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John Baker
(1699-1757)
Susanna Reynolds
(1703-1759)
Samuel Baker
(1731-1790)
Abigail Shaw
(1739-)

Peleg Baker Sr
(1761-1842)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sally

Peleg Baker Sr

  • Born: 23 May 1761, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island
  • Marriage (1): Sally
  • Died: 19 Oct 1842, Warren County, New York at age 81
  • Buried: Starbuck Hill Cemetery in Chester, Warren Co, NY
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bullet  General Notes:

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1790 Census Hebron, Washington Co., NY
1800 Census Hebron, Washington Co., NY
1810 Census Thurman, Washington Co., NY page 3 (now Warren Co)
1820 Census Warrensburg, Warren Co., NY
1830 Census Warrensburg, Warren Co., NY

headstone photos of cemetery courtesy of T. Dunne.
Baker, Peleg, d. Oct 19, 1842, age: 79 yr [c1763]
Baker, Sally, d. Apr 30, 1847, age: 78 y, wife of Peleg Baker [c1769]

Research of John Komar:
Buried Starbuck hill cemetery ( The cemetery is located on the Wallace farm, off of
Starbuck Hill Road in Chestertown, NY., about a mile back into the woods, it is surrounded
by a five foot high, rock and mortar fence, built in the 1930's by Mr. Starbuck, it has a steel
ladder at one end for entrance. (JK 1998) ), married Sally born 1769, died 30 Apr 1847.
(RWS) Peleg served in the 16th Regiment Albany Militia, and Col. Blairs Regiment raised
for the defense of New York State frontier. He helped fell trees for Gen. Schuyler to thwart
Burgoyne's march. The 1800 census lists Peleg with 3 boys and 3 girls. In letters sent
from Juliette Baker daughter of Thomas Baker, she refers to Aunt Polly Baker (Levi's wife),
Aunt Peasy (Peleg's wife), Aunt Mabel (Jeptha's wife) Uncle Levi and Uncle Jep (Jeptha).
I believe that this links four of the seven brothers together, in addition at the Starbuck cemetery
immediately behind Peleg and Sally are the marked graves of Levi Baker and three of his children.
Also: Starbuck Hill Cemetery Visit of May 10, 2004
Jon and I went to find Peleg and Sally's grave site yesterday. We were able to get
permission from the people who own the property to walk through their pasture and
fields--maybe a half a mile or so one way. Jon's good nose was able to detect the
possibility of an old town road 150 years ago. The cemetery is amazing: a great
replica of how they built cemeteries years ago: 5 foot stone walls with stones every
foot or so sitting on top...maybe to ward off evil spirits or maybe just for decoration.
Peleg and Sally's grave stones are in front of a huge old white pine tree...the tree is
gorgeous. It took four arm lengths to be able to hug the tree. We figured it was probably
just a small starter around 150 years old. The cemetery seems mostly to have five
or six families: Prouty, Smith, Bartlett, and some others, plus Peleg and Sally Baker
and another Baker flat grave stone that listed several daughters. The parents were
Levi and Lilly Baker. There were some grave stones as old as 1805. It hasn't been
used for quite some time, maybe the early 1920s. It does give one a perspective that
we are not just here for a short duration, but that our DNA goes on and on and on.
It was a neat experience, for sure. Love Barb


VT Militia Revolutionary War
PELEG BAKER - he was a son of Samuel Baker
Born: 1761 Rhode Island

Pvt Peleg Baker; pay roll of Capt Josiah boyden's Co in the Company of Will williams of Militia in service of the United States on an Expedition to Bennington in 1777.
Putney 3 sept 1778
Entered Service: 24 sept 1777
Discharged: Oct 14 [1777]
Number of days in service: 20 days
amount of wages: 1 pound- 13-4

New York; War of 1812:
BAKER SR PELEG 23 REGIMENT (COOK'S), NEW YORK MILITIA. PRIVATE
PRIVATE 9 602
BAKER PELEG 7 REGIMENT (GREEN'S), NEW YORK MILITIA. PRIVATE
PRIVATE 9 602


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Peleg married Sally. (Sally was born circa 1769, died on 30 Apr 1847 and was buried in Starbuck Hill Cemetery in Chester, Warren Co, NY.)




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