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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Baker
Around 1680 [his father] Aaron Baker (age 28) and [his mother] Martha Tompson (age 23) were married.
In 1687 George Baker was born to [his father] Aaron Baker (age 35) and [his mother] Martha Tompson (age 30).
On 10th November 1713 George Baker (age 26) and Bridget Harris were married.
On 1st January 1722 [his son] George Baker 1st Baronet was born to George Baker (age 35) and [his future wife] Mary Weston at Modbury, Devon. He married 28th June 1768 Jane Morris and had issue.
In 1725 George Baker (age 38) was appointed Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral which office he held for life.
In 1728 [his father] Aaron Baker (age 76) died.
In or before 1737 [his wife] Bridget Harris died.
On 24th January 1738 George Baker (age 51) and Mary Weston were married at Dawlish, Devon. She the daughter of Bishop Stephen Weston (age 73).
In 1740 George Baker (age 53) was appointed Archdeacon of Totnes which office he held until his death in 1772.
In 1742 [his mother] Martha Tompson (age 85) died.
On 28th June 1768 [his son] George Baker 1st Baronet (age 46) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Morris were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
Before 1772 George Baker (age 84) was appointed Vicar of St George's Church, Modbury.
In 1772 George Baker (age 85) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Unknown Baker FuI3msZU
GrandFather: John Baker of Alvington, Devon
Father: Aaron Baker
GrandFather: Reverend Joseph Tompson of Exminster, Devon
Mother: Martha Tompson