Individual Details

Probate

Silas Barker did not leave a will and his estateentered probate on 10 August 1836 with Caleb Gooden as administrator at therequest of heirs Abigail Barker, Samuel C. Barker, David C. Barker, and JoshuaAustin. On 30 August 1836, widow Abigial Barker was allowed one hundred dollarsin value from the personal estate for her support. Real estate was five acresof land valued at $20 and personal estate was $260.26. There were numerouscreditors of the estate, and the bulk of the estate went to partial payments tothe creditors.[1] Probatehttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8996/images/007130880_00005?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NCN4189&_phstart=successSource&pId=358468[1] NewHampshire Probate, Rockingham County, Estate of Silas Barker, Londonderry, 10August 1836, No. 13174

Property

On 1 March 1802, Silas Barker laborer of Methuen,purchased from Benjamin Barker and his wife Eunice of Methuen (Silas’s brother)two pieces of land in Pelham, New Hampshire totaling eleven acres for paymentof one hundred dollars.[1]227:158https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-LSKP-N?i=324&cat=429586[1] NewHampshire Land Records, Rockingham County, 227:158Rockingham County deed index – look at 296:22 and296:21https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-5HZP?i=100&cat=429586deed bookshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/429586?availability=Family%20History%20Library296:21 and 296:22 – if these are this familyHannah is married to Eben Woodbury so she would have two husbands – yes, hastwo husbandshttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-B348-X?i=261&cat=429586  342:376 – Davied C. and his wife Eliza J. and someother guy sell to Samuel C.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-P9NQ-P?i=447&cat=429586316:331 – Samuel C. and David C. selling a smallpropertyhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRH-X7HB-W?i=184&cat=429586299:340 – Samuel C. selling five acres inLondonderryhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR8-99ZM-1?i=449&cat=429586 Children of Silas andAbigail were involved in several land transactions. On 4 November 1837, SameulBarker of Londonderry with his wife Hannah sold a parcel in Londonderry toJoann Adams for ninety dollars. On 11 December 1837, Silas Barker ofLondonderry and Ebenezer Woodbury and his wife Hannah conveyed two-eleventhparts of an undivided tract of land to James Adams for payment of four dollars.On 23 August 1839, Samuel C. Barker of Londonderry sold five acres inLondonderry to Edmund Adams. On 1 March 1842, Samuel C. Barker and David C.Barker sold two undivided eleventh parts of a tract of land to John Adams forten dollars.[1][1] NewHampshire Land Records, Rockingham County, 296:21, 296:22. 299:340, 316:331