INDEX TO THE BARKER FAMILY FILES

Generation 0

UNKNOWN BARKER

Children of Unknown Barker:

1. Thomas Barker was buried on 30 Nov 1649 in Rowley. [Ref] He married Mary Unknown. She died after 17 Apr 1660, when her second husband signed his will, making her his sole exexecutrix. She married second Rev. Ezekial Rogers on 16 Jul 1651 in Rowley. [Ref]
   Thomas left bequests in his will to Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, his "Deare Sister" Jane Lambert, Thomas Leaver and his wife, John Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Thomas Lambert, his "well beloved wife Mary Barker", the brothers and sister of Thomas Lambert if Thomas were to die before reaching 21 and his "beloved Brethern" Thomas Mighill and Mathew Boyes.
   Thomas was a cousin of Robert Johnson of Rowley. [Ref, 6;207]
   Thomas is said to be the brother of James, [Ref] but evidence of this is lacking.
   Thomas's will and Ezekiel's will are on the Essex county GenWeb site
   
2. James Barker died on 5 Sep 1678. He was buried on 7 Sep 1678 in Rowley. He married first Grace Unknown. He married second the widow Mary Wyatt.

Generation 1

JAMES BARKER (d. 1678) of Rowley

Parents: Unknown

James was born in "Stragewell, in Low Suffolk in Old England". [Ref quotes James in his will][Ref] He died on 5 Sep 1678. [Ref] He was buried on 7 Sep 1678 in Rowley. [Ref] He married first Grace Unknown on 25 Jan 1635. [Ref] Grace died on 27 Dec 1665 in Rowley. [Ref] She was buried there on 27 (12) 1665. [Ref][Ref 3;295 says 27 (2)] He married second Mary, the widow of John Wyatte, on 22 May 1666 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref][Ref] She died on 12 Apr 1684. [Ref] [Ref says that she died on 10 Apr 1683 in Rowley] At the time of her death she had been blind for many years. [Ref] Mary married first Edward Riddlesdale, the son of John Riddlesdale, about 1619. [Ref]

Helliwell speculates that Stragewell might be Stradishall, Suffolk, but there is no marriage record for James there. He suggests that James and Grace might have been the James Barker and Grace Risine who were married at St. Peter, Southgate, Norwich, Norfolk on 22 Nov 1636. Helliwell speculates further that Grace might not have been James' first wife. [Ref]

James, his wife Grace and their son Barzillai, along with James's brother Thomas and Thomas's wife Mary, were among the twenty Puritan families who came from England under the leadership of Rev. Ezekel Rogers. [Ref] They arrived in Salem in 1638. [Ref] The following April, having joined with about forty others, they bought land next to Newbury and Ipswich and established the town of Rowley. [Ref] Rowley was named after the Yorkshire parish that had been in Rev. Rogers' charge. [Ref]

James was a freeman on 7 Oct 1640. [Ref] He was on the trial jury at the 27 (1) 1649, 26 (1) 1650, 29 (1) 1653, 30 Sep 1656, 31 Mar 1657, 28 (7) 1658, 9 Mar 1659, 25 Sep 1650, 31 Mar 1663, 29 Sep 1663, 30 Sep 1673, 31 Mar 1674, 30 Sep 1673 and 31 Mar 1674 courts at Ipswich. [Ref] He was on the grand jury at the 30 (7) 1651, 27 (7) 1653, 26 (7) 1654, 25 (7) 1655, 29 (7) 1657, 27 Sep 1659, 26 Sep 1665, 25 Sep 166, 26 Mar 1667, 24 Sep 1667, 29 Sep 1668, 28 Sep 1669, 27 Sep 1670, 28 Mar 1671, 26 Sep 1671 and 20 Sep 1677 courts at Ipswich. [Ref]

James was a tailor in Rowley in 1655. [Ref]

The 9 Apr 1657 court at Ipswich told him to pay 5 shillings and released him from ordinary training. [Ref] He is on a 1660/4 list of tax payers in Rowley. [Ref]

On 8 Jan 1668/9 George Kilbourne and James Barker were chosen judges for the west end of town to hear the cases of people who failed to attend town meetings. [Ref] They were on a jury of inquest which returned a verdict on 29 Jan 1670/1. [Ref] The were on the same side in a dispute of some parishners who did not want to make a payment to Rev. Jeremiah Shephard on 18 Jan 1676/7. [Ref]

James was a freeholder in Rowley in 1677. [Ref]

On 16 Mar 1677/8 James sued John Kimball for not paying him 48 cords of firewood which was due his wife, formerly called "Mary Wiate". [Ref 6;422] [Ref]

In his will, James calls George Kilbourne "brother". [Ref]

The 28 Sep 1680 court at Ipswich asked Nehemiah Jewitt and Mr Wilson, the overseers of James's will to make sure that adequate provision had been made for his widow. [Ref]

Children of James Barker and Grace Unknown:

1. Barzillai Barker was born in 1635 in England. [Ref] He died on 16 Nov 1694. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He married Anna Jewett on 5 Dec 1666 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref 3;384] She was the daughter of Maximilian Jewitt. [Ref]
   Barzillai was a planter in Rowley, except for two periods in 1663 and 1668 when he lived in Topsfield. [Ref] He was taxed in Topsfield on 10 Feb 1664. [Ref 3;386] He was a freeholder in Rowley in 1677. [Ref]
   some descendants of Barzillai Barker
   
2. James Barker was born in 1641 in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 31 Jan 1723. [Ref] He married Mary Stickney on 10 or 11 May 1667 in Rowley. [Ref]
   James lived in Rowley and Southfield. [Ref] He was a freeman on 19 Dec 1690 in Springfield. [Ref]
   some descendants of James Barker
   
3. Eunice Barker was born on 2 (4) 1642 in Rowley. [Ref]. She was buried in (3) 1645 in Rowley. [Ref]
4. Nathaniel Barker was born on 15 Oct 1644. He died on 10 Nov 1722. He married Mary Kilbourne.
5. Eunice Barker was born on 11 (12) 1645 in Rowley. [Ref]. She married John Watson. [Ref][Ref] He died in 1685 and Eunice deposed on the inventory on his estate on 29 Sep 1685. [Ref]
   some descendants of Eunice Barker
   
6. Henry Barker died on 12 Dec 1653. [Ref]
7. Grace Barker was born on 1 (2) 1650 in Rowley. [Ref]. She died on 19 Feb 1724. [Ref] She married James Canadie on 3 Nov 1680 in Rowley. [Ref]
8. Tamar Barker was born on 15 (10) 1652 in Rowley. [Ref]. She died on 15 Dec 1652. [Ref] She was buried on 13 (10) 1652 in Rowley. [Ref]
9. Stephen Barker was born in Sep 1653 in Rowley. [Ref]. He was buried in (10) 1653 in Rowley. [Ref]

Generation 2

NATHANIEL BARKER (1644-1722) of Rowley

Parents: James Barker and Grace Unknown [Ref][Ref][Ref 15 Oct]

Nathaniel Barker was born on 15 Oct 1644 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He died on 10 Nov 1722 [Ref gives only the date] in Rowley, [Ref] "an aged man". [Ref] He married Mary Kilbourne. "Ye aged widow Barker" died on 12 May 1727 in Rowley. [Ref]

Helliwell [Ref] argues that Nathaniel's wife Mary was probably Mary Kilbourne.

Nathaniel was a husbandman. [Ref]

Nathaniel was a freeman in Rowley on 26 May 1677. [Ref] He was a freeholder in Rowley in 1677. [Ref]

Children of Nathaniel Barker and Mary Kilbourne:

1. Elizabeth Barker was born on 5 May 1672 in Rowley. [Ref] She died on 21 Nov 1722 [Ref] in Rowley. [Ref] She married Joseph Brocklebank on 18 Feb 1701/2 [Ref][Ref] in Rowley. [Ref] Joseph, the son of Capt. Samuel and Hannah Brocklebank, was born on 28 Nov 1674 in Rowley. [Ref] He may be the Joseph who died on 21 Apr 1748 in Rowley. [Ref]
   some descendants of Elizabeth Barker
2. Nathan Barker was born on 16 Aug 1674 in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 24 Nov 1752, unmarried, [Ref][Ref] and "suddenly" in Rowley. [Ref] He was a weaver. [Ref]
3. Jacob Barker was born on 14 Jan 1676. [Ref][Ref] He died on 27 Jan 1726. [Ref][Ref] He married Margaret Tenney on 30 Dec 1701. [Ref]
   Jacob may have been named after his mother's brother Jacob, who died at age 21 in King Philip's War on 18 Sep 1675. [Ref] He was a husbandman in Rowley. [Ref]
   some descendants of Jacob Barker
   
4. Mary Barker was born on 11 Jul 1679 in Rowley. [Ref] The widow Mary Scott died on 23 Jun 1763, age 83 years and 11 months, in Rowley. [Ref] She married Joseph Scott on 25 Nov 1707 [Ref][Ref] in Rowley. [Ref] Joseph, the son of Benjamin and Susanna Scott, was born on 4 Sep 1682 in Rowley. [Ref] He was baptised on 15 Mar 1685 in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 18 Jan 1754 in Rowley. [Ref]
   some descendants of Mary Barker
5. Joanna Barker was baptised on 20 Nov 1681 in Rowley. [Ref] She died in 1724. [Ref] She married Joseph Dresser as his second wife on 6 Aug 1712 [Ref][Ref] in Rowley. [Ref]
6. Marcy Barker was born on 20 Mar 1684 in Rowley. [Ref] She died on 10 Oct 1775. [Ref][Ref] She married first William Gage on 9 Jul 1707 [Ref][Ref] in Rowley. [Ref] William, the son of Thomas and Sarah Gage, was born on 20 Nov 1680. [Ref] He was baptised on 16 Mar 1658 in Beverly. [Ref] He died on 18 Mar 1730 in Rowley. [Ref] Marcy married second Capt. Jonathan Bayley after 20 Oct 1733 (int.) in Rowley. [Ref]
   some descendants of Marcy Barker
7. James Barker was born on 14 Oct 1686 in Rowley. He died on 16 Mar 1764. He married first Sarah Wicom. He married second the widow Mary (Gage) Jewett.
8. Nathaniel Barker was born 6 Jun 1693 [Ref] in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 27 Aug 1727, age about 34, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Unknown. [Ref]
   He was a housewright in Rowley and Windham. [Ref]
   some descendants of Nathanel Barker

Generation 3

JAMES BARKER (1686-1764) of Rowley

Parents: Nathaniel Barker and Mary Kilbourne [Ref][Ref][Ref]

James Barker was born on 14 Oct 1686 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He died on 16 Mar 1764 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref does not give the location] He married first Sarah Wicom on 7 May 1711 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref does not give the location] She died on 8 Oct 1750 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref does not give the location] He married second the widow Mary (Gage) Jewett on 10 Apr 1753. [Ref does not give her maiden name][Ref] Mary, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Gage, was born in 1695 and died on 10 Oct 1764. [Ref says that she was 79 and died at her daughter Dickinson's.][Ref][Ref]

James was a cordwainer. [Ref]

Children of James Barker and Sarah Wicom:

1. James Barker was born on 21 Apr 1712 in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 27 Mar 1802. He married first Elizabeth Kilbourne. He married second the widow Hannah (Goodridge) Stickney.
2. Sarah Barker was born on 11 Sep 1713 in Rowley. [Ref] She died on 27 Mar 1802. [Ref] She married Moses Kesar on 20 May 1735 [Ref][Ref] in Rowley. [Ref]
   some descendants of Sarah Barker
   
3. Elizabeth Barker was born on 5 Feb 1715/6 in Rowley. [Ref] She married as his second wife Daniel Dresser on 2 Dec 1762. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 198]
4. Daniel Barker was born on 4 May 1718 in Rowley. [Ref]
5. Jonathan Barker was born on 16 May 1720 in Rowley. [Ref]

Generation 4

JAMES BARKER (1712-1802) of Rowley

Parents: James Barker and Sarah Wicom [Ref][Ref][Ref]

James Barker was born on 21 Apr 1712 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He died on 27 Mar 1802, [Ref][Ref] age 90, of "old age" in Rowley. [Ref] He married first Elizabeth Kilbourne of Rowley on 1 Jan 1733/4 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref] Elizabeth died on 9 Sep 1763 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref does not give the location][Ref does not give the location] James and Hannah Stickney of Boxford filed an intention of marriage on 23 Jun 1764 in Rowley. [Ref] James married second the widow Hannah (Goodridge) Stickney on 7-1-1764. [Ref] Hannah, the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Frazer) Goodridge was born on 2-1-1713 and died on 11-4-1806. [Ref]

James was a cordwainer. [Ref]

Children of James Barker and Elizabeth Kilbourne:

1. Jedidiah Barker was born on 14 Apr 1735 in Rowley. He died in 1783 in Bradford. He married Sarah Stickney.
2. Sarah Barker was born on 29 Sep 1737 in Rowley. [Ref] She was baptised on 2 Oct 1737 in Rowley. [Ref] She may be the Sarah who married David Burpee after 20 Mar 1759 (int.) in Rowley. [Ref] David, the son of Jonathan and Mehitable (Jewitt) was born on 26 Mar 1731 in Rowley. [Ref]
3. Nathaniel Barker was born on 17 Nov 1739 in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 26 Oct 1826 [Ref][Ref] of "old age" at age 87 in Rowley. [Ref] He married Jane Sawyer of Rowley on 31 Mar 1767 [Ref][Ref] in Rowley. [Ref] She died on 15 Jan 1813 [Ref], age 74, in Rowley. [Ref]
   some descendants of Nathaniel Barker
   
4. Mary Barker was born on 19 Sep 1742 in Rowley. [Ref] She may be the Mary who married Moses Lowell on 21 Dec 1762 or the Mary who married Samuel Woodbury after 13 Apr 1763 (int.) in Rowley. [Ref]

Generation 5

JEDIDIAH BARKER (1735-1766) of Rowley and Bradford

Parents: James Barker and Elizabeth Kilbourne [Ref][Ref][Ref]

Jedidiah Barker was born on 14 Apr 1735 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He "drowned in the river" in Oct or Nov 1766 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Sarah Stickney on 1 or 11 Feb 1757 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref]

Jedidiah was a farmer. [Ref]

Children of Jedidiah Barker and Sarah Stickney:

1. John Barker was born on 21 Apr 1758 in Rowley. He married Mary Jackman.
2. James Barker was born on 17 Jan 1760 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] He died on 23 Jan 1842, age 82, and is buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. [Ref] He married first Elizabeth Brown of Byfield, Rowley on 27 Mar 1781 in Newbury. [Ref][Ref] He married second Mary Unknown. She was born about 1772. She died on 29 Jan 1842, age 70, and is buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. [Ref]
   His grandfather Stickney mentions James in his will. [Ref]
3. Dea. Samuel Barker was born on 21 Jan 1762 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref][Ref, 15 May 1762 in Rowley] He died on 25 Mar 1831 [Ref, only gives the year] in Bethel. [Ref] He married first Betsey Rogers. [Ref, p. 475][Ref] She was born about 1765. She died on 14 Dec 1812, age 47. [Ref] He married second Abigail Blanchard. [Ref, p. 475] Abigail was born about 1763 and died on 22 May 1844. [Ref] Samuel and his wives are buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Oxford county [Ref]
   Samuel was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. [Ref, p. 475][Ref], serving at Valley Forge. [Ref, p. 2] It is said that he personally tailored a waistcoat for Gen. Washington. [Ref, p. 2]
   He went to Bethel, Oxford, Maine in 1803. [Ref, p. 2][Ref, p. 475] In 1803 he was granted ferry privileges. [Ref, p. 2] He began Barker's Ferry [Ref, p. 475] in 1803. [Ref, p. 2]
   Samuel was deacon of the Congregational church in Bethel. [Ref, p. 475] It was built next to his house in 1806. [Ref, p. 2]
   James's house next to the Androscoggin River bridge was still standing in 2011. [Ref, p. 2]
   some descendants of Samuel Barker
   
4. Susannah Barker was born on 21 Dec 1763 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] She married Eliphalet Burbank in Jan 1781 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] Eliphalet, the son of Abraham and Abigail (Savory) Burbank, was born on 22 Jun 1760 in Bradford. [Ref]
   some descendants of Susannah Barker
5. Elizabeth Barker was born on 17 Sep 1765 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] She married Joseph Danford in Jan 1786 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] Joseph, the son of Stephen and Betty (Parker) Danford, was born on 6 Oct 1763 in Bradford. [Ref]

Generation 6

JOHN BARKER (b. 1758) of Rowley, Londonderry and Bethel

Parents: Jedidiah Barker and Sarah Stickney [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 475]

John Barker was born on 21 Apr 1758 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref] He married Mary Jackman on 27 Mar 1781 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. [Ref says that Mary is of Byfield, Rowley][Ref does not give the location][Ref, from Rowley town records]

John was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. [Ref] He moved to Londonderry in 1786 [this is not consistent with his first two children being born in Londonderry] and was living there in 1796. [Ref] He moved to Bethel in 1804. [Ref] He was town officer in 1806. [Ref, p. 165] In 1812 he was appointed to the Committee of Safety. [Ref, p. 169] John was one of those who signed a petition to divide the town. The town voted against this on 18 May 1815. [Ref, p. 171]

He is mentioned in the will of his grandfather Samuel Stickney. [Ref]

Children of John Barker and Mary Jackman:

1. Mary Barker was born on 26 Jun 1782 [Ref, p. 475] in Londonderry. [Ref] She died on 16 Sep 1879 in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois. [Ref, p. 230] She married Andrew Robertson in 1802. [Ref, p. 229] Andrew was the son of Andrew and Mary (Hall) Robertson. [Ref, pp. 222-3] He was born on 25 Jan 1781 in Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 229] He died on 25 Jan 1854 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 230]
   Andrew was a farmer in Merrimack county, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 230]
   some descendants of Mary Barker
2. Sarah Barker was born on 6 Mar 1784 [Ref, p. 475] in Londonderry. [Ref] She died on 26 Dec 1830 [Ref] in Georgetown in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. [Ref, 1;226] She married Capt. Jeremiah Jewett [Ref] after 12 Dec 1806 (int.) [Ref]
   some descendants of Sarah Barker
   
3. Dr. John Barker was born on 12 Aug 1785. [Ref, p. 475] in Massachusetts. [Ref, p. 252] He died in New York City. [Ref, p. 252] He settled in Wilton, Franklin, Maine. [Ref, p. 252] His son Fordyce Barker was a famous physician in New York. [Ref, p. 475] John was living with his son when he died. [Ref, p. 252]
   John received an honorary MD degree from Brunswick Medical College in 1846. [Ref, p. 252]
   some descendants of John Barker
   
4. Nancy Barker was born on 31 Jan 1788 [Ref, p. 475], probably in Londonderry. Nancy Barker Ingalls died on 24 Feb 1850, age 53, and is buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. [Ref] She might be the Nancy Barker who married Frederick Ingalls of Bethal, altough her age on her gravestone is wrong. [Ref, p. 333] Her nephew Hall Robertson appears to have named his son of after Frederick.
   some descendants of Nancy Barker
5. Abigail Barker was born on 29 Oct 1790 [Ref, p. 475], probably in Londonderry. Abigail, the wife of E. C. Jackson, died on 18 Nov 1878 and is buried in the Byfield Cemetery. Click here to see a photo of her grave on the Findagrave website. She is married Ebenezer Cleveland Jackman on 23 Sep 1817 in Rowley. [Ref]
   For more information on Abigail, see her page on Bill Fredrickson's website.
   
6. Capt. Samuel Barker was born on 6 Jul 1792 [Ref, p. 475] in Londonderry [Ref, for son John]. He died on 7 Mar 1869. [Ref] He married Hannah Bird Clark. [Ref, p. 475, 512][Ref, for son John] Hannah was the daughter of Benjamin and Betsey (Mason) Clark of Bethel. [Ref, p. 512] She was born on 22 Apr 1796 [Ref, p. 512] in Bethel [Ref, for son John]. She died on 19 Mar 1868. [Ref] Samuel and Hannah are buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. [Ref]
   Samuel was a private in Joseph Holt's company of William Ryerson's regiment, drafted from Bethel and vicinity. [Ref, p. 90] This company was in service in the War of 1812 at Portland from 25 Sep to 9 Nov 1814. [Ref, p. 90] He was later the captain of the West Parish company of the Bethel militia. [Ref, p. 85]
   some descendants of Samuel Barker
   
7. Timothy Barker was born on 1 Jul 1794 [Ref, p. 475], probably in Londonderry. He died on 11 Nov 1875. [Ref] He married Eliza Town. [Ref, p. 475] Eliza was the daughter of Isaac and Dolly (Gould) Town of Bethel. [Ref, p. 624] She was born on 3 Aug 1804. [Ref, p. 624] She died on 23 Jan 1866. [Ref, p. 476] Timothy and Eliza were buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery (Skillinston Cemetery) in Bethel. Click here to see a photo of their grave on the Findagrave website.
   Timothy was a farmer. [Ref, p. 475]
   some descendants of Timothy Barker
8. Pamelia Barker was born on 22 Aug 1796 [Ref, p. 475] probably in Londonderry. She died on 3 Dec 1840. [Ref, p. 549, 30 Dec][Ref] She married James Grover. [Ref, p. 546] James was the son of Eli and Mehitable (Austin) Grover of Bethel. [Ref, p. 546] He was born on 18 Nov 1793. [Ref, p. 546] James died on 24 Jan 1866. [Ref] He married second Thirza Twitchell. [Ref, p. 546] James and his wives are buried in the Grover Hill Cemetery in Bethel. [Ref]
   some descendants of Pamelia Barker
   
9. Hannah Jackman Barker was born on 26 Jul 1801, probably in Londonderry. She died on 27 Aug 1874, probably in Bethel. She married James Walker.

Generation 7

HANNAH JACKMAN BARKER (1801 - 1874) of Bethel Parents: John Barker and Mary Jackman [Ref, p. 475] Hannah Jackman Barker was born on 26 Jul 1801 [Ref, p. 475], probably in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Her gravestone says that she died on 27 Aug 1874, aged 73 years and one month. [Ref] She is buried in Bethel, Oxford, Maine [Ref] in the South Bethel cemetery. [Ref] She married James Walker [Ref, p. 637] on 21 Feb 1822. In 1870 she was living in Bethel with her son Cullen. [Ref]

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