"Ancestrees"

John BAKER ¹

  General Notes:

The following theory proposed by Janet Burks in a letter to Charlotte Coats now has DNA proof to back it up as well as John's Revolutionary War Record and Nancy's Probate file. "Nancy is probably the daughter of John BAKER who died about 1844 in Wilson County, Tennessee. There are two Wilson County estates, the first John Baker died about 1819, his estate being worth less than $200 could not be the right man. The other John BAKER of Wilson County, Tennessee died about 1844, his administrator being William WRIGHT. The initial settlement of this estate in 1846 contained a balance of only $17.50 in the administrator's hands, with his services estimated at $100 not yet paid. Not included in the account at that time, were 5 Negroes whose value was estimated at about $2000. After their sale, and payment of other debts, there remained $1600 for distribution to heirs, which were not named. No further account or distribution of this estate was found. On 18 June 1850 Nancy BAKER's heirs received from $175-$245 each from the estate of John BAKER "of Tennessee." This timing fits when Nancy's heirs received the funds.This John BAKER estate was the only Tennessee John BAKER estate found that was of sufficient value (other than the John of Montgomery County whose heirs were identified in his will).

This John BAKER was a Revolutionary War pensioner, stating he had been born in 1747 in Stafford County, Virginia, being age 96 when he applied on 20 April 1843 from Wilson County. From his application, about 18 months after the war he moved to South Carolina, about 60-70 miles from Charleston for about 3 years that would place him in South Carolina about 1785-1788. The end of that period (1788) would be about when Nancy BAKER was to have married William COATS. William COATS was from South Carolina."

John married.