Elijah Baker (preacher) explained
| Elijah Baker[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1742 |
| Birth Place: | Orange or Lunenberg County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Death Date: | November 06, 1798 |
| Death Place: | Salisbury, Somerset County, Maryland, United States |
| Occupation: | Baptist minister |
| Spouse: | Sarah Copeland, Ann Widgeon |
| Children: | Elijah Baker |
| Known For: | Preaching and church planter in Maryland and Virginia between 1776 and 1798 |
Elijah Baker (1742 - November 06, 1798) was an American Baptist minister who preached in Virginia and Maryland. He is known to have preached in Henrico, James City, Charles City, and York Counties[2] before traveling Gloucester County and ultimately founding numerous churches on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland.[3] [4] Elijah Baker's conversion and ordination is credited to Rev. Shubal Stearns of Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Sandy Creek, North Carolina.[5] Baker is credited with planting the following churches:[6]
- James City Baptist Church, 1773
- Charles City Baptist Church, 1776
- Grafton Baptist Church, 1777
- Lower Northampton Baptist Church, 1778
- Mesongoes Baptist Church, 1779
- Hungo's Baptist Church, 1783
- Matompkin Baptist Church, 1785
- Chincoteague Baptist Church, 1786
- Seacock Baptist Church, 1787
- Portsmouth Baptist Church, 1789
- Pungoteague Baptist Church, 1790
- Machipongo Baptist Church
- Boars Swamp Baptist Church
- Four Mile Baptist Church
Baker was jailed for preaching for 56 days in Accomack County in 1778, one of the last ministers to be jailed in Virginia for opposing the state-sponsored Anglican church. [7] [8] [9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Reverend Elijah Baker . 2022-04-26 . Geni . 2024-04-08.
- Book: Robert L. Saunders, Jr . The History of the Grafton Baptist Church . Mark Enterprises . 1977.
- Web site: Elijah Baker 1742-1798 . Homer Massey . 2020-08-02 . Scholars Crossing . Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary . 2024-04-08.
- Web site: Elijah Baker and the Churches He Planted on the Eastern Shore of Virginia: 1776-1798 . Laverne Young Smith . 2011 . Scholars Crossing . Willmington School of the Bible . 2024-04-08.
- Book: Taylor, James B. . 1838 . Lives of Virginia Baptist Ministers, 2nd Edition . Yale and Wyatt . 25-37 .
- Book: Semple, Robert B.. 1809 . History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia. Cobb.
- Web site: Elijah Baker, Pioneer Baptist of the Eastern Shore of Virginia . Bernard Fisher . 2014-02-18 . The Historical Marker Database . 2024-04-08.
- Web site: Elijah Baker (1742-1798) . Tim Fillmon . 2020-08-02 . The Historical Marker Database . 2024-04-08.
- Web site: When Accomac, Va. Put the Baptist in Jail, 1778 . Jim Duffy . Secrets of the Eastern Shore . 2023 . Secrets of the Eastern Shore . 2024-04-08.
