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John of Hopton Barker 1554 – 1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1554

Birth Location: Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England

Death Date: 13 Sep 1607

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: SIR BAKER

Mother: LADY OTTLEY

Spouse(s): Edith Blanchard

Children(s): John Barker, David Parker, Afra Barker, John Hopton, Joyce Barker, Sir Gloucestershire, Robert Barker, Maria Barker, William Hopton, Andrew Hopton, Elizabetha Barker, Thomas Hopton, James Barker

In 1554, John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman entered the world in Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England, born to SIR WILLIAM BAKER and LADY MARY OTTLEY. John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman married Edith Lady of Marshfield Blanchard, and had children including John Barker, David Parker, Afra (Faye) Barker, John Barker of Hopton, Joyce Barker, Sir John Barker of Bristol, Gloucestershire, Robert Barker, Maria Barker, William Barker of Hopton, Andrew Barker of Hopton, Elizabetha Barker, Thomas Barker of Hopton, James Barker. John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman passed away in 1607 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1554, John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman entered the world in Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England, born to SIR WILLIAM BAKER and LADY MARY OTTLEY.
  • John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman married Edith Lady of Marshfield Blanchard, and had children including John Barker, David Parker, Afra (Faye) Barker, John Barker of Hopton, Joyce Barker, Sir John Barker of Bristol, Gloucestershire, Robert Barker, Maria Barker, William Barker of Hopton, Andrew Barker of Hopton, Elizabetha Barker, Thomas Barker of Hopton, James Barker.
  • John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman passed away in 1607 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

SIR BAKER
1535 – 1590
Birth Location: Colchurst, Shropshire, England
SB
LADY OTTLEY
1530 – 1584
Birth Location: Tytelley, Cheshire, England
LO

Spouses(s)

Edith Blanchard
1564 – 1618
Birth Location: Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
EB

Children(s)

John Barker
1558 – 1607
Birth Location: Of Bristol, Gloucester, England
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David Parker
1568 – 1636
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
DP
Afra Barker
1577 – 1605
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, England
AB
John Hopton
1580 – 1636
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucester, England
JH
Joyce Barker
1582 – 1605
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Gloucestershire
1584 – 1636
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
SG
Robert Barker
1587 – 1612
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
RB
Maria Barker
1591 – 1591
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
MB
William Hopton
1592 – 1607
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
WH
Andrew Hopton
1596 – 1621
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
AH
Elizabetha Barker
1597 –
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
EB
Thomas Hopton
1598 – 1607
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
TH
James Barker
1601 – 1601
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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John Barker's Ancestors

Self
John Barker
1554 – 1607
Birth Place: Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England
Parents
SIR WILLIAM BAKER
1535 – 1590
Colchurst, Shropshire, England
LADY (MARY) OTTLEY
1530 – 1584
Tytelley, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William (Barker, of) Colchurst
1500 – 1563
Colchurst, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Joane\Jane Horne
1515 – 1557
Childs Ercall, Shropshire, England
William (of Pitchford, Shropshire) Otley
1509 – 1543
Pitchford, Shropshire, England
Margaret (of Pitchford, Shropshire) Leighton
1513 – 1543
Pitchford, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Oteley
1490 – 1534
Katherine (Corbett)
1494 – 1603
John Leighton
1487 – 1531
Anna Baker
1490 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Barker's Descendants

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John (of Hopton) Barker (6 Jan 1554 – 13 Sep 1607) m. Edith (Lady of Marshfield) Blanchard (4 Jun 1564 – 10 Nov 1618)
  1. 1. John Barker (ABT 1558 – 13 SEP 1607)
  2. 2. David Parker (20 Mar 1568 – 24 Apr 1636)
  3. 3. Afra ((Faye)) Barker (1577 – 1605)
  4. 4. John (Barker of) Hopton (about 1580 – April 24, 1636)
  5. 5. Joyce Barker (04 Aug 1582 – abt 1605)
  6. 6. Sir (John Barker of Bristol,) Gloucestershire (30 Nov 1584 – 24 April 1636)
  7. 7. Robert Barker (14 Sep 1587 – 6 Aug 1612)
  8. 8. Maria Barker (8 Jun 1591 – 2 Oct 1591)
  9. 9. William (Barker of) Hopton (7 May 1592 – 1607)
  10. 10. Andrew (Barker of) Hopton (23 Mar 1596 – 20 Feb 1621)
  11. 11. Elizabetha Barker (11 Sep 1597 – )
  12. 12. Thomas (Barker of) Hopton (27 Dec 1598 – 1607)
  13. 13. James Barker (16 Jun 1601 – 19 Jun 1601)

John Barker's Timeline

2 Records

1554
6 Jan 1554
Birth of John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman in Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England
Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England
1607
13 Sep 1607
Age 53
Death of John of Hopton Barker Master, Senior, Merchant-mariner Alderman in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1554
    Event Place: Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1607
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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