Item I make my beloved wife Sarah Baker my full Executrix
Item I give to my Brother John Baker one shilling of Lawfull English money
Item I give to my Brother Stephen Baker five shillings of Lawfull English money
Item I give to my Sister Anne Baker one shilling of Lawfull English money
Witnesse my hand and seale June the 11th 1680 Thomas Baker by his marke
Delivered in the presence of Simon Lowth - Richard Bayly by his marke - James Smith by his marke
Probatum fuit: Vicesimo Mono die Januar 1680(1)
Notes:
Thomas Baker was buried at SS Cosmos and Damian, Blean on 20th June 1680.
Thomas Baker had married Sarah Bayly on 9th February 1672 at Blean: He: Widower, Husbandman of
Hernhill; She: 22, Sp., otp., whose father consents.
Their children (all christened at SS Cosmos and Damian, Blean):
28-Nov 1673 Richard (Bu: 31 Jul 1674); 15-Nov 1674 Thomas (Bu: 23 Dec 1674); 06-May 1676 Thomas;
30-May 1678 Richard (Bu: 20 Jun 1680). Accordingly, only one son Thomas survived....
Thomas Baker had previously married on 20th October 1668 to a Margaret Cornish at SS Peter & Paul,
Boughton-under-Blean. He was of Hernhill; She: of Boughton-under-Blean.
Margaret Baker, wife of Thomas, died and was buried on 19th Dec 1672 at St. Michael, Hernhill.
Thomas and Margaret Baker had one daughter before Margaret�s death: Elizabeth Baker, christened
22nd January 1670 at St. Michel, Hernhill Regretfully, she died and was buried at Hernhill on 29th January 1671
Surviving son Thomas Baker appears to have died and was buried 14th July 1692 at Holy Cross, Canterbury, aged just 17 years.
Who Thomas, brother Stephen, brother John and Sister Anne are the children of is not clear � too many possibilities.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 4th November 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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