Mary (Corwin) Parr (abt. 1702 - 1732)

Born about 1702 in Long Island, New York

Wife of John Parr — married 9 Dec 1718 in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1732 at about age 30 in Long Island, New York

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Biography

John Parr, born Abt. 1696 in England; died Bet. 1729 - 1787. He married Mary Curwin 19 Dec 1719 in Morris County, NJ. Mary Curwin, born Abt. 1696; died Bet. 1728 - 1790. Children of John Parr and Mary Curwin are: i. John Parr, Jr., born Abt. 1720; died Bef. 13 Nov 1749. ii. Matthias Parr Sr., born 1721; died Bet. 1765 - 1813; married Bet. 1740 - 1772. iii. Cornelius Parr, born Abt. 1722; died Bet. 1723 - 1812. iv. Elihu Parr, born Abt. 1723; died Bet. 1724 - 1813. v. Eliphalet Parr, born Abt. 1724; died Bet. 1725 - 1814. vi. Jess Parr, born Abt. 1725; died Bef. 1779 in Morris County, NJ; married Elizabeth. vii. Jemima Parr, born Abt. 1726; died Bet. 1727 - 1820.

I am not sure why my John Parr came here, but his wife Mary Corwin seems to have come from Long Island and descends from the Corwin family of Salem, MA and LI, but I am not sure which branch. The Salem and LI branches were founded by two brothers---George Corwin in Salem and Mathias Corwin in LI. My first guess was that she was the descendant of George and came from Salem MA with her brother Bartholomew Corwin, descendant of the first George Corwin and son of Sheriff George Corwin of Salem who hanged the witches and then went into hiding in Rhode Island---just across the bay from LI, but she may have been from the LI Corwins.

I believe, but cannot prove, that my John Parr was from the New England Parrs who migrated from MA, ME, and NH to Rhode Island, but I also have no proof of that.

This couple appears to have lived in both NJ and Queens, NY. He may have been the Capt. of a ship that traveled from Boston to Perth Amboy.

NYC Marriages 1600s - 1800s (The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly), 1918) shows born 17?? marriage in 1718 between Mary Curwin and ???, J. Parr in Southold, Suffolk, NY.

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Research Notes

Possibly a descendant of John Corwin (1638-1683)

FamilySearch has her as a duplicate of Mary Corwin (1680-1716).

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Bob Fields, Jan 21, 2012

• http://djwinsness.com/bev/brown/ancestry_report.pdf

• http://genforum.genealogy.com/parr/messages/482.html

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PARR/2003-01/1041739289

Possible relatives (see also):

• Find A Grave: Memorial #17059213, George Corwin, High Sheriff during Salem witchcraft hysteria.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #12540466, Jonathan Corwin Salem witch trial judge.