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CHAPTER 1Ancestry and Early YearsLuther Parker, the first white man to become permanently domiciled within the limits of the present township of Muskego, Waukesha county, Wisconsin, was born at Temple, Hillsborough county, New Hampshire, near the Massachusetts line, on December 18, 1800, of Joshua Parker and Polly Taylor Parker, natives of Redding, Massachusetts, about ten miles north of Boston, and now called Wakefield. He was one of five brothers.The Luther Parker ancestry in America begins with Thomas Parker, born in England in 1609, who sailed from London on March 11, 1635, in the expedition of the ships Suzan and Ellin, fitted out by Sir Richard Saltonstall, and landed at Lynn, Massachusetts. The Lynn annals record his coming: "1635. Came this year, Thomas Parker, a farmer, who embarked at London, March 11, 1635. "iThomas Parker resided for several years at Lynn, the owner of forty acres of land, and in 1639 moved to Lynn Village, later called Redding (1644), still later South Redding (1812), and finally Wakefield (1868). Here he became deacon of the Redding church, which was built about 1644, its first minister being ordainedNovember 5, 1645, was selectman in 1661 and for some time afterward, and died on August 12, 1683, possessed of an extensive landed property. His wife Amy, to whom he was united about Christmas of 1635, died on January 15, 1690. The gravestone of Thomas Parker is still to be seen in the lower end of the old cemetery at Wakefield, where it was placed, with many others of its time, after their discovery during an excavation in 1834. It is of a hard, slate-colored material, with inscription unimpaired and plainly legible.^The sons and daughters of Thomas and Amy Parker were ten: Thomas (Lynn, 1636-July 17, 1699); Han-aniah (Lynn, 1638-March 10, 1724), who married Elizabeth Browne of Redding on September 30, 1663, and was ancestor of Captain John Parker of Lexington and the Reverend Theodore Parker; John (1) (Redding, 1640-1698), a sergeant, ancestor of Luther Parker; Joseph (1642-1644); Joseph (1645-1646); Mary (December 12, 1647-1705), who married Samuel Dodge and was the mother of eleven children; Martha (March 14, 1649-1651); Nathaniel (May 16, 1651), who married Bethia Polly September 24, 1677, and had thirteen children; Sarah (September 30, 1653-October 26, 1656); Jonathan (May 18, 1656-June 10, 1680), who served in the Indian wars; Sarah (May 23, 1658). The custom of giving a succeeding son or daughter the name of a deceased child may be noted here.^The sons and daughters of John Parker (l) were fourteen, nine by his union with Hannah Kendall (1650-August 8, 1689), to whom he was married on November 13, 1667, and five by a second union: John (2) (December 16, 1668-January 11, 1740), ancestor of Luther; Thomas (1670-1689); Hannah (1672-1689); Rebecca (1675-1680); Kendall (1677); Abigail (1679-before 1688); Jonathan (1681); David (1686); Abigail(1688); Hananiah (1691); Rebecca (1693); Thomas (1695); Elizabeth (1698); Mary. John Parker (l) died in 1698/The sons and daughters of John Parker (2) and EHza-beth Goodwin (1673-May 11, 1731) were twelve: Elizabeth (1695-1703); John (1697-before 1701); Abigail (1699); John (1701); Benjamin (April 9, 1703), great-grandfather of Luther; Elizabeth (1704-before 1706); Ehzabeth (1706); Lillie; Joseph (1707-before 1711); Mary (1710); Joseph (1711); Thomas (1716), who moved to Bennington. John Parker (2) died on January 11, 1740.The sons and daughters of Benjamin Parker were eleven, eight by his marriage with Sarah Foster (October 16, 1701-1741, married in 1726), and three by a second marriage: Benjamin (1727); Sarah (1728); Phoebe (1730); Elizabeth (1731); Reuben (1732); William (1735); Lydia (1736); Asa (May 24, 1740-August 23, 1809), grandfather of Luther; Ehsha (1749); Elisha; Simeon (1752). Asa Parker, who lived at Redding, was active in the events of April 19, 1775, the day that Captain John Parker of Lexington said: "Don't fire unless