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Peter Barker

Also Known As: "Baker"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newport, Aquidneck Island, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Death: 1725 (59-60)
Westerly, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Place of Burial: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Deputy Governor James Barker, II and Barbara Barker
Husband of Freelove Barker and Susannah Wells
Father of Penelope Baker; Hannah Baker; Freelove Bliven; Peter Baker, Jr.; Thomas Baker and 1 other
Brother of Mary Arnold; Captain James Barker, III; Elizabeth Easton; William Barker; Phoebe Barker and 2 others

Managed by: Cheryl Blakeney
Last Updated:

About Peter Barker

James Barker, b. abt 1623; d. 1702; m. Barbara Dungan 1644, she was born abt 1628. Children: Peter b. ___; d. 1725; m. 1st 1692, Freelove Bliss of John and Desmaris (Arnold) Bliss; m. 2nd in 1712, Susanna Saunders. (p. 14)

Peter Barker m. 1692, Freelove Bliss, dau. of John and Damaris (Arnold) Bliss. She d. abt 1708. Children: Penelope b. 1698. Freelove b. 1698. Peter b. 1701. Thomas b. Dec. 31, 1703. Hannah. (p. 14

He m. 2nd Susanna Saunders, abt 1712. Susanna was the dau. of Tobias and Mary Saunders. Administration of his will Dec. 7, 1725; Bondsmen Edward Bliven and Joseph Barker. His wife Susanna also had Bondsmen:

After his death his widow Susanna married Peter Wells of South Kington, Rhode Island, as his second wife. [2] [9]


Children by Freelove:

1. Penelope (twin) born 1698. [1] [2]
2. Freelove (twin) born 1698 [1]; married first ___Swares; married second Edward Bliven on May 12, 1719. [2]
3. Peter born 1701. [1] [2]
4. Thomas born on Dec. 31, 1703. [1] [2]
5. Hannah. [1] [2]

Children by Susanna:

6. Joseph born ___. [9] [2]
7. John born ___; died in 1738. [9] [2]
8. Mary born ___ [9]; married her step-brother James Wells on April 21, 1731. [2]
9. Sarah. [9] [2]
10. Barbara. [9] [2]
11. Susanna. [9] [2]
12. Patience. [9] [2]


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Peter Barker's Timeline

1665
1665
Newport, Aquidneck Island, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1698
March 12, 1698
Newport, Newport County, RI, United States
1698
Newport, RI, United States
1698
Newport, RI, United States
1701
1701
Newport, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1703
December 31, 1703
Newport, RI, United States
1713
1713
Newport, RI
1725
1725
Age 60
Westerly, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations