Thomas Baker of Rhode Island

Thomas Baker of Rhode Island

Disambiguation

Thomas Baker is frequently confused with these men:

1) Thomas Baker of Rhode Island who married Sarah (LNU): http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baker-483 He was father of five children all born in Rhode Island: Thomas, Benjamin, James, Comfort and Mary. "Thomas Baker of Boston did not marry Sarah Carr. She married a Thomas Baker in MA, went to Rhode Island and then to Connecticut. This is a totally different family." Thomas Baker of Rhode Island

2) Thomas Baker of Roxbury who married Elizabeth (LNU) http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baker-5804 He had 11 children all born in Roxbury: Elizabeth, Robert, John, Joseph, Sarah, Mary, Mary, Thomas, Joseph, Marie and George. Thomas Baker, of Roxbury

Descendants of Thomas Baker

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/u/n/Thomas-L-Dunne/BOOK-0001/0007-0...

Generation No. 1

1.THOMAS1 BAKER was born 1638, and died 1710 in Kingston, RI.He married SARAH.She was born 1641.

Notes for THOMAS BAKER:

Thomas emigrated to Dedham, Ma., then to Newport, RI., and finally to Kingston, RI. By trade he was a tailor and was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1655 and served the First Baptist Church of Newport, RI.In 1656, he and William Vaughn and others left the first Baptist church and formed a congregation known as the Second Baptist church of which he was for a time pastor. The reasons for the seperation are stated "Said, persons conceived a prejedice against psalmody and against the restraints that the liberty of prophesying was laid under, and also against the doctrine of particular redemption, and against the rite of laying on of hands as a matter of indifference". In 1685 he bought of Ralph Paine of Newport, 25 acres in Providence for 1 pound. And in 1689, Sarah and Thomas sold to Joseph Smith of Providence, for full satisfaction, right of common on Providence, bought of Ralph Paine

Very little is known about the life of Thomas Baker.He was born in 1638, some say in Dedham, Essex, England and others Dedham, Essex, MA.No record of birth has been found.The birth date was taken from his tombstone.

Thomas must have apprenticed as a tailor, even before he was ordained a Minister in the Baptist Church in 1655, for in all of his land transactions, he names himself as a tailor, rather than as a Minister.

He must have been a very devout young man, to be ordained at the age of 17 or 18 years of age.

In 1656 he and William Vaughn and some others left the First Baptist Church and formed the Second Baptist Church.The reason for this separation were, "Said persons conceived a prejudice against psalmody and against restraints that the liberty of prophesying was laid under and also against the doctrine of particular redemption and against the rite of laying on of hands as a matter of indifference."

Bonnie Baker

Descendants of Thomas Baker

Generation No. 1

1.THOMAS1 BAKER was born 1638, and died 1710 in Kingston, RI.He married SARAH.She was born 1641.

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

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

Children of THOMAS BAKER and SARAH are:

• 2. i. BENJAMIN2 BAKER, b. 1676, Newport, RI; d. 1726, Kingston, RI.
• 3. ii. THOMAS JR BAKER, b. January 03, 1678/79, Newport, RI; d. 1743.
• 4. iii. JAMES BAKER, b. 1682.
• 5. iv. COMFORT BAKER, b. 1684, RI; d. November 06, 1749.
• 6. v. MARY BAKER, b. 1686, North Kingston, RI.

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References

References

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