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Property

Hillsborough County deeds – a couple for thechildren – 252:455, also look at 81:232 which may be James to his brotherStephen; 157:94 and 167:74 have to do with a mortgagehttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-B97S-K?i=151&cat=428923deed bookshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/428923?availability=Family%20History%20Librarygrantee deeds – look at 242:49, 157:192 seems tobe buying the 12 acres he later mortgages, 81:231 is the earliestgrantee indexhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3G-V1KM?i=128&cat=42892381:231 James buys in Peterborough in 1806https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-J7BM-G?i=120&cat=428923167:74 – 1831 – James and Elizabeth sell theirpropertyhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRH-6V3V?i=46&cat=428923 James Barker, carpenter, was of Peterborough on 29August 1806 when he purchased 16 acres in Peterborough from Abner Hagget forpayment of two hundred dollars. On 1 February 1809, James Barker sold thisproperty to Stephen Barker (likely his younger brother), carpenter ofPeterborough, for payment of five hundred dollars.[1]               On12 April 1820, six months before his marriage, James Barker, carpenter ofPeterborough, purchased twelve acres with buildings in the northerly part ofPeterborough from John Mussey for payment of three hundred dollars.[2][1] NewHampshire Land Records, Hillsborough County, 81:231, 81:232[2] NewHampshire Land Records, Hillsborough County, 157:192James and Elizabeth Barkermortgaged their 12-acre property on 10 April 1829 to Benjamin Pollard for onehundred and twenty dollars with a promise to pay within one year. On 3 February1831, James and Elizabeth sold the property to Benjamin Pollard for payment oftwo hundred and fifty dollars.[1][1] NewHampshire Land Records, Hillsborough County, 157:194, 167:74more deeds 302:358, 264:448, 252:455302:358https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-N9ZM-5?i=221&cat=428923On 12 March 1849, James M. Barker and his wifeLucinda sold two acres in the northeasterly part of Peterborough to Benjamin B.Barker for payment of forty-five dollars. On the same date, Benjamin B. Barker,laborer of Peterborough, sold this property to Elizabeth Barker, widow, forpayment of forty-five dollars. Noted in the deed was that the property adjoinedland on which James Barker previously lived.[1] On 3 April 1856, Elizabeth Barker, widow ofPeterborough, sold the property she obtained from Benjamin B. Barker to Lucy D.Stearns of Nashua for payment of three hundred dollars.[2][1] NewHampshire Land Records, Hillsborough County, 252:455, 264:448[2] NewHampshire Land Records, Hillsborough County, 302:358

Biography

Four children – a little information on familymembers in this bookhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067485813&seq=680&q1=barkermost of information herehttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067485813&seq=694&q1=barker