Some Descendants of Jacob Parker and Sarah Unknown of Chelmsford

1. Jacob Parker was born in May 1652 [Ref, before 1653, record torn], doubtless in Woburn. [Ref, 1;466] He was baptised on 19 Apr 1656 in Chelmsford. [Ref, 1;466] He died on 31 Oct 1694 and is buried in the Bell Cemetery in Malden. [Ref, 1;466] He married Joanna Call. [Ref, 1;466] She was born about 1659. She died on 4 Dec 1737, age 78, and is buried in the Bell Cemetery. [Ref, 1;466] She married second John Stearns. [Ref, 1;466][Ref, p. 455]
2. Sarah Parker was born on 14 Jan 1653/[4?] in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref, 1;466] She was baptised on 19 Apr 1656 in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died on 26 Sep 1739. [Ref, 1;466] She married as his second wife Nathaniel Howard of Charlestown and Chelmsford. [Ref, 1;466]
3. Sgt. Thomas Parker was born on 28 Mar 1656 in Chelmsford. [Ref] He was baptised on 19 Apr 1656 in Chelmsford. [Ref, 1;466] Sgt. Thomas died on 8 May 1698 in Chelmsford. [Ref] He married Mary Fletcher on 21 Oct 1678 in Chelmsford. [Ref, daughter of Ensign William][Ref, 1;466]
   Thomas and Mary had seven children recorded in Chelmsford between 1684 and 1695. [Ref]
   1. Mary Parker was born on 26 Nov 1684 in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died on 12 Jan 1715/6 in Chelmsford. [Ref] She married Dea. Benjamin Adams on 18 Dec 1707 at Charlestown. [Ref]
   2. Ebenezer Parker was born on 17 Dec 1690 in Chelmsford. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Parker [Ref] on 13 Aug 1712 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Ref]
      1. Elizabeth Parker was born on 3 Apr 1713 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
      2. Lucy Parker was born on 24 Feb 1714/5 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
      3. Mary Parker was born on 14 Jan 1716/7 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
      4. Thomas Parker was born on 25 May 1718 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
      5. Ebenezer Parker was born on 4 Jun 1720 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
4. Tabitha Parker was born on 28 Feb 1658 in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died on 31 Jan 1741/2. [Ref, 1;466] She married Steven Pierce, the son of Thomas of Woburn, on 8 or 18 Nov 1676 in Chelmsford. [Ref] Stephen was born on 16 Jul 1651. [Ref, p. 27] He died on 10 Jun 1733. [Ref, p. 27]
   1. Stephen Pierce was born in 1679. He died on 9 Sep 1749. [Ref, p. 38] He married Esther Fletcher on 5 Jan 1707. [Ref, p. 38]
      1. Benjamin Pierce was born on 25 Nov 1726. [Ref, p. 55] He died on 16 Jun 1764. [Ref, p. 55] He married Elizabeth Merrill on 22 Feb 1728. [Ref, p. 55]
         1. Gov. Benjamin Pierce was born on 25 Dec 1757 in Chelmsford. [Ref, p. 97] He died on 1 Apr 1839. [Ref, p. 97] He married first Elizabeth Andrews on 24 May 1787. [Ref, p. 97] She was born about 1768 and died on 13 Aug 1788. [Ref, p. 97] He married second Ann Kendrick on 1 Feb 1790. [Ref, p. 97] She was born about 1768 and died on 10 Dec 1839. [Ref, p. 97]
            Benjamin lived in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 97] He was governor of New Hampshire 1827 - 1829. [Ref, p. 97] Click here to see his wikipedia article.
            1. President Franklin Pierce was born on 23 Nov 1804. [Ref, p. 166] He died on 8 Oct 1869. Click here so see his wikipedia article
5. Rebecca Parker was born on 29: 3m: 1661 in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died on 25 Mar 1754 in Billerica. [Ref, 1;466] She married first Jonathan Danforth, Jr. of Billerica on 27: 4 m: 1682 in Billerica. [Ref] Jonathan was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Poulter) Danforth and the grandson of Mary Unknown, the wife of John Poulter and John Parker. [Ref, 1;264] He was born on 18 Feb 1658/9 in Billerica. [Ref, 1;466] He died on 17 Jan 1710/1 in Billerica. [Ref, 1;466] Rebecca married second as his third wife Dea. Joseph Foster. [Ref, 1;466] Joseph was the son of Thomas Foster. [Ref, 1;466]
6. Benjamin Parker was born on 8 Aug 1663 in Chelmsford. [Ref] He died on 14 Apr 1742. [Ref, 1;466] He married Sarah Hayward on 14 Jan 1690/1 [Ref, 1;466, Howard] in Chelmsford. [Ref] Sarah was the daughter of Nathaniel Howard. [Ref, 1;466]
   Benjamin and Sarah had seven children recorded in Chelmsford between 1691 and 1709. [Ref]
7. Rachel Parker was born on 9 Mar 1664/5 [Ref, 1;466, born or baptised] in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died after 1690. [Ref, 1;466] She married John Floyd, Jr. of Malden and Boston. [Ref, 1;466]
8. Mary Parker was born on 8 Sep 1667 in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died on 6 Jan 1763. [Ref, 1;466] She married her stepbrother Thomas Waite. [Ref, 1;466] Thomas was the son of Capt. John Waite. [Ref, 1;466]