Robert Barker -1643

“Robert Barker in 1643 was a member, with his brother John Barker, of the Marshfield military company under Lieutenant Nathaniel Thomas. He was a surveyor of Marshfield in 1645, 1648, and of Duxbury in 1654, 1672, 1677, 1679; constable of Marshfield 1645, 1648; grandjuryman of Marshfield, 1669, and of Duxbury 1684-85; and was admitted a freeman in 1654. Robert Barker was licensed 7 July, 1646, to keep an inn in Marshfield to retail wine, which was cancelled 5 June 1666. The course at Plymouth on 5 March, 1667-68, granted him nine and one-half acres of meadow at Robinson’s Creek, North River, Duxbury. He married Lucy Williams and died between 18 Feb., 1689, when his will, which mentions his children was, made and 15 March, 1691-2, when the inventory of his estate was taken. His estate was valued at 142£. His wife died between 7 Mar. 1681-2, when she was fined for selling cider to the Indians, and 18 Feb. 1689. They lived in the old Barker house at Duxbury (in that part which was set off as Pembroke in 1712) which was made a garrison house about 1679; the room and the firstplace at the right of the front door as you entered was said to have been built about 1630.”