John Parkhurst was born on 13 May 1730 in Plainfield, Windham Co., CT.
He married Phebe Pierce, daughter of Timothy Pierce and Mary Wheeler, on 6 December 1749 in Plainfield, Windham Co., CT.
He died on 11 July 1819 in Town of Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY, at age 89.
He was buried in 1819 in Parkhurst Cem. Rt. 69 (Oriskany Rd.), Town of Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.
John served in the Fifth Connecticut Regiment from 11 May 1775 until 8 October 1775 as a member of Captain Beardsley's company.
Subsequently he served in a New Hampshire regiment.
He was enumerated during the 1790 Census in Orford, Grafton Co., NH.
John and his eldest son, Simeon, both Revolutionary War soldiers, and John's family moved from Orford, Grafton Co., NH to the Town of Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY, in 1792 and settled on 640 acres where the Parkhurst Cemetery is now located, two miles northwest of Oriskany Village, on the north side of Route 69, just east of the Oriskany Battle Monument.
He was enumerated during the 1800 Census in Town of Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.
John and his family were not enumerated during the 1810 Census.
His 1800 neighbors were also missed by the 1810 Census taker.
He and his immediate family and probably some of his extended family were certainly living on his property in the Town of Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY during 1810.
In 1814 John was taxed on 406 acres, 1 improved building, and 1 unimproved building with a valuation of $5764.
John Parkhurst's will was dated on Monday 12 April 1819 in Town of Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.
He named his living children: Simeon, George, Josiah, Daniel, Abel, Stephen, and Phebe Mann. Each to get $5.
His grandchildren of Simeon and George (if any) to eventually get his land in the Town of Whitestown.
The administration of John's estate was granted on 14 February 1820 in Oneida Co., NY.
The compiler of this genealogy is one of John's descendants.
Joseph Parkhurst was born in 1629 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He was christened on 21 December 1629 in Saint Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He married Rebecca Reade daughter of Esdras Reade and Elizabeth Watson, on 26 June 1656 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died on 30 November 1709 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA, at age 79.
Joseph probably came to Watertown, MA before 1640 with his father and siblings.
Joseph was a proprietor (original settler) of the New Field (a new district or "town") in Chelmsford, MA and was allotted 12 acres on 12 March 1666/7.
His house lot was located "west by town highway to the mill, north by land of Thomas Sewell, east by town common, south by land of John Wright".
This location is now on Stedman Street, Lowell, MA.
On the ministerial tax list of 1672, Joseph was listed with eight acres, three cows, two oxen (1 - 2 years old), two yearlings, five swine, and one horse.
Sometime later Joseph moved to the Stoney Brook district, which is now in Westford, MA where he died.
Rebecca9 Reade was born in 1627 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She was christened on 27 September 1627 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She married Joseph Parkhurst, son of George Parkhurst and Phebe Leete, on 26 June 1656 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
She died before 1703 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Rebecca was said to be "of Chelmsford", as was her husband, when they were married in Concord.
Her family was located in various towns in Massachusetts before 1656.
The Salem (MA) Quarterly Court record of 17 September 1650 says: "Joshua Ray was admonished for abusing the body of Rebecca Reade in an uncomely manner with a stick".
Rebecca died before her husband, as shown by a deed dated 25 December 1702, when Joseph, Sr., and their son, Joseph, Jr., sold to John Snow "a certain parcell of land & medowe in Chelmsford at a place called Little Tadnock and also 3 acres of medowe at great Tadnuck".
Only one wife signed the deed, Eunice Parkhurst, the wife of Joseph, Jr.
John9 Spalding was born circa 1633 in Braintree, Suffolk Co., MA.
He married Hannah Heald, daughter of John Heald and Dorothy Royle, on 18 May 1658 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died on 3 October 1721 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Hannah Heald was born circa 1639 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
She married John Spalding, son of Edward Spalding and Margaret Elliot, on 18 May 1658 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
She died on 14 August 1689 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Hannah Spalding was born on 28 April 1666 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Samuell Spalding was born on 6 March 1668 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Deborah Spalding was born on 12 November 1670 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Timothy Spalding was born circa 1676 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Edward Spalding was born circa 1613 in England.
He married Margaret Elliot in Redenhall, Norfolk, England.
He married Rachel unknown circa 1642 in MA.
He died on 26 February 1669 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
Margaret Elliot was born circa 1613 in England.
She married Edward Spalding, son of Edward Spaulding, in Redenhall, Norfolk, England.
She died in August 1640 in Braintree, Suffolk Co., MA.
John Heald was born in 1611 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England.
He was christened in June 1611 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England.
He married Dorothy Royle on 3 December 1636 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.
He died on 24 May 1662 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
His estate was probated on 16 June 1662 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
John Heald's will was dated on Wednesday 19 April 1662 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
Dorothy Royle was born circa 1615 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.
She married John Heald, son of James Heald and Elizabeth Hill, on 3 December 1636 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.
She died on 29 October 1694 in Dedham, Middlesex Co., MA.
Dorcas Heald was born on 22 May 1645 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died on 1 May 1650 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, at age 4.
Gershom Heald was born on 23 March 1647 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died on 13 May 1717 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, at age 70.
Dorothy Heald was born on 16 October 1649 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
She died on 8 October 1674 at age 24.
Thomas Heald was born on 19 January 1652 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died on 22 April 1725 in Enfield, MA, at age 73.
Isaac Heald was born circa 1654 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died on 1 June 1717 in Stowe, VT.
Israel Heald was born on 30 July 1660 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died on 8 September 1738 in Stowe, VT, at age 78.
George Parkhurst was born circa 1588 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He married Phebe Leete, daughter of Robert Leete and Alice Grundy, circa 1611 in England.
He married Susanna unknown (widow Simson) circa 1644 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA.
He died in June 1675 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He was buried on 18 June 1675 in Saint Laurence, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He and Phebe Leete had nine children.
He immigrated on 20 June 1637 to Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.
He was a farmer.
He and Susanna unknown (widow Simson) had five sons.
George was born during 1588 possibly in May, probably in Ipswich, England. George and his wife, Phebe Leete, lived in Ipswich where their nine children were baptized, but after the last child was baptized there is no record of them in Ipswich and they may have lived elsewhere until George appears on record in New England.
George's arrival date in New England can be estimated by the marriages contracted by his children in Massachusetts prior to 1640.
George, his family and his wife's brother-in-law, the Reverend Timothy Dalton, and Dalton's family were very probably in the group of people from Ipswich, England that arrived on three ships in Boston, MA on 20 June 1637.
George first appears on record in New England at Watertown, MA in 1642 when it was ordered that a highway should be laid out to his house.
He is not mentioned in the four grants of land made in Watertown between 25 July 1636 and 9 April 1638.
He may have lived elsewhere in New England before moving to Watertown.
Whether he brought with him his wife, Phebe, when he came to New England is unknown.
If he brought her she died shortly afterwards, for about 1644, he married his second wife, Susanna Simson, the widow of John Simson.
The time period when George and Susanna were married can be determined by John Simson's burial at Watertown on 10 June 1643 and by the sales of Simson's real estate.
Susanna held title after John's death and deeded some of the land on 9 November 1643.
George sold two acres of Simson's land on 16 November 1644, having acquired title by his marriage to Susanna.
They were living in Boston by 1645 as evidenced by a deed George made there on 4 October 1645 selling six more acres in Watertown.
On 13 June 1655, George sold the last 12 acres of what had been John Simson's land for 21 pounds.
This conveyance was made by permission of the General Court, granted 23 May 1655, in response to his petition in which he asserts that he was then "near 67 years old", that he and his wife, who was in England, and most of her children were in destitute condition, that she had had 10 children during her 20 years of residence in America - seven sons and three daughters (at John Simson's death, he left two sons and three daughters; therefore she had five sons by Parkhurst), that she had gone to London, England with six of her children but found her mother, brothers and sisters were unable to do what she had expected, that four of her children had remained in America, and that the petitioner desired to sell the land (apparently all that remained) in order that he might go to the aid of his wife.
George probably returned to England as soon as possible after signing the deed of 13 June 1655, his last act on record in New England.
George was probably the "Old George Parkhurst" buried 18 June 1675 at Saint Lawrence, Ipswich, England.
He may have been living with his cousin, Nathanial Parkhurst, who had six hearths in the Suffolk Hearth Tax of 1674.
Phebe Leete was born in 1585 in Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
She was christened on 20 December 1585 in Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
She married George Parkhurst, son of John Parkhurst and Sarah unknown, circa 1611 in England.
She died before 1641 in England probably.
She and George Parkhurst had nine children.
Phebe (Phebe "unknown" or Phebe "Mathers" in some early Parkhurst genealogies) was the youngest of seven children. She had a sister, Ruth, wife of Reverend Timothy Dalton, Rector of Woolverstone, which is five miles from Ipswich, England.
Timothy Dalton and Ruth Leete were married on 13 June 1615 at Gislingham, Suffolk.
Ruth died in New Hampshire without surviving children and left legacies to six of the Parkhurst children of her sister, Phebe, but nothing to Phebe's children Samuel, John, and Abigail which suggests that they had died young.
Samuel Parkhurst was born circa 1617 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He was christened on 2 February 1617 in Saint Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He died before 1641 in England probably.
Samuel probably died young in England since he was not mentioned in his Aunt Ruth (Leete) Dalton's will.
John Parkhurst was born in 1623 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He was christened on 19 October 1623 in Saint Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He died before 1641 in England probably.
John probably died young in England since he was not mentioned in his Aunt Ruth (Leete) Dalton's will.
Abigail Parkhurst was born in 1625 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
She was christened on 1 January 1626 in Saint Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
She died before 1641 in England probably.
Abigail probably died young in England since she was not mentioned in her Aunt Ruth (Leete) Dalton's will.
Esdras Reade was born circa 1595 in England. He married Elizabeth Watson on 18 October 1621 in Croked Lane, London, England.
He married Sarah Dickinson on 22 February 1631 in London, England.
He died on 27 July 1680 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.
He was buried in 1680 in Copp's Hill, Burial Ground, Boston, MA.
Elizabeth Watson was born in England. She married Esdras Reade, son of Esdras Reade and Bathsheba unknown, on 18 October 1621 in Croked Lane, London, England.
She was buried on 10 October 1629 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
Elizabeth Reade was born in 1622 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She was christened on 29 August 1622 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She died in February 1623 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She was buried on 15 February 1623 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
Sarah Reade was born circa 1624 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She was christened on 8 January 1624 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She died in September 1624 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
She was buried on 17 September 1624 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
Philip Reade was born in 1625 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
He was christened on 25 July 1625 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
He died in December 1626 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
He was buried on 26 December 1626 in Southwark, Surrey, England.
Timothy Parkhurst was born on 14 January 1689 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
He married Elizabeth Cady, daughter of Nicholas Cady and Patience Redland, on 15 January 1717 in Killingly, Windham Co., CT.
He died on 3 March 1770 in Plainfield, Windham Co., CT, at age 81.
While still in his boyhood, Timothy moved with his parents from Chelmsford, MA to Plainfield, CT.
In Plainfield he was surveyor of highways in 1723 and assessor in 1724.
He probably lived on the part of his father's farm that was in, or near, the town of Killingly, CT, as some sources list his children as being born in Killingly and their baptisms are found in the Killingly Church records.
Eunice Parkhurst was born on 4 June 1693 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
She married Thomas Marsh, son of William Marsh and Elizabeth Yeomans, on 4 February 1712 in Plainfield, Windham Co., CT.
She died in December 1766 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT, at age 73.