Mary (Read) Barker (1754 - 1830)

Born 1754 in Virginia

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Died 1830 at about age 76 in Benton, Tennessee, United States

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Mary was born about 1750.

"Aaron Read Pendrey" set his hand and seal to his Last Will and Testament on the 8th of September 1783 bequeathing unto Lewis Barker and wife Mary Barker, 100 acres of land lying on No. side of Neuce [Neuse] River joining his own line, joining the lines of Henry Kemp & Joseph Nix, and also the two negroes, as my son-in-law Lewis Barker hath in his own possession known by the names of Sarah and Daniel.^[1] Lewis Barker and Edmunds Barker along with Moses Read, Jesse Read and William Burton were named Executors of the estate. It should be noted that, although his name was shown as Aaron Read Pendry and the signature shown as the same, he named all his children by the last name Read as well as his wife Jemimah.

She passed away in 1830. ^[2]

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1. ↑ Wake County, North Carolina, Wills, Inventories & Estates, Book 2, page 20 [marked out page 161 written], citing Lewis Barker and Mary Barker in will of Aaron Read Pendrey. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007637298. image 330 of 733. Accessed 4 September 2021.
2. ↑ Find A Grave memorial page for Mary Read Barker (1749–1836); citing Barker Family Cemetery, Benton County, Tennessee, USA; maintained by Sharon M. Bledsoe (contributor 46957219).

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