Elizabeth (Clark) Parker (abt. 1622 - aft. 1682)

Born about 1622 in England [uncertain]

Wife of William Pratt — married [date unknown] in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Wife of William Parker — married 31 May 1682 in Saybrook, Connecticut

Descendants

Died after 31 May 1682 after about age 60 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile originally asserted, without source, a birth of 1 Feb 1622 at Great Mindon, Hertfordshire, England. Given her first known marriage about 1641, she was probably born by 1622 but no more specifics are known other than a birth before 1612 based on his likely minimum age as a freeman and property owner in New England. Her father's year and place of birth are not known, nor the name of Elizabeth's mother, an early wife of John Clark.

Elizabeth Clark, daughter of John Clark, was born about 1622. She married William Pratt by 1641; he died in 1678.^[1] Elizabeth married second, William Parker, prior to 1682.^[2] Per Torrey, her marriage to William Parker took place before May 31, 1682.^[3] Elizabeth's second spouse, William Parker, whom she married between 1680 and 1682 per this source, died at Saybrook, Connecticut, December 28, 1686.^[4]

Elizabeth Clark Pratt Parker's death date hasn't been found. Saybrook Records 1:19 lists the "land of William Pratt, son of Lieutenant William Pratt, deceased." One entry reads, "...and the boggie is bounded southward with the boggie meadow of Elizabeth Parker, late wife of Lieutenant Pratt."^[5]

Research Notes

• Daughter of Sgt. John Clark of Cambridge. Parents members of Rev Thomas Hooker's Congregation. Removed to found Hartford, Connecticut colony 1636 when Elizabeth was about 14 yrs old.

• So far no sources found for her death date Oct 21, 1678 which is quite prevalent in internet family trees. Quality sources show that she married 2nd William Parker by 1682, which rules out her passing away in 1678. More research required to find her correct death date.

Sources

1. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman, Hale, House, and related families, mainly of the Connecticut River Valley, published 1952. Reference pages 496 (Clark) and 721 (Pratt)
2. ↑ Parker, Edwin Pond, Family records : Parker-Pond-Peck, published 1892. Reference pages 7-8
3. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 2, page 1142. $Subscription
4. ↑ Ferris, Mary Walton, Dawes-Gates ancestral lines. A memorial volume ..., published 1931-1943. Reference Volume 2, page 204 and Reference Volume 2, Part 2, page 680
5. ↑ Backus, Mary Elizabeth (Neilson), The New England ancestry of Dana Converse Backus., published 1949. Reference pages 136-7

• Source of data showing that she is the daughter of John Clark: The Pratt family or, The descendants of Lieut. William Pratt, one of the first settlers of Hartford and Say-Brook, with genealogical notes of John Pratt, of Hartford; Peter Pratt, of Lyme; John Pratt (Taylor) of Say-Brook, by F. W. Chapman, Published 1864, reference page 342

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Clark-4485 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.

• WikiTree profile Clark-5914 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam. See the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.

• WikiTree profile Clark-8863 created through the import of perry and plumb tree.ged on Aug 18, 2012 by Merry Kennedy. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Merry and others.