Farns10th@aol.com wrote: > Information below found by Sue Martin (smartin@javanet.com) descendant from > Lieut Isaac Parker of Fort 4 fame. The History of Fort 4 has his parents as > Joseph > and Elizabeth Parker Thanks again Janice for all of this interesting information on Lieut Isaac Parker! > History of the Town of Whately, Mass 1661-1899, as revised and enlarged > by James M. Crafts, with family Genealogies, printed for the town in > 1899: Unless I'm missing something, there appear to be some problems with the Whately version below. Comments to follow. > P. 538: > PARKER, CAPT. JOSEPH 1, lived in that part of Dunstable that is now > Pepperell, but d in Groton in 1701, m 23 May, 1643, Maryetta ___, and > had six ch, among them was: Elinor Skeate's information shows that the death year and marriage date above are those of Capt JAMES! PARKER and Joseph's wives as: (1) MARGARET BARRETT (2) REBECKA READ (3) HANNAH (JENKINS) BALKE > 2 JOSEPH, JR., b 30 March 1653. He was prominent in church and state, m > (1) Elizabeth ___; m (2) Hannah Blood. By first wife he had three ch, > by the second wife four ch. Elinor notes that only the first child was by the first wife and and six children by the second wife for the same total of seven. > 3 ISAAC, son of Joseph, b in 1708, m Ruth ___, had nine ch. The fifth > ch was Ruth, who m Joseph Sanderson, and the ninth or last ch was: This son of Joseph has to be Lieut Isaac PARKER but the birthyear above is the one for his son, Isaac Jr.and should be abt. 1680/85. The name, Ruth, for the wife is Ok but for whatever reason it doesn't state Ruth BLOOD. > 4 ABRAHAM, son of Isaac 3, Joseph2, Joseph1, b 24 Sept 1726, m 16 March > 1749 Lois, dau of James Blood of Groton. They at once came to Whately > and settled on the north lot, second division of Commons. He also owned > No. 69 and perhaps No. 68, same division of Commons, opposite Sund. He > was drowned in the Connecticut river 12 March, 1757, ae 31 yrs, leaving > a wife and five ch, the oldest nearly seven years of age and the > youngest unborn. The widow, filled with courage, perhaps born of > necessity, cultivated the farm, fed and cared for her family, improved > the buildings and demonstrated her capability to earn her own support > and care for her ch. She d 27 Sept., 1814, on the farm, at the great > age 88 years. > All the town histories in western Mass > who contain descendants of Lt. Isaac Parker of Fort #4 all say that Lt. > Isaac was son of Joseph Jr, son of Joseph, and who better to know than > his own descendants!!! This settles the issue for me! > > Hugs, Sue This is all of very great interest to me and I have copied Elinor and Sue on this to hopefully solicit their inputs. My own line appears to be as follows although I am pursuing further proofs. Among the children of Isaac PARKER Jr. (Isaac3, Joseph2, Joseph1) b. 1708 or 1709, he had by his second wife Mehitable _____ a son Thomas PARKER, b. 1757 [Rev Henry Saunderson] Thomas and Betsey (PORTER) PARKER moved in 1800 from Charleston No. 4 to Compton, Quebec [Genealogy and Biographical Notes of John Parker of Lexington ..., Theodore Parker (1893)]. A Thomas Parker was also one of the original grantees of Compton Township, Quebec on 31 Aug 1802 [History of the Eastern Townships, C.M. Day]. A gravestone at the Compton cemetery is marked "Thomas Parker, died Sept. 15, 1838 age 81 years" which ties in neatly with a birthyear of 1757. My gg-grandfather was yet another Isaac: Isaac PARKER, b. 20 Jun 1786, probably at Charlestown, NH, d. 30 Dec 1856 at Compton, QC. A will I just recently discovered shows his mother as Betsey PARKER which ties this all together after 20 years of looking. So my Isaac PARKER was apparently the son of Thomas (Isaac4, Isaac3, Joseph2, Joseph1) and Betsey (PORTER) PARKER. Any input greatly appreciated! NB: I am also a direct descendant of Ensign Obadiah SARTWELL of Charlestown, NH. Best regards Bob