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William2 Parker Jr. was dead by 6 Jan. 1679 (1680) when his wife Judith, now wife of Nicholas Painter was named his administrix (TP; 11: 279; and I & A; 7A: 128). On 14 July 1680, Judith Painter of Calvert Co. relict and administrix of William Parker, gent of Calvert Co. deceased exhibited his inventory.

“Inv. of the goods, chattels, etc. of William Parker late of ye Cliffs in Calvert Co., gent, deceased which came to the light of George Parker and John Hance and approved 4 March 1679 . . . long inventory list . . . Nicholas Pannter (Painter) who married ye wido of decd, Admx., craves further time, etc. (Recorded 1680).

On 25 Nov. 1680 Captain Samuel Bourne of Calvert Co. exhibited the bond of Judith Painter, relict and administrix of William Parker with sureties Robert Franklin and William Gwither who were likely members of her own natal family (more data needed). Nicholas Painter, gent of AA Co., was age 23 in 1678 (deposed 19 …show more content…

Magdalen Stevens Edmondson married secondly Jacob Lookerman (1678-1738), sheriff of Dorchester Co., Md., son of Jacob Lookeman (1652-1730), born in New Amsterdam, NY; immigrated 1677 to St. Mary’s Co., ca 1678 and Dorchester Co. by 1683; and grandson of Govert Lookerman (died 1671) who was born in Turnhout in the Netherlands and immigrated to New Amsterdam (NYC) in 1633. He was the chief merchant and an Indian trader of the New Netherlands in partnership with Isaac Allerton, a pilgrim father, and member of the elected Board of the Nine Selectmen of New Netherlands in the 1640s. He married firstly Ariaentje Jans whose mother was Marritje, widow of Thyren Jansen, daughter of Tryn Jansen. Magdalen Stevens Edmondson and Jacob Lookeman Jr. left issue (Papenfuse II: 546). Issue only by first

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