Parker in America 1630-1910 compiled by Augustus G. Parker on pg 536 says "James(2) [James (1)] res. in Groton. He m. Dec 11, 1678, Mary (2) Parker [Abraham (1)]. Both parents were slain by Indians July 27 1694, and as his bor. Josiah stated to the General Court, "several" of their chn. were "carried away captives". Of these, Phineas was a prisoner for four years, but who the other captives were, or how long they were held, does not appear. All are accounted for and were at liberty in subsequent years, except Abraham, and the fact that he was not mentioned in any legal proceedings leads to the belief that he d. in childhood, before or during the captivity. chn.: Mary b. Sep 1, 1680; m. John Pierce of Woburn Samuel, b Sept 22, 1682. Phineas, birth not found James, b Mch. 24, 1686-7 Abarahm, b Jan 4, 1690 Rebecca, birth not found; m. Jabez Kendall of Woburn. (For proof concerning these chn. see Middlesex Deeds 14-256 and 28-140.)" -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Porter <kporter@vermontel.net> To: CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, August 12, 2000 4:50 AM Subject: Re: [CRV] Parker Captives/Groton, MA > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Peter Vanderbrouk <rpckvv@swbell.net> >To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 8:11 PM >Subject: [CRV] Parker Captives/Groton, MA > > >> Can anyone elighten me regarding Sgt. James Parker and his children? This >> event occurred in the early 1690's, I believe. Thanks. >> >> 3. James (Sgt.), b. 4/15/1652 at Billerica (Woburn), Middlesex County, MA, >> m. Mary Parker (his first cousin, b. 11/20/1655 at Chelmsford, Middlesex >> County, MA), daughter of Abraham and Rose (Whitlock) Parker, 12/11/1678 at >> Groton, MA, d. 7/27/1694 at Groton, MA. Both James and Mary were slain by >> Indians at Groton and several of their children were carried away as >> captives >> >> >> >> ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== >> Any misbehaving on this list will be warned --ONCE--no second chances.. >> THIS WARNING ONLY APPEARS ONCE >> Listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com >> >> ============================== >> Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: >> Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at >> http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >> >> > > >==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Conn.River Valley Genealogical research library: http://www.quadrangle.org > >http://www.nehgs.org [New Eng.His Gen Society] >Listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > >============================== >Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: >Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > >