…so far unsuccessfully, but research has unearthed the first of a long line of Parkers in North America – one George Parker born 1612 in Margate, Kent, England:   “Descendants of nearly all the most ancient and celebrated houses in England are to be found [in the United States]…New England colonies were founded by Parliamentarian refugees…Large numbers of emigrants from the counties of Essex, Kent and Middlesex settled in America…finally setting in Massachusetts, southern Connecticut and Rhode Island…most were … Continue reading