'Parker11'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Parker of Astle, Parker of Basingbourne, Parker of Gravesend, Parker of Northfleet, Parker of Norwich

                               
John Parker (d 1778)
m. Alice Smith (dau of Thomas Smith of Breightmet)
John & Alice were identified as parents of the following John in VCH (Lancashire, vol 5, Townships: Breightmet).
1. Rev. John Parker of Astle Hall, Cheshire (d 1795)
  m. Jane Gartside (dau of Robert Gartside of Manchester)
  A. Thomas Parker of Astle (dsp 1840)
  m. (14.09.1795) Dorothy Cholmondeley (dau of Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal, sister of Thomas, 1st Lord Delamere)
  B. Jane Parker (dsp)
  m. John Baskervyle Glegg of Withington & Gayton
  C. Alice Parker (dsp)
  m. Sir Peter Warburton, Bart of Arley Hall (b 27.10.1754, dsp 14.05.1813)
  D. Lydia Parker
  m. (13.07.1784) John Dixon of Gledhow (b 27.06.1753, d 1825, Colonel)
  E. Anne Parker
  m. Roger Barnston of Churton Hall
  F. Mary Parker
  m. Peter Patten of Bank Hall (uncle of Lord Winmarleigh)

 

 

Nicholas Parker (a 1450, 1482)
1. ?? Parker
  A. William Parker of Norwich (d c1516)
  m. Alice Monins (dau of Robert Monins of Waldershare, m2. John Baker)
i. Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (b 06.08.1504, d 17.05.1575, 3rd son)
  m. Margaret Harlstone (dau of Robert Harlstone of Suffolk)
  a. Sir John Parker (3rd son?) probably of this generation
  (1) Matthew Parker
  (A) Frances Parker ("only da.")
  m. Increased Collins in Motes & Bulwark
  b. Matthew Parker probably of this generation
  m. Frances Barlow (dau of William Barlow, Bishop of Chichester)
  Reputedly descended from the Archbishop, possibly through this Matthew, was Admiral Christopher Parker (see below).
  c.+ other issue - Matthew (d infant?), Joseph, Martha
  ii. Thomas Parker of Norwich brother of Archbishop Matthew
  a. Margaret Parker
  m. John Bungey (d 20.11.1596)
  iii.+ 2 sons (dvp), 4 other children

 

 

BP1870 reported that "This family is of considerable antiquity, descended from Archbishop Parker (see above), and members of it have uninterruptedly, for full a century and a half, been highly distinguished in our naval annals."
Christopher Parker (a 1712, Rear Admiral)
1. Christopher Parker
2. George Parker
  m. _ Gore
  A. Sir George Parker (b 1767, d 24.12.1847, Admiral)
m. _ Butt (dau of Peter Butt)
3. Sir Peter Parker, 1st Bart 'of Basingbourn' (Essex) (b by 1721, d 21.12.1811, Admiral of the Fleet)
  m. Margaret Nugent (d 18.01.1802, dau of Walter Nugent)
  A. Christopher Parker (dvp 26.05.1804, Vice Admiral)
  m. Augusta Barbara Charlotte Byron (dau of Admiral John Byron, son of 4th Lord)
  i. Sir Peter Parker, 2nd Bart (b c1786, d 30.08.1814, Captain)
  m. (1809) Marianne Dallas (dau of Sir George Dallas, Bart of Petsall by Catherine Blackwood, dau of Dorcas, Baroness Dufferin & Claneboye)
  a. Sir Peter Parker, 3rd Bart (b 02.11.1809, d unm 17.03.1835, Comm. RN)
  ii. Sir John Edmund George Parker, 4th Bart (b 18.12.1788, dsp 18.11.1835, Captain RA)
  iii. Sir Charles Christopher Parker, 5th Bart of Basingbourne (b 16.06.1792, dsp 13.03.1869, Admiral RN)
m. (19.09.1815) Georgiana Ellis Pallmer
  iv. Juliana Maria Parker (d 23.07.1854)
  m. Charles Parker Ellis (Colonel)
  v.+ other issue - Margaret Antonetta (d 1803), Augusta Georgiana (d 1802)
  B. Walter Parker (d young)
  C. Antonetta Parker (d 09.1829)
  m. (06.01.1785 (sb 1795?)) John Ellis (brother of 1st Lord Seaford)
  D. Anne Parker (b c1773, d 26.08.1862)
  m. (10.09.1800) George Ellis of Sunning Hill (cousin of 1st Lord Seaford)
4. Eleanor Parker
  m. (Arthur Jones) Nevile of Furnace

 

 

Edward Parker of Whitchurch, Cheshire
1. Henry Parker of Northfleet, Kent
m1. ??
  A. Christopher Parker of Yorkshire
  m2. Margaret Davie (dau/heir of William Davie or Davy of Northfleet, son of Richard of Northfleet)
  B. Richard Parker of Northfleet
  m. Elinor Dudley (dau/heir of _ Dudley of Stoneplace)
  i. Richard Parker of Shorne, Kent (a 1620)
  m. Priscilla Edolphe (dau of Robert Edolphe of Hinxhill, sister of Sir Robert)
  a. John Parker (b c1610)
  m1/2. _ Robinson of Gravesend
  (1) John Parker of Gravesend
  m. Mary Griffith (dau of John Griffith, Governor of Cleveland)
  (A) John Parker (of the Exchequer Office)
  (B) William Parker of Gravesend
  (C) Bridget Parker
  m. _ Bayley
  (D) Elizabeth Parker
  m. _ Petty of Gravesend
  m2/1. ?? (widow of _ Rainsborough)
  b. Henry Parker (3rd son)
  (1) Jane Parker
  m1. Richard Parker of Shinglewell
  m2. ??
  c.+ other issue - Richard (dsp), Frances
  ii. Elinor Parker
  m. Rev. William Franklyn of Shorne
  iii. Margaret Parker
  m. John Clarke of Kemsinge
  iv. Elizabeth Parker
  C. Margaret Parker
  m1. _ Swanne
  m2. _ Franke
  D. Alice Parker
  m. William Surin of Northfleet
was

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (originally uploaded 10.12.08 on Temp60, moved here 26.11.16) : BLG1886 ('Dixon of Astle')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 03.03.26, most formerly shown within Monins1) : Wikipedia ('Matthew Parker (Archbishop of Canterbury)')
(3) For 3rd section (originally uploaded 20.11.08 on Temp59, moved here 26.11.16) : BP1870 ('Parker (Extinct'))
(4) For lower section (uploaded 26.11.16) : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, 1830, p373), Visitation (Kent, 1619, 'Parker')
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