Art by Betmatrho in
this Red-Thread Genealogy section for the
'Lost Tribes of Israel'
may
be freely used for personal use.
|
BARKER |
Origin: English Coat of Arms: A blue shield displaying a silver lion between eight small gold fleur-de-lis. Crest: A griffin's head. Motto: Fide sed cui vide. Motto Translated: Trust, but in whom take care. |
Origin: English
The Anglo-Saxon tribes of
Britain were the first to use the name of barker. The name had a
practical origin since it came from when its initial bearer worked as a
person who stripped trees of bark for tanning. The name barker is also
an occupational name for a person who tended sheep at pasture. First found in Cambridgeshire, where they were seated from ancient times.
Some
of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Edmund
Barker, who sailed to Maine in 1625; Alice Barker to Virginia in 1648;
Samuel Barker to West New Jersey in 1664; Elizabeth Barker to Barbados
in 1669.
|
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900sName - year - place of arrivalDaniel Barker 1685 America Elizabeth Barker 1620 America John Barker 1679 America Mary Barker 1679 America Thomas Barker 1700 America Andrew Barker 1680 Barbados Bassell Barker 1679 Barbados Elizabeth Barker 1669 Barbados James Barker 1659 Barbados James Barker 1663 Barbados John Barker 1657 Barbados John Barker 1679 Barbados John Barker 1694 Barbados John Barker 1697 Barbados Mary Barker 1679 Barbados Mary Barker 1635 Barbados Richard Barker 1659 Barbados |
Barker Surname Meaning:
1. English: occupational name for a tanner of leather,
from Middle English bark(en) ‘to tan’, tree bark having been used as
the tanning agent.
2. English: occupational name for a shepherd, Anglo-Norman French bercher (Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became indistinguishable from the preceding name. 3. Altered spelling of German Barger or Berger. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 |
The
full
mantle consists of the shield displaying the arms that was given to the
person bearing this surname; a banner with surname; a helmet; and family
crest [if known]. See a sample of full mantle by - at right.
Normally the crest is displayed atop the helmet. To order a full
mantle with
coat of arms and family crest click here |
Sample Coat of Arms - Full |
Family Surname Forum: http://genforum.genealogy.com/barker |
LOST TRIBES OF ISRAEL IDENTITY |
HOME |