The following information has been gathered from documents on the internet, books, letters and stories that have been passed down from generation to generation.   By presenting the data on the following pages, we hope to clarify many family rumors and to shed light on long standing questions about the family of Robert and Elisha Parker.  Where possible we have stated the source of our information, however, where we have noted that there is no "hard" evidence, the reader is left to judge the validity of the material.

[Above: Picture of Parker Brothers - Ci. 1879: Patrick 20, John 14, Warren 12 sons of George Edwin Parker, b. 1834]

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Origin of the Name Parker The Parker Coat of Arms More about the Surname Parker The History of Palatinate (Germany) A "Gross" By Any Other Name! Conformists-Purtitans-Separatists Journey From England - 1634 The Rev John Lothrop(p) Story Origin of the town of Barnstable, Mass Religion and Barnstable, MA Elisha Parker Sr's. Will - Probated 1717 History of Parker Castle, Perth Amboy, NJ - With Video Olive Parker Zacchilli's Family Notes James Parker - The Printer George Edwin Parker (1834-1924) The Life of Mary Jane Wagner Gross The Parker Brothers - and the Native American connection The Spirit of Christmas