Stephen married first Deborah Poor and married second Abigail Swan (who may have been a widow). Stephen does not seem to have children. In his will, Stephen names his wife Abigail, sister Mehitable Chickering and Mehitable’s son John.[1]
Timeline
1750 Oct 18 Stephen Barker and Deborah Poor married in Methuen, Massachusetts[2]
1784 Mar 9 Stephen Barker, Esq and Mrs. Abigail Swan recorded their intention to be married in Methuen, Massachusetts [3]
1785 Nov 16 Steven Barker, Esq died "in his 67th year" in Methuen, Massachusetts[4]
Sources
↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 30628
Source: S7 Media: Book Abbreviation: Descendants of George Abbott Title: Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States Author: Lemuel Abijah Abbott Publication: Ancestry.com. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the de [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. CONT Original data: Abbott, Lemuel Abijah,. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States. Boston: Abbott, 1906. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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Stephen Barker and Mary Frye had a son Stephen, but he was born in 1719. I am not sure based on what I have found so far that this Stephen Barker was their son.