Elijah Baker (preacher)

Elijah Baker[1]
Elijah Baker[1]
Born	1742; Orange or Lunenberg County, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died	November 06, 1798; Salisbury, Somerset County, Maryland, United States
Occupation	Baptist minister
Known for	Preaching and church planter in Maryland and Virginia between 1776 and 1798
Spouse(s)	Sarah Copeland, Ann Widgeon
Children	Elijah Baker

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]

References

"Reverend Elijah Baker". Geni. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
Robert L. Saunders, Jr (1977). The History of the Grafton Baptist Church. Mark Enterprises.
Homer Massey (2020-08-02). "Elijah Baker 1742-1798". Scholars Crossing. Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
Laverne Young Smith (2011). "Elijah Baker and the Churches He Planted on the Eastern Shore of Virginia: 1776-1798". Scholars Crossing. Willmington School of the Bible. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
Taylor, James B. (1838). Lives of Virginia Baptist Ministers, 2nd Edition. Yale and Wyatt. p. 25-37.
Semple, Robert B. (1809). History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia. Cobb.
Bernard Fisher (2014-02-18). "Elijah Baker, Pioneer Baptist of the Eastern Shore of Virginia". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
Tim Fillmon (2020-08-02). "Elijah Baker (1742-1798)". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
Jim Duffy (2023). "When Accomac, Va. Put the Baptist in Jail, 1778". Secrets of the Eastern Shore. Secrets of the Eastern Shore. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

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[1] "Reverend Elijah Baker". Geni. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[2] Robert L. Saunders, Jr (1977). The History of the Grafton Baptist Church. Mark Enterprises.

[3] Homer Massey (2020-08-02). "Elijah Baker 1742-1798". Scholars Crossing. Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[4] Laverne Young Smith (2011). "Elijah Baker and the Churches He Planted on the Eastern Shore of Virginia: 1776-1798". Scholars Crossing. Willmington School of the Bible. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[5] Taylor, James B. (1838). Lives of Virginia Baptist Ministers, 2nd Edition. Yale and Wyatt. p. 25-37.

[6] Semple, Robert B. (1809). History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia. Cobb.

[7] Bernard Fisher (2014-02-18). "Elijah Baker, Pioneer Baptist of the Eastern Shore of Virginia". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[8] Tim Fillmon (2020-08-02). "Elijah Baker (1742-1798)". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[9] Jim Duffy (2023). "When Accomac, Va. Put the Baptist in Jail, 1778". Secrets of the Eastern Shore. Secrets of the Eastern Shore. Retrieved 2024-04-08.