Francis Baker

1612 - 1696  (84 years)

• Name	Francis Baker
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	7 Jul 1612	Herefordshire, England   [4, 7]
  Immigration	1635 (Age 23)  [2, 6, 8, 9]
  He came over in the Planter of London, Nicholas Trerice, Master. She sailed about 10 April and arrived in Boston 7 June 1635. He was listed as 24 years of age from Great St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. He was a tailor.
  Moved To	About 1642 (Age 30)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8]
  About 1642 he moved to Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
  Occupation	say 1645 (Age 33)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8, 9]
  He was a cooper (barrel maker).
  Offices Held	1653 (Age 41)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8, 9]
  In 1653 he was appointed the Surveyor of Highway for the Town of Yarmouth.
  Legal	say 1654 (Age 42)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8]
  He was presented by the Grand Jury "for retailing wine contrary to order of Court". In 1655, likewise, for abusing a servant.
  Oath	1657 (Age 45)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8]
  In 1657 he took the Oath of Fidelity.
  Residence	1659 (Age 47)	Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [9]
  In 1659 he was on 10 acres "lying upon Poche," by the land of his wife's father Wm. Sr. These acres were soon sold to William Twining Jr., and he returned to Yarmouth.
  Legal	1665 (Age 53)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8]
  In 1665 he was fined for breach of the peace in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
  Legal	1680 (Age 68)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8]
  He sued Abraham Hedge for £12, for tar barrels in 1680.
  Will	4 Mar 1693 (Age 81)	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [8, 9]
  On 4 March 1693 in Yarmouth, he wrote his will.
  Death	23 Jul 1696	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [4, 7, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I23302	| Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family	Isabel Twining   d. 16 May 1706, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	17 Jun 1651	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [3, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Children	1. Nathaniel Baker,   b. 27 Mar 1642, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   2. John Baker,   b. Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   3. Samuel Baker,   b. 1 May 1648, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   4. Daniel Baker,   b. 2 Sep 1648, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   5. William Baker   6. Thomas Baker   7. Elizabeth Baker,   b. Abt 1648, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   8. Hannah Baker
  Family ID	F8019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Conflict: Anderson (1999) does not believe that the Francis Baker that sailed on board the Planter, is the same that settled in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony. [1]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Jul 1612 - Herefordshire, England Moved To - About 1642 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Child - Nathaniel Baker - 27 Mar 1642 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Occupation - say 1645 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Child - Elizabeth Baker - Abt 1648 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Child - Samuel Baker - 1 May 1648 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Child - Daniel Baker - 2 Sep 1648 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Marriage - 17 Jun 1651 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1653 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Legal - say 1654 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Oath - 1657 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Residence - 1659 - Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Legal - 1665 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Legal - 1680 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Will - 4 Mar 1693 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Death - 23 Jul 1696 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1159] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, volume I (A-B), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 1999). [S1906] Banks, Charles Edward. The Planters of the Commonwealth, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930). [S1725] Bowman, George Ernest. "Plymouth Colony Vital Records", (Boston: The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 13, 1913). [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 60407389 Francis Baker . [S1649] Kelley, Elton Philip. Genealogical History of Jeremiah Kelley of Weston, Me. and Allied Families, (Brewer, Maine: L. H. Thompson, 1987). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985). [S1723] Twining, Thomas J. Genealogy of the Twining Family: Descendants of William Twining, Sr. Who Came From Wales, or England, and Died at Eastham, Massachusetts, 1659. With Information of Other Twinings in Great Britain and America, (Chicago: Thomas J. Twining, 1890). [S1724] Twining, Thomas J. The Twining Family, (Fort Wayne, Indiana: Thomas J. Twining, 1905).