Hi List I am trying to sort out the name of the 2nd wife of Joseph Parker of Chelmsford, MA. According to the following 2 sources, that I consider fairly reliable, Joseph had 2 wives, but each gives a different name for them. I am hoping others that are part of this family line can assist in sorting it out. Source #1 - Vol 153 - January 1999 #609 "The English Origin and Ancestry of The PARKER Brothers of Massachusetts and Their Probate Aunt, Sarah Parker, Wife of Edward Converse" by Douglas Richardson. Source # 2 - "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Clarence Almon Torrey Richardson claims that Joseph married on Nov 11, 1683 as his second wife, Hannah (Jenkins) Balke, the widow of Capt John Balke (or Bake) of Chelmsford. Her father was Joel Jenkins of Braintree. HOWEVER... Torrey lists Hannah Balke as having married the SON, Joseph Parker who was born in 1653, which means he would have been 30 years old in 1683 when he married Hannah. Torrey lists the elder Joseph's second wife as Rebecca Reed whom he married June 24, 1655. This date can not be accurate because most of Joseph's children are noted in the vital records as being the child of Joseph and Margaret. Does anyone have a copy of his will or any documentation that indicates the name of his wife at the time of his death? Any help would be appreciated. Jo Hogle

Hi Jo, Are you the Jo Hogle I had previous correspondence with concerning the SETZLER family of Huron and Seneca Counties, OH? If so, I have an old e-mail listing for you. I'm wondering if your query is about the same PARKER family I'm researching. Since that family is associated with the WHITEMAN family and your address begins with WhitPark, I'm guessing it is. John PARKER (b. c 1750, d. 21 Sept. 1841 in Adams Twp., Seneca County, Ohio) was my 4th great - grandfather. His daughter, Rachel, was married to Samuel WHITEMAN. Since you are inquiring about a PARKER from the 1600's, I'm wondering if you have traced my John PARKER back before he came to Seneca County. I only have - from the 1850 census - that Rachel was born in NJ and - from another WHITEMAN family researcher's records - that John was married to Elizabeth ? at Kingwood mm (Quakers) Warren County, NJ. I also seem to recall reading somewhere that he served in the Revolutionary War, but so many John PARKERs served in that war, I haven't been able to find him through pension records. Looking forward to hearing from you, Jim Davis WhitPark@aol.com wrote: >Hi List > >I am trying to sort out the name of the 2nd wife of Joseph Parker of >Chelmsford, MA. > >According to the following 2 sources, that I consider fairly reliable, >Joseph had 2 wives, but each gives a different name for them. I am hoping others >that are part of this family line can assist in sorting it out. > >Source #1 - Vol 153 - January 1999 #609 "The English Origin and Ancestry >of The PARKER Brothers of Massachusetts and Their Probate Aunt, Sarah Parker, >Wife of Edward Converse" by Douglas Richardson. > >Source # 2 - "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Clarence Almon Torrey > >Richardson claims that Joseph married on Nov 11, 1683 as his second wife, >Hannah (Jenkins) Balke, the widow of Capt John Balke (or Bake) of Chelmsford. > Her father was Joel Jenkins of Braintree. >HOWEVER... Torrey lists Hannah Balke as having married the SON, Joseph >Parker who was born in 1653, which means he would have been 30 years old in 1683 >when he married Hannah. > >Torrey lists the elder Joseph's second wife as Rebecca Reed whom he married >June 24, 1655. This date can not be accurate because most of Joseph's >children are noted in the vital records as being the child of Joseph and Margaret. > > >Does anyone have a copy of his will or any documentation that indicates the >name of his wife at the time of his death? > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Jo Hogle > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PARKER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > >