Capt James Barker

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... BARKER GENEALOGY ... SECOND GENERATION

#3 CAPT. JAMES was freeman in 1675, Member Court Martial, Newport, RI 1676, Deputy Gov. 1678-1716, Asst Captain 1703-5-6-8-9, was on Committee chosen and empowered to proportion and affix rates of 'grain and other specie' to be received as pay for a tax, 1 bu. corn to be accepted as 2 s. barley 1 s. 8 d. rye 2 s. 6 d. oats 4 d. wool 9 d. wheat 3 d., on Committee appointed by Proprietors to divide 'Common lands' 1702-15, receiving 18 acres as his share in 1702, in 1707 was a member of 2nd Baptist church, which separated from the First Church. He married 1673 Sarah, dau. of William and Mary (Gould) Jeffrey. b. 1656; d. 11 Feb. 1736.

8 children all born in Newport ,, RI. James was first child.

Capt married Sarah Jefferey in 1673 in Newport,,RI. Sarah (daughter of William Jefferey and Living) was born in 1656 in Newport,,RI; died on 11 Feb 1736 in Newport,,RI. [Group Sheet]

1. James Barker was born on 04 Dec 1675 in Newport,, RI; died on 26 Mar 1758 in Probate Middletown,RI.

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BARKER GENEALOGY - FIRST GENERATION -

#1 JAMES Barker is said to have been born in Essex Co., England in 1617, his sister Christiana m. as second husband, a Capt. Thomas Beecher and sailed with him to America in 1630, settling in Charlestown, MA.

James mother having died about 1620, it was but natural for the father (also James by name) to plan to join his eldest daughter in America. On 24 March 1634, Father and son sailed from Southhampton, England, on the Ship MARY & JOHN, Robert Sayres, Master. The father died on the voyage and James Jr. was taken in charge by a passenger, Nicholas Easton, who later married James' sister Christiana.

James was Corporal in 1644 for Newport, RI, Ensign in 1648, was Member of General Court of Elections, Newport in 1648, in 1655, Ye Rule of Freeman of Ye Colonies of every Towne, James name is on the Newport, RI list, in 1655-61-63 he was Member of Court of Commissioners, in 1661 he and 40 others petitioned for a tract of land (now Westerly, RI) dividing it into 18 shares, James receiving 1/2 share, was also one of the trustees, was for many years a teaching brother amongst the Baptists.

On 4 April 1676, it was voted 'that in the troublesome times and straits in this colony, (King Philip's War) the assembly desiring the advise and concurrence of the most judicious inhabitants of it may be had for the whole, we desire at their next sittynge, the company and counsel of Mr. Benedict Arnold, John Clarke, James Barker and 13 others and the General Sergeants, to inform the several persons, the assembly's desire thereon."

James was Deputy Governorin 1678 after the death of Gov. Coddington. In 1644 he married Barbara, dau. of William and Frances (Latham) Dungan. b. 1628; d.--- ; she was granddaughter of Lewis Latham, Falconer to King Charles I. James d. 1702.

James married Barbara Dungan in 1644 in Newport,,RI. Barbara (daughter of Living and Frances Latham) was born in 1628 in London,Middlesex,Eng; died in Sep 1677 in Newport,,RI. [Group Sheet]

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...BARKER GENEALOGY .. FIRST GENERATION - SPOUSE

.. she was granddaughter of Lewis Latham, Falconer to King Charles I.

IS BARBARA A DAUGHTER OF MAYFLOWER - MOTHER - FRANCES LATHAM??

Living married Frances Latham. Frances (daughter of Lewis Latham and Elizabeth (Unknown)) was born on 15 Feb 1609 in Kempston, Bedfordshire, Eng; died in Sep 1677 in Newport, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Lewis married Elizabeth (Unknown) in 1608 in Kempstone,Bedfordshire,Eng. Elizabeth was born about 1590 in Elstow, Bedfordshire, Eng; died in 1620 in Elstow, Bedfordshire, Eng. [Group Sheet]