Deacon William PARKE

Abt 1604 - 1685  (81 years)

• Name	William PARKE  [1, 2, 3]
  	He came to America in 1630 and settled in Roxbury, where he became one of the prominent men of the colony. "He came to New England in the 12the month, 1630, a single man and was one of the first in the church at Rocksbrough." - Rev. John Eliot's Record of Church Members. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., 1638; represented Roxbury, Mass., in the General Court from 1635 to 1667, the longest known term of service under the old charter. He was one of the endowers of the Roxbury free school, the first in the United States and the oldest in Continued existence in America. He was undoubtedly a man of influence and a power in the colony. The records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony show that he was always on hand, always on committees, always adjusting difficulties. He was executor the the will of Thomas Dudley and of many others who died during the early days of the Colony. He married Martha, a daughter of John Holgrave, of Salem. [1]
  Prefix	Deacon
  Birth	Abt 1604	England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Children	1 Jun 1658	2 unbaptized children were buried   [3]
  Death	11 May 1685  [1, 3]
  Person ID	I43293	Main Tree
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert PARKE,   b. 03 Jun 1580, Poslingford Suffolk, England d. 04 Feb 1664/5, Mystic, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha CHAPLYN,   b. 04 Feb 1583/4, Semer, Suffolk, England d. Bef 1630, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts (Age < 45 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1601  [2]
  Family ID	F02140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha HOLGRAVE,   b. Abt 1614   d. 25 Aug 1708 (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1636  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Theoda PARKE,   b. 2 May 1637   d. 26 Aug 1718 (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   2. Hannah PARKE,   b. 28 Nov 1639   d. young  [Birth] + 3. Martha PARKE,   b. 13 Mar 1642, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 24 Oct 1675/6, Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (Age 34 years)  [Birth]   4. Sarah PARKE,   b. 2 Dec 1643   d. young  [Birth]   5. John PARKE,   c. 6 Jul 1645   d. young  [Birth]   6. Deborah PARKE,   c. 16 Jan 1647   d. young  [Birth]   7. John PARKE,   c. 13 May 1649   d. young  [Birth]   8. William PARKE,   c. 8 Oct 1654   d. young  [Birth]   9. Deborah PARKE,   c. 26 Mar 1657   d. young  [Birth]   10. Hannah PARKE,   c. 28 Sep 1658  [Birth]
  Family ID	F19306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019

  
  

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• Sources

  [S10792] Frank Sylvester Parks, Genealogy of the PARKE Families of Connecticut. [S03445] Bruce Harrison, The Family Forest Descendants of Sir Robert Parke, (Name: Name: Millisecond Publishing Co., Inc.;;). [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.