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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Baker
On 10th November 1713 [his father] George Baker [age 26] and [his step-mother] Bridget Harris were married.
On 1st January 1722 George Baker 1st Baronet was born to [his father] George Baker [age 35] and [his mother] Mary Weston at Modbury, Devon.
On 24th January 1738 [his father] George Baker [age 51] and [his mother] Mary Weston were married at Dawlish, Devon. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Bishop Stephen Weston [age 73].
In 1749 George Baker 1st Baronet [age 26] went to Leiden University to study physic, becoming MD in 1756.
In 1756 George Baker 1st Baronet [age 33] was admitted to the Royal College of Physicians.
In 1757 George Baker 1st Baronet [age 34] became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
In 1762 George Baker 1st Baronet [age 39] was appointed Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 28th June 1768 George Baker 1st Baronet [age 46] and Jane Morris were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
In 1772 [his father] George Baker [age 85] died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 13th May 1772 [his son] Frederick Baker 2nd Baronet was born to George Baker 1st Baronet [age 50] and [his wife] Jane Morris at Jermyn Street. He was baptised on 17th June 1772 at St James' Church, Piccadilly. He married July 1814 Harriet Simeon Lady Baker, daughter of John Simeon 1st Baronet and Rebecca Cornwall, and had issue.
The London Gazette 11694. St. James's, August 24. The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain, to them and their Heirs Male, unto
George Winn, of Little Warley in the County of Essex, Esq; and late one of the Barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Scotland.
Herbert Mackworth, of the Gnoll in the County of Glamorgan, Esq;
James Laroche, of Over in the Parish of Aldmondsbury in the County of Gloucester, Esq;
Henry Peyton, of Doddington in the Isle of Ely, Esq;
George Baker [age 54], Doctor in Physick, and Physician in Ordinary to Her Majesty; [Baronet Baker of Loventor in Totnes in Devon].
Before 26th August 1776 George Baker 1st Baronet [age 54] was appointed physician to the Queen's household and then physician to King George III [age 38], attending the king during his periods of madness.
On 15th June 1809 George Baker 1st Baronet [age 87] died. He was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly. His son Frederick [age 37] succeeded 2nd Baronet Baker of Loventor in Totnes in Devon.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Unknown Baker
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Baker of Alvington, Devon
GrandFather: Aaron Baker
Father: George Baker
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend Joseph Tompson of Exminster, Devon
GrandMother: Martha Tompson
GrandFather: Bishop Stephen Weston 
Mother: Mary Weston