Robert Barber

Cordwainer (Shoemaker) / Settler / Sheriff / Landowner

Born: 16 August 1690, Beckwithshaw, Yorkshire, England

Died: 3 September 1749, Columbia, Pennsylvania

Along with Samuel Blunston and John Wright, Sr, Robert Barber (sometimes spelled Barbar) carved a settlement out of the wilderness which would become Columbia.

This bio is still being researched.

Robert Barber’s land purchases

Barber’s signature and official seal