Person:Abraham Parker (5)
Abraham Parker
chr.6 Feb 1618/19 Great Burstead, Essex, England
d.12 Aug 1685 Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1614
  1. John Parker1615 - 1667
  2. James ParkerAbt 1617 - Bef 1700
  3. Abraham Parker1618/19 - 1685
  4. Joseph Parker1622 - Bef 1690
  5. Jacob Parker1626 - 1668/69
Spouse and Children
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m. 18 Nov 1644
  1. Hannah Parker1645 - 1669
  2. John Parker1647 - 1699
  3. Abraham Parker1649/50 - 1651
  4. Abraham ParkerAbt 1652 -
  5. Mary Parker1655 -
  6. Moses ParkerAbt 1657 - 1732
  7. Isaac Parker1660 - 1688/89
  8. Elizabeth Parker1663 - 1715
  9. Lydia Parker1665/66 - 1752
  10. Jacob Parker1669/70 - Bef 1685
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Abraham Parker
Gender Male
Christening[3] 6 Feb 1618/19 Great Burstead, Essex, England
Marriage 18 Nov 1644 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Rose Whitlock
Death[4] 12 Aug 1685 Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Hodgman, Edwin R. (Edwin Ruthven). History of the town of Westford in the county of Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1659-1883. (Lowell, Massachusetts: Morning Mail Co., 1883)
    p. 463.

    The Ancestor of the this family [Parker] was Abraham, who is supposed to have come from Wiltshire, Eng. He first settled in Woburn, where he married Rose Whitlock, 1644; was admitted freeman in 1645; and rem. to Chelmsford, probably upon its incorporation in 1653, with his brothers, Jacob, James and Joseph. His homestead of 24 acres was set off to him in 1662 and was near the middle of Chelmsford.

  2. ↑ Parker, Francis J. "Parker Genealogy", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 16, p.41.

    "Of the date and locality of his birth there is no known evidence, but it is presumed that he came from Wiltshire in England." He m. Woburn 18 Nov 1644 Rose Whitlock, freeman 1645, removed to Chelmsford probably 1653 with brothers Jacob, James and Joseph, a fifth brother John settling at Andover. He d. Chelmsford 12 Aug 1685, will dated 6 Aug 1685, proved three years later [sic].

  3. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. "The English Origins and Ancestry of the Parker Brothers of Massachusetts and of their Probable Aunt, Sarah Parker, Wife of Edward Converse", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    153:81.

    Baptism for Abraham Parker found in Great Burstead, Essex, England 6 Feb 1618/19, son of John Parker. In 1672, Sarah Parker, the daughter of Jacob Parker, chose her uncle Abraham Parker as guardian. Will dated Aug 1685, names wife Rose; sons John, Abraham, Moses and Isaac; daughters Mary wife of James Parker, Elizabeth Parker and Lydia wife of John Kidder.

  4. ↑ Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1914)
    419.

    Parker, Abraham, sr., [died] Aug. 12, 1685.

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