Robert PARKE

Birth:
3 Jun 1580
Preston, Suffolk, England
Death:
11 Feb 1664/65
Mystic River, New London, Ct.
Burial:
White Hall Graveyard at Mystic, Ct.
Marriage:
9 Feb 1600/01
St. Edmonds, Bury Co., England
Father:
Robert PARKE
Mother:
Notes:
                   [Bailey's for family file.FTW]
It has been claimed that the first ancestor ofRobert Parke came to
England with William the Conqueror, and that after the conquest was
rewarded by the King with grants of land in the north of England.He was
made master of the Hunt, placed in charge of the Royal Parks, and was
granted the title of Baronet, and became known as Thomas de Parke. Robert
Parke, (or Sir Robert Parke, as he has been sometimes called), was born
in Preston, England, in 1580.  He was a personal friend of John Winthrop,
to whomhe addressed a letter relative to his proposed journey to New
England, in February, 1629-30.  Following is a copy, preserving all the
quaint old orthography:
To see a copy of the letter go to my "Family" disc under : (a Parke
Letters) lodenwald@aol.com
Robert Parke and his family sailed in the Winthrop Fleet, 29 Mar 1630,
from Cowes, Isle of Wight, supposedly on the Ship Arbella. He returned to
England the same year, carrying an order by Governor Winthrop to his son
John, in England, to pay money which is in my possession and may bethe
earliest bill of exchange drafted on our side of the water. It is not
known just when Robert returned from England, but on 9 Apr 1640, he was
madefreeman at Wethersfield, Connecticut. He represented that town as
Deputy to the Connecticut General Court in August 1642. He moved to
Mystic [Stonington],Connecticut about 1655. From the Parke Society
http://www.parke.org/  lodenwald@aol.com 4-28-2001
Martha CHAPLIN
Birth:
4/25 Feb/Jan 1582/83
Semer, Suffolk, England
Death:
1640
Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct.
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Children
Marriage
1
Richard PARKE
Birth:
1602
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   [Bailey's for family file.FTW]
From a number of different sources, it has beendetermined that Richard
came to Massachusetts in 1635. The manifest list forthe Ship DEFENCE,
sailing from London, England, in August of that year and arriving at
Boston, MA, on 3 October 1635, shows Richard, at age 33, to be a miller.
The family's early habitation in the Old Bay Colony, however, is well
documented with a number of the early generations living in the
geographicregion which has become known today as Newton, Massachusetts.
lodenwald@aol.com
2
John PARKE
Birth:
Abt 1604
Death:
 
Marr:
 
3
William PARKE
Birth:
Apr 1607
Semer, Suffolk, England
Death:
11 May 1685
Roxbury, Massachusetts
 
Marr:
 
4
Thomas PARKE
Birth:
13 Feb 1614/15
Hitcham, Suffolk, England
Death:
30 Jul 1709
Preston, New London, Ct.
Dorothy THOMPSON 
Marr:
20 Oct 1644
Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct. 
Notes:
                   [Bailey's for family file.FTW]
Thomas Parke, son of Sir Robert and Martha Chaplin, was born in Preston,
England, 13 Feb. 1615.  He married Dorothy Thompson, daughter of his
step-mother.
Genealogical Line:  Sir Robert Parke and Martha Chaplin; Thomas Parke and
Dorothy Thompson; Nathaniel Parke and Sarah Geer; Phebe Parke and Thomas
Beamon; Ebenezer Beaman and Rachel Tracy; Reuben Beaman and Miriam
--------; Alvah Beaman and Sarah Burtts; Mary Adeline Beman and Joseph
Bates Noble. lodenwald@aol.com 4-28-2002
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Robert Parke - Martha Chaplin

Robert Parke was born at Preston, Suffolk, England 3 Jun 1580. His parents were Robert Parke and .

He married Martha Chaplin 9 Feb 1600/01 at St. Edmonds, Bury Co., England . Martha Chaplin was born at Semer, Suffolk, England 4/25 Feb/Jan 1582/83 .

They were the parents of 4 children:
Richard Parke born 1602.
John Parke born Abt 1604.
William Parke born Apr 1607.
Thomas Parke born 13 Feb 1614/15.

Robert Parke died 11 Feb 1664/65 at Mystic River, New London, Ct. .

Martha Chaplin died 1640 at Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct. .