Person:Thomas Baker (116)

Land Records

• August 1744 – LAND PATENT: Thomas Baker, 516 acres in what was then Brunswick County and later became Lunenburg County, Virginia. (Virginia State Land Office, Patents No. 22, 1743-1745 (v.1 & 2 p.1-631), p. 200 (Reel 20))

• 23 September 1746 - DEED: Robert Hester, wife Barbary, of Louisa County, to Thomas Baker, of Spotsylvania County, for £40 Virginia, 200 acres in Louisa County, being the tract that said Hester bought of John Harris, and where Harris formerly lived, adjoining Thomas Wash, John Kimbrow, Samuel Parrish, said Robert Hester, John Ragland... /s/ Robert Hester, Barbary Hester. Wit: Edmund Waller, William Lea. (Louisa County Deeds, A:252)

• 7 October 1748 - DEED: Thomas Baker, wife Dorothy, of St. Mark’s Parish, Orange County, to William Davenport, of St. Martin’s Parish, Louisa County, for £34 Virginia, 200 acres in St. Martin’s Parish, Louisa County, adjoining Thomas Wash, John Kimbrow, Samuel Parrish, Robert Hester, John England... /s/ Thos. Baker, Dorothy “ / ” Baker. Wit: Robert Hester, Saml. Mackgehee, Henry Gambill. (Louisa County Deeds, A:343) [Note: This was Thomas Baker, son-in-law of Martin Davenport, Sr., of Hanover, selling his Louisa land to his brother-in-law William Davenport. Witness Henry Gambill was married to Mary Davenport, oldest sister of William Davenport and Dorothy Baker. Gambill would join Baker in Culpeper in 1752, sell his land to brother-in-law Charles Kennedy. Note that witness Robert Hester is the man who had sold the land to Baker in the first place, and the man to whom Davenport would sell it in 1751. Baker identified himself in this deed as being “of St. Mark’s Parish, Orange County.” St. Mark’s Parish at that time included the area in what is now Culpeper County].

• 7 June 1749 – FAIRFAX LAND GRANT: Thomas Baker, of Orange County, 400 acres in Orange County, adjoining the Chestnut House Tract on Kennerly’s Mountain. Surveyed by John Bayliss for Mr. James Genn. (Northern Neck Land Grants, G:182)

• 8 June 1749 – FAIRFAX LAND GRANT: Thomas Baker, of Orange County, 309 acres in Orange County, adjoining James and Thomas Kennerly, Henry Tyler, and Francis Tyler. Surveyed by John Bayliss for Mr. James Genn. (Northern Neck Land Grants, G:183)

• 28 May 1756 - DEED: Thomas Baker, planter of Culpeper County, to Robert Hester, planter of Louisa County, 50 pounds, 516 acres; beginning on side of a great branch thence southwest, back and down branch. Wit: James Hester, William Hester, Frances (H her mark) Hester, Zary [Zachariah?] Hester, John Buley. Signed: Thos. Baker. Recorded 7 December 1756. (Lunenburg County Deed Book 4:344-345)/ [Note: Thomas Baker acquired this 516-acre tract by land patent dated 30 August 1744].

• 15 March 1758 – DEED: Thomas Baker Sr. to “my loving son” Thomas Baker Jr., both of Brumfield Parish, Culpeper County, 100 acres part of the 309-acre 1749 Fairfax grant, for “love, good will and affection.” Wit: Henry Gambill, William Gambill, John Strother. Proved by all three witnesses 16 March 1758. [Culpeper County Deed Book C, p. 96-97]

• 15 March 1758 – DEED: Thomas Baker Sr. to “my loving son” William Baker, both of Brumfield Parish, Culpeper County, 100 acres part of the 400-acre 1749 Fairfax grant, for “love, good will and affection.” On Kennerly’s Mountain near Manifee’s Corner. Wit: Henry Gambill, William Gambill, John Strother. Proved by all three witnesses 16 March 1758. [Culpeper County Deed Book C, p. 98-99]

• 15 May 1772 – DEED OF GIFT: Thomas Baker, wife Dorothy, to son Henry Baker, both of Brumfield Parish, for natural love and affection, 100 acres in Brumfield Parish, Culpeper County, in the Little fork of Rappahannock River on branches of Battle Run, adjoining Richard Parks, William Davis… /s/ Thomas Baker, [no wife signs]. Wit: William Gambill, Richard Parks, Martin Davenport. [Culpeper County Deeds, F:460).

• 15 May 1772 - DEED: Thomas Baker, wife Dorothy, to William Mallory, all of Brumfield Parish, Culpeper County, for £25, 200 acres in Brumfield Parish, Culpeper County, in the Little Fork of Rappahannock, on branches of Battle Run, adjoining Jacoby–part of a 1,000-acre tract granted by Lord Fairfax... /s/ Thos Baker, [no wife signs]. Wit: Wm Gambill, Richard Parks, Martin Davenport. (Culpeper County Deeds, F:476) [Note: William Mallory was married to Thomas and Dorothy Davenport Baker’s oldest daughter, Mary].

• 24 January 1775 – DEED: Thomas Baker and Dorothy his wife to Jacob Crim Jr., 96 acres in Brumfield Parish in the little fork of the Rappahannock River on the Branch of the Battle Run, adjoining William Mallory... /s/ Thomas Baker, Dorothy Baker. Wit: James Graves, William Mallory, James Baker, Jacob Crim Sr., Dorothy Baker, Spinster. Acknowledged by Thomas Baker and Dorothy Baker at Culpeper Court on 15 May 1775. [Culpeper County Deed Book H:3-6]

• 11 May 1775 – DEED: Thomas Baker and Dorothy his wife to Jacob Sands and Benjamin Sands, all of Culpeper County, £214/8/0, 596 acres in the little fork of the Rappahannock River on the Branch of the Battle Run, adjoining William Mallory, Thomas Peyton and Henry Baker. /s/ Thomas Baker, Dorothy Baker. Wit: John Strother, Henry Baker, Dorothy Baker. Acknowledged by Thomas Baker and Dorothy Baker at Culpeper Court on 15 May 1775. [Culpeper County Deed Book H:7-11]

Records in Virginia

• 20 September 1745 – LAND PATENT: John Ragland, 1030 acres on Mechums Creek in Hanover County, adjoining among others the lands of John Joiner, George Vaughan, Mary Harris, George Hudson, Benjamin Allsup, Alexander Cock, Thomas Rowland, William Elmore, David Haynes, and Thomas Baker. (Virginia Land Office Patents No. 22, 1743-1745 (v.1 & 2 p.1-631), p. 566 (Reel 20))

• 27 September 1748 - DEED: Samuel Matthews of St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, to William Davenport of St. Martin's Parish, Louisa County, for £8, 25 acres in St. Martin’s Parish, Louisa County on Great Rocky Creek, adjoining David Richardson, Thomas Baker, Thomas Wash... /s/ Samuel Matthews. Wit: Richard Pickering, William Phillips, Richard Phillips. (Louisa County Deeds A:327)

• 17 April 1751 – LAST WILL & TESTAMENT: Francis Strother, of Culpeper County, made this date; probated 16 April 1752. Named wife Susannah, son John, son George, son Francis, son Robert, all my eight children: John, Anthony, George, Francis, Robert, Behethland, Elisabeth, and Susann, to share equally. Anthony and George to have liberty [have adult status] at said Strother’s death. If wife remarries, sons Francis and Robert to be of age at sixteen. Executrix: Wife. /s/ Francis Strother. Wit: Jo. Lewis, John Strother, Thos. Baker. (Culpeper County Wills, A:57)

• 12 August 1751 – DEED: Francis Strother and wife Susanna and John Strother and wife Mary to John Minor of Spotsylvania County, 1688 acres, for £209.15 current money, on Kennerley’s Mountain. Wit: Wm. Covington, Robert Covington, Thomas Baker. Acknowledged by John Strother on 15 August 1751 and proved as to Francis by the Covingtons and Thomas Baker. [Culpeper County Deed Book A, pp. 318-322]

• 16 April 1752 – PROBATE: Estate of Francis Strother, late of Culpeper County, Decd. The will of the Decedent was proved by oaths of John Strother and Thomas Baker, whereupon Susanna Strother, executrix named therein, qualified. (Culpeper County Wills, A:57)

• 16 September 1756 - PROBATE: Last Will and Testament of Elin Kennerly, late of Culpeper County, Decd., dated 28 October 1753, admitted to probate before Roger Dixon, Clerk of the Court. Thomas Baker named one of three executors, along with George and Francis Strother. (Culpeper County Wills, A:135-136)

• 26 June 1757 – CULPEPER MILITIA: Among those reported from Culpeper County as armed and ready to march out for duty on the frontier were John Peyton Sr., William Baker, Francis Strother, John Strother and Anthony Strother. Among those reported as without arms were French Strother, James Browning, Thomas Baker and Francis Jacoby. [Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (1988) at 93]

• September 1775 - DEPOSITION: Came John Strother and Thomas Baker and made oath that they were acquainted with Henry Gambill and Mary, his wife, before their marriage, and William Gambill was their first born. Henry Gambill left no known will, and Thomas Baker sayeth that he was in South Carolina where Henry Gambill was buried, as he was informed by his [Gambill’s] wife, and that his [Gambill’s] wife told him her husband left no will. /s/ Robert Eastham, JP.

• 26 September 1775 - DEPOSITION: Came Dorothy Baker before Robert Eastham, JP, and made oath that she very well knew William Gambill to be the first born child of Henry Gambill and Mary, his wife, and she saw them married, and saw William delivered of his mother. Ordered that William Gambill being proved to be Heir-atLaw to Henry Gambill, Decd., a deed to issue to said William, reserving one-third during her life to Mary Gambill. (Northern Neck Proprietary records)

• 27 September 1775 – FAIRFAX LAND GRANT: William Gambill, of Culpeper County, Heir-at-Law to Henry Gambill, Decd., 230 acres in Culpeper County, reserving unto Mary Gambill, widow of said Henry, one-third during her life and after her death the whole to said William Gambill, being a tract surveyed 31 Oct 1754 by Richard Young for Henry Gambill and forfeited by Advertisement, but deeded to said William Gambill, being land adjoining Kennerly, William Minefee, Kennerley’s Mountain, Thomas Baker, Kennerly (now Henry Gambill), Thomas Kennerly. (Northern Neck Land Grants, P:367)

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   8 January 1711 - BIRTH: Thomas Baker, who later married Dorothy Davenport, daughter of Martin, born.
   
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