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 1762 - 1850 (88 years)
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| Name |
Charles Baker |
| Birth |
2 Feb 1762 |
Culpeper County, Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
26 Apr 1850 |
| Person ID |
I64 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
24 Sep 2006 |
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| Notes |
- His father, Thomas, operated a powder house and was killed by an explosion at his plant at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Thomas’ wife, Dorothy, and family, including Charles, then moved to Burke County, NC.
Charles entered the Continental Army in Burke County as a light horseman Charles Baker was born February 2, 1762, in Culpepper County, VA. under Capt. Joseph McDowell and Col. Charles McDowell. He was wounded at the Battle of King’s Mountain, SC, and again at the Battle of Cowpens, SC. After recovering from his wounds, he volunteered again as a light horseman under Capt. Russell and marched to Wofford’s Fort on the Catawba River. He was there when the war ended. Nine of Charles’ brothers and three brothers-in-law served in the Revolutionary War.
After the war Charles settled in the Pendleton District, SC, where he married Ann Blair on April 26, 1787. In 1820, Charles sold his Pendleton property and moved to land in Franklin (Habersham) County that he acquired through the Cherokee Lottery of 1819. Charles eventually bought a farm in Cass (Bartow) County to be near his sons. He died there April 26, 1850.
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