Thank you to all who replied to me. Here is some additional information about my Baker ancestors: My 3rd great grandfather wrote this account of the Bakers in 1847 <http://pcn2051.tripod.com/narrativ.htm> http://pcn2051.tripod.com/narrativ.htm Various accounts of the Bakers in North Carolina and Virginia rely extensively on this document. I have photos of the watch and seal which Dr Baker describes. When I googled Bakers of Mayfield this is what I got (pictures from St Dunstan's) <http://news.webshots.com/album/578675181VUQmtY> http://news.webshots.com/album/578675181VUQmtY which makes me hope I have connected the Bakers on both sides of the Atlantic. I showed the picture of the seal to a British genealogy specialist (at a conference last year in Utah) and asked him if there was any way to tell which son in the family had this seal. I understand that the eldest son inherits the coat of arms, and subsequent sons mark theirs in some way to indicate they are the 2nd, 3rd, etc. son. The specialist said the coat of arms had not been marked and he described what to look for (a line across the top of the castle). About Henry Baker himself I don't know a lot. He is referred to as "Henry the immigrant". Henry was born in England around 1645 and died in 1712 in Virginia. He married Mary Blake, said to be part of Admiral Blake's family. Henry and Mary had 4 sons: Henry, James, William and Lawrence. Karen _____ From: Karen Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 13 February 2011 6:08 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Baker of Mayfield Hello, My ancestor, Henry Baker, went to Virginia in the 1600s. His coat of arms is the same as on the Baker memorial stones in St Dunstan's, Mayfield, a castle between 3 keys. I am hoping to connect the Baker family in England with my Baker family in Virginia. Does anyone have this Baker family in their tree? Karen