Barker (mtDNA)

Status summary

Completed as of March 3, 2023:

• Recruiting matrilineal (all female-line) descendants of Anne BARKER Pratt for full mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

For further information see Mrs. Charles Delmar Townsend, Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and Margaret Harris Stover, ed. by Margaret Harris Stover, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 8 Pratt, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2nd edition 2008.

First Generation

Ann Barker, daughter of John Barker and Anna Williams was born abt 1643 and died aft 27 Apr 1695. She married abt 1663 John Pratt and they had eight children (Kingstown, RI): Deliverance (1664), Mary (1666 n.f.r.), John (1667), Ebenezer (1669), Phineas (1671), Joshua (1672/3), Jeremiah (1674) and Mercy (1676 n.f.r.)

Second Generation

Deliverance Pratt was born Kingstown, RI 13 Nov 1664 and died aft 14 Mar 1726/7. She married abt 1686 James Townsend and they had six children (Oyster Bay, NY): Daniel (c1688), Joseph (c1690), Patience (c1692), Joshua (c1694), Deborah (c1696 unm.) and Ruemourn (son, c1698).

either Mary or Mercy Pratt poss. married Richard Latting and they may have had at least: John. More research is needed.

Third Generation

Patience Townsend was born Oyster Bay, NY abt 1692 and died aft 4 Jan 1741/2. She married John Lovell and they had seven children: Deborah (m ___ Ayres), Barzilla, Rachel (m James Wills), Ann (m ___ Harker), Patience (1725 m Joseph Wright), John and Rosine/Rezine (m Ephraim Anderson & Ephraim Harris. her will apparently failed to name any children).

mtDNA results TBD

To date, no known matrilineal descendants of Ann BARKER Pratt have taken a full mtDNA test and published their results. Matrilineal descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

References & External Links

• Mrs. Charles Delmar Townsend, Robert S. Wakefield, FASG and Margaret Harris Stover, ed. by Margaret Harris Stover, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 8 Pratt, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2nd edition 2008.