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.
John Parkhurst was born in 1554 in Guildford, Surrey, England.
He was christened on 29 October 1554 in Saint Mary's, Guildford, Surrey, England.
He married Sarah unknown circa 1582 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England probably.
He died in 1611 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
His will was proved on 7 June 1611 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
John moved with his parents from Guildford, Surrey to Ipswich, Suffolk while still a small boy in 1561.
He was a clothier.
John Parkhurst's will was dated on Monday 29 March 1610 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
Sarah unknown was born in Suffolk, England probably.
She married John Parkhurst, son of Christopher Parkhurst and first_wife surname_unknown, circa 1582 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England probably.
She married Benjamin Cole on 7 January 1611/12 in Saint Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Benjamin was a clothier.
Robert Parkhurst was born in 1583 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He was christened on 22 August 1583 in Saint Laurence, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
He died in 1622 in Maidstone, Kent, England.
Thamar Parkhurst was born circa 1586 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
She died after 1610 in England.
She was unmarried in 1610.
Mary Parkhurst was born in 1601 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
She was christened on 12 August 1601 in Saint Mary's at the Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
Sarah Parkhurst was born circa 1603 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
Robert Leete was born circa 1525 in England.
He married Alice Grundy on 6 April 1573 in Great Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
He died circa 1598 in Cambridgeshire, England. The administration of Robert's estate was granted on 17 February 1598 in Cambridgeshire, England.
Alice Grundy was born circa 1545 in England.
She married Robert Leete, son of John Leete and Ellen Burgoyne, on 6 April 1573 in Great Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
She died circa 1610 in England
Symeon Leete was born in 1573 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
He was christened on 23 June 1573 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
He died after 1606 in England.
Deborah Leete was born in 1576 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
She was christened on 22 July 1576 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
Mordochias Leete was born in 1581 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
He was christened on 23 July 1581 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
He died after 1606.
Susanna Leete was born in 1583 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
She was christened on 10 November 1583 in Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England.
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.
James Heald was born circa 1565 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England.
He married Joan Strettell in February 1591 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England.
He married Elizabeth Hill in February 1598 in Cheshire, England.
He was buried in February 1627.
He was Householder.
Elizabeth Hill was born in Bowdon, Cheshire, England. She married James Heald in February 1598 in Cheshire, England.
John Spalding was born on 15 February 1660 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.
He married Ann Ballard on 20 September 1681 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA.