Hello Bill Luvs Beer, I can't answer your question about descendants there, but are you writing about the same William Baker whose real estate was distributed in 1782? His 40 acres of property at Crowley Corner was split among three sons: William Jr., Timothy, and Bayze Baker. A relative, Adam Rogers Jr., had assembled the same property between 1742 and 1754. My direct ancestor, Roswell Rogers, bought it back from the Baker sons in 1787, 1789, and 1792. I can't imagine it would have taken six years to probate William Baker's estate, although I do know there were noticably fewer land transactions during the Rev. War years. Mybe that slowed down settling of estates, too. What else can you tell me about the William Baker you're speaking of? If the same William Baker, I may add a note to the monograph I will be releasing this fall about the Rogers' land ownerships. What 1776 book were you referencing about William? (Your message was gatewayed to the Middlesex County CT mailing list, so I don't know what you discussion you were responding to. I hope you are able to respond to this reply!) As it happens, a cousin from Seattle and one from Michigan will be meeting me (from Denver) there in East Haddam around Sept. 18th of 2005 to view and photograph the old Rogers' Home Lots (farms). This is one among them. Anyone interested is welcome to join us for a hike by letting me know. I have plotted out the old deeds, overlaid them on the assessor's plats, and from the remaining roads and stone walls we should be able to find them "relatively" easily. They are all within the Burnham Brook Preserve, which overlaps them now. And, my, what an odd name you have! ;-) - Jim Rogers