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William Martin Barker 1540 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Feb 1576

Death Location: Leith, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Barker

Mother: Katherina Martin

Spouse(s): Anne Stoughton

Children(s): Sir Barker, Catherine Barker, Thomas Barker, Captain I, John Barker, Capt. Barker, Anne Barker

William Martin Barker was born in 1540 in Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Barker and Katherina Martin. William Martin Barker married Anne Elizabeth Stoughton, and had children including Sir Anthony Barker, Catherine Barker, Thomas Robert Barker, Captain Richard Barker I, John Barker, Capt. William Ward Barker, Anne Barker. William Martin Barker passed away in 1576 in Leith, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Martin Barker was born in 1540 in Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Barker and Katherina Martin.
  • William Martin Barker married Anne Elizabeth Stoughton, and had children including Sir Anthony Barker, Catherine Barker, Thomas Robert Barker, Captain Richard Barker I, John Barker, Capt. William Ward Barker, Anne Barker.
  • William Martin Barker passed away in 1576 in Leith, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Barker's Ancestors

Self
William Barker
1540 – 1576
Birth Place: Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Barker
1500 – 1549
Wokingham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherina Martin
1505 – 1588
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Anne Barker
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Barker's Descendants

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William (Martin) Barker (1540 – 12 Feb 1576) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Stoughton (1540 – 1574)
  1. 1. Sir (Anthony) Barker (1558 – 16 Feb 1630)
  2. 2. Catherine Barker (1560 – 17 Jan 1630)
  3. 3. Thomas (Robert) Barker (19 Jun 1562 – 10 February 1623) m. Lady (Isabella Rhodes) (Barker) (25 August 1567 – 7 October 1649) m. Lady (Isabella Rhodes) (Barker) (25 Aug 1567 – 7 Oct 1649) m. Mary ((Maria)) Jenkinson (1577 – October 1656) m. Annes Whithead (1567 – October 1649)
    1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Barker (1595 – 8 Sep 1678)
    2. 2. Mary ((Marie)) Barker (Abt 1596 – Jan 1672)
    3. 3. Joyce Barker (1597 – 1652)
    4. 4. John (Richard) Barker (1600 – 24 Apr 1636)
    5. 5. Ann(a) Barker (26 Feb 1603 – Sep 1669)
    6. 6. Roger Barker (1606 – )
    7. 7. Jane Barker (1608 – abt 1611)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Barker (1610 – abt 1674)
    9. 9. Grace (Ann) Barker (1618 – 1708)
    10. 10. James Barker (1618 – 5 Sep 1678)
    11. 11. Francis Barker (1620 – Feb 1640)
    12. 12. Samuel Barker (1622 – Mar 1640)
    13. 13. Isabella (Maud) Barker (1610 – )
    14. 14. Thomas Barker (14 Mar 1593 – 9 Aug 1670) m. Maria Stubblefield m. Agnes Dockerell (1595 – 1654)
      1. 1. Stephen Parker (1615 – abt 1703) m. Anne Turner (1615 – 1682)
        1. 1. John (Parker\) Barker (1636 – 1681)
        2. 2. Stephen (II) Parker (1639 – 1719) m. Mary Howting-Parker (Abt. 1640 – )
        3. 3. George Barker (1641 – 1681)
      2. 2. William Barker (1619 – )
      3. 3. Joseph Barker
      4. 4. William Barker
  4. 4. Captain (Richard Barker) I (1563 – 18 July 1639) m. Mary Litcott (1558 – 1660) m. Frances Ward (1599 – )
    1. 1. William (Barker, Immigrant To Virginia,) 1624 (1595 – 3 March 1655)
  5. 5. John Barker (1563 – 18 July 1639)
  6. 6. Capt. (William Ward) Barker (1563/1570 – 3 March 1655)
  7. 7. Anne Barker (1564 – abt 1744)

William Barker's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Martin Barker in Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1576
12 Feb 1576
Age 36
Death of William Martin Barker in Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1576
    Event Place: Sonning, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Leith, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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