Ralph Parker (abt. 1623 - abt. 1678)

Born about 1623 in England

Husband of Susanna (Keeney) Fox — married about 1647 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1678 at about age 55 in at sea

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Biography

He had a house in Gloucester, 1647. Sold out there '24th of 8m, 1651' and was the same year a grantee at New London. He appears to have been wholly engaged in marine affairs - sending out vessels and sometimes going himself to sea.

Samuel Chester, William Wellman, and Ralph Parker were co-owners of a ship called "New London Tryall", the first merchant ship at New London. Source: http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/chester.html

According to "History of New London" (by Caulkins), page 71, Parker lived "at the head of Close Cove, and Wellman on the same cove, south-east of Parker."

Sources

• http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/chester.html

• https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewlond00caul#page/306/mode/2up

• History of New London (Caulkins, 1895), page 71.

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