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John Parker of
Philadelphia was said to have originally resided in Bingley, Yorkshire, England
JO13. He may have been the “Johannes fillius Abrahami Parker de Ravenroyd”
who was baptized on May 26, 1664 at All Saints Church in Bingley, Yorkshire,
England WE27. There was a Parker de Ravenroyd
family whose births and burials were recorded around this time at All Saints
Church in Bingley. Sarah, the daughter of Abraham Parker de Ravenroid,
was baptized on May 29, 1656, Abraham, the son of Abraham Parker de Ravenroyd, was baptized on December 6, 1657, Jonas, the son
of Abraham Parker of Ravenroyd, was baptized on
September 9, 1660, “Elizabetha fillia
Abrahami Parker de Ravenroyd”
was baptized on January 25, 1662, Izabell Parker de Ravenroyd “vid” (probably “vidua”,
or widow) was buried on July 20, 1667, Abraham, the son of Abraham Parker de Ravenroyd, was buried on September 27, 1667, and Abraham
Parker de Ravenroyd was buried on March 5, 1670 WE27.
The
records of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania state
that John Parker and Mary Doe declared their intent to marry for the second
time on the 27th day of the 10th month, 1700, but they also declared their intent to marry for
the second time at the Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held in Philadelphia on
the 30th day of the 11th
month, 1700; in both instances, they were given the liberty to marry each other
US11. The records of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania state that John Parker died on the 7th day of the 3rd
month, 1717 HI13. Mary Parker, a
widow who resided in the City of Philadelphia, was granted the administration
of the estate of John Parker, then deceased, on June 19, 1717 PE24. On the same date, Mary Parker, John Warder, and John Knight,
who were also of Philadelphia, were bound unto Peter Evans, the Register
General for the Probate of Wills to make an inventory of John Parker’s estate
by July 19, 1717 PE24. The inventory and
appraisal of his estate was conducted on the 12th day of the 5th
month, 1717 by Thomas Griffith and Wm Fishbourn, which was valued at just over twenty-three
pounds PE24. It referred to John Parker as a leather dresser (“Leath:r dresser”) who resided
in Philadelphia and it included PE24:
noe
Gold nor Silver… His Wearing apparrell…
In
Lower Roome vizt
6
old pewter Dishes… 16 plates… 4 Porringers… [in the left margin, the plates and
porringers were described as “old worn pewter”] 1 Small basson
[basin]… 1 quart Tankerd & Spoones…
6 old patty pann’s & an old Cullander
& old Sugar box… 1 Small Tankerd [in the left
margin, the patty pans, colander, sugar box, and small tankard were described
as “Tin ware”]… 1 old brass warming pann… 2 Slideing Candle Sticks… 1 Brass pott
& Cover… 1 Do. [ditto, meaning
made of brass] Sauce pan… 1 Small brass Kettle very old… a brass pan… a bell mettall Skillett [bell metal is a
bronze/tin alloy]… a pr:
Small old and Iorn’s [andirons]… 2 pr: old broken fire Shovell &
Tongues… 1 pr: Small Chamber [the
word after “Chamber” is missing because the paper has torn]… a percell Earthen ware Glasses & bottles in ye Closett and on the mantle peice
&c… 2 printed Chimney Cloths Severall Small Books
for family use… 4 pr:
Sheets bro: ozenbt: [the preceding word is
unclear] & browner Linen old & much worn… 4
pr: Pillow Casses much worn… a pr: old white Winddow Curtains… 2 old
Small Chest Drawer Cloaths… 2 old Table Cloaths… 1 Doz: Ordinary Course
Napkins… 6 Brown Course Towells…
In
the Garrett
a
Small old feather bedd & bolster & old
pillows… 1 pr: old ordinary Course
Sheets… 1 pr: old blanketts… a Coverlid… on Close
Stool & pann…
In
the Cellar vizt
Belonging
to his Trade vizt… 3 pareing
Knives… 2 Irons Called Stakes… 3 withs… a wooden bowle
& an Iron Shott… a pr:
Rings [the next item is not legible because it was written at the bottom of the
page and is mostly missing]… 1 flesh fork… 1 old Iron pott…
1 old frying pan… 1 pr:
Iron pott Rack’s & Chaine…
1 pr: Chicken bellowes… a Small percell old wooden ware… Sundry old Crackt
this Country Earthen ware Cheifly…
In
the Lower Roome viz:t:
One ovall Gum Table… A Small old pine Do [ditto]… 6 old bast bottom Chairs… a Cloaths
press… 1 Elom Chest… 1 Small Looking Glass… 2 Little
old Cloaths brushes & old horn Combs… a pr:cell [parcel] old broken painted Earthen ware on ye mantle piece
In
the Chamber vizt
an
old feather bedd bolster & pillows & Casses… a pr: blanketts… a pr: Sheetts… a pr:
old worsted Curtain’s & vallians… an old Quilt…
an old fashioned Small Chest Drawers… 1 old Leather Trunk… pr old sheers [the previous three words are questionable because
they are at the top of the page which has become ripped] … 2 old Wooden Shovells… 4 New Riddles [a riddle is a large, course sieve
which is used to separate the clay, rocks, and twigs from soil tool] … Old
Lumber in Severall oarts of
the house as Tubbs Stoles old basketts & other
old broken household Stuff… outstanding Debbts
Questionable wheather
Can be Received or not
Mary Doe was
said to have been the daughter of Richard Doe, who was allegedly “a Huguenot
refugee from France” JO13. In
the birth records of her children, the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Arch
Street indicated that Mary’s maiden name may have been
“Doe”, but in the entry regarding her second intent to marry John Parker in the
records of the Monthly Meeting of Women Friends held in Philadelphia, her
maiden name was spelled “Dowe” US11. She was the mother of Jane, Abraham, and John Parker US11.
Jane
Parker was born on the 24th day
of the 1st month, 1701/2 to parents John and Mary Parker, according to the
records of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US11. Jane may have married Samuel Gilpin. The records of the
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania state that Jane Parker, the
daughter of the deceased John Parker, and Samuel Gilpin of the Concord Meeting
(the son of Joseph Gilpin or Gilpen) declared their
intent to marry for the second time on the 25th day of the 11th
month, 1722 US11. The Philadelphia
Meeting noted that nothing appeared to obstruct their marriage and appointed
John Warder and William Lawrance to attend “the
solemnization there of & to See that ye
Same be orderly” US11. Samuel Gilpin was
the son of Joseph and Hannah (Glover) Gilpin; Samuel and Jane (Parker) Gilpin
resided in Concord Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania and later relocated
to Nottingham Township, Cecil County, Maryland JO13. They were said to have been the parents of seven children;
these were Mary, Hannah, Rachel, Joseph, who was born on August 1, 1725,
Thomas, born in 1727, Samuel, born in 1734, and George, who was born on March
4, 1740 JO13. Samuel Gilpin was said to have died on December 7, 1767, and
Jane (Parker) Gilpin was said to have died on August 8, 1775 US12, JO13.
Abraham
Parker was born on the 9th day
of the 10th month, 1705 to parents John and Mary Parker, according to the
records of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US11. John Parker was born on the 28th day of the 12th
month, 1709/10 to parents John and Mary Parker, but died on the 9th day of the 6th
month, 1719 according to the records of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US11, HI13.
