Benjamin Baker

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Over-seer of Otterton with Oliver Carter, 1795, Otterton, Devon, England.

• Property: He also had a House & Garden value 1 pound 10 shillings. Heriots on himself, wife & son Ben aged 19., 1779, Otterton, Devon, England. 1781 Land Tax Assessment.

Benjamin Baker leased owned a field called Burgins & another called
Kelly's. These were rented to a William Hutchins.
He rented a property from a Mrs Dench indentified as Phillips. This
was in the village.

• Living, 1779, Had Field & Orchard Of 2 Acres Called Higher Piscombe The Rack Value Was 2 Pounds.

• Misc: Heriots were held on his life age 47, Sarah his wife 41 & William his son age 20., 1779, Otterton, Devon, England.

Benjamin married Susanna Pile, daughter of Michael Pile and Elizabeth Kenwood, in 1778 in Colaton Raleigh. (Susanna Pile was born in 1754 in Otterton, Devon, England, christened on 10 Mar 1754 in Otterton, Devon, England and died on 28 Jul 1833 in Otterton, Devon, England.)