I found this information: 1 May 2026
US Family History Books
Title: Outline of the Bowlby Family in the Vicinity of Washington, New Jersey: of Newark, Ohio and Vicinity of Leroy and Green Valley Illinois Vicinities.
Author Grizzelle, Eva Crumbaugh
Edward Barker of Branford, Conn was born about 1625 and emigrated to America in 1640 was a very prominent man. He died about 1703, leaving numerous descendants. Wife’s name unknown.
The links between the lines of Robert Barker of Plymouth Colony, his brother John of Duxbury, Mass and English ancestors is clearly shown by the coat-of-arms used by the brothers and their father in England. “Barry of then or sable, over all a bend or ”.
The Principal Visitation of Shropshire, England commenced the pedigree of the Barker with Randulph de Calverhall, tenant in fee of the Manor of Calverhall in 1200, his son was William de Calverhall of Balnominster (1219) and his great grandson (1278) bore the first Barker arms. This man was Randulph de Calverhall whose son William was forced to flee when his king, Edward II became unpopular.
He appeared in Hallon as William le Barker which soon became plain “Barker”. His son was Roger le Barker, his son was William Barker, his son was William Barker, his son was Henry Barker, his son was William, His son was John, his son was John of Colohurst, his son was George and his sons were John and Robert. They came(it is said) to New England about 1628-1630. They left numerous descendents. John Barker, the direct descendant of Randulph de Calverhall of England(1200) He also shows many descendents.
Richard Barker appeared in Andover, Mass in 1643. James Barker, his wife Grace and son Barzillai came with the twenty Puritans families who arrived at Salem Massachusetts under the leadership of the Reverend Ezekel Rogers in 1638. Left a numerous family. In 1682 William Penn came to America on the ship “Welcome” and with him came his friend Samuel Barker who belonged to the Society of Friends. His descendents lived in the old homestead near Wilmington, Delaware until 1840. He is buried in the Old Swedes Church in Willington, Delaware.
While there were Barkers in Virginia as early as 1624 the first record found of James Barker is that he was born in England in 1726. That he was Captain of a British Man of War and came to America and was with George Washington at Braddock’s defeat in 1755. He married Mary Smith of Portsmouth, England. One of his descendants of the fourth generation Mary Barker married Jame Burwell. The Barkers of West Virginia came from Delaware and their son “Joseph” settled at “Red Stone”.