Nathaniel Barker

Brief Life History of Nathaniel

When Nathaniel Barker was born in 1750, in Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Nathaniel Barker, was 32 and his mother, Susannah Clayton, was 31. He married Letitia Elzey on 1 November 1771, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He registered for military service in 1781. He died on 13 July 1833, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Barker
1750–1833
Letitia Elzey
1758–1842
Marriage: 1 November 1771
Anna Barker
1775–1849
Joel Barker
1776–
Susan Barker
1781–
John Barker
1783–
Enoch Barker
1785–1867
Mary Barker
1787–1864
William Barker
1789–1863
Jemimah Barker
1791–
Penny Barker
1793–
Lydia Ann Barker
1794–1858

Sources (19)

  • Nathaniel Barker, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Natho Barker, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1912"
  • Nathaniel Barker in entry for Lydia Bolon, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

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World Events (7)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English barkere ‘tanner’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent.

English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English berker, bercher (Old French berchier, bercher, berkier, berker, Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name (see 1 above).

Americanized form of German Berger or Barger .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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