Thomas Parker (1595 - 1677)

Born 8 Jun 1595 in Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire, England

Died 24 Apr 1677 at age 81 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

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Thomas Parker migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 5, p. 367) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Emigrated to New England on the Mary and John 26 March 1634, landing in May. With his cousin James Noyes and his nephew John Woodbridge, he founded the town of Newbury, Massachusetts and served as the town's pastor. He died unmarried, 24 April 1677.

Samuel Sewall's Diary 1675 mentions Thomas Parker of Newbury several times. Rev Thomas Parker was Samuel Sewall's teacher. He baptized Sewall's sister Anne (1662) and Mehitable (1665). ^[1]

" My Father presently sent me to school to the Reverend and Excellent Mr Thomas Parker, with whom I continued till my entrance into the College "

"Rev. Thomas Parker, pastor of the church at Newbury. Having lost his siglit, he devoted himself to teaching Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Sewall had been under his tuition. — Eds."

"April 4, Sab. day. I holp preach for" my Master, [Mr. Parker] in the afternoon. "

April 28, 1677. " Mr. Moody was here, he told me that Mr. Parker dyed last Tuesday, and was buried on Thorsday. Mr. Hubbard preached his funeral Sermon. The Lord give me grace to follow my dear Master as he followed Christ, that I may at last get to heaven whether he has already gone. "

Sources

1. ↑ Sewall, Samuel. Diary of Samuel Sewall : 1674-1729. V. 1 [-3]. Massachusetts Historical Society, 1878. Internet Archive. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023.

• 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. Vol V, pp 367-370

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44027638

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Parker_(minister)

• Sprague, William Buell. Annals of the American Pulpit (Robert Carter & Brothers, New York, 1857) Vol. 1, Page 41-3

See Also:

• Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) Vol. 21 - 25, p. 111. See under John Greenway.subscriber$