Parker Mary b. 12 OCT 1716 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 07 AUG 1758 Shirley, Worcester, Massachusetts

1716 - 1758

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Birth 12 Oct 1716 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1]

Gender Female

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Died 07 Aug 1758 Shirley, Worcester, Massachusetts [1]

Person ID I1703 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Parker Joseph, b. 01 Mar 1689, d. 26 Nov 1753, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Mother Sawtell Abigail, b. 13 Mar 1698, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 09 Feb 1787, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Married 24 Jan 1716 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F2060 Group Sheet

Family Longley William, b. 13 Feb 1707, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 15 May 1788, Shirley, Worcester, Massachusetts

Married 04 Jan 1734 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3]

Children

1. Longley James, b. 04 Nov 1753, Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

, d. 14 Jan 1837, Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F770 Group Sheet

Notes	Mary Parker. 1716-1758. Oldest child of Joseph. Born at Groton Oct. 12, 1716. Married at Groton Jan. 4, 1733, William Longley. Died at Shirley Aug. 7, 1758; The many early Parkers in New England begot many early Mary Parkers, and there is, naturally, some confusion about them. In 1692, during the Salem witchcraft frenzy, a Mary Parker was hanged as a witch. At her examination she was asked, " How long have ye been in the snare of the devil ? " She answered : " I know nothing of it. There is another woman of the same name in An- dover." Nevertheless she was hanged. In 1710 an act was passed by the General Court of Massachusetts reversing the witchcraft convictions and declaring them to be null and void. The representatives of the witch, Mary Parker, received from the government of Massachusetts the munificent sum of £8. as compensation for her illegal execution. Among Parker descendants of note is Samuel Parker, the Hawaiian. He is descended from Samuel Parker of Dedham, through John P. Parker of Newton, who settled in Hawaii about 1816 and whose son, the father of Samuel, owned half of the island. Samuel Parker, millionaire, nobleman at King Kalakaua's court and Prime Minister under Queen Liliuokalani, is said to have been offered the governorship of Hawaii by President Eoosevelt.

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