Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

BARKER AND BORDEN.
John Barker, Sen., of Duxhni-y, married in 1632, Ann,
daughter of John William.s, Sen., of Scitiiate. He removed
to Marshfield, then called Kexamc, in 1(338, and was drowned
in 1652. He had children Deborah, John, Williams, and
perhaps others. His widow Ann married Abraham Blush
of Barnstable, and died Feb. 16, 1657-.S. Deborah came to
Barnstable with her mother and probably her son .John. At
fourteen John chose his n.ncle, Capt. John Williams of Scitnate,
his guardian, with the understanding that he should be
brought up to some trade or profitable employment. After
he l)ecame of age, John sued his uncle, who was a man of
great wealth, for wages during his minority, averring that
his uncle had violated his contract ; that he had not brought
him up to a trade that would be of use to him, and that his
uncle had kept hmi employed in menial duties, and there-
fore he was entitled towages. He also brought an action
for rents collected from his estate in Marshfield, during his
minority, and his uncle brought an action against him for
slander. The details of these actions occupy much space on
the records. They were finally settled by the good offices
of mutual friends. Afterwards he had another lawsuit with
his uncle, making it evident that they did not live together
on terms of amity or friendship.
He was a sergeant in Philip's war, probably in the
company of which his uncle was captain, and was severelj'
wounded in an engagement with the Indians, from the effects
of which it seems he never entirely recovered, for in 1680
he was freed from serving in the ti-ain bands on account of
the injury received. He removed from Scituate in 1676 or
7, and resided in Barnstable till 1683, and perhaps later,
when he removed to Marshfield, of which town he was the
deputy in 1689, and soon after returned to Scituate, where
he died Dec. 1729, aged nearly 30 years.