George Parkhurst

Notes:

He first appears in New England in Watertown in 1642. According to Edson Salisbury Jones, writing in 1914 (citation details below), he died there on a date unknown. But according to John Brooks Threlfall (citation details below), writing more recently, he probably returned to England not long after 13 Jun 1655, in aid of his second wife who had returned there in advance of him, and he was probably the "Old George Parkhurst" who was buried 18 Jun 1675 at St. Lawrence, Ipswich, Suffolk.

George married Phebe Leete between 1611 and 1612. Phebe (daughter of Robert Leete and Alice Grundy) was born before 20 Dec 1585; was christened on 20 Dec 1585 in Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England; died before 1644. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Phebe Parkhurst was born before 29 Nov 1612; was christened on 29 Nov 1612 in St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died before Aug 1688.
2. Mary Parkhurst was born before 28 Aug 1614; was christened on 28 Aug 1614 in St. Lawrence, St. Mary-at-the-Quay parish, Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died on 28 Mar 1687 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Aft 29 Mar 1610, St. Mary-at-the-Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

John married Sara about 1582. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Appointed Keeper of the Bishop's Palace in Ipswich, in 1561, by his brother John Parkhurst who had been appointed Bishop of Norwich the year before.

He may have been the Christopher Parkhurst who was buried at St. Lawrence, Ipswich, 10 Aug 1595.

Notes:

"George Parkhurst of Guildford, County Surrey, England is first found on record on the first page of the Guildford Borough records of 3 April 1514, apparently receiving a license to sell in the local market. Later that year he was chosen Hallwarden. This office had the responsibility of the actual fabric of the Guild Hall as well as the collection of sums due to the guild merchants for admissions, and so on. Two men usually served together. A century later, they were called Borough Treasurers. The office of Hallwarden dates back to at least 1361. [...] On 6 October 1515, George Parkhurst was named bailiff. On 18 January 1517/18, he was again sworn in as a Hallwarden. He is on the first list of Approved Men on 3 October 1519. Approved men were associates of the Mayor, entry being restricted to those who had served as bailiff. There are many more entries in the borough records for his appointment as Hallwarden and he was on the list of Approved Men year after year for the rest of his life. On 15 January 1514/15, he and Henry Cowper were sworn in as Flesh and Fish Tasters. In 1522, George Parkhurst was elected Mayor and Coroner of Guildford, being sworn in 6 October. He was reelected Mayor in 1529 and 1533. In 1533 he was one of two men elected a warden of the scole house (school house). [...] George Parkhurst probably died between 27 April 1545 and 2 May 1546 as he is mentioned in the Guildford Borough records on the earlier date, but is not on the tax list of the latter date. Christopher Parkhurst is called 'son and Heir' of George Parkhurst in 1550 in a Surrey Feet of Fines." [Fifty Great Migration Colonists of New England and Their Origins, citation details below.]