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Monmouth County, NJ Parkers

Posted by James Alan Parker on February 1, 2013 at 4:13pm

I also am new at this and trying to find some info on my Parker heritage.  So far I have been able to find out that my line is from Monmouth County, NJ.  There appears to be a lot of them but I am dead ended at my Great Great Grandfather Jacob H. Parker (1831-1895), married to Deborah Burge Parker (1821-1887).  Jacob was born in a town with the lyrical name of Squankum, NJ.  At least one of his children, my Great Grandfather, William E. Parker, was born (1858) in Lower Squankum, NJ.  It looks as though Jacob and Deborah were married and spent their entire lives in Monmouth County.  Jacob's parents may have been John P. and Ann Britton Parker.  I any of this sounds familiar to anyone, I would sure like to hear from you.  If there is a NJ Group, I would like to hear from you as well.  Thanks,  Jim Parker

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  • Kevin Jones October 28, 2019 at 8:32pm
    Hi Jim— Looks like you must be some sort of cousin of mine, because William E. Parker (b. 1858 in Lower Squankum) was my GGG-grandfather. From William, I'm descended through his daughter Flora Crooks Parker (1880-1902) who m. an Irish immigrant named John James Clements. Let me know if you're still checking your messages here and are interested in comparing family history notes. Cheers, Kevin
  • Jeff Donnelly December 3, 2013 at 6:05pm

    John P. Parker and Ann Britton Parker's third child and second son was a Jacob Parker.  Jacob was born May 10th in 1832.  If you know your Jacob's birth date and it matches, that would certainly be a clue to his parentage.

  • James David Parker February 7, 2013 at 6:44pm

    may have cracked a wall with David Parker b.1736  leaves two unnamed minor boys

    • Kelly Parks > James David Parker February 8, 2013 at 6:04am

      James,  what is the "P" group # of your sample,  Mine is P261  http://web.utk.edu/~corn/parkerdna/park5.htm

      • James David Parker > Kelly Parks February 8, 2013 at 12:24pm

        Not assigned yet, just got the results and matched everything up myself with Group5 and a DYS search. Have you ever heard of a connection to famous lawyer -James or Samuel Alexander and New Jersey Parkers Elisha, James or two orphan/minor sons of David? A widow of James Parker b?d.1738 ended up marrying a Samuel Alexander and there is something more than one will about minor parker sons. This is one source:

        • ID: I1275
        • Name: Marey Grant
        • Sex: F
        • Note:
          SOURCE NOTES:
          Marey, the daughter of David aud Martha (Allen) Grant, was probably born
          about 1714. She married first James Parker who died in 1738 in Cumberland
          County. Her brother, John Grant, of Somerset County, is named as one of
          the sureties of Mary Parker, administratrix of the estate of James Parker
          on November 11, 1738. The will of her father, David Grant, probated in
          1743, mentions her five children, Jeannet, Martha, Margret, David, and
          Marey Parker. The widow, Mary Grant Parker, married Samuel Alexander, who
          died in 1777, a resident of Bernards Town-ship. His will mentions his
          deceased "Son-in-law" (stepson) David Parker, his "daughters-in-law"
          (step-daughters) Jane Blackford, Margrete Walker, and Mary Price, two
          minor sons of David Parker. and the testator's own sons, William and
          Sanitiel, aud daughters. Elizal)etll atid Sarah. Finally the death of
          Marey (Grant) Parker Alexander is evidenced in her will, probated July
          31, 1784, where as widow of Samuel Alex-ander, she mentions her three
          daughters, Jane Blackford, Mar-gret Walker, and Mary Price, mentioned in
          Samuel Alexander's will in 1777, her son, Samuel Alexander, her daughter,
          Elizabeth Morris, and her daughter, Sarah Giles, whose hus-band, Levi
          Giles, is named as one of the executors. This probably means that of the
          five Parker children named in the grandfather, David Grant's will,
          Jeannet had become Jane and had married Nehemiah Blackford, Martha had
          probably died unmarried, Margrete had married Hugh Walker, David had
          married and had predeceased his mother, leaving two minor sons mentioned
          but unnamed in Samuel Alexander's will in 1777, but not mentioned in
          Marey (Grant) Parker Alexan-der's will in 1784, and Marey had become
          Mary, the wife of Josiah Price. By her second marriage, with Samuel
          Alexander, Marey (Graut) Parker Alexander had born, William, alive in
          1777 but unmentioned in 1784, Samuel, Elizabeth, unmarried in 1777 but
          Elizabeth Morris in 1784, and Sarah, unmarried in 1777, but the wife of
          Levi Giles 1784.
        • Birth: Abt 1708 in Shrewsbury,Monmouth,NJ
        • Death: 1784 in Somerset Co.,NJ



          Father: David Grant b: 1 FEB 1682/1683 in Rehoboth,Bristol,MA 
          Mother: Martha Sarah Allen b: Abt 1687 in Shrewsbury,Monmouth,NJ

          Marriage 1 James Parker b: Abt 1700
          • Married: Abt 1724
          Children
          1. Has No Children Jeanet Parker b: in Hunterdon Co.,NJ
          2. Has No Children Martha Parker b: in Hunterdon Co.,NJ
          3. Has No Children Margrete Parker b: in Hunterdon Co.,NJ
          4. Has No Children David Parker b: in Hunterdon Co.,NJ
          5. Has No Children Marey Parker b: in Hunterdon Co.,NJ

          Marriage 2 Samuel Alexander
        • James David Parker > James David Parker February 8, 2013 at 12:35pm

          my head hurts...some one else read this FOR PLAUSIBILITY: Elder John and/or James m.Anna Doty cousins or brothers ?

  • James David Parker February 6, 2013 at 9:49pm

    Jim, my dna only confirms a connection to Robert Parker b.1630s lived in Barnstable MA brother/son Elisha in Perth Amboy and appears to spread up into Pennsylvania. The test also gave me more names and some in NewJersey, but none were Jacob or William.

    I'll keep looking,

    James

    • James Alan Parker > James David Parker February 9, 2013 at 9:14am

      Thanks.  So far I have had a few leads in MA but they do not seem to be related.  If it is not too much trouble, since I am such a rookie, can you tell me a little about DNA testing and group numbers?  They sound promising.  Also, I should have mentioned in my last message that I have not come across any other James'.    Jim

      • James David Parker > James Alan Parker February 9, 2013 at 10:31am

        Family Tree DNA was recommended by Parker Family yDNA project administrator, Dennis West.
        My curiosity is peaking with a discovery of two minor/orphan sons of David Parker who died before 1777 will noting his unnamed sons. My hunch is at least one is either Elder John or our James. I'll keep an eye out for new "Mount"s.

  • James David Parker February 1, 2013 at 7:08pm

    I'm anxiously awaiting final yDNA to confirm the New Jersey connection of my 4ggf James Parker b.1750-2 d. 1835 m. 1780 Anna Doty b.1765 New Jersey Dotys from Mayflower Edward Doty. What more can you share concerning John P. -An Britton Parker etc..
    JamesDavidParker

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