John Baker, of Mancroft & Ipswich

From "Baker Genealogy" The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 5. edited by Sidney Perley.  Page 158

BAKER GENEALOGY.

The principal family of Bakers in Essex county is that which originated in this country with JOHN BAKER1 of Ipswich. He was born in 1598, and April 9, 1616, was apprenticed to a grocer in Norwich, England, for twelve years, to learn that business. In 1628 he was a citizen of Norwich, and engaged as a grocer. He married Elizabeth ___, who was born about 1606, and in 1637 came to New England, intending to settle in Charlestown, but came to Ipswic instead. In 1638 he possessed a house lot on High street, in Ipswich, and was made a freeman June 2, 1641. He was a man of prominence and property, and was licensed to sell wine in 1644 and 1647, and beer in 1652, being an innholder in 1664, 1665 and 1666. He bought an extensive tract of land in Topsfield, and removed thither between 1670 and 1678, being of topsfield in 1689, He died in 168_. His wife Elizabeth was living in 1666. Mr. Baker conveyed his hundred-and-fifty acre farm and buildings in Topsfield, bounded on Baker's (now called Hood's) pond, to his son Thomas in 1661.

• ' Richard Baker wrote from Norwich, England, March 2, 1676, ordering his cousin Mr. John Baker to pay some money to John's brother Benjamin Baker. No Benjamin Baker appears here in those early days, and this Benjamin was probably a brother who was here on a visit.
• Children: --
  • 2-i. ELIZABETH2, bapt. Aug. 18, 1633, at St. Peter's, Mancroft, Norwich, England; and came to New England.
  • 3-ii. JOHN2, bapt. Nov. 30, 1634, in St. Peters. See below (3).
  • 4-iii. THOMAS2, b. Sept. 13, 1636, in Norwich, England. See below (4).
  • 5-iv. MARY2, b. about 1638; m. Joseph Staffor March 6, 1660.
  • 6-v. SARAH2, b. March 9, 1640-1; m. Capt. John Gould of Topsfield Oct. 14, 1660; and d. Jan. 20, 1708-9.
  • 7-vi. MARTHA2, b. about 1643; m., first, Obadiah Antrim of Salem, a mariner, who was lost at sea in 1664; and she m., second, Thomas Andrews of Boxford June 22, 1670.
• SEE DOCUMENTS OR SOURCES

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• GILMOR, Evalyn Kay; Ancestors

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• 'Ancestry of Priscilla Baker : who lived 1674-1731, and was wife of Isaac Appleton, of Ipewich (1870)
• http://www.archive.org/details/ancestryofprisci00appl
• http://www.archive.org/stream/ancestryofprisci00appl#page/5/mode/1up
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• ' It is not known whom he married; but the christenings of the children, whom he brought with him, are all recorded in the register of the parish of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich.
  • "1633. Chr. August 18. Elizabeth, the da. of John Baker.
  • "1634. ,, Noveb : 30. John ye Sone of John Baker.
  • "1636. ,, Sept. 18. Thomas sonn of John Baker & Eliz : his wife."
• ' John Baker did not settle at Charlestown, but in 1638 is found at Ipswich, Massachusetts. I presume it was he who became Freeman of the Colony 2 June, 1641. His name is occasionally found in the Colonial Records.
• ' 13 November, 1644, "It is ord'red, y't John Bak'r onely hath liberty to sell wine at Ipswich."
• ' 26 May, 1647, "John Baker is licensed to draw wine at Ipswich, accord'g to ord'r."
• ' 16 October, 1650, "In answer to the peticon of John Baker, of Ipswich, craving that the severall somes due to him from the country be paid him by the Tresurer out of this levy, and satisfaction for two disappointments by the Cou'rs adjournment, itt is ordered, that the Treasurer pay him the severall somes due to him, w'th forty shillings for his disapointments."
• http://www.archive.org/stream/ancestryofprisci00appl#page/6/mode/1up
• ' He was from year to year licensed by the County Court for Essex to brew and sell beer, and the following entry is found on the records of that Court for 28 September, 1652: —
• ' " John Baker is discharged fr his p'rsentment for suspition of not puting in six bushells malt in a hoggshead."
• ' In 1662-63 he had some trouble on account of the misbehavior of his sons, who seem to have been rather wild young men. The particulars will be mentioned in a notice of the younger son Thomas. To this son John Baker had on 20 February, 1662, deeded all his lands, housing, &c., in Topsfield, 150 acres more or less, with the condition that Thomas should pay to his father and mother 10£ every year. The date of death is not known of John Baker, or of his Wife Elizabeth. He was living at Topsfield in 1680, as appears from the following documents on record at Salem : —
• "Norwich the 2 of march 1676.
• ' "Mr John Baker these lines are to desire you to pay the twenty pound you have in your hand of myne w'ch I did order you formerly to pay to your Brother Benjamin into the hands of
• http://www.archive.org/stream/ancestryofprisci00appl#page/7/mode/1up
• 'm'r Nathaniell Greenwood of Boston and his receipt shall be your discharge your cossen Richard Baker & my selfe have writ to you more fully to that purpose.
• Thomas. Whitterell
• Richard Baker."
• ' On 28 June, 1680, Nathaniel Greenwood discharged John Baker, Sen., late of Ipswich and now of Topsfield, in consideration of bills from his sons John and Thomas to the amount of £18.
• ' John1 and Elizabeth Baker had four children: —
  • I. Elizabeth,2 born at Norwich in 1633, of whom nothing is known.
  • II. John,2 born at Norwich in 1634.
  • III. Thomas,2 born at Norwich, 13 September, 1636.
  • IV. Martha,2 born at Ipswich, married, first, Obadiah Antrim of Salem, who was lost at sea on a voyage to Nevis in 1665 ; secondly, at Topsfield, 22 June, 1670, Thomas Andrews.
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• 'John Baker
• 'M, b. 1598, d. after 1680
• Father John Baker b. 26 Jun 1582
• ' John Baker was born in 1598 at of Norwich, Norfolk, England. He married Elizabeth circa 1632 at Mancroft, Norfolk, England. John Baker died after 1680 at Topsfield, Essex, MA.
• 'Family Elizabeth b. 1600, d. c 1679
• Children
  • Mary Baker+ b. 1641, d. a 1701
  • Sarah Baker+ b. 9 Mar 1641, d. 20 Jan 1709
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2370.htm#...
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• ' Early Records of the Baker Family of Andover - PDX
• https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:sMKMRfKwZtgJ:www.mhl.org...
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John Baker emigrated from Great Yarmouth, England via Holland, to New England with his wife, Elizabeth, and three children; child Elizabeth, child Thomas, and child John. John and Elizabeth Baker took an oath of allegiance in Great Yarmouth: [6] 08 Apr 1637. The examinaction of John Baker: borne in Norwch in Norffolck Grocar ageed 39 yeres and Elizabeth: his wife ageed 31 yeares with 3 Children Elizabeth. John. and Thomas. and 4 Sarvants Marey Alxarson: aged 24 yeares Anne Alxarson: aged 20 yeares Bridgett Boulle: aged 32 yeares and Samuel Arres: aged 14 yeares are all desirous to goe for Charles Towne. in New England ther to inhabitt and Remaine. They arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1637. [1] [7] [3] [4]

• http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baker-4004
• http://www.flagonandtrencher.org/fandt_tocs.html

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• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 22 2016, 3:46:01 UTC

John Baker was born about 1598 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. He emigrated to New England in 1637 with his wife and three children. He passed away in 1680 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.

• Reference: WeRelate Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 25 2016, 21:41:42 UTC

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Ancestors of Stewart Russel, Family Tree Maker homepage, 22 July
1998.

From the "selvage1" database at WorldConnect. Please contact PetersonC@missouri.edu with corrections and additions.

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