• General Notes

  REFN: 2312
  Colonial Families in the United States:  Volume 5
  BAKER.  b. 16th November, 1628, at Battle, Sussex; d 1679; commissioned
  Member of the Council of Maryland, 6th May, 1658, and retained this
  office until his death; was Surveyor General of the Province from 1st
  August, 1671, until his death; m. 1664, Ann CALVERT, dau. of Gov. Leonard
  CALVERT and niece of Cecilius, Lord Baltimore, who survived him; m.
  (second) Henry BRENT, who d. 1693; m. (third ) Richard MARSHAM, who d.
  1713.
  The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England, by Thomas Willing
  Balch, Press of Allen, Lane and Scott, Philadelphia 1899 p. 11:
  "Baker Brooke, eldest son to Robert and Mary Brooke, was born at Battel,
  November the 16th, being Sunday, at half hour past 9 o'clock in the
  morning, being new moon the night before, and was baptized the 2d day of
  December following, his Uncle Thomas Brooke, and his Grandfather Baker,
  his Godfathers, and his Aunt Foster, wife to Mr. Robert Roster, his
  Godmother, 1628."
  Brooke, Baker, St. Mary's Co. 5th Feb., 1697-8
  27th May, 1698
  To wife Catherine, plantation "De-la-Brooke" during life.  Also "Balck
  Walnut Thicket" situated on the freshet of the Patuxent.
  To son Baker and hrs, plantation "De-la-Brooke" at death of wife afsd.
  To son Leonard, "Balck Walnut Thicket" afsd; also 350A., "Brooke Wood" on
  n. side Matapany Branch.
  To son Richard and hrs., certain tract of land (unnamed) beginning at
  mounth of Stony Harbor Ck.
  To dau. Ann and hrs., "Brooke Forest," "Sumersett," and "Westfield."
  To son Baker afsd, and hrs., residue of lands.
  Testator desires his brother Charles to divide the lands among the sd
  child.
  To Robert Brooke, priest, personalty.
  To wife Catherine and child. afsd. residue of personalty.
  Exs."  Father-in-law William Marshall and wife Catherine.
  Test:  Chas. Brooke, Jno. Fenwich, Jno. Field, Thomas Norman. 6.83
  MCW 2:142

Details of Baker's family with Ann Calvert