| Note* | | from 'Some Bakers' Notes for CHARLES BAKER: Purchased from Thomas Preston, Sr., wife Mary, of Baltimore Co., 2 Mar. 1701, 242 a. ABERLY LODGE. (HW #2, 133) Thomas Preston, wife Mary, of Baltimore Co., conv. 200 a. part of PRESTON'S LUCK to an Isaac Baker of Calvert Co., 2 Mar. 1702. (HW #2, 199) Who is this Isaac, we don't have an Isaac this old? 1 June 1703, Charles Baker, wife Hannah, conv. one-half of BAKER'S CHANCE, 330 a. to John Rattenbury (HW #2, 249). Charles I died btween 31 July 1738, when he deeded land to his younger sons, and 10 Aug. 1739, when the inventory of his estate is filed, Baltimore Co. Inventories, Box 8, Folder 50 ------------------------ possible: Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 7 page 144 Baker, Charles, Kent Co., 16th Apr., 1735; 16th May, 1735. To dau. Mary and unborn child, dwelling plantation --. Should unborn child be a boy he is to have part on which plantation is, but should sd. child be a girl, dau. Mary to have portion where plantation now is, the whole to be equally divided between two daus. Should either die without issue 50 A. out of upper part of tract to cousin Charles Clark and hrs.; should unborn child be a boy and dau. Mary should die without issue sd. cousin Charles to have the afsd. 50 A.; should both child. die without issue then the remaining part of afsd. tract to be divided among child. of sister Rachel Clark, except 50 A. bequesthed to sister Martha and hrs. To William Clark, husband of sister Rachel, and cousin William, her son, personalty. Residue of estate divided equally between dau. Mary and unborn child, and their hrs. Elizabeth Devine to have plantation where she lives during her widowhood. Should wife die, child. to be under care of brother-in-law William Clark, ex., with wife Mealy. Test: Arthur Miller, John Newell, William Shearvin. 21. 409. --------------------------- could below be Charles Sr. or Charles Jr. ?? Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 6 Barkus, George, Kent Co., 23rd Feb., 1726; 25th March, 1727. To wife Elizabeth, sons William, James and George, dau. Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Boulton; daus. Hannah, Mary and Rebecca, Charles Baker, William, son of William Clark and Rachell his wife, personalty. To child____ , residue of estate; 2 youngest sons to be free at 18. Exs.: Son William and Daniel Boulton. Test: John Newell, John West, Peter Drovine. 19, 160.8 |