Samuel Barker was born in 1688, in Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America as the son of William Barker and Mrs William Barker. He married Mary Ballard on 15 November 1715, in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 12 June 1747, in Saint Johns Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, at the age of 59.
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Historical Boundaries - 1696: Prince George's, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America; 1776: Prince George's, Maryland, United States; 1791: Prince George's MD, Maryland, United States; 1801: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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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