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PARKER IN AMERICA 1630 - 1910 by Augustus G. Parker
From PARKER IN AMERICA 1630 - 1910 by Augustus G. Parker, Buffalo, N.Y. published in 1910.
Published in 1911, Niagara frontier publishing company (Buffalo, N.Y)
{Modified 10 Nov 2001 because comparison to the original Boston Transcript notes revealed typesetting errors in PARKER IN AMERICA. A large block of lines of text were misplaced which grossly distorted the information for the JAMES(1) line.}
{Also on 10 Nov 2001, additional comments found in the Boston Transcript were inserted to modify or clarify various items. These comments are enclosed in braces “{ }” in this text.}
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GENEALOGY OF THE FIVE BROTHERS.
In 1905 a writer over the initials of W. H. M. A., contributed a series of articles to the Boston Transcript relating to the genealogy of four of five bros. who were early in America, and whose descendants are now numerous. Through the kindness of Wm. A. Parker, then of Kansas City, Mo., now St. Joseph, Mo., the articles were sent to the compiler of this work, who gives them space because of the convenience it will be for descendants to obtain the genealogy of their remote ancestry:
{Started in 15 Mar 1905 issue of Boston Transcript as Note *694 and continues intermittently throughout 1905 as various “Parts” to this Note.}
{Part I. Parker of Chelmsford and Groton.}
In the early settlement of Chelmsford and Billerica, Mass., appeared five men of the name of Parker—namely, Abraham, Jacob, James, Joseph, John. Most of them were bros. and it is believed all were thus related. At least two of their number had previously resided at Woburn.
John settled in Billerica with the first of its pioneers and until his death, June 14, 1667, was the leading man of the town. He left a wid., Mary, who had formerly been wid. of John Poulter. She m., third, April 19, 1674, Thomas Chamberlain. John Parker left no chn., but descendants of his bros. were numerous. The writer has often had occasion to investigate this family, and except for what is given of certain branches in Butler‘s “Groton” in over-concise form, and with some erroneous connections, the lack of information in print has necessitated recourse to
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original records. An effort is here made to account for the first three generations with some degree of system for the benefit of all who are interested. In doing this, examination has been made of town and probate records, together with over 500 deeds. These efforts should lead to a considerable degree of accuracy, and nearly all members of that period are accounted for, but some things are lacking, and it is earnestly requested that those who can supply additions and corrections will send them to the Transcript.
The early Parkers were a fine, prominent and interesting family, and they deserve more attention than they have, heretofore, received. In this article the bros. and their descendants are divided into separate groups as follows: First, Abraham, second Jacob, third James, fourth Joseph.
Go to the web site for the full geneology record:
http://jenningsweb.us/ParkerInAmerica.html
A large number of letters have been received since the publication of my Parker article, and the interest it has aroused has been very agreeable to me. This interest is a substantial reward to my labors.
W.H.M.A.
PARKER IN AMERICA 1630 - 1910 by Augustus G. Parker
From PARKER IN AMERICA 1630 - 1910 by Augustus G. Parker, Buffalo, N.Y. published in 1910.
Published in 1911, Niagara frontier publishing company (Buffalo, N.Y)
{Modified 10 Nov 2001 because comparison to the original Boston Transcript notes revealed typesetting errors in PARKER IN AMERICA. A large block of lines of text were misplaced which grossly distorted the information for the JAMES(1) line.}
{Also on 10 Nov 2001, additional comments found in the Boston Transcript were inserted to modify or clarify various items. These comments are enclosed in braces “{ }” in this text.}
[p. 529]
GENEALOGY OF THE FIVE BROTHERS.
In 1905 a writer over the initials of W. H. M. A., contributed a series of articles to the Boston Transcript relating to the genealogy of four of five bros. who were early in America, and whose descendants are now numerous. Through the kindness of Wm. A. Parker, then of Kansas City, Mo., now St. Joseph, Mo., the articles were sent to the compiler of this work, who gives them space because of the convenience it will be for descendants to obtain the genealogy of their remote ancestry:
{Started in 15 Mar 1905 issue of Boston Transcript as Note *694 and continues intermittently throughout 1905 as various “Parts” to this Note.}
{Part I. Parker of Chelmsford and Groton.}
In the early settlement of Chelmsford and Billerica, Mass., appeared five men of the name of Parker—namely, Abraham, Jacob, James, Joseph, John. Most of them were bros. and it is believed all were thus related. At least two of their number had previously resided at Woburn.
John settled in Billerica with the first of its pioneers and until his death, June 14, 1667, was the leading man of the town. He left a wid., Mary, who had formerly been wid. of John Poulter. She m., third, April 19, 1674, Thomas Chamberlain. John Parker left no chn., but descendants of his bros. were numerous. The writer has often had occasion to investigate this family, and except for what is given of certain branches in Butler‘s “Groton” in over-concise form, and with some erroneous connections, the lack of information in print has necessitated recourse to
[p. 530]
original records. An effort is here made to account for the first three generations with some degree of system for the benefit of all who are interested. In doing this, examination has been made of town and probate records, together with over 500 deeds. These efforts should lead to a considerable degree of accuracy, and nearly all members of that period are accounted for, but some things are lacking, and it is earnestly requested that those who can supply additions and corrections will send them to the Transcript.
The early Parkers were a fine, prominent and interesting family, and they deserve more attention than they have, heretofore, received. In this article the bros. and their descendants are divided into separate groups as follows: First, Abraham, second Jacob, third James, fourth Joseph.
Go to the web site for the full geneology record:
http://jenningsweb.us/ParkerInAmerica.html
A large number of letters have been received since the publication of my Parker article, and the interest it has aroused has been very agreeable to me. This interest is a substantial reward to my labors.
W.H.M.A.
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Comment by D. Wesley Jarrett on August 1, 2010 at 7:48pm -
Shannon, My Parker line as of now begins with William D. Parker who in 1840 shows up on a census in Union Co. Illinois. He was born in Pa. 1802. He first married Nancy Wilkenson in 1835 (Illinois) and they had three children ; Monroe Dudley Parker b. 1836 , William Harrison Parker b. 1840 and Nancy Parker b. 1844.
Nancy Wilkerson died in 1845 in Union Co Ill. William D. remarried Missenniah Kitts in 1847 . She had several children (Outland) to bring into this marriage and had one more with William D. Parker. He was Lorenzo Parker b. 1848 also in Union Co. William sold his 40 acres of land in Union Co Illinois and records show he died in Arkansas in 1861. Oddly his son William Harrison Parker enlisted and fought for a while with the 7th Arkansas Infantry. There could be a connection with William D. Parker to other Parker family in Illinois or in Arkansas as I have no records showing his father or brothers or sisters. The river systems brought many families farther into the new territories as they were opened and also scattered them along the way. Possibly William D. is a child of one mentioned as going to Pa. and then to Illinois. Any comments or records are more than welcome as at this point I am grasping for straws.
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Comment by Iris Helen Seyfried on February 17, 2010 at 5:20pm - Robert Jacobs: Sounds plausible to me, but you didn't list a Rhoda as child of John and Rhoda. What puzzles me is how a Rhode Island man met and married a North Carolina girl. Their daughter was born in Rhode Island. That was Olive Hopkins, my 2nd great grandmother. There were some Parkers in the same area of Rhode Island as my Barnet Hopkins, but don't know the connection. Thank you for checking. iris
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Comment by Robert Jacobs on February 17, 2010 at 9:04am -
Go to my website www.parkerfamilyhistory.com
I am always updating the website, LOTS more to put online. I just started building it two weeks ago.
Thanks,
Robert
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Comment by Robert Jacobs on February 17, 2010 at 9:01am
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I would think that your Rhoda Parker was named after my Rohda Parker.
John and Rohda Parker
JOHN PARKER III JOHN15, JOHN 14, THOMAS13, RICHARD12, JAMES 11, WILLIAM 10, ROBERT 9, EDMUND B, GILES 7, EDMUND 6, RICHARD5, EDMUND 4, RICHARD3, Le PARKER, ADAM2 de ALCANCOTES, PETER 1
He was born 23 Feb 1753 in Beaverdam Township, Sampson County NC, and died 07 July 1838 in Bladen County NC. He married RHODA BEDSOLE, daughter of WILLIAM BEDSOLE and RHODA WEST. She was born 1755 in North Carolina, and died Unknown in Bladen County NC
Notes for JOHN PARKER III:
He applied for a pension from the American Revolution war and was granted. When he died she applied for and was granted a pension. She listed her age as 76.
Children of JOHN PARKER and RHODA BEDSOLE are:
i. SIMON PETER PARKER, b. 1786, Beaverdam Township, Sampson County NC.; d. 1875, Elba, Coffee County AL; m. (1) NANCY HAITAWAY, 1816, Sampson County. North Carolina; b. 1790, North Carolina; d. 1825, Dale County AL; m. (2) FRANCES BARLOW HALL, 1826, Elba , Coffee County AL; b. 1798, North Carolina; d. 1860, Elba, Coffee County AL
ii. EASTER PARKER, b. 1788, Sampson County North Carolina; d. 1880, Coffee County AL
Notes for EASTER PARKER:
She came to Alabama with the Thomas Cole family. Easter is buned in the Cole family Cemetary. Roger Parker has never found the connection with the Cole family.
iii. DANIEL PARKER, b. 1790, Sampson County North Carolina; d. 1850, Unk.
iv. ALFRED PARKER, b. 1805, Sampson County North Carolina; d. Unknown, Unk.
v. THOMAS R. PARKER, b. 1817, Sampson County. North Carolina; d. 1880, Cedar creek Township, Cumberland County NC; m. CHARITY BEDSOLE; b. 1808, Bladen County NC; d. 1880, Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland County NC.
More About CHARITY BEDSOLE:
Burial: 1880, Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland County NC
vi. SALLY PARKER, b. Unknown, North Carolina; d. Unknown, Unk.
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Comment by Iris Helen Seyfried on February 17, 2010 at 2:14am
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Robert Jacobs:
Do you have anything on Rhoda Parker, who married Barnet Hopkins of Providence Co., Rhode Island? Their daughter, Olive was born in 1797. Olive was the wife of Asahel Hopkins (1st cousins) and they were the parents of my great grandmother, Charlotte Ann Hopkins. Thank you. Iris
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Comment by Robert Jacobs on February 16, 2010 at 10:36pm
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www.parkerfamilyhistory.com
I have alot of parker information online. I have much more in books and documents. So if you need something ask. I will look into it. If I have it, I will be glad to share it.
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Comment by Jeffery Parker on November 17, 2009 at 2:48pm - Well this is my first link with other "Parkers", and I'm glad that I'm one of very few Jeffery Parkers to exist. lol I always thought I might change my name and spell it with a G instead of J, but I think I'll just leave it as it is out of respect for my parents. I'm trying to find other Parkers to link us all together somehow, and to see whom in history I might be related to. I've just tracked down a link in Gibson County, Tn. to many Parkers there who migrated north from Alabama, and from there came from Maryland I am told. I'd like to know more about the rest of the family. Thanks for having this site available for us Parkers to contribute to.
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Comment by Iris Helen Seyfried on May 18, 2009 at 8:56pm
- Somebody needs to go back into American History. Lexington and Bunker Hill battles in the American Revolution were fought in New England--Massachusetts not Virginia. Iris
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Comment by Jim Yarbrough on February 23, 2009 at 8:41am -
Sally's Parker Family
http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Parker/
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Comment by Jim Yarbrough on February 20, 2009 at 9:36am
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I forgot to add the weblink for the Infamous Orphan Trains of the 19th Century.
Between 1854 and 1929 an estimated 200,000
orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children
were placed out during, what is known today as,
the Orphan Train Movement. The name is derived
from the children's situations, though they were
not all orphans, and the mode of transportation
used to move them across forty-seven states and
Canada.
When the orphan train movement began, it was
estimated that 30,000 abandoned children were
living on the streets of New York City.
Two charity institutions, The Children's Aid
Society and The New York Foundling Hospital,
determined to help these children.
The aid institutions developed a program that
placed homeless children into homes throughout
the country. The children were transported to
their new homes on trains which were eventually
labeled “orphan trains.”
http://www.orphantraindepot.com/OrphanTrainHistory.html
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