James Parker

FYI: Mary and James were first cousins.

• Mary was the daughter of Abraham, brother to Capt. James Parker, who was the father of James.

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James Parker

• Birth: Apr. 15, 1652 Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: Jul. 27, 1694 Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Among those killed at Groton during the Oyster River Raid July 27, 1694.

Source: Samuel A. Green's Epitaphs.

• James PARKER, b. 15 Apr 1652 in Billerica, MA, d. 27 Jul 1694 in Groton, MA.
• James and his wife Mary were slain by Indians 7/27/1694.
• His brother Josiah stated to the General Court, "several of their children were carried away captives".
  • Of these Phineas was a prisoner for 4 years.
  • All are accounted for and were at liberty in subsequent years except for Abraham and it is believed that he died before or during the captivity.
• "He was town clerk for 20 years, a deacon, and after the overthrow of Andros 1689, of the committee of safety.
• He was killed by Indians when all of his family were taken by them." (Savage as referenced in "Parker in America")
• He married Mary Parker on 11 Dec 1678 in Chelmsford, MA.
  • Mary and James were first cousins.
  • Mary was the daughter of Abraham, brother to Capt. James Parker, the father of James.
• Children:
  • I. Mary PARKER, b. 21 Sep 1680 in Groton, MA, d. 17 Jan 1746 in Woburn, ma.
    • She married John PIERCE, married 1697 in Woburn, ma. 16.
  • II. Samuel Parker, b. 22 Sep 1682 in Groton, MA, d. 30 Oct 1775 in Coventry, Tolland, CT.
    • He married (1) Mary (Cordey) CARDER, married 1 Jun 1704 in Boston, b. 1683 in Boston, d. 1724 in Coventry, Tolland, CT.
    • He married (2) Hannah Lathrop THOMPSON, married 1726 in Groton, MA, b. 1685.
    • He married (3) Martha SAVAGE, b. 10 Jun 1697 in Middletown, MA.
  • III. Phineas PARKER, b. 1684 in Groton, MA, d. 13 Aug 1744.
    • His boyhood had its tragedy.
    • Both his parents were butchered by Indians when he was but a few years old and he was carried into captivity and held by the savages until ransomed 4 years later.
    • He was, it was said, ever after lame.
    • From his father he easily took the place as the leading member of the family and was abundantly trusted for his honesty, prudence and good judgment.
    • As executor of his fathers' will, he had the task, and it was one of delicacy, of dividing the testators' residual property amongst his numerous grand children.
  • IV. James Parker, b. March 24, 1686-7.
    • "went, when a young man, to Lynn, Mass. and thence to North Yarmouth, Me. He is confused with his cousin James" (son of Samuel) who is linked below as a child. ref Parker in America p529-30.
  • V. Abraham Parker, b. Jan 4, 1690.
    • No further information is recorded and it is suspected that he was killed during the raid.
  • VI. Rebecca, birth not found; m. Jabez Kendall of Woburn. ref. Parker in America p536
• (Note: Indian raids were common as was the taking of captives. Young children who would slow the raiding party down were killed out-of-hand, as were children old enough to resist. Adolescents were the ideal captives, Abraham was probably too young and was probably killed).
• The following is an account of the Longley family that occurred the same day James and Mary Parker were killed by Indians in the Groton Massacre.
  • They were living with their 8 children on a small farm perhaps a mile and a quarter from the village on the east side of the Hollis Road.
  • Their house was built of hewn logs and was standing at the beginning of the 1800s'.
  • The old cellar, with it well laid walls, was distinctly visible 40 years ago and traces of it could be seen even to a very modern time.
  • The site of this house has recently been marked by a monument bearing the following inscription: "Here dwelt William and Deliverance Longley with their 8 children.
  • On the 27 of July 1694 the Indians killed the father and mother and 5 of the children and carried into captivity the other 3".
  • The monument was erected in the autumn of 1879 at the expense of the town, on land generously given for the purpose by Mr. Zechariah Fitch, the present owner of the farm and it was dedicated with appropriate exercises on 2/20/1880.
  • On the fatal morning of July 27, 1694 the massacre of this family took place.
  • The savages appeared suddenly coming from the other side of the Merrimack River and began the attack at Lieut William Lakin's house where they were repulsed with the loss of one of their number.
  • They followed it up by assaulting houses in the same neighborhood.
  • They made quick work of it and left the town as speedily as they came.
  • With the exception of John Shelpley's house, it is not known that they destroyed any of the buildings and they pillaged them before they departed.
  • They carried off 13 prisoners, mostly children, and perhaps all who must have retarded their march.
  • There is a tradition that early in the morning of the attack, the Indians turned Longley's cattle out of the barnyard into the cornfield and lay in ambush the stratagem had the desired effect.
  • The Longley family was purportedly buried in an unmarked mass grave at their farm. This is uncommon for Groton, where all graves were placed under the protection of a Stronghouse - and hence in Groton Old Burying Ground. That is probably where James and Mary are buried.  

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• Parents:
  • James Parker (1617 - 1700)
  • Elizabeth Long Parker (1621 - 1691) 
•  Spouse:  Mary Parker Parker (1655 - 1694)
• Children:
  • Phineas Parker (1681 - 1744)*
  • Samuel Parker (1682 - 1775)*
  • James Parker (1686 - 1748)*
  • James Parker (1689 - 1732)* 
•  Sibling:
  • James Parker (1652 - 1694)
  • Samuel Parker (1656 - 1712)*  
• Burial: Old Burying Ground Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Note: Memorial (no marker to be found)

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From: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr04/rr04_115.html

7333. James Parker.

• Born on 15 Apr 1652 in Woburn, MA.[24]
• James died in Groton, MA, on 27 Jul 1694;
• he was 42.[24]
• He was killed by Indians.[117]
• On 11 Dec 1678 when James was 26, he married Mary Parker,
  • daughter of Abraham Parker (6 Feb 1619-12 Aug 1685) & Rose Whitlock (-30 Nov 1691), in Chelmsford, MA.
  • Born on 15 Nov 1655 in Chelmsford, MA.
  • Mary died in Groton, MA, on 27 Jul 1694; she was 38.
• James and Mary were first cousins; their fathers were brothers.
• Children of James and Mary (Parker) Parker, born at Groton:
  • i. Mary Parker, b. 20 Sep 1680, m. John Pierce;
  • ii. Phineas Parker, b. ca. 1681, d. 13 Aug 1744 at Groton,
    • m. Abigail Scripter (b. 28 Jan 1687 at Groton, d. there 4 Feb 1721, dau. of Samuel & Elizbeth (Knapp) Scripture);
  • iii. Samuel Parker, b. 22 Sep 1682, m. Mary;
  • iv. James Parker, b. 24 Mar 1687, d. 21 Jan 1748 at Groton,
    • m. Abigail Prescott (b. 8 May 1688 at Groton, d. there 14 Aug 1757, dau. of Capt Jonas Prescott & Mary Loker);
  • v. Abraham Parker, b. 4 Jan 1690 ; and
  • vi. Rebecca Parker, b. ca. 1692, m. Jabez Kendall.

Their children include:

• 19536 i. Mary Parker (21 Sep 1680-17 Jan 1747)
• 19537 ii. Rebecca Parker (ca 1692-)
• 19538 iii. Dea. Samuel Parker (22 Sep 1682-30 Oct 1775)

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Generation No. 1

• 1. JAMES1 PARKER was
  • born 1617, and died 1700.
  • He married (1) ELIZABETH LONG 28 May 1644, daughter of ROBERT LONG and ELIZABETH TAYLOR. *** She was born Abt. 1623.
  • He married (2) EUNICE Abt. 1696.
  • Notes for JAMES PARKER:
    • --Captain;
    • --came from England 1634;
    • --settled at Woburn, Massachusetts;
    • --probably related to some of the numerous other pioneers of this surname, who located in that section of the Bay colony, Abraham Parker at Woburn, John Parker, of Woburn and Billerica, who were brothers, and perhaps others.
    • James Parker moved to Billerica about 1654, to Chelmsford, Massachusetts, in 1658, and to Groton in 1660;--
  • Children of JAMES PARKER and ELIZABETH LONG are:
    • i. ELIZABETH2 PARKER, b. 12 Apr 1645, Woburn.
    • ii. ANNA PARKER, b. 05 Jan 1647.
    • iii. JOHN PARKER, b. 18 Jan 1649.
    • iv. SARAH PARKER, b. 29 Aug 1650; d. Died young.
    • v. JOSEPH PARKER, b. 1651, Woburn.
    • 2. vi. JAMES PARKER, b. 15 Apr 1652; d. 27 Jul 1694, Billerica.
    • vii. JOSIAH PARKER, b. 1655.
    • viii. SAMUEL PARKER, b. Abt. 1657.
    • ix. JOSHUA PARKER, b. 03 Mar 1658, Chelmsford.
    • x. ZACHARIAH PARKER, b. 14 Jan 1659.
    • 3. xi. ELEAZER PARKER, b. 09 Nov 1667, Groton; d. 26 Jun 1705, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Child of JAMES PARKER and EUNICE is:
    • xii. SARAH2 PARKER, b. 12 Dec 1697.

Generation No. 2

• 2. JAMES2 PARKER (JAMES1) was
  • born 15 Apr 1652, and died 27 Jul 1694 in Billerica.
  • He married MARY PARKER 1678,
    • daughter of ABRAHAM PARKER and ROSE WHITLOCK.
    • She was born 1655, and died 1694.
  • Notes for JAMES PARKER:
    • --of Billerica;--killed by the Indians;--
  • Child of JAMES PARKER and MARY PARKER is:
    • 4. i. SAMUEL3 PARKER, b. 1682; d. 1775.

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* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 20 2017, 17:56:02 UTC

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 10 2020, 18:08:25 UTC