The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Baker, sheriff, son of Michael Baker and Jane Baker [Morbred]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Baker, sheriff was the son of Michael Baker and Jane Baker [Morbred]. He was born 4th Jan 1604 at Sussex; died 1668
  He married (1) Catherine Offley on 10th Feb 1619 at London. She was born c 1605. They had the following children:
  iRobert who was born 1620 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 1634
  iiCharles who was born c 1620 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiJane who was born 1622 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born c 1625; christened 2nd Dec 1632 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1626 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1632 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married (2) Elizabeth Rivers on c 1640. She was born 1606 at Westerham, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1606 at St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iJohn who was born 1644 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 18th Mar 1723 Mayfield, Sussex; buried after 18th Mar 1723 Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiDorothy who was born 1646 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1646 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Baker was the son of John Baker, sheriff and Elizabeth Baker [Rivers]. He was born 1644 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 18th Mar 1723 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried after 18th Mar 1723 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Ruth Farndon on 20th May 1663. She was born 1646 at Sedlescombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1664 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1664 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 3rd Jun 1668
  iiElizabeth who was born 1666 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1666 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Mr John Baker and Mrs Ru. . Baker
4 iiiDorothea who was born 1668 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1668 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1748 Mayfield, Sussex, Will proven 14th April 1748
  ivMichael who was born 1670 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1670 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 vPeter who was born 1671 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1671 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 20th Jan 1729 Mayfield, Sussex; buried after 20th Jan 1729 Mayfield, Sussex
6 viLucy who was born 1675/76 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1675/76 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker; died 1745
  viiThomas who was born 1676/77 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1676/77 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Mr John Baker and Ruth Baker
7 viiiGeorge who was born 1679 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1679 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son John Baker, Esq. and Ruth Baker; died 1765
  ixNizel who was born 1682/83 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1682/83 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Bakar and Ruth Bakar
8 xCharity who was born 1684 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1684 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker
9 xiElizabeth who was born c 1685
10 xiiRuth who was born c 1685
   
  3. Dorothy Baker [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker, sheriff and Elizabeth Baker [Rivers]. She was born 1646 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1646 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married John Baker on 13th Jun 1661 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 16th Oct 1631 at Withyham, Sussex; died 11th Oct 1688. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1665 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1665 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiRobert who was born 1666 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Sep 1666 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1667 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1667 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Nov 1667 Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Mt John; buried 6th Nov 1667 Mayfield, Sussex
  ivDorothy who was born 1670 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1670 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1673 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1673 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker, Esq. and Dorothea Baker
  viRichard who was born 1675 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1675 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Baker and Dorothea Baker
  viiGeorge who was born 1676 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1676 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Baker, Esq. and Dorothy Baker
11 viiiMarthanna who was born 1678 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1678 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker, Esq. and Dorothea Baker
  ixJohn who was born 1681 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1681 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Dorothea Wenham [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born 1668 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1668 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1748 at Mayfield, Sussex, Will proven 14th April 1748
  She married George Wenham on 17th Mar 1725/26 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1661, son of John Wenham of Hailsham; died Nov 1736 at Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 13th Nov 1736 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  5. Peter Baker was the son of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. He was born 1671 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1671 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 20th Jan 1729 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried after 20th Jan 1729 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Marthanna Baker on 26th Jan 1715/16 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born c 1690. They had the following children:
  iMichael who was born 1716 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1717 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiMichael who was born 1724 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 16th Jul 1750
   
  6. Lucy Laugham [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born 1675/76 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1675/76 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker; died 1745
  She married John Laugham, Surgeon on 24th Aug 1725 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1675
   
  7. George Baker was the son of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. He was born 1679 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1679 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son John Baker, Esq. and Ruth Baker; died 1765
  He married Philadelphia Rivers on c 1720. She was born 1695 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 13th Jul 1695 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
12 iPhiladelphia who was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1725 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1726 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1726 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiIsabella who was born 1727 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1727 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1728 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1728 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vAnne who was born 1730 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1730 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viRuth who was born 1732 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1732 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiMichael who was born 1737 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1737 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 16th Jan 1738
   
  8. Charity Luck [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born 1684 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1684 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker
  She married John Wells Luck on 6th Oct 1720 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1680. They had the following children:
13 iPhiladelphia who was born 1721 at Pembury, Kent; christened 10th Jan 1721 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  iiJohn who was born c 1725
   
  9. Elizabeth Spencer [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born c 1685
  She married Gilbert Spencer on c 1730. He was born c 1685
   
  10. Ruth Fuller [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born c 1685
  She married William Fuller on 23rd Feb 1719/20 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1685. They had the following children:
14 iWilliam who was born 1721 at Chevening, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1721 St Botolph, Chevening, Kent
  iiBaker who was born 1723 at Chevening, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1723 St Botolph, Chevening, Kent
  iiiRuth who was born 1726 at Chevening, Kent; christened 3rd Feb 1726 St Botolph, Chevening, Kent
   
  11. Marthanna Godman [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Dorothy Baker [Baker]. She was born 1678 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1678 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker, Esq. and Dorothea Baker
  She married Thomas Godman on 12th Feb 1710/11 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1675. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born c 1715
  iiFrancis who was born c 1715
   
Generation No. 4
  12. Philadelphia Groombridge [Baker] was the daughter of George Baker and Philadelphia Baker [Rivers]. She was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1725 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Daniel Groombridge on 22nd Jan 1754 at St Margaret, Lothbury, London. He was born 1728 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30th Jul 1728 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 31st Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  13. Philadelphia Taylor [Luck] was the daughter of John Wells Luck and Charity Luck [Baker]. She was born 1721 at Pembury, Kent; christened 10th Jan 1721 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  She married William Taylor on 6th Nov 1744 at St. Benet, Pauls Wharf, London. He was born c 1720
   
  14. William Fuller was the son of William Fuller and Ruth Fuller [Baker]. He was born 1721 at Chevening, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1721 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Langham on 30th Mar 1743 at St. Benet, Pauls Wharf, London. She was born c 1725
   

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