I have long believed that my Baker line descends from John and Mary (Wason) Baker,who went to Campbell County, Kentucky from Pennsylvania about 1795. I had circumstantial evidence, but not absolute proof. I took the Baker DNA Test.

One  of the Bakers, Samuel, son of John and Mary, never left the area. William Kendall (Bill) Baker, of Campbell County, is from that line and can easily prove that he is descended from John and Mary. He grew up just down the road from their farm. He took the DNA test and we were a perfect match. The match proves that we have a common Baker ancestor. This also proves that John Jr. was a son of John and Mary, and that my William Baker was a son of John Jr.

I would like to see a male member of EVERY Baker line take the DNA Test. That's the only real way to sort them out. The Y Chromosone is passed down only from father to son, so a male named Baker must take the test. If you match someone, then you have a common Baker ancestor.

Many Bakers have proven their research correct or have gotten past their "Brick Walls" with their Test results. Some have been completely surprised to find that they were descended from a different Baker line than they had thought. They had taken a wrong turn somewhere in their research.

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Update - 21 Dec. 2006

37 Marker Test Results

Both Bill's and my markers  in the 37 marker test were:

R1b1 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 14 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 14 16 16 17 12 11 19 23 17 16 18 17 37 38 12 12

Still a perfect match!

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OUR BAKER LINES:

JAMES RICHARD BAKER, JR. #14572
E-Mail: jrbakerjr       

James Otis Baker 1882 Johnson Co, MO-1950 Vernon Co, MO/Bertha Love
William Wiley Baker 1853 Page Co, IA-1911 Mitchell Co, KS/Cynthia Foster
George Baker 1817 Pendleton Co, KY-1884 Johnson Co, MO/Elizabeth Hollis
William Baker 1793 Fayette Co, KY-1850 Shelby Co, IN/Sarah Castator(Kerstaetter)
John Baker, Jr  ca. 1767 PA or IRE-1822 Campbell Co, KY/1st wife unknown
John Baker 1742 IRE-1815-Campbell Co, KY/Mary Wason

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WILLIAM KENDALL BAKER #32633
E-Mail: Bill Baker

Bennett Kendall Baker 1892 KY-1964 KY/Lillie Irene Thornton
Samuel Bennett Baker 1854 KY-1934 KY/Kathrine "kate" Kendall
James A. Baker 1814 Campbell Co, KY-1903 KY/Margaret Eleanor Roberts
Samuel Bennett Baker 1781 Westmoreland Co, PA-1872 Campbell Co, KY/Elizabeth Armstrong
John Baker 1742 IRE-1815 Campbell Co, KY/Mary Wason

If you are seriously researching your Baker line, I recommend that you join the Yahoo Baker Ancestors Group, and take the DNA test. You can find more information here:       http://www.bakerdna.net/  Look for "John Baker born 1742"