Person:Robert Baker (40)

Robert Baker, Sr.
b.1689
  • HRobert Baker, Sr.1689 - 1728
m. Abt 1710
  1. Robert Baker, Jr.Bef 1711 -
  2. Samuel Baker1715 - 1757
  3. Douglas BakerAbt 1721 - 1765
  4. Mary BakerAbt 1723 -
  • HRobert Baker, Sr.1689 - 1728
  1. Caleb Baker1690 - 1754
Facts and Events
Name Robert Baker, Sr.
Alt Name Robert "the Gunsmith" Baker
Gender Male
Alt Birth? Est 1660 England
Birth? 1689
Marriage Abt 1710 Prob. Scotlandto Unknown
Marriage to Unknown
Death? 19 Sep 1728 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Information on Robert Baker

From "Arms Makers of Colonial America", by James B. Whisker, pg. 36:

Robert Baker acquired 250 acres on Pequa Creek, Mayhill Township, Lancaster County. Robert died intestate. On 17 February 1738, John Cunningham was appointed by the Lancaster County Orphan's Court to administer Robert's Estate on 23 October 1739, granted the land to Caleb Baker.

Baker, Robt. ( - 1728), Gunsmith 1717-1728, at the confluence of Pequa Creek and the Susquehanna River, Lancaster County. In 1719, Robert Baker took over the shop operated by his brother, Samuel. Robert died on 19 September 1728,