Abraham Parker
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Abraham Parker (bef. 1619 - 1685)

Abraham Parker
Born before in Great Burstead, Essex, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 18 Nov 1644 (to 12 Aug 1685) in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died after age 66 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Abraham Parker migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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Biography

It should be noted that Abraham is one of the progenitors of Parker Family Group 10 via the Parker Y-DNA project.


Although it was previously thought that Abraham's origins were unknown[1], recent research has shown that he was one of five brothers who came to New England. He was baptized on February 6, 1619, at St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, Essex, England, the son of John and Anna Parker.[2][3][4]

He settled at Woburn, where he was a freeman in 1645. It was at Woburn that Abraham and Rose Whitlock were married on November 18, 1644[5].

Abraham and his four brothers, John, Jacob Joseph and James, moved to Chelmsford about 1653. Brothers Jacob, James and Joseph then moved to Billerica. Brother John, Jacob and Joseph moved to Billerica, and Jacob and Joseph moved on to Groton, Massachusetts in about 1661.[6]

"Abraham and Rose had children :

  • Hannah, b. Woburn, October 29, 1645[7]; bap. 1656; m. 1679, Nathaniel Blood. She is not mentioned in the will of either parent.
  • John, b. Woburn, October 30, 1647[7]; bap. 1656: d. 1699. His w., Mary Danforth, of Billerica, dau. of Cap. Jonathan, survived him.
  • Abraham, b. Woburn, October 8, 1650[7]; d. October 20, 1651[8].
  • Abraham, b. Woburn, 1652; bap. February 1, 1657[9]; admitted freeman 1682; m., 1682, Martha, dau. of John Livermore of Watertown, and had five chn. He removed to Bradford and is buried in the Ancient Burying Ground there along with Martha.
  • Mary (Mare in records), b. Chelmsford, November 15, 1655[10]; bap. 1656; m., 1658, her cousin James, s. of Cap. James Parker. They were both killed by the Indians in Groton, July 27, 1694.
  • Moses, b. Chelmsford, about 1657; m., 1684, Abigail, dau. of Richard Hildreth of Chelmsford. In 1718 he subscribed £1 toward £20, raised by subscription, to build the first school house in Chelmsford. He d. 1732.
  • Isaac (Isake in the records), b. Chelmsford, September 13, 1660[11]; bap. 1660; m. Esther or Hester Fletcher; d. 1688-9.
  • Elizabeth, b. Chelmsford, April 10, 1663[12]; m. James Pierce of Woburn; d. 1688.
  • Lydia (Lidiah in records) , b. Chelmsford, February 17, 1665[10]; m., 1684, John Kidder of Chelmsford.
  • Jacob, b. Chelmsford, March 24, 1669[11]. His name is not mentioned in either will."[13]

Abraham Parker, sr., died at Chelmsford on August 12, 1685[14]. His Will was dated six days before his death, but it was not proved for three years.[15]BURIAL Forefathers Burial Ground Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts[16]

Early headstones were mere fieldstones which were eventually incorporated into the wall around Forefathers Burial Ground. Thus Abraham and Rose do not have inscribed headstones in the cemetery.

PARKER. Abraham; early settled in Woburn, being taxed there 8 Sept. 1645, the first tax for the Country on record. He married, 18 Nov. 1644, Rose Whitlock, by whom he had: (1) Hannah [Anna, County Records,] born 29 Oct. 1645. (2) John, b. 30 Oct. 1647. (3) Abraham, b. 8 March, 1650, died 20, 1651. (4) Abraham, again, b. Aug. 1652. About this time, he removed to Chelmsford, where he had other children born to him. He was made freeman 1645; and died 12 Aug. 1685. His widow died 13 Nov. 1691. [Woburn Records: Savage's Geneal. Diet.; Col. Records.] [17]

Barbara (Pierce) Bush is a descendant of Abraham and Rose. see relationship

Abraham Parker was the eighth great grandfather to US President George W. Bush.
Abraham Parker is related to a US President.

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S82 Page 41
  2. ↑ Source: #S83 Page 91
  3. ↑ Great Burstead, Essex, England Baptism image 16 D/P139/1/0 read Jan 2016. Again Feb2022 by subscription see image uploaded
  4. ↑ Essex : Great Burstead : St Mary Magdalene : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5a4d0cb0f493fdeb842fa522 : viewed 21 Jun 2022) baptism Abraham Parker 20 Jan 1619/20
  5. ↑ Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part III - Marriages (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) p. 200
  6. ↑ Source: #S83 Page 81.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part I - Births (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) p. 188
  8. ↑ Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part II - Deaths (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) p. 141
  9. ↑ The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) p. 105
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) p. 109
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) p. 108
  12. ↑ The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) p. 106
  13. ↑ Source: #S82 NEHGR 16 (Jan 1862):41
  14. ↑ The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) p. 419
  15. ↑ Source: #S82 Page 41.
  16. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126555584/Abraham-Parker
  17. ↑ Samuel Sewall, History of Woburn, 1868. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/afj7759.0001.001?type=simple&rgn=full+text&q1=Jams+Parker&submit=Search Cited by H. Neal Parker at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hnparker&id=I898. Accessed August 11, 2015
  • Source: S82 Francis J. Parker, "Parker Genealogy" The New England historical and genealogical register Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. NEHGR 16 (Jan 1862):41
  • Source: S83 Richardson, Douglas; "The English Origins and Ancestry of the Parker Brothers of Massachusetts and of their probable Aunt, Sarah Parker, Wife of Edward Converse" New England Historical and Genealogical Register Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. NEHGR 153 (Jan 1999):81.
  • England Select Births & Christenings 1538-1975; February 6. 1619 in Great Burstead, Essex.
  • NEHGS Register; Volume 162 (1999), page 91 (death)
  • Pope, Charles Henry; "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 343 (Parker).
  • Savage, James; "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England"; Volume 3, page 289.
  • New England Marriages prior to 1700; Third Torrey Supplement, page 199. Abraham Parker/Rose Whitlock November 18. 1644, Woburn.




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M Cole
Abraham Parker is categorized as a US President DIrect Ancestor. Does anyone know which one? His brother Jacob was a 3rd great grandfather of Franklin Pierce. And I see it mentioned on th bio that Barbara Bush is a descendent, but I can’t identify a Presidential descendant.
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Jack Parker
Barbara Bush is a descendant of Abraham and Rose (Whitlock) Parker. Given that George Bush #43 is her son, I suspect that makes him a US President Direct Ancestor.
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M Cole
Ah well now it seems obvious! Thanks Jack.
posted by M Cole
Jack Parker
My copy of #S83 has jumped off my laptop and fled. I have a lot of respect for that work, however the movements cited for the brothers [4] does not match my own research which echoes that of "WHMA" in the Boston Transcript (https://jenningsweb.us/ParkerInAmerica.html). James purchased the Dudley farm (Billerica) in 1652, yet is one of the petitioners for the founding of Chelmsford in 1653 (along with Jacob, Joseph and John, Abraham being absent from that document although noted as one of the first settlers of Chelmsford). It is James and Joseph who move on to Groton, not Jacob - who remained in Chelmsford. Is there a link to #S83 that can be shared?
posted by Jack Parker
Jack Parker
The bit about Abraham being the first recorded tax-payer in the country (Sep 8, 1645). That comes from "Parker in America". There are two such claims in that volume, one as the first tax-payer in the country, the second as the first tax-payer in Woburn. The general court of massachusetts required all freemen to support the commonwealth and church in 1638. So while he may be RECORDED as the first taxpayer in Woburn, it is unlikely that he was the first taxpayer in the country.
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Jack Parker
Correction to Jacob and Joseph. Joseph moved (with his brother James) to Groton, MASS. Jacob remained in Chelmsford (now Dracut). His dairy farm stayed in the family for quite some time and is now a condominium. There is a plaque there commemorating the birth of the first white girl in Chelmsford. https://books.google.com/books?id=jOUDmFkD2VEC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=first+white+girl+born+in+chelmsford&source=bl&ots=NoEp0_zdjp&sig=pKCNZlLs4ThYrvA7fzm9Dm8M_7I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVhr_X5ZbaAhXlV98KHRxhDkwQ6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=first%20white%20girl%20born%20in%20chelmsford&f=false
posted by Jack Parker
Keniston-36 Bob Keniston Jr.
Parker-5110 and Parker-13750 are not ready to be merged because: The parents need to be clarified. Also DOB's
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
Pierce-3775 Kim (Pierce) Fulford
Parker-5110 and Parker-13750 appear to represent the same person because: These 2 seem to be the same person. One has more info than the other one.
posted by Kim (Pierce) Fulford

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