Dee, Just for your information Dorthy Park on your list b:1652 wife of Joseph Morgan is many time great grandmother of the late Princes Diana Spencer Windsor Stan Rahn Dan & Dee Yeager wrote: > > I have this from "The Hamlin Family" Book > > THOMAS PARKE,2 b. England, come with his father to America; m. > Dorothy Thompson; > was of Wethersfield, Ct., 1648; removed to Stonington, then to New > London, 1649; Preston, 1686; > first deacon of the church there, 1698. He d. July 30, 1709. > > The following is from the book "The Bromley Genealogy" > Thomas Parke, born in England in 1622, came with his father and lived in > Wethersfield and Preston, Conn., of which town he was one of the incorporators > in 1686, and gave the name to the town from his birthplace, in Preston, > England. He was a deacon in the Rev. Treat's church. He married, in 1645, > Dorothy Thompson, daughter of John and Alice Thompson, of Preston, England. He > died in Preston, Conn., July 30, 1709, and his will was probated in Sept., > 1709. > > His children were: > Martha, born in Wethersfield, 1646; died Feb. 14, 1717; married, Jan. 16, 1667-8, Isaac Wheeler; born 1646; died June 5, 1712. Thomas, born in Wethersfield, April 18, 1648; died 1697-8; married > > Mary Allyn, daughter of Robert, of New London. > Robert, born in New London; married, Nov. 24, 1681, Rachel > Leffingwell, daughter of Thomas and Mary Bushnell. > Dorothy, born in New London March 16, 1652; married, in April, > 1670, Joseph Morgan. > Nathaniel, died 1718; married Sarah Geer, daughter of George and > Sarah (Allyn) Geer. > William, married, Dec. 3, 1684, Hannah Frink, born 1661, daughter > of John, of Stonington, and Grace (Stevens) Frink. > > Toni, I don't see a James listed in the above. I descend from Thomas Parke. > My line, in reverse goes like this (and I hope to heck I have it right) > > Cynthia Jane Parks married Edmund W. Hubbard, She was the daughter of: > Robert Parks and Lucy Brookins, he the son of > Ellijah Parks, Jr and Hannah Hotchkiss, he the son of > Elijah Parks, Sr. and Anna Smith, he the son of > Simeon Parks and Anne Button, he the son of > Eleazer Parks and Eliphel Button, he the son of > Thomas Parks and Mary Allyn, he the son of > Thomas Parke and Dorothy Thompson > > Cynthia Jane Parks was my gg-grandmother. Her family was from Rutland Co., > Vermont. I think it was Elijah Parks, Sr. who came from Connecticut. Would have > to look at records to make sure. Been a long time. > > Dee Yeager > > Toni Britton wrote: > > > Is anyone researching Thomas Parke, b. 1615, Suffolk, England, moved to New > > London CT, M. Dorothy Thompson? LDS has Ancestry file that shows 12 > > children. I descend from their son James b. 1724, Middlesex, CT. I'd be > > interested in sharing information with others researching this line. > > > > ==== PARKS Mailing List ==== > > Please remember: No attachments, Hoaxes, Virus or Chain Letters > > are to be sent to the list. The use of foul language is also > > prohibited. > > ==== PARKS Mailing List ==== > Posting back to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. > If we work as a TEAM, we will succeed at as TEAM.