Alexander A. Baker

Notes:

[1880 Census]

Census Place: Cape Fear, Chatham, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254958 National Archives Film T9-0958 Page 235D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Elec BAKER Self M W W 33 NC
Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Lornie BAKER Son M S W 14 NC
Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Alison BAKER Son M S W 11 NC
Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Evert BAKER Son M S W 8 NC
Fa: NC Mo: NC
Veola BAKER Dau F S W 5 NC
Fa: NC Mo: NC

Alexander married Eliza C. Hilliard in 1881 in Harnett Co., North Carolina. Eliza (daughter of Henry Hilliard and Lucinda Unknown) was born on 8 Mar 1854 in Buck Horn District, Cumberland Co, North Carolina; died on 29 Jun 1934 in Fuquay Springs, Hector's Creek Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 30 Jun 1934 in Chalybeate Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ossie C. Baker was born on 15 Jul 1886 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 21 Aug 1973 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Rawls Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
2. W. Harril Baker was born in Apr 1899 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
3. Thomas Newton Baker was born on 10 Aug 1892 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died in Feb 1966 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
4. Eva Estelle Baker was born on 16 Aug 1896 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 14 Nov 1978 in Fuquay-Varina, Wake Co., North Carolina.
5. Orena Frances Baker was born on 12 Dec 1881 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 10 Jul 1934 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Broadway, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
6. Eleanor Baker was born on 13 May 1884 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died before 1900 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
7. Lucinda Isabell Baker was born on 21 Sep 1890 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 23 Apr 1975 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 26 Apr 1975 in Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, Wake Co., North Carolina.
8. Early F. Baker was born on 20 Sep 1889 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Sep 1972 in Fuquay-Varina, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
9. Cornelius C. Baker was born on 5 May 1888 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died in Aug 1975 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
10. Sallie Baker was born on 27 Aug 1883 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 19 Jan 1939 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Chalybeate Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

Alexander married Charity Mimms on 22 Aug 1865 in Wake Co., North Carolina. Charity was born about 1846 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died between 1875 and 1880 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Viola Elizabeth Baker was born on 26 Nov 1877 in Cape Fear, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 7 Apr 1911 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Mamers, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
2. Everette Hinton Baker was born on 23 Dec 1873 in Cape Fear, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 7 May 1955 in Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 9 May 1955 in Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Broadway, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
3. Alison O. Baker was born between 1867 and 1869 in Cape Fear, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died after 1920 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
4. Lonnie Baker was born in 1866 in Cape Fear, Chatham Co., North Carolina.

Notes:

1830 Census: Page 59. First Census in which John appears as Head of Household.

John is between 20 - 30 years old with two sons under age 5 (John B., b. 1826 and Anderson J., b. 1828). His wife is over 20 and they have no daughters.
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1840 Census: Page 257.

John is about 40 years old with two sons now aged between 10 - 15 years old. His wife is about 40. They have two daughters, one between 5 - 10 (Louise, b. 1832), and one between 10 - 15 ( Lucinda, b. 1830).
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1850 Census:

John is 52 and his wife Mary is 51. His son, Anderson J. is 22, Lucinda is 20, Louise is 18 and they now have a son, Alex, aged 7. John B. is 24, married and living next door.
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1860 Census:

John is now 58 . Mary is shown as 58, as well. Alex is listed correctly as 17 and is the only child living at home.
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1870 Census:

Neither John nor Mary are shown

John married Mary Unknown before 1825 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Mary was born between 1798 and 1802 in Buck Horn District, Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died between 1860 and 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Carolina became the 12th State in 1789....A colony of English speaking Quakers from Virginia, Pennsylvania and Nantucket settled in Chatham County.

1790 Census

There is a John Baker shown as being over the age of 35 with five sons; one over the age of 16. This son was born before 1774, Burwell was born about 1772 so it is possible that this John Baker from the 1790 Census was Burwell's father. John Baker had four other sons that were under age 16, (born after 1774) three females are also shown, two daughters and his wife. Other Bakers in this Census living nearby were Archibald, Daniel, and James.

1798 Marriage Records:

Burwell Baker married Mary Jones Oct. 30, 1798
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1800 Census:

This is the first census which specifically lists Burril Baker. Bu??l Baker in Cumberland Co.
Burril Baker (date of birth indicated as between 1765-1774) is shown as head of house, between age 26 - 45, with his wife, between age 26 - 45, and one son, under age 10. No daughters are indicated.
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1810 Census:
not found
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1820 Census: Page 142

[The info in ( ) is from my other research and guesses. This census does not list names of children or spouses only their age ranges.]

Key:
FREE WHITE MALES FREE WHITE FEMALES
Column A - 0-10 Column G - 0- 10
Column B - 10-16 Column H - 10-16
Column C - 16-18 Column I - 16-26
Column D - 16-26 Column J - 26-45
Column E - 26-45 Column K - 45 and over
Column F - 45 and over

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD___A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K
BAKER, Burrel__________4-3-0-1-0-1--0-0-1-1-0

Burrill Baker is shown (Column F) as being over age 45,(actually 48) with four sons (Column A) under age 10 (Admiral, age 10; Anderson, age 8; Henry, age 6; Atkins, age 5;), three sons (Column B) between 10 - 16 years old, (James, age 16; Bryant, age 13; and Blake?) and one son (Column D) between age 18 - 26 (John, age 18). On the 1800 Census he was shown with one son, (Over age 21 by the time of the 1820 and probably not shown living with Burwell on this census) He has one daughter (Column H) between age 16 - 26(Charlotte, age 21) and his wife(Mary Jones), (Column J) age under 45.
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1830 Census: Page 58, Buck Horn District, Northern Cumberland Co

Burril Baker is shown with two sons between 10 - 15 Henry, age 16 and Atkins, age 15), three sons between 15 to 20 (Admiral, age 20; Anderson, age 18; Henry, age 16; ). (Blake married Nov 16, 1829)
Bryant, age 23; James age 26; and John, age 28 are individually listed in this census on pages 58 & 59. Burril's wife is between 40 - 50. The only daughter living at home is between 5 - 10. ( Sarah Catherine, age 9)

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1840 Census: Page 257

Burril's name does not appear in the 1840 Census. However, Admiral Baker has a woman between age 60-70 living with him who probably is his mother, Mary. Admiral is not married.

[1840 NC Census Index]

Head Of Household County Page (*) probable son of Burwell

Baker, S. NC WAKE CO. 128 1840
Baker, Blake NC WAKE CO. *138 1840
Baker, William NC WAKE CO. MID. CR. TWP. 163 1840
Baker, Simmons J. NC WAKE CO. RALEIGH 197 1840

Baker, Joseph NC CUMBERLAND CO. FAYETT. 302 1840
Baker, James NC CUMBERLAND CO. FAYETT. 304 1840
Baker, John W. NC CUMBERLAND CO. FAYETT. 306 1840

Baker, James NC CUMBERLAND CO. *257 1840
Baker, Henry NC CUMBERLAND CO. *257 1840
Baker, John NC CUMBERLAND CO. *257 1840
Baker, Bryant NC CUMBERLAND CO. *257 1840
Baker, Admiral NC CUMBERLAND CO. *257 1840

Baker, Ann NC CUMBERLAND CO. 270 1840
Baker, Douglass NC CUMBERLAND CO. 275 1840
Baker, Neill H. NC CUMBERLAND CO. 277 1840
Baker, Daniel NC CUMBERLAND CO. 277 1840
Baker, John NC CUMBERLAND CO. 288 1840

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[Bob Baker]

I did a complete search of the Cumberland County census records from 1800 to 1840 and found no other individuals who could possibly be this Bu??l, Burl, Burril, Burrill, Burrel, or Burwell other than this one Burwell Baker. I do not know how to spell his name, obviously neither did the census takers, I am not sure that even he knew how to spell his own name, the census records indicate that he could not read or write. The most respectable source available to me is the Marriage Index and it spells his name Burwell, it is also the earliest quotable source I have found with his name on it, but I will continue call him Burrel until I find a better reason to change the pronunciation. I found in the 1830 index it lists him as Burril Baker.

Burwell married Mary Jones on 30 Oct 1798 in Wake Co., North Carolina. Mary (daughter of James Jones and Rachel Unknown) was born in 1777 in Wake Co., North Carolina; died before 1850 in Buck Horn District, Cumberland Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[1820 Census]

Key:
FREE WHITE MALES FREE WHITE FEMALES
Column A - Under 10 Column G - Under 10
Column B - 10-16 Column H - 10-16
Column C - 16-18 Column I - 16-26
Column D - 16-26 Column J - 26-45
Column E - 26-45 Column K - 45 and over
Column F - 45 and over

*Foreigner(S) not naturalized living in the household

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD A B C D E F G H I J K

Capt. Christian's District - District 1

ROBISON, Lewis 0-1-0-0-1-0 3-3-1-1-0
SMITH, John 0-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-0
SMITH, Arthur 2-1-0-0-0-1 1-2-0-1-0
SENTER, Stephen 3-2-0-0-2-1 0-1-0-1-2
JONES, David 0-0-0-1-0-1 1-1-1-0-1
JONES, Alvin 1-2-0-0-1-0 2-1-0-1-0
BROWN, Matthew 0-1-0-0-1-0 0-0-1-0-1
TRULOVE, Avent 2-2-0-0-1-0 3-2-0-2-0
TRULOVE, Elijah 1-0-0-0-1-0 2-0-0-1-0
JOHNSON, Malaki 2-1-0-0-1-0 1-0-0-1-0
BROWN, John A. 1-0-0-0-1-0 0-0-1-0-0
BROWN, Thos.(BRANCH? 1-0-0-1-1-0 2-0-2-0-0
ROBISON, Jeremiah 0-1-0-0-0-1 1-0-1-1-1
BAKER, Jonathan 1-0-0-0-1-1 3-0-1-0-0
JONES, David 2-0-1-3-0-1 2-2-0-0-1
BAKER, Sion 0-1-0-1-0-1 0-1-1-0-1
BOOKER, Daniel 3-0-0-0-1-0 0-1-0-1-0
JONES, Rachel 0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-1
STEPHENSON, Silas 0-1-1-1-1-1 1-1-3-0-1
BAKER, Burrel 4-3-0-1-0-1 0-0-1-1-0
PRINCE, Joel 0-0-0-0-1-0 0-0-0-1-0
SPENCE, Isiah (Isaac?) 1-1-0-1-1-1 1-1-2-1-1
SPENCE, Timothy 2-1-0-3-0-1 1-1-2-1-1
POWELL, Dempsey 2-0-0-0-1-0 1-0-1-0-0
JOHNSON, Harbert 1-2-0-0-1-0 4-0-0-1-0
URQUHART, Olive 0-0-0-2-0-0 0-1-0-0-1
SPENCE, John 1-0-1-1-0-1 1-0-3-1-1
SEXTON, Montilion 1-2-0-0-1-0 0-0-0-0-1
MATTHEWS, Johnson 0-0-0-1-0-0 1-0-1-0-0
TUDOR, Owen 1-3-0-1-0-1 2-2-0-1-0
ROGERS, John 1-0-0-0-1-0 1-0-0-1-0
JOHNSON, Joseph 3-1-0-0-1-0 2-1-0-1-0
PEGRAM, William 1-1-0-0-0-1 0-0-0-1-1
BLALOCK, John 2-1-0-0-0-0 1-0-0-2-0
TRULOVE, Timothy 0-1-0-0-1-1 1-0-2-0-1
BAKER, Susannah 1-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-2-0-1
ASHWORTH, Patsy 1-1-0-0-0-0 0-0-1-0-0
SPENCE, Thomas 0-0-0-1-0-0 0-0-1-0-0
BROWN, Josiah 0-0-0-0-0-1 0-0-0-1-1
BULLOCK, Nathan 1-2-0-0-0-1 2-1-1-1-0
MATTHEWS, John 0-0-0-0-1-0 4-0-0-1-0
JOHNSON, Tabby 0-0-0-1-0-1 0-0-1-0-1
JOHNSON, William 1-0-0-0-1-0 0-0-1-0-0
PRINCE, Isham 1-2-1-1-1-0 2-2-1-0-1
PRINCE, Nicholas 0-2-0-0-0-1 1-0-0-2-1
BLALOCK, William 1-0-0-0-2-0 1-1-1-0-0
MATTHEWS, David 0-0-0-2-0-1 0-0-1-1-1
JOHNSON, Barnabas 2-1-0-0-1-0 2-2-0-1-0
BLALOCK, Jr., John 1-0-0-1-0-0 1-0-1-0-0
BLALOCK, Hardy 0-0-0-0-0-1 0-0-1-0-1

Notes:

Sir Walter Raleigh received a grant from Queen Elizabeth in 1584, which he used to colonize North Carolina. His first expedition in 1585 failed to establish a permanent colony. In 1587 another group tried, but the settlement vanished. The first permanent settlement was started in 1653, when groups from Virginia occupied the northern section of Albemarle Sound. Around 1746 Scottish Highlanders came to the Upper Cape Fear River in large groups. After 1770 a colony of English speaking Quakers settled in Chatham County.

The Colonial Legislature passed an Act in 1754 which resulted in the political division of Bladen County, thus forming Cumberland County

1782 - Oct 23 - Grant JOHN BAKER 200 ac Beaver Creek, branch S fork New River

1787 April 25 - Between Richard Allen, Esq. Sheriff and ANDREW BAKER (Property lost by JOHN BAKER to satisfy Thomas Robins ) 200 ac mouth Roans Creek - branch New River - same granted JOHN BAKER by State 23 Oct. 1782

1790 Census: Page 38. This the first US Census taken.
Baker, John NC CUMBERLAND CO. 038 1790 02-04-03-00-00

John Baker is shown as being over the age of 35 with five sons; one son over the age of 16, born before 1774,( Burwell was born about 1772, so it is posible that this John Baker was his father). John had four other sons who were under age 16, (born after 1774) three females, two daughters and his wife. Other Bakers in this Census living nearby were Archibald, Daniel, and James. (relationship unknown)
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1800 Census: Page 384.

John is listed as being over age 45 having two sons still living at home, both of whom are between age 10 - 16. (born between 1784-1790, Burril is listed separately as head of household (over age 26). Also listed separately are Bryant (over age 26) and Archibald (over age 26). These could be John's other three boys shown on the 1790 census who are now head of their own households.
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1810 Census: Page 269.

John "R." Baker is listed. Archibald is listed in the same district as John, Mac Kay's District.
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1820 Census: Page 143.

John is not shown; presumed dead. Susannah is shown as head of household.
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1830 Census: Page 60.

Susannah shows up living very close (Page 58) to John, Bryant, Burril and James. John R. Baker's probable son Burwell Baker is over 60 years old on this census.
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John married Susannah Unknown about 1765. Susannah was born between 1750 and 1775; died after 1830 in Buck Horn District, Cumberland Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Rachel Unknown about 1778. Rachel was born in 1760; died after 1820 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]