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Eberhard Barkley had immigrated to New York from Germany before 1756 and married Margaret A. _____?. During the Revolutionary War, five of his six sons relocated in Canada because of their Loyalist leanings. Christian was one of the Loyalist sons. He married Elizabeth Bauman and had 5 children. Descendants include Casselman, McMillan, Merkley, and related families, many of whom still reside in Ontario.