Sarah (Macomber) Barker (1713 - 1786)

Born 27 Oct 1713 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Barker — married 9 Dec 1738 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1786 at age 72 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born on 27 Oct 1713^[1]. She died on 6 Jan 1786^[1][2]

Probate

The will of Sarah Barker of Pembroke, widow was dated 10 October 1785 and proved on 1 March 1786 in Plymouth. She mentions her children, Sarah Little (executor), Lydia Sprague, her eight grandchildren (not named) by Ebenezer Barker, decd., Deborah Randall, Joanna Tilden, and Ursula Crooker. Her inventory was taken on 4 March 1786 in Pembroke.^[3]

In 1787, an account of her estate by Sarah Little was recorded which included debts paid, legacies paid, and administration fees.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Newhall, Barker. The Barker Family of Plymouth Colony and County (Cleveland: F. W. Roberts, 1900): Page 26
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ85-Z8H : 15 January 2020), Sarah Macumber, 1713.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6H5W : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 597-598 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-8ZLK : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 161 of 639; State Archives, Boston.