WILL OF JOHN BAKER

The Last Will and testament of John Baker Late of Edgmond in Shropshire, in Old England, Husbandman, but now of Philadelphia, who being on the twelfth day of the first Month One thousand six hundred and Eighty fower weake in body but of ??fect understanding & of sound Memorie Doth make this my Last Will and testam?? Revoaking all other will & testaments whatsoever heretofore made. Item, I give my whole housell goods to my fower Daughters Rebeka, Mary, Dorothy and Sarah Baker to be Equally Divided between them According to the Just Judgment of my Execut?? as alsoe what Merchantable goods I have and Likewise what Just Debts shall Appear by Bills and my Accompt all which to be as Equally Divided between my fower Daughters, an Equal portion to every of them as alsoe the Redy money which is now in my possession I desere may be for the use of the youngest Child Sarah Baker and alsoe Rebeka Baker only twenty shillings of Old England Money I give Each of my other daughters Mary & Dorothy. I doe Appoynt in this My Will that Dennis Rochford and Joseph Baker my Brother, and Evan Oliver all these to be my true and Lawfull Executors, to place out my children and Execute whatsoever is needful in the matter. In Witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the Day & year first above written.

Sealed & Delivered JOHN BARK?? (Sea
in the presence of us
mark
Joseph :B:I Brow
his X mark
William M Roules
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Dennis Rochford
Executors approved This Last day of the
Sixth month 1685: Christopher Taylor,
Register Generall.

Of the children of John Baker, Dorothy was married in 1694 to Philip Yarnall, a brother to Francis Yarnall. Sarah was probably killed by lightning. The verdict of an inquisition held by Jacob Simcock, coroner, at Edgmont, on the 6th of 5 mo. 1699, on the body of Sarah Baker, was that "wee can find noe other but that it pleased Almighty God to vissit her with death by the force of Thunder." Of her sisters Rebecca and Mary no further information has been obtained.