William Parker List of Famous Descendants

William Parker (1611-1677) was an early English Immigrant and one of the 164 original founders of Hartford CT.

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 * Anna Amelia Pratt (1876-1926) - great-granddaughter of Jared Pratt (8) - married Gaskell Romney (1871-1955). Pioneers of Mormon colony in Mexico.
 * Anson Pratt (1801-1849) son of Jared Pratt (6), married Sally Barber (1805-1841). He fought at the Battle of Nauvoo.
 * Jared Pratt (1769-1839) ( OPratt,  CPratt,  WPratt,  MParker,  WParker (5)) - born in Canaan, New York, on November 25, 1769, the son of Obadiah Pratt and Jemina Tolls. He married 1799 to Charity Dickinson, a descendant of Anne Hutchinson and was father of early Mormon apostles, Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt.
 * Lavina Jemima Pratt (1787-1878) - Mormon Pioneer - Sister to Jared Pratt (5).
 * Orson Pratt (1811-1881) - one of the originaly 12 apostles of the LDS Church and Utah Pioneer. Son of Jared Pratt (6).
 * Parley Parker Pratt (1807-1857) - as an original Mormon Apostle and member of the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1854. He was assassinated in Arkansas. Son of Jared Pratt (6).

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 * George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) ( AAPratt, HPratt,  PPPratt,  JPratt,  OPratt,  CPratt,  WPratt,   MParker,  WParker) - President of AMC, Governor of Michigan and 1968 candidate for U.S. President.
 * Willard Mitt Romney (1947-) - Governor of Massachusetts and 2008,2012 Candidate for U.S. President. Son of George W. Romney.
 * Scott Romney - was a trustee at the Michigan State University and candidate for Michigan Attorney General in 1998.[12] He is an attorney in Michigan and serves on several boards, including Compuware Corporation. Son of George W. Romney.