William Barden was born circa 1624 at
England. He married
Deborah Barker, daughter of
John Barker and
Ann Williams, on 11 July 1660 at
Marshfield, Massachusetts. William Barden died in 1692 at
Middleborough, Massachusetts.
Dan Rudgers, in a family group sheet sent to Dan Olds, 8 Jan. 1999, lists information on 19 children of William and Deborah (Barker) Barden. "The First Settlers of Barnstable, Ms.", NEHGR Vol 2 (Jan. 1848),p. 65, list names and birth dates for Mercy, Deborah, John, Stephens, Abraham, Joseph, and Anna as children of William Barden and Deborah Barker, m. July 1660.
Pope, in Pioneers of Massachusetts, says: "William [Barden], covenant servant of Thomas Boardman, transferred to John Barker, bricklayer, for 6-1/2 years from 1 Dec. 1638, to learn the trade of brickmaker. Marshfield atba. 1643. Rem. to Middleborough; widow Deborah admin on his estate 22 March 1692/3." He is on the ancestor roster for the Colonial Dames XVIIth Century. According to the listing, William Barden was born about 1624 and died in 1692. He settled in Middleboro, Massachusetts. He married Deborah Barker and was a bricklayer and Landowner in Middleboro from 1684-1692. He purchased land from the Indians.
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