Caleb Sr Baker (son of Robert Baker and Susan Packer) was born 1690, and died 17 Mar 1754 in Amelia, Prince Edward Co., Virginia. He married Martha Brooks on 13 Nov 1722, daughter of John Brooks.
Notes for Caleb Sr Baker: CALEB BAKER and his family rmoved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, bought land and settled in what was then called "The Backwoods" in Amelia County, Virginia, on Buffalo Creek.
Caleb Beaker (same as above, diff spelling) sold the 500 acres on which the Baker gun works in Pennsylvania had been located on 4 Jul 1741 to Jacob Good. Following the sale of the property, Caleb Beaker moved his family to Virginia.
Shortly after this, ca 1740-1741, we find Caleb and Martha Baker living in a Scotch-Irish settlement known as Buffalo Settlement in Prince Edward Co., VA.
A Abner Baker appears in the Tax List for SurryCo., NC in1782. Caleb's name appears as Administrator for Robert Baker, Sr's estate. There is a land patent to Caleb Baker for 304 acres on the south fork of Buffalo River in Amelia County, VA.
Caleb Baker, Gunsmith from 1719-1741, worked with his father, Robert Baker, on the confluence of Pequa (Pequea) Creek and the Susquehanna River, Lancaster Co., PA.
Burial Prince Edward Co., VA
More About Caleb Sr Baker and Martha Brooks: Marriage: 13 Nov 1722
Marriage Notes for Caleb Sr Baker and Martha Brooks: [Ballard GED.ged]
Facts about this marriage:
Alt. Marriage November 13, 1742
Children of Caleb Sr Baker and Martha Brooks are:
Martha Baker, b. 1715, Chester Co., PA, d. WFT Est. 1752-1810.
+Esther Baker, b. Abt. 1716, Prince Edward County, Virginia, d. date unknown, Cub Creek, Virginia.
+Abraham Baker, b. 24 Jun 1722, Pennsylvania, d. WFT Est. 1755-1824.
Caleb Sr Baker (b. 1690, d. 17 Mar 1754)
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