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Dr Simmons Jones Baker

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Dr Simmons Jones Baker

Birth
Hertford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
18 Aug 1853 (aged 78)
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Palmyra, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Grandson of Henry Baker of Buckland, Hertford County, North Carolina 1715-1765. Married Polly Turner Smith, daughter of Turner and Bettie Smith. When Baker went to England in 1793, he carried with him an old armorial seal that had passed down in the family and took it to the Herald's College in London to find out if any Baker still lived in England with the same coat of arms. He found that Sir George Baker, then physician to King George III, was the only such person. He made a second trip to Europe shortly after his marriage to consult this Dr. Baker about a personal illness. The trip was successful, and in gratitude he included the name "George" in the name of his firstborn son by Clairborne Smith, Jr. 1979. His mother was Ann Jones Baker daughter of Capt. Abridgton Jones.
Grandson of Henry Baker of Buckland, Hertford County, North Carolina 1715-1765. Married Polly Turner Smith, daughter of Turner and Bettie Smith. When Baker went to England in 1793, he carried with him an old armorial seal that had passed down in the family and took it to the Herald's College in London to find out if any Baker still lived in England with the same coat of arms. He found that Sir George Baker, then physician to King George III, was the only such person. He made a second trip to Europe shortly after his marriage to consult this Dr. Baker about a personal illness. The trip was successful, and in gratitude he included the name "George" in the name of his firstborn son by Clairborne Smith, Jr. 1979. His mother was Ann Jones Baker daughter of Capt. Abridgton Jones.

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