To all the BARKERS in England. I am sending this message in hopes you might recognize some of information about my Barker family from England. I am trying to locate what I can in NYC, but my ancestor William BARKER worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard about 1830 at which time no vital records were mandated by law. William might have been a ships architect or joiner. It is quite a challenge to find him. Anyway, the following is what I have been given by family legend and pension papers of Joshua P Barker. If any of it rings a bell with you, please let me know. Thanks for your time. Mary Unknown number of BARKER brothers arrived in NYC from England c 1830. At least one brother may have jumped ship. This allegedly "blue blooded" English family were mariners who had noble relatives including a General BARKER, believed to have been in one of the Boer Wars . A painting by a family member c 1830 depicting their old English homestead shows a thatched roof and a sailor in uniform. We have been told the depicted home is similar to the homes in southern England. A large very old tree is in front of the house. The sailor appears to have walked to the house down a lane which might indicate he lived close to where his ship was moored. The sailor is being greeted by a woman, 3 daughters and a son. The immigrant BARKER brother that we know is my ancestor, William H Barker of ENG married to Elizabeth Stewart of IRE. Son Joshua born 1830 in NYC later lived in Boston, MA. We would like to find the English Barkers and the other brothers who we believe did not settle in New England ( unconfirmed ).