Samuel Baker

GEDCOM Note

<p>Samuel Baker was originally buried at Baker cemetery with his father-in-law John Thompson who died 1755. The remains of this cemetery were moved to Mooresville, North Carolina when they made Lake Norman in early 1960's and moved to Centre Presb. Church Cemetery in back left corner. </p><p>From David Baker:</p><p>Baker, Samuel. 1717-1719, worked with his brother, Robert Baker, Lancaster Co. In.1719 Robert bought our Samuel's interest. Source: Gun makers of Lancaster Co. PA by James Whisder.</p><p>Editors Note: Samuel & Robert (James) Baker appear to be the first gun makers in America based on historians.</p><p>From: pgreer@rectec.net (Patty Greer)</p><p>To: BBrown7152@aol.com</p><p>I've got a little time before I finish my Christmas dinner. All my family is snowed and Iced in and we are getting sleet now. I have your last 4 or 5 letters hear in front of me. Everything that I have found indicates that Robert and Samuel were brothers. Where Samuel family is I sure would like to know. In my Settle line there is a very interesting thing or court records. It seems that in Westmoreland Co., VA during the Sept. 1693 court session. There was a suit against a Samuel Baker thathad married Mary mother and widow of William Strother. Since woman could not have a say in court her husband John Settle did it on her behalf. Mary's father died and they had a plantation, Mary mother remarried Samuel Baker. Mary died and Samuel was not to give the Settle children their part of the Plantation that he took over when he married widow Strother. I wish I knew her name, but I don't have time to work on it right now. This case is in the Orders 1690-1698 Westmoreland Co., Va. Samuel had to give Mary and Sole. Williams part of the plantation. There is mention of a half sister. It is in the old writing and very hard to understand. Now this could not be Robert son for the date is way off. This land was in Northumberland Co. upon the south side of Herrin Creek. Beginningat the said mouth of the creek south half a point to a marked Black Walnut Tree standing in a clear field (Don't you know it there today) from thence East northerly upon the Herrin Creek northwest along the said Creek to the place where it began being opposite the land of W Thomas Vause and my Mary Srother was born in England. </p><p>I also fell these Baker John, Robert Sr. had more children than just that one child. Maybe not the same wife. For a woman was just to have children and clean there home and work in the fields. As the old saying went, one on her apron strings, one in her arms,and one in the oven. That made them a man so they thought. If she died we got another one to take her place or leave them to raise there self. So I fell there al lot more of these children in thispart of the family. I heard a long time ago that there was 5 boys and 3 girls in England one of the boys left England and went to Germany then later on one of his children came to America. Now it may not be all hear say. Maybe a few facts. In all of this. I know that my line does come out of the gun makers. I also know that there are another line, not Baker that had a Patent on the Ky. rifle. Merry Christmas Patty and Raymond Greer, of Snow covered Okla. Christmas 2000. </p>In Rowan County, N. C., there is recorded a deed from Samuel Baker and Elizabeth his wife and Roger Lawson and Hannah his wife to one James Mordah, wherein it is stated that title to the property passed to the grantors under the will of "y" Reverend Mr. John Tomson, deceased", but a careful search of the records of the courthouses of Anson, Rowan, Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties and of the Historical Commission at Raleigh has unfortunately failed to reveal that will or a copy of it or of the execution of its provisions.