 17, pp. 184, 202, 217, 220;
Garrard Co. Estate Papers No. 416 -- Inventory (Jan 1825): Negro man named Emanuel,
bay mare, colt, 5 head of cattle, hogs, 2 sheep, household goods, total value
$267.75.
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Judge Caleb Wallace's mother was Esther Baker; he was born on Cub Creek in Lunenburg/Charlotte
Co. VA, just a few miles from her Baker home. No connection yet established to
the Martin Baker family. (fm Anne Baker, Harrodsburg KY)
He was married to Hannah Anne CLARK about 1763 in VA ?.
497. Hannah Anne CLARK
(745) died after 1820. -When Martin and Ann came to Kentucky from
Virginia, she had an assortment of slaves that had been given to her by Alexander
Horsbaugh (not a relative of Henrietta). The original slave was a 7-year old
child given to her (not to Martin). Details apparently in Garrard Co. Ky court
cases, possibly styled "Horsebaugh v. Baker," "Baker v. Baker,"
and "Hamlett v. Baker. Children were:
248 i.
James BAKER Sr..
ii.
Elizabeth BAKER(774) was born about
1767.(1303) She died about 1785.
(1304) -She died unmarried at age 18.
iii.
Henrietta BAKER was born about 1769 in VA.
(1305) She died about 1814.(1306)
Henrietta and William left Halifax Co. ca 1790. No trace of her has been
found in VA after William's death.
iv.
Susannah BAKER was born about 1755.(1307)
She was living in 1840 in Greenbrier VA. She Moved to: Kanawha Co. VA
in 1844.(1308) She executed a will
on Jun 2 1845 in Kanawha Co. VA.(1309)
Widow's Pension W-6742
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