Nathaniel Parker (abt. 1678 - 1716)

Born about 1678 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1716 at about age 38 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Married abt. 1704 based on birth of first child. ^[1]

Children: Nathaniel Parker Jr., Sybil Parker; Abel Parker, David Parker and Lucy Parker Shattuck Longley.

Nathaniel Parker and Lydia.^[1]

Sarah, b. April 12, 1705.

Nathaniel, b. May 9, 1707.

William, b. July 28, 1709, [died June l8, 1712]

Lydia, b. Oct. 30, 1711.

Deliverance, b. July 28, 1714.

William, b. Nov. 14, 1716.

Research Notes

Parents are marked uncertain only because of his likely birthdate. Nathaniel is referred to as Benjamin Parker's brother in the administration of their father's estate, so there's no question that he is in the correct family group. However if he married by 1704, the average age of men being about 25, places his date of birth around 1679 [although he could be a few years younger]. Since Hannah was reported to have had a child out of wedlock around 1678, it raises the possibility that Nathaniel was that child. Without a birth date for Nathaniel, or a marriage record for Joseph & Hannah, several possibilities remain open: Nathaniel could be a child from an earlier marriage of Joseph, he could be Hannah's child from a relationship outside of marriage and Joseph adopted him, or perhaps that relationship was with Joseph.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Caleb Butler: "History of the Town of Groton"

See also:

• Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck: The Progenitor of the Families in America that Have Borne His Name; Including an Introductio, and an Appendix Containing Collateral Information by Lemuel Shattuck; Dutton and Wentworth, 1855

• Parker-11856 was created by John Young through the import of Young Family Tree.ged on Jan 12, 2014.