FATHER

Samuel Baker

MOTHER

Fear Robinson

WIVES

Mercy Binney

Mercy Lombard
n. 16 Mar 1684/5
m. Shubael Lewes 8 Dec 1703
d. 7 Dec 1768 according to the Amos Otis Papers

CHILDREN

1. Benney Baker
    b. 15 Aug 1705
    d. 5 Jun 1706

2. Mercy Baker
    b. 4 Feb 1706
    m. 31 Aug 1728 Silvanus Cobb
    d. 4 Mar 1781

3. Sarah Baker
    b. 10 Oct 1708
    d. 19 Nov 1708

4. Nathaniel Baker
    b. 15 Dec 1709
    m. 7 Sep 1732 Anne Lombard
    d. 20 Mar 1791

5. Nicholas Baker
    b. 6 Nov. 1711
    m. 10 May 1733 Dorcas Backhouse
    d. 31 Jan 1740

6. Sarah Baker
    b. 02 Nov 1713
    d. 31 Jan 1768

7. Thankful Baker
    b. 28 Mar 1715
    m. 1 Jan 1733 Jesse Cobb
    d. 6 May 1742

8. Binney Baker
    b. 28 Sep 1716
    m. 19 Nov 1741 Patience Lombard
    d. 29 Dec 1747

9. Elizabeth Baker
    b. 9 Mar 1718
    m. 28 May 1738 Benjamin Nye
    d. 1 Mar 1804

 Nathaniel Baker
by Susan Brooke
Oct 2020

Nathaniel Baker married first to Mercy Binney and together they had nine children in thirteen years, with his wife dying shortly after the birth of their 9th and last child.  Two of those children had died in infancy but he still had seven living children, the oldest of which was twelve years old when his wife died.  Ten months later he married Mercy Lombard, the widow of Shubael Lewes.  Apparently she had no children but became mother to these seven children.
Nathaniel Baker died at the age of 71 having outlived many of his children.  In addition to the two who had died in infancy, his children Nicholas Baker, Thankful Cobb and Benne Baker predeceased him and his daughter Sarah Baker Sturgis was a widow.  In his will he named his grandchildren of the deceased children.  Additionally he named "Mercy Lombert Dagt to Jonathan Lombart."  His second wife,  Mercy Lomard, had a brother named Jonathan Lombard.  This Mercy Lombard named in his will may be the niece of Nathaniel Baker's then living wife. Nathaniel's second wife, Mercy Lombard, lived another eighteen years dying in Barnstable on 7 Dec 1768 according to the Amos Otis papers.

Will of Nathaniel Baker
Barnstable Probate Records, BK 8 pg. 395

In the Name of God Amen this 30th day of April, 1750, I, Nathaniell Baker of the town of Barnstable in the county of Barnstable in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England yeoman, being under Decays of Body but of a sound mind and memory thanks be to God therefor and considering the Uncertainty of Life not knowing how soon I may be called hence by Death do make and Ordain this last will & Testament in manner and form as follows, and first I commit my soul to the hands of God who gave it me and my body to the Earth to buried in Christian Decent burial at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named, and as Touching such worldly Estate as it hath Pleased God to bless me with I do give and Dispose of as follows:
     Imprimis, my will is that my Just Debts and funeral charges be paid by my Executor out of my Personal Estate.
     Item I Give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Mercy Baker the use and Improvement of all my Indoors household stuf and also the use of one half of all my other personal estate before my Debts or Leaguices are paid and also the use and Improvement of one half of my Real Estate with the Gifts above which are all Given during her Natural Life and also all the Provisions in my house at my Decease.
     Item.  I Give and bequeath to my sell beloved Daughter Sarah Sturgis my bed tow pare of sheets, tow Coverleads and one rug and bedstead and cord and also ye one half of all the other houseal Goods after the Decease of my wife to hir and hir heirs forever and one Cow I give her forever and my son is to keep hir winter and summer on his cost after the Decease of my wife so long as she Remains a widdow and also I Give my said Daughter Sarah the free use and Improvement of my southard chamber and the bedroom adjoining and the use of half my buttre and Liberty in my Leantow and Seller and Oven and Well as she may have occasion and one quarter of the fruit of my orchard, also Liberty to cut and cart away eight cord of wood in my Upper Lott half Oak and half Pine yearly to hir and hir assigns so long as she remains a widdow after the Decease of my wife.
     Item. I Give and to my well beloved Daughter Mercy Cobb one quarter of my Household Goods after the Decease of my wife always Reserving to Sarah ye bed and furniture to hir and hir heirs.
     Item. I Give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Elizabeth my one Quarter part of my Indoars household stuf after the Decease of my wife Reserving to Sarah the bed and furniture and to hir heirs.
     Item.  I Give to my Grandson Ebenezer Baker son to my son Nicholas Baker deceased the sum of Ten pounds Lawful money to be paid him when he comes of age.
     Item. I Give & bequeath to my Grandson David Baker son to my son Nicholas Dec'd ten pounds Lawful money when he comes of age, and one Quarter part of my wearing apparell and my silver shoe buckells and one Gun markt D. B.
     Item. I Give and bequeath to each of my Grandchildren Children of my Daughter Thankful Cob Deceased thirty shillings apeace in Lawfull money to be paid to them as they come of age.
     Item. I Give and bequeath to mercy Lombert Dagt to Jonathan Lombart my Looking Glass.
     Item.  I Give and bequeath to my Grandson John Baker son of my son Binne Baker Deceased Sixty pounds Lawful money to be paid to him when he comes of age and also I Give to my said Grandson John Baker one Cow one gun markt E B and one small chest that was his Fathers my best bat and case and one Quarter part of my wearing appearell.
     Item. I Give to my Grandaughter Thankfull Baker Daughter of my son Binne Deceased all the Houseal Goods that were hir Father's one bed 3 coverleads Beadstead and all ye other furniture belonging thereto one Great Iron kittle one small kittle one skillet one pair tongs pair andirons one bos iron one frypan six chairs Great Chairs two Tables one Chest and all the things in both the Chests that was her Fathers and also I give to my said Grandaughter ten Shillings Lawfull money to be paid her when she is eighteen years old & further my will is that if my Grandson John due before he comes of age then I give to my said grandaughter ten pounds Lawful money to be paid to her when she comes of age.  And further my will is that if my wife dye before my Grandson John comes to be fourteen years of age tht then my son Nathanill provide for the support of my said Grandchildren John & Thankfull twelve bushels of corn three bushells of Rye two bushells of wheat fifty pounds pork thirty pound beaf yearly till John bee fourteen years old.
     Item.  I Give and bequeath to my well beloved son Nathanall Baker all my Real Estate in Barnstable or Elsewhere to him and his heirs and assigns forever and also I Give to my said son Nathanell all the Remaining part of my Personal Estate not Disposed of before to him and his heirs and assigns forever always Reserving to my wife as above & my will is that my said son pay all my Leagacies and Debts and fullfill all my will.  And finally I do by these Presents Constitute and appoint and Ordain my Loving son Nathanell Baker and Deacon Robart Davis to be Executors to this my last will and Testament and do hereby Revoke and Dissannull all other will or wills heretofore made by me and do confirm this and no other to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I the said Nath'll Baker have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.     Nathanell Baker (Seal)
Sign'd Seal's Published and Declared to be his last will & Testament in presence of us
Thomas Childs
James Davis
Jane Davis