Thomas Baker
1711 - 1777 (66 years)-
Name Thomas Baker Born 8 Jan 1711 Gender Male Died 10 Jan 1777 Culpeper Co, Virginia (maybe) - The family history, repeated at various websites, is that Thomas Baker operated a gunpowder mill and was making gunpowder for the Continental Army when the mill exploded and he was killed. There is no known documentation of this story. To the contrary, although both will and deed books survive in their entirety in Culpeper County, there is no documentation even to suggest that Thomas died there.
Person ID I48056 Roots Last Modified 22 Dec 2012
Family Dorothy Davenport, b. 2 Nov 1716, King William Co, Virginia , d. Abt 1790, Burke Co, North Carolina (Age 73 years) Married 1734 Hanover Co, Virginia Last Modified 22 Dec 2012 Family ID F15877 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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