Sarah KIDDER

Sarah married John FLETCHER on 12 Sep 1751 in Concord, Massachusetts. John was born on 26 Aug 1692 in Concord, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Excerpt from "A Genealogy of The Kidder Family": John Kidder resided for some years in Billerica, and in 1675-6, during King Philip's War, was assigned to the garrison house of Thomas Pattin with six other soldiers, and five families. The oath of fidelity was administered to him "before the chiefe officers,' Feb. 4th, 1677/8. In 1681 he purchased of Jonathan Tyng 500 acres of land lying on the West side of the concord river, in Chelmsford, in which town he resided thenceforth. Chelmsford town records show that "in 1698 payment was made to 'John Kyder for tythin mens staues, 4s-6d." Under date of 16 Mar. 1691-92, "John Kide (sic) & family" are mentioned as being in the garrison at Chelmsford. After 1698 no additional references to him are found.

John married Lydia PARKER on 03 Sep 1684 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia (daughter of Abraham PARKER and Rose WHITLOCK) was born on 17 Feb 1664/5 in Prob. Woburn, Massachusetts; died on 10 May 1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Excerpt from "A Genealogy of The Kidder Family": Ensign James Kidder, the progenitor of practically all persons in the United States who bear his surname, believed to have been born at East Grinstead, Sussex, England, about 1626; died at Billerica, Middlesex County, Mass., 16 Apr. 1676, "aged fify" according to contemporary records. He married at Cambridge, Mass., presumably late in 1649 or early in 1650, Anna Moore of that place, born in England about 1630; died at Billerica in 1691, daughter of Elder Francis and Katherine Moore. She married secondly at Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Mass., 17 Mar. 1684/1685, William Underwood of that town.
James Kidder's probable birthplace, East Grinstead, is a small town about thirty miles from London, and in the near vicinity of Maresfield, ancient seat of the Kidder family. Nothing is known of his early years nor of the reasons which prompted his leaving the home of his fathers to settle in New England where he is believed to have arrived about 1649, shortly before his marriage to Anna Moore.........
That Ensign Kidder was a man of high standing in the community in which he lived is evident from the fact that he married the daughter of so prominent and prosperous a man as Elder Francis Moore of Cambridge, as well as from his varied activities there and in Billerica, where he filled civil and military positions of responsibility, and where he was active in church affairs.
He died leaving an estate of about three hundred and seventy pounds, not a large one measured by present standards of wealth, but a comfortable one for the period in which he lived...

Excerpt from "A History of the Kidder Family": In 1675, when King Philip's war took place, he was in the public service, and kept guard over the small trie of Indians at Wameset, now forming part of Lowell,and soon after was appointed to the command of a garrison-house, which contained seven families, including his own and that of his son James. He died, April 16th, 1676, in the midst of the war, aged about 50, it has been suggested from disease caued by his exposure in this war, which was the most trying time ever seen in New England......"Thus passed away the patriarch of the family in this country; and though no stone marks the spot or perpetuates his memory, the name seems destined to live through all coming time, as his descendants,now numbering some Thousands, are spread over this broad land, from the Penobscot to the shores of the Pacific, and from Canada to Louisiana," representing nearly every occupation and profession, in many of which the name has gained considerable prominence. His descendants have fought in all the wars of the Union, in all grades from the private to the colonel, and in the last war the name was largely and honorably represented both on land and sea.

James married Anna MOORE about 1651 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Anna (daughter of Francis MOORE and Katherine ?) was born about 1630 in England; died in 1691 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1630, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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Name:
Abraham, one of the five Parkers, Abraham, James, Jacob, John and Joseph who came to America to expand the Parker family,which spread from MA. to the rest of the states as time went on. Abraham settled in Woburn and adventually settled in Chelmsford. He is the son of John Parker and Anna of Great Burstead,Essex,England.On 18 Nov 1644 Abraham married Rose Whitlock in Woburn. She is the daughter of John Whitlock and Sarah Vile.Most of their ten children were born in Woburn, although they were baptised in the Church in Chelmsford:

Anna Parker-29 Oct 1645-26 Apr 1699(Jacob Hamblet
John Parker-30 Oct 1647-14 Apr 1699(Mary Danforth
Abraham Parker-8 Mar 1650-20 Oct 1651
Abraham Parker(Ensign)-Aug 1652-13 Oct 1732(Martha Livermore
Mary Parker-20 Nov 1655-27 Jul 1694(Cousin James Parker
Moses Parker-1657-12 Oct 1732(Abigail Hildreth
Isaac Parker-13 Sep 1660-22 Nov 1688(Esther Fletcher
Elizabeth Parker-10 Apr 1663-1663(James Pierce
Lydia Parker-18 Feb 1666-10 May 1742(John Kidder
Jacob Parker-24 Mar 1669

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It should be noted that Abraham and Rose are probably not interned here as this cemetery was not organized at their death but their family is interned here. They are laid to rest in a family plot close, that has yet to be discovered.
Info comes via Jack Parker with special thanks for his updates.
The cemetery was founded in 1655, not 1690 - it's just that prior to 1690 they used fieldstone markers - which have all been incorporated into the surrounding wall. The cemetery is literally a stones throw from Abrahams land. It is therefore most likely that Abraham and Rose are buried here.


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Abraham married Rose WHITLOCK on 18 Sep 1644 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Rose was born on 6 Jun 1624 in Cholesbury, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 13 Nov 1691 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
Rose is the daughter of John Whitlock and Sarah Vile and the wife of Abraham Parker whom she married in Woburn on 18 Nov 1644. They are the parents of ten children, the majority born in Woburn but baptised in Chelmsford:

Anna Parker-29 Oct 1645-26 Apr 1699(Jacob Hamblet
John Parker-30 Oct 1647-14 Apr 1699(Mary Danforth
Abraham Parker-8 Mar 1650-20 Oct 1651
Abraham Parker(Ensign)-Aug 1652-13 Oct 1732(Martha Livermore
Mary Parker-20 Nov 1655-27 Jul 1694(Cousin James Parker
Moses Parker-1657-12 Oct 1732(Abigail Hildreth
Isaac Parker-13 Sep 1660-22 Nov 1688(Esther Fletcher
Elizabeth Parker-10 Apr 1663-(James Pierce
Lydia Parker-18 Feb 1666-10 May 1742(John Kidder
Jacob Parker-24 Mar 1669

*************NOTE***************
It should be noted that Abraham and Rose are probably not interned here as this cemetery was not organized at their death but their family is interned here. They are laid to rest in a family plot close, that has yet to be discovered.
Info comes via Jack Parker with special thanks for his updates.

It is said that " Rose Whitlock Parker was the first woman to "Bake and Brew" in Chelmsford."

Info from FAG member Gar with thanks.
"In her will written on the 17th day of September, 1691, Rose Parker of Chelmsford, widow, relic of Abraham Parker, late of Chelmsford, deceased, named sons John, Abraham,Moses, Isaac(deceased), son-in-law John Kidder and daughters Mary the wife of James Parker, Elizabeth the wife of James Pierce, and Lidiah the wife of John Kidder."

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James married Elizabeth ? about 1600. Elizabeth was born between 1580 and 1605 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 22 May 1639, Was made a freeman

Francis married Katherine ?. Katherine died on 28 Dec 1648 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]