Richard BARKER

1621 - 1693  (72 years)

• Name	Richard BARKER
  Birth	1621	Nayland, Suffolkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1693	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I22847	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2006

  
  

  Family	Joanna UNKNOWN,   b. 1623, Suffolkshire, England d. 11 Apr 1687, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	1. John BARKER,   b. Abt 1644, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 3 Jan 1722, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Esther BARKER,   b. Abt 1649, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 25 Jun 1713, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age ~ 64 years)   3. Hannah BARKER,   b. 21 Oct 1656, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 6 Apr 1687, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F7211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Barker, Sr. was the first settler known in Andover in 1643. Thedetails of his arrival are not known. (See "Historical Sketches ofAndover" by S. L. Bailey, p. 90 and 7). On Oct 24, 1645 he founded theFirst Baptist Church of Andover. He is identified as Yeoman, and was aSurveyor in 1671/72. He was a member of the "Loyal Legion". Richard lived near the house lot of John Osgood, on the north side ofCochichawicke. His descendants ultimately settled on their farm lands,and the several families of Barkers circled almost the entire shore ofthe Great Pond, on the north, east, and south, owning a total of 310acres there. Richard was a selectman of Andover until his death on Mar18, 1692/93.

  
  

• Sources

  [S166] Date of Import: Nov 18, 2001.