The first emigrant of the Parker line was William Tippins Jr. He came from Oxfordshire, England with his sister, Dorthy, and her husband John Hopper to Maryland Colony in 1664. They settled in Talbot County. In 1706, this became part of Queen Anne's County.

The colony of Maryland has often been dismissed as nothing more than a refuge granted to English Catholics and, therefore, contributing little to early America. This is far from the truth. On March 25, 1634, Lord Baltimore (2nd) sent the first colonists into Maryland. Baltimore's father, George Calvert, was Catholic and wanted a New World refuge for English Catholics. Since many English Catholics were also prisoners, many British convicts were also transported into Maryland. In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act mandated religious (if Christian) tolerance. When Virginia Colony mandated Anglicanism as the official church, many Puritans fled Virginia for Maryland. The area on both sides of Chesapeake Bay around Annapolis was the favored site of refuge by 1658. Thus, Maryland became the first English colony to be tolerant of different religious beliefs.

When William Tippins came to Maryland with his brother-in-law (who died in 1668), he was single. Most researchers credit William with three wives: Anne Unknown, Sarah Hall, and Elizabeth Unknown. At least one researcher lists only one spouse, Elizabeth Hall. Those who list Anne, give her death as after William in 1714. Elizabeth Unknown is listed as born between 1627 - 1650, married between 1648 and 1673 and dying between 1673 - 1737. No dates are given for Sarah Hall.

Four children are mentioned in William's 1714 will: a daughter who married William Austin; a daughter who married Jas. Williams and Mary Tipping who was unmarried in 1714. The only son listed is Edward Tippins [1232] 1670-1725. All were residents of Queen Anne County.

It is most reasonable to assume that William's first wife, possibly Anne, died prior to 1664 after giving William two daughters. He would not have brought the young ones to Maryland and risk exposing them at a tender age to the "seasoning" of the New World. Sometime between 1664 and 1670, William remarried, presumably to Elizabeth, who bore at least Edward. If William married a third time, not unususal, she would also have died before 1714 as no wife is named in the will.