INTRODUCTION
The Parker Family - History and Genealogy.
Records of Robert Parker and Elisha Parker who came to America about 1634.

This web site has been designed for the enjoyment of friends and relatives and for future generations of descendants of Robert and Elisha Parker.  There is much mystery, entertainment and history in the stories surrounding this Parker family; how they fled England for the "New England" because of religious persecution in the 1600's only, because of their loyalty to England, to flee to Canada  at the end of the Revolutionary War and then the return of some families to America three generations later. 

[Today's "H.M.S." Rose is a replica of a Royal Navy frigate which figured in the Colonial and Revolutionary history of the United States. This ship is similar to the " Griffin" that arrived Boston Harbor in 1634. For more information.

The Parker Family DNA Project , in March 2008, completed results "confirming that Elisha PARKER descends from the same ancestor as Robert PARKER of Barnstable, MA ." 1)   Additional testing will take place in the summer of 2008 using the DNA of Warren Parker's (1864) oldest living grandson in order to confirm that the relationships from Elisha to Warren are accurate.

It has always been speculated that Elisha and Robert were brothers who traveled together at the age of about four from Kent, England to "New England."  However, their journey is shrouded in mystery. Genealogists have not been able to find their parents nor have they found the ship that transported the small boys.

As early as 1870 our "cousins" were asking: How did Elisha and Robert get to America? Who were their parents? If they did not sail with their parents then who was responsible for their upbringing?  

The documents, stories, church and state records from both England and America have been compiled on this web site with two objectives: 1] To present in one place, the information available regarding the brothers journey and early life in America and 2] To compile a database of their descendants who are now scattered around the world.

The author (on the right) of the design and content for this web site has been told it takes a good 6 hours to browse through all the data. Please stay and look around and then come back to visit us often.
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