Individual Details

Property

Kendall County Illinois grantor indexhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-FJ4L?i=11&cat=266314index on this page Samuel Barker to CharlesFarrington – 29:188https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-FJYP?i=223&cat=266314a couple of this index page – A:324, D:228https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-FJV5?i=446&cat=266314index on this page – heirs of Samuel – 34:144,34:145https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-FJKH?i=451&cat=26631434:144 and 34:145 – seems to be all the heirs in1874 and also states there is a will – but Kendall County probate is not onfamilysearchhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CST8-TSQM-M?i=76&cat=266314 grantee indexhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7W-3C9M?i=11&cat=266314one on this index page – H:492https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7W-3HYM?i=20&cat=266314H:492https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CST8-Y7M2-S?i=264&cat=266314On 28 February 1874, theheirs of Samuel Barker deceased late of Big Grove Township, Kendall County,Illinois entered an indenture agreement for the disposition of the realproperty from the estate in line with the wishes expressed by Samuel Barker inhis will dated 18 February 1872 (filed 11 March 1872). In this agreement, sixof the heirs conveyed their interest in the real property in Big Grove Townshipto Eunice E. Farrington, the seventh heir, for payment of four thousand sixhundred dollars. The property was eighty acres in the East half of the Northwestquarter of section number 13 in township 35, North of range number 16, East ofthe 3rd principal meridian. The six heirs quitclaiming theirinterest to Eunice E. Farrington were as follows: Benjamin F. Barker and MaryBarker his wife; Julia Ann Wilsey married woman in her own right and herhusband James W. Wilsey; Mary Ann Harrington married woman in her own right andher husband Cyrenus Harrington; Martha M. Shornden married woman in her ownright and her husband Thomas R. Shornden, Thomas Shornden also serving asexecutor of the will, all of these previously named of Kendall County, Illinois;Jennette Brown married woman in her own right and her husband Elijah W. Brownof Iroquois County, Illinois, and Harriet Griffith married woman in her rightand her husband Evan Griffith of Yuba County, California. In a secondtransaction on the same date, six of the heirs quitclaimed their interest in the80 acres comprising the West half of the described property. In thistransaction for payment of three thousand four hundred dollars, Benjamin F.Barker, Julia Ann Wilsey, Eunice E. Farrington widow, Martha Shornden, JennetteBrown, and Harriet Griffith quitclaimed their interest to Mary Jane Harrington.[1] [1]Illinois Land Records, Kendall County, 34:144, 34:145

Biography

some mentions in this volume which also has informationon some of the spouses – also gives a marriage for Louisa – also says the sonWilliam left two children – also has death date for Samuelhttps://archive.org/details/commemorativepor00unse/page/980/mode/2up?q=barker some family stories on this page – seems he was inJoliet before going to Big Grove – the oldest daughter marries in La SalleCounty and there is a 1840 census for a Samuel Barker at La Sallehttps://archive.org/details/commemorativepor00unse/page/984/mode/2up?q=barkerhttps://archive.org/details/barkergenealogyr00bark/page/304/mode/2up