James
Barker
Born about in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of James Barker
and Sarah (Jeffrey) Barker
Brother of
Mary (Barker) Winsor and Priscilla (Barker) Lawton
Husband of
Mary (Cook) Barker
— married
1699 in in Middletown,Newport Co.,Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
James Barker, Phebe Barker, Mary Barker, Mary (Barker) Mason, Priscilla (Barker) Clarke, John Barker, Robert Barker, Sarah Barker, Peleg Barker, Phebe (Barker) Peckham and Deborah (Barker) Hoar
Died
at about age 82
in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
James Barker received 12 acres in Barker Swamp on 17 Jul 1702, clearing it for a home. He was Freeman in 1704; Deputy to the General Assembly 1709-1717-1725-1726; He was Moderator of Meeting of Proprietors in 1744.
Sources
- Fiske, Jane Fletcher. John Cooke of Warwick, R.I., and Middletown, Conn., The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI, 1976) Vol. 52, Page 9
- "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8NL-D7D : 6 December 2014), James Barker, 27 Mar 1758; citing Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, reference 176; FHL microfilm 946,435.
- Name: James Barker
- Death: 27 Mar 1758 Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
- Age: 83
- Birth: 1675
- RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project:They Came To Milton ID:I14352
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.39%
Frank Peckham
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F134457 [compare], FTDNA kit #134457
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~0.39%
Rebecca Wentworth :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T439654 [compare]
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Vic Watt
Vic Watt
Barker-842 and Barker-3348 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates, same wife. Please merge. Thanks.
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