Jonathan Parkhurst (1701 - 1737)

Born 2 Dec 1701 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Richardson) Redding — married about 1724 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1737 at age 35 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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[Note: unable to find birth source for daughter Bridget, she is not mentioned in the division of his estate] [Note: DOD: Chelmsford VR - indicates age 55 on gravestone , should be 35]

Biography

Birth and Family

Jonathan Parkhurst was born at Chelmsford, (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chelmsford) Massachusetts Bay Colony, on

02 Dec 1701. He was the son of Ebenezer Parkhurst and Mary (Williams) Parkhurst. ^{[1] [2]}

Marriage

Jonathan married Hannah Richardson cir. 1724. The two were united in marriage in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Both bride and groom were from Chelmsford.

Children

1. Jonathan Parkhurst, b. on 12 May 1725. ^{[2] [1]}

2. Josiah born on December 15, 1728; buried at Wilton, New Hampshire on October 13, 1778; married Elizabeth King of Littleton, Massachusetts on February 24, 1758. ^{[2] [1]}

3. Hannah born on December 31, 1729. ^{[2] [1]}

4. Elizabeth born on December 27, 1731. ^{[2] [1]}

5. John born on January 23, 1733. ^{[2] [1]}

6. Mary born on December 28, 1736. ^{[2] [1]}

7. ? Bridget born ___. ^[2]

Siblings

1. Sarah (Parkhurst) Gould

2. James Parkhurst

Death and Burial

He died at Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on

25 Mar 1737. ^[1] Jonathan died intestate (without a will) and his widow, Hannah Parkhurst, was granted administration of this estate. She posted bond on April 18, 1738. ^[3]

Note

After Jonathan's death, his widow Hannah married Robert Reading. ^[1]

Research notes

Chelmsford Births

1. Parkhurst, Jonathan, s. Ebenezer and Mary, Dec. 2, 170[1. TC]. (p. 113)

2. Richardson, Hannah, d. John and Elesibeth, Mar. 18, 1702-3. (p. 131)

3. Parkhurst, Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Hanah, May 12, 1725. Ip. 113)

4. Parkhurst, Josiah, s. Jonathan and Hannah, Dec. 15, 1728. (p. 115)

5. Perkhust, Hannah, d. Jonathan and Hannah, Dec. 31, 1729. (p. 120)

6. Perkhust, Elizibeth, d. Jonathan and Hannah, Dec. 27, 1731. (p. 120)

7. Parkhurst, John, s. Jonathan and Hannah, Jan. 23, 1733-4. (p. 115)

8. Parkhurst, Mary, d. Jonathan and Hanah, Dec. 28, 1736. (p. 115)

Chelmsford Marriages

9. Parkhurst, Jonathan, and Bridget Butterfield, 28 Jun 1748. (p. 288)

10. Parkhurst, Josiah, and Elizebeth King of Littleton, int. 24 Feb 1758. (p. 288)

11. Reading, Robert, and Hannah Parkhust, int. 28 May 1743. (p. 304)

Chelmsford Deaths

12. Parkhurst, Jonathan, d. 25 Mar 1737. [a. 55y. 3 m. 23 d. GR1] (p. 424)

13. Parkhurst, Josiah, d. Wilton, bur. at Wilton, 13 Oct 1778. CR1(p. 423) ^[1]

Fact: Burial-Forefathers Burial Ground , Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Vital Records of Chelmsford Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1914
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Parkhurst, Charles Henry. Fragment of the Parkhurst Genealogy Prepared from the Records, Private Printing, Providence, Rhode Island, 1883 p. 4-6
3. ↑ Case16871: p. 1-15: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)

• Jonathan Parkhurst (1701-1737) on Find A Grave: Memorial #18169039 retrieved 17 March 2018