Nicholas Sr Baker

• General Notes
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    !NOTE: New England Historical and Genealogical Register; ; ; April 1988, p.
    121; ; Nicholas was educated at Cambridge, where he received his A.B. in St.
    John's College in 1631/2 and his A.M. in 1635...He came first to Roxbury, then
    Hingham, where he was made freeman 3 March 1635/6.  In 1642 with others from
    Hingham he applied for lands in Seekonk which were not granted....In 1636 he
    was the first deputy from Hingham to the General Court....When lands were
    granted in Hull in 1644 he received two two-acre lots on Further Hill, and by
    1657 he and his son John owned another on Town Hill.....Here he remained as a
    prominent resident...until 1660 when he was called to be ordanied as pastor of
    the first church at Scituate, located by the old burying ground of the "Men of
    Kent."  There he was instrumental in bringing about a reconciliation between
    the two churches at Scituate on 1 April 1675, after a disagreement of
    thirty-five years' duration having to do with methods of baptism, by immersion
    or sprinkling.
    !BIRTH: New England Historical and Genealogical Register; ; ; April 1988, p.
    121; ;
    !DEATH: James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England;
    ; ; 1:98; , genealogylibrary.com, Genealogy Library, web site of Family Tree
    Makeraged 67
    !DEATH: John and J.A. Venn, comp., Alumni Cantabrigienses; ; Cambridge,
    England, 1927; 1:7; ;
    !MARRIAGE:Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700; ;
    Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co.; p. 33; , private library of Brent A.
    Schlottman
    !MARRIAGE:New England Historical and Genealogical Register; ; ; April 1988, p.
    121; ;[bpahlow.ged]
    
    Reverand Nicholas Baker of Hingham, England was born there in 1611.  He was graduated from St . John's College, Cambridge, with the degree A.B. in 1632, and A.M. in 1635.  With his brothe r, Nathaniel, he came to New England, settling first at Roxbury.  He soon went to Hingham, MA , where he was made freeman in 1636, and served as the first Deputy from that town to the Gen eral Court, 1636 to 1638.  He removed to Hull in 1644, and then to Scituate as pastor of th e First Church there in 1660, retaining this charge until his death 22 Aug. 1679.  Cotton Mat her said of him:  "Honest Nicholas Baker of Scituate was so good a logician that he could off er ye to God a reasonable service, so good an arithmetician that he could wisely number his d ays, and so good an orator that he persuaded himself to be a Christian."
    
    Nicholas came with his brother, Nathaniel, to Hingham, MA in 1635 and they had adjoining lot s of 5 acres each granted to them on 18 Spetember 1635. This was on a slight eminence that be came known locally as Baker's Hill. Nicholas was a delegate from Hingham to the General Cour t in 1636 and in 1638.
    
    He moved about 1644 or 1645 to Hull, MA, where he was an extensive landowner.
    
    In 1660 he was invited to preach at Scituate where he was ordained a minister.
    
    Nicholas and his first wife (name unknown) had nine children, the first four born in Hingham:
    
    Samuel, b. 2 Oct. 1638; m. Ellen Winslow.
    Mary, b. Dec. 1640; m. in 1661, Stephen Vinal of Scituate.
    John, b. 20 November 1642.
    Elizabeth, b. 10 Nov. 1644; m. in 1664, John Vinal of Scituate.
    Nicholas (birth not in Hingham records), m. Experience Collier.
    Thomas (birth not in Hingham records), m. in Hingham, 6 Nov. 1674, Christian Beal, daughter o f Nathaniel Beal.
    Sarah (birth not in Hingham records), m. in 1671, Josiah Litchfield of Scituate.
    Deborah, bpt. in Hingham 6 June 1652; m. 1678 Israel Chittenden of Scituate.
    Nathaniel.
    
    From "Pioneers of Massachusetts"
    Rev. Nicholas, came early to Hingham; propr.; frm. March 3, 1635-6, deputy. Rem. to Hull. Pro pr. Applied to Gen. Court 2 Aug. 1642, for liberty to plant at Seaconk, but does not seem t o have gone. Was ordained minister at Scituate in 1660, and did a good work. He deposed to th e will of John Allin June 2, 1663, ae. 53 years. His wife d. 23 April, 1661; he m. 2, Grace - -. Ch. Samuel b. Oct. 2, 1638, Mary b. Dec. 1640, (m. Stephen Vinal,) Nicholas, Sarah, (m. Jo siah Litchfield,) Deborah bapt. 6 June, 1652, (m. Israel Chittenden). The son John d. April 1 9, 1678, and his est. was admin. by his bro. Samuel 1 May folg.
    He d. 22 Aug. 1678. He beq. to wife "in consideration of her extraordinary love and faithfuln ess in the discharge of her duty unto me and my children during the whole time of her lower s tation with me all that was hers before marriage with me, plate, clothing and books," with li fe use of house at Hull, lands, etc.; to sons Samuel and Nicholas and daus. Mary, Elizabeth , Sarah and Deborah; to wife's gr. ch. Mary Webb; to my gr. ch. Mercy B.; bro. Nathaniel B. o ne of the overseers of the will. Mistress Grace B. deposed. Her dau. Grace Dipple m. at Sci . 16 April, 1666, Joseph Webb of Boston.
    
    From 'Savage, Vol I:'
    NICHOLAS, Hingham 1635, br. of the first Nathaniel, freem. 3 Mar. 1636, rep. 1636 and 8, rem . to Scituate, there was ord. 1660, third min. of the first ch. and was of such good temper a s to reconcile the two chs. wh. had quarrel. for thirty yrs. Mather, with his habitual carel essness, cays, in the Magn. III. 219, "he had but a private  educat." taking occasion to utte r one of his brilliant clauses; yet I found  at St. John's Coll. Cambr. that he had his A. B . 1631-2, and A. M. 1635.  A short time he stopped at Roxbury. His w. that prob. was mo. o f all  his ch. d. 1661, and he next yr. took ano. of wh. the bapt. name Grace only is kn. an d d. 22 Aug. 1678, aged 67. Her he made Extrix. of his will, in wh. he names six ch. Samuel , Nicholas, Eliz. Sarah, Deborah, and Mary. All the ds. were m. Mary, 26 Feb. 1662, to Stephe n Vinal; Eliz. m. 1664 to John Vinal; Sarah m. 1671, Josiah Litchfield; and Deborah m. 1678 , Israel Chittenden. Deane, 181-3.