Capt James Parker - MA Genealogy Trails

1. The name of Parker has ever been very common in New England and has been borne by
more families than any other in Groton, Massachusetts and its vicinity, James Parker
and Joseph Parker, who first settled in Woburn, Mass., and were amont the original
grantees of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dunstable and Groton, Mass., were ancestors of the
many numerous families, though some were descended from Jacob, Abraham and perhaps
John Parker, also early inhabitants of Woburn and Chelmsford, Mass.

2. Capt. James Parker owned a fifty acre right in Groton, Mass. and resided there from
its first settlement until his death in 1701. He was a distinguished and extraordinary
man, and a leader in the municipal, military, eccliastical and other affairs of that
town. A copy of his Will and a Notice of his life, which we furnished Caleb Butler,
are published in his History of Groton (pp. 281, 421). He had ten children by his first
wife and one child by his 2nd wife, the last born when the father was over 80 years of
age. Children:

1. Elizabeth Parker b. April 12, 1845, m. William Gary of Roxbury.
2. Hannah Parker b. Jan 5, 1647, m. Nathaniel Blood (p.369).
3. John Parker b. Feb 28, 1649.
4. Joseph Parker.
5. James Parker Jr. m. Mary Parker, dau. of Abraham Parker of Chelmsford.
   He was one of 20 persons killed by the Indians in Groton, July 27, 1694.
   His family was carried into captivity, one of whom - Phineas Parker, after-
   wards escaped and resided in Groton.
6. Josiah Parker who m. Elizabeth Saxon and lived at Cambridge, Mass.
7. Samuel Parker who m. Abigail Lakin (p.95). He was the father of Samuel Parker,
   grandfather of Lemual Parker and great grandfather of Lucinda Parker (p.293)
8. Joshua Parker b. March 13, 1658; m. Abigail (Shattuck) Morse (p.77)
9. Zachariah Parker b. Jan. 14, 1659.
10. Eleazer Parker b. Nov 9, 1660.
11. Eunice Parker b. Dec. 12, 1697.

3. Captain Joseph Parker was the ancestor of the most numerous branches of the Parker
families of Groton and its vicinity. He is supposed to have been a brother of James
Parker, above mentioned. He owned a large estate in Groton, but he was considered an
inhabitant of Dunstable, probably in that section of the town, which was originally a
part of Chelmsford, and subsequently included within the bounds of Pepperell, Mass.

The official seal of Groton, or "town's brand marke" was adopted by the State on his
petition. (Massachusetts Records, Vol. IX., Part II., p.301) In 1675 he and his son
were attacked by the Indians. (N.H. Hist. Col., Vol. III., p.91) He was constable of
Dunstable from 1675 to 1682. In the latter year, the town voted "That Joseph Parker
have 20 shillings allowed him for his seven years' as Constable." He was chosen one
of the Selectmen and was a member of the "committee for managing town affairs." In
1681 he bought of the town of Groton, Mass., 300 acres of the common land for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£15,
a part of which was in the vicinity of Babatasset Falls. He died intestate in 1690,
leaving a large property. About 700 acres of his land, lying in Chelmsford and in
Groton, was valued in 1698 at Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£178 Sterling. (Probate Records). Six of his

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children by his wife, Margaret, are entered upon the Chelmsford Records:
1. Joseph Parker b. March 30, 1653 (see notice below)
2. Anna Parker b. Feb 2, 1655; died young.
3. Mary Parker b. Oct 28, 1657.
4. John Parker b. Nov 4, 1660; died oct 8, 1661.
5. Anna Parker b. Nov 16, 1663.
6. Sarah Parker b. Nov 16, 1666; died Sept. 15, 1704.

4. Joseph Parker, probably the only surviving son of Joseph Parker, b. March 30, 1653,
(stated above), was first an inhabitant of Dunstable, Mass., where he succeeded his
father as Constable in 1683, but was subsequently considered as of Groton, where he
died about 1725, leaving a large estate. He m. (1) Elizabeth ____. He m. (2) Nov. 19,
1684, Hannah Blood. The names of three of his children by his first wife, and four by
his 2nd wife (who survived him and administered his estate) have been ascertained:
    1. Elizabeth Parker b. Aug 31, 1679.
    2. Nathaniel Parker.(5).
    3. Isaac Parker. (6).
    4. Simon Parker b. Aug 27, 1687.
    5. Joseph Parker b. Mar 1, 1689. (7)
    6. Benjamin Parker b. Dec 3, 1691. (8)
    7. John Parker b. August 26, 1695 (9).

(5.) Nathaniel Parker, son of Joseph Parker (4), died at Groton, July 6, 1716. He
owned a large estate in the vicinity of Babatasset Falls, appraised at Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£305, which
was divided among the heirs in 1731. His brother, Benjamin Parker was administrator
and guardian of his children (Probate Records) His widow, Lydia ____, m. (2) Feb. 10,
1718, Captain Josiah Sawtell of Lancaster, Mass. She had children by Nathaniel Parker:
          1. Sarah Parker b. April 12, 1705, m. Jeremiah Shattuck (see p. 100)
          2. Nathaniel Parker b. May 9, 1707; m. Dec. 6, 1733, Joanna Stevens.
          3. William Parker b. May 28, 1709; died June 18, 1712.
          4. Lydia Parker b. oct 30, 1711; m. Oct 27, 1729, John Lakin (see Butler,
          Hist. of Groton., p.411).
          5. Deliverance Parker b. July 28, 1714; m. Feb 28, 1734, William Blanchard
          of Dunstable, Mass.
          6. William Parker b. Nov 14, 1716; is supposed to hav died in Shrewsbury.

(6.) Isaac Parker, son of Joseph4 Parker, lived at Groton, Mass. and had by his wife,
Ruth _____,
       1. Isaac Parker b. March7, 1709; m. Mary ____, and had a large family. (see
       Butler, p. 423)
       2. William Parker b. Aug 19, 1710; m. March 30, 1736, Susanna Kemp, grandaughter
       of Abbott Lawence.
       3. Thomas Parker b. Sept 24, 1712.
       4. Esther Parker b. Sept 24, 1714; m. Jan 7, 1739, Shubual Hobart.
       5. Ruth Parker b. July 2, 1716.
       6. Nathaniel Parker b. Feb 25, 1718, m. May 25, 1741, Eleanor Walker (see page
       154).
       7. Daniel Parker b. Feb 20, 1720.
       8. Anna Parker b. Nov 9, 1721.
       9. Abraham Parker b. Sept 24, 1726; m. Lois Blood (p.370).

7. Joseph Parker, son of Joseph Parker, b. March 1, 1689, m. Jan. 24, 1716, Abigail
Sawtell and lived at Groton, where he died in 1753. His widow, Abigail was appointed
Administrator, Jan 3, 1754. His estate was divided in 1756 between 4 sons and 6 dau's.:
1. Mary Parker b. Ocg 12, 1716; m. Jan 4, 1733, William Longley.
2. Josiah Parker b. jan 3, 1717.
3. Obadiah Parker b. Sept 11, 1719.
4. Joseph Parker b. April 16, 1721; died young.
5. Abigail Parker b. Feb 27, 1723; m. John Blood (see p.378)
6. Hannah Parker b. oct 14, 1724; m. Josiah Holden.
7. Timothy Parker b. June 5, 1726.
8. Nehamiah Parker b. Dec 2, 1727.
9. Joshua Parker b. Jan 25, 1730.
10. Ephraim Parker b. Mr 25, 1732; m. Azubah Farnsworth.
11. Sarah Parker b. June 15, 1734.
12. Tryphena Parker b. April 15, 1736; m. Isaac Woods.
13. Sybil Parker b. March 5, 1737; m. Nathaniel Lakin.
14. Zacharian Parker born and died 1740.

Sawtell who died Jan 18, 1766. They had children:
      1. Benjamin Parker b. Aug 19, 1719.
      2. Nathaniel Parker b. July 17, 1721, m. Dec 28, 1748, Eunice Lakin (was the
      father of Jacob Lakin Parker, whose only child, Sarah Parker m. William Shattuck
      (p.319)
      3. Amasa Parker b. Nov 12, 1722.
      4. Mary Parker b. May7, 1728; died 1736.
      5. Sarah Parker b. Jan 27, 1732, m. Dec 19, 1750, Eleazer Green, Jr.
      6. Mary Parker b. Jan 30, 1737; m. Feb 10, 1768, Dr. Thomas Marshall of
         Chelmsford.
      7. Anna Parker b. July 12, 1748; m. Dec 15, 1736, Asa Worcester.

(10). Jacob Parker appears from the Chelmsford Records to have had born at Chelmsford by
his wife Sarah _____:
   1. Sarah Parker b. Jan 14, 1653.
   2. Thomas Parker b. July 28, 1656, m. Oct 21, 1678, Mary Fletcher and had a large
   family.
   3. Tabitha Parker b. Feb 28, 1658.
   4. Rebecca Parker b. May 29, 1661.
   5. Rachel Parker b. May 9, 1665.
   6. Mary Parker b. Sept 8, 1667. H
He probably had other children.

(11) Abraham Parker was made freeman in 1645, was then of Woburn, Mass. He afterwards
removed to Chelmsford, Mass., wher ehe died Aug. 12, 1685. His wife, Rose ____ died
Nov. 13, 1691. Children:
         1. Anna Parker b. 1645.
         2. John Parker b. 1647, m. Mary ____ and had a large family.
         3. Abraham Parker who m. July 15, 1682, Martha Severance and had 5 children.
         4. Moses Parker (see notice below).
         5. Mary Parker b. Nov 15, 1655; m. James Parker (p.375)
         6. Isaac Parker b. Sept 13, 1660; m. Esther Fletcher.
         7. Elizabeth Parker b. April 10, 1663.
         8. Lydia Parker who m. John Kidder.
         9. Jacob Parker b. March 24, 1669.

(12) Moses Parker (above mentioned) m. Abigail Hildreth, dau of Richard Hildreth and
had children:
   1. Moses Parker, killed by lightening.
   2. Abigail Parker b. May 8, 1685.
   3. Elizabeth Parker b. Dec 26, 1689.
   4. Aaron Parker b. April 9, 1691.
   5. Joseph Parker b. Mar 25, 1694.
   6. Benjamin Parker b. April 14, 1696.
   7. Mary Parker b. Sept 6, 1698.

(13) Aaron Parker b. April 9, 1689 was the father of Samuel Parker and grandfather of
Abel Parker, who m. Edith Jewett (p.115). Since that account, furnished by one of the
family, was printed, we have perused the valuable Memoir of Judge Parker, by Jacob B.
Moore, published in the New Hampshire Historical Collection (Vol.III., p.258), and
find there much valuable additional information.