Robert Barker (Y-DNA)

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Status summary

Completed as of April 7, 2026

  • Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of Robert Barker for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Still to do as of April 7, 2026

  • NGS/WGS test multiple Robert Barker direct paternal (Y-DNA) descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines

Biography

First Generation

Robert Barker[1] was born abt 1616 in England and died Duxbury bet 18 Feb 1689 (will) and 14 Mar 1691/2 (div. of lands). His wife's name was Lucy[2] in 1663, but it is currently unknown if she was the mother of his children. He had five children: Isaac (c1642), Francis (c1646), Rebecca (c1650), Robert (c1651) and Abigail (1657).

Second Generation

Isaac Barker was born Duxbury abt 1642 and died there abt 31 Jan 1689. He married aft 28 Dec 1665 Judith Prence[3] and they had ten children: Samuel (1667), Francis (c1669-1694 unm.), Isaac (c1671), Robert (c1673), Jabez (c1675), Rebecca (c1677), Mary (1678), Lydia, Martha (1680) and Bathsheba.

Francis Barker was born Duxbury abt 1646 and died in 1720. He married Hingham 5 Jan 1674/5 Mary Lincoln and they had ten children: Francis (1675-1675), Joshua (1676), Elizabeth (1677), Josiah (1679), Ruth (1680/1), Francis (1682), Thomas (1684), Elisha (c1686), Ebenezer (1688) and Isaac (c1690).

Robert Barker (II) was born Duxbury 27 Dec 1650 and died there 25 Jul 1729. He married Dec 1681 Alice Snow and they had eight children: Abigail (1682), James (1683/4), Caleb (1685), Deborah (1686), Luceanna (1689), Robert (1693), Alice (1695) and Lydia (1697).

Third Generation

Samuel Barker was born presumably in Duxbury 2 Sep 1667 and died Nantucket Island 1 Feb 1739. He married twice, first Sandwich 22 Nov 1711 Deborah Wing then Nantucket 21 Jan 1718 Bethia Folger. By his first wife he had at least: Deborah (1712) and by his second wife he had at least Robert (1723).

Isaac Barker was born Duxbury abt 1670 and died Pembroke 7 May 1754. He married Dartmouth 23 Oct 1707 Elizabeth Slocum and they had six children (Pembroke): Mary (1708), Silvester (female, 1710), Peleg (1712), Prince (1716/7), Lydia (c1718) and Elizabeth (1719).

Robert Barker was born Duxbury abt 1673 and died 6 Sep 1765. It is currently believed he never married.

Jabez Barker was born Duxbury abt 1675 and died Dartmouth 24 May 1764. He married Dartmouth 6 Apr 1710 Rebecca Russell and they had seven children (rec. Dartmouth): Constant (dau, 1711), Hannah (1712/3), Joseph (1715), Seth (1717), Francis (1719/20), Isaac (1723) and Jabez (1725).


Joshua Barker was born Hingham 16 Nov 1676 and died "in the army at the eastward" presumably unmarried.

Josiah Barker was born Duxbury 21 Sep 1679 and died between his will (3 Dec 1717) and its probate (22 Jan 1717/8). He was married to Sarah Macomber, but his will does not name any children; rather bequests were given to his siblings and their children.

Francis Barker (II) was born in Duxbury 18 Oct 1682 and died in New Jersey in 1733. He married Scituate 28 Dec 1710 Mary Jacob[4] and they had at least two children: Joshua (1711) and Francis (1714).

Thomas Barker was born Duxbury (now Pembroke) in 1684 and died there in 1732. He married Plymouth 22 May 1712 Bethiah Little and they had eight children: Thomas (1712/3), Bethiah (1714/5 m 2x but d. sp), Nathaniel (1716), Abigail (1717/8), Elizabeth (1720 d.y.), Elizabeth (1724), Nathaniel (1727) and William (1729-1729).

Elisha Barker was born prob. Duxbury (now Pembroke) in 1686 and died (presum. unm.) bef 17 Jan 1710/1 when his brother Thomas was granted administration of his estate.

Ebenezer Barker was born Duxbury (now Pembroke) abt 1688 and died there in 1756. He married Scituate 17 Nov 1710 Deborah Randall and they had five children: Deborah (1710), Elizabeth (1712/3), Elisha (1715), Ruth (c1723) and Josiah (1724).

Isaac Barker was born Duxbury (now Pembroke) abt 1690 and died there in 1725. He married Pembroke 31 Aug 1719 Hannah ALLEN Wanton Barker[5] and they had at least three children: Elizabeth (1720), Hanah (1720) and Ebenezer (1721).


James Barker was born Duxbury 1 Jan 1683/4 and died there 16 Jul 1718. He married Scituate 2 Oct 1710 Hannah ALLEN Wanton[6] and they had six children (rec. Abington): James (1711/2 m Mary Dwelly but no kn. ch.), Alice (1713), Daniel (1714), George (1716 m Lydia ?Saunders but unk. if any ch.), Lydia (1718) and Stephen (1718 unm.)

Caleb Barker was born Duxbury 24 May 1685 and died Pownalborough (now Wiscasset), ME 25 Aug 1772. He married Newport, RI 18 Jan 1709/10 Anne Carr and they had nine children (all but first b Scituate): Robert (1712), John (1714), Elizabeth (1717-1724), Caleb (1719-1742 unm.), Joshua (1721-1724), Gideon (1723), Joshua (1726), Charles (1729 dy) and Ann (1730-1732).

Robert Barker was born Duxbury 4 Jul 1693 and died Scituate abt 1759. He married Scituate 7 Oct 1722 Lydia Booth. His will mentions his wife, siblings and their children so it is presumed he had no surviving children.

Fourth Generation

Daniel Barker was born Abington 23 May 1714 and died bef 23 May 1777. He married Boston 23 Jun 1736 Elizabeth Bosworth and they had five children (Boston): Daniel (1737-1737), Hannah (1738), Elizabeth (1741), Abigail (1746-1747) and Daniel (c1756).

Robert Barker was born 27 Mar 1712 and died Hanover 9 Feb 1796. He married Pembroke 27 Aug 1737 Hannah Howland and they had nine children (Pembroke): Thomas (1738), Ann (1739-1744), Elizabeth (1743), Hannah (1745), Robert (1747-1753), Mercy (1749-1749), Gideon (1754), Robert (1756) and Joshua.

John Barker born Scituate 15 Aug 1714 and died bef 26 Feb 1771. He married Hanover 1 Jun 1737 Grace Turner and they had three children: John (1738), Carr (c1739) and Caleb (1749).

Gideon Barker born Scituate 22 Sep 1723 and died 11 Jan 1798. He married 1773 Rachel Hodges and they had eight children: Charles (1774), Diadama (1776), Caleb (1779-1797), Abigail (1782), Nathaniel Hodges (1784), Daniel (1787), Ira (1790) and Thomas Howland (1795-1812).

Joshua Barker born Scituate 17 Jul 1726 and died 19 Aug 1754. He had four children (names unknown).

Charles Barker born Scituate 5 Aug 1729. He had two children (names unknown).

  1. ↑ While his parentage is unknown, Robert called John Barker of Marshfield "my brother" in a 1648 Deed.
  2. ↑ Many sources state her maiden name was Williams, but it is likely this is uncertain. It is known his brother, John Barker, married Mary Williams.
  3. ↑ After the death of Isaac, Jane married William Tubbs.
  4. ↑ After his death Mary married Jedediah Lincoln.
  5. ↑ Hannah was married four times, first Stephen Wanton, second James Barker, third Isaac Barker and fourth Jacob Norton.
  6. ↑ Hannah was married four times, first Stephen Wanton, second James Barker, third Isaac Barker and fourth Jacob Norton.

DNA results I-M223

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Barker DNA Project does not name the Ancestor, but using the internet archives wayback machine Barker family DNA Patriarchs the Barker DNA Project I Group 3 descends from John Barker, brother to Robert Barker and his Y-37 STR result was predicted to fall under I-M223.

NGS/WGS testing

NGS/WGS testing of patrilineal (direct male line Y-DNA descendants) would identify the haplogroup for the family and possibly define subclades for descendants.

External Links and References

  • Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004.
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