Benjamin Parker, Sr

He was the first of the family who is known to have located on Chelmsford Neck, now Lowell, where the Parker homestead stands and is now occupied by the eighth generation in direct succession from Benjamin Parker. This land, known as the "Wamesit lands" originally belonged to a reservation made to the Indians by request of John Eliot. When the Indians withdrew to the northward the land was bought by John Tyng and Major Thomas Hinchman and conveyed to Benjamin Parker, together with other early proprietors. The original deeds from the Indians, written on the skins of animals, bear date 14 December, 1686, and are in possession of Mr. Parker, with many other interesting relics which have come to him through successive generations. From here [14] Lieutenant Benjamin Parker3, the second of the name, went upon the expedition which resulted in bringing the Acadians to the doors of these Chelmsford homes, exiled from their own land, and Benjamin Parker, of the next generation, took an active part in the war of the Revolution.

source: The Warren, Jackson, and Allied Families, by Betsey Warren Davis, 1903.

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Benjamin Parker (1663 - 1742)

Benjamin Parker
Born 8 Aug 1663 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MAmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Jacob Parker and Sarah (Wyman) Waite
Brother of Elizabeth (Parker) Swain, Jacob Parker, Sarah (Parker) Howard, Ruth (Parker) Adams, Thomas Parker, Tabitha (Parker) Pierce, Rebecka (Parker) Danforth, Rachel (Parker) Floyd and Mary (Parker) Waite
Husband of Sarah (Howard) Parker — married 14 Jan 1691 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Rebecca (Parker) Proctor, Benjamin Parker, Tabitha (Parker) Warren, Henry Parker and Jonathan Parker
Died 14 Apr 1742 at age 78 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MAmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born on 8 Aug 1663 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA.[1] He was the son of Jacob Parker and Sarah (Wyman) Waite.

He married Sarah Howard on 14 Jan 1691 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

He died on 14 Apr 1742 in Chelmsford.[2]

Children

Children of Benjamin Parker:
Rebecca Parker.
Benjamin Parker.
Tabitha Parker.
Henry Parker.
Jonathan Parker.
Sources

↑ Chelmsford, MA births: Benjamin Parker, son of Jacob and Sarah, Aug 8, 1663
↑ Chelmsford, MA deaths: Benjamin Parker Sr. died Apr. 14, 1742
Ancestry Family Tree 31746049

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