NOTES, ETC., RELATING TO FAMILIES OF PARKER. 39 
Henry Bright, Thomas Begger, John Stanyforth, 
Hugh Rawlynson, Robert Rollenson. 
1606 (on the outside said to be 1605). 25th March, 4 James. 
Deed, between John Parker of Little Norton, in 
the parish of Norton, co. Derby, yeoman, and John 
Parker, his son and heir apparent of the one part, 
and James Bate of Jordenthorpe, in said parish, 
yeoman, and Jane Bate, daughter of the said James 
Bate, of the second part.—In consideration of a mar- 
riage to be had between said John Parker the 
younger and Jane Bate,* by assent of their parents, 
- John Parker the father covenants in consideration 
of the said marriage and the good love he beareth 
: to Cyssyley his wife, and the natural love and 
affection to all his sons and issue, and for the 
continuance of his lands in his name and blood, 
that one-third of a messuage, viz., one parlour 
wherein is a chimney, and of one chamber over 
the same parlour, being within and parcel of his 
mansion dwellinghouse, in Little Norton, and of 
three bayes of a ‘“‘new shyfted or builded” house 
or barne, in Little Norton aforesaid, and also of 
the closes, called Bromestorth, Would storth, Long 
storth, Thistle storth, Houle storth, Johnsettwood 
Knowle, Healowe meadow, three lands in Lowage, 
lying on the east side, next to the said James 
Bate’s ground, shall be to the use of John Parker 
the younger and Jane, for their lives, with certain 
remainders over to George Parker, 2nd son, and 
William Parker, 3rd son, of John Parker the father. 
Residue to the use of John Parker the father for 
life, and afterwards of a third part of the same 
* Married at Norton, 2nd July, 1606. The Bates were a good family at 
Jordenthorpe. This marriage brought the Parkers into connection with the 
Blythes of Norton Lees: William Blythe, of that place, marrying the 
widow of William Bate, brother of Jane, who was Alice, daughter of William 
Holland of Ecclesall. 
