Individual Details

Although Andrew Baker is often seen with a wife named Molly Bolling, it seems unlikely. Neither the Baker nor Bolling families have found any proof of such a relationship. Given that Andrew apparently named a son Bolling, it is not impossible there is some connection. However, in the only records which suggest a wife - she is Susannah.

Find A Grave Memorial# 94568112, has Mary Agnes "Molly" Bolling, b. 1702 Prince George Co, VA, d. 1776, Culpeper Co, burial unknown. I would further suggest that she is unknown. There is a deed in 1768 when Susannah, wife of Andrew Baker released her dower rights.

The following are records of Andrew, found by other Baker researchers, entered in a WorldConnect file. References to source data were included.
Andrew is thought to have been in the North Carolina back country before 1763 when time many of the settlers moved into the Moravian settlement at Salem, NC because of Indian activity. Most of the settlers returned to their lands on the New River.


The Granville District of North Carolina, Hofmann
14 Jun 1751 Andrew Baker was one of the Chain Carriers for a survey of the plat of Marmaduke Kimbrough, 600 acres, Orange Co NC. Granted 2 Nov 1752. The plat names a line in Bladen Co.
19 Jun 1751 Andrew again served as a Chain Carrier to survey 632 acres in Rowan Co for James Carter. Granted 1 May 1753. The Plat mentions land in Bladen Co, surveyed for Andrew Baker.

North Carolina Surviving Land Warrants & Surveys 1735-1749 and Surviving Land Entries 1743-1761
Entries in Earl of Granville's District. #1282, David Straham, 7 Nov 1751, 640 acres on the south side of S. Alamance above a mile above Andrew Bakers upper line
#6446 Andrew Baker Warrant dated 1 May 1757 to William Churton to survey 640 acres, Orange Co. Assigned to Timothy Shaw, living on the land survey'd 31 Jan 1761
#6043 Andrew Baker Warrant dated 16 May 1757 to Wm Churton to survey 640 acres in Orange Co, south side Nuese River ...including Baker's own plantation. Assigned to Nathaniel Kimbrough, grant 25 Jul 1760

Rowan Co Deed Abstracts, Vol II, 1762-1772
4 Mar 1763 Rowan Co NC Deed. Elisha Lawrence late of Rowan Co to Andrew Baker, 450 acres on Grassy Bottom Creek granted by Granville, 25 Dec 1761
11 Mar 1768. Andrew Baker and wife Susannah sell to James Sheppard for 140#'s, 450 acres on Grassy Bottom Creek.

This record suggests that Andrew has passed, the widow living on her dower; the son John Baker surveying land next to Susanna, perhaps his inheritance.
Dec 1779 Entry for Claims, Wilkes Co. Survey for John Baker a tract containing 200 acres lying and being in the county lying on the South Fork of the New River, beginning at the mouth of Rones Creek, running down the river to Bakers Line. Running up the creek including the imprt. that Susanna Baker now lives on.

Not everyone agrees on the parentage of the Rev. Andrew Baker - many show his father as a James Baker. What is significant is that several proposed descendants of the Rev. Andrew Baker, John Renta Baker, Bolling Baker, Rev. Robert Baker, George Baker, and Morris Baker all have matching Y-DNA.

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From the AndrewBakerResearch Yahoo mailgroup: #1545, 25 May 2016
The following is a somewhat sketchy and be no means complete timeline of our Andrew note that 1711 may or may not be our Andrew but I believe it’s him I’ve also added research Harley Bowling and I did prior to what we currently know we had amassed nearly 400 pages of our combined research of our Baker line unfortunately I only ended up with 168 pages of it before Harley passed away. I stopped before Wilkes County

If there is something that needs to be added please let me know. We have to create a timeline for Early Andrew, and also William Hammond and Benj. Bolling. When we get that microfilm it will help us a lot.

1711 Wills of Richmond County VA Fookes Jones will witnessed by Andrew Baker and John Gilbert
If this is him why have we not found him anywhere else until 1750??

8-20-1741 Virginia Land Patents and Grants
John Shepherd, 389 acs. Henrico Co.; adj. Robert Webb, Giles, Richard Baker & Royall; 20 Aug 1741, p. 1090. L2.
Source: Cavaliers and Pioneers, by Nell Marion Nugent.

Col. Thomas Avent had four sons: William, Peter, John and Thomas. Thomas died young, and left five daughters, most of whom moved to NC with their husbands. John stayed in Virginia, but sons William and Peter moved to NC.

William married Sarah Massie (his brother Peter married Sarah's sister Amy) and they had the following children: John, Joseph, Sarah, Rebecca, William, Jr., Thomas and Gilly (Ogilvie).

Jan 1742/43 (83)-83 Surry County Virginia Court Records 1741-1745 Book VIII
An Inventory of the Estate of James Ransum Deced. Was Return’d And by the Court Ordered to be Recorded. Lewis Delony Acknowledged An Indenture of Mortage to James Baker Gent. And the Memoranum at the foot of the said Mortgage Written was Proved to be the Act and Deed of the sd. James by the Oaths of the Witnesses thereto and the sd. Memorandum and Indentures were by the Court Ordered to be Recorded.
Thomas Avent & Richard Blunt Church Wardens of the Parish of Albemarle in the County of Surry Pits. Against Faith Higgs Deft: On an informnation for Bastardy. This Day came the plts. By their Attorney and the Defendt. Having been duly Summon’dand now Called and not Appearing it is Therefore Consider’d That She make her fine by the Paiment of Two Pounds Ten Shillings Current Money of Five Hundred Pounds o Tobacco and Cask to and for the Use of the said Parish and the said Deft. May be taken &c.
Thos. Avent & Richard Blunt Church Wardens of the Parish of Albemarle in the County of Surry Plts. Against Sarah Underwood Deft: On an information of Bastardy. This Day came the Plts. By their Attorney and the Defendt. Having been duly Summoned and now Called and not Appearing it is therefore Considered that she make her fine by the payment of two pounds ten shillings current money or five hundred pounds of Tobacco and Cask to and for the use of the said Parish and the sd. Defendt. May be taken &c. (from Sherry)
Col. Thomas' son Peter was a Constable in Sussex Co., VA as well as a Lt. in the VA colonial militia. He appears to have moved to NC between 1761 and 1765 (deeds show that Peter was in Brunswick Co., VA in 1761, and then he shows up on a deed in what was then Orange Co., NC in 1765. Chatham Co. was created out of Orange Co. in 1771.)

It appears that he may have been a participant in the American Revolution. The records of the Chatham Co., NC, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions (1774 - 1788) show a Peter Avent as a member of the militia company commanded by Captain Elisha Cain in Chatham Co., NC, in 1772. This may be another Peter Avent, however, as a Peter Avent, Pvt, NC militia, shows up on a roster of Capt. Bynum's (Chatham Co.) company taken 7 April 1781, two years after this Peter's death. So did Rev Andrew meet and marry Elizabeth in NC or VA???

#1282 David Strahan 7 Nov 1751, 640a “on the south side of S. Alamance above a mile above Andrew Bakers upper line” Entry 39. Miles S. Philbeck, Bladen Prect/County North Carolina Surviving Land Warrants and Surveys 1735-1749 and Surviving Land Entries 1743-1761
1753 – 4453. James Carter. 1 May 1753 632 acres in Rowan Co., joining the North Bank of the South fork of Deep River. Wits: Jno Haywood, James Campbell surveyed 19 June 1751 SCC: Andrew Baker, Griffin Green, Charles Robinson Dep Survr Plat reads “Land in Bladen County; surveyed for Andrew Baker” Hofmann, The Granville District of North Carolina 1748-1763, Volume 3:50

1753 – Elizabeth Avent b.: 12 Sep 1752 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia. Sponsored at christening by John and Mary Avent, and Elizabeth Shelton. (Only child listed in Boddie Parish record Book.)
Christening: April 08, 1753, Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia. (from Gale Wallen) -6
1755 – From the book, Orange County North Carolina Records Volume 1 Granville Proprietary Deeds and Surveys.
104. November 1755 Marmaduke Kimbrough, gentleman, three shillings being at a red oak cor. Of James Russell on N. side of Buffilo Cr. N 240 p. to a white oak & a hickory, W 400 p. to first station 600 acres, twenty E 400 p. to first station, 600 acres, twenty four shillings to rent per year, surveyed by Charles Robinson, 14 June 1751, Andrew Baker & Griffen Green SCC, survey lists land in Bladen County (SSLG 94-G)
This means that this Andrew S.C.C was a Sworn Chain Carrier and was more than likely one of the County Surveyors.
Sep 1755 Orange Co., NC
John Bumpas agt. Andrew Baker: Petition. On Petition of John Bumpas against Andrew Baker Defendant for four pounds thirteen shillings and six pence Virginia Money said to be due upon Account. The same day came the Plaintiff by his Attorney and the Defendant failing to appear although duly summon’s and served with a Copy of the Plaintiffs Petition & account. The plaintiff proved his Demand to be just & true by his own Oath. Therefore it is the Oppinion of the Court that the Plaintiff recover against the Defendant his Damages aforesaid in form aforesaid and his Costs by him in tha behalf expended. Judgment L4:13:6, Clerk 1:1:11.
Source: Orange County, NC Court Minutes 1752-1761 Book 1 by Weynette Parks Haus

9 May 1755 BENJAMIN BOWLING, 300 acres in Johnston County in the Parish of St. Patrick on both sides of Lick Creek. OR: /s/ (mark) Wits. JNO
HAYWOOD, W. CHURTON, surveyed 19 February 1760/1 CB: PHILIP MULKEY, JOHN VIZE, RICHD CASWELL Surveyor

7 May, 1757 WILLIAM KENNEDY, 382 acres in Orange County in the Parish of St. Matthew on Wilkisons Creek, joining BOLINS line, Wilkinsons line, and
both sides of the sd Creek. OR: /s/ W KENNEDY. Wits: W CHURTON, JNO HAYWOOD surveyed 26 May 1755. SCC: THOMAS WATTS, JOHN BARBY, W CHURTON Surveyer.

10 May 1757 ANDREW BAKER Warrent to WM Churton to survey 640 acres in Orange County on a Drain of Kemps Branch (which is the
waters of the Neuse, joining OSBORNE JEFFRYS /s/ Jas Watson Back of document reads "To TIMOTHY SHAW Living on the Land Survey'd 31 January 1761

April 18, 1757 – GS Film 919, 386 Deeds New Hanover Co., NC – p. 260
To all people to whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that we, Jas. Baker, Susanna Baker, Samuel Watts, Thos. Watts, Joseph Bushel, Elizabeth and John Shepard, all of Hamton Town and Elizabeth City County in Virginia province who are all the heirs of Mr. Timothy Bloodworth, formerly of the said town, county and province above mentioned, but late of North Carolina, have in and for the consideration of ten pistoles to us in hand paid by Samuel Lewis of the aforesaid North Carolina and New Hanover County, the receipt of which we the said James Baker, Susanna Baker, Samuel Watts, Thos. Watts, Joseph Bushel, Elizabeth Bushel and John Shepherd do acknowledge for ourselves and each and every of our heirs that we are therewith fully satisfied and fully contented forever, we do therefore for ourselves and for our heirs bargain, sell, and make over firmly and absolutely forever all our right, title and interest we ever had, now have or possibly can have to the aforesaid Timothy Bloodworth’s estate…. Unto him the said Samuel Lewis and unto his heirs forever and further we do for ourselves and for our heirs forever acquit ourselves and our heirs from all ye right, title or interest we ever had now have, or possibly can have unto ye aforesaid estate of Timothy Bloodworth.
Witness hereof we have set our hand and seal this 18 day of April in 1757.
Wit: Thos. Parker Samuel Watts
Peter Manson James Baker
Timothy Bloodworth Baker Susanna Baker
Thomas Watts
John Shepherd
Joseph Bushel
Elizabeth Bushel
Note: Susannah Baker listed above is Susannah Bloodworth born about 1726 Elizabeth City, VA. Her parents were Timothy James Bloodworth and his wife Jane. (from Harley Bowling)
We don’t know if this James Baker is ours or not but the name James Baker with a Shepherd in NC it had to be put here for now

Sep 1758. Michael Synnot agt. Andrew Baker: Case. And the Defendant by his Attorney Comes and Defends the fource and injury when and where &c and saith that he did not Assume in manner and form as the Plaintiff against him hiath Declared and of this he puts himself upon the Country and the Defendant (sic) Likewise Therefore let a Jury come agreeable to act of Assembly to Recognize &c. The same day came the Parties by their Attorneys whereupon came also a Jury towit: &c. who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue Joined upon their oath do say that the Defendant did assume in manner and form as the Plaintiff against him hath Declared and do assess his Damages to Two pounds Seven Shillings and four pence Proclamation Money therefore it is the Opinion of the Court that the Plaintiff recover against the Defendant his Damages aforesaid in form aforesaid and his Costs by him in that behalf expended.
Source: Orange County, North Carolina Court Minutes 1752-1761 Book I by Weynette Parks
9 June 1761 HENRY KEY, (sic), 450 acres in Orange County on both sides of Ben’s Creek joining BENJAMIN BOLIN and a Branch. OR: /s/ (mark). Wits:
JAS WATSON, THOS KING (?) examined by: W CHURTON and WILLIAM MATHEWS surveyed 13 August 1761 (sic) CC: WM PICKET, HENRY WILLIS, W CHURTON, Surveyer.

6 March, 1762 JAMES FULKERSON, , 475 ares in Orange County on the head of the Watery Branch of N. Hicoe. OR: /s/ JAS FULKERSON. Wits: JAS
WATSON, DAVID KARR (?). surveyed 8 February 1762. SCC: GRESHAM
ALLIN, BENJA BOLLIN, W CHURTON Surveyor.

4-15-1763. II:467. 15 Apr. 1763. Justices: Alexr Osburn, Jno Brandon, Wm Lynn. The following deeds of lease & release proved:
Elisha Lawrance to Andrew Baker for 450 acres on Grassy Bottom Creek granted by Granville Dec. 25th 1761. 5 Mar. 1763 (5:193).
Source: Abstracts of The Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Rowan County, North Carolina 1763-1774 Vol. II, by Jo White Linn.

3-11-1768 Page 582 Rowan County Deeds, Andrew and Susannah Baker & James Shepherd
This indenture made the 11th day of March in the year of our Lord 1768 between Andrew Baker of Rowan County in the province of North Carolina planter and Susanna his wife of the one part and James Shepherd of the County and Providence aforesaid planter of the other part witnessth that the said Andrew Baker and Susanna his wife and in consideration of 5 pounds to then in hand whereof they do hereby acknowledge having bargained and sold it by their presence do bargain and sell unto James Shepherd all that mejsuage and kindred plantation tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Rowan aforesaid on great joy bottom Creek beginning at a West at Oak on the bank of the said Creek running thence West 180 poles to a wife of thence North 400 poles to a B.O. thence East 180 poles to a B O thence 400 poles to the beginning containing 450 acres in the whole and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders with the rent
your’s and profits of the premises and of every part and parcel thereof to have and to hold said mejsuage temperament plantation tract or parcel of land and all and singular other the premises herein mentioned and intended to be hereby bargained and sold with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said James Shepherd and his executors administrators and assigns for the day before the date hereof or and during the term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be completed and ended yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent one peppercorn at the feast of St. Michael the Archangel only if the same then be demanded to the intent that by the virtue of these presents and the statute for transferring uses unto possession the said James Shepherd may be in the actual possession of the premises and be enabled to accept a grant of the revision and inheritance thereof to him and his heirs and assigns
in witness thereof the said Andrew Baker and Susanna his wife have each of them here to set their hand and affixed their seal the day and year above written
Andrew Baker Seal
Susannah (S) Baker Seal
signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Tavvut Grofs
Jacob Laesch

Note that this is the last record I have found of our Andrew in Rowan.

Next mention of Susannah Baker There is a 1779 Wilkes record for a Susannah Baker - (survey for John Baker) living on an improvement close to 1749 Andrew 1750 Morris and James on the South Fork of the New -Entry officer of Claims for the County NC of Wilkes ...a survey for John Baker a tract of land containing two hundred acres lying and being in the County aforesaid Lying on the South Fork of the New River beginning at the mouth of Rones Creek "Running down the River to Bakers Line" Running up the creek including the imprt that Susanna Baker now lives on for ??? Comp 2?? ... Dec. 1779.

Birth	Ca 1720	Pennsylvania
Death	By 1779	Rowan County, North Carolina
Marriage		Susannah [Baker]

Spouse	Susannah [Baker] ( - )
Child	JOHN "Renta" BAKER (1744 - 1831)
Child	James Baker (1746 - 1801)
Child	Rev. Andrew Baker (1749 - 1815)
Child	Morris Baker (1750 - 1810)
Child	Robert Baker (1754 - 1819)
Child	George BAKER (1759 - 1841)
Child	Martha "Pattie" BAKER (1761 - )
Child	Bolling Baker (1763 - 1834)
Child	Eleanor "Nellie" Baker (1765 - 1842)

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