Married Elizabeth NORFOR in Yarmouth.7,8

Information from the Parish Register :-
By licence
Groom - Samuel Barker, of this parish, single man
Bride - Elizabeth Norfor of the same, single woman
Witnesses :-
Matilda Church
Mary Moxon

Birth of son Samuel Loney BARKER in Yarmouth.5

Birth of daughter Elizabeth BARKER.1

Birth of son John BARKER in Yarmouth.6

Mentioned in Will.2

of Benjamin Norfor
Described as :-
"my brother in law Samuel Barker of Great Yarmouth aforesaid Merchant and to Samuel Barker John Barker and Elizabeth Palgrave late Elizabeth Barker but now the wife of William Palgrave Junior Merchant the three children of my said Brother in Law"

Executor in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.2

of the estate of Benjamin Norfor
Joint executor with William Norfor the brother of the deceased

Died in Yarmouth.3,4

From the Bury and Norwich Post :-
"On Wednesday last, after a lingering illness, Samuel Barker, Esq. of Yarmouth"

From the Norfolk Chronicle :-
“Wednesday last, at Yarmouth, Samuel Barker, Esq. after a lingering confinement of several years, sustained with exemplary patience and resignation. – He entertained the highest veneration for the religious and civil establishments of his country; his many good qualities endeared him to his family and his numerous friends; his benevolence and humanity were useful and active, and his memory will be embalmed in the hearts of all who were acquainted with his worth. – He served the office of Chief Magistrate of that borough in the year 1801, and had the honour to received Nelson on his arrival in England, who always expressed for him his cordial esteem.”

Research Note.1

From the Black book
"Settled at Gt Yarmouth.
Mayor in 1800
Entertained the Fleet & Lord Nelson & Sir William & Lady Hamilton. Admiral Lord Nelson subsequently maintained a correspondance with Samuel Barker. A letter of 11 Nov 1801 passed to his grand-daughter Katherine Ray (Barker) Smee"