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Richard BAKER
1756 - 1809 (~ 53 years)
Has 4 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Richard BAKER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 29 Feb 1756 St. James’ Church, Slapton, Devon, England 
- From FamilySearch website, accessed 5 Feb 2012
indexing project (batch) number: C05200-1; system origin: England-ODM; source film number: 916936
Parents shown as James and Grace
Gender Male Buried 17 Nov 1809 St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England [1] Death duty record 1810 Archdeaconry Court of Totnes, Devon, England [2] - Richard left a will; although this like so many others appears to have been destroyed in the enemy action on Exeter in 1942, we do have an extract in the Death Duty registers:
Archdeaconry of Totnes
Date of the
Probate and
Sum sworn.
Name and Description of Testator
or Testatrix.
Name and Place of Abode of
Executor or Executrix.
Name of the Legatees, distinguishing
the Residuary Legatee.
Degree of
Kindred.
Amount of Legacy
or Annuity.
Particulars of the several Specific Legacies, Bequests in Trust- and of the Residue.
[1810]
April 21
Under 300
697
Richd Baker of
Blackawton Victualler
Rebecca Baker his
Wife sole Ex'trix and
residuary Legatee
Wife
All his Estate and Effects of what nature or kind soever which he shod die possessed of and after her Decease then he gave the same and every first thing unto all his Children that shod be living at the time of her Death share and share alike
(each entry is numbered and 697 in the first column is the entry number)
Occupation Blackawton, Devon, England Victualler - Shown in the abstract of his will in the death duties register
Siblings2 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Charles BAKER, b. Abt 1690, d. Jan 1757, Charleton, Devon, England (Age ~ 67 years) (Grandfather) 
Grace, b. Est 1730, d. Abt Mar 1782, Slapton, Devon, England (Age ~ 52 years) (Mother) Person ID I9434 All Last Modified 15 Jun 2014
Father James BAKER, b. Abt 1729, Charleton, Devon, England , d. Sep 1789, Slapton, Devon, England (Age ~ 60 years) Mother Grace, b. Est 1730, d. Abt Mar 1782, Slapton, Devon, England (Age ~ 52 years) Married Abt 1753 - Date a guess based on approx date of birth of oldest known child BUT not found in DFHS index so maybe a little earlier
Family ID F4622 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Ann BARTLETT, bur. 19 Nov 1803, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England Married 8 Dec 1782 St. Clement’s Church, Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England [3] Children5 children Last Modified 31 May 2014 Family ID F6457 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Rebecca, b. Abt 1763, bur. 23 Feb 1815, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 52 years) Married 19 Feb 1805 St. Clement’s Church, Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England - (Not only does PR entry show that Richard was a Widower when he married Rebecca, but the signature is the same as for the one who married Ann Bartlett)
Children2 children Last Modified 1 Jun 2014 Family ID F6464 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From FamilySearch website, accessed 5 Feb 2012
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Sources - [S294] Blackawton - St Michael and All Angels Church Parish Registers (FMP images), St Michael and All Angels’ (Blackawton, Devon), (brightsolid online publishing ltd. FindMyPast. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ .), Burial of Richard BAKER; accessed 1 Jun 2014 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading '1809' (on previous page) - "Richard Baker was Buried Novembr the 17" - [S304] TNA - Death duty registers, Records of the Boards of Stamps, Taxes, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, and Inland Revenue., (The National Archives. Discovery. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C9364 .), Will abstract for Richard Baker of Blackawton; (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C9364 : accessed 17 Aug 2013) (Reliability: 3).
TNA Catalogue Reference: IR/26/343/239
Image Referece: 135
Found thanks to the Devon Wills Project - [S297] Dartmouth St Clement - Parish Registers (FMP data), St Clement’s Church (Dartmouth, Devon), (brightsolid online publishing ltd. findmypast.com.), Marriage of Richard BAKER and Ann BARTLETT; accessed 31 May 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"Banns of Marriage { between Richard Baker & Ann Bartlett Spinster both of this Parish were published in this Church on Sunday Nov. 17 & Sunday Nov 24 by G Gritton Vicar & on Sunday Decr 1 by Thos. Adams Minister
No 151 Richard Baker of this Parish
and Ann Bartlett of this
Parish were
Married in this Church by Banns
this eight Day of December in the Year One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Eighty two by me Geo. Gritton Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between Us { Richard Baker, Ann Bartlett [both signed]
In the Presence of Hannah Hutchings, Maliora Dodd [both signed]"
Archive reference: 2993A/PR/1/9