This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CBB.2ACE/5892.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Suzanne. I am a descendant of William Baker and Elizabeth Dean. I do have a few notes on Elizabeth. Elizabeth Dean was the daughter of John Dean and Sarah Lincoln. She was born about 1786 in Virginia. John Dean was born around 1755 in Rockingham Co, VA. Some sources name his parents as William and Sarah Dean. He fought in the Revolutionary War and was rewarded land in Kentucky as a reward (as were many early settlers in Kentucky). He married Sarah Lincoln around 1783 in Rockingham Co, VA. Sarah Lincoln was the daughter of John Lincoln and Rebecca Flowers. They were also the great-grandparents of President Abraham Lincoln, making Sarah his great-aunt. Sarah was born in Berks Co, PA on 18 September 1757. John and Sarah had at least 5 children, all born in VA before moving to Kentucky: Elizabeth, John Jr, Abraham, Thomas, and Rebecca. I have seen other family trees which listed other children, but those have some records related to them. John and Sarah moved the family to Knox Co before 1800. John appears as a land owner in the 1800 Tax List for Knox Co. Sarah died in 1809 per some sources and John died in 1812. John appears in the 1810 census. Elizabeth married William Baker in 1803 as the early marriage record states. They had at least two sons: William Jr and John Daniel. William Jr is my line of descent. William apparently died before 1830. Elizabeth is listed in that census year as the head of household as "Betsy Baker". She also appears in the 1840 and 1850 census. There is no record I can find beyond 1850, so its likely she died before 1860. I am planning a trip to Knox Co later this year and I hope to be able to search deed and wills to see what else I can find on the Bakers and Deans. I would love to see any information you have on Baker/Dean descendants. Michele Kemper