Ancestor # 94
Mathias Barkley (1783-1848)
Mathias Barkley (1783-1848)
Mathias Barkley was born in Albany
County, New York about 1783 and died in Matilda, Dundas, Ontario on 12 May 1848.
He is the son of Henry Adam and Hannah Catherine (Cooglar) Barkley. He married
Margaret Koch (Kock, Cook) on 7 January 1804 in Albany County, New York. She
was born about 1783 in New York and died after 1871 in Dundas County, Ontario.
The Barkleys are a German Palatine
family. Eberhard Buercklin and his family came to North America from
Baden-Wuerttemberg to farm on Rensselaer’s estate in Albany County. As the English-speaking
officials began adding this family to historical records, the name became Barkley,
Berkley, Barclay and even Perkly. Perkly is the only one not found in
Eberhard’s descendants.
Mathias and Margaret lived in New
York until about 1810. They had 13 known children. The first 3 were born in New
York and the remainder in Ontario. Why did Mathias and Margaret move to Dundas
County? He had 4 uncles and their families living there. The Barkley family
supported King George in the Revolution and fought with the New York Loyal
Rangers. Six of Eberhard’s sons were Loyalists. Son Henry Adam, Mathias’ father,
did not join a military unit and son Michael served in the New York Militia and
qualified for a pension. Of the 6 brothers who fought for the crown, 4 accepted
the land offered to former military personnel and settled in Williamsburg,
Dundas, Ontario. When Mathias and Margaret moved to Ontario, they settled in
Williamsburg too.
Mathias purchased 200 acres of
land from William Loucks, both men from Williamsburg, on 15 June 1816 for £200[1].
The property was known as all of lot 16 in the third concession in Matilda. When
the crown decided to settle the area of Canada bordering the St. Lawrence River
and New York State, they sent surveyors into the area to divide the property
into lots of 200 acres. The land was first divided into long strips that were
known as concessions and each concession was then divided into lots. There
could be up to 25 to 30 lots in each concession; it depended upon the geography
of the land. When you purchased all of a lot, you would be acquiring
approximately 200 acres. After this purchase, Mathias is known as “from Matilda”.
Mathias purchased another 200
acres in Matilda for £75 on 11 October 1821 from David and Samuel Robertson[2].
This property was known as lot 12 in the fourth concession. On 12 June 1829 he
purchased the front part of the West half of lot 12 in the third concession in
Matilda or approximately 20 acres for £35[3].
Mathias was appointed
administrator for the estate of John Duncan, a neighbor. John had contracted to
purchase all of lot 12 in the third concession of Matilda from John Casselman
of Williamsburg on 4 September 1828. John died before the transaction was
finalized and Mathias completed the transaction for him on 18 Jun 1831[4].
I think Mathias transferred all of
his property to his children before he died and therefore would not have left a
will. I have found no evidence of a will in the land books of Dundas County. He
sold part of his land to his son Simon Barkley for £100 on 29 Jan 1845. This
sale consisted of half of lot 16, part of lot 12 in the 4th
concession and the 20 acres in lot 12 in the 3rd concession[5].
Although I did not find a transfer of the East half of lot 16 in the 3rd
concession to anyone, it must have occurred because son Michael Barkley sold it
at the same time that Simon sold the West half of the same lot[6].
I have identified 15 DNA matches
where the most recent common ancestor couple is Matthew Barkley and Margaret
Kock. The Barkleys are a great family to have in your family tree. Not only are
they very fertile (Mathias and Margaret had 13 known children, all of whom
married and reproduced. I counted 124 grandchildren for this couple.) but they
are also very interested in genealogy. My direct ancestor is daughter Anna Maria,
my third great grandmother. I have matches through sons Michael, Jacob, John,
Henry, Gideon, Matthew, Simon, Daniel and daughters, Amy Margaret Mill and
Eliza Beckstead.
Children of Mathias and Margaret (Kock) Barkley:
i. Jacob Barkley, b.
24 Oct 1804 in Guilderland, Albany, New York, d. 3 Mar 1863 in Matilda, Dundas,
Ontario, Canada, m. 13 Jul 1826 Catherine Strader, b. 1808 in Matilda, d. after
1891 in Matilda.
ii. John M. Barkley,
b. 3 Jan 1807 in Albany County, d. 2 Jan 1869 in Matilda, m. 1835 Elizabeth Ann
Knapp, b. 1809 in Ontario, d. 5 Nov 1894 in Matilda.
iii. Anna Maria Barkley,
b. 18 Dec 1808 in Albany County, bap. 12 Mar 1809 in Berne, Albany, New York, d.
6 May 1865 in Oxford County, Ontario, m. 1) 16 Aug 1824 in New York John
Winegard, b. 10 Oct 1801 in Albany County, d. 3 Sep 1858 in Mountain, Dundas,
Ontario and 2) William Taylor on 4 Jun 1860 in Mountain, b. 1808 in Ireland.
iv. Henry M. Barkley,
b. 15 Jan 1811 in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, d. 20 Feb 1898 in Mountain, m.
19 Jul 1831 in Williamsburg, Margaret McIntosh, born 31 Aug 1809 in Morewood,
Dundas, Ontario and d. 3 Sep 1882 in Canada.
v. Francis Everett Barkley,
b. 12 Oct 1812 in Matilda and d. 9 Apr 1887 in Matilda, m. 28 Sep 1836 in
Mountain, Mary Ann McIntosh, b. 4 Jan 1813 in Ontario and d. 28 Sep 1908 in Ontario.
vi. Thomas Barkley,
b. 30 Mar 1814 in Matilda, d. 26 May 1903 in Dundas County, m. in 1836 in Dundas County, Margaret
Dillabough, b. 1812 in Matilda and d. 1901 in Ontario.
vii. Eliza Barkley,
b. 29 Mar 1815 in Matilda, d. 1 Sep 1885 in Williamsburg, m. on 7 Aug 1836 in
Dundas County, John J. Beckstead, b. 13 Apr 1811 in Williamsburg and d. 1 Jul
1891 in Williamsburg.
viii. Gideon Barkley,
b. 3 Dec 1818 in Matilda, d. 1893 in Osgoode, Carleton, Ontario, m. 1) 1839 in
Williamsburg, Jane Ault, b.1821 and d. before 1874. And 2) Elizabeth A. Meyers
on 10 Oct 1874 in Chesterville, Dundas, Ontario, b. 1827.
ix. Michael Henry Barkley, b. 1822 in Matilda, d. Apr 1881, m. 1843 in Dundas County, Janet McKay,
b. 1823 in Scotland, d. 8 Jul 1891 in Dundas County.
x. Amy
Margaret Barkley, b. 17 Aug 1823 in Matilda, d. 6 Oct 1896 in Schaller,
Sac, Iowa, m, 30 Mar 1843 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, Isaac Mill, b.
10 Mar 1817 in Iroquois, Dundas, Ontario and d. 7 Jan 1903 in Schaller.
xi. Matthew Barkley, b. 17 Aug 1823 in Matilda, d. Feb 1905
in Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, m. 24 Dec 1843 Rachel Foster, b. 26 Nov 1822 in Canada
and d. 4 Mar 1901 in Wall Lake.
xii. Simon Peter Barkley, b. 16 Sep 1825 in Matilda, d. 27
Oct 1873 in Matilda, m. 1847 in Dundas County Lucinda Strader, b. 6 Dec 1826 in
Dundas County and d, 28 Apr 1913 in Dundas County.
xiii. Daniel Barkley, b. 8 Sep 1828 in Matilda, d. 7 Dec 1906
in Morris, Huron North, Ontario, m. 1849 Lucy Parker, b. 3 Apr 1832 in
Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, d. 1914 in Morris,
[1] "Ontario, Dundas,
General Register of Deeds, 1801-1900", digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www,familysearch.org : accessed 12 May 2019), Dundas
County Deed Book, v. A1-B1 (1800-1824), memorial #220, p. 394, dated 15 Jun
1816, William Loucks to Mathias Barkley, film .201,604.
[2] "Ontario, Dundas, General Register of Deeds, 1801-1900",
Dundas County Deed Book, v. A2-B2
(1823-1839), memorial #602, p. 113, dated 11 Oct 1821, David and Samuel
Robertson to Mathias Barkley, film 201,603.
[3] "Ontario, Dundas,
General Register of Deeds, 1801-1900", Dundas County Deed Book, v. A2-B2 (1823-1839), memorial #603, p. 114,
dated 12 Jun 1829, David and Samuel Robertson to Mathias Barkley, film 201,603.
[4] "Ontario, Dundas,
General Register of Deeds, 1801-1900", digital images, Dundas County Deed
Book, v. A2-B2 (1823-1839), memorial #601, p. 112, dated 18 Jun 1831, John
Casselman to John Duncan, deceased, film 201,603.
[5] "Ontario, Dundas,
General Register of Deeds, 1801-1900, Dundas County Deed Book, v. C-D
(1839-1847), memorial #2065, p. 181, dated 29 Jan 1845, Mathias Barkley to
Simon Barkley, film 201,602.
[6] "Ontario, Dundas,
General Register of Deeds, 1801-1900, Matilda Township, Deed Book v. A-B
(1847-1859), memorial #118, p. 93, Simon Barkley to Edmund Doran and memorial
#119, p. 94, Michael Barkley to Alex McDonnell, film 201,625.
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