From The Settlement of Prince Edward County by Nick and Helma Mika. Transcribed here by Linda Herman

Pioneers of Prince Edward County 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

DAVID BARKER

Died 1821, 88 years of age.

The lineage of David Barker's family dates back to the reign of King Charles. Three Barker brothers came to America. One of them settled in Rhode Island. The remaining two set sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts, and headed north to Cape Cod.

One of the brothers went to Saratoga County, and a descendant of his, David Barker, became an exceptionally fine farmer. Because he sold some of his cattle to the British, his farm was expropriated in the Revolutionary War. When the war ended, he went to New York to meet Major VanAlstine and accompany him and his group of settlers to Adolphustown in 1784.

David's wife was Lydia Shove. They raised twelve children. Lydia died in 1804, age 64. David died in 1821, at the age of 88. David and his family had always attended Quaker Meetings, dressed in Quaker garb, and had followed Quaker traditions. In his hear, however, he clung to he beloved Church of England. This loyalty probably caused his son Abraham's family to be baptized when the first Anglican minister appeared in Hallowell.

David Barker, Abraham's son, was post-master of Picton from 1848 until 1872/ He joined the Prince Edward County Militia, where he eventually became a Captain.

David Barker's son, David J. Barker, was educated at Upper Canada College. He established the large and well-known Picton Foundry. His wife, Rose, was the daughter of Robert J. Jellett, Judge of the County Court of Prince Edward in 1873. Judge Jellett was the son of Morgan Jellett who came to Canada from Belfast in 1832, when Robert was only five years old.

James Barker, brother of Abraham, married Mary Leavens. He settled in Bloomfield, which he names, and he died there in 1847.