360. Robert1 Parker;90 married Sarah James 28 Jan 1657;61 married Patience Cobb Aug 1667;61 died after 1682.61
He "PARKER The Parker family has been actively and prominently identified with the welfare and advancement of Norwich, Connecticut and representatives in each generation have borne honorable parts in public affairs, especially in military and naval life, and have left records of upright lives.
(I) William Parker was the immigrant ancestor.
(II) Robert, son of William Parker, married (first) January 28, 1657, Sarah James. Children: Mary, born April 1, 1658; Samuel, June 30, 1660; Alice, January 20, 1662; James (sic - should be Jane - PWB), March, 1664. He married (second) August, 1667, Patience, daughter of Henry Cobb. Children: Thomas, born August 24, 1669, was an original member of the church at Falmouth, Massachusetts, in 1707, ordained a deacon, March 6, 1745, married, December 5, 1693, Mary Jenkins; Daniel, born April 18, 1670; Joseph, see forward; Benjamin, March 15, 1674; Hannah, April, 1676; Sarah, June, 1678; Elisha, April. 1680; Alice, September 15, 1681."
Note - No evidence for a William Parker being father and emigrating to MA - PWB.69 He "ROBERT, Barnstable, m. 28 Jan. 1657, Sarah James, had
Mary, b. 1 Apr. 1658; Samuel, 30 June 1660; Alice, 20 Jan. 1662;
and Jane, Mar. 1664; he m. a sec. w. Aug. 1667, Patience, d. of Henry
Cobb, had Thomas, 24 Aug. 1669; Daniel 18 Apr. 1670; Joseph, Feb.
1672; Benjamin, 15 Mar. 1674; Hannah, Apr. 1676; Sarah, 1678;
Elisha, Apr. 1680; and Alice, again, 15 Sept. 1681; both bapt. 1684;
but an erron. date of his d. is given, Sept. 1680."
Children of Robert1 Parker and Sarah James were:
There were no children of Robert1 Parker and Patience Cobb.
361. Jane2 Parker (Robert1);90 born Mar 1664;61 married John Isham 16 Dec 1687 at Barnstable, MA; A lot of discrepency about the birth date. Have gone with a recnet interpretation from June Dodd's Genealogy:
"Barnstable records give the date of the marriage of John and Jane as Dec 16, 1677. The original record has been lost, and the record of the marriage exists only in a copy of Barnstable vital records made about 1736. Errors have been detected in this copy. Some one wrote opposite the record in the copy "Ten year too ould." Other considerations appear to verify this statement. Accordingly the date of marriage and the dates of the children's births have been set ahead ten years; "90,91,89 died Feb 1720 at age 55.89
She left a will on 13 Apr 1715 at Barnstable, MA; "Will of Jane Parker:
Barnstable April The 13th 1715
I Jane Isum of So. Barnstable in ye County of sd Barnstable, widow woman, being sick and Weak of Body but of sound memory and Disposing mind, blessed be Almighty God, and being sensible of ye Frailty of this Life and That all flesh must yield to Death when God shall call Thereunto, Do Therefore make This my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following. First I give and bequeathe my Soul to God That Gave it, hoping for exceptance Thro' the merits of my Glorious Redeemer, and my Body to ye earth from whence it was Taken to be buryed in such Christian and decent mannor as To my Executor hereafter named shall be Thought best. And as to the Good Things of this Life yt God of his mercy hath lent me, my Will and meaning is That after all my just debts and funeral charges by paid, it to be Disposed of as followeth:
Imp. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph one cow, or the value of one if I leave no cow.
It. I give to my Daughter Mary my best suit of Clothes: To wit, a Gown and Peticot and Two of my best handkerchiefs, and that she shall have my silk Crape Gown if she will pay Thankful Twenty shillings.
It. I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Thankful five pounds in money or Province Bills of Credit, to be paid her by my executor and my Bible also.
It. My Will is That my son John shall have Five shillings of my Estate and my son Isaac Three shillings only, they being sufficiently advanced by yer Father.
It. I give and bequeath all the Remaining part of my Estate of all sorts or kinds whatsoever to be Eaqually Divided among my six Daughters, or to so many of Them as shall be Living at ye Time of the Division of ye Estate, and I do appoint and Constitute my son John my Executor To This my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness hereof the sd Jane Isum hath in ye Day above mentioned hereunto sett her hand and seal.
Signed, Sealed and Declared To be her Will and Testiment Jane X Isum (her mark) L.S.
Barnstable
Daniel Parker
John Jenkins
On the 24 day of February 1719/20
Then Daniel Parker Esp. and John Jenkins made oath That They saw Jane Isum Late of Barnstable, Deceased, Sign and Seal and heard her Declare ye above written to be her Last Will and Testament and that they signed as Witnesses Thereunto.
Sworn before me John Otis Judge of Probate
The will of Jane Isham, wife of John, was admitted to probate Feb 24, 1719/20. Of the witnesses to this will, Daniel Parker was Mrs Isham's brother, John Jenkins was Mrs. Isham's brother-in-law, having married her sister Mary Parker. "
Children of Jane2 Parker and John Isham were: