+177 Richard, b. at North Salem, Sept. 8, 1779; d. June 27, 1849, at North Salem. +178 Phebe, b. at North Salem, July 28, 1782; m. Samuel Hunt; d. at North Salem, Nov. 1, 1847. The will of Pettit Baxter is recorded at White Plains, N. Y. Mentions wife Sarah, and sons John, David and Richard, and daughters Rhoda Baxter, Mary Keeler, Joanna Close and Phebe Hunt. The old house belonging to Pettit Baxter is still standing, and is inhabited. It must be near two hundred years old. The farm is still called the Baxter Farm. John Baxter's old farm adjoins his father's, but the old house was burned down many years ago. Pettit Baxter was a lame man who rode about his farm on horseback. Nevertheless, he enlisted in the 4th Westchester Militia (Land Bounty Rights) see Roberts' "N. Y. in the Revolution," page 268. Descendants eligible to D. A. R. or S. A. R. 99 3 2 MARY" BAXTER (John, John, Thomas, Thomas1), b. March 11, 1734; d. June, 1802; m. Abraham Smith, b. Jan. 9, 1733; d. March, 1784; both of North Salem. They had: 179 Abraham, b. Aug. 15, 1754; d. March, 1808; m. Nov. 19, 1778, Sarah Crane. 180 Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1756; d. June, 1803. 181 Abigail, b. Dec. 15, 1758; d. March 20, 1788; m. 182 Reuben, b .July 12, 1762; d. July 7, 1836. 100 4 3 2 SAMUEL BAXTER (John, John, Thomas, Thomas1), b. about 1736, a Tory, Dec., 1776. Samuel Baxter of Salem, West chester County, abandoned his house, cattle and farm of twenty-five acres, and "joined the ministerial army." Whig committee appraised his property at £51. He went to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, in 1783, but none of his name live there now. His nephew John Baxter (170) being a Whig, obtained the property. There were twenty-eight acres in the farm. We find Jonathan (6) Baxter witness of the will of John Thomson, mariner, Shelburne, N. S. Dated Dec. 2, 1789. Proved Oct. 22, 1790. John Baxter witness of the will of John Lee, mariner, March 18, 1793. These were probably the sons of Samuel Baxter, of Shelburne, Nova Scotia. 4 101 3 2 THOMAS BAXTER (John, John, Thomas, Thomas1), b. at Horseneck, April 22, 1739; d. at North Salem, Feb. 20, 1809; m. Aug. 7, 1765, Hannah Barnum, daughter of Thomas Barnum and granddaughter of Samuel Barnum, one of the original settlers of Danbury, Conn. Hannah Barnum was born at Danbury March 10, 1743; d. March 10, 1826. Their children were: 187 Hannah, b. at North Salem, July 6, 1766; m. Daniel G. Beatty. +188 Thomas, b. at North Salem, Dec. 24, 1767; m. (1) Adah Benedict; (2) Sarah (Stone) Wildman; (3) Sally Stalker. +189 Abigail, b. at North Salem, Nov. 22, 1769; m. Isaac Keeler. 190 Martha, b. at North Salem, Dec. 21, 1771; m. Jesse Blanchard. +191 Rebecca, b. at North Salem, Oct. 10, 1774; m. Jonah Keeler. 192 Betsey, b. at North Salem, Oct. 28, 1776; d. unm., March 2, 1814. 193 Samuel Barnum, b. at North Salem, Aug. 16, 1779; m. Hannah Smith; she d. Feb. 24, 1854; b. Dec. 18, 1775. Samuel Barnum Baxter d. May 1, 1845. They had no children. +194 Ezra, b. at North Salem, Feb. 6, 1782; m. Mary A. Peck. 195 Esther, b. at North Salem, Oct. 23, 1784; m. Uriah Griffen. During the Revolution, Thomas Baxter served in the 4th Westchester as private, or the 4th Westchester County Militia, Major Thaddeus Crane. Capt. Truesdale, Company 41. (See "New York in the Revolution," page 214.) 4 104 3 MARTHA BAXTER (John, John, Thomas," Thomas1), b. 1745; m. Abner Gilbert of Ridgefield, at the church of Christ, Salem, Nov. 14, 1771; d. 1808. 105 AUSTIN or AUGUSTINE BAXTER (John, John, Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. about 1747; m. Martha Darling, a direct descendant of the Mr. Darling who married the daughter of Governor Berkeley, Colonial Governor of Virginia. They had: +196 Stephen, b. at Fairfield, Conn., and perhaps other children. They also lived at Redding, Conn.; they went West before 1800. 106 JOHN BAXTER (John, John,3 Thomas," Thomas1), b. 1749; m. Lydia Bell Reed, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Bell) Reed, b. May 15, 1751. They were married March 4, 1771. Their children were: +197 Mary Bell, b. Oct. 6, 1772; bapt. in the Church of Christ, Dec. 13, 1772; m. Zabud June. +198 Daniel Reed, b. June 22, 1774; d. Dec. 16, 1842. +199 Huldah, b. June 22, 1776; d. Aug. 11, 1851. John Baxter (106) and wife became members of the Church of Christ, or St. James Church, at Salem, N. Y. Nov. 10, 1771. John Baxter died Feb. 27, 1777. It is supposed that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and died of wounds received. Lydia married Jan. 13, 1779, Major Thaddeus Crane, born March 27, 1728. Lydia Reed (Baxter) Crane died Sept. 3, 1813. These were known as the Baxter-Crane marriages. With his children and her children, and their own children there were twenty-one in all. Major Crane died in 1800. 107 3 2 NATHANIEL BAXTER (John, John, Thomas, Thomas1), b. 1751; bapt. June 24, 1752, at Church of Christ, Salem; d. at North Salem, June 27, 1807; m. Sarah Smith, b. Oct., 1761. They had: +200 Marcus, b. Oct., 1788; m. Abigail Truesdale, b. April, 1793. 201 Martha, b. 1790; d. June 4, 1814; unm. 202 Sarah, m. 203 Rebecca, m. Slater. Douglas; d. June 16, 1829. +204 Harvey, b. 1799; m. Reumany Northrop; d. June 12, 1844. 108 3 Stebbins Baxter (John,* John, Thomas, Thomas1), b. 1754; d. at North Salem, Feb. 25, 1820; unm. Bolton's "History of Westchester," says: "Mr. Stebbins Baxter, a resident of North Salem, who d. on the 28th of Feb., 1820; bequeathed his entire property to St. James' Parish, amounting to-according to an inventory of his estate $3,000. Which after deducting general expenses, etc., left a balance of $2,000. The Church, however, owing to the failure of the executors, only obtained the sum of $1,100." He also left the sum of $50 each to Stebbins Baxter June and Stebbins Baxter Quick, his grand-nephews. During the Revolution, in Willett's Tryon County Regiments, were:-Aaron, Anson and Thomas Baxter. Thomas Baxter was a prisoner in Canada from May 27, 1780, until April 19, 1783. John and Thomas Baxter were in Capt. Helmar's Co. from Feb. 18 to Aug. 18, 1779; and March 10 to Sept., 1780, Captain Helmer's Co., Col. Jacob Klocks' 2nd Tryon Co. Regiment. These five were probably grandsons of Roger Baxter (John, Thomas, George). Thomas Baxter and wife Marytge had a son Jacob, b. March 8th and bapt. March 23, 1784. Aug. 5, 1784, a Mary Folk, wife of Thomas Baxter, is mentioned in Thomas Folks' will, Ulster County. In 1790 a Thomas Baxter, wife and two grown sons, two sons under sixteen and three daughters, lived at Canajoharie. In 1790 Aaron Baxter was a resident of Hillsdale, Columbia County, N. Y., with his wife, one son under sixteen and one daughter. 112 3 JOHN BAXTER (Roger, John, Thomas, Thomas1), was killed by Indians in his own garden, now owned by Mr. Guy C. Beardsley, at East Creek, Herkimer County. This was probably during the French and Indian War, perhaps about 1763. There was a tradition in our family concerning this tragedy. John perhaps married Mary Schuyler, daughter of Pieter Schuyler, Sr., of the Mohawk Valley, and may have been the father of Schuyler Baxter. 117 5 3 2 ISRAEL BAXTER (Oliver, John, Thomas, Thomas1), b. 1751; m. Patty Lawrence. They had: +205 William Baxter, and five other children, names un known. |
