John Barker (abt. 1540 - bef. 1588)

Born about 1540 in Nayland, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Mawle) Barker — married 26 May 1562 in Nayland Sudbury Suffolk England

Descendants

Died before 22 Oct 1588 before about age 48 in Nayland, Suffolk, England

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Biography

John Barker was born in England about 1540. He was a cloth maker at Nayland, Suffolk.

John was baptised on 11 April 1540 in Elm, Cambridgeshire.^[1]

He married Margaret Mawle of Nayland on May 26, 1562 in their village. Margaret was the daughter of John Mawle and his wife Margaret of Stoke Nayland. John and Margaret had eleven children baptized at Nayland.

He was prosperous, as can be seen by his will, in which he bequeaths five houses to members of his family, and says that other houses have been disposed of. The will was made on June 24, 1587 ^[2] and John was buried at Nayland on October 22, 1588, in the churchyard of St. James Church. ^[3]

Birth

1535 Nayland, Suffolk, England

22 Jun 1536 Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England

1540 Nayland, Suffolk, England

Spouse

Margaret Mawle Barker, 1540–1590

Children

Alice Barker Bartlett

Death

22 Oct 1588: Nayland, Suffolk, England

Burial

Nayland, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: Title: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat,
   Page: Place: Elm, Cambridgeshire, England; Date Range: 1539 - 1876; Film Number: 1040577.
   Ancestry Record 1351 #4737550 (accessed before 1 November 2014).
2. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 73
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 5111 #925644 (accessed 5 March 2023)
   Will of Johannis Barker, granted probate on 10 Dec 1588. Died about 1588 in Nayland, Suffolk, England.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116226889

• [1] "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch-Documentation of birth, death, spouse, and children
• "Barker Genealogy"

See also:

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7330233&pid=840
• Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA:.Ancestry Record 7249 #102313356 (accessed before 1 November 2014).

Acknowledgments

• Profile Barker-4558 was created through the import of The Burton _ Marjorie Tollas B.ged on Nov 1, 2014 by Margie Bernard.