JOHN H. BAXTER  was born  in  Colleton County, South Carolina  in 1795, John H. Baxter was the son of Stephen Baxter and wife was a (Honeycut or Hunnicut, see Carter family)Or other ref. have John H. Baxter's father as John S. Baxter (I believe this was John Stephen (Mr. Parker says John S.Baxter)(Roger Baxter, says Stephen,)I think John Stephen) ,

planter and what appears to be his second wife, Sarah Ann Smith. It seems that John H. Baxter came to Liberty County about 1820 as a young unmarried man to join his older brother , Stephen Hunnicutt Baxter(1783-1866)

who  lived in Liberty Co. Ga. since about 1805.  A sister Mary Anne Baxter, married Capt. William Smith Jr. in Liberty county in 1810.

John H. Baxter married  Nancy Delk of  Liberty County, Ga Liberty County, Ga.  on Jan. 10, 1824. She was the
daughter of  Samuel Delk(1780 - 1847) and Anna Delk ( Wife and Cousin)

As Florida opened for settlement about 1820 many Liberty County families sought new home sites there.  Shortly after their marriage, John H. and Nancy Delk Baxter moved to Gadsden County, Florida.  Repeated difficulty with the Seminole Indians caused John H. Baxter to move his family back to Liberty County, Georgia in 1835.  He acquired land in the 17th G. M. District, three and one half miles south of Taylors Creek Village  near the mouth of Big Horse Creek and there built his home. By 1850, he had accumulated a small plantation of approximately 1,850 acres of land, and had become an influential individual in the area.  he continued to live there until his death in July 1873.  His estate was administered by Edward Payson Miller, Executor.  The Children of John H. Baxter and Nancy Delk Baxter were:
 
 
 

Children of JOHN H. BAXTER and NANCY DELK are:

ASENATH BAXTER, b. February 27, 1825, Jackson Co. Fl.; d. August 14, 1864, Jones Creek Church Cemetery, Long Co. Ga; m. George W. Parker December 15,1840.

NANCY AGNES BAXTER, b. 1827; d. 1857; m. DAVID OWEN HIERS, December 30, 1846.

ELIZA JANE BAXTER, b. 1829 ; m. Allen Flowers December 16, 1845.

LURANNA BAXTER, b. 1831; d. January 18, 1894; m. (1) JULIUS H. ROBINSON, May 06, 1852; m. (2) WILLIAM BAILY DARSEY, November 26, 1863.

Stephen Godfrey Baxter STEPHEN GODFREY BAXTER, b. December 25, 1832, Liberty Co. Ga.; d. March 21, 1904; m. Isabella Caswell.

IRA WILSON BAXTER, b. November 12, 1839; m. (1) MARGARET UNDERWOOD; m. (2) CLENNIE CASWELL.

JOHN MITCHELL BAXTER, b. 1842; d. 1862

ANNE ELIZABETH BAXTER, b. 1845; d. 1878; m. NICHOLAS BROWN, Abt. 1863.

REDDEN GENTRY BAXTER, b. October 04, 1847; d. January 05, 1929; m. JULIA ANN GAINEY, December 29, 1867.