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Capt William James Parker 1543 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1543

Birth Location: , Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 24 Sept 1618

Death Location: at sea

Father: Sir Chesham

Mother: Margery Carpenter

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Capt William James Parker was born in 1543 in , Yorkshire, , England, the child of Sir George The 1st, de Parker, of Chesham and Margery Margaret (Parker) Carpenter. Capt William James Parker passed away in 1618 in at sea.

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Biography

  • Capt William James Parker was born in 1543 in , Yorkshire, , England, the child of Sir George The 1st, de Parker, of Chesham and Margery Margaret (Parker) Carpenter.
  • Capt William James Parker passed away in 1618 in at sea.

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Capt Parker's Ancestors

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Capt Parker
1543 – 1618
Birth Place: , Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Sir George The 1st, de Parker, of Chesham
1510 – 1599
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Margery (Margaret (Parker)) Carpenter
1511 – 1575
VERIFIED- Southampton, Hampshire, England -A city 70 miles southwest of London and 15 miles northwest of Portsmouth. The port was the point of departure for the Pilgrim Fathers aboard the Mayflower in 1620.
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Parker, 1st Baron) Morley
1450 – 1510
Chesham, Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Agnes de) York
1451 – 1510
Whitley, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Elizabeth (Baldwin de) MONTFORT
1500 – 1537
Southampton, England/Wiltshire COLESVILLE, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Parker's Timeline

2 Records

1543
28 Sep 1543
Birth of Capt William James Parker in , Yorkshire, , England
, Yorkshire, , England
1618
24 Sept 1618
Age 75
Death of Capt William James Parker in at sea
at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1543
    Event Place: , Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sept 1618
    Event Place: at sea

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