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PARKER, Deacon Thomas

PARKER, Deacon Thomas

Male 1609 - 1683  (74 years)

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  • Name PARKER, Thomas  [1, 2] 
    Title Deacon 
    Baptism 1595  [3] 
    Birth 11 Mar 1609  [1, 2] 
    • Brownsholme, Wiltshire, England
    Gender Male 
    Differentiator The Great Migration; Immigrant 
    Great Migration Dea. Parker sailed on the Susan and Ellen (1st trip) from London on March 11, 1635, for Massachusetts. He settled first in Lynn, but in 1638 became either the first, or one of the first, settlers of what became the town of Reading. 
    Web Address https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Parker_(deacon) 
    Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parker-3884 
    Name Deacon Thomas (Bate) Parker 
    Religion Deacon and one of the founders of the 12th Congregational Church in Massachusetts (now the First Parish Congregational Church) 
    Death 12 Aug 1683  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2727  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Marriage 3 Aug 1602  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Marriage 1635  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. PARKER, Hananiah,   b. 1638, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1724, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 AYLESWORTH, Amy,   b. 1609, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1690, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1635  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. PARKER, John Sergeant,   b. 1640   d. 13 Nov 1667 (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. PARKER, Sarah,   b. 23 May 1658, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1718, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. PARKER, Jonathan,   b. 18 May 1656, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1680, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. PARKER, Sarah,   b. 30 Sep 1653, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1656, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. PARKER, Deborah,   b. 1660, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1751, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. PARKER, Thomas,   b. 17 Jul 1636, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1699, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. PARKER, Nathaniel,   b. 16 May 1651, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1737, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. PARKER, Martha,   b. 14 Mar 1649, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1686, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. PARKER, Mary,   b. 12 Dec 1647, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1717, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. PARKER, Joseph,   b. 24 Dec 1642, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1644, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +11. PARKER, Hananiah,   b. 1638, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1724, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. PARKER, Sergeant John,   b. 1640, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1699, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     13. KENDALL, Hannah,   b. 20 Jan 1649, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1689, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F771  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1635 - Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1635 - Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Aug 1683 - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Dec Thomas ParkerGravestone 1609-1683
    1-Dea Thomas Parker, Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, MA
    Dea Thomas Parker

    Histories
    Will of Thomas Parker    		Will of Thomas Parker
    Deacon Thomas Parker from London England    		Deacon Thomas Parker from London England
    Will of Dea. Thomas Parker    		Will of Dea. Thomas Parker

    External Links
    WikiTree: Thomas Parker (1609-1683)    		WikiTree: Thomas Parker (1609-1683)
    Thomas Parker sailed on the Susan and Ellen (1st trip) from London on March 11, 1635, for Massachusetts. He settled first in Lynn, but in 1638 became either the first, or one of the first, settlers of what became the town of Reading. He married Amy (possibly Aylesworth) in Lynn in 1635. Thomas was one of the founders of Reading, Massachusetts, and a deacon and one of the founders of the 12th Congregational Church in Massachusetts (now the First Parish Congregational Church). There is evidence that Thomas was "conspicuous in naming the town" and that he was related to the Parker family of Little Norton, England, who owned land by the name of Ryddinge.

    Thomas was a selectman of Reading and was appointed a judicial commissioner. He owned 200 acres of land on the north side of the Ipswich River, but his homestead bordered the east side of the Wakefield (then part of Reading) Common, just northeast of today's Wakefield Town Hall. 

    Albums
    Great Migration    		Great Migration (119)
    The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.

    You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1557] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S70] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S2221] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000      		 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000



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