David Barker ^{1 3 4}

  General Notes:

From The Settlement of Prince Edward County by Nick and Helma Mika. Transcribed here by Linda Herman
Pioneers of Prince Edward County
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
DAVID BARKER
Died 1821, 88 years of age.
The lineage of David Barker's family dates back to the reign of King Charles. Three Barker brothers came to America. One of them settled in Rhode Island. The remaining two set sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts, and headed north to Cape Cod.
One of the brothers went to Saratoga County, and a descendant of his, David Barker, became an exceptionally fine farmer. Because he sold some of his cattle to the British, his farm was expropriated in the Revolutionary War. When the war ended, he went to New York to meet Major VanAlstine and accompany him and his group of settlers to Adolphustown in 1784.
David's wife was Lydia Shove. They raised twelve children. Lydia died in 1804, age 64. David died in 1821, at the age of 88. David and his family had always attended Quaker Meetings, dressed in Quaker garb, and had followed Quaker traditions. In his heart, however, he clung to he beloved Church of England. This loyalty probably caused his son Abraham's family to be baptized when the first Anglican minister appeared in Hallowell.
David Barker, Abraham's son, was post-master of Picton from 1848 until 1872/ He joined the Prince Edward County Militia, where he eventually became a Captain.
David Barker's son, David J. Barker, was educated at Upper Canada College. He established the large and well-known Picton Foundry. His wife, Rose, was the daughter of Robert J. Jellett, Judge of the County Court of Prince Edward in 1873. Judge Jellett was the son of Morgan Jellett who came to Canada from Belfast in 1832, when Robert was only five years old.
James Barker, brother of Abraham, married Mary Leavens. He settled in Bloomfield, which he names, and he died there in 1847

  Research Notes:

Name: Lydia Shove Given Name: Lydia Surname: Shove Sex: F Birth: 4 Dec 1743 in MA Death: 10 Jul 1804 in Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., ON Burial: Hay Bay Quaker Cemetery
Father: Edward Shove b: 21 Dec 1716 in Of Dighton, MA
Mother: Phebe Osborn b: 3 Mar 1721

Marriage 1 David Barker b: 16 Jul 1732 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Married: 11 Mar 1762 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA
Children
Samuel SHOVE Barker b: 8 Oct 1763 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Asa Barker b: 4 Jan 1765 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Edward Barker b: 17 Nov 1766 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
David Barker b: 19 Sep 1768 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Phebe Barker b: 26 Aug 1769 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
James Barker b: 10 Aug 1772 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Elisabeth Barker b: 8 Jul 1774 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Sarah Barker b: 1 Dec 1777 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Rebecca Barker b: 1 Aug 1779 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Abraham Barker b: 1 Aug 1781 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Lydia Barker b: 16 Oct 1783 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Caleb Barker b: 4 Sep 1786 in Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., ON

Sources:

Abbrev: Barker Genealogy
Title: Barker Genealogy
Author: Elizabeth F. Barker
Publication: 1927 ,
Abbrev: Letters of John Stevenson Barker to his Cousin, Florence Etta Barker, 1899-1901
Publication: Copied from Ontario Archives
Abbrev: Cronk Family Bible
Publication: Passed down from Elizabeth (Barker) Cronk and currently with her descendant Donna Farr
Abbrev: Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte
Title: Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte
Author: Family Contributors
Publication: Mika Publishing Co., Belleville, ON, Reprinted 1983, Original 1905 Rolph and Clark, Limited, Toronto ,

David married Lydia Shove, daughter of Edward Shove and Phebe Osborn, on 11 Mar 1762 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.^{1 2} (Lydia Shove was born on 4 Dec 1743 in MA, died in 1804 ⁸ and was buried in Hay Bay Quaker Cemetery ⁸.)