JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
NameJohn Parkhurst 
52
52Birth10 Jun 1644, Waterton, Middlesex Co, MA
Death12 Sep 1725, Waterton, Middlesex Co, MA
FatherGeorge Parkhurst Jr. (~1618-1698)
MotherSarah Browne (~1626->1649)
Spouses
Birth29 Jun 1646, Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death18 Oct 1726, Watertown, Middlesex, MA
FatherEdward Garfield,_Jr. (-?)
MotherRebecca Johnson (1646-1726)
Family ID50
Marriageabt 1670, Watertown, Middlesex, MA84
Notes for John Parkhurst
John was admitted a Freeman, 18 April 1690, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
According to the Suffolk County in deeds book 1, page 78, William Page, with his wife Anne, took John, son of George Parkhurst, Junior to bring up in 1646.
John spent his entire adult life in Watertown, Massachusetts. His name is on the “returns” (of men eligible for military service) during King Philip’s war in 1675. 58 years later his son, John, received a land grant for this service. The
At the annual town meeting held November 4, 1678, he was chosen one of the two hogreeves, responsible for the prevention or appraising of damages by stray swine, for the coming year. The next year he was again so appointed, with the regulation of fences added to his duties. John was a Watertown selectman in 1694 and 1695. No gravestone has been found for either John or his wife.
According to the Suffolk County in deeds book 1, page 78, William Page, with his wife Anne, took John, son of George Parkhurst, Junior to bring up in 1646.
John spent his entire adult life in Watertown, Massachusetts. His name is on the “returns” (of men eligible for military service) during King Philip’s war in 1675. 58 years later his son, John, received a land grant for this service. The
At the annual town meeting held November 4, 1678, he was chosen one of the two hogreeves, responsible for the prevention or appraising of damages by stray swine, for the coming year. The next year he was again so appointed, with the regulation of fences added to his duties. John was a Watertown selectman in 1694 and 1695. No gravestone has been found for either John or his wife.