A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

Baker

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Spouse: ?

Children: Nicholas married (1) ? (2) Grace Dipple, A.B. St. John's College Cambridge 1631-2, A.M. 1635; Nathaniel. both came to Hingham 1635

Nathaniel BAKER, yeoman, Watertown proprietor before 1636. Hull 1642, Hingham. died 6/3/1682. Active in King Philip's War.

Spouse: Sarah LANE died 8/19/1695 at daughter's house in Hull

Children: Mary baptized 8/1639 Hingham, only child

Mary BAKER baptized Hingham 8/1639, died 7/13/1679, married 12/16/1657

Spouse: John LORING born Axminster, Devonshire, ENG 12/22/1630 baptized 12/27/1630 died at Hingham 9/19/1714 at the home of his son Thomas. Freeman oath 1673. He married (2) Rachel (Wheatley) Buckland of Braintree 9/22/1679

Children: by (1) Mary Baker: John born 9/19/1658 died 1/2/1678; Joseph born 3/10/1659-60 married Hannah Leavitt; Thomas born 3/1/1661-2 married Leah Buckland; Sarah born 1/1/1664 died 12/16/1678; Isaac born 1/22/1666 married Sarah Young; Mary born 2/4/1668 married Thomas Jones; Nathaniel born 34/5/1670 married Susanna Butler; Daniel born 2/8/1672 married Priscilla Mann and (2) Susanna Breck; Rachel born 2/29/1664 died at Hull 3/8/1607-7; Jacob born 4/21/1676 married 2/9/1708-9 Sarah Lewis and (2) Hannah Jacob on 5/8/1728; Israel born 3/29/1678 died 12/31/1678 Children of (2) Rachel Wheatley: John born 6/28/1680 died 2/26/1719-20 married Jane Baker; Israel born 4/1682 married Mary Hayman; Sarah born 6/6/1684 died unmarried; Caleb born 1/2/1689 died at Hull 9/16/1756 married Elizabeth Baker and (2)

History of Hingham: Nicholas was a delegate from Hingham to the General Court in May 1636 and again in May 1638. He was twice married. His first wife died (prob. at Scit.) 23 April 1661 and on the 29 of April 1662 he took a second wife which Christian name was Grace. He removed early (1644 or 1645) to Hull, where he lived and was an extensive land-owner, until he received an invitation to preach at Scit., which invitation was accepted. He was ordained minister at Scit. in 1660. he died 22 August 1678. Nathaniel, brother of the preceding, married Sarah, daughter of William Lane of Dorchester, Mass. She was born in England and died at the house of her son-in-law, John Loring of Hull, 19 Aug 1695. He died in Hingham 3 June 1682. "Farmer," and a large land-owner. Constable, 1668; Selectman, 1661 and 1676. Was in active service in King Philip's War. Resided on East Street on land now owned by the Hingham Ag'l and Hort'l Soc'y. In his will of May 11, 1682, he provides for wife Sarah, and gives to the children of his son-in-law, John Loring; also 10s to each of the children of his deceased brother Nicholas, late of Scit. Child -- Mary, baptised in Hingham August 1639, married December 16, 1657, John Loring of Hull, and died 13 July 1679, mt. 40th year.