Chancery Suit Filed By Roger Golding

5:2 New England Connections
Chancery Suit filed by Roger Golding and relationship to the Parmenter Family

From Chancery Proceedings

“On 21 June 1607 Roger Golding complains that about ten years since John Parmenter of Essex, late of Sudbury, deceased, made a will by which he appointed the complainant (Roger Golding) and one John Parmenter executors of his estate of some £800, with lands in Sudbury, Tilbury, Little Yeldham, etc., and died about two years since. By said will testator left his estate to the wife of the complainant and her children and to others of his kindred and friends. But one William Parmenter has secured for himself administration on the said estate, and in confederacy with John Parmenter has seized and embezzled the estate of the deceased, and has not distributed it according to the latter's will.

William Parmenter, one of the defendants, brother and administrator of the late John Parmenter of Sudbury, maltster, replies that as complainant sues as one of the executors of a pretended will of deceased, said complainant should be joined as complainant with John Parminter, the other executor of the pretended will, and should not make the latter a defendant. This defendant knows nothing of any will made ten years ago, but has heard the other defendant, John Parminter, say that about 28 Elizabeth [1585-6] deceased did make a will appointing complainant and said defendant, John Parminter, as executors, and the said complainant did show this defendant a copy of the same and said that he intended to sue this defendant in the ecclesiastical courts, but he has not done so, and defendant doubts if such a will existed, as two years after the time of said pretended will said deceased loaned complainant over £40, which he would not have done had he made him executor of his estate. And moreover this defendant can prove by witnesses that on 24 September 1603 the deceased stated that one William Parmiter, son of this defendant, should have all the estate of deceased. On the death of said deceased this defendant, believing that deceased died intestate, did sue forth administration on his estate in the Perrogative Court of Canterbury (deceased having estate in divers dioceses), which was granted to this defendant 19 September 1605.

Deceased died 24 August 1605, possessed of an estate much smaller than is claimed by the complainant; and with the consent of John Parmiter and of Thomas Smith and of Edith his wife, sister of the deceased, this defendant had the estate appraised, which amounted to £200. 12s. The debts of the deceased were £47. 7s. 4d. The defendant, John Parmenter, received as his share of the estate £43. Is. 6d., and said Smith and Edith his wife about £40. The costs of administration were £23. 16s. 8d. The house in Sudbury called "The Gallerye" was the freehold of the said John Parminter, deceased, who with one Peregrine Parker, gent., did purchase the same in fee simple of one Peter Whyte on 6 June, 35 Elizabeth [1593], and on the death of the said Parker said John Parminter had the whole as survivor in fee simple, and, he dying without issue, it came to this defendant as his brother and next heir. Defendant denies any conspiracy with the other defendant, John Parminter.

The other defendant, John Parminter, replies that he thinks that John Parminter, deceased, made a will about 28 Elizabeth [1585-6], but knows not if it remained in existence until his death. Lately complainant sent his son to this defendant to show to this defendant a copy of said will, by which deceased left to his brother William Parminter, the other defendant, for life, lands, etc., in Little Yeldham, with reversion to Henry Parminter, said William's son, and left to this defendant, another brother, for life, lands in Little Yeldham, Tilbury, etc., with reversion to John Parminter, this defendant's son. Also he left to the said William £20 and to his children 6s. 8d. apiece, to this defendant £20 and to his children 6s. 8d. apiece, to the three children of Thomas Smith of Little Maplestead 40s. apiece, to Jone, wife of this defendant, cloth for a gown, to the complainant £5 and three guns, to the wife of the complainant (who died long before the testator) 20s., and to Thomas Golding 20s. This defendant prays that the complainant be required to bring the original will into court, as according to said will the testator left certain lands to this defendant and his children, which have been taken by the other defendant as eldest brother and heir. Deceased died about two years ago and about nineteen years after making said will. Complainant has long concealed the will for some sinister purpose, and as this defendant was unable to find any will of deceased, the other defendant obtained administration on the estate, and this defendant has received one third of the goods, according to the inventory in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. This defendant denies any conspiracy with the other defendant, William Parminter.” (Chancery Proceedings, James I, Bundle G-8, No. 43.)

The family of John II Parmenter
The following is from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 68 by Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical. Genealogical Research in England, contributed by Elizabeth French and communicated by the Committee on English Research.

The earliest of the Parmenter Line was William Parmenter, Sr. who was probably born about 1465 and appears with the other members of the family at Little Yeldham in Essex, England. He was listed n the subsidy of 1523-4.

John Parmenter, Sr., George Parmenter, Sr., Richard Parmenter, Thomas Parmenter, and Nicholas Parmenter appear at Little Yeldham in the subsidy of 1542-1544. They belong apparently to the generation immediately following that to which William Parmenter, Sr., belongs. No wills have been found which throw light on the exact relationship of these men to one another or on their respective families; but doubtless the fathers of some of the Parmenters of the next generation are included in this list of names.

They all may or may not have been the sons of William Parmenter, Sr. of Little Yeldham.

A. JOHN II PARMENTER, probably born about 1515. He is listed as John Parmenter, Jr. living at Little Yeldham in the subsidy of 1542-44 and according to the subsidies of 1565-6 and 1571-2 he is later found in the adjoining parish of Tilbury by Clare in Essex. Some of his children were involved in the 1607 Chancery suit filed by Roger Golding.

The following five people were probably his children:

i. John III Parmenter. He settled in Sudbury in Suffolk, England where he was a brewer or malster. He died on 24 August 1605 and left no children. IT WAS HIS ESTATE THAT WAS CONTESTED BY ROGER GOLDING. He appears in several entries in the Sudbury borough records from 1597 to 1604 (register, vol. 66, pp. 170-171).
ii. William Parmenter of Little Yeldham in Essex, England was a testator of 1615. He was probably born about 1540 and was buried at Little Yeldham on 3 June 1615. He married a woman named Agnes in 1563 and she was buried at Little Yeldham on 6 March 1600-1. He was one of the DEFENDANTS IN THE CHANCERY SUIT BROUGHT BY ROGER GOLDING.
iii. John IV Parmenter married Jone. HE WAS THE OTHER DEFENDANT IN THE SUIT. He had a son named John, the eldest of his children.
iv. Edith Parmenter married Thomas Smith of Little Maplestead in Essex, England and they had children.
v. A Daughter who probably married ROGER GOLDING. That information is derived from the text of the Chancery suit.

George Parmenter was probably the brother of John II Parmenter. He was born about 1520 but he was not involved in the Chancery Suit.

B. George Parmenter, the brother of John II Parmenter was born about 1520. He was the direct ancestor of Deacon John Parmenter, who immigrated from England to Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

...2 George Parmenter b: Abt. 1520 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England, d: 07 Feb 1591 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England. He married Alice Unknown. She was born about 1520.
......3 George II Parmenter b: Abt. 1550 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England. He married Amy Unknown and Elizabeth "Widow Purkas".
......3 William Parmenter b: 14 Apr 1560 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England, d: 04 Dec 1617 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England. He married Marjorie GARROLD in about the year 1585. Their son was William, who immigrated to Massachusetts.
.........4 Deacon John "Immigrant" Parmenter b: 12 Jan 1588 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England; Baptized in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, d: 01 May 1671 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married Annis BAYFORD b: 12 Jun 1603 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, d: 15 Mar 1683 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
............5 John II Parmenter, born in an unknown year, probably around 1600. He married Bridget, whose last name may have been Daveye, ___ or ___, depending on the source. His second wife was Amee Unknown.

There were two other men named Parmenter, living in Little Yeldham at about this time. They were not involved in the Chancery Suit brought by Roger Golding.

C. Richard Parmenter of Little Yeldham. He appears in the subsidy of 1565-6

D. Robert Parmenter, born about 1530.

Roger and Thomas Golding of Essex, England
The Parmenter family and their relationship to this Chancery suit has been established, but who were the Roger and Thomas Golding named?

I have information on several people named Roger Golding and some of them fit the basic criteria that might mean they are the person who married Unknown Parmenter and filed the suit in 1607. They are:

1. Roger "of Ramsgate" Golding, born about 1555. He was from Ramsgate, Kent, England and he married Denice Pettit. Captain Stephen Golding of St. Lawrence, Thanet, Kent, England was his son.
2. Roger Golding, the son of Roger "of Beauchamp" Golding and Elizabeth Reynolds born about 1545. Nothing more is known of him. His family was from Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, England.
3. Roger Golding, the son of Robert "of Beauchamp" Golding and Elizabeth Lenton. He was born about 1550.

Thomas Golding is also named in this suit. "to the three children of Thomas Smith of Little Maplestead 40s. apiece, to Jone, wife of this defendant, cloth for a gown, to the complainant £5 and three guns, to the wife of the complainant (who died long before the testator) 20s., and to Thomas Golding 20s.”

Roger and Thomas Golding of Essex, England
The Parmenter family and their relationship to this Chancery suit has been established, but who exactly were the Roger and Thomas Golding named?

There is a building that still exists in Pentlow Village called "Goldings" and it is listed as a Grade II Historic Structure in the Braintree (District Authority) of Essex. It is a Cottage, C17 or earlier and the description on Historic England website is "Cottage. C17 or earlier. Timber framed and plastered with panel pargetting. Hipped thatched roof. 2 storeys. 3 window range of C19 casements. Central bay window to ground floor with small paned casements. Enclosed red tiled gabled porch to right return. Central red brick chimney stack. Reputed to have blocked mullion windows internally. RCHM 7. Listing NGR: TL8058544584"

Interestingly enough there is a building listed in the same database as "Parmenter's Cottage". This description of this building is as follows:

"TL 84 SW PENTLOW 4/195 House approx 530 metres East of Paines Manor, GV II

House. C16 or earlier. Timber framed and plastered. Red pantiled roof of 2 ranges, hipped to left. 2 storeys. 2:4 window range first floor, 2:2 window range ground floor, all C20 small paned casements. Enclosed pantiled porch to left and central vertical boarded door. 2 red brick chimney stacks. Internally are heavy stop chamfered bridging and ceiling joists. Reputed to have original mullion windows in North wall. Probably RCHM 6.

Listing NGR: TL8033644496"
Source: Historic England, "Parmenter's Cottage", https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1232806?section=official-list-entry

Source: HistoricEngland, "Goldings", https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1232709?section=official-list-entry

Both buildings are located not very far from Poslingford. This website is a wonderful source of information about the historic treasures of England and is interesting just to read if for nothing else but what does the nomenclature "C16" and "C17" mean? According to Definitions.net C16 refers to the 1500's or the 16th century and C17 refers to the 1600's or 17th century, therefore it would seem that Parmenter’s Cottage predates the Timber Framed building that is known as “Goldings”.

Source: definitions.net, "C16", https://www.definitions.net/definition/C16

1. Roger "of Ramsgate" Golding, born about 1555. He was from Ramsgate, Kent, England and he married Denice Pettit. Captain Stephen Golding of St. Lawrence, Thanet, Kent, England was his son. It’s safe to eliminate this man from consideration as the Roger Golding in question would have been from the vicinity of Poslingford.

That leaves Roger Golding, the son of Roger “of Beauchamp” Golding or Roger Golding, the son of Robert Golding. Both were born at about the same time and they have the same ancestry. Roger of the Parmenter suit could conceivably be either of these two.

2. Roger Golding, the son of Roger "of Beauchamp" Golding and Elizabeth Reynolds born about 1545. Nothing more is known of him. His family was from Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, England.
3. Roger Golding, the son of Robert "of Beauchamp" Golding and Elizabeth Lenton. He was born about 1550 and was still alive in 1591 because he is named in his father’s will.

There was another Roger Golding, the son of Thomas “of Poslingford” Golding, but he was born too early to have been involved in a Chancery Suit in 1607.

I have a number of people named Thomas Golding, but since no information is given as to the possible family relationship between Thomas and Roger, it is just speculative to make a connection between the two. This information is just to suggest possible candidates.

1. Thomas Golding born about 1585 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England. He married Mary Thetford, but I have no other information about him.
2. Thomas Golding, the son of Robert "of Norwich" Golding or Goulding. He was born in 1562 in St Simon and Jude, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
3. Thomas Golding, the son of George "of Poslingford" Golding and Eleanor Gray. He was born about 1565 in Poslingford, Suffolk, England and he died in 1652 in Poslingford. He married Frances Bedingfield.
4. Thomas Golding, the son of Thomas "of Poslingford" Golding and Frances Gill. He was born about 1582 in Poslingford.
5. Thomas Golding, the son of Arthur "the translator" Golding and Ursula Royden. He was born about 1582, probably in Essex, England.
6. Thomas Goldinge, the son of Matthew Goldinge and Johane. He was born about 1530 in Warbleton, Sussex, England and he died in 1609 in Throwley, Kent, England.
7. Thomas Goldinge, father unknown. He was born 11 November 1548 in Caine, Wiltshire, England. No other information about him.
8. Thomas Goldinge, the son of Thomas Golding and Jone Breache. He was born in 1577 in Warbleton, Sussex, England. He married Annis Oliver and Elizabeth Reed.
9. Thomas "of Berkshire" Golding, born about 1570 in Berkshire, England. He married Margaret Stratton. His parents unknown.
10. Thomas "of Boxworth" Golding, born about 1567 in Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England. He married Elizabeth Waddnes. His parents unknown.
11. Thomas "of Cambridgeshire" Golding, born about 1567 in Cambridgeshire, England. He married Mary Ward and Margaret Mead. This information comes from England, Select Marriages 1538-1973 so it is just a fragment. His parents not known.
12. Thomas "of Letcombe Regis" Golding born about 1560 in Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England. The place of his death not known. According to England, Select Births and Christenings 1538-1975, Thomas had a son named Roger, who was born about 1590 in Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, England. That birthdate would make it impossible for Roger to have been the same person who brought the Chancery Suit.

All of these with the exception of the Thomas Golding’s born in either Suffolk or Essex can be discarded. Several assumptions can be made. Roger Golding, probably of Golding Cottage in Pentlow was married to “Daughter Parmenter” of Parmenter’s Cottage located a short distance away. Roger most likely had a close relative named Thomas. This woman had siblings named John III, William, John IV and Edith Parmenter. Roger Golding of "Golding Cottage" who was married to Parmenter daughter would have been alive in 1607.

JOHN "CHANCERY COURT"1 PARMENTER was born about 1515 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England. He died about 1605 John "Chancery Court" Parmenter had the following children:

i.WILLIAM "DEFENDANT"2 PARMENTER was born about 1540 (One of the defendants in the Chancery suit brought by Roger Golding). He married Agnes Unknown about 1563 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England. She died in 1600 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England (Bur 6 March 1600/01 at Little Yeldham).

ii.JOHN II "DEFENDANT" PARMENTER was born about 1545 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England. He died on 24 Aug 1605 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England (He died without leaving heirs and Roger Golding contested the distribution of his estate).

iii.EDITH PARMENTER was born about 1545. She married THOMAS SMITH.

iv.DAUGHTER PARMENTER was born about 1550 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England. She married ROGER "PARMENTER SUIT" GOLDING. He was born about 1550.

The ancestry of Roger Golding who married the daughter of John Parmenter of Little Yeldham, Essex:
1Roger "Parmenter Suit" Golding b: Abt. 1550, d: Aft. 1607
+Daughter Parmenter b: Abt. 1550 in Little Yeldham, Essex, England
...2Roger "of Beauchamp" Golding b: Abt. 1520 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, d: 1568 + Elizabeth REYNOLDS m: 27 Nov 1578 in Belchamp Walter, Essex, England
......3John "of Beauchamp" Golding b: 1505 in Belchamp, Essex, England, d: 1551 in Belchamp, Essex, England; The will of John "of Beauchamp" Golding
+Joane Gosnold b: Abt. 1530 in Netherhall Manor, Otley, Suffolk, England, m: When were their children born?, d: Aft. 1591 in Suffolk, England
.........4Roger "of Grays Cavendish" Golding b: 1468 in Gray's Cavendish, Essex, England, d: 1534 in England
+Alice Upcher b: 1468 in Wormingford, Essex, England; She was the daughter of Thomas "of Wormingford" Upcher
............5Thomas "of Grey's Cavendish" Golding* b: 1435 in Gestingthorpe, Essex, England, d: 13 Feb 1504 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England
+Elizabeth Worthy* b: Abt. 1435 in England + Agnes Letton* b: 1438 in Gestingthorpe, Essex, England, m: 1450 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England, d: Feb 1504 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England

Deacon John Parmenter of Sudbury
The Parmenter family stayed in Little Yeldham for the most part except for two of the descendants of George Parmenter, the brother of the John who was involved in the Chancery Suit with Roger Golding. This is only important because this John Parmenter and his son immigrated to Massachusetts during the Great Migration and settled in Sudbury and that is where Peter Goulding, who went to America probably from Shipdham in Essex located.

The family line of Parmenter began when a Huguenot named William Parmenter and his wife Crystine fled Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France after the Catholic massacre. Their son was named George and they all went to England and specifically to Little Yeldham in Essex. (Parmenter, 1937) William and Crystine had a son named George, Sr. who married Margaret Unknown and they had six children, one of whom was John Parmenter of the Chancery Suit. George, Sr. Parmenter was born in 1492 in France and he came with his parents in the year 1520 and died in 1592 in Little Yeldham. He is buried in the Yeldham Cemetery. (Parmenter, 1937)

One of their sons, George Jr., his children and grandchildren all lived and died in Little Yeldham except his grandson John and son William who emigrated to NEW ENGLAND and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts in 1635. George Jr. the father was born in 1520 and died Feb. 4, 1591/2. He married Alice Unknown in 1543/4. (Parmenter, 1937)

His will is recorded in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 68:

The Will of George Parmenter the elder of Over [or Little] Yeldham. co. Essex, yeoman, 8 May 1591. To be buried in the churchyard of Over Yeldham. To the poor people of Over Yeldham 3s. 4d. To the poor people of Tylberye 2s. To Alyce my wife and Robert my son the lease of my farm where I now dwell. To Alyce my wife for life my freehold and land in Over Yeldham called Madges, with reversion at her decease to my son Edward and his heirs. Also to my said wife for life my copyhold lands and tenements lying in Tylbery, with reversion at her decease to my son Robert and his heirs, he paying to Chrystyan my daughter or her children £6, to Katherine my daughter or her children £6, to Jone my daughter or her children £6, to Alyce my daughter or her children 40s., to George Parmenter my son or his heirs £4, to Elizabeth daughter of Richard Parmenter 20s., to Robert Page 6s. 8d., and to Jone Staniar dwelling with me 6s. 8d. I give to Edward Parmenter and Susan Parmenter, son and daughter of my son Edward. 40s., to be paid by MY SON WILLIAM a year after he shall enter into my land called Bushaleyes in Yeldham Pva. To wife Alice for life said three and a half acres of land called Pushelyes [sic], which I bought last of John Browne of Yeldham Magna, with reversion at her decease to my son William. To my daughter Christyon a bullock. To wife Alice all household stuff, money, and implements of household in my dwelling house. Residuary legatees and executors: wife Alice and son Robert. Supervisor: son George Parmenter, to whom I give 3s. 4d. To wife Alice for life two acres of land lying in Dowries that I bought of George my son, with reversion at her decease to Richard my son. I have surrendered my copyhold lands in Tylberye into the hands of the Lord of the Manor by the hands of William Parmenter, in the presence of Mathewe Coldham [John P'ment his brother],* to the use of this my will. To my grandson William Parminter of Cavendish eight bushels of barley. [Signed] George Pamenters marke. Witnesses: Edward Raynsford, Roger Barrow Jun., and John Hardyng. Proved 12 February 1591 [1591/2] by Alice Parmenter and Robert Parmenter. (Commissary Court of London for Essex and Herts [Somerset House], 1591, original will.) (Fitz-Gilbert Water)

In the above Will, George Parmenter, Jr. names the following people:
1. Wife - Alice
2. Sons - Robert, Edward, George, WILLIAM
3. Daughters - Chrystyan, Katherine, Jone, Alyce
4. Grandson - William Parmenter of Cavendish
5. Others: Matthew Coldham, Edward Raynsford, Roger Barrow, John Hardyng

George Parmenter, Sr. and Alice had at least two sons named William and George. It was William and his son John who moved to Massachusetts during the Great Migration. William was born about 1560 and he died on December 1, 1617. His wife’s name was Margery (Garrold) and they were married in 1585. Their son DEACON JOHN PARMENTER referred to above was born in 1588 and he died in Roxbury, Massachusetts on May 1, 1671. He married Bridget in 1609 and she died on April 6, 1660.

John Parmenter went to New England
John came to America with his wife and son John II in 1635 and when Bridget his first wife died he married Amy who also died on November 21, 1681. (Parmenter, 1937) John married first Bridget but she died in Sudbury on April 6, 1660. They had two children, both born in England named Mary and John Jr. Just a few months after the death of his first wife he married the widow Annis (Bayford) Chandler Dane on August 9, 1660. She was the daughter of Francis and Joan Bayford. Annis Parmenter's will is dated 1 Nov. 1672 and it was probated on 25 Nov. 1683. Her son John Chandler received the estate left her by her first husband William Chandler but the stipulation was that he was to pay John Dane and to her sons Thomas and William Chandler a certain sum of money. Her will also stated that she was the cousin of Elizabeth Denison. (The Parmenter Family of Sudbury, MA, n.d.) John Parmenter married for the third and last time to Anne, who is named in his will.

He was a tailor by trade and he was both one of the first founders of Sudbury where he was elected as Deacon of the Sudbury Church and became known as Deacon John Parmenter. He became proprietor of a Tavern and served as selectman for eight terms. He first came into Roxbury, then moved to Sudbury and eventually to Marlborough, Massachusetts.

He left a will dated 25 March 1671 in which he makes the following provisions:

I John Parmenter of Roxbury in County of Suffolk in Massachusetts,
1. Estate to give me a decent burial
2. Grandson John Parmenter all my Housing and Lands and Orchards and Gardens with the rights belonging to this, the said John Parminter to enjoy after my decease.
3. to my beloved wife Annie Parmenter one of my fether beds and all the things belonging during the time of her remaining my widow and after marriage or at her death to be restored to my daughter named Wood--I also give my wife two cows,
4. I give to my son-in-law John Wood my white mare after my decease and unto my daughter Wood one feather bed two feather pillows, and a flocke bed and boulster, a trundle bedsted, two green rugs 3 white blankets a trunk a chest a box a keele, and an Iron Hoop a brass pot and pot hookes a brass lid a little skillit with a baile a mortor trays a bowle a skimmer 2 old pewter platters one cushin a salt celler a great bible a book and wollen For my cloak I have given to granson John Parmenter, cousin Cheevers shoemaker in Boston and cousin John Stebbins desiring them to see that my will be performed .

John Parmenter Sen. with his son John Parmenter was among the first settlers and proprietors of Sudbury and took the Freeman’s oath May 12 1640. He moved to Roxbury where in 1670 he sold to Thomas Rice of Marlboro several parcels of land in Sudbury. Children of the marriage to his 1st wife Bridget 1. Sarah Parmenter married John Cressall 2. Mary Parmenter born (1610 died 1690) married John Wood. 3. John Parmenter born (15 Dec. 1612 died 12 Apr 1666). married Amy Ames. ("Deacon John Parmenter", n.d.)

Joseph Parmenter, the son of Deacon John Parmenter served with Thomas Prentice during King Philip's War in 1675

That’s not the end of the story. Deacon John Parmenter not only had a son named John III who married Elizabeth Cutler, he had a son named Joseph Parmenter who, according to an excellent website devoted to information about the families of that particular time and place. served under CAPTAIN PRENTICE at Mt Hope, Rhode Island Campaign August 27, 1675 during King Philip's War. He is almost certainly buried in the Old North Cemetery, located in what is now Wayland, Massachusetts.(minerdescent)

The interesting thing about that reference is that Captain Roger Goulding, the son of Peter Goulding of Sudbury also served with Captain Prentice. In referring to my page on this website entitled Family Connections in New England and Virginia:

“John Mason, John Golding and Edward Bacon went to Barbados on the Ann & Elizabeth
In 1635 John Mason, John GOLDING and Edward Bacon are listed as passengers on the Ann & Elizabeth, traveling from London to Barbados. John Brookhaven was the Captain. There were two lines of the Mason family, one that went to Virginia, the descendants of Thomas Mason, Sr and Ann French and the other the descendants of Major John Mason, military leader and leader of the Pequod War and his wife Anne Peck, the daughter of Rev. Robert Peck and Anne Honniwood. It is undetermined who Edward Bacon was, but given the family connections between that generation of the Golding, Honniwood, Peck and Mason families, I assume but it is not proven that he was of some relation to the Bacon family of Suffolk, England. That is not documented, however.

There were two men named John Mason, and either one of them might be the same Mason who went to Barbados with Bacon and Golding. The first is the renowned Major John Mason, the hero of the Pequod War who was also at the Saybrook Settlement in Connecticut and the other was his son Captain John Mason, who died in 1675, killed in the Great Swamp Fight. Major Roger Goulding, who may have been the brother of Captain Peter Goulding of Boston participated in that same military action. My undocumented conclusion is that he was either Captain John Mason of the Great Swamp Fight, the son of Major Mason or was connected to the Virginia line of the Mason family.

John Mason of the Pequod War does not seem to have gone to Barbados and according to many sources he was in Connecticut by 1635. In 1634, Major Mason was elected to represent Dorchester in the Massachusetts General Court, where permission was granted for him to remove to the fertile Connecticut River valley and in 1635, he settled in Windsor, Connecticut at the confluence of the Farmington River and the Connecticut River where he lived for the next twelve years.

Prentice, Fitch, Stanton, Denison, Mason and Peck families were connected by marriage
Thomas Prentice is named along with "Goldinge" in the will of Roger Harlakenden. He is the same man as Captain Thomas Prentice. The Prentice, Fitch, Stanton, Denison, Mason and Peck families of the time were all related by marriage, Captain Thomas Prentice being a 1st cousin (through his wife's family) of Major John Mason, but I think it is more likely family members knew each through their military service.” (gauldin)

It may be mere coincidence that Joseph Parmenter also served under Thomas Prentice, but there was a connection back in England between his family and the Golding Family that lived near Poslingford.

References

"Deacon John Parmenter". (n.d.). Retrieved from Find a Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=109707282

Fitz-Gilbert Water, H. (n.d.). New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 68.

Parmenter, E. E. (1937). Genealogical records of the Parmenter, Richardson, Millins...and Wentworth families. Portland. Retrieved from https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/25133/images/dvm_GenMono006444-00004-0?pId=2

The Parmenter Family of Sudbury, MA. (n.d.). Retrieved from Geni.com.

Minerdescent, "Deacon John Parmenter", https://minerdescent.com/2010/08/02/john-parmenter/

Gauldin, Catherine L., Gaulding Origins, “Family Connections in New England and Virginia”