Fletcher Good to hear from you. I must say I almost cringe when someone has a BAKER (except the one who has a store with delicious goodies). I have done quite a bit of research on several Baker lines and my desire is to put all of those found in Saratoga and Washington Counties in to Family Tree Maker and see what comes out. It is so much easier to make comparisons of all of them when you can study the dates and names. One thing I want to point out to everyone is that before the present boundaries of Saratoga County, Easton in Washington County was part of Saratoga County and a lot of the families and allied families from the Saratoga are right across the river in Southern Washington County. The Baker's have a lot of connections across the river, so you need to search Washington County too. I haven't time to dig into a lot of this but just glancing at Sylvester's History of Saratoga County pg 280 is a picture of Hosea and his wife with a biographical sketch about him. It reads: Hosea Baker was born 23 Mar 1817, in the town of Half Moon, Saratoga County, NY. He was brought up in Malta, where as a boy, he followed various occupations, struggling against poverty, his chief employment being that of a farmer until the age of twenty-four years. Meantime he attended the common schools, and by self-application acquired the rudiments of an education. (skipped some here) At twenty-four, he settled in the town of Northumberland, where he purchased and improved the farm now owned by William J. Cook. In1849 he bought the Ostrander place, on Cold Brook, where he resided until 1853, in the mean time marying in 1851, Miss Marilla Baker, daughter of William Baker, Esq. of Northumberland. She died in 1853, about 16 months after marriage, and Mr. Baker sold his farm and purchased a place in Michigan, to which, whoever, he never moved but traded the place with Lewis Van Vechten for a farm on Cold Brook. In 1856 he married, Mr. Mary Ann Golden, daughter of Ezra Talmage of Owego, and settled on his farm. In 1858 he traded this farm for the Vanderwerker farm, where Sidney Thompson now resides in the Town of Saratoga. He also has another small fram near Stafford's Bridge in the town of Saratoga Springs. It does not mention his going to Canada so maybe that occured after this book was published 1878. To answer your question...A woman could own property in her own right, especially if she received it from someone like her father. There are quite a few places that you will find women with their own resources and some were very good business people and could handle money better than men. In some estates, the person who leaves an inheritance for a woman often leaves specific instructions that their husband cannot touch or benefit from this money. Until a woman turns 21, she would also have a Guardian assigned to protect her rights in an estate and her husband would not have any say in that dealings. This is also why you will find that a woman, usually widow and daughters, could have use of some portions of an estate until she married. This is why many ladies did not marry right away. When reading estate papers, read carefully these provisions for each person and you may find answers to where people are and why. Estate papers are my favorite and one of the very best sources of family information and to figure out their relationships. They give the actual residence for everyone involved so if you don't know the daughter's married name and where she moved to, this would be a great way to find her. When the kids have scattered into every corner of the world, this will list them and where they reside. Good hunting. God Bless Ruth Ann [email protected] From: "Fletcher" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Roll Call: Baker, Sackrider, Petit Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:07:26 -0500 Message-ID: <[email protected]> There were lots of Bakers in Saratoga Co. My line has been difficult to research. Henry Baker was in Half Moon in 1790. His children included Christian (wife: Eve); Peter, Sarah, Thomas and William who married Anna Gleason and settled in Northumberland. Henry's youngest son was Hosea who married Sarah Golden and then "took off" for Ontario, Canada. Hosea's son settled in Saratoga Springs as did one of William's sons, Hiram Baker. Other given names associated with this Baker surname were Elmer Ezra, Daniel, John, Allen, Marilla, Haskell, Smith, Mary Elizabeth and Polly. and I have a Christian Sackrider who probably married Wealty Petit c. 1790. The 1800 census has a Christian in Half Moon. Christian is probably the one mention in Sylvester's History of Saratoga Co. as being a Captain in the 59th Regiment, Militia of Saratoga County after the Revolution until the War of 1812. He is also noted in that book as being a lawyer in Stillwater until 1800. Christian listed in the Albany Directory for the years 1816-1824 as an attorney. In 1824 his occupation was listed as: attorney, legal professions, counselor, supreme court and US court. His home/office was at 108 Beaver, Albany New York. Welthy Sackrider is in the 1820 census for Saratoga Springs, three females; 1 10-16, 1 16-26, 1 26-45. There was no Christian. Welthy Sackrider sold property in Saratoga Springs in 1823 to Clement Wilson of Saratoga Springs. How does a woman sell property without her husband unless he is dead and how can Christian be dead if he is in the 1824 Albany directory? I do need help on this one. Fletcher Bishop. 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