Person:Hannah Houston (1)

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•ID: I0002 •Name: Hannah HOUSTON •Sex: F •Birth: ABT. 1760 in Augusta County, Virginia •Death: OCT 1826 in Greene County, Tennessee •Burial: Greene County, Tennessee •Reference Number: 2 •Note: Hannah Houston's family may have been in what became Greene county, Tennessee before Isaac Baker, Sr? Her father settled there with his family. Acquired large holdings of land, and was probably helpful in Isaac and Hannah establishing their family and holdings. There is a large area of land on the west side of Greene County know as "Houston Valley", today (1998). This is the Houston family out of which came General Sam Houston!

Hannah Houston Baker's will was proven October 1826: To daughters, Polly (Mary) Allen and Rebecca Farnsworth, 2 Negro, Dian and Anderson. Indigent Isaac Baker, Jr, $46.00. Judgment on Martain Cline, $12.00. to son, John Baker, Negro man Ismel. Isaac Baker left a sizeable estate to his wife in 1818. Hannah Baker died eight years later with a much smaller estate. Her estate was mainly three slaves. Who controlled the Plantation? Executor: son-in-law, Daniel Allen. Witness: A. Hunter, Abram Farmer. Dated: 5 August, 1826. Signed Hannah X Baker, her mark.

One may question that Isaac Baker, Jr was left one share, less $600, by his father's will in 1818. His mother left indigent Isaac Baker, Jr $46.00, in her will in 1826. It appears that Isaac, Jr may have had financial problems?

Footnote: Isaac and Hannah Houston Baker had a total of nine children between 1780 and 1800. They were all born in Greene County, Tennessee. They all grew to young adulthood, and they all married in Greene county, Tennessee, over a twenty three period. Just surviving as children in this frontier territory was an accomplishment. My guess is that their mother Hannah, was largely responsible. BB

Subj: Re: Could this be connected to our line? Date: 7/28/02 12:35:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: schatzie@ptdprolog.net (Hazel Sheehan) To: BBrown7152@aol.com

Hi Byron, I am so glad I hit the right family! Now you have the village they came from in Germany! It has always been my goal to get to the immigrant ancestor and then try to find where they came from in Europe. I have found an Isaac Baker with wife Hannah, but I'm not sure if he is yours. This Isaac is definitely English. I checked all spellings. (My maiden name is Beck which is derived from Becker which in German, of course, means "baker" and last but not least, my Dad was a pastry chef and had his own Bake Shop in Littleton, New Hampshire.) Source: Pennsylvania Births - Philadelphia County - Vol.1, 1644-1765 and Vol.2, 1766-1780 by John T Humphrey, Humphrey Publications, Washington, D.C. 1994. Vol.1, page 20 CHILD DATE PARENTS Isaac Baker ca Oct.1740 John & Rebecca Baker Isaac Baker bap.28 Mar.1742 John & Rebecca Baker Francis Baker b.27 Dec.1747 John & Rebecca Baker Vol.2, page 44 Rebecca Baker b.29 May 1770 Isaac & Hannah Baker Sarah Baker b.27 Aug.1772 Isaac & Hannah Baker The above records were found in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA. Baptisms begin in 1709. In membership, the largest church in Philadelphia in colonial times was Christ Church. It was originated by the Bishop of London in 1695. Vol.2, page 257 same church Mary Huston b.11 Jun 1768 James & Catharine Huston Clarissa Huston b.3 Nov 1776 James & Elizabeth Huston - Records of the 2nd Presbyterian Church Elizabeth Huston b.3 Jan 1773 James & Elizabeth Huston - Records of the 2nd Presbyterian Church (also in Phila. founded in 1743.)

I checked the births for all the following counties around Phila: Lancaster, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Northampton, Lehigh, and Lebanon. No Houston/Hustons and very few Bakers....lots and lots of Beckers but no Isaacs. Philadelphia was the only place I found and the above are those that fit your names. There were other families of the name Baker & Huston. I hope this helps. If nothing else it can eliminate those that don't match. I don't have a lot of Phila. records in my library, but the genealogical society and the LDS library here has a bit more. Good luck. Hazel

Father: James HOUSTON b: 18 APR 1715 in Northern Ireland Mother: Agnes WILSON b: 8 AUG 1728 in Staunton, Augusta Co, VA

Marriage 1 Isaac BAKER b: 1757 in Unknown •Married: 1780 in Greene County, Tennessee Children 1. Isaac BAKER , Jr. b: 1780 in Greene County, Tennessee 2. Rebecca BAKER b: 1783 in Greene County, Tennessee 3. William BAKER b: 1785 in Greene County, Tennessee 4. John BAKER b: 1787 in Greene County, Tennessee 5. Jacob BAKER b: 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee 6. Mary (Polly) BAKER b: 1793 in Greene County, Tennessee 7. Nancy BAKER b: 1795 in Greene County, Tennessee 8. James BAKER b: 1797 in Greene County, Tennessee 9. Elizabeth BAKER b: 1800 in Greene County, Tennessee