Barker and Descedndants

The name Barker is generally believed by family historians to be derived from 
the Anglo-Saxon word Beore or from the Anglo-French word Berovier, meaning 
Sheppard. Many etymologist derive the name from the ancient trade barker or 
tanner, or bark for tanning, The name is found on ancient English and earlier 
American records, spelled Barcarious, Barkere, Barkar, and Barker which is 
generally accepted today. One of the ealiest English names Barker dates back 
to 1200. Ralph De Calverhall progenitor of the Barker families lived in the 
year 1200. He married Margaret Pigot, was father of William LeBarker.They  
carried the name DeCAlverhall for six generations of the manor of Calverhall. 
They later were known as LeBarker for five generations. The first Barkers to 
journey to America was Robert, who came to the  Massachusetts Colony in 1628. 
They are among the earliest settlers of the colonies. There are several 
different lines of the Barker lineage and these, besides the Massachusetts 
line is the Connecticut line, the Delaware line, the Virginia line and others. 
We are from the Virginia line, as are most of the Barkers in Boone County, 
West Virginia.

In the year 1751 Captain james Barker of Portsmouth England married Mary 
Smith. He and Mary left soon after marrying and came to America. Mary and 
James had at least two sons Issac and Jacob. James brothers, Ephraim and 
Richard settled at Pomfret, Connecticut before 1752. Captain James settled at 
Richmond, Virginia 

Captain James Barker married Mary Smith------------1751
Isaac Barker married Spicy Scott
Isaac Barker II married Nancy Meadows. Nancy died and Isaac married
Elizabeth Bradley.
George William Barker married Viola McCormick
Milton Barker married Virgie Lewis

Children of Issac and Spicy Scott Barker

Eliza born in Buckingham County, Virginia---------- April 3 1805
Sarah born in Buckingham County, Virginia-----------born 1807 died very young
James H. born in Buckingham County, Virginia-----------April 23 1809-married Elizabeth
Kinder
Joseph H. born -------------------------------------Dec.25 1811       
Nancy-----------------------------------------------Aug 3 1814
John R.---------------------------------------------Jan 17 1816
Spicy----------------------------------------------Dec. 17 1818
Mary or Polly---------------------------------------Nov 13 1820
Susan-----------------------------------------------April 3 1822
Anderson--------------------------------------------April 21 1824
Isaac-----------------------------------------------Feb 1 1826 D.O.D. 12/18/1910
Jacob-----------------------------------------------March 15 1828
Daniel----------------------------------------------May 3 1831

Children of Bethel and Effie Kinder Graley; Glenna, Annette, Curtis, Clarence 
and Sharon are the direct lineage of James Barker and Issac Barker

The meaning of the Kinder name

The Kinder Surname
Kinder Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology (probably a
pre-English hill name, but the form is obscure). 
German: from the genitive plural of Kind ‘child’, possibly denoting someone who had a
lot of children, as in Hans der Kinder ‘Hans of the children’ (Eisleben 15th century),
or short for some compound such as Kindervater ‘male midwife’ or Kinderfreund ‘one who
likes children’. 
German: variant of Günther (see Guenther).
The Guenther Surname
Guenther Name Meaning and History
German (Günther): from a Germanic personal name composed of gund ‘battle’ + hari, heri
‘army’.