Sarah (Baker) Wilson (1672 - 1715)

Born 18 Oct 1672 in Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Wilson — married 13 Aug 1692 in Falls Meeting House, Bucks Co., PA

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1715 at age 42 in Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Sarah was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Sarah Baker was b. 18 Oct 1672, the daughter of Henry Baker and Margaret Hardman ^[1] Her parents and siblings arrived in 1682. Although she is not named on the source, it is likely that she also arrived with them as she was only about 10 at that time.^[2] On 13 Oct 1692 she married Stephen Wilson at the home of her father ^[3] Sarah's husband Stephen died after 1705. The Falls MM recorded his death as being 1705, but his will was written in 1707 and proved 19 May 1708.^[4] After the death of Stephen, she married Isaac Milner in 1708. ^[5] A son named Isaac, was born in 1709, his birth being recorded by the Falls MM.^[6] Sarah was buried the 29 Apr 1715. A memorial was written by the Middletown MM^[7]

| Sarah, b. West Derbye, 8 mo. 18, 1672; d Penna., 2 mo. — ,1715; bur. 2 mo. 29, 1715 ; m. 1st, at Henry Baker's. 8 mo. 13, 1692, Stephen Wilson, of Bucks Co., Carpenter, under auspices of Middletown Mo. Mtg., Job Bunting, Jacob Janney and 38 other witnesses; m. 2ly, 8 mo. 19, 1708, Falls Mo. Mtg., Isaac Milner. Pg. 11

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 Ancestry Record 7097 #188618
2. ↑ Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1684; Page Number: 163 Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry Record 7486 #3372956
3. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Record For Marriage Certificates, 1683; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: RG2/Ph/B86 3.2; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #4222725
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Ancestry Record 2793 #28101
5. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Falls Copy Births, Deaths and Marriages; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: RG2/Ph/F35 3.1; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #4155290
6. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Quaker Meeting Records; Falls Copy Births, Deaths and Marriages; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #156095
7. ↑ Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1713-1723; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #8257062

• Henry Baker and Some of His Descendants By Milks White, Jr., Baltimore, Md.; Friends Library, Philadelphia, PA[1]

Research Note

Her birth date is written in Old Style Quaker meeting dates: 8 mo. 18, 1672. before 1753, the calendar year began in March because of use of the Julian Calendar. Her birth would be in 8th Month = October. I have changed this to reflect "Old Style" dating. Miranda.