Mehitabel Barron

Spouse: Eleazer Parker
Marriage: estimated 1685

• Marilyn Fitzpatrick, "James Parker of Groton, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist, Vol 13 (1993), p. 150; online at AmericanAncestors.org, 30 Dec 2022.
• Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16548 (1716), Eleazer Parker. In his will, dated 13 Mar 1704/5, he calls Mehitable "my first wife ...now deceased," and refers to his current wife, Mary. In the petition for administration, dated 16 Oct 1716, Mary calls herself Mary Nutting, wife of John Nutting, formerly Mary Parker, widow of Eleazer.
• Estimated date of marriage based on birth date of their first child, Anna, born 17 Apr 1686 in Groton, per VRs.

Wheelock Bigelow

Birth: 21 Mar 1884, Morristown, Morris Co, NJ

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFP-2BB : accessed 1 Jan 2023), card for Wheelock Bigelow, serial number 3066, order no. 284, Local Board Division Number 3, Washington, D.C.; NARA, Washington, D.C., Records of the Selective Service System (WWI), 1917-1939, publication M1509; FHL 1570936.
• "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCR7-FHD : 1 Jan 2023), Wheelock Bigelow birth (1884); FHL 494198.

Death: 26 Jun 1981, Orleans, Barnstable Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139052804/wheelock-bigelow: accessed 01 January 2023), gravestone photo for Wheelock Bigelow (1894–1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139052804, Dennis Village Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable County, MA.
• "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ5K-JPS : 1 Jan 2023), Wheelock Bigelow death (1981).

Burial: Dennis Village Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139052804/wheelock-bigelow: accessed 01 January 2023), gravestone photo for Wheelock Bigelow (1894–1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139052804, Dennis Village Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable County, MA.

Father: Albert Marshall Bigelow
Mother: Mary Ann Wheelock

Esther Davenport

Death: 29 Nov 1778, Weston, Middlesex Co, MA

• Town of Weston, Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1707-1850, Gravestone, 1703-1900, Church Records, 1709-1825 (Boston: McIndoe Bros, Printers, 1901), p. 313; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/cu31924028839847/page/312/mode/2up : accessed 3 Jan 2023).
• George Hobbs, Genealogy of the Hobbs Family of Massachusetts (Boston : Dutton & Wentworth, 1855), p. 2-5; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofhobbs00hobb/page/n5/mode/2up : accessed 3 Jan 2023).

Spouse: Josiah Hobbs
Marriage: 7 Apr 1709, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ5-GN1J : accessed 3 Jan 2023), Josiah Hubbs and Ester Davenport; citing Dorchester, Births, marriages, deaths 1631-1844, Suffolk Co, MA; FHL 007009469.
• George Hobbs, Genealogy of the Hobbs Family of Massachusetts (Boston : Dutton & Wentworth, 1855), p. 2-5; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofhobbs00hobb/page/n5/mode/2up : accessed 3 Jan 2023).

1. Mary Hobbs, bapt. 17 Jul 1715, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, MA

Patrick Fassett

Spouse: Sarah (--?--)
Marriage:

• Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing, 1985), p. 260.

1. Benjamin Fassett, born 7 Jul 1690, Billerica, Middlesex Co, MA

Josiah Hobbs

Death: 27 Feb 1779, Weston, Middlesex Co, MA

• Town of Weston, Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1707-1850, Gravestone, 1703-1900, Church Records, 1709-1825 (Boston: McIndoe Bros, Printers, 1901), p. 313; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/cu31924028839847/page/312/mode/2up : accessed 3 Jan 2023).
• George Hobbs, Genealogy of the Hobbs Family of Massachusetts (Boston : Dutton & Wentworth, 1855), p. 2-5; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofhobbs00hobb/page/n5/mode/2up : accessed 3 Jan 2023).

Spouse: Esther Davenport
Marriage: 7 Apr 1709, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ5-GN1J : accessed 3 Jan 2023), Josiah Hubbs and Ester Davenport; citing Dorchester, Births, marriages, deaths 1631-1844, Suffolk Co, MA; FHL 007009469.
• George Hobbs, Genealogy of the Hobbs Family of Massachusetts (Boston : Dutton & Wentworth, 1855), p. 2-5; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofhobbs00hobb/page/n5/mode/2up : accessed 3 Jan 2023).

1. Mary Hobbs, bapt. 17 Jul 1715, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, MA

John Nutting

Spouse: Mary Woods
Marriage: 3 Jan 1706/7, Groton, Middlesex Co, MA

• Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 2 volumes (Salem, Mass. : Essex Institute, 1926), Vol 2, p. 129.
• Henry Ernest Woods, "The Woods Family of Groton, Massachusetts, a Record of Six Generations," New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 64 (January 1910), p. 34; online at FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/135557-redirect : accessed 31 Dec 2022).

Eleazer Parker

Spouse: Mehitabel Barron
Marriage: estimated 1685

• Marilyn Fitzpatrick, "James Parker of Groton, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist, Vol 13 (1993), p. 150; online at AmericanAncestors.org, 30 Dec 2022.
• Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16548 (1716), Eleazer Parker. In his will, dated 13 Mar 1704/5, he calls Mehitable "my first wife ...now deceased," and refers to his current wife, Mary. In the petition for administration, dated 16 Oct 1716, Mary calls herself Mary Nutting, wife of John Nutting, formerly Mary Parker, widow of Eleazer.
• Estimated date of marriage based on birth date of their first child, Anna, born 17 Apr 1686 in Groton, per VRs.

Spouse: Mary Woods
Marriage: estimated 1693

• Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16548 (1716), Eleazer Parker. In his will, dated 13 Mar 1704/5, he calls Mehitable "my first wife ...now deceased," and refers to his current wife, Mary. In the petition for administration, dated 16 Oct 1716, Mary calls herself Mary Nutting, wife of John Nutting, formerly Mary Parker, widow of Eleazer.
• Henry Ernest Woods, "The Woods Family of Groton, Massachusetts, a Record of Six Generations," New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 64 (January 1910), p. 34; online at FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/135557-redirect : accessed 31 Dec 2022).
• Marilyn Fitzpatrick, "James Parker of Groton, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist, Vol 13 (1993), p. 150; online at AmericanAncestors.org, 30 Dec 2022.
• Estimated date of marriage based on birth of Eleazer (eldest son, per probate records of his father), 25 Sep 1694, in Groton, per VRs.

1. Zachariah Parker, born 29 Jan 1699, Groton, Middlesex Co, MA

Zachariah Parker

Birth: 29 Jan 1699, Groton, Middlesex Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-6HQ1 : 29 Dec 2022), Zachariah Parker birth; citing Groton, Births, Marriages, Deaths 1647-1829, Groton, Middlesex Co, MA; FHL 007011182.
• Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 2 volumes (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1926), Vol 1, p. 179.
• Augustus G. Parker, Parker in America, 1630-1910 (Buffalo, NY: Niagara Frontier Publishing, 1911), p. 476; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/parkerinamerica100park/page/476/mode/2up : accessed 29 Dec 2022).
• Mary Elizabeth Tisdel Wyman, The Genealogy of the Descendants of Lawrence and Mary Antisell of Norwich and Willington, Conn. (Columbus, Ohio: Champlin Printing, 1908), p. 42; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00wyma/page/42/mode/2up : accessed 29 Dec 2022).

Father: Eleazer Parker
Mother: Mary Woods

Spouse: Rebecca Parks
Marriage: 11 Aug 1732, Weston, Middlesex Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7C-FY3 : 29 Dec 2022), Rebekah Parks and Zachariah Parker; citing Weston, Births, Marriages, Deaths 1711-1749, Weston, Middlesex Co, MA; FHL microfilm 892239.

Lydia Priest

Death: 11 Aug 1802, Lincoln, Middlesex Co, MA

• Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts, to 1850
• Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16406, Daniel Parks, account records dated 20 Sep 1802 referring to "the widow Lydia Parks having lately deceased."

Spouse: Daniel Parks
Marriage: 29 Dec 1763, Lincoln, Middlesex Co, MA

• Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts, to 1850

Notes:

Daniels second wife was called "Mrs. Lydia Priest" in her record of marriage to Daniel. She was coexecutor of Daniel's estate, but apparently died before the probate process was complete. Probate account records dated 20 Sep 1802 refer to her as "the widow Lydia Parks having lately deceased."¹ She is probably the Widow Parks who died in Lincoln, 11 Aug 1802.

Research Notes:

The use of "Mrs." in her marriage record might suggest she was a widow, but no marriage and death records for surname Priest fit this scenario. She is, perhaps, the daughter of Josiah Priest and Mary Brown, b. 18 Oct 1744 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. This would place her age at around 44 when she gave birth to her last child. Also, some of her children share names with other children of Josiah and Mary.

Sources:

1. Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate records case 16406, Daniel Parks (1800).

Elizabeth Walker

Birth: 28 Dec 1720, Sudbury, Middlesex Co, MA

• Sudbury Vital Records to the End of the Year 1849

Death: 12 May 1760, Lincoln, Middlesex Co, MA

• Concord Vital Records to 1850

Father: Thomas Walker
Mother: Elizabeth Maynard

Spouse: Daniel Parks
Marriage: 13 Jun 1749, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA

• Sudbury Vital Records to the End of the Year 1849

Notes:

Elizabeth "Sarah" Walker is possibly the daughter of Thomas and Elisabeth, born 28 Dec 1720 in Sudbury. The evidence is circumstantial - more research is required to substantiate this.

NOTE: "Walker genealogy : descendents of Thomas Walker of Boston and Sudbury, Mass.", Mss A 10270, NEHGS, might provide more info.

Mary Woods

Spouse: Eleazer Parker
Marriage: estimated 1693

• Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16548 (1716), Eleazer Parker. In his will, dated 13 Mar 1704/5, he calls Mehitable "my first wife ...now deceased," and refers to his current wife, Mary. In the petition for administration, dated 16 Oct 1716, Mary calls herself Mary Nutting, wife of John Nutting, formerly Mary Parker, widow of Eleazer.
• Henry Ernest Woods, "The Woods Family of Groton, Massachusetts, a Record of Six Generations," New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 64 (January 1910), p. 34; online at FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/135557-redirect : accessed 31 Dec 2022).
• Marilyn Fitzpatrick, "James Parker of Groton, Massachusetts," The Essex Genealogist, Vol 13 (1993), p. 150; online at AmericanAncestors.org, 30 Dec 2022.
• Estimated date of marriage based on birth of Eleazer (eldest son, per probate records of his father), 25 Sep 1694, in Groton, per VRs.

1. Zachariah Parker, born 29 Jan 1699, Groton, Middlesex Co, MA

Spouse: John Nutting
Marriage: 3 Jan 1706/7, Groton, Middlesex Co, MA

• Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 2 volumes (Salem, Mass. : Essex Institute, 1926), Vol 2, p. 129.
• Henry Ernest Woods, "The Woods Family of Groton, Massachusetts, a Record of Six Generations," New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 64 (January 1910), p. 34; online at FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/135557-redirect : accessed 31 Dec 2022).