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1615 - 1709 (94 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas PARKE was born on 13 Feb 1614/5 in Bures or Hitham, Suffolk, England; died on 30 Jul 1709 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. Notes:
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Thomas Parke, was born in Preston, England' came to America with his father in 1630, and removed with him to Wethersfield in 1639. There he married Dorothy Thompson, and there at least to of his children were born. About 1650 he removed to the Pequot Plantation, (New London) Conn., where he became a Deacon in the Church of which the Rev. Richard Blinman, (his brother-in-law, they having married sisters) was pastor. He resided in Pequot for about six years and then moved to Southertown, (Now Stonington,) where he became a Selectmen.
After residing in Mystic, within the bounds of Stonington for a number of years, he removed with his sonThomas Jr., to lands belonging to them in the northern part of New London, where in 1680 they were reckoned as inhabitants. In 1681 he was Collector of Taxes for New London. In October, 1686, he was one of the petitioners to the Legislature for the incorporation of the the town of Preston. The petition was also signed by three of his sons,Thomas Jr., Nathaniel and John. In 1698, he, together with his sons Robert and John and nine others, organized the First Church of Christ, of Preston, and he became its first Deacon.
He died July 30, 1709, after a long and well spent life. He must have been about ninety years of age, although the exact date of his birth has not been discovered. His will, dated Sept. 5, 1707, and recorded in new London, provided for his wife,Dorothy' for children John, nathaniel, William, Martha, Dorothy and Alice; for grandson Samuel, son of Thomas; and grandson James, son of Robert.
He married Dorothy Thompson, daughter of John and Alice Thompson, of Preston, England.
Thomas married Dorothy TOMPSON on 20 Oct 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Dorothy (daughter of John TOMPSON, Gent and Alice FREEMAN) was born on 5 Jul 1624 in Preston, England; died on 30 Jul 1709 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Martha PARKE was born on 27 Oct 1646 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 Feb 1716/7 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 3. Thomas PARKE was born on 18 Apr 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died before 1699.
- 4. Robert PARKE was born in 1651; died in 1707.
- 5. Nathaniel PARKE died in 1718.
- 6. Dorothy PARKE was born on 06 Mar 1652 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut; died in 1704 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 7. William PARKE was christened in 1654.
- 8. Capt. John PARKE was born on 10 Sep 1656 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 21 Mar 1716/7 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 9. Alice PARKE
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Generation: 2
2. | Martha PARKE (1.Thomas1) was born on 27 Oct 1646 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 Feb 1716/7 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Martha married Isaac WHEELER on 10 Jan 1667 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Isaac (son of Thomas WHEELER and Mary ?) was born in 1646 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 05 Jan 171/2 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Whitehall Cemetery, Stonington, New London Co., Conn.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Mary WHEELER was born on 28 Nov 1668 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 03 Nov 1709 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 11. Martha WHEELER was born on 06 Feb 1669/70 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Dec 1745; was buried in White Hall Graveyard, Mystic, New London Co., Connecticut.
- 12. Thomas WHEELER was born on 01 Dec 1671 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in 1691.
- 13. Isaac WHEELER, Jr. was born on 05 Aug 1673 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 25 Jun 1737 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 14. Anna WHEELER was born on 20 Aug 1675 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 15. Richard WHEELER was born on 10 Mar 1677 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 13 Apr 1712 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 16. Dorothy WHEELER was born on 06 Dec 1679 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 25 May 1736 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 17. William WHEELER was born on 09 Sep 1681 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Aug 1747 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
- 18. Elizabeth WHEELER was born on 26 May 1683 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Apr 1735 in Voluntown, Connecticut.
- 19. Experience WHEELER was born on 21 May 1685 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 08 Jan 1759 in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.
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3. | Thomas PARKE (1.Thomas1) was born on 18 Apr 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died before 1699. Notes:
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In 1667 he lived in Stonington, where the town record dated Jan. 31, 1667, has the following: "One hundred acres of land laid out to Thomas Park Jr." Again on June 18, 1667: "It was voted that young Thomas Parks shall have his hundred acres where it may be found after all the other grants are perfected that were before him." he married Mary Ally, of Norwich, Jan. 4, 1671/2, She was a daughter of Robert Allyn, born at Salem, Mass., Nov. 19, 1648. In 1681 he was a Constable of the ton of New London, and in 1686, without any change of residence, he became a Constable of Norwich. When Preston was laid out his farm was included in that town. He probably died before 1699, as "Mary Park, widow," joined the 1st Church, of Preston, in that year.
Thomas married Mary ALLYN on 4 Jan 1672. Mary was born on 19 Nov 1648 in Salem, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Thomas PARKE, III was born on 20 Jan 1676 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut; died about 1732.
- 21. Hannah PARKE was born in Preston, Connecticut.
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6. | Dorothy PARKE (1.Thomas1) was born on 06 Mar 1652 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut; died in 1704 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. Dorothy married Joseph MORGAN on 26 Apr 1670 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Joseph (son of James MORGAN and Margery HILLS) was born on 29 Nov 1646 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died on 05 Apr 1704 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Rev Joseph MORGAN, Jr. was born on 6 Nov 1671; was christened on 24 Mar 1671/2 in New London, Connecticut; died in 1742.
- 27. Dorothy MORGAN was born on 25 Dec 1675 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 09 Mar 1759 in Preston City, New London Co., Connecticut.
- 28. Ann MORGAN was born on 10 Nov 1678 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut.
- 29. Martha MORGAN was born on 20 Mar 1681 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut; died in 23 or 30 Oct 1754.
- 30. Hannah MORGAN was born on 3 Dec 1683; died on 8 Aug 1697.
- 31. Margaret MORGAN was born on 28 Jul 1686 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut; died in Preston, New London County, Connecticut.
- 32. Abigail MORGAN was born on 10 Feb 1688/9; died on 28 May 1695.
- 33. Deborah MORGAN was born on 31 May 1694 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut; was christened on 12 Aug 1694 in Stonington, Connecticut; died between 1704 and 8 Jul 1726.
- 34. Anna MORGAN was born on 16 Dec 1697 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut; died after 7 Feb 1787.
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8. | Capt. John PARKE (1.Thomas1) was born on 10 Sep 1656 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 21 Mar 1716/7 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. Family/Spouse: Mary WITTER. Mary (daughter of Josiah WITTER and Elizabeth WHEELER) was born on 20 Feb 1665 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. Abigail PARKE was christened on 7 Nov 1686 in First Church of Stonington; died on 12 Feb 1713 in Groten, New London Co., Connecticut; was buried in Christopher Avery Cemetery, Ledyard, New London Co., Connecticut.
- 38. Dorothy PARKE was christened on 27 Jun 1692 in 1st Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Conn.; died on 06 Nov 1732 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.
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