A lookup was done for William Barker in the1830 Manhattan City Directory. There were 40 BARKER's listed in the Manhattan New York City Directory: 1829-30. Here are all the William BARKER's: Surname: Barker Given Name: William OCCUPATION: M.D. HOME ADDRESS: 176 Spring Page #: 76 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Surname: Barker Given Name: William OCCUPATION: boatman HOME ADDRESS: 5 Lewis Page #: 76 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Surname: Barker Given Name: William T. OCCUPATION: broker HOME ADDRESS: 236 Fulton Page #: 76 I have been wondering if there were any NEW YORK city Barkers on this list besides my own William H BARKER b abt 1810 ENG m Elizabeth STEWART b abt 1810 IRE son Joshua Paul Gustavas BARKER b 15 Aug 1830 NY, NY. William had several brothers with him, and they came from an English blue blood seafaring family. Wm worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. What happened to his NY brothers & their descendants? Researching: BARKER, STEWART, KIRLIN, CRIMMINS, GEORGE, CHAPMAN