WILLIAM PARKER, SR., AND FAMILY.
William Parker, Sr., was born at Malden, Massachusetts,
June 5th, 1745, and was married to Mary Warner, January
28th, 1772. She was the daughter of Philemon Warner, of
Gloucester, Massachusetts, and was born in 1753. He was a
cabinet maker and exported furniture to the West Indies.
He bought a share of land in the Ohio Company's Purchase,
and left the East in 1789, traveling as far as the forks of the
Youghiogheny, where he remained until about 1800; he re-
moved his family to his farm in Salem township, where they
lived and reared a large family. Their children were:
Elizabeth Warner, born September 21st, 1773, and died
January 19th, 1850, aged seventy-seven years. She was never
married and died in Salem.
William, Jr., was born July 4th, 1775, and married Betsy
Wyatt, May 13th, 1802. She was the daughter of Deacon
Joshua Wyatt.
Sally, born June 6th, 1777, and was married to Judge
Ephriam Cutler, April 13th, 1808. She died June 30th, 1846.
John, born June 20th, 1779, and married Lucy Cotton. He
was a Halcyon preacher and died in 1849.
Daniel was born August 7th, 1781, and married Priscilla
Melloy Ring, October 24th, 1816. He was a preacher of Uni-
versal Restoration. He died March 22nd, 1861. His wife died
September 4th, 1874
Polly, born Mary 27th, 1783, and was married to Judge
Cushing Shaw. They both lived and died in Salem, leaving a
numerous and worthy family of children.
Nancy, born March 13th, 1785, was married to Stephen
Strong, Esq. Mr. Strong was an early advocate of temper-
ance. He was elected to the legislature for one term, was a
surveyor and held many county offices. They had no children;
lived and died in Salem.
