James Parker (abt. 1660 - aft. 1709)

Husband of Geertruy (Van Benthuysen) Van Deusen — married 1698 in Albany, NY

Died after 1709 after about age 49 in Albany, New York

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James Parker was a New Netherland settler.

Biography

Gertrude m. 2nd, James Parker, son of Sergeant William Parker, the Court Messenger, who, on Dec.13, 1677, apprenticed James to Hendrick Bries, master shoemaker for two years. James was then seventeen years old. James Parker was frequently mentioned in the Albany records, and Albany County Census of June 6, 1697^[1] listed him as "English" and unmarried. No trace of any children have been found.

After 1709, his name dropped from Albany rolls. James Parker was dead by 1717 when his widow was mentioned in the City Records.

Sources

1. ↑ Albany Heads of Families - June 1697 [1]

• Minutes of the Court of Albany, Rensselaerswyck and Schenectady. Volume 3, 1680–1685 translation. [2]
• The Van Benthuysen Genealogy by A. S. Van Benthuysen and Edith McIntosh Hall (1953) p 17
• Profile by Stefan Bielinski for Colonial Albany Project
• Munsell, Joel. The Annals of Albany. 2nd edition. 1870. pg. 37