Generation 1

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. [Ref][Ref][Ref][Ref]

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:

1. 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. [Ref]
2. William Parker was born in Dec 1643. [Ref] He was baptised on 16 May 1647. [Ref] He died before 12 Dec 1681. [Ref]
3. Martha Parker was born about 1646. [Ref] She was baptised on 13 Jun 1647. [Ref] She probably died young. [Ref]
4. 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:

1. 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]
2. 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]
3. Joseph Parker was born on 4 Oct 1658. [Ref] He died on 24 Mar 1723. [Ref] He married Mary Whitcomb about 1682/3. [Ref]
4. Nathaniel Parker was born on 8 Mar 1661/2. [Ref] He died in 1690 on the Canada Expedition. [Ref]
5. Judith Parker was born about 1664. [Ref] She died, unmarried, before 19 Jun 1705. [Ref]
6. Mary Parker was born about 1667. She died on 30 Nov 1729. She married James Whitcomb.
7. 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]

Generation 2

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. [Ref]

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.