Brief Life History of William
William Barker was born about 1660, in Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom. He married Ann Hayes on 9 March 1686, in West Wickham, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- William Barker in entry for George Barker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1660– Male
1669–1698 Female
Children (4)
1691– Male
1693– Male
1695– Male
1698–1698 Male
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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