Ref:

"Genealogical Gleanings in England"- Waters, Vol.II p.1159
"The English Ancestry of Daniel Goodwin"- Evelyn Stager, "The Goodwin News"- Vol. 3, #3

Issue-

bpt. Aug. 1577 Stradishall, Suffolk
m. 3 Nov. 1606 Stradishall, JOAN SPARHALKE
bur. 23 Feb. 1612 Stradishall

St. Margaret's Church- Stradishall

Issue-

Ref:

Parish Registers- Stradishall, Suffolk

3II. JAMES-

James and his brother Thomas were among the twenty families who came to Massachusetts under the leadership of Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. They arrived in Salem in Dec. 1638. In Apr. 1639 they joined with forty others and bought out the proprietors of the lands adjacent to Newbury and Ipswich and established the town of Rowley, after the parish where Rev. Rogers was from in Yorkshire. Thomas was made a freeman 13 May 1640 and James on 7 Oct. James' home was on Weathersfield St.(16)

"The survey of the Towne of Rowley taken the tenth of the eleaventh Anno Dni 1643: by Mr: Thomas Nelson, Mr: Edward Carlton, Humphrey Reyner, ffrancis Parrat... Wethersfield streete... To James Barkar one lott Containinge one Acree and an halfe bounded on the west side by John Remingtons house Lott part of it lyinge on the north side of the streete and part of it on the south side... Bradford Streete field... To James Barkar foure Acres and an halfe of upland, lying part of it upon the North side of William stickney his planting lott: and part of it upon his owne house lott: both parcells within the said Bradford streete ffield... Batchelours meadow... To James Barkar one Acre of Meadow lying on the North side of John Remingtons Meadow: butting as aforesaid... a regester of the first division of salt Marsh..To James Barkar an Acre, lying upon the Northwest side of John Remingtons Marsh: part of it lying upon the aforesaid Creeke... The Register of the second division of Salt Marsh... To James Barkar one Acre, lying upon the Northwest side of John Remingtons Marsh: the Northeast end butting about fourty rod wthin the Marsh, the Southwest upon the upland... A regester of the second division of ffresh Marsh Comonly called the first division of Rough Meadows... To James Barkar one Acre, lying upon the West side of John Remingtons Marsh: the Southend butting upon Rough Marsh not laid out the Northend... Certaine Parcells of upland laid out more in severall ffields under mentioned to Certaine psons as ffolloweth... To James Barkar one Acre of upland lying on the East side of John Remingtons upland the one end abutting upon the Northend of his house lott the other end upon a ffence... Certaine uplands laid out in the ffield Called Pollipod ffield... To James Barkar thre Acres lying on the East side of William Stickney, abutting as aforesaid... Uplands laid out at the ffield called Bradford streete plaine... To James Barkar an Acre & an halfe of upland lying on the north side of Richard Wikams lott abutting as aforesaid..."(1)

"A Towne meeting the 20th of the 11th 48... It is ordered that ther shall bee Eight Good and suficient Bulls provided by the towne According to thes Devisions now made Viz... from James Barkers to And with Elder Rainers... which bulls are to be provided before the sixteenth of march next insueing the publication theroff by all and every severall Companyes abouvesaid and soe to be kept from Time to time unles the selectmen see caus and doe alter the same which Bulls are not to be youngr than two year old nor kept till above five yere old in case any Company fail in the due observation of thes order they shall pay for every moneth neglect nineteen shillings six pence provided that all those bulls be suficient in the Judgment of the overseers."(2)

"According to the order made in the year 1650 That the fences in all Comon feilds about or belongin to the towne of Rowley shold be devided acording to proportion of land and midows and the quanitety with marks of severall numbers to deserne every mans owne fence... The severall parts of devisions of fence that beelongs to a feild Comanly Called Polleepod feild acording to ther severall marks with the number of rales belongin to every man which marks is sett at the end of every devision this five rale fence they end at these markes... James Barker seven rale lenths ending at with numb III... James Barker Eleaven rale Lengths ending at IIII... James Barker Eleven rale Lengths ending at Marke VII... The Devisions in the streett fence of Bradforth streett are as foloweth... James Barker ends: at Number VII... The Record of the severall Devisions of fence belongen to that feild Cald Comanly Bradforth street planting Lots Given in by John Trumble the marke is at end of each part of fence... James Barker Thirteene rale Lengths at VII... James Barker Nine rale Lengths ends at VII...(3)

"At a towne meetting Held the 14th of the 12th 1652 it was granted by the towne that William Scalles Will Stickney and James Barker should Have that peece of Rough medow that lieth at the end of ther acres of Rough marsh at the devision by the cowbridg to be unto them for a hie way to come into ther meadow soe as they may not prjudice any others mans meadow but keepe upon ther owen and that to be unto each of them upon a line acording unto the lines of ther acres prvided it prejudice none that was laid out before this grant."(4)

"At a towne meeting held the 25 of 1 Mounth 1653... Defective fence given in by us overseers at the south side of bradforth street feild... James Barker 4 lenth."(5)

"Cowes in 53... James Barker 3."(6)
"At a generall and legall towne meeting held the first of June 54... James Barker added to Deacon mighill for the hearing delinquent Causes".(7)

"At a generall and legall towne meeting held the 14th of the 4th month 54 it was granted unto James Barker that the meadow laid out unto him in the meadow Comonly Called the great meadow for his halfte proportion of a tow acre lott boought of Nehemiah Abbot: that it shall stand good to him as it was laid out by Thomas Mighill and Mathew Boys as well as if it had beene done legally by fower men as otherwars provided."(8)

"Towne Charges for the yeare 1654...James Barker for court... 0-1-6"(9)
"Offecers for the Towne for the year 1660 & 1661... Judges of Delinqents Ensign brocklbank, James Barker, Will terry, James Balley."(10)

"A Survay of The Severall Gates or Commonages belonging unto The Severall Inhabbitants of The Towne of Rowley... By order and appointment of the Towne Taken... upon the fourth of February 1661... To James Barker as to his Acre and halfe lot and halfe one gate purchased of the towne two Gates... 2 gates."(11)

"At a Legall Towne meeting held the 26th of November 1662... To James Barker seaven Acres Be it more or lese lieing on the south side of William Stickneys land buting against the brooke on the west end the east end buting against the towne common the south side bounded by a small swampe."(12)

"At a legall towne meeting held the 20th of May 1667 it was agreed and voted for ye laying out of hog Iland upland and mars according to gates at the discreetion of ye men chosen to lay it out... To James Barker seniour for seven Gates A percel of marsh Lying on the Noreast side of Jachin Reyner Butting as aforesaid... to James Barker Senior a peece of marsh lieing on the south east of petter Cowpers marsh both ends butting against creekes"(13)

"According unto the apopoyntment of the Towne for the devision of Nebery fence by Richard Swan John Pickard and Samuell Brocklebanke They according unto the best light and Instruction that they could get for the equall proportioning of it devided it upon the 14th of march 1672 or 73 as followeth begining at the creeke and every one ending at ther severall markes... James Barker Se 2 rods, 13 foots, 4 inches Marke VII... The other part of the fence betwixt Mosses Broadstreets farme and the feild begineth at the bound tree ending at Number... XVII James Barker Senior 1 rod 14 feet."(14)

7 Sept. 1678- The will of James Barker of Rowley in New England... born in Ragewell in Low Suffolk in Old England... weak of body... to my beloved wife Mary I give the things she brought with her when I married her & the use of the room we live in, with firewood ready cut for the fire from time to time, her rent at Ipswich & twenty shillings yearly for life, to be paid by my son Burzillai in work or as she shall see need to call for it, not money, & if any agreement appear of our Contract at marriage, that it be fulfilled equally by my exectors... Bequests to eldest child Burzillai, daughter Grace, sons James, Nathaniel... to brother George Kilborne... daughter Eunice Watson and her husband John Watson and their children. (15)

Issue- All may perhaps be children of Thomas of Merrimack

Ref:

(1) "The Early Records of the Town of Rowley"- Vol.1, pp.1,3,8,12,17,20,24,36-7,50
(2) Ibid- p.54
(3) Ibid- pp.65-7
(4) Ibid- p.82
(5) Ibid- p.83
(6) Ibid- p.84
(7) Ibid- p.86
(8) Ibid- p.88
(9) Ibid- p.90; also for 1665 pd. 1/, p.162; and 1/ in 1666 p.167; and 3/ in 1667 p.185
(10) Ibid- p.107; also for 1661-2 p.118; 1663-4 p.146;1664- 5 p.156; 1665-6 p.159;1666-7 p.165;1668 p.201
(11) Ibid- pp.119,124
(12) Ibid- P.140
(13) Ibid- pp.170,173,181
(14) Ibid- pp.228-9
(15) Pioneers of Massachusetts
(16) Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County- Forrest E. Barker

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