John Parmelee II (1615 - 1689)

Born 15 Feb 1615 in Sussex, England

Husband of Anna (Plum) Parmelee — married 1651 (to 30 Mar 1658) in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Hannah (Plaine) Parmelee — married 3 Feb 1659 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1689 at age 73 in Guilford, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

John Parmelee, son of John, ^[1] John was born about 1615.

He married Rebecca Eaton at Guilford, CT, she died on 29 Sep. 1651.^[1]

He married Anna Plane/Plaine widow of William Plaine, in 1651, she died on 30 March 1658.^[1]

He married Hannah on 3 Feb. 1659,^[1]

John died on 31 Jan. 1689.^[1] He was buried in Fair Haven Union Cemetery, Connecticut, United States.^[2]

Bio info by Totten-199:

Sailed to America in 1635 aboard the Elizabeth and Ann at age 20, listed as Jo Palmerley. He probably arrived in Charleston, MA in the late spring or early summer of 1635. He lived in New Haven, CT and later, in 1639 is said to have joined his father in Guilford.

Through his second wife, he obtained Plaine's home lot and four and a half acres of marsh land. He was a drummer in the train band and was sworn as freeman on 14 Feb 1649. He acted as sexton for many years and 'warned' (alerted) the inhabitants to town meetings.

His will is dated 23 December 1684.^[3] The inventory of John Parmely deceased was taken at Guilford on 8 February 1687/88 and recorded at New Haven.^[3]

Note

He was the first member of the family to immigrate to America, arriving four years before his father. "Jo. Palmerley" is listed as a 22-year-old passenger on the Elizabeth and Anne when it left the Port of London on April 13, 1635, and arrived at the Charlestown section of Boston late that spring or early summer. No other family members are listed on that roster.

He was one of the original settlers of Guilford, his first home lot being a 1.5-acre parcel on the east side of Crooked Lane, the fourth lot north of Buck Lane. He took the oath of freeman in Guilford on Feb. 14, 1649/50, a little less than a year after his father did. He became the drummer of the train band, the colony's chief defense unit, and served as sexton for many years, "warning" settlers to meetings and church services by beating his drum. His name appears in Guilford's town records, being sued in 1648 by a fellow planter who complained that John's hogs had rooted through his corn, and for reporting to train band practice while intoxicated on 1 January 1656/1657. John was first married to Rebecca (it has not been proven that her last name was Eaton) probably in England. She died 24 or 29 September 1651 at Guilford, Connecticut. John was married second in Guilford in 1651 to Anna, buried 30 March 1658 at Guilford, the widow of William Plaine. In 1649 William, another signer of the Plantation Covenant, became the first person executed in New Haven after being found guilty of sodomy and "corrupting boys." John and Anna had no children. In February 1658/1659, John took for his third wife his step-daughter, Hannah, the daughter of William and Anna Plaine/Plane.

Research Notes

There is a record showing:

John was baptised on 6 September 1612 in All Saints, Lewes, Sussex, England.^[4]

Immigration

JUN 1635, Arr. Charlestown, Massachussets Bay Colony aboard the Elizabeth and Anne.

The Great Migration profile of the Elizabeth and Ann passenger in 1635 finds no evidence that this is the same John Parmalee, later of Guilford, although admits the possibility. ^[5]

John arrived in 1639 in Connecticut^[6]

Marriage

John married Anne Plum(?) in 1651 in Guilford, Connecticut, United States.^[7]

Facts

14 FEB 1648/49

Took oath of Freeman, Guilford, CT

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, Vol. II . Section: Parmelee Family. P. 943. Available at Ancestry.com. Ancestry Sharing Link .
2. ↑ Burial: "Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934", database with images, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2900 #357548,
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9N6-F  : 11 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 261. New Haven Probate Record, 1668-1703, Vol. 2, Part 1, page 10-11.
4. ↑ Baptism: "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch Record: KFG8-GH1, FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6PX3-DGC Image number 306, Image is indexed to John Parmyne
5. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB401/i/12155/355/235141835
6. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s", database, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1639; Page Number: 215, Ancestry Record 7486 #894616, Name: John Parmelee; Arrival Year: 1639; Arrival Place: Connecticut; Primary Immigrant: Parmelee, John; Source Publication Code: 1262; Annotation: Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America.; Source Bibliography: COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p.; Household Members (Name): John Parmelee.
7. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)", database with images, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 16, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1062 #603750,

• The Descendants of John Parmelee, R.D. Smyth. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume LIII, 1899. Pages 405-11.
• Genealogies of Connecticut Families (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983) Vol. 2 P. 25 (republish of The Descendants of John Parmelee, R.D. Smyth. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume LIII, 1899.)

• Memorial: "Find a Grave", database, Find A Grave: Memorial #112599261, Memorial page for John Parmelee Jr. (15 Feb 1615-31 Jan 1684); Maintained by Edwin Poor (contributor 47460787). (no burial details)
• Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
• Death: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, citing FHL microfilm: 3180; Record number: 185, FamilySearch Record: F7FS-HMC, John Parmelee death 1688 in Connecticut.
• "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000", database with images, Book Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot "Apostle to the Indians" 1598-1905, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #956232, Name: John Parmelee; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 1620; Father: John Parmelee; Mother: Hannah; Spouse: Hannah; Child: Isaac Parmelee.

• Parmalee Family Homepage - thefamilyparmelee.com (broken link)
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15043181&pid=1443245079

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of LJ Pellman Consolidated Family_2011-03-21.ged on 21 March 2011.
• WikiTree profile Parmelee-60 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.
• WikiTree profile Parmelee-56 created through the import of Edwards Family Tree.ged on May 29, 2011 by Kennon Edwards.
• Thank you to Nova Weller for creating WikiTree profile Parmelee-107 through the import of smith_eugene.GED on Apr 15, 2013.