Joseph Parker (abt. 1635 - abt. 1684)

Born about 1635 in Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Slocum) Parker — married 1674 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 18 Oct 1684 at about age 49 in Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey

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Joseph was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Parents: George* Parker Frances* Johnson

Child: John Parker

Child: Peter Parker

Child: George Parker

Child: Mary Parker

Child: Meribah Parker

Child: Joseph Parker

Child: Frances Parker

Birth

Date: 1634-36

Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, New England Colonies

Imported only 1634 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.

Marriage

Husband: Joseph Parker

Wife: Margaret Slocum

Child: Joseph Parker

Husband: Joseph Parker

Wife: Frances Darbye Brown

Child: Joseph Parker

Date: 1674

Date: ABT 1656

Date: 02 APR 1699

Date: 1670

Place: Monmouth, New Jersey,

Place: Shrewsbury, New Jersey

Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island,

Children

Children of Joseph (Sr.) and Margaret Parker, all born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey:

1. Joseph (Jr.), born 28th day, 6th month (o.s.)
2. Mary, born 1st day, 12th month, 167- (o.s.); died in Shrewsbury, 1676 (o.s.)
3. Nathaniel, born 20th day, 5th month, 1679 (o.s.)
4. Peter, born 4th day, 8th month, 1681 (o.s.)

Death

Death: Age: 48

Date: 18 OCT 1684

Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, New England Colonies

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1669

Place: Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, NJ

Residence:

Date: 21 FEB 1684

Place: Shrewsbury, New Jersey,

Biographical Sketch / The Parker Line

Parker Arms: Gules, a chevron argent, charged with three fleurs-de-lis gules, between three keys argent. Crest: An elephant's head couped argent, collared gules, charged with three fleurs-de-lis. Motto: Secundis dubiisquc rectus ("Upright in prosperity and in perils").

Margaret Ann Parker, wife of Francis Chadwick and mother of Mary H. (Chadwick) Wood, was a lineal descendant of George Parker of England, son of George and Mary Parker, and a descendant of noted forbears, including Matthew, an Archbishop of Canterbury. George Parker came to New England in the spring of 1635 on the ship "Elizabeth and Ann", Robert Cooper, Master. He brought a certificate from the minister and justices of the peace of "Conformitee to ye orders and discipline of ye church of England," asserting "and ye he is no subsidy man." He was at the time of his coming aged twenty years, and was a skilled worker in wood.

Soon after his coming to New England he married, and with his wife Frances, settled at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. In 1638 he was admitted an "inhabitant," and March 16, 1641, was made a "freeman." In 1641 he was sergeant of the court, an office he held until his death in October, 1656, the first general officer of the colony to die in office. His widow, Frances, married (second) Nicholas Brown, of Portsmouth, the same Nicholas who later donated the ground at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, upon which Christ Episcopal Church was built.

The children of George and Frances Parker were:

1. Joseph
2. John
3. Miribah
4. Peter

Joseph, eldest son of George and Frances Parker, was born not later than 1636, and was taken to Rhode Island with his parents.

He was made a freeman of Portsmouth in 1668, but in 1669 was in Monmouth County, New Jersey, where he exchanged lands in Portsmouth for land in Monmouth County, New Jersey, then settled in Shrewsbury township, where he became a very large landowner, his holdings, reaching from river to river, including the site of the present village of Little Silver. It is said that this name comes from the fact that in its original transfer from the Indians they received therefore, "little silver." Joseph Parker's first house was near the bridge crossing Parker's creek. He was made a justice of the peace in 1675, and in 1676 was appointed a justice of the court, holding that office until 1682. Joseph was also a member of the Assembly. In 1682 he was appointed a commissioner to lay out roads and to levy taxes.

He died at Shrewsbury, August 18, 1684, aged about forty-eight years, leaving most of his property to his son, Joseph. He married Margaret Slocum, and had sons:

1. Joseph
2. Nathaniel
3. Peter

Peter, youngest son of Joseph and Margaret (Slocum) Parker, was born in 1681, and died June 27, 1708. He was a landowner at Long Branch and Rumson Neck, and for many years a constable of Shrewsbury, his home town being near Parkerville.

He married Elizabeth C. ____, and had issue:

1. Silas
2. Hannah
3. Josiah
4. John
5. Peter
6. Margaret
7. Elizabeth

Josiah, son of Peter and Elizabeth C. Parker, was born in Shrewsbury township, married, and there lived and died.

William, son of Josiah Parker, was known as "Boatman Billy," to distinguish him from a relative, "Rich Billy" Parker. He married Anna Brookman, daughter of Henry and Lydia (Bills) Brookman. Lydia Bills was a daughter of William and Mary (Borden) Bills, a granddaughter of Thomas Bills, who was a son of William and a grandson of Robert Bills. Mary (Borden) Bills was a daughter of Francis and Mary (Lippincott) Borden, and a granddaughter of Francis and Jane (Villars) Borden.

William and Ann Parker had issue:

1. Josiah Hyde
2. Michael
3. William
4. Joseph ("Captain")

Captain Joseph Parker, son of "Boatman" William Parker and Anna Brookman, his wife, was born in 1784, died in 1858, a lifelong resident of Red Bank and vicinity.

He married Hannah Casler, born September 15, 1794, and died in 1876, daughter of John P. Casler, born October 8, 1774, died March 2, 1862, and his wife, Margaret Clayton, born October 31, 1774, died July 1, 1824. Hannah was a granddaughter of John and Margaret Casler, of French-Huguenot ancestry.

Children of Captain Joseph Parker:

1. John, died young
2. "Captain" Henry Brookman
3. Margaret Ann
4. William Bills
5. Ashur
6. Mary
7. Joseph
8. Jacob
9. Robert, who married Julia Hance

Margaret Ann, daughter of Captain Joseph and Hannah (Casler) Parker, was born in 1818, and died in 1904. She was a woman of fine quality, noted for her proficiency in fine needlework and embroidery and for her many womanly virtues. A specimen of her skill with the embroidery needle when a child of eleven years is preserved in the home of her daughter, Mary H. (Chadwick) Wood, and is a wonderful piece of picture embroidery. She married, in 1835, Francis Chadwick of Red Bank (see Chadwick sketch).

Additional comments extracted from Memorial Cyclopedia of New Jersey Under the Editorial Supervision of Mary Depue Ogden, Volume III, Memorial History Company, Newark, New Jersey, 1917; https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal00stil/page/268/mode/2up Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/photos/bios/wood53nbs.jpg

Sources

• New England Marriages prior to 1700 Clarence Almon Torrey 1985

• U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, New Jersey, Monmouth, Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting Records of Marriages, 1674-1853, Births 1641-1869, Deaths, 1666-1876

• Essex County, New Jersey Quaker Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;

• New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;

• Author: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Title: New Jersey Census, 1643-1890 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication, Deaths, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, American Marriages Before 1699 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on 27 January 2011.