"The Baker Family of England and of Central Virginia" by William Thomson Baker, Sr. says: ..."footprints" of Martin Baker in York County where the records are still available to us, for when we go along with him to New Kent all of the old county records are gone. Soon after leasing the two parcels of land in 1633 previously referred to, Martin Baker, though he still owned land, joining that which he had leased, patented additional land, "600 acres from one Robert Bues, -- against the lands of Captain Nicholas Martiau," -- Date of patent April 24, 1635. Further reference is made to this patent of 600 acres of Martin Baker in a lawsuit in York County in the year 1716, "Westlake Vs., Smith" from which we quote as follows: "We the jury impaneled and sworne to try a matter in issue between Robert Westlake, plaintiff, and (Capt.) Lawrence Smith Deft; do find for ye Deft, a patent for 600 acres granted to Martin Baker ye 24th day of April 1635. We the jury also find a patent dated ye 21st of July 1646 for 1452 acres granted unto Geo. Ludlow, in which ye land granted ye sd Martin Baker is included." "The 1452 acres, including sd Baker's 600 acres) begins at the mouth of Wormeley Creek and from thence runs up the river 555 poles unto certain marked trees, etc. Of the 1452 acres, 750 acres had been purchased from one George Menifie Esq. (A wealthy and prominent merchant of his time in the Virginia Colony.) This land had been owned by Sir John Harvey, one time governor of the Virginia Colony, who had mortgaged it to George Menifie, by which means Menifie became owner of it. This land, possibly including other lands was known at a very early date as "Yorke Plantations, as Williamsburg was for some years known as "Middle Plantation." This places the 600 acres of our Martin Baker not far from the present "Cornwallis Surrender Field" at Yorktown, now a national park. Hope this helps a little. ~Virginia << I have more than a dozen James Bakers in my tree; it's such a common name. At least four of them fought in the Revolution too! The first one I have been able to find was b. in VA., likely southern VA., married and moved to Garrard Co., KY. where he had about 9 children and likely died in Anderson or Mercer Co., KY. abt 1840. E. Kaspar My BAKER Genealogy Page: http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfeak/ Deidre Basham wrote: > This James Baker where does he go to? We have a James Baker in our family > line we can't find info on. He is a brickwall for us. >>