John Barker (1758 - 1842)

Born 9 Mar 1758 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Slocum) Barker — married 7 Aug 1782 in Rhode Island

Died 1 Dec 1842 at age 84 in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John Barker, son of William Barker and Amie Wood, was born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 9 Mar 1758.^[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]

John married Susannah Slocum, of Rhode Island, in 1782.^[5] John and his two sons Abraham and Slocum were granted a certificate to the Saratoga monthly meeting (later known as Easton) from the Dartmouth monthly meeting on 21d of 5m 1792 [21 May 1792].^[6] His wife Susanna and their children Benjamin, Isaac, and Susanna followed shortly thereafter.

They resided in Cambridge.^[6]

John died, 1 Dec 1842, at age 84, presumably in or around White Creek, Washington County, New York, where he's buried in Barker Cemetery.^[7]

Children

• Abraham Barker.^[6]
• Slocum Barker.^[6]
• Benjamin Barker.^[6]
• Isaac Barker.^[6]
• Susanna Barker.^[6]

Sources

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2. ↑ Sources: (1) 1758 Birth Record (citation, p. 37): "John, ch. William and Amey (second w.), 9th, 3 mo. 1758, 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.
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 Massachusets. London: J. Hinton. Available without restriction courtesy of the Library of Congress. For full version of the map click on the link above.
5. ↑ 1882 Slocum Biography (citation).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Monthly meeting records, Removals 1792 - 1821, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, N.Y.), p 4-5.
7. ↑ Sources: (1) _____________________. (2) Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/25432222/john-barker : accessed 05 December 2021), memorial page for John Barker (unknown–1 Dec 1842), Find A Grave: Memorial #25432222, citing Barker Cemetery, White Creek, Washington County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Lakegirl! (contributor 46917508). Click here for a list of persons with Wikitree profiles who are shown as buried in Barker Cemetery. Click here to search the cemetery on Find a Grave.

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."
• Slocum, Charles Elihu. 1882. A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs And Slocombs of America: Genealogical And Biographical; Embracing Eleven Generations of the First-named Family, From 1637 to 1881.... Syracuse, N. Y.: Charles Elihu Slocum. Available without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust.