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An American Family History

Philip Baker
 

"[L]iberty must at all hazards be supported.
We have a right to it, derived from our Maker.
But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us,
at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood."

-- John Adams, 1765

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Rheindürkheim is a borough of Worms. Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River.

Frederick County was formed in 1743 from Orange County. It became Dunmore County in 1772. The name changed to Shenandoah County in 1778. Augusta County became Rockingham County in 1778. In 1881 Page County was created from Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties.

Philip Baker (Becker) was born in Rheindürkheim, Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

He married Anna Catherine Gramm on May 22, 1752 in Rheindürkheim. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Philip and Catherine Baker.

In 1755 Philip appeared as a member of the Frederick County, Virginia militia. He was "by virtue of a warrant" assigned 400 acres on Pass Run in what is now Page County, Virginia. He was given the Northern Neck land grant for the property in 1762.

Philip died on March 29, 1781 in Virginia.
Children of Philip Baker
and Anna Catherine Gramm
  • Jacob Baker
  • John (Johannes) Baker
  • Philip Baker
  • Henry Baker
  • Conrad Baker
  • Samuel Baker
  • Daniel Baker
  • Martin Baker
  • Rudolph Baker
  • Anna Elizabeth Baker Ransbarger
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