411. Robert1 Parke;270 baptized 3 Jun 1580 at Poslingford, Suffolk, Eng;270 married Martha Chaplin, daughter of William Chaplin, 9 Feb 1601/2 at Semer, Suffolk, Eng;270 married Alice Freeman (married Thompson) 1644 at Weathersfield, CT;270 died 14 Mar 1664/65 at Mystic, New London, CT, at age 84.270
He "Robert-1 Parke (Robert-A, William-B-C-D, John-E-F, Robert-G) was baptized at Poslingford, Suffolk, England 3 June 1580 and died at Mystic, New London County, Connecticut 14 March 1664/5, son of Robert-A and Alice (Chaplin) Parke of Gestingthorpe, Essex, England. Robert married, first, at Semer, Suffolk, England 9 February 1601/2 his first cousin Martha Chaplin (William-A-B). Martha was baptized at Semer 4 February 1583 and died after 1621; she was the daughter of William-A and Agnes (_____) Chaplin of Semer, Suffolk; she remained in England or returned there. Robert married, second, at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut about 1644 Alice (Freeman) Thompson, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Edwards) Freeman of Cranford, Northampton, England and widow of John Thompson of Preston Parva, Northampton, England. In England, Robert was a resident of Acton and Hitcham in Suffolk and also of Gestingthorpe. In 1605, he sold 2 messuages in Acton, perhaps the ones inherited by Martha from her father. He sold land in Gestingthorpe in 1603/4 and again 1610/11. Early in 1630, Robert Parke wrote to John Winthrop to inquire about joining his fleet to New England:
"To the Right Worshipfull Maigr. John Winthrop Esquier in Gratton (Groton), in Suffolke, give this with speede I pray you." "to the Right Worshfull , Sir- I vnderstand by some of my frendes that you are suddenly to goe into New England. If it be not to laite for me, to provide my selfe with cattell and shiping, I doe porpose to goe with you, and all my company, if please God to permit vs life and health. I have sente to my sonne and to Mathewe Harrison, to by for me six coues, and three mayers, and a horse, soe, I beseech you, giue them directions, to take the beste you shall thinke fit, for to be done, hoping you will do the beste you shall thinke fit, for to be done, hoping you will do the beste you can to furdere my jurney. Furder, I woulde desire you to giue me directions what househould I shall take with me, and for how long we shall vittle vs, and what day we shall set forwardes from London, but as for our selfes, we wilbe at Stratford the last weke in February; and thus with all my loue and surius remembered; in haiste, I reste, com'iting you vnto the Almightie." "Your assured frend to commande" "Ro:Parke." "From Easterkeale (East Keal) in Lincolnshire, this xxvij-th day of February 1629/30."
Robert Parke sailed from Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 29 March 1630, in the ship Arbella, largest of the 11 vessels, and landed first at Salem 12 June and then at Boston on 17 June. During the voyage, he served as Secretary to Governor Winthrop. He settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts and when he left, he gave this home to his son William. In 1639 he moved on to Wethersfield, Connecticut with his son Thomas, where he served as Deputy to the General Court in 1641-2. He moved on to (then Pequot, now) New London in 1649. There, his new barn on the corner of Hempstead and Granite Streets was used at the first house of worship in the new town and the call to service was by the beat of a drum. He finally settled at Mystic, in Stonington in 1656. His last home was located on a 2,000-acre site purchased from Governor Winthrop in what is now Old Mystic. He is said to have named his home after the ancestral manor in England, Whight Hall, which became White Hall over the years. At White Hall, there is a family cemetery which includes a bronze plaque on a boulder dedicated to his memory. He was one of the men appointed by the General Court of Massachusetts to an official position, in the organization of the town of Southertown in 1658. He died and his will was probated in March 1665. Robert Parke served in the early Colonial Wars.
Children, all born in England by Martha Chaplin:
i. Martha-2, bapt. at Semer, Suffolk, England 13 Oct 1603; came with her parents in 1630.
ii. Robert, bapt. at Semer 4 June 1605.
iii. William, bapt. at Semer 21 April 1607; d. at Roxbury, MA 11 May 1685; m. in 1636 Martha Holgrave, d. at Roxbury, MA 25 Aug 1708, daughter of John and Elizabeth (_____) Holgrave of Salem, MA.
iv. Richard, bapt. at Whatfield, Suffolk, England 8 Aug 1609.
v. John, bapt. at Ringshall, Suffolk, England 3 March 1611.
vi. Jane, bapt. at Ringshall 10 Aug 1613.
vii. Thomas, bapt. at Hitcham, Suffolk, England in 1616; m. his step-sister Dorothy Thompson, daughter of John and Alice (Freeman) Thompson; ancestors of Diana, Princess of Wales and Humphrey Bogart.
viii. Anne, bapt. at Hitcham 3 Dec 1618; d. at Roxbury, MA 10 Sep 1641; m. in Roxbury 20 Aug 1640 Edward Payson.
9. ix. Samuel, bapt. at Bildestone, England 20 June 1621; m. Hannah (_____)."
270 He left a will on 14 Mar 1664/65 at New London, CT; " The will of Robert Parke is recorded in New London, Conn., under date of March 14. 1664-5. In this will he calls himself: "I Robert Parkes of Mistick near New London," and mentions "Eldest son Wm. Parks who I make sole executor all houses and lands in Mistick. 175 acres more or less." To son Samuel Parke 50 pounds sterling "to be paid by said Executor in good merchantable goods at price current at time of payment--in case he my said son Samuell shall first come and demand the same in Roxbury within the time and place of seven years next and immediately after the date hereof." Also mentions his son Thomas. The will is dated May 13, 1660 and witnessed by Thomas Morgan Sr., Thomas Morgan Jr., and Hannah Morgan. "271
Children of Robert1 Parke and Martha Chaplin were as follows:
There were no children of Robert1 Parke and Alice Freeman (married Thompson).
412. Wiilliam2 Parke (Robert1);270 baptized 21 Apr 1607 at Semer, Suffolk, Eng;270 married Martha Holgrave 1636;270 died 11 May 1685 at Roxbury, MA, at age 78.270
He left a will on 20 Jul 1684; "(Suff. VI: 499) The will of William Parke of Roxbury, being old, mentions my children now alive being only two daughters, both married; my eldest being now wife unto Samuel Williams of Roxbury, she having many children; my son Samuel Williams, his sons John, Parke and eldest son Samuel; unto Ebenezer, Deborah, Martha and Abigail all children of my said son Samuel Williams; my wife Martha Parke; if she marry another man; my son Samuel Williams and Sam: Williams junr., and William Williams and my son Smith; my son Isaac Williams children, his son William whome I have brought up ever since he was three years old being given unto me by his dear mother with the consent of his father at the time when she lay sick on her death bed; John Williams or Ebenezer Williams unto which of them their ffather Isaac Williams please to give; my Brother Thomas Parke, my Brother Samuel Parke; son William son of son Isaac Williams; Hannah Williams; son and dau. Smith (if it please God to bestow a child upon them), they to enjoy lands of mine for life, my house barnes, stables and mill house with my orchards with about eight acres; but if my daughter the now wife of John Smith dye childless, then all I give unto my sd son and daughter shall return unto such of my grand children alive after the decease of my son and daughter Smith equally, unless my son and daughter Smith have given it unto any one or more of my sd grand children; brother Samuel Parke, his sons Robert or William. Made 20 July 1684. Acknowledged by him 4 Apr. 1685 in the presence of John Bowles, Timothy Stevens. Proved 30 July 1685 at Boston."272
Children of Wiilliam2 Parke and an unknown spouse were:
Children of Wiilliam2 Parke and Martha Holgrave were:
413. Thomas2 Parke (Robert1); married Dorothy Thompson; baptized 1616 at Hitcham, Suffolk, Eng; died 30 Jul 1709 at Preston, New London, CT.
Children of Thomas2 Parke and Dorothy Thompson were:
414. Theoda3 Parke (Wiilliam2, Robert1);137,139 born 2 May 1637 at Roxbury, MA;137,139 married Samuel Williams, son of Robert Williams and Elizabeth Stalham, 2 Mar 1654.137,139
Children of Theoda3 Parke and Samuel Williams were:
415. Dorothy3 Parke (Thomas2, Robert1); died at New London, CT; born 6 Mar 1652 at New London, CT; married Joseph Morgan 26 Apr 1670.
Children of Dorothy3 Parke and Joseph Morgan were as follows:
416. Martha4 Morgan (Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Joseph Perkins; born 20 Mar 1680; died 1754.
Children of Martha4 Morgan and Joseph Perkins were:
417. Margaret4 Morgan (Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Ebenezer Hibbard.
Children of Margaret4 Morgan and Ebenezer Hibbard were:
418. John5 Perkins (Martha4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Elizabeth Bushnell; born 1709; died 1779.
Children of John5 Perkins and Elizabeth Bushnell were:
419. Keziah5 Hibbard (Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Caleb Bishop.
Children of Keziah5 Hibbard and Caleb Bishop were:
420. John6 Perkins (John5, Martha4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Bethia Baker; born 1731; died 1798.
Children of John6 Perkins and Bethia Baker were:
421. Lucy6 Bishop (Keziah5Hibbard, Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Benejah Strong.
Children of Lucy6 Bishop and Benejah Strong were:
422. Dyer7 Perkins (John6, John5, Martha4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Charlotte Sophia Woodbridge; born 1753.
Children of Dyer7 Perkins and Charlotte Sophia Woodbridge were:
423. Joseph7 Strong (Lucy6Bishop, Keziah5Hibbard, Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Rebecca Young.
Children of Joseph7 Strong and Rebecca Young were:
424. Elizabeth Rogers8 Perkins (Dyer7, John6, John5, Martha4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Harvey Humphrey; born 1793; died 1859.
Children of Elizabeth Rogers8 Perkins and Harvey Humphrey were:
425. Eleanor8 Strong (Joseph7, Lucy6Bishop, Keziah5Hibbard, Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married John Wood 1823.
Children of Eleanor8 Strong and John Wood were:
426. John Perkins9 Humphrey (Elizabeth8Perkins, Dyer7, John6, John5, Martha4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Frances Churchill; born 1838; died 1906.
Children of John Perkins9 Humphrey and Frances Churchill were:
427. Ellen9 Wood (Eleanor8Strong, Joseph7, Lucy6Bishop, Keziah5Hibbard, Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); born 1831; married Frank Work 1857; died 1877.
Children of Ellen9 Wood and Frank Work were:
428. Maude10 Humphrey (John9, Elizabeth8Perkins, Dyer7, John6, John5, Martha4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Belmont Deforest Bogart; born 1874; died 1914.
Children of Maude10 Humphrey and Belmont Deforest Bogart were:
429. Fances Eleanor (Ellen)10 Work Baroness Fermoy (Ellen9Wood, Eleanor8Strong, Joseph7, Lucy6Bishop, Keziah5Hibbard, Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); born 1857; married James Boothby Burke ROCHE 3rd Baron Fermoy 1880; died 1947.
Children of Fances Eleanor (Ellen)10 Work Baroness Fermoy and James Boothby Burke ROCHE 3rd Baron Fermoy were:
430. Edmund Maurice Burke11 ROCHE 4th Baron Fermoy (Fances10Work, Ellen9Wood, Eleanor8Strong, Joseph7, Lucy6Bishop, Keziah5Hibbard, Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Ruth Sylvia Gil.
Children of Edmund Maurice Burke11 ROCHE 4th Baron Fermoy and Ruth Sylvia Gil were:
431. Frances Burke12 ROCHE (Edmund11, Fances10Work, Ellen9Wood, Eleanor8Strong, Joseph7, Lucy6Bishop, Keziah5Hibbard, Margaret4Morgan, Dorothy3Parke, Thomas2, Robert1); married Edward John "Johnnie" Spencer 8th Earl of SPENCER.
Children of Frances Burke12 ROCHE and Edward John "Johnnie" Spencer 8th Earl of SPENCER were: