Benjamin Baker

Descendants of Thomas Baker

Generation No. 2

2.BENJAMIN2 BAKER (THOMAS1) was born 1676 in Newport, RI, and died 1726 in Kingston, RI.He married (1) MARY HAVENS.He married (2) MARY HALL, daughter of WILLIAM HALL and ALICE TRIPP.She was born April 03, 1678.

Notes for BENJAMIN BAKER:
Source:Bonnie Baker Genealogy
Baker Genealogy by John Komar at Warren Co., NY GenWeb Site

Hi Tom
It has never been proven as to which girl was the wife of Benjamin, Hall or
Havens.The records were burned in a fire and only the first 2 letters can
be read, Ha---.The Baker property was flanked by both the Havens and Hall
families, and it could have been either one, as they both had daughters
named Mary (Mercy). See Huling Purchase Map.

Half of the descendents believe it was Havens, and the other half believe it
was Hall.Nobody has ever proved either.

"In the Peirce Manuscript, Deed Abstracts of North Kingstown, Benjamin
Baker's wife is mentioned 3 times as Mercy and once as Mary.In the light
of the town marriage record, one of these deeds must have been in error, or
Mercy may have been known by either name".

"A photographic copy of the North Kingstown town records has been secured
and the name is definitely Mercy Ha---."

The LDS Church, IGI Main, CD Rom version 3.05, North America: IGI Reference

F# 1760944, sealing record of Benjamin Baker and Mercy (Mary) Havens.
The upshot is, he didn't marry both.But which One?

Know this doesn't help you much, but that's all I have.

Use what ever you would like for your web pages, and if I can add anything
more, will let you know.

Bonnie

Notes for MARY HAVENS:
Source: Baker Genealogy by John Komar at Warren Co., NY GenWeb Site
Notes for MARY HALL:
Source: Baker Genealogy by John Komar at Warren Co., NY GenWeb Site

Children of BENJAMIN BAKER and MARY HAVENS are:

• i. DINAH3 BAKER, b. 1706; m. DAVID VAUGHN; b. October 25, 1704, Portsmouth, RI. Notes for DINAH BAKER:
• Source: Baker Genealogy by John Komar at Warren Co., NY GenWeb Site Notes for DAVID VAUGHN: Source: Baker Genealogy by John Komar at Warren Co., NY GenWeb Site
• 7. ii. MARY MERCY BAKER, b. 1706. Children of BENJAMIN BAKER and MARY HALL are:
• iii. JOHN3 BAKER, b. January 25, 1716/17; m. LILLIS BOWEN; b. October 09, 1720., Notes for JOHN BAKER: Source: Baker Genealogy by John Komar at Warren Co., NY GenWeb Site Notes for LILLIS BOWEN: Source: Baker Genealogy by John Komar at Warren Co., NY GenWeb Site
• 8. iv. BENJAMIN BAKER, b. 1719, South Kingston, RI; d. 1778, Continental Army Rev War.

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References

1. https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/u/n/Thomas-L-Dunne/BOOK-0001/0007-0...
2. Komar, John. (2014) “Descendants of Thomas Baker of Rhode Island.” Page 2-3. < FamilySearch book >
3. Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 23 2020, 17:48:41 UTC