John Baker, of Rehoboth

John Baker

• Birth: 27 JUN 1687 in Swansea, Bristol, MA / Birth: ABT. 1683 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
• Death: 1767 2 3 4
• Father: John Baker b: 25 MAR 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
• Mother: Hannah Polley b: 28 JUN 1663 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA

Married:

1. 17 JUN 1714 in Swansea, Bristol, MA to Susannah Wood b: 1685 in Swansea, Bristol, MA

Children

1. William Baker b: 18 AUG 1715 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
2. Susanna Baker b: 13 FEB 1716/17 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
3. John Baker III b: 26 AUG 1720 in Barrington, MA
4. Hannah Baker b: 18 DEC 1722 in Barrington, MA
5. Nathaniel Baker b: 9 JUL 1725 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
6. Bathsheba Baker b: 16 FEB 1728/29 in Barrington, MA
7. Penelope Baker b: 9 SEP 1731 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
8. Joseph Baker b: 14 OCT 1734 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
9. Benjamin Baker b: 1 FEB 1736/37 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
10. Rebeckah Baker b: 12 MAR 1739/40

PROP: 4 OCT 1715 John Baker of Swansea bought 40A of land from Josiah Turner

PROP: 3 MAY 1722 John Baker of Barrington bought 40A from Nathaniel Peck

will

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Bakers Will recorded at Woburn, Massachusetts Bristol County Book 20 page 134 January 20, 1758:

"In the name of God, Amen. The twentiety day of January Anno Domini 1758. I, John Baker of Rehoboth in the county of Bristol in the Province of Massachusett Bay in New England, Yeoman: being sick and weak in body, but well of a disposin mind and memory, thanks be given to God. Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die; do make and ordain this my last will and testament; that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to God and my body to be buried by my executor hereafter named, and as touching such world by estate where with in this life, give and dispose of the same in the followith manner and from that it is to say first my debts shall be paid by my executors hereafter named.

In Primary: I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Susanna Baker, the one half of the income of all my lands in Rehoboth which is not given away by deed and also the one half of any dwelling house and one half of the cellar and one half of the well and and she shall improve the same for her comfort and best profit and also the improvement of two wood lots; one by a lease from my son William and the other by a lease from my son John. I likewise give her all my sheep and two of my cows and she shall be able to choose which of each, and I shall give her all my house hold goods and furniture and all of my tobacco and also five pounds lawful money. and it is my will that the provision said in for thy year should be for the support of my wife and my two daughters, namely Bathsheba and Rebecca and my son Benjaman.

• ITEM: I give my son William Baker, all that he is indebted to me and also one dollar to be paid to him by my executors hereafter named.
• ITEM: I give to my son, John Baker, two dollars to be paid by my executors hereafter named.
• ITEM: I give to my son Nathanial Baker, all of my lands in the township of Rehoboth lying southward from the land that I have given to my son John Baker deed, from home to the highway with all my buildings: To him his being and offspring forever his assigned legacy.
• ITEM: I give to my son Benjaman Baker, all my lands lying to the westward of Munwhague Swamp in Rehoboth, to him, his being and off springs forever, reserving a burying place of four rods square where the graves are begun and liberty to pass and repose to the south and for burying the dead, and also two cows and also a priviledge to get pine stuff out of the swamp for a house: that is for boards and window frames and also ranging timber off from my homestead for his house, even that which I have given Nathanial.
• ITEM: I give to my daughter, Susanna Baker Cornwell, ten pounds lawful money, to her or her heirs, to be paid to her in two years after my deceasing, by my son Nathanial out of what I have given him.
• ITEM: I give to my two grandchildren, namely Joseph Cornwell and Penelope Cornwell, the children of my daughter Hannah Baker Cornwell (deceased) eight pounds lawful money to be paid to them by my son Nathanaial Baker. To Joseph when he cometh of age of twenty one and to Penelope at the age of eighteen years. The eight pounds is intended to be equally divided to my two grandchildren and I also give them the receipt of which their father and mother gave to me.
• ITEM: I give to my daughter Bathsheba Baker, all the goods that I have bought for her and also one good bed and furniture and one cow and tin. Also nineteen pounds lawful money. Twelve pounds shall be paid by my son Nathanial, and seven pounds to be raised out of the money by my executor hereafter named, four years after my decease and also the priviledge of living with her mother in the house and if her mother should die before she marrieth, still she shall have these priviledges till she marrieth; she shall have cellar room and the priviledge to bake in the oven and to pass and repose till then.
• ITEM: I give to my daughter, Rebecca Baker, twenty five pounds lawful money to be raised and paid to her out of my moneys by my executors one year after my decease or to her legal representatives and also one cow.
• ITEM: I give my horse to my son Nathanial Baker and also all my farming and tackeling and half of my wearing clothes.
• ITEM: And, it is my will that my son John shall have the other half of my wearing clothes.
• ITEM: And, my will is that if there be any money left when my debts and legacy be paid, then my executors shall divide it up equally amongst all my daughters and my grandchildren of my daughter Hannah Baker Cornwell, that is to say all the money that is left.
• ITEM: I will my gun and sword to my son Benjaman.
• Finally, I do make, constitute and ordain all well beloved wife, Susanna Baker and my son Nathanial Baker the sole execution of this, my last will and testament, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by John Baker: (Signature and Wax Seal) Gershan Wood Signature John Carter Signature Russell Mason Signature

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date of death was 1767 according to a privately published booklet called Short Notes on the Baker Family by George Comstock Baker (1896). The cemetery land that was left to Benjaman Baker (in the above will) still exists today. The Baker Cemetery (aka Cole Brook Cemetery) is on Spring Street in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

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Sources:

• Title: Short Notes on the Baker Family: Clark, Comstock, Baxter, Chaffee, Brown, and Mason Author: compiled by George Comstock Baker, LL.M. Publication: 1896 Repository: Note: found among papers of Constance Kathryn Mary Baker (Bowen) Media: Book "Short Notes on the Baker Family: Clark, Comstock, Baxter, Chaffee, Brown, and Mason" compiled by George Comstock Baker, LL.M., 1896.
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