Name	Year	History
​Lenni Lenape Native Americans	Pre-1642	​The Lenni Lenape, along with other local Native American tribes, were most likely the first human inhabitants in the Little Silver area and their ancestors are considered one of the oldest Northeast Nations. The tribe’s name is translated to mean “Original People” and their original homeland was extremely expansive. Their native land covered all of New Jersey, northern Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, and southeastern New York. The tribe had a large trail, which would later be called the Burlington Pathway, that they shared with other local tribes to fish and hunt as well as hold ceremonies and festivals. The tribe’s Nanticoke ancestors lived along the Indian River in Delaware and migrated in the mid 1600s all along the eastern northeastern seaboard.
​George Parker	​1635	​George Parker and Francis Darbye travelled to Portsmouth in the Rhode Island Colony from England. They were married the next year and became Quakers.
​Peter Parker	​1665	​Peter Parker, George’s son, bought land in Monmouth County after leaving Rhode Island with his brother and sister. Two years later in 1667 he cleared the land, built a one room cabin, and planted crops to feed his family.
​Peter Parker (nephew of Peter Parker)	​1721	​Peter Parker, George’s son, left New Jersey and returned to Rhode Island, leaving his property to his nephew, who was also named Peter Parker. In 1721, Peter built the existing colonial section of the house around the original fireplace his uncle built.
​Josiah Parker, Peter Parker’s son	​1776	The year before the Parker family expanded their Homestead and built the Horse Barn. During the Revolutionary War the Parker family remained mostly neutral because they were Quakers.
​William Parker, Josiah Parker’s son, to William’s son Michael Parker, to Michael’s son Jacob Corlies Parker	​1780-1855	During this time, the Parker family raised the house to a full two stories, added the T’uther end, and expanded their farm with another barn.
​Michael Henry Parker, Jacob’s son,	1856-1899	​During the Civil War, the Parker family rented out T’uther end of the house as an apartment.
Michael Henry Parker to his daughter Julia Gertrude Parker	​1900-1913	​The Parker family built the existing porch and renovated the house to include more Victorian fixtures. Their innovative sweet potato frames are also dated to this year.
​Julia Gertrude Parker	​1914-1945	​During World War I the wives of many officers stayed with the Parkers as Fort Monmouth was being constructed. After the war, in 1923, Little Silver separated from Shrewsbury and became its own borough.
​Julia Gertrude Parker	​1995	The Parker Homestead was deeded to the town of Little Silver after the death of Julia Gertrude Parker.
	​2012	The trustees took over the management of the Parker Homestead.