William Barker (1716 - 1796)

Born 7 Sep 1716 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Wood) Barker — married 1 Jan 1747 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Amy (Wood) Barker — married 29 Jan 1756 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1796 at age 79 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William Barker is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A006136.

William Barker, son of James Barker and Elizabeth Tucker, was born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 7 Sep 1716.^[2] Settled by Europeans in about 1652 and named for the town of the same name in Devon, England, the town of Dartmouth hugs the southern coast of modern Massachusetts, bordered on the north by Fall River, east by New Bedford, west by Westport and south by Buzzard's Bay.^[3]

1780 Map Showing Dartmouth (click 3x for full scale)[4]

In Dartmouth, 1 Jan 1747, William married, first, Hannah Wood, daughter of Jonathan and Peace Wood of Dartmouth.^[5] William and Hannah had three known children: : Peace, born 26 May 1748,^[6] James, born 8 Jul 1750,^[7] and Hannah, born 9 May 1752, and who died before age 2.^[8]

William married, second, 29 Jan 1756, Amy Wood, daughter of William Wood and Amy (Clarke) Wood, late of Middletown.^[9] William and Amy had four known children: John, born 9 Mar 1758,^[10] Caleb, born 6 Apr 1760,^[11] William, born 23 Oct 1761,^[12] and Amy, born 13 Dec 1763.^[13]

William died in Dartmouth, 11 Jan 1796, at age 79.^[14]

Research Notes

Transcriptions of Dartmouth Quaker Pages here.

Sources

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2. ↑ Sources: (1) 1716 Birth Record (citation, p. 39): "BARKER, William, s. James and Elizebeth, Sept. 7, 1716. [ch. James and Elisabeth (Tucker), Ist, 7 mo. 1717 [dup. 1716], C.R.3.]." (2) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-T3TP : 5 November 2017), William Barker, 07 Sep 1716; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711. (3) 1796 Death Record (citation, p. 20): "Barker, William..., s. James and Elizebeth."
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Dartmouth, Massachusetts," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, accessed 11 Dec 2021.
4. ↑ Excerpt from Hinton, John. 1780. A New and Accurate Map of the Colony of Massachusetts. London: J. Hinton. Available without restriction courtesy of the Library of Congress. For full version of the map click on the link above.
5. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 341.
6. ↑ See Profile of Daughter Peace Barker (1748-).
7. ↑ See Profile of Son James Barker (1750-).
8. ↑ See Profile of Daughter Hannah Barker (1752-1753).
9. ↑ Sources: (1) 1756 Marriage Record (citation, page 4): "Barker, William, of James and Elizabeth, Dartmouth, to Amy Wood, of William and Amy, late of Middletown, Jan. 29, 1756." (2) 1756 Marriage Record (citation, page 39): "Wood, Amy, of William and Amy, Middletown, to William Barker, of James and Elizabeth, Dartmouth, Jan. 29, 1756."
10. ↑ See Profile of Son John Barker (1758-1842).
11. ↑ See Profile of Son Caleb Barker (1760-1850).
12. ↑ See Profile of Son William Barker (1761-1832).
13. ↑ See Profile of Daughter Amy (Barker) Winslow (1763-).
14. ↑ Sources: (1) 1796 Death Record (citation, p. 20): "Barker, William, h. -----, h. Amey, s. James and Elizebeth, 11th, 1 mo. 1796, C.R. 3." (2) Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 32.

General Citations

• New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1929. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Vol. I Births. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust: "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."
• Arnold, James N. 1895. Vital Record of Rhode Island: 1636-1850: First Series: Births, Marriages And Deaths. "Vol. VII. Friends and Ministers." Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust. "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."
• New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1930. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Vol. III Deaths. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust: "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."