Deacon James PACKER

1734 - 1803  (68 years)

• Name	James PACKER  [1, 2]
  	Both are buried in the Packer Cemetery at Guilford, Vt. In 1778, Deacon James Packer, his wife Rebecca, and their family left Groton, Conn., for their new home in Guilford, Vt., where James became a leading man. He was elected "Committeeman of the Convention, " being one of those who took the side of the State of New York in the controversy concerning the government and control of the "New Hampshire Grants" (As Vermont was then known) In 1783, he was overseer of the highways. Also, he was elected Deacon of the Baptist Society. Rebecca and Deacon James are the progenitors of a sturdy numerous line called the "Vermont Packers", to distinguish them from other migrating sons and daughters. Rebecca's mother died when she was two years old and she was reared by relatives, after her father remarried. [1]
  Prefix	Deacon
  Birth	3 Sep 1734	Groton, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Son of James Packer, Sr. and Zerviah Eldredge   [1, 2]
  Death	24 Aug 1803	Guilford, Vermont   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I72970	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family	Rebecca WALWORTH,   b. 1735, Groton, New London County, Connecticut d. 11 Feb 1814, Guilford, Vermont (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1759	Leyden, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F29543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Sep 1734 - Groton, New London County, Connecticut Marriage - 1759 - Leyden, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5682] Reginald Wellington Walworth, "Walworth-Walsworth Genealogy" 1689-1962 Descendants Male & Female of William Walworth & Mary Abigail Seaton. [S11979] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry Vol. IV Pelham-Avery-West.