John Parker and Mary Danforth

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Husband John Parker

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           Born: 30 Oct 1647 - Woburn, Middlesex Co., Ma 1
     Christened: 1 Feb 1657 - Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Ma 2
           Died: 14 Apr 1699 - Chelmsford, Massachusetts 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Abraham Parker (1619-1685)
         Mother: Rose Whitlock (      -1691)

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       Marriage: 4 Jun 1678 - Chelmsford, Massachusetts 4

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Wife Mary Danforth

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           Born: 29 Jan 1656 - Billerica, Massachusetts 5
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         Father: Jonathan Danforth (1628-1712)
         Mother: Elizabeth Poulter (1633-1689)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Parker

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PARKER in AMERICA, page 530:

JOHN(2) [Abraham(1)] res. in Chelmsford. He m., June 4, 1678, Mary, dau. of Cap. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Poulter) Danforth. Cap. Danforth was the eminent land surveyor of Billerica\emdash and his w. was dau. of wid. Mary Poulter who m. the uncle of the subject of this sketch, as before mentioned. John d. Apl. 14, 1699. Mary was administratrix of his estate; administration on her own estate was granted May 15, 1732. Chn.:

John, called the eldest s.
Elizabeth, b. May 30, 1680, probably unm. in 1731.
Jonathan, b. Jan. 2, 1683. (He d. before Mch. 17, 1723-4, when his sis. Elizabeth sold her rights in his estate to their bro. John, which seems safe evidence that he was unm.; but see what is said below of their bro. Samuel.)
Thomas, b. Dec. 18, 1685.
Samuel, b. Mch. 10, 1687-8 (Middlesex deed 27\emdash 293, is the sale by Elizabeth, sis. of Jonathan and Samuel, of her rights in their estate, Mch. 17, 1723-4. Op-posed to the natural inference that neither was m. is the fact that one Samuel, by w. Sarah, had a s., Jonas, b. in Chelmsford, April 9, 1712. What Samuel was this if not the above? Was he one of the Reading Parkers?)
Mary, b. April 4, 1690; m. Samuel Woods.
Anna, b. April 30, 1692; m. Thomas Crosby.
Lydia, b. April 13, 1694; m. Henry Blaisdell.
Josiah, b. Jan. 10, 1696-7; d. Jan. 20, 1698.

PROBATE:

The following was found at ancestry.com, but it is originally from familysearch.org.

Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Middlesex > Probate Papers, No 16556-16660, images 774-829/1250:

Image 775/1250:
On the 3rd day of August 1699 Mary Parker, relict of John Parker late of Chelmsford, dec'd, and Jonathan Danforth of Billerica, and Abraham Parker of Chelmsford are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto James Russell Esq'r. in the full sum of £400 current money of New England.

The condition of the bond is that if Mary Parker, administratrix of the goods, chattels, rights, and codicils of John Parker, dec'd, faithfully performs her duties as administratrix, the obligation will become void.

On image 776/1250 there is an inventory of the estate of "John Parker of Chelmsford, who deceased Aprill 15, 1699".

Image 782/1250:
On the 4th day of December 1705 John Parker of Chelmsford, Cap't Jonathan Danforth of Billerica, and Moses Barron of Chelmsford are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged to John Leverett Esq'r., Judge of the Probate of Wills Etc in the County of Middlesex, in the full sum of £100 current money of New England.

This bond relates to a court order which assigns to John Parker, the eldest son of John Parker, late of Chelmsford, dec'd, a two-thirds part of the estate in houses and land belonging to the said deceased under the condition that he, the eldest son, will pay to each of the other children of the said deceased the sum of seven pounds eight shillings and one penny. These other children are Eliz'a Parker, Jon'a Parker, Tho's Parker, Sam'l Parker, Mary Parker, Anna Parker, and Lydia Parker. If the "above bounden John Parker" complies with the stipulated condition, then this obligation will be void.

Images 786--829/1250 deal with a complicated re-evaluation of the estate in 1729.

BURIAL:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 137245349 says that he may or may not be buried in the Forefathers Burial Ground in Chelmsford. There is no marker.

CHILDREN:

See notes under his wife.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Danforth

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BURIAL:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 137245625 says that she may or may not be buried in the Forefathers Burial Ground in Chelmsford. There is no marker.

CHILDREN:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 137245625:

Mary is the daughter of Capt Jonathan Danforth and Elizabeth Poulter, she was united in marriage in Chelmsford on 4 Jun 1678 to John Parker. They are the parents of nine children all born in Chelmsford:

Elizabeth Parker-30 May 1680-10 Jul 1758-spinster
John Parker-23 Feb 1682-20 Feb 1742(Rebecca Hayes
Jonathon Parker-2 ?Jan 1684-17 Mar 1723
Thomas Parker-18 Dec 1686-12 Sep 1757(Esther Fletcher
Samuel Parker-9 Mar 1688(Sarah----
Mary Parker-4 Apr 1690-21 Jan 1732(Samuel Woods
Anna/Hannah Parker-3 Apr 1692-20 Sep 1729(Thomas Crosby
Lydia Parker-7 May 1694(Henry Blaisdell
Josiah Parker-10 Jan 1696-20 ?Jan 1698

1 Edward F. Johnson, "Vital Records of Woburn, Massachusetts," 1890, Repository: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/.

2 "Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts," The Essex Institute, 1914, Repository: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/.

3 Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Chelmsford > Town and Land Records. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

4 Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, FHL Film # 0769338 & 0901881. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

5 Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Billerica > Vital Record Transcripts. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.