The PARKER Family of Scituate
First Generation
WILLIAM PARKER (d. 1684) of Scituate
Parents: Unknown
William Parker died between 1 Jul 1684, when he signed his will, and 3 Oct
1684, when it was proved. [Ref] He
married first Mary Rawlins. [Ref]
Mary was the daughter of Thomas Rawlins. [Ref]
She died in 1651. [Ref] He married
second Mary Turner on 13 Nov 1651 in Scituate.
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William was in Scituate by 1 Feb 1638, when he took the oath of allegiance
there. [Ref] He was a freeman by 1
Dec 1640. [Ref]
In his will, William mentioned his son Joseph; his daughter Patience Randall;
his grandchild Stephen Totman; his wife Mary; six of his children: Miles, Nathaniel,
Lydia, Mary and Judith. [Ref]
Children of William Parker and Mary Rawlins:
- Mary Parker was born on 1 Jan 1639. [Ref]
She was baptised on 16 May 1647. [Ref]
She died shortly before 10 Apr 1666 by mistakenly eating a poisonous root.
[Ref] She married Thomas Thotman
near 7 Mar 1664/5. [Ref]
Thomas paid a £5 fine for fornication with his wife prior to their marriage.
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- William Parker was born in Dec 1643. [Ref]
He was baptised on 16 May 1647. [Ref]
He died before 12 Dec 1681. [Ref]
- Martha Parker was born about 1646. [Ref]
She was baptised on 13 Jun 1647. [Ref]
She probably died young. [Ref]
- Patience Parker was born in Feb 1648. [Ref]
She was baptised on 6 May 1649. [Ref]
She died on 23 Feb 1711/2 in Rochester. [Ref]
She married William Randall about 1676. [Ref]
William was the son of William Randall [Ref]
and Elizabeth Carver. [Ref]
Children of William Parker and Mary Turner:
- Lydia Parker was born on 9 May 1653. [Ref]
She was baptised on 13 Apr 1656. [Ref]
She died on 7 Sep 1719 in Scituate. [Ref]
She married Theophilus Wetherell on 9 Nov 1675. [Ref]
Thophilus was the son of Rev. William Wetherell. [Ref]
He was born about 1650 and died between 2 and 6 Jan 1702. [Ref]
- Miles Parker was born on 25 Jun 1655. [Ref]
He was baptised on 6 Apr 1656. [Ref]
He was living on 6 Oct 1708. [Ref]
- Joseph Parker was born on 4 Oct 1658. [Ref]
He died on 24 Mar 1723. [Ref] He
married Mary Whitcomb about 1682/3.
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- Nathaniel Parker was born on 8 Mar 1661/2. [Ref]
He died in 1690 on the Canada Expedition. [Ref]
- Judith Parker was born about 1664. [Ref]
She died, unmarried, before 19 Jun 1705. [Ref]
- Mary Parker was born about 1667. She
died on 30 Nov 1729. She married James Whitcomb.
- William Parker was born on 15 May 1675. [Ref]
He probably died between 1742 and 1746. [Ref]
He married Rachel Clark on 2 Mar 1696/7. [Ref]
Rachel was the daughter of Thomas and Martha Clark. [Ref]
Second Generation
MARY PARKER
Parents: William Parker and Mary
Turner [Ref]
Mary Parker was born about 1667. She died on 30 Nov 1729, age 63. [Ref]
She married James Whitcomb on 22 Nov 1694.
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Mary Parker signed a 20 May 1694 deed, calling herself "Mary Parker, otherwise
Whitcomb" and referring to her deceased father William and her brother
William. [Ref]
References
Barclay, Mrs. John E., "William Parker of Scituate," The American
Genealogist 41, 1965, 102-108.
Hayward, Elijah, "Plymouth Colony Records," New England Historical
and Genealogical Register 9, 1855, 313-318.
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org,
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.
W. H. W., "Early Marriages and Births in Scituate, Mass. Prior to 1700,"
New England Historical and Genealogical Register 18, 1864, 285-287.; 19, 1865,
219-221.