Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Robert Barker (1297) & Catherine Ackworth
3189. John Barker. Born 1610/1613 in England.42 John died in Marshfield, MA on 14 Dec 1652.290 Occupation: brickmason.

John was in New England by 5 Nov 1638 when he was a proprietor of Marshfield.16

From Elizabeth Barker’s Barker Genealogy:290
    John Barker, with his brother Robert, were among the early adventurers that arrived in Plymouth, Mass. Having some means they set out from the Plymouth Colony to make homes for themselvers, going by boat along the coast until they came to the North River. Sailing down this, they reached what is now that part of Pembrook, Mass. known as Herringbrook.
    John lived in that part of Plymouth wich was set off in 1637 as Duxbury. He was a brickmason and agreed to teach wm. Barden the trade of bricklayer, at the end of his time giving him (Wm.) “20 bushels of corn, 2 suits of apparel and an ewe goat’s lamb.”
    In 1638 he moved to Marshfield, Mass. and bought a ferry at Jones River, where he convenanted to keep it “at two pence a person until a bridge is built.” In 1643 he was a member of the marshfield Military Co. under Lt. Nathaniel Thomas. In 1648 he had some disagreement with a a neighbor about a boundary line. The Court requested John Alden and Myles Standish to “set at rights such differences as are betwixt them.”
    On June 5, 1651 he was made a freeman and on 12-14-1652, was drowned at his ferry, leaving an estate of £131.
Say 1639 John married Ann Williams (3093) , daughter of John Williams (1274) (ca 1600-) & Ann. Born say 1620 in England. Ann died in Barnstable, MA 16 Mar 1657/8.

Ann first married John Barker, second Abraham Blush.

Anderson says in The Great Migration Begins:16
    Otis and Deane claim that John Barker married in 1632 Ann Williams, daughter of John Williams of Scituate, also claiming that the latter came in 1632 with Timothy Hatherly. There are a number of problems with this. First, the earliest record of John Williams is on 5 March 1638/9, when he was propounded for a freeman of Plymouth Colony [ PCR 1:116], and the first record of John Barker is as a proprietor of Marshfield on 5 November 1638 [Pope 32]. Second, the other known children of John Williams marry or first appear in the records in the late 1640s and early 1650s. Third, John Barker's children were three daughters who married between 1660 and 1668, indicating births in the 1640s. The likely time of arrival for both John Barker and John Williams is late in the 1630s.


In any case, the Barker family and the Williams family were close. When John Barker senior died in 1652, his son John junior was two years old and John Williams was apponted his guardian. It is unclear whether John Williams was married at the time. John senior’s widow, Ann, soon married Abraham Blish (or Blush) as his second wife and had at least two more children. The best explanation why John Williams was appointed John Barker junior’s guardian is that John Williams was John Barker’s uncle.
    Furthermore, when John Williams made his will in 1691, he referred to John Barker as his nephew. It’s conceivable that he meant “nephew” to be only a term of affection.
Their children include:
9172i.
Deborah Barker (ca 1640-7 Mar 1721/2)
9173ii.
Anna Barker (ca 1643-)
9174iii.
Mary Barker (ca 1647-aft 15 May 1711)
9175iv.
John Barker Esq. (ca 1650-1 Dec 1729)
3190. Robert Barker. Born ca 1616 in England.16 Robert died in Duxbury, MA bet 1689 and 1691. Occupation: ferryman, bricklayer.

There’s an article on Robert Barker in The Great Migration Begins.16

Robert came to New England about 1632 and settled first at Plymouth. He was of Marshfield by 1643, and of Duxbury by 1653. His will was dated 18 Feb 1689, and on 14 Mar 1691/2 his lands were divided among the sons of his son Isaac.16

From Elizabeth Barker’s Barker Genealogy:290
    Robert Barker and his brother John were among the early adventureres in Plymouth, Mass., being young men of some means, they soon became dissatisfied with the dull life they were leading and resolved to start out into the wilderness for a now home. They took a negro as an assistant, bought a boat at Plymouth and sailed along the coast until they came to the Great River (later North River) which they entered and sailed up to the Namassakeest streem. Arriving at Indian Pond, in the late autumn and deeming this place to meet the requirements for their purpose of establishing a Trading Post, they built a hut for the winter and as soon as Spring came commenced their house in what is now the town of Pembroke, Mass. This house was built of flat stones, laid in clay mortar and covered with shed roof. It was 15 fret square, 6 ft. high, and containing but one room with a huge fireplace, later a frame addition was made and the home was adapted for defense as well as trading, the strength of the building, its central position, the existence of a well within its walls, caused it to be made a Garrison-House during King Philip’s war in 1679, the old port holes existed until the house was taken down a few years ago. Your historian treasures some strips ofd wall paper and an old shingle taken from this house, which is claimed by the people of Pembroke, MAss. to be the oldest dwelling house in the United States.
    Robert was a bricklayer in 1640 and bought 40 acres of upland that year, was part owner of the ferry his brother ran in 1641, also bought 100 acres in Marshfield, Mass., was a member of the Marshfield military co. under Lt. Nathaniel Thomas in 1643, was surveyor of Marshfield in 1645, 1648, and of Duxbury 1654, 1672, 1677, 1679; Constable of Marshfield 1646, also its Grand juryman 1669, was admitted freeman 6-6-1654, took the oath of fidelity in 1659, was credited wsith changing the spelling of the old from Barkar to Barker.
    “He was licensed 7-7-1646 to keep an inn in Marshfield to retail wine, which he cancelled 6-5-1666. The Court at Plymouth, Mass., on 3-5-1668 granted him 9 1/2 acres of meadow at Robinson’s Creek, North River, Duxbury. He prospered in his new home and left at his death in 1691, L 142, 1s, 11d.
Robert married Lucy. Lucy died aft 1681.

Although Lucy (also spelled Luce) is sometimes said to be the daughter of John and Anne Williams, that seems to be an error.16 Torrey’s Marriages and others state that the wife of Robert Barker was Lucy Williams. No evidence has been found to support this statement and it seems doubtful.188
Their children include:
9476i.
Isaac Barker (ca 1642-1710)
9477ii.
Lieut. Francis Barker (ca 1646-1720)
9478iii.
Rebecca Barker (ca 1650-28 Apr 1711)
9479iv.
Lt. Robert Barker (27 Feb 1651-25 Sep 1729)
9480v.
Abigail Barker (ca 1657-11 May 1718)
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