William was the youngest son of Francis and Isabel Twining Baker, he was born on October 19, 1652 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He later resided at Yarmouth. Many sources say he married first Mary Pierce, sister to his brother John's wife and to his sister Hannah's husband, but there is no reason to believe that. In fact, Mary Pierce married Nathaniel Baker, William's older brother. Mary was still alive on 3 June 1673, when her father's estate was distributed. William did marry, about 1691, Mercy, daughter of George and Elizabeth Crispe Lawrence of Watertown. Mercy was much younger than William, but they went on to have twelve children. William's will was written July 16, and proved August 14, 1727. He died in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. His widow Mercy died in Yarmouth on January 26, 1753. Their burials are not recorded, but they were probably buried in the Ancient Cemetery in Yarmouth Port. The first recorded burial there was in 1676.
William and his brother Daniel were among the Yarmouth men sent on the first Narragansett expedition. They set out from Mount Hope, near what is now Bristol, Rhode Island, on June 24, 1675. Finding the enemy no longer there, they moved on into Massachusetts and were gone on a fourteen-week campaign. For this service Daniel was paid £3-3s; William, £18-11s. In 1686 the legislature voted grants of land to all who had fought in this war, but was so slow in confirming the grants that when the final confirmation was given in 1735, out of thirty-nine Yarmouth men who had fought only two were still alive; William Chase and Richard Taylor. It was the heirs of the others who received the grants, all which were at Gorham, Maine. Daniel's heirs drew lot 107; and William's lot 43. Their brother Samuel's heirs drew lot 79. William wrote his will on July 16, 1727. The will does name his wife as Mary, but other evidence proves she was named Mercy.
William was a Quaker later in his life. In March 1700, the Men's Monthly Meeting of the Sandwich Society of Friends addressed a question to the members of the Yarmouth Meeting who were 'walking disorderly concerning training.' Apparently several men were attending the militia training and were thereby remiss in their duty to the principle advocated by their faith. The following month the members of the meeting received answers to their question of why the Yarmouth Friends were present at training day. All of those responding were members of the Baker family. John Baker stated that he saw no evil in going in order to speak with people he had business with. William Baker said ' . . that he could do more business on that day than in a week at any other time and justified his going.' Daniel and Thomas Baker did not know that they should go anymore. Most likely these Bakers were brothers, four of the six sons of Francis and Isabel (Twining) Baker. The Baker homestead at the head of the pond, now Mayfair, had not been sufficiently large to accomodate the growth of this family and the second generation had settled in the area near the present day Ezra Baker School, where West Dennis and South Dennis merge, and northward and eastward along the shore of Grand Cove. William probably died in Yarmouth soon after he wrote his will, in July of 1727.
William and his brother Daniel were among the Yarmouth men sent on the first Narragansett expedition. They set out from Mount Hope, near what is now Bristol, Rhode Island, on June 24, 1675. Finding the enemy no longer there, they moved on into Massachusetts and were gone on a fourteen-week campaign. For this service Daniel was paid £3-3s; William, £18-11s. In 1686 the legislature voted grants of land to all who had fought in this war, but was so slow in confirming the grants that when the final confirmation was given in 1735, out of thirty-nine Yarmouth men who had fought only two were still alive; William Chase and Richard Taylor. It was the heirs of the others who received the grants, all which were at Gorham, Maine. Daniel's heirs drew lot 107; and William's lot 43. Their brother Samuel's heirs drew lot 79. William wrote his will on July 16, 1727. The will does name his wife as Mary, but other evidence proves she was named Mercy.
William was a Quaker later in his life. In March 1700, the Men's Monthly Meeting of the Sandwich Society of Friends addressed a question to the members of the Yarmouth Meeting who were 'walking disorderly concerning training.' Apparently several men were attending the militia training and were thereby remiss in their duty to the principle advocated by their faith. The following month the members of the meeting received answers to their question of why the Yarmouth Friends were present at training day. All of those responding were members of the Baker family. John Baker stated that he saw no evil in going in order to speak with people he had business with. William Baker said ' . . that he could do more business on that day than in a week at any other time and justified his going.' Daniel and Thomas Baker did not know that they should go anymore. Most likely these Bakers were brothers, four of the six sons of Francis and Isabel (Twining) Baker. The Baker homestead at the head of the pond, now Mayfair, had not been sufficiently large to accomodate the growth of this family and the second generation had settled in the area near the present day Ezra Baker School, where West Dennis and South Dennis merge, and northward and eastward along the shore of Grand Cove. William probably died in Yarmouth soon after he wrote his will, in July of 1727.
William was the youngest son of Francis and Isabel Twining Baker, he was born on October 19, 1652 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He later resided at Yarmouth. Many sources say he married first Mary Pierce, sister to his brother John's wife and to his sister Hannah's husband, but there is no reason to believe that. In fact, Mary Pierce married Nathaniel Baker, William's older brother. Mary was still alive on 3 June 1673, when her father's estate was distributed. William did marry, about 1691, Mercy, daughter of George and Elizabeth Crispe Lawrence of Watertown. Mercy was much younger than William, but they went on to have twelve children. William's will was written July 16, and proved August 14, 1727. He died in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. His widow Mercy died in Yarmouth on January 26, 1753. Their burials are not recorded, but they were probably buried in the Ancient Cemetery in Yarmouth Port. The first recorded burial there was in 1676.
William and his brother Daniel were among the Yarmouth men sent on the first Narragansett expedition. They set out from Mount Hope, near what is now Bristol, Rhode Island, on June 24, 1675. Finding the enemy no longer there, they moved on into Massachusetts and were gone on a fourteen-week campaign. For this service Daniel was paid £3-3s; William, £18-11s. In 1686 the legislature voted grants of land to all who had fought in this war, but was so slow in confirming the grants that when the final confirmation was given in 1735, out of thirty-nine Yarmouth men who had fought only two were still alive; William Chase and Richard Taylor. It was the heirs of the others who received the grants, all which were at Gorham, Maine. Daniel's heirs drew lot 107; and William's lot 43. Their brother Samuel's heirs drew lot 79. William wrote his will on July 16, 1727. The will does name his wife as Mary, but other evidence proves she was named Mercy.
William was a Quaker later in his life. In March 1700, the Men's Monthly Meeting of the Sandwich Society of Friends addressed a question to the members of the Yarmouth Meeting who were 'walking disorderly concerning training.' Apparently several men were attending the militia training and were thereby remiss in their duty to the principle advocated by their faith. The following month the members of the meeting received answers to their question of why the Yarmouth Friends were present at training day. All of those responding were members of the Baker family. John Baker stated that he saw no evil in going in order to speak with people he had business with. William Baker said ' . . that he could do more business on that day than in a week at any other time and justified his going.' Daniel and Thomas Baker did not know that they should go anymore. Most likely these Bakers were brothers, four of the six sons of Francis and Isabel (Twining) Baker. The Baker homestead at the head of the pond, now Mayfair, had not been sufficiently large to accomodate the growth of this family and the second generation had settled in the area near the present day Ezra Baker School, where West Dennis and South Dennis merge, and northward and eastward along the shore of Grand Cove. William probably died in Yarmouth soon after he wrote his will, in July of 1727.
William and his brother Daniel were among the Yarmouth men sent on the first Narragansett expedition. They set out from Mount Hope, near what is now Bristol, Rhode Island, on June 24, 1675. Finding the enemy no longer there, they moved on into Massachusetts and were gone on a fourteen-week campaign. For this service Daniel was paid £3-3s; William, £18-11s. In 1686 the legislature voted grants of land to all who had fought in this war, but was so slow in confirming the grants that when the final confirmation was given in 1735, out of thirty-nine Yarmouth men who had fought only two were still alive; William Chase and Richard Taylor. It was the heirs of the others who received the grants, all which were at Gorham, Maine. Daniel's heirs drew lot 107; and William's lot 43. Their brother Samuel's heirs drew lot 79. William wrote his will on July 16, 1727. The will does name his wife as Mary, but other evidence proves she was named Mercy.
William was a Quaker later in his life. In March 1700, the Men's Monthly Meeting of the Sandwich Society of Friends addressed a question to the members of the Yarmouth Meeting who were 'walking disorderly concerning training.' Apparently several men were attending the militia training and were thereby remiss in their duty to the principle advocated by their faith. The following month the members of the meeting received answers to their question of why the Yarmouth Friends were present at training day. All of those responding were members of the Baker family. John Baker stated that he saw no evil in going in order to speak with people he had business with. William Baker said ' . . that he could do more business on that day than in a week at any other time and justified his going.' Daniel and Thomas Baker did not know that they should go anymore. Most likely these Bakers were brothers, four of the six sons of Francis and Isabel (Twining) Baker. The Baker homestead at the head of the pond, now Mayfair, had not been sufficiently large to accomodate the growth of this family and the second generation had settled in the area near the present day Ezra Baker School, where West Dennis and South Dennis merge, and northward and eastward along the shore of Grand Cove. William probably died in Yarmouth soon after he wrote his will, in July of 1727.
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