Interesting to see someone else trying to piece together the Wayt family.
Is there any reason for you discounting Mary Hickes as Richard Baker's wife?
There is a 1655 marriage at Stratton St Margaret for Richard Baker and Mary Hickes. It seems to fit given we know Richard's wife was called Mary, and given that Richard's children were born around 1655 in Stratton Margaret (e.g. Mary, probable wife of Thomas Wayt, was born there in 1657). I have also not yet been able to find Mary Hickes's baptism or will. She is described as of "Rodbourne" in her marriage record. Presumably Rodbourne Cheney given there is a Katherine Hickes who marries at Rodbourne Cheney in 1661.
I am reasonably comfortable that Richard Baker was the son of another Richard Baker - there's a 1622 baptism record at Stratton St Margaret which seems to fit.
Ben
A visit to the library today has revealed some more Baker connections. As well as finding the christening of Richard Baker [son of Richard] in Stratton St Margaret on 12 October 1622, I also found the following who I suspect are his siblings:
Margaret Baker - chr 30 November 1624 Stratton St Margaret
John Baker - chr 19 October 1634 Stratton St Margaret
Francis Baker [female] - chr 3 June 1638.
Margaret is described as the daughter of Richard Baker, whilst John is descfribed as the son of Richard and Winifred Baker - possibly hinting at the name of Richard and Margaret's mother [unless they were born to a first wife].
On the other hand Francis is described as the "daughter of Winesfred Baker widow" so she may not be Richard's sibling.
The other odd thing is that I couldn't find a christening for Richard's two brothers, Francis Baker and Lemuel Baker, both of whom he mentions in his Will. It is possible they were born in a different parish.
I did find the christenings of four of Lemuel's children however: Martha (1663), John (1665/66), Richard (1667) and Anne (1673) all christened in Stratton St Margaret. I haven't found Lemuel's marriage, christening or burial though.
There is also an Ann Baker born in 1673 to Daniel Baker and it's possible that he is another relative of Richard, Lemuel, and Francis.
As far as marriages for Richard Baker senior go, I haven't found any marriage to Winifred. The only marriages I have found in the right time frame (roughly 1610-1625) are as follows:
Richard Baker and Margarytt Adams - 7 October 1615 - Calne (St Mary), Wiltshire
Richard Baker and Dorothie Hawkins - 20 November 1620 - Christian Malford, Wiltshire
Both look a bit too far away to be the right marriage, but it is possible Richard moved to the Stratton area after he was married.
Sadly I had no luck tracing Mary Hicks though.
Matt
