Jacob Parker

Abt 1625 - 1669  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Jacob Parker
  Born	Abt 1625	England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	89CFB99DE98D4447A42CE76DF6C7E0F060A6
  Died	7 Jan 1668/7 Jan 1669	Chelmsford, Mass.
  Person ID	I13512	Crandall Pember Legacy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	John Parker
  _UID	154C1FD093B11849856E879848B1CA31FB4A
  Family ID	F5454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah,   b. Abt 1627,   d. 13 Jan 1708, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA  (Age ~ 81 years)
  _UID	9AF04C66EE99CE439348BF3BF8B8F13D8780
  Children	1. Benjamin Parker,   b. 8 Aug 1663, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Ma ,   d. 14 Apr 1742, Chelmsford, Mass.  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021 16:45:14
  Family ID	F5387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Source for this note: Kevin Miller klkcr@cox.net http://www.gencircles.com/users/kevinmichl/1/data/4739 Came to Woburn, MA in 1644. In 1653 he was one of the founders of Chelms f ord, where he died prior to 6 April, 1669, on which day his widow file d a n iventory of his estate. He became one of the most prominent citizen s o f Chelmsford, and was the first town clerk, the original rcords mad e by h im being still in existence. He was Selectman from 1662 until hi s death , and in 1666 was chose Surveyor of Highways. ___________________ From PARKER IN AMERICA 1630 - 1910 by Augustus G. Parker, Buffalo, N.Y . p ublished in 1910. http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~jennin/ParkerInAmerica.html In the early settlement of Chelmsford and Billerica, Mass., appeared fi v e men of the name of Parker—namely, Abraham, Jacob, James, Joseph, Jo hn . Most of them were bros. and it is believed all were thus related. A t le ast two of their number had previously resided at Woburn. John settled in Billerica with the first of its pioneers and until his d e ath, June 14, 1667, was the leading man of the town. He left a wid., Ma ry , who had formerly been wid. of John Poulter. She m., third, April 19 , 16 74, Thomas Chamberlain. John Parker left no chn., but descendants o f hi s bros. were numerous. The writer has often had occasion to investig ate t his family, and except for what is given of certain branches in But ler‘ s “Groton in over-concise form, and with some erroneous connecti ons, th e lack of information in print has necessitated recourse to [p. 530] original records. An effort is here made to account for the first thre e g enerations with some degree of system for the benefit of all who ar e inte rested. In doing this, examination has been made of town and proba te reco rds, together with over 500 deeds. These efforts should lead t o a conside rable degree of accuracy, and nearly all members of that peri od are accou nted for, but some things are lacking, and it is earnestly r equested tha t those who can supply additions and corrections will send t hem to the Tr anscript. The early Parkers were a fine, prominent and interesting family, and th e y deserve more attention than they have, heretofore, received. In thi s ar ticle the bros. and their descendants are divided into separate grou ps a s follows: First, Abraham, second Jacob, third James, fourth Joseph. Group II.: JACOB PARKER, bro. of the first Abraham of Group I., settled in Chelmsfo r d as early as 1656. He was town clerk and held the rank of sergeant. H e d . before Apl. 6, 1669, when an inventory of his estate was rendered . Hi s w. was Sarah ____. She seems to have been the Sarah Parker, who m . Aug . 4, 1675, Cap. John Wait of Malden. Her s. Jacob Parker of Malde n sold h is f.‘s home­stead, with a few acres of land, May 17, 1682, ( deed 9-20) a nd, (deed 29-259), Nov. 5, 1713, Sarah Howard, Stephen Pierc e and w. Tabi tha, and Ebenezer Parker [p. 533] —all of Chelmsford—and John Flood (or Floyd) and w. Rachel; Thomas Wa it a nd w. Mary, and Thomas Parker—all of Malden—and Rebecca Danfort h of Bille rica, sold to “our brother” Benjamin Parker of Chelmsfor d their w in Chelmsford, known as Robin Hill meadow, fo rmerly the proper ty of Jacob Parker of the town aforesaid. The phraseolo gy of this deed wo uld seem to show that there was a son Ebenezer, but i t is not believed th at such was the case. The Thomas Parker who signed t he deed was s. of Jac ob(2), deceased, and it is safe to think that Ebene zer was s. of Thomas(2 ), deceased; in other words, Jacob(2) and Thomas(2 ), being deceased, eac h was represented by his eldest s. Chn.: Jacob b. about 1652. Sarah, b. 14, 1653; m. Nathaniel Howard. Thomas, b. Mch. 28, 1656. Tabitha, b. Feb. 28, 1658; m. Stephen Peirce. Rebecca, b. May 29, 1661; m. (1) Jonathan Danford, and (2), aft e r 17177 Joseph Foster. Benjamin, b. Aug. 8, 1663. Rachel, b. Mch. 9, 1664-65; m. John Floyd. Mary, b. Sept. 8, 1667; m. Thomas Wait.