John BARKER^[1]

c.1642 - c.1718

• Name	John BARKER
  Birth	c.1642  [2]
  	Marriage age pattern studies of 17th century Massachusetts residents indicate that men married for the first time at the age of about 26 years.
  Gender	Male
  Will	14 Mar 1710/11	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  	John signed his will at Concord on 14 March 1710/11. He appointed his wife Elizabeth and his son John Barker, Jr. as his sole Executors. John's signature was witnessed by John Heywood, Samuel Buttrick, Jr, Benjamin Temple, Jr. and Thomas Brown.
  Will proved	21 Apr 1718	Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  	John's will was presented for probate by John Barker (jr) and Elizabeth Barker, widow, at Middlesex County Probate Court on 21 April 1718. Samuel Buttrick and Benjamin Temple made oath as to the authenticity of the will, and the Court directed the execution thereof.
  Death	c.1718
  Person ID	I3818	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis BARKER,   b. England d. Before 24 Oct 1655
  Mother	(UNKNOWN)
  Notes	Francis' wife and any children, other than John Barker, had died prior to 20 November 1655 when his Concord property was sold to Thomas Hinkeman for the support of his surviving child, John.
  Family ID	F6287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Judith SIMONS,   b. 3 Mar 1645/6, Woburn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 10 Apr 1704, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1668	Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [4]
  	The couple was married on 9 December 1668 at Concord.
  Children	1. John BARKER,   b. 23 Aug 1669, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   2. Judith BARKER,   b. 9 Sep 1671, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   3. William BARKER,   b. 9 Nov 1673, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 12 Nov 1673, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 0 years)   4. Francis BARKER,   b. 9 Nov 1673, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 9 Nov 1673, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 0 years)   5. William BARKER,   b. 9 Nov 1674, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Dec 1703, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 29 years)   6. Mary BARKER,   b. 15 Oct 1677, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   7. Sarah BARKER,   b. 11 Nov 1679, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   8. Abigail BARKER,   b. 19 May 1682, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1 Sep 1761 (Age 79 years)   9. Joseph BARKER,   b. 15 Nov 1684, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony   10. Hulda BARKER   d. 1 May 1689, Concord, Middlesex Co, MA
  Family ID	F447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth HAROD   d. After 21 Apr 1718
  Marriage	10 Oct 1704	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5]
  	The couple was married on 10 October 1704 in Concord by the Rev. Mr. Joseph Estabrook.
  Children	1. William BARKER,   b. 13 Sep 1705, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   2. Elizabeth BARKER,   b. 20 Oct 1706, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Family ID	F471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1634] Lillian G. Kimball Stewart, compiler, Lillian G. Kimball Stewart Collection, FHL US/CAN microfilms 877514 & 877515., ((Salt Lake City, UT: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)). pp. 712-713 [Middlesex Co, MA Deeds Book 2, dated 30 Nov 1655 & a deed dated 16 Apr 1688] [S1591] David Hackett Fischer, Fischer, Albion's Seed, Four British Folkways in America, ((New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989)), p. 75., ISBN 0-19-503794-4. [S1634] Lillian G. Kimball Stewart, compiler, Lillian G. Kimball Stewart Collection, FHL US/CAN microfilms 877514 & 877515., ((Salt Lake City, UT: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)). pp. 715-720 [transcription of John Barker will] [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 13. (Concord Registers - Book I) [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 62. (Concord Registers - Book II).