Folks, Please read the message below that I received from Maxine if you would. Then I'm going to post some comments below it. I put Maxine's words in quotes. "I have only a little information on Lecitta (Carson) and John B. Baker. From Roger Kammerer (PCGR) notes from Pitt Co. deeds, bible records, supreme court case #2785 and #2016 Carson Vs. Baker, 1832 & 1833 Pitt County. He indicates that a Lecitta Carson (b. ?, d. before 1850), married John Bunyan Baker in 1826, who died ca. 1846 intestate, son of Jesse Baker and Rachel Carr??. There children were Henry (born abt. 1827), John T. Baker (b. abt 1828), Cleodicia (Dicey) Baker (b. abt 1831), Allen Baker (b. abt 1833), Absally (b. abt 1835), Sarah Baker (b. abt 1839), Ivy Baker (b. 1842), and Jesse Baker (b.abt 1844). Lecitta Carson had two sisters: Sarah (Sally) Carson, who married Allen Tyson, and Elizabeth Carson (1803-1859), who married first Edwin Norvill, and second Robert Willoughby. These three sisters were the children of Thomas Carson, Jr. and Rebecca Anderson. Deed Book EE, page 95: Land division for Thomas Carson, deceased, to Sarah (Carson) Tison, heir and Allen Tison, husband, Lisitta (Carson) Baker, heir and John Baker, husband; Elizabeth (Carson) Norvill. Dated 2-1827. One of John Bunyan Baker's brothers was Rev. William James Baker (1803-?) from Roads District, Pitt County. He was a Free Will Baptist minister. He married Marinda Moore. Jesse James Baker was another brother (1812-1886) who left Pitt County and moved to Goldsboro, Wayne County. He married Zilphi Anne Loftin (1820-1908). Other siblings were Absaly Baker (1809-1885), who married Turmell Murphy (1813-1894); Martha Baker (1807-?) who married Richard Carson; Benasa Baker; Rachel Baker (1800 - ?) This is all the information I have on John Bunyan Baker and Lecitta Carson Baker. They are my ancestors through their daughter Absally Baker who married Robert Thomas Willoughby. I hope this is helpful. Maxine" Okay, our James Baker in Greene Co born abt. 1804 could be a nephew of Jesse Baker and Rachel Carr. A cousin to all the Pitt County Bakers that Maxine listed, Absaly, John Bunyan Baker and William James Baker. In Greene Co, several Bakers in the 1850 census(who were all coopers by trade and could have been brothers to our James Baker born 1804) were Elijah Baker who married Mariah Hobbs, William Baker, Jesse Baker who married Mary "Polly" Cherry. Jesse Baker was also a Presbyterian minister who moved to Wilson County in 1860. In 1860 I have found a James H. Baker in the Wayne County census living in the Baker-Latham House, a hotel. He was working as a trader. This could be our James Hines Baker. The Baker running the hotel is Jesse James Baker, son of Jesse Baker and Rachel Carr. It's possible that his wife Josiann has died as the children have been split up and are living with two sets of grandparents, William Hobbs of Greene Co and James Baker of Greene Co. None of what I have written above is proven. This is just what my cousin and I have put together in our digging, which has been considerable. If you can add anything, please respond. Paula _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.