Nicholas Baker/ OCCUPATION: Farmer/ BIRTH: abt 1744, Lancaster co, PA/ DEATH: 12 Nov 1832, Lawrence co, IN/ BURIAL: on his own Farm/ SPOUSE: Lucia Lampkin (abt 1767 - 28 Dec 1847)/ dau of Edward Lampkin MARRIAGE: 14 Feb 1791, Culpeper co,VA issue: John Baker , b.abt 1792, Culpeper co,VA d.bef 1828, Woodford co,KY marr: 4 Jan 1818, Woodford co,KY Delilah Redman (abt 1794 - bef 1850) Peter Baker , b.abt 1793, Culpeper co,VA d.17 Apr 1823, Woodford co,KY marr: 3 Aug 1820, Jessamine co,KY Isabelle Veach (abt 1799 - ? ) dau of Daniel Veach Jr & Mrs Charity (Dowden) Baker she marr. 2ndly in 1833, Hamilton Gritton William Baker , b.abt 1794, Culpeper co,VA d.bef 1870, Martin co,IN marr.1: 14 Jun 1817 Elizabeth Bishop (abt 1800 - bef 1838) marr.2: 20 Nov 1838, Lawrence co,IN Elizabeth Hanna (abt 1799 - ? ) Daniel Baker , b.11 Jul 1796, Culpeper co,VA d.3 Jun 1853, Lawrence co,IN marr: 9 May 1816, Woodford co,KY Elizabeth Lampkin (15 Sep 1798 - 24 Mar 1863) believed dau of James Lampkin (ca.1762-ca.1812) & Sarah Barker Armsted Baker , b.abt 1798, Culpeper co,VA d.bef 1858, Martin co,IN marr.1: 25 Jul 1823, Lawrence co,IN Mrs Sarah (Waggoner) Girdley (abt 1796 - bef 1829) widow of James Girdley; dau of Jacob Waggoner Sr (1763-1843) & Jane Byrd marr.2: 16 Apr 1829, Lawrence co,IN Mary Mitchell (9 Mar 1810 - abt Mar 1886) she marr. 2ndly John Gregory Hall (1807-1881) Elizabeth Baker , b.abt 1799, Culpeper co,VA marr: 3 Jan 1822, Orange co,IN Lewis W Payton (abt 1798 - bef 1840) believed son of Thomas Payton Sr (ca.1770- ? ) & Anne Lampkin Eliza Baker , b.abt 1802, Culpeper co,VA d.abt 1832, Washington co,IN marr: 21 Aug 1821, Orange co,IN Jacob Stephens (abt 1798 - ? ) Anna Baker , b.abt 1804, Culpeper co,VA marr: 13 Dec 1832, Lawrence co,IN Harrison Spears (abt 1814 - ? ) believed son of Richard Speer Sr (ca.1750- ? ) & Ruth Richards Philip Lewis Baker , b.28 Jul 1805, Culpeper co,VA d.28 Dec 1865, Martin co,IN marr: 30 Aug 1827, Lawrence co,IN Malinda Waggoner (8 Jun 1807 - 19 Jul 1886) dau of Jacob Waggoner Sr (1763-1843) & Jane Byrd Robert Baker , b.abt 1807, Culpeper co,VA marr.1: 10 Dec 1830, Lawrence co,IN Jane Waggoner (17 Sep 1809 - 29 Sep 1873) dau of Jacob Waggoner Sr (1763-1843) & Jane Byrd marr.2: 25 Jul 1877, Martin co,IN Nancy Ritchison (abt 1815 - ? ) Susannah Baker , b.abt 1810, Woodford co,KY marr: 8 Mar 1839, Lawrence co,IN Absolem Wilson Veach (abt 1814 - Aug 1849)NotesADDRESS Indian Creek twp, Lawrence co, IN Revolutionary War Service: 1- July 1775 to 28 Oct 1776, Capt. James Ross' Company of Rifles, 3rd Battalion, Lancaster County Militia (subseq 1st Battalion, Pennsylvania Line), commander Lt.Col. William Thompson, then Col. Edward Hand. Picketing of Long Island, taken prisoner by the Hessians, Battle of Long Island; freed at the Siege of Trenton; discharged following the Battle of White Plains. 2- Mar 1781 to Mar 1783, Capt. Crain's Company, 4th Regiment, Virginia Line from Culpeper co, VA, commander Col. Gaston, then Col. Phebecker, then Col. Posey. Fought in the Battle of Yorktown; left sick at Estly Hills, near Charleston, SC following the cessation of hostilities. A letter published in the Pennsylvania Archives, written by Col. Edward Hand to his wife, describes the incident in which Nicholas was captured by the Hessians. Following the Revolution, Nicholas Baker entered a claim with the Pennsylvania government for compensation for his rifle that was lost when he was taken prisoner. The claim was honored.-Appears on the muster rolls of Culpeper co,VA in Jan 1781 in Class No. 27, ref WAR 4, manuscript in Virginia State Archives -Grant of Pension $96 per annum; record W27812 from Woodford co, KY Application dated 16 Jun 1818 made in Fayette co, KY Pension transferred to Indiana, 18 Feb 1823 -Affidavit of Revolutionary War Service, 30 Sep 1832, Lawrence County Courthouse, Bedford, IN -Marriage established from material in pension application; pension records state that a copy of the marriage bond was on file per affidavit from the County Clerk of Culpeper co,VA; this bond no longer exists nor is there any other record of marriage now extant in Culpeper Court House -Property: He & hw Lucy sold 2 lots, 15 Oct 1807, Stevensburg, Culpeper co, VA to Archibald Lewis, Lots 51 & 58, consideration £20, BkCC,pp72 Bought 4 lots, 15 Apr 1809, Stevensburg, Culpeper co, VA from town trustees, Lots 46,57,58,61, consideration £50, BkDD,pp251 Bought 160 acre farm, 19 Feb 1823, Indian Creek twp, Lawrence co, IN from Abraham Waggoner Bought an additional 80 acre farm from Abraham Waggoner -From evidence in the pension file it appears that Nicholas rented farmland while resident in the Southern part of Woodford co,KY; subsequent investigation has disclosed this property to have been in the area known as Clover Bottom -Census of 1820, Woodford co, KY; p.19 (M:011201/F:01301)-Census of 1830, Lawrence co, IN p.117 (M:02101000001/F:000102101) -Will dated 30 Jul 1831; proved 12 Nov 1832; Lawrence co, IN; his grandson, Lewis Jackson Baker purchased the family farm by quitclaim deed from the other heirs-at-law as a part of the settlement of his estate. Descendancy proved by this quitclaim deed.
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