78 Walter BAKER, d. bef. 27 Mar 1820, s/o Walter and Elizabeth (BRISCOE) BAKER (see 156), m. 1st. (79) Margaret HAMILTON, d/o Francis and Susan? (____?) HAMILTON (see 158); he m. 2nd. 2 Apr 1817, Frederick Co., MD, Jacobina HAMILTON, sister of his 1st. wife, Margaret, d. aft. 1820, also d/o Francis and Susan? (_____?) HAMILTON (see 158). On 5 Feb 1796, Walter received in the division of lands of his father, Walter, 3 slaves: Sam Young, London, and Kitty. In 1801, he sold land to Henry Miller. From a deed in Jefferson Co., WV, dated 21 Oct 1809, Elizabeth BAKER, widow of Corbin BAKER, and sister-in-law of Walter above, claimed her dower right on a tract of 140 acres of land, that Corbin had inherited from his father Walter BAKER. Corbin had given this land to his brother Walter above. This is an important document to the genealogical data on this family. McIlhaney's, in his Some Virginia Families states incorrectly that this Walter BAKER above, was the son of a Corbin BAKER and Margaret HAMILTON from Scotland. Walter BAKER, and his father, #156 Walter BAKER were not from Scotland, but from Prince George's Co., MD. There was a John BAKER, contemporary to Walter BAKER in Jefferson Co., and it appears that he may have been a cousin, s/o John, s/o of Nicholas BAKER. In all the documents concerning this BAKER family there does not appear any hint that any of this family was from Scotland. The family extends into Southern Maryland to the late 17th. century. The 1809 deed above was the first clue that proved the existing relationships. In 1812, Walter was the administrator of the estate of Francis HAMILTON, his father-in-law. In 1820 a number of documents: will, appraisals, accounts, and sale of for Walter BAKER. His widow, Jacobina in the 1820 census had in her household 2 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-26, 1 male 45 and up; 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 26-45, 2 engaged in commerce, and 3 slaves, perhaps the same three slaves inherited from his father's land division in 1796. There is no accounting for all these people, except that they may have been the children of one of his sons. Without birthdates, cemetery records, etc., the children have remained elusive. Only Corbina's line has been traced. (MDFRB3, VAFX2, WVBE4 Bk 12, p405, WVBE4 Bk 5 p274, WVJE9) Known Children:
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