100. Samuel Wallace III
Died and lost at Sea.
After the Revolutionary War in North Carolina 1775-1782 #12950. He lived with the Cherokees. Was know as a renegade white man and renowned horse thief.
He was a long hunter.
Aracoma was killed at the "Battle of the Islands", near Logan, West Virginia in 1780.
Killed at the battle of the Islands. Near Logan, West Virginia, in 1780
Died of the Plague.
112. Snow Lily Baker
Died of the Plague.
Died of the Plague.
114. Running Deer Baker
Died of the Plague.
115. Blue Feather Baker
Died of the Plague.
1 NAME Patsy /Morris/
25. John Teneretta "Renta" Baker , Capt. Captain
1 _MILT
2 PLAC Captian
Sometimes known as" Renta", "Terrenta","Renta Dan" or " Renta Den".
Settled on Buffalo Creek, Owsley County, Kentucky. Died 1830, Owsley or Clay County, Kentucky. Buried in the Old English Boston Gap Cemetery in Owsley County,The following information supplied from many other researchers.....Credits will be given when known.
All the information on the rest of the Baker family history, beginning here and going back to Andy Baker, born about 1604 in England, has been gathered from submissions from many other Baker researchers. A great deal was found on LDS files and a great deal on the Baker-Bolling Web site. Many people have researched this family from John "Renta" and Elizabeth Terrill Baker, Andrew and Mary Mollie Bolling, Robert and Mrs. Robert Baker, John Baker and Andy Baker. That is a total of five generations from the birth of John "Renta" Baker in 1735 to the birth of Andy Baker in Abt. 1604 in England, approximate 135 year span.
It does not seem prudent for me to try to duplicate what has already been done. What I will do as I enter this data through these five generations, is to enter data where the facts are not in agreement. The researcher will be able to take a look for their own evaluation. Byron Brown, January 4, 2000! History used from Andrew "Andy" Baker to John "Renta" Baker taken from several web sites and many researchers via the internet. A list of most of the web sites can be seen in notes on Andrew "Andy" Baker, born 1604 in Buckingham shire< England
History also used from the LDS John "Renta" Baker submitters. 35 pages can be printed out from this site. Just put in the name John "Renta" Baker in.Below is the balance of the article which began in notes for Robert Baker, grandfather of John "Renta" Baker. NOTE: Found in BAKER FAMILY NEWSLETTER (INTERNATIONAL) VOLUME #10 1997. A Genealogical publication ISSN: 0893-5831 Editor/Publisher, Crystal Jensen, 326 Panhorst Staunton, Illinois 62088. http://members.tripod.com/Crystal_J/Baker.html
GOOD BAKERS~BAD BAKERS
BY CLYDE N. BUNCHIf you talk to many people in Clay and Owsley Counties today about early settlers, eventually the name JOHN
"RENTA" BAKER will come into conversation. He is thought to have been a very EXCEPTIONAL PERSON, but who? Why has his name survived all these years?John "Renta" Baker was a son o Andrew Baker and Mary Bollin. He was born in Pennsylvania in about 1735 and brought into the valley of New River when but a youth. His early life was mostly spent in the forest. The time he spent in the woods was probably the closest thing to schooling he ever received. It is quite understandable that he became a professional hunter when he grew to manhood. He was a member of one of the first organized hunting parties to cross the Appalachian Mountains. This party was lead by Benjamin Cutbirth in the summer of 1767. Ben Cutbirth and john Renta were raised in the same neighborhood on New River. They lived a few miles apart. Cutbirth and Baker would go on many hunts together. They developed a friendship for each other, a bond that would span nearly a lifetime.
Benjamin Cutbirth was a relative to Daniel Boon. He was married to Boone's niece, Elizabeth Wilcoxen. Daniel Boone, at the time, was living on the south side of the Blue Ridge Mountains, some twenty-five miles away on Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Yadkin river. Cutbirth and Baker's hunting trip in 1776 proved to be a great success. After selling their furs, they managed to make as much in one hunting season, as they would in several years of back breaking farming. Word soon spread of their success and that of other hunting parties. In 1769 the largest and most famous hunting party ever formed in the area met at the mouth of Reedy Creek in Virginia. These men would become known as the "LONG HUNTERS", so called for the great distances they traveled and the long periods of time they were out. Some of these hunters were away from home for as much as two years and a few even longer. Most of them had returned home by late June of 1771, with the exception of John Renta Baker, Cassius Brooks, and eight others. These men built two boats and two canoes and continued to hunt and trap for several more months. They worked their way down the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers to the Mississippi River. They then descended that river to the settlement at Natches. Here they sold their furs and returned home overland.
John Renta Baker encountered another problem after returning to his home in Wilkes County,. He had seen this one coming for a long time, but neither he nor his neighbors knew what to do about it. This problem was the Loyalist or more often called Tories. They had gained complete control of the valley. The political and economic structure was solely in their hands now. Speaking out against the Crown was one sure way of getting into trouble. If a person was ever suspected of disloyalty, they were often forced to take an oath of allegiance to the King before they were allowed to sell their products at market. Needless to say, this harassment brought on many hard feelings. This would all come to an abrupt ending when a man by the name of Benjamin Cleveland moved into the Valley. He would prove to be the Tories worst nightmare. Not long after his arrival, he gathered together some forty of the most headstrong men in the area. These men became known as "Cleveland's Devils" or sometimes called "Cleveland's Bull Dogs". They would soon rid the Valley of Tories, forcing them into the surrounding mountains. Col. Cleveland's main solution to the Tory problem was always the same. On the limbs of a giant oak tree, standing in Wilkesboro, he hung every Tory he and his men could catch, with no exceptions. Justice was always swift and very permanent.
I would like to note here that I wan in Wilkesboro in the Summer of 1987. To the rear of the Courthouse still stands the above mentioned Oak Tree. It looked today much as I imagined it did in Cleveland's time. It stands there as if it were defying time itself. At the base of this magnificent old tree is a small plaque. It reads: "THE TORY OAK". On the limbs of this tree Colonel Ben Cleveland and "others" hanged Tories during the American Revolution. I knew that John Renta Baker had been on of Cleveland's Devils and as I stood here, I could not but wonder how many hangings he had witnessed or even taken part in?
When the Revolutionary War broke out back east, it came to no big surprise to Rohn Renta Baker and his neighbors. After all, they had been fighting their own war with the Tory for quite some time. The main impact of the war did not come to the Valley until September 1780. A rider came with some shocking news. Col. John Sevier, commander of the Wataugh Station in Tennessee, had sent him. Col. Sevier informed Col. Cleveland that he had just received word from Col. Patrick Ferguson, a British officer under the command of General Cornwallis. The message came in the form of a warning. It stated that if he, (Col. Seivier) did not lay down his arms and stop this rebellion against he Crown; he would come, "hang their leaders and lay waste to their country with fire and Sword. Riders had also been dispatched to Col. William Campbell in Virginia and Col. Isaac Shelby in Tennessee with the same message. All were advised, with the utmost urgency to gather as many men and as much supplies as possible. The Americans had made up their minds, they were not going to wait for the war to come to them, they were going to meet it head on. In less than a week Col. Cleveland had mustered about 350 men and started out to join the main force. When united with Campbell's and Shelby's men, the American Army amounted to a little over 900 men. The British officer, Col. Ferguson, had about 100 regular soldiers under his command. He had also managed to recruit about 900 to 1000 Tories also. Col. Ferguson and his men had fortified themselves on top of a mountain. The battle was fought on October 7th, 1780 and would become known as the Battle of Kings Mountain. The battle ended in defeat for the British. They lost 157 men that day, among them their leader, Col. Patrick Ferguson.
There was little time for rejoicing over their victory of the battle. A more pressing problem was now at hand. These men had been continuously on the move and marching for many weeks. They were hungry, cold, tired, and a long way from home. Their food and other provisions were almost depleted. If this were not bad enough, they now had 750 British and Tory prisoners to contend with. Of these, 60 were wounded. They resorted to scavenging for food anyway or anywhere they could find it. It was late in the year and all the crops had been harvested. Occasionally, they would come across an abandoned garden, where they would sometimes find sweet potatoes green pumpkins. These they fried and ate as if they were some sort of delicacy. As each day padded the situation became worse. A constant reminder of all their suffering was always close at hand. These were the British and Tory prisoners they had captured. The hate and resentment for them grew with each passing day and was about to reach a boiling point. Of course, Col. Cleveland had his usual solution to the problem. He simply just wanted to hang them all. Col. Shelby and Campbell were not quite as blood thirsty, but did agree to Hold trials, hoping to appease him and some of the others. So on the 7th day after the battle, a makeshift Court was set up in the middle of the woods. The trials began early and lasted all day. Needless to say, few of the prisoners were pronounced Innocent, most were sentenced to hang. That night in a nearby forest, a very eerie scene took place. By the Pine-knot torches the prisoners were placed on horseback and hung, three at a time.
This process was repeated over and over, until the total of nine had been hung. At this point a stop was called. What had begun in a rage of hate and revenge, had ended in total silence. Never the less, it sent a very clear message to the remaining Tory prisoners of their situation. Within the next few days most of them had managed to escape. Of the 750 prisoners taken, only 130 were turned over to the authorities at Hillsborough, North Carolina.
The Battle of Kings Mountain was one of the most decisive battles of the Revolutionary War. But for the people in Wilkes County, North Carolina the war was a long way from being over. The personal war that Col. Cleveland and his little band had waged against the Tory, once again raised its ugly head. A certain Tory leader by the name of Capt. William Riddle made a bold move. A party of six or eight men, led by Capt. Riddle, sneaked into the Valley and captured the biggest prize of all, Col. Ben Cleveland.
The Colonel was on a visit to his plantation up at "Old Fields". The creek that ran through is plantation and still bares is name today. This was on Saturday, April 13, 181. The Tory had been following Col. Cleveland and his whereabouts for quite some time. They had finally located him at the house of Jesse Duncan, a tenant of the Colonel's plantation. Not known to the Tory, there were two men in the house at the time. Richard Callaway and John Shirley, who had come over to visit the Colonel and decided to spend the night. The Tory knew that the Colonel was not going to be taken without a fight, so they devised a plan. Under the cover of darkness, they came and stole the Colonel's horses, knowing he would think they had broken loose and would try to find then. Sure enough, the next morning the Colonel after discovering his horses missing, set out to find them. His tenant, Duncan, came along accompanied by Richard Callaway and John Shirley. As the Tory had planned, they ran head on into their ambush. Col. Cleveland was taken prisoner. Richard Callaway was shot through the thigh and left to die. Jesse Duncan and John Shirley had managed to escape.
The discovery of what had taken place was not made until later that morning, Joseph Callaway, who I guess became concerned in the whereabouts of his brother, set out to find him. After reaching Duncan's house, he discovered no one there and the horses gone. It was about this time Callaway heard gunfire. He ran in the direction from where the sound came and there discovered Shirley and Duncan. After the story was related to Joseph Callaway, he mounted his horse and road off as fast as he could in the direction of his father's house, a short distance away. After telling his father, Thomas Callaway, the location of his wounded brother, he remounted his horse and set out again. This time to tell Colonel's brother, Capt. Robert Cleveland, of the situation. There was no time to waste. Capt. Robert Cleveland lived some 12 miles away. By the time Callaway reached his home and the return trip, the trail would be long cold. IN a short time the whole neighborhood was alerted.
William Callaway, another brother of Richard, John Rena Baker and Samual McQueen set out on the trail in pursuit of the Tory. After tracking most that day, shortly before dusk they discovered the Tory camp. Not wanting to alert the Tory of their presence, our little rescue party retreated back down the trail and bed down for the night. Just before sunrise of the next morning, Capt. Robert Cleveland rode up with another twenty or so. After exchanging ideas of how to deal with situation, the party moved in closer to take a look at their camp. The Tories were going about their business preparing breakfast, totally unaware of what was about to take place. Old Ben Cleveland was setting on a log, acting as if he didn't have a care in the world. He was among the first to discover the presence of his rescuers. The Colonel was a very large man, weighing upward to 300 pounds. When the first shots rang out he knew it would be of little use for him to try running . So he just sat there on the log shouting, "Hurrah for Brother Bob! That's right , give 'em hell!" With this he fell backward off the log and lay on the ground, in fear of being shot by one of is own men.
With exception of one, the Tories made their escape, including their leader, Capt. Riddle. But Colonel Cleveland was not to be denied is revenge. Capt. Riddle and two others by the names of Reeves and Goss were captured shortly after. It does not take much imagination to figure out their fate. That's right! The Oak Tree in Wilkesbore. But, it could never be said the old Colonel wasn't an understanding person. He did allow Capt. Riddle's wife to watch as he hung her husband.
The mentioned Callaway family was kinfolk to John Renta Baker. Thomas Callaway was married to Mary May Baker. She was an aunt to John Renta and sister to Andrew Baker. Thomas Callaway's son, Richard, was one of the founders of Boonesbourogh, Kentucky.
John Rent Baker continued to live in Wilkes County, until about1790 or 1791. At which time he, and his old hunting companion Benjamine Cutbirth, with their families moved to Carter County, Tennessee. John Renta lived here for six or seven years before moving to Hawkins County, Tennessee. He remained there only a short time. In about 1798 he moved into the the Blackwater Settlement in Lee County, Virginia
By 1800 John and his friend John Abner had penetrated the wilderness by foot, horseback, and boat settling near what is now the Clay-Owsley County, line near to what is now Cortland. This is about the same time the Gabbard family migrated from Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee to settle in what was then Madison County, and is now Jackson County, near McKee. There are many connection between the Gabbards and the Bakers.
From: Captain John Renty Baker, By Wm O'Connor.
Captain John Baker October 1735-1820 Clay County, Kentucky, married 1st Elizabeth Terrill, d/o James Terrill and a niece of Obediah Terrill, Long Hunter. John was a Long Hunter and in1793 was living on the Green River, in what is now Kentucky, with the Cherokees.
Beginning about 1763 he and other Long Hunters hunted and trapped on the Green River made trips down the Cumberland River to Spanish Natchez to sell their furs. Col. Gasper Mansker once became ill in Natchez and John Baker stayed with him until he was able to travel, the he and Gasper walked cross country back to Virginia. John served with Col. Benjamin Cleveland's Regiment during the Revolutionary War.
John Renty came to Kentucky after the Fayette, Boyle, Madison Rockcastle and Clay Counties. Late in life he married Aza Williams. After Aza died John lived in a rockhouse near the mouth of Buffalo Creek, now Owsley County, and died there in 1820. John is said to have fathered several 1/2 indian Children.
1 NAME Andrew /Baker/, Jr.
He was a Chaplain in the Revolutionary War, during which time he resided in Montgomery County, Virginia (Orange County, Families, Vol. I, page 159....Brockman)
He was a Baptist Minister.
You can find the record of 1749 Andrew'a children:
Andrew Baker Bible
The Library of Vitginia: vaimage.lib.va.us/Bible 25790/index.htmlBeverley Fleet, Colonial Virginia Abstracts, reprinted (Baltimore,
GPC, 1988)
Volume III p. 472. Ministers
Andrew Baker 1794 Baptist
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 17:20:42 -0800
From: "Wilma P. Johnson" <wpjohnson@kih.net>
Subject: [BAKER_BOLIN-L] One Andrew Baker
I have an article taken from "Lee Co., VA and Surrounding Areas", by a
Mrs. VanLandingham, on Andrew Baker and Elizabeth Avant.
Rev. Andrew Baker was born in VA in 1749 and was an early Baptist
Minister in North Carolina and Virginia. About 1769 he married
Elizabeth Avant, b. Oct. 12, 1752, d. after 1811. The Rev. Baker was
pastor of various churches in North Carolina and Virginia, his last
pastorate being at Thompson's Settlement Baptist Church, the oldest
church in Lee Co., organized in 1800. The minutes of the latter named
church read: " October third Saturday, A.D. 1811, the church met and
after devine service proceeded to business. First received Rev.
Andrew Baker and his wife, Elizabeth Baker, by letter." "On the
sabbath, the 23rd. day of April A.D. 1815, a remarkable occurance was
transacted by Elder Andrew Baker, who baptized James Gilbert in the
Loan Branch, a tributary of Wallings Creek. James Gilbert was the
last male that he baptized in his lifetime." "Sabbath the 24th. day
of Sept. A.D. 1815, was a remarkable occurance in the memory of
several persons, for on this day old Father Andrew Baker expired after
some days of sickness, aged 66 yrs. He lived 22 weeks after he
baptized James Gilbert and Martha Randolph, who is the wife of William
Randolph. His remains were buried in the Robert Clark's Cemetery, 7
miles SW from Jonesville, Lee Co., VA."
1778 Andrew Baker appears on the 1778 Wilkes Co. Tax List. [From
18th Century North Carolina New River Settlers]
1780 Andrew Baker and James Baker witnesses for the will of Richard
Burton ( Wilkes County, NC ) [ From Wilkes County Wills and
Administrations ]
1780 Andrew Baker files an entry for a tract of land referred to a his
" former survey " and his " old survey ". This land lies in what is
now Ashe Co. [ From The Early Settlement of the New River System,
an oral presentation by William Dobb Bennet ]
1781 From Colonial Records Andrew Baker appears in Wilkes Co. NC in
Vannoys District [ From Colonial Records ]
1782 Andrew Baker appointed a road overseer in Wilkes Co. [ From
The Early Settlement of the New River System, an oral presentation by
William Dobb Bennet ]
1787 Andrew Baker appears in the North Carolina state census of
1784-87 ( Capt. Nathaniel Vannoy's District ) [ From the North
Carolina State Census 1784-87 ]
1792 Andrew Baker appointed a justice in Wilkes Co. [ From the
Early Settlement of the New River System, an oral presentation by
William Dobb Bennet ]
1794 Andrew Baker testifys in a land dispute between Joseph Couch,
Benjamin Cleveland and Larkin Cleveland. ( I believe this land was in
Ashe County NC. ) [ From The Early Settlement on the New River
System, an oral presentation by William Dobb Bennet ]
The minutes of the Brier Creek Baptist Church, Wilkes Co., NC, also
state that Rev. Andrew Baker was pastor of that church from June 25,
1790 until February 22, 1794 and that he was again called as pastor of
Brier Creek Church and served from 1800 to May 27, 1802.
The Rev. Andrew Baker in Washington Co., VA was there in 1794
and performed marriages as late as 1812. Definitely showing that
there was at least 3 Andrew Bakers near the same age. As one Andrew
Baker married the 2nd. time in Washington Co., TN in 1815, the year
the Andrew Baker who md. Elizabeth Avant died.
6 Sept 1794 - Harry Baker to Mary Tilson - Minister Andrew Baker
8 Feb 1798 - Jacob Baker to Sarah White - Minister Charles Cummings
March 1804 - Josiah Baker to Deborah Hull - Minister Wm. Brandige
28 Sept 1809 - Overton Baker to Polly Herrington - Minister Moses
Foley
4 Aug 1814- John Baker to Susanna Hortenstone - Minister Stephen
Bovell
8 Feb 1816 - William Baker to Sarah Bryant - Minister John Jones Jr.
11 Oct 1812 - Cornelius DeBord to Susannah Baker - Minister Andrew
Baker
4 Feb 1813 -John Dunn to Mary Baker - Minister Stephen Bovell
9 Aug 1814 - William Hilliard to Sarah Baker - Minister Edward
Crawford
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv/mtnassn1800.htm
Minutes of the Fourth Annual Session
of the Mountain District Baptist Association
held with Fox Creek Church
Grayson County, Virginia
The Fourth Saturday in August and the two days thereafter, 1800
The next session convenes with the Head of Yadkin Church on the fourth
Saturday in August 1801 and the two days thereafter.
Officers
Andrew Baker................Moderator
Minutes of the Mountain Ason. Began & held the 4th Saturday in August
1800 at Fox Creek in Grayson County, Virginia. The Introductory Sermon
was delivered by Bro. James McCaleb from Psalms 133 & first verse.
Then after Devine service proceeded to business then rec'd the letters
from 14 churches & Inrolled the Delegates.
Names of Churches No. Delegate Names
Fox Creek 12 Andrew Baker, Elisha Braden, Wm. Sparks, Wm. Wills
The 1800 Grayson County, Virginia Tax List
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1800.htm
Name males over 21 horses slaves 16+ slaves 12-16
Baker, John 1
Baker, Thomas 1 1
Baker, Andrew (minister) 0 2
Baker, Andrew, Jr. 1 1
Baker, James 1
The 1805 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List
Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, May 1998
Baker, Joseph 1 1
.12
Baker, Andrew 1 2
.24
Baker, Thomas 1 1
.12
Baker, John
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1810.htm
The 1810 Grayson County, Virginia Tax List
Baker, John 1 0
4/12/1810 Baker, Elijah 1 0
0
Barton, John 1 0
3
Baker, Thomas 1 0
3
Baker, Thomas 1 0
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/gray1813.htm
The 1813 Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists
Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, June, 1998
Baker, Thomas 1 2
.32
Baker, Morris 1 1 1 12
?
Baker, Elijah 1 1
.16
Baker, John 1 1
.16
The Avants were an Aritocratic family of french Huguenot decent.
Also desend from William Claiborne and the Gooch family.
When Elizabeth married Andrew Baker, her family disinherited her and told her to never return home. She said she never would, until they sent for both of them. After many years the Avants did send for her and her family to come see them. A very sentimetal and touching reunion occurred.
31. Joseph Baker
1 NAME Joseph /Baker/, Sr.
Longhunter, came to Kentucky after 1790. Revolutionary War soldier.Birth: 1755 in Wilkes County, North Carolina 1
Death: ABT 1836 in Brush Creek, Knox County, Kentucky 1
Note:
[Joseph Baker.FTW]He served in the Rev War for NC. He was granted land in SE KY for
service during the war. Around 1799 he built a cabin in Knox Co, KY,
but it was burnt by federal troops because he had mistaken built it
on Indian lands. He went back and by 1801 had established another
homestead. One of his sons, Bryce (listed as Bruce in the DNA
profile) was already settled there in 1800, according to tax rolls.
Another son, William, was also a tax payer in 1801. From what we
know, he had at least 6 children - three sons (Bryce, William and
John) and 3 daughters (Susan, Sally and Jane). Some sources name a
4th son, Joseph, but there is no real evidence of him. Joseph served
on different juries throughout the years and bought and sold land.
We don't know when he died, but some place it around 1833. Some of
his descendants are still living in Knox Co and surrounding areas,
with many more spread across the world.
Long Hunter - Revolutionary Soldier. Came to KY after 1790Information on Joseph Baker and Mary Walker marriage and child Brice on down was furnished by Alicia White Cathers, (Her 7th great grandparents)
Information on the birth and death of Joseph Baker was furnished by Martha Baker Rudisill. Also the information of their child Joseph Baker, Jr. on down. Also that he received a land grant #3571 for 200 acres in Tryon Co. (later Lincoln Co. and now Gaston) NC in 1772. (Her 6th great grandfather)
Will of Joseph Baker
Wythe County, Virginia
Written 22 April 1815
In the name of God Amen. I Joseph Baker ? of the County of Wythe & State of Virginia being weak of body, but of sund (sound) mind and memory and understanding (? be you for it) and ? the certainty of death and uncertainty of the times thereof; and to the end I may be better prepared to leave this world, wherever it shall please God to call me hence do therfore make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner following:...First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping for free pardon and remision of all my sins and to enjoy everlasting happiness in his heavenly Kingdom through Jesus Christ my Saviour; my body I commit to the earth at the direction of my Executors herin afterwards named,
...Secondly I will that all my Last Debts as shall be by me owing at my death together with my funeral Expences and all charges touching the proving of or otherways concerning this my Will; shall in the first place out of my personal Estates used affects be fully paid & satisfied, and ? and after payments therof are subject therunto these my will is that all the residue of any ?, stables, chattles, and household furniture shall be indefferently appraised and after such appraisements made that the land shall be divided into four equal parts one equal fourth part whereof
...I give and bequeath to my loving wife Hannah another equal fourth part therof
...I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Alford the part she has recieved from me to be included in the dividend,
...one other fourth part I give and bequeath to my Daughter Dally,
...one other fourth part I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly,
...I do also give and bequeath to my said Wife Hannah one Negro boy named ELLESK and one Negro woman named MILLY during her life
...and at her death I give and bequeath the said Boy ELLECK to my son George.
...And MILLY I give and bequeath to my son Joseph.
...But shuld she the said MILLY have any children while in the possesion of my Wife then and in that case I give the said children to my Wefe to dispose of as she thinks proper
...But at her death MILLY and her future increase I give to my son Joseph.
...And it is my Will that all the land I own in Wythe County to be valued...(except twenty acres at my Mill including the Mill which I give and bequeath to my son George)...and after it is valued it is my will that it be devided into four equal parts agreeable to quality and quantity, and disperced of in the following manner;
...I give and bequeath to my son Douglas one equal fourth part to be taken of the lower end and the line to be drawn in such a manner and not to touch the house or yard,
...I also give and bequeath to my son Joseph one equal fourth part to include the dwelling home wherin I now reside,
...I also give and bequeath to my son Andrew one equal fourth part to ? Joseph in the upperend.
...I also give and bequeath to my son George one equal fourth part at the upper end- And is my will that all my sons share ? whatever property I may has in given them in my life time.
...I give and bequeath to my daughter Jinny five shillings to be paid her out of my personal property.
...I also give and bequeath to my daughter Betsey Ann five shillings to be paid to her out of my personal property.
...It is my Will that my Smith tools shall not be divided but remain for the use of the family so long as they keep together and when the family brakes up they shall be sold and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among all of my children
...and it is my will that my loving wife Hannah shall have my riding mare to dispose of as she thinks proper. It is further my Will that at the death of my Wife Hannah that the fourth part of my personal Estate that I have left her shall be equally divided between my three youngest Daughters-
...It is my will that me Executors shall hire out my negro boy NED to the highest bider untill my three youngest daughters and my son Samuels part of my Estate shall become equall to my four other sons parts and should ? them be living
...it is my will that my son Douglas shall have his hire one year and should he still be living...I give and bequeath him to my son Andrew,
...and it is my will that my negro woman CLOE shall live with what part of my family she pleases-
...And I make and ordain my son George and Joseph Executors of this my last will and testament in witness thereof I Joseph Baker said testater have to this my Will set my hand and seal this 22 day of April 1815.
Signed sealed published ? and declared in this above named Joseph Baker as said for his Last Will and Testament in presence of us
Joseph(his X mark)Baker, Sr.
Wm G. Thomas
Stephen Halsey
Henry PattersonAt a Court of Quarterly Session held for Wythe County, on tuesday the 13th day of June 1815. This the last Will and Testament of Joseph Baker find Deceased was probated in Court by the Oath of Wm. G. Thomas, Stephen Halsey & Henry Patterson the Subscribing Witnesses therto and Ordered to be Recorded. And on the motion of George and Joseph Baker the Executors named in this said Will who entered into ? with John Crockett & William Patterson their Securities. A. the sum of $3000, conditions as the law directs, and took the oath required by law Probate of the said Will is granted them in due form.
?, Jack F. Fishback DC.
This land of mine that is to be divided is to be divide quantity and quality counting nothing on the improvements it is the land only that is to be divided. Atteste.
Joseph Baker, Jr.
At a Court of Quarterly Session continued and held for Wythe County, on the 14th day fo June 1815. This day this? to the will of Joseph Baker Sr ? was exhibited in Court and ? forth by the oaths of Sally Baker and Hannah Baker two of the witnesses there is ordered to be Recorded.