Editing Richard Baker (chronicler) (section)

==Family==
Richard Baker, born about 1568 at [[Sissinghurst]], Kent, was the elder son of [[John Baker (by 1531–1604/6)|John Baker]] and Katherine Scott, the daughter of Sir Reginald Scott (d. 16 December 1554) of [[Scot's Hall]] near [[Ashford, Kent]], and Emeline Kempe, the daughter of Sir William Kempe of [[Olantigh]], by Eleanor, daughter of Sir Robert Browne.{{sfn|Richardson IV|2011|p=2}} Richard Baker's father, [[John Baker (by 1531–1604/6)|John Baker]], was the second son of [[John Baker (died 1558)|Sir John Baker]], the first [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]].{{sfn|Martin|2004}}

Richard Baker had a younger brother named Thomas,<ref>christened on 3 April 1577 at [[St Stephen Coleman Street]], City of London</ref><ref>Will of John Baker of Saint Stephen Coleman Street, City of London, 14 April 1606</ref><ref>Will of Sir Henry Baker of Cranbrook, Kent, 6 May 1624</ref> who is doubtless the ancestor of William Baker of Lismacue House in [[County Tipperary]], Ireland.<ref>"A genealogical and Heraldic History of The Landed Gentry", by Sir [[Bernard Burke]], revised by A.C Fox-Davies, published by Harrisons and Sons 1912, p.23, It stated incorrectly that William's ancestor Thomas was a follower of [[Henry Sidney|Lord Deputy Sussex]] instead of [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|Lord Lieutenant Essex]].</ref>