Roger Barker, of Hallon

Roger Barker of Hallon was born before 1319, the son of William le Barker. He married Alice [Unknown] who survived him.

Their children were:

1. Robert of Hallon who received a holding there from his mother in 1369 and inherited land called Winter Place and Barker's land, died in 1428. His wife Isabel died about 1425. Their son Roger of Hallon married Alice [Unknown] about 1421, held Barker's land, and died in 1474;
2. William;
3. Henry of Hallon, acquired land there from John Dod, called Lovestick's land, about 1404 married Margery, daughter of William Wermode and Joan his wife, who then surrendered to him land called Chamberlayne's and Massie's lands in Hallon, and his son was William of Hallon;
4. Alice who married John Gerbord about 1352 and received land from her father.

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Barker name meaning English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle English bark(en) ‘to tan’, tree bark having been used as the tanning agent. [Hatte Blejer - according to what I read it's from French le becer - shepherd, so this would be incorrect]

Source

• [http://books.google.com/books?id=I0NbAAAAQAAJ&dq=Barker%20of%20Asto... Visitation of Gloucestershire (1682-)1684. (Google eBook) 1854.
• Barker Family website
• [http://books.google.com/books?id=I0NbAAAAQAAJ&dq=Barker%20of%20Asto... Visitation of Gloucestershire (1682-)1684. (Google eBook) 1854.
• Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware Volume 1 (Google eBook) by Runk, J.M. & Co. 1899. Not in copyright.
• Worfield on the Worfe, in and near Severn valley, a brief history (Google eBook) by Samuel Benjamin James. 1878. Out of copyright.
• https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4ae/barker03.php