Reverend Andrew Baker

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Rev.Andrew served as a chaplin during the Rev.War .Under Capt.Isaac Ruddles

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A004862

He was a Chaplain in the Revolutionary War. His place of residence during the Revolutionary War was Montgomery County, Virginia.

from: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/w/i/Steve-Swires/WEBSI...

Date of birth may be April 6, 1755.

Family links:

Spouse:

• Elizabeth Avant Baker (1752 - 1844)

Children:

• Martha Baker Davis (1791 - 1869)

Burial: Robert Clark Cemetery, Van, Lee County, Virginia, USA

• Created by: Phillip Walker
• Record added: Apr 10, 2010
• Find A Grave Memorial# 50911809

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor # A004862

There is some question about his Revolutionary War service, specifically if he was the same Andrew Baker who served in the regiment noted on his tombstone or one who served in another regiment.

All of his children, with the exception of the youngest daughter, Martha, who married Eli Davis and lived at Mulberry Gap in modern Hancock County, Tennessee, are listed in his Bible, which I have posted here. Martha is actually listed, too, on the next page. That page has been seen by living people but has been lost to researchers.

The only children of Andrew and Elizabeth are below:

Solomon, born 13 August 1770 Henry, born 14 August 1774 Andrew, born 18 February 1777 Joseph, born 8 April 1779 James, born 27 January 1782 John, born 15 August 1784 Nancy, born 10 January 1787 Elijah, born 8 May 1789 Martha, born 27 October 1791 Inscription: Ruddle's Regmt Rev War

Rev Andrew's father is now generally thought to have been Andrew William Baker, Esq (or Sr), born 1692 in Lancaster Co, PA and died in 1781 in Grayson or Amelia Co, VA. This has not been confirmed beyond question, but a signature on a document is good evidence. However, there have been no indications of who Andrew Esq's father or mother was. His father is most probably the Baker in his line who came from the British Isles sometime around 1660 or so. Any information about Andrew Esq's father, or information about which Baker in this line was a native of the British Isles (Scotland, England, Wales, or Ireland) is highly sought after by all the researchers working on this Baker lineage. Please contact Bill Baker at genealogy@bakerdesign.com if you have any information at all. My Baker website is at http://bakerdesign.com/bakerhistory

Origins

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~katy/genealogy/baker/b14075.html

ANDREW BAKER and Susannah [BAKER] had the following children:

1. JOHN "Renta" BAKER. There is a strong tradition John Renta's wife was a Terrell; perhaps a niece to the long hunter Obadiah Terrill.
2. James BAKER was born circa 1746. He died in March 1801 at the age of 55 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. James' wife was Mary, surname unknown; they were married before 1770, Rowan Co NC
3. Rev. Andrew BAKER. About 1769 he married Elizabeth Avant,
4. Morris BAKER. He reportedly married Jane Smith.
5. Robert BAKER was born in 1754. He died after 1819 at the age of 65 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Robert's spouse is unknown.
6. George BAKER. Married Susannah Morris.
7. Martha "Pattie" BAKER. Married Justice Bolling.
8. Bolling BAKER. Married Martha "Patsy" MORRIS.
9. Eleanor "Nellie" BAKER was born on 9 December 1765. She died on 22 December 1842 at the age of 77 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Eleanor married Jessie Ray, bond dated 8 Jan 1782, Wilkes Co. Bondsman: Justius Bolling [husband of Eleanor's sister Martha]

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GEDCOM Note

1776 |unit=Wilkes County Regiment, North Carolina Militia

Biography

Captain Andrew Baker:Andrew Baker served in the Wilkes County North Carolina Militia. Records obtained from the North Carolina State Library and Archives now prove that Andrew and James Baker were both on the Wilkes County North Carolina Militia list. Also obtained was a report from Col. Benjamin Cleveland stating that Andrew Baker took protection of the enemy and Micijah Pennington was a Tory. This report by Cleveland evidently was unfounded as both men went on to become Justices in Wilkes County N.C. Many thanks to William Dobbs Bennett and to his article "The New River Valley Settlement".
Contrary to what his DAR record says and his Marker at his gravesite, Rev Andrew Baker never fought @ the Battle of Ruddle's Station. Bakerresearchers of the Yellow Group of Bakers have disproved this many years ago. Steps are underway to correct Andrew's Military Service Record though the DAR. We know from the Rev. War pension records, of men who fought for Andrew and alongside his that he was in fact a Rev. War Chaplain and Captain. William Sparks of Wilkes County who fought in the Rev. War under Captain Andrew Baker page 8 of this pension: Transcription: Page 8: Upon myreturn from this campaign the Militia company in the bounds of which I resided, was organized into a company of mounted militia men under Andrew Baker a Captain and my Brother John Sparks as Lieutenant. In this company I served till the close of the war of the revolution. We furnished our own horses, arms and equipments. Our part of the country was almost constantly infested with robbing and murdering parties of Tories, Hessians, and I was constantly either out in pursuit of such parties or in obedience to the order of my Captain, held myself in readiness to march at a moments warning. John Church. Now John is appears lived near the old Andrew and Rev Andrew. Transcribed by S Baker From the Rev War pension of John Church who served from N.C.: Page 29: That in the months of August or September he volunteered and was called in to service for three months under the command of Col. Benjamin Cleveland, Captain George Morris, Lieut., John Sparks (he believes), marched to the Calloway settlement on New River in pursuit of Tories and returned to Wilkes, this was in 1780. This affiant received no discharge. He further states that in the month of December 1780, He volunteered and was called into service for three months, under the command of Capt. Andrew Baker (a clergyman) and Lieutenant John Parkes and marched in pursuit of a company of Tories who had ? in Grayson county Virginia and found the Tories at one Gibsons in Grayon, fired upon them, they dispersed, we captured none was remained in the settlement for several days, then returned home to Wilkes having served one month. The descendants of the Rev. Andrew Baker, John Renta Baker, Bolling Baker, George Baker, Morris Baker all have matching Y-DNA We also have one 111 match that is a Hammond with no explanation as towhy yet. Records from the Cox vs Newell case in the Augusta County VA Chancery Court records, extracted and transcribed by David Hindman prove that Andrew's father was the first settler of what is now Grayson County VA in 1751 ran off his land due to the Indians. We have tracked Andrew SRs land records into early N.C. Another Rev War pension indicates that Andrew went to VA to defend hisfather's land in what is now Grayson County VA: Another instance of Captain Baker who I am sure is Andrew because of the location, comes from the pension of James Cox of Grayson County VA: State of Virginia Note that this James Cox is the son of the old Cox who lived on the Peach Bottom Property and is the claimant in the case of Cox vs Newell

Grayson County On this 24th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Grayson now sitting James Cox a resident of Grayson County & State of Virginia aged 69 years & 7 months,who being first duly [page] 46

September 24th 1832 sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under Capt John Cox at the age of 15 or 16 and assisted in building a fort on NewRiver, near the mouth of Peach Bottom Creek, in the year 1778 and from that time until the year 1780 he acted as an Indian Spy for the saidCapt John Cox, and from his intimate knowledge of the country, was upon every occasion sent as a pilot to conduct those who were unacquainted with the mountains, in safety to where the different parties had their encampments. The tories about this time or about the time the British were invading North & South Carolina, became very troublesome in the county where he was (having but very few neighbours who were not tories) and those, with those of the adjoining State of North Carolina, would frequently assemble themselves & overrun the country. The declarants father, the aforesaid Capt John Cox, Enoch Osborne & his family, Benjamin Phipps, Peter Houk, & William Hardin were the only whigs who would render any assistance when required. In this situation, surrounded by tories, the declarant and a few others had to combat the whole neighbourhood, and when they found themselves too weak, declarant was sent as an express [?] to Col. Benjamin Cleveland who was stationed on the Yadkin River near where the town of Wilksboro has been since built, to inform him of the fact that the tories were collecting in large bodies in the mountains shortly after his return from Col. Clevelands camp he was taken prisoner by the tories who intended to take & deliverhim to the British, but in the mean time Col. Cleveland and Majr Jone[?] had joined their forces and overtook the tories at a place calledthe big Glade, now in Grayson County Va. The tories when they discovered the whigs determined to seek safety by flight and in their terror forgot the declarant who availed himself of the opportunity and immediately run with all speed to the whigs and informed them of what the tories had done, the whigs then pursued them, wounded some and took others prisoners whip'd or flogged several severely, & hanged one man where the declarant now lives. After this the declarants father Capt John Cox being on an expedition against the Indians, the tories under a Capt. Green made another ascension into the mountains and the declarant raised his fathers company and pursued the tories under Green, & killed& made prisoners of Green & his entire company. Green afterwards diedof his wounds, and only one of the said company survived; this was a brother of the said Green, who afterwards enlisted in the Regular armyof the United States. Sometime after this affair, a certain Capt. Roberts, of the tory party, came into the neighborhood with a company of Six Hessians, and this declarant with Majr [page] 47

September 24th 1832 Love pursued them into Carolina near the head of new River, determinedto overtake them, but Capt Baker of North Carolina had heard of them,got in before the declarant & his party, overtook, killed & wounded the whole party except Roberts, their Capt, who made his escape. This declarant does not now recollect the precise time he was engaged in theWar of the revolution, but he is very certain that he served under his father Capt. John Cox, and Majr William Love, as an Indian Spy, for the term of 2 years and that he was engaged under the same officers, against the tories for 2 years more making in all 4 years service. So looks like Rev Andrew was a hero to James Cox here!!

Article taken from "Lee Co., VA and Surrounding Areas", by aMrs. VanLandingham, on Andrew Baker and Elizabeth Avent. States that Rev. Andrew Baker was born in VA in 1749 and was an early Baptist Minister in North Carolina and Virginia. About 1769 he married Elizabeth Avant, b. Oct. 12, 1752, d. after 1811. The Rev. Baker was pastor of various churches in North Carolina and Virginia, his last pastorate being at Thompson's Settlement Baptist Church, the oldest church in Lee Co., organized in 1800. The minutes of the latter named church read: " October third Saturday, A.D. 1811, the church met and after devine service proceeded to business. First received Rev. Andrew Baker and his wife, Elizabeth Baker, by letter." "On the sabbath, the 23rd. day of April A.D. 1815, a remarkable occurance was transacted by Elder Andrew Baker, who baptized James Gilbert in the Loan Branch, a tributary of Wallings Creek. James Gilbert was the last male that he baptized in his lifetime." "Sabbath the 24th. day of Sept. A.D. 1815, was a remarkable occurance in the memory of several persons, for on this day old Father Andrew Baker expired after some days of sickness, aged 66 yrs. He lived 22 weeks after he baptized James Gilbert and Martha Randolph, who is the wife of William Randolph. His remains were buried in the Robert Clark's Cemetery, 7 miles SW from Jonesville, Lee Co., VA." Marriages Performed in Washington County Virginia by Rev. Andrew Baker Taken from the Book: VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACTS Vol. XXXIV Washington County Marriage Register 1782 -1820 Abstracted by Washington County Marriage Register 1782 -1820 Beverley Fleet Compiled by S.Baker

September 6, 1794 – Henry Baker to Mary Tilson Dec 10, 1795- Joseph Bishop – Margaret Curran Oct 4, 1794 – Joseph Catchim- Mary Courtney July 23, 1795 – John Crank- Elizabeth Walker Sept 3, 1795 Jeremiah Clay – Frances Johnston June 2, 1796 – John Crow-Elizabeth Brittain Oct 11 1796 – Henry Coontz – Zilphy Roach July 27, 1795 Saml Douglas – Millie Johnston Oct 11, 1812 Cornelius Debord- Susanna Baker Feb 23, 1797 Jeremiah Evans- Polly Lorrmier Oct 11, 1796 John Ickis- Isabella Huddin Aug 15, 1794 Thomas Johnston – Patsy Clay Nov 22 1796 William Jean – Dorcas Reamy May 20 1797 Joseph John- Jenny Cole Aug 15, 1797 Adam Surber-Ruth Hubble May 31, 1796 Nehemaih Williams-Mary Wright July 1, 1796 David Wheeler- Mary Wheeler Oct 19, 1796 Jesse Wheeler – Chloe Harrison Mar 16 1797 Abraham Wilson – Maragret Johnston July 7, 1797 Robert Williams- Rebecca Gill

Andrew Baker's bible was just donated to the Lee County Historical Society, Jonesville, VAThe bible it should be noted was never owned by Grace Witt Brockman. I have vailidated this by the Head Archivist and the VA State Library.Here are the children of Rev Andrew and Elizabeth Avent that were named in the bible. It should be noted that Martha's name was not in the bible record. The Bible stayed in the family of the descendants of Martha Baker who married Eli Davis

• Solomon, born 13 August 1770
• Henry, born 14 August 1774
• Andrew, born 18 February 1777
• Joseph, born 8 April 1779
• James, born 27 January 1782
• John, born 15 August 1784
• Nancy, born 10 January 1787
• Elijah, born 8 May 1789
• Martha, born 27 October 1791

References

• Library of VA Andrew Baker Bible* North Carolina State Library and Archives Misc. Rev War Accounts Wilkes County* Virignia Memories, Chancery Court Records Augusta County, Cox vs Newell* National Archives Revolutionary War Pensions, John Church, William Sparks, James Cox
• Wilkes County Records, Abshear* Personal research David Hindman, Sherry L Baker, Gwen Bjorkman, GaleWallen*BAKER Family Y-STR DNA study & Lineages viewable at http://www.bakerdna.net/*My FamilyTree BAKER DNA Project Website - Y-DNA Colorized Chart viewable at https://www.familytreedna.com/public/baker/default.aspx?section=yco... Travis Wagner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.*Some Descendants of Andrew Baker http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/baker/b14077..."Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVK5-B9WG : 13 December 2015), Andrew Baker, 1815; Burial, Van, Lee, Virginia, United States of America, Robert Clark Cemetery; citing record ID 50911809, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.(Includes image of old Bible record that shows the names and dates ofbirth for children.)
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baker-23224
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 28 2018, 11:34:54 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 30 2018, 23:36:14 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 30 2018, 23:44:24 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 26 2019, 20:04:55 UTC
• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via father Andrew W. Baker by SmartCopy: Nov 25 2015, 0:03:26 UTC