WEST VIRGINIA Index: Hampshire History, PARKERs, PARKER Timeline, PARKER Map
↳George PARKER, John PARKER, Job PARKER, Thomas PARKER
On this page: Pioneer John PARKER and son Nathaniel PARKER; The Children of John and Elizabeth PARKER
Latest update: Monday, 05 October, 2015
Learn more about our PARKERs in the Family Tree Database .
NOTE
Although WEST VIRGINIA is used on this webpage for convenience,
WEST VIRGINIA was part of VIRGINIA until June 20, 1863.
• Pioneer John PARKER (b.c. 1680 - b.c. 1760)
and son Nathaniel PARKER (b.c. 1730 - 1803)
Descendants in .pdf
Map of places of John PARKER
To date, this site has yet to find documentation of the ancestors of John PARKER, pioneer of Hampshire County, (WEST)
VIRGINIA. However, there are several theories; one documented as incorrect kudzu on the PARKER family tree.
• THEORY: "The connection to New England is based upon recent Y-DNA testing that establishes homology between
proved descendants of the New England immigrants and those of the Hampshire Co., Va., family... Smith
([6] Smith, Paul E. Nydeggen. 24 Feb 2006. Located at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, (db. leola). relates
this John Parker to the son of Nathaniel Parker, born 16 May 1651 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Mass., who died
there 7 December 1737, and his wife, Bethia Polley, b. 12 Feb 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Mass, d. 23 Aug
1748, Reading Middlesex Co., Mass. The basis for this seems to be the similarity of y-DNA results for
descendants of this man with descendants of John Parker, who died 1760 in Hampshire Co., Va. I will note the
connection here, but not record it, pending further data on the connection. While not impossible, this is not the
"usual" pattern. (Message Board [S312]: 1830 (year of death) Moses Parker of Marlboro Co., S. C., (place of
death) Posted by: Lucius Wright, Date: November 11, 2006; GenForum @ Genealogy.com)
• KUDZU: John was born in about 1680 in "Old" Rappahannock County, VIRGINIA to Robert PARKER (about
1651 to about 1687) and Elizabeth (perhaps PORTER). Robert PARKER's parents were Richard PARKER (1630
ENGLAND to 1683 VIRGINIA) and Mary BURTON PARKER. However the research of Jean SUDDARTH ([S439]
ParkerHeritage) documents that John PARKER, son of Robert PARKER of Rappahannock / Essex County,
VIRGINIA, is NOT the John PARKER who pioneered Hampshire County, (WEST) VIRGINIA.
(NOTE: Old Rappahannock County became extinct in 1692 and was divided into Essex and Richmond counties.
(FamilySearch))
Here is the documentation:
• "There are two Parker families in Essex Co., VA in the 1600s. Robert Parker md Elizabeth ?...During this
same time period is Thomas Parker Sr. m Elinor ?" (Jean SUDDARTH [S439],
ParkerHeritage Blog, 12 June 2010)
• Robert PARKER was born about 1651 in Old Rappahannock County, VIRGINIA.
• Robert married Elizabeth (perhaps PORTER). "ELIZABETH PARKER, Relict and Exrx. of ROBERT
PARKER late of the Colony of Virginia, Planter (Old Rappahannock Co Deed Book 7 - 1686 -1688;
pg 347-349" (1658-1758 Charles County MD Families "The first 100 years" @ RootsWeb @
Ancestry.com [S390])
• "[Robert's] children are John Parker m Martha Tandy, Anne Parker m Thomas Winslow, dau Frances,
and Elizabeth m John Watkins."(Jean SUDDARTH [S439], ParkerHeritage Blog, 12 June 2010)
• "Robert's will dated Jan 15, 1687 and proved Mar 2, 1687." (Jean SUDDARTH [S439], ParkerHeritage Blog,
12 June 2010) A transcript of Robert's will is posted 1658-1758 Charles County MD Families "The first 100
years" @ RootsWeb @ Ancestry.com [S390].
• In Robert's 1687 will he left his property in "Parish of Sittenburne, County Rappahannock "to his wife," "son
John" and "other three Children." (BOOK: Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, by William Montgomery
Sweeny; GoogleBooks; 1658-1758 Charles County MD Families "The first 100 years" @ RootsWeb @
Ancestry.com [S390])
• Robert's son John married Martha TANDY in Essex County, VIRGINIA in 1695. (Edmund West, comp.. Family
Data Collection - Individual Record @ Ancestry.com)
• John died in 1712. “Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol III (Tandy/Waller Information) states that on October 9,
1712 Martha Parker, relict of John Parker obtained letters of administration for the estate of her deceased
husband…It is referenced in Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol. VIII, Essex County Wills and Deeds 1711-1714 by
Beverly Fleet.” (Jean SUDDARTH [S439], ParkerHeritage, 02 October 2012)
• “John Parker, who d intestate 1712 [Essex Co. Order Book 1708-1714, 9 October 1712], Martha Parker
Relict secured Letters of Administration of his Estate.” (TANDY-L Archives by John Sandy@ RootsWeb @
Ancestry.com)
• "1712 On 9 October, John Pickett signed a bond for £500 sterling with Martha Parker for the estate of John
Parker in Essex Co.” (Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy)
• "Also, an inventory was taken on Oct 27, 1712 by George Lloyde, John Graves, and Thomas Davis." (Jean
SUDDARTH [S439], ParkerHeritage, 02 October 2012)
• THEORY: Jay Guy CISCO in his book "Historic Sumner County, Tennessee" [S351] published in 1909 tells a different
story:
""The first of the PARKER family came to America in about the second ship after the Mayflower landed at
Plymouth Rock [Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MASSACHUSETTS] Thomas PARKER espoused the cause of Roger
WILLIAMS and went with him to the Hartford Plantations. One of his descendants emigrated to Pennsylvania,
and afterwards he, or one of his descendants, removed to Hampshire County, Virginia. From this line sprang
John PARKER, the father of Nathaniel PARKER."
"At the present time there are in Pittsfield but two directly descended Sons of American Revolutionary
soldiers, and of these is Thomas Lawrence Brooks. His American ancestors settled in the Hartford Plantation,
some having come direct to this Connecticut plantation, while others first settled on the coast of Massachusetts
Bay, and afterward followed the trail to the Hartford colony."
(BOOK: Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County,
Massachusetts, 1906, Author / Editor: Rollin Hillyer COOKE, 1843-1904, Publisher: New York, Chicago,
The Lewis Publishing Co.; Biography of Thomas Lawrence Brooks; Archive.org)
Still "everyone" seems to agree John PARKER was born about the turn of the century -- about the same time as our George
In addition, beside being a land owner and probably a farmer, John might have also been a Minister / Missionary
"However, as is clear from the better documented life of John Parker, this family moved around a lot, and were
Baptist missionaries.."
(Message Board [S312]: 1830 (year of death) Moses Parker of Marlboro Co., S. C., (place of death) Posted by: Lucius
Wright, Date: November 11, 2006; GenForum @ Genealogy.com
[See The Baptist Church at Early Settlers of Patterson Creek.]
In her book "The Parker Family of Sumner County, TENNESSEE," Shirley WILSON does a good job of documenting the life of
John PARKER. Additional documents have been added as editorial comments.
BOOK: The Parker Family of Sumner County, TENNESSEE
[excerpted and edited]
by Shirley WILSON, CG
Revised 27 January 1997
Posted at John PARKER: WikiTree by Katherine Patterson
[editorial comment] by Shirley WILSON
[[We have inserted additional editorial comment and documentation by means of double brackets, since the original author
Shirley WILSON used single brackets.]]
[quote]
STATEMENT OF POLICY: The following narrative has been prepared in an attempt to prove the various relationships in the
Parker and allied families of Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia) and Sumner County, Tennessee. Material
presented in this manner is considered to be a research tool and not a completed history of the family. Statements are
accurate when source documentation is included. Statements which begin "reportedly" or "accordingly to family tradition" are
not considered factual until proven.
The Parker family is among the oldest of those who settled in Sumner Co TN. Although the early generations of the Parker
family have appeared in many different publications, the published material appears to contain many errors.
John Parker was probably born around 1700, although it could have been earlier. The Parker family and the Rogers family
both appeared about the year 1749 on Patterson Creek in what was then Frederick Co VA, later became Hampshire Co VA
and is today Mineral Co WV. This was considered the Northern Neck of Virginia and grants to individuals in that area were
made by Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Hampshire County was formed in 1753 from Frederick County which was in turn formed in
1738 from Orange and Augusta. Orange County was formed in 1734 from Spotsylvania and Augusta was formed in 1738 from
Orange.
On 8 June 1749 John Parker was of Frederick County when he was granted 312 acres of land on Patterson Creek known as
Lot No. 12 [Northern Neck Grants VA Land Patents Book 6:158] [[Northern Neck Land Proprietary Records]].
[[GRANTS ON PATTERSON CREEK BELOW (NORTH OF) THE PATTERSON CREEK MANOR
John Adam Long, 293 acres, Lot No. 2, Oct. 2, 1748
Capt. John Greenfield, 200 acres, Lot X, Oct. 7, 1748
Nicholas Reasner, 277 acres, Lot No. 3, Oct. 23, 1748
George Parker, 399 acres, Lot No. 1, Oct. 25, 1748
John Ratan, 354 acres, Lot No. 4, Oct. 25, 1748
Abram Johnson, 293 acres, Lot No. 5, Oct. 26, 1748
(Abram JOHNSON's son William married John PARKER' granddaughter
Mary Catherine, daughter or Robert PARKER and Hannah PETERS)
Power Hasel, 328 acres, Lot No. 8, June 3, 1749
Joseph Hamlin, 289 acres, Lot No. 11, June 7, 1749
John Parker, 312 acres, Lot No. 12, June 8, 1749
Mathew Rogers, 379 acres, Lot No. 13, June 10, 1749
Jacob Good, 394 acres, Lot No. 13, June 11, 1749
Philip Martin, 283 acres, Lot No. 22, June 11, 1749
Joseph Robinson, 332 acres, Lot No. 21, June 11, 1749
Joseph Walter, 238 acres, Lot No. 15, June 11, 1749
Nicolas Crist ,167 acres, Lot No. 10, June 22, 1749
David Thompson, 312 acres, Lot No. 6, June 22, 1749
(BOOK: Early Land Grants and Settlers Along Patterson Creek)
By Charles Morrison, excerpted and edited]]
[[• "G-158: John Parker of Frederick Co. 312 A. Surv. Mr. James Genn. Tract No. 12 in Plat of Patterson's Cr.
of Potomack R. 8 June 1749" Book G, page 30(Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775.
Vol. II @ Ancestry.com, sourced)]]
At this same time on 10 June 1749 Mathew Rogers was granted 379 acres on Patterson Creek [Ibid. Book G:159]. The
original Rogers pioneer was Mathew who had four sons, William, James, Jonathan and Mathew and one daughter Nancy
Agnes who married John Bailey. The son William Rogers had nine children, three of whom married Parkers [Rogers Run by
Linda Saul Czarny, p. 14]. [[Thomas PARKER, Richard PARKER, John PARKER]]
On 24 July 1749 he [[John]] received another grant for land, consisting of 350 acres on the south branch of the Potomac
known as Lot #44 (Ibid. Book G:226]. John Parker received several other grants of land in Hampshire County, mostly made in
the year 1757 [Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia, p. 217] [[@ Ancestry.com]]
[["1747-1749 Deeds and Leases on Wappacomo or Great South Branch,
Below the Trough (from Old Fields to the Potomac) Recreated map in Hardy Co. Public Library
shows many of the lots straddling the river, others side by on either side of the river. Lots along
the Wappacomo were numbered sequentially beginning with #1 at the Trough and ending with
#64 at the mouth of the South Branch. #6 was at the mouth of Buffalo Run, #18 at Romney, and
#28 at Hanging Rock (Wapocomo).
Lot # - Name - Acreage
1 - Peter Kirkendall - 420a
...
18 - Laid off in a Town called Romney - 350a
...
32 - Peter Peters - 232a
(Peter PETERS' daughter Hannah married John PARKER's son Robert)
...
44 - John Parker
- 350a
...
49 - Edward McGuire - 346a
…
(Men and Manors: In the South Branch Valley Submitted by: Sara Stevens Patton @ WVGenWeb)]]
[[* "G-226: John Parker of Frederick Co. 350 A. Surv. Mr. James Genn. Tract No. 14 in Plat on Wappacomo or
Great S. Br. of Potomack R. 24 July 1749" Book G, page 33 (Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775.
Vol. II @ Ancestry.com, sourced)
[[Patterson's Creek settlers petitioned the Frederick County Court on on Aug. 8,1749 for construction of two
roads leading to their settlement: (1) From the mouth of Patterson's Creek to Job Piersall's (at "Romney")
and (2) for a road that leads from Lower Patterson's Creek past Power Hazel's lot #8 to the wagon Road
on Col. Parker's lot #1 to the Wagon Road that leads from Winchester to the South Branch. These two roads
would not only inter-connect the settlers along Patterson's Creek, but would allow travel to the courthouse in
Winchester and create a gateway for trading. (WVHAMPSH-L Archives)
[[ Petitioners for second road:
Road Order, 1749: "FC, 3:120, 8 August 1749 - On the petition of James Ross, Edward R[? ]th,
Thomas Rumsey, Jasper Sutter, Francis Ross, John Parker, Simon Irishman, Peter Peterson,
John Cunningham, John Ross, William Castleman, Oliver Creamer, Thomas McGuire, Matthew
Rogers, John Baur, Nicholas Crist, Power Hazell, John [? ]anel, Richard Hazell, William Tallor,
George Tebalt, Joseph Robinson, Abner Anderson, William Johnston, John Large, Richard Doston,
Jacob Good, Robert Bennett, Caleb Dowd, Christopher Barr, Charles Keller, George Undergrest,
William Anderson, Peter Hart, Bagman, Rogers, Frederick Ice, Thomas Hide, Jacob Willf, Michael
Teebolt, and Ebearm Baud for a road from the lower part of Patterson's Creek by Power Hazels
into the wagon road which leads from the Courthouse [in Winchester] to the South Branch. It is
ordered that the said Power Hazel view, mark, and lay off the said road, and when laid off, that the
petitioners clear and work on the same under the said Power Hazel, who is hereby appointed
overseer thereof. And it is further ordered that the said Power Hazell cause the said road to be kept
in good repair according to law." (Colonial Hampshire County Road Orders by Terry Gruber @
WVGenWeb) (Colonial Hampshire County Road Orders by Terry Gruber @ WVGenWeb) and
(Frederick County Order Book III, 1748-1751, p. 119) and (WVHAMPSH-L Archives) ]]
[[Survey by George Washington: "26 April, 1750 For John Parker, 200 acres on little cacapon about a half mile above Buffalo
Lick; granted 6 Sept. 1757 [K-8]" George Washington's Surveys in Hampshire County @ HistoricHampshire.org]]
[[footnote 4. "Henry Enock was residing in the "Forks of Cacapon" as early as 1750, five years before
General Braddock's Army passed that place. April 23, 1750, George Washington, Surveyor for Lord
Fairfax, surveyed for John Newton a tract of land containing 315 acres beginning… Henry Enock was
one of Washington's chain-carriers, when surveying land for John Parker in Little Cacapon river, April
26, 1750. See 'A Book of Surveys begun July 22, 1749' printed in Toner's edition of Washington's 'Journal
while surveying for Lord Fairfax in the Northern Neck of Virginia beyond the Blue Ridge.' page 111"
(page 26 BOOK: "The Soldiery of West Virginia, in the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War; The
Revolution; The Later Indian Wars; The Whiskey Insurrection; The Second War with England; The War
With Mexico, and Addenda Relating to West Virginians in the Civil War." by Virgil A. Lewis, M.A., State
Historian and Archivist, Third Biennial Report of the Department of Archives and History, State of West
Virginia, 227 pp. Published: 1911 Reprinted: 2006, GoogleBooks)
[[French Indian War started in 1754.
FORT JOHN PARKER
From “Frontier Forts Along the Potomac and its Tributaries” by William H. Ansel, Jr.
This defense was located on Lot No. 44 of the Fairfax South Branch survey in the eastern end of
the big loops made by that river two and one half miles southeast of Springfield, West Virginia. It
was on the west side of the stream upon a bench or plateau overlooking the bottomland. The fort
might be closely located at the intersection of a line drawn S. 35 E. from the town square in
Springfield and a line drawn S. 83 15 E. from the Lower Rocks at the place where West Virginia
Route 28 now crosses the South Branch River, the distance, air line, from the former being 2.62
miles and from the latter, 2.94 miles. To the east of the fort at a distance of one hundred yards or
so, the South Branch flowed along the base of Jersey Mountain. A spur of this mountain, extending
in a northwesterly direction toward what was then Ross’ mill, overlooked the fort, and from this
elevation, it was possible for an enemy to fire into the stockade and at any persons showing
themselves around the premise.
On June 13, 1756, while at Fort Cumberland, Washington wrote to Captain Robert McKenzie ordering
him to instruct Lieutenant Neugent of the King George militia to immediately proceed with his
command to John Parker’s on the South Branch and while there, to not only protect the inhabitants
about the fort but to also assist them in harvesting their crops.
On November 9, 1756, the “fort at Parker’s on the South Branch” was included with the list of
defenses extending across the Virginia frontier, and it was stated to be ten miles from Ashby’s fort
on Patterson’s Creek and was garrisoned with thirty men.
This fort appeared to have been well out of the beaten paths or trails of the early settlers. However, an
early road led down the western slope of Jersey Mountain from where Three Churches is now located
to the South Branch and then crossed the stream at a point where a ferry was later established less
than a mile form Parker’s mill. It then led out of the bend of the river toward present Springfield, passing
the fort location at a distance of about four hundred yards. When and by whom this road was first
constructed is unknown, but it is still in existence, and that portion lying on the western slope of the
mountain is still being used. It was one of the early trails leading from Winchester to the west, and it might
well have antedated the road leading from Fort Ashby to Fort Edwards by way of present Springfield,
Slanesville and Sandy Ridge, now know as the Springfield Grade.
Kerchival reported that in the summer of 1756, a woman by the name of Hoagland left this fort to go to the
bottomland along the river to pick peas. She was accompanied by two men as guard, one of whom was
also named Hoagland. They had not proceeded far when they were fired upon by Indians concealed in the
brush and weeds near the cultivated field. No one was hit by the shooting, and Hoagland then called to the
woman to run back to the fort while he and the other rifleman took up positions behind trees and by their firing,
they would attempt to hold the Indians at bay. The two men and the woman reached the fort in safety. While this
shooting was going on near the fort, Indians posted on the mountain across the river were engaged in firing at
men working in adjacent fields. These men all retreated toward the fort, but one of them, James Newkirk, was
struck by a bullet which passed through his thigh. With the help of his companions, he also reached the fort.
Kerchival stated that the foregoing incidents took place at a fort about seven miles below Romney which would
place the events at or near Fort Parker. But the fact that persons by the name of Hoagland were involved would
indicate that it occurred near Fort Forman three miles north of Romney, as Richard Hoagland owned Lot No. 23
of the Fairfax South Branch River survey, which adjoined the Forman property and the probabilities are that
members of his family were involved in this incident, as there is no records that nay persons by the name of
Hoagland lived near Fort Parker.
Fort Parker was named for John Parker, the owner of the real estate upon which it was constructed, he having
purchased Lot No. 44 consisting of 350 acres from Thomas Lord Fairfax on July 24, 1749. Two other forts on the
frontier bore the name of Parker, one on Patterson’s Creek near land owned by George Parker and later
named Fort Cocke, and the other on North River constructed on land owned by Thomas Parker. The two latter
forts are shown on Washington’s map of the frontier as “G. Parker” and “T. Parker” respectively.
As above state, John Parker’s fort stood upon a plateau above the bottom lands, and all the lower ground was
commanded from the fort. At the foot of the bench or plateau on which the fort was located, a large spring was and
is situate, and this source furnished water to the soldiers garrisoning the fort and to other persons stationed there.
The defense consisted of a barrack surrounded by a stockade of logs and was probably of the same dimensions as
Forts Ashby and Cocke. The log barrack was in existence and was used as a dwelling until the late years of the
nineteenth century. The foundation stones supporting the buildings can still be seen at the location. About 200 feet
north of the fort is an ancient cemetery, the graves marked with native stone, but without inscriptions of any kind. The
persons buried there are unknown. It may have been a Parker family cemetery and John Parker, the early settler
might be interred therein. But since the gravestones are unmarked, it could well have been a burial ground for
the Parker family slaves.
[[On 23 April 2013 Charles STEVENS, 5G GrandSon of John and Elizabeth, emailed, "I did notice that most of the comments
regarding the farm where Fort John Parker was are correct, and most of the assumptions are correct. I have been there, and
yes, it the burial ground of John and Elizabeth Parker, described by Robert W. Parker [Robert Wright PARKER] to my
grandmother. It still appears now as it was then described - field stones with no markings. The foundation of the fort remains,
with a new small block building now built on it. The present owners are young, congenial, history-minded people who will
preserve the area."]]
Indians were in the vicinity of this fort on several occasions during the war. In September, 1756, Ensign Charles Smith
of the Sixth Company of the Virginia Regiment, while on a scout with twelve men on the south Branch and in the vicinity
of Fort Parker, encountered a band of Indians and after a short skirmish, one savage was killed and Smith’s men
captured several scalping knives, together with four French muskets.
This fort may have been built by John Parker and his four sons, but probabilities are that it was constructed by soldiers
of the Virginia Regiment under the direction of Lieutenant John Bacon in the autumn of 1755, and in the same manner
and of the dimensions of Forts Ashby and Cocke on Patterson’s Creek.
John Parker died in 1760 before the Indian troubles were over. He left surviving his wife, Elizabeth, who later married
Thomas McGuire; four sons, Robert, Richard, Nathaniel and Aaron; two daughters, Elizabeth, who married John Hall,
and Catherine , who married William Forman. WVGenWeb]]
[[In March 1756 the Colony of VIRGINIA made a Legislative Enactment in order to pay participants for their effort in the
French Indian War.
page 23
Legislative Enactments
That connect the preceding historic sketch with the adjudication of the resulting accounts which follow.
Act of Assembly State of VA., March 1756
for making provisions against invasions and insurrections, &c., and for raising the sum of of twenty-five thousand
pounds, for the better protection of the inhabitants on the frontier of this Colony, and for the purposes therein mentioned.
Henings's Statutes, Vol. 7, Page 26.
page 70
...
Culpepper County.
...
To John Parker, by Colonel Martin's Certificate, 18L
page 71
...
To John Ballenger… Nathaniel Parker… 54s. each
…
To Reuben Long… Richard Parker… 9s. each
Gleanings of Virginia History,W. F. Boogher, 1903 @ Archive.org]]
[[• The first weeks of September 1757, during the middle of the French Indian War, John PARKER purchased four tracts of
land. (Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II @ Ancestry.com, sourced)
• "K-5: John Parker of Hampshire Co. 113 A. on New Cr Mt. in said Co Surv. Mr. David Vance 2 Sept. 1757"
Book K, page 112
• "K-6: John Parker of Hampshire Co. 350 A. adj. Bucks Island below Pattersons Cr. on N. Br of Potomack in
said Co. Surv. Mr. David Vance 3 Sept. 1757" Book K, page 112
• "K-7: John Parker of Hampshire Co. 150 A. adj. his survey on N. Br. of Potomack R. in said Co. Surv. Mr. David
Vance 5 Sept. 1757" Book K, page 112
• "K-8: John Parker of Hampshire Co. 200 A. on little Cacapehon above Buffalo Lick in said Co. Surv. Mr George
Washington. 06 Sept. 1757" Book K, page 112]]
[[• "This Indenture made this 29th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
ninety three [29 January 1793] Between WILLIAM DOBSON PARKER son and heir at Law of AARON
PARKER late of the County now called Allegania but formerly Washington of the State of Maryland on
the one part and LUTHER MARTIN AND MARY his wife, OZBURN SPRIGG and SARAH his wife, and
LENOZ MARTIN and ELIZABETH his wife devises and representatives of MICHAEL CRESAP late of the
County formerly Washington or Frederick now called Allegany in the State of Maryland deceased on the
other part Witnesseth that whereas the aforesaid AARON PARKER did sell dispose of and transfer to the
above named MICHAEL CRESAP for a valuable consideration a tract or parcel of Land lying and being
in the County of Hampshire State of Virginia nearly opposite Burks (?) Island blow the mouth of Patterson
Creek on the north branch of Patowmack containing three hundred and fifty acres being the same granted
unto a certain JOHN PARKER by patent from under the hand and seal of the proprietor of the northern neck
of Virginia bearing date of the third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and fifty seven [03 Sep 1757] all of which appearth [sic] by a Bond or writing obligatory from the aforesaid
AARON PARKER to the said MICHAEL CRESAP bearing the date the fifth day of February in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy two [05 Feb 1772]… (Excerpt of Deed)"
(MDALLEGA-L Archives @ RootsWeb @ Ancestry.com by Patricia HOOK)]]
On 22 March 1758 John Parker must have been in Culpeper Co VA when he witnessed, along with Samuel Clayton and Henry
Gaines, a deed for the sale of land on Mountain Run by Robert Taliaferro of Caroline County [Culpeper Co VA Deeds
Volume Two 1755-1762 by John Frederick Dorman, p. 29].
[["1758, Mar 22 Robert Taliaferro of Caroline Co. to Richard Shipp of Culpeper … part of tract sd Taliaferro bought
of Francis Kirtly the Elder lying on Mountain Run anCulpeperd adj land Maj. James Pendleton … wit: John Parker, Saml
Clayton, Henry Gaines. [Culpepper Deed Bk C p. 131-2]"]]
In September of 1758 in Culpepper County one John Parker was paid for provisions for the militia under Colonel Martin's
certificate [Statutes at Large by William Hening, Volume VII, p. 213] [[Status at Large @ VEGenWeb]]. At the same time
Nathaniel Parker was paid. This was presumably John Parker's son, although this is not known for certain. This record does
establish that one John Parker must have had a home in Culpepper County, since otherwise he would have had no stock from
which to supply provisions. However, these records may have been for another John Parker, perhaps the other son of John
Parker who died young leaving a son Thomas.
John Parker was of Hampshire County, Virginia on 16-17 April 1760 when he purchased 1359 acres of land in Culpepper
County from Robert Taliaferro of Caroline County in a deed of lease and release [Culpepper Co., VA Deeds Volume Two
1755-1762 by John Frederick Dorman, p. 60-61]. The land was located on Mountain Run.
John Parker wrote his will on 28 September 1760 and it was probated in Hampshire County on 11 November 1760. He
named a wife Elizabeth and stated that he wanted his grandson Thomas Parker to have an equal share with the rest of his
children. Although this grandson could have been the child of one of his living sons, it is more likely that he was the only child
of a deceased son or daughter. He named his son Robert as executor and William Foreman and Benjamin Kuykendall as
securities. Witnesses were William Smith and John Ross [Early Records of Hampshire Co., WV by Clara Sage and Laura
Jones, p. 128]. [[Google Books]]
[[John Parker Will
"In the name of God, Amen, the Twenty-eighth day of September Seventeen hundred and sixty.
I John Parker of the County of Hampshire and Colloney [sic] of Virginnia [sic] farmer being very sick and
weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be giving unto God. Therefore and calling
unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die Do make
and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say: Principally and first of all I give and
recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it and my Body I Recommend to the
earth to be buried in Christian manner all the Difersion of my Executores Nothing Doubting Butt all
the general resurrection. I shall receive the same again. By the mighty power ofGod and as Touching
such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to Bless me with in this World I give devise and
dispose of the same in the following manner and first I give and Bequeath unto Elisabeth Parker my
dearly Beloved wife one third part of all my estate both real and personal also I give and Bequeath
unto everyone of my children an equal part of the rest of my estate both real and personal and to their
heirs or assigns and also I give and Bequeath unto my Grandson Thomas Parker an equal part with the
rest of my children. Signed sealed and delivered and confirmed to be the last will and testament of John
Parker. In presence of us the subscribers.
His
John Parker
Mark
Probate record sale - many items bought by Robert, Nathaniel, and the Widow Parker
(1761 FHC MF # 0186355) Robert Parker was executor.
Hornaday @ Genealogy.com, David S. Payne Genealogy]]
By 12 June 1765 John's widow Elizabeth had married again to Thomas McGuire [[who was one of the securities for the will of
our George PARKER]] and the two executed a deed along with John's children to partition his lands [Hampshire Co., VA DB
1:282-8]. There were seven tracts of land and the heirs apparently decided among themselves who would receive which
portions of the land. The grandson Thomas was not included in this division of land because according to the deed he had
died without issue and not of legal age, but the newly married widow did share. All of the land was in Hampshire County except
for one tract on Mountain Run in Culpepper County which was allocated 1/2 to Richard Parker and 1/2 to his sister Elizabeth
Hill. All of the children signed the deed along with John's widow Elizabeth McGuire and all appeared to be living in Hampshire
County at the time it was executed.
• The children of John and Elizabeth PARKER,
as named in the deed of partition, probably born between the years 1720 and 1740:
i. Robert, b. ca 1720-1730; prob. d. 1816 will pr. Hampshire Co., VA; m. perhaps 1st Catharine & 2nd Margaret.
ii. Richard, b. ca 1720-1730; m. Gizelle; lived in Culpepper Co. in 1763 on Mountain Run [Culpepper Co., VA Deeds Volume
Two 1762-1765 by John Frederick Dorman, p.72].
+iii. Nathaniel, b. ca 1725-1735.
iv. Aaron, b. ca 1725-1735; m. a daughter of William Dopbson & d. by January 1793 in Allegheny Co., MD leaving sons William
Dobson Parker b. by 1770, Thomas and Nathaniel, both b. circa 1765 [Hampshire Co., VA DB 9:73-4]
v. Catherine, b. ca 1730-1740; m. by Jun 1765 William Foreman.
vi. Elizabeth; b. ca 1730-1740; m. by June 1765 John Hill.
vii. Male or Female, b. ca 1730; had son Thomas b. ca 1750 & d. by June 1765 not 21.
1. Nathaniel Parker was born in Virginia probably between the years 1725 and 1735, the son of John and Elizabeth Parker.
Nathaniel, served under Washington in his attack on the French at Fort Duquense [Historic Sumner County, Tennessee by Jay
Guy Sisco, p 186-7] [[Archive.org]]. He was a long hunter making frequent trips to Sumner County, Tennessee for extended
periods of hunting. He reportedly married first to Ann Clayton of Gloucester County, Virginia [no source known]. This marriage
must have taken place about the year 1754. In 1760 he was named in the will of his father John Parker of Hampshire County
and in 1765 Nathaniel received 312 acres of land on Patterson's Creek beginning at a locust and sassafras and running
across the creek as his share of his father's estate.
[[ See the research of Joe CROUCH for good documented research about this Nathaniel PARKER.]]
On 24 March 1771 in a deed of lease and release Nathaniel purchased 220 acres of land from James Rogers and his wife
Martha, all of Hampshire County, for five shillings [Hampshire Co., VA DB 2:229-232]. The land was located on Patterson
Creek and was part of a tract of land patented by Mathew Rogers deceased that fell to his son William and thence to James
Rogers. Thus, Nathaniel was now the owner of 532 acres of land.
Beginning in 1782 Nathaniel Parker was taxed on 532 acres of land in Hampshire County. Other Parkers with land who lived
near him were Benjamin, Robert and James Parker.
In 1782 Nathaniel Parker was enumerated in the census of Hampshire County, Virginia with ten whites and five blacks in his
household, which is consistent with the known family information [List of Abrm. Johnson, Gent.]. Listed nearby was Nathaniel
Parker Sr. with three whites and three blacks in his household [List of Okey Johnson, Gent.].
[[By the 1782 census, John was dead; three of his sons were enumerated in the census.
• Son John was dead. • NEEDS VERIFICATION
• Daughter Elizabeth PARKER_John NALLE was probably with her husband's family in Culpepper Co,
VIRGINIA. (See birthplace of her son and grandchildren.)
• Son Robert was enumerated as "Parker, Robert / 7 [whites] / 10 [backs]"; Robert, wife Hannah
PETERS, children Robert, Mary Catherine, Peter, Hannah, Solomon.
• Son Nathaniel was enumerated with wife Ann CLAYTON PARKER and 7 of 8 children born before 1782;
"Parker, Nathaniel 10 [whites], 5 [backs]"
• Nathaniel's son John was enumerated as "Parker, John / 4 [whites] / -- 0 blacks]" with wife Mary
ROGERS and two of their children.
• Son Aaron (• NEEDS VERIFICATION)
• Daughter Catherine PARKER_John FORMAN (• NEEDS VERIFICATION) was enumerated with her
husband William FORMAN as "Forman, William / 4 [white] / 1 [black]."
• Son Richard had relocated to KENTUCKY.
There was little change in the PARKER_John family during the 1874 census.]]
Ann's death probably took place about the time their last child Robert was born on 25 July 1783 [Sumner County Archives,
Gallatin, TN Vertical File PERRY The Ancestors of Eura Lee Perry - hereinafter cited as PERRY], although given the gap in
the ages of Nathaniel's children it is possible that he had two wives.
In 1784 Nathaniel Parker was still listed in Hampshire County, Virginia with ten whites in his household [list of Abraham
Johnson]. Nathaniel paid personal property tax and real estate tax on his land in Hampshire County through the year 1792,
but he was not on the tax lists after that year.
On 3 March 1791 he was of Hampshire County when he sold 29 acres of land on the waters of Patterson's Creek to David
Jones [Hampshire Co., VA DB 8:212]. The land adjoined William Rogers and was part of the tract granted to Mathew Rogers
in 1749. John Reed, John Jones Jr. and Abraham Johnson were witnesses to the deed.
On March 1792 Nathaniel was still of Hampshire County when he sold 502 1/2 acres of land on Patterson's Creek to William
Armstrong for 800 pounds [Hampshire Co., VA DB 9:71-3]. The land was described as being the whole of one and part of
another survey. It included a tract of 312 acres granted to John Parker in 1749 and left by his will to the heirs of which
Nathaniel was one. The other tract was identified as 191 1/2 acres granted to Mathew Rogers. This was the part that
remained after the sale of 29 acres to David Jones. Witnesses were John Mitchell, William Johnson Jr. and John Reed.
Before executing this last deed, Nathaniel had his property surveyed and that survey survived [SLC mfm#186353 Env. 16A
Hampshire Co., WV County Court Loose Records].
Precisely when Nathaniel's wife died is unknown, but she was deceased by 1791 when he sold the 29 acres of land because
there was no dower release on the sale of the land. This was required in Virginia and would have been recorded with the deed
had she been alive at the time.
Five years after the death of Colonel Anthony Bledsoe of Sumner County [[TENNESSEE]], Nathaniel Parker married Anthony's
widow Mary (Ramsey) Bledsoe on 4 December 1791 in Sumner County with James Douglas as bondsman [Ibid.]. Both were
reportedly in their 60's at the time of this marriage [PERRY], although there is some doubt as to whether Mary was quite that
old. According to her tombstone in Bledsoe Cemetery, Mary was born in 1734 in Augusta County, Virginia. if this is accurate,,
she would have been about 57 when she married Nathaniel. If her marriage date of 1760 to Anthony Bledsoe is correct, Mary
could have been born no later than 1744, making her 47 in 1791 when she married Nathaniel.
On 2 January 1793 Isaac Bledsoe and Mary Parker, as executor and executrix of Anthony Bledsoe deceased sold 320 acres
of land on the waters of Bledsoe's Creek in Sumner County [Sumner County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts 1793-1805 by Joyce
Martin Murray, p. 2].
Nathaniel served as executor for the estate of Colonel Bledsoe, in right of his wife Mary. On 13 September 1793 Mary Parker,
as the only surviving executor of Anthony Bledsoe deceased, sold 320 acres of land, part of 6280 tract granted Bledsoe to
James Clendening [Sumner Co., DB 1:33].
On 7 October 1794 Nathaniel Parker purchased 320 acres on Bledsoe's Creek -- [[Bledsoe Creek State Park]] -- from William
Penney and his wife Susannah "Sucky." The land was located near the James Clendening tract and abutting David Shelby. His
son Nathaniel Parker and Anna Ramsey were witnesses [Sumner Co., TN DB 1:120].
It is not certain precisely when Nathaniel and Mary's marriage began to disintegrate. On 6 November 1794 Nathaniel Parker of
Sumner County published a disclaimer in the Knox Gazette stating that his wife Mary had left his bed and board and warning
all persons that he would not be responsible for her debts or contracts [Knox Gazette 29 November 1794].
Having officially married her, however, he still had control over the estate of her deceased husband Anthony Bledsoe. In
January of 1796 the court appointed Nathaniel Parker, as executor of Anthony Bledsoe to sell stock from the estate and to
settle with the guardians for the orphans of Anthony Bledsoe deceased [Sumner County Court Minutes, p. 98].
On 22 March 1796 Nathaniel Parker bought another 320 acre tract of land in Sumner County on Bledsoe's Creek from Hugh
Rogan. The land was identified as being part of a tract conveyed to Hugh Rogan by the heirs of Anthony Bledsoe, deceased
[DB 1:319].
On 4 October 1796 Nathaniel Parker sold 200 acres of land on Bledsoe Creek to Thomas Parker. This was identified as part
of the 320 acre tract purchased from Penney [Sumner County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts 1793-1805 by Joyce Martin
Murray, p. 27]. There were many additional deeds recorded for Nathaniel and Mary Parker in regard to the landholdings of
Mary's former husband Anthony Bledsoe who owned large quantities of land in Sumner County.
On 27 May 1799 Nathaniel Parker sold a tract of 171 1/4 acres on Bledsoe's Creek to Isaac P. Parker. John Goodrum,
Thomas Parker and Richard Parker were witnesses [Sumner Co., TN DB 2:439].
On 2 September 1799 Nathaniel executed a bill of sale "to my son" Nathaniel Parker Jr. for a negro Shadrack aged 60 and a
woman Callace or Callon Seal. Hugh Rogan and William Hall were the witnesses. This was registered on 6 October 1803
along with similar bills of sale for his sons Aaron, Robert, Isaac and Richard [Sumner Co., TN NCG1:520-524].
On 12 August 1803 Nathaniel Parker of Sumner County executed a title bond indicating that he sold to Daniel Jones of
Hampshire County, Virginia 4000 acres of land on the Tennessee River near the mouth about three years ago. He guarantees
$2000 for said land should he not sell it by March next. A document dated 12 August 1803 was signed by Nathaniel Parker
Junior with Charity Parker and Robert Parker as witnesses. Nathaniel apparently failed to complete this transaction before
his death because in 1816 Daniel Jones filed suit against him for $2000 [#6181 Daniel Jones vs. Thomas and Isaac Parker,
1816].
It has been stated that Nathaniel Parker's marriage to Mary Bledsoe was annulled [conversation with Tom Maybrey of
Gallatin, TN who claims to have the document in his possession. Later the document provided was the newspaper disclaimer,
not a divorce]. This seems likely in view of the 1794 notice given by Nathaniel that Mary had left him and that he would not be
responsible for her debts. Mary Bledsoe Parker died in Sumner County in 1808 [Cisco, p.103]. A monument in Bledsoe
Cemetery commemorates her death and that of her first husband Anthony Bledsoe.
Nathaniel Parker wrote his will in Sumner County on 25 February 1811 [Sumner Co., TN WB 1:156J. He named his children
and mentioned "my second wife's daughter Nancy Parker." It is presumed that was a reference to his wife Mary Ramsey
Bledsoe. She was probably about 45 years of age when she married Nathaniel Parker, being nearly at the end of her
childbearing years. Anthony and Mary Bledsoe were not known to have a daughter named Nancy. This daughter was not
named in the deeds which were later executed to dispose of Nathaniel's landholdings. Thus, it must be presumed that she was
not Nathaniel's daughter or did not survive.
A local tradition is that Mary Ramsey was pregnant with the child of Thomas Sharpe Spencer, who was killed by Chief
Doublehead on I April 1794 on the Cumberland Road [Lamb and Allied Families by James L. Mohon, p. 221] before they could
be married. The administration of Thomas Sharpe Spencer's estate was granted to Thomas Donnell at the January 1795 term
of court in Sumner County [Sumner Co., TN County Court Minutes p. 80). This was four years after Mary Ramsey married
Nathaniel Parker.
The only one of Nathaniel's children not named in his will was Aaron. This was because Aaron predeceased his father,
dying in Sumner County about March of 1805, leaving a nuncupative will naming his siblings as his heirs [Sumner County
Court Minutes, p. 5191]. Aaron's ancestry was also established by the bill of sale which Nathaniel recorded in 1803.
Nathaniel made no provision in his will for a wife, which is compatible with the fact that Mary Ramsey Bledsoe Parker died in
1808. He left the dwelling house and a portion of the land to his son Robert. He left the residue of the land, his personal
property and slaves to be divided among his sons.
One of Nathaniel's last acts on 4 June 1811 was to deed 59 1/4 acres of land on Bledsoe's Creek to Thomas Parker
(presumably his son) [Sumner Co., TN DB 6:231]. The inventory of Nathaniel's estate was filed at the March 1812 term of
court in Sumner County by Thomas and Isaac P. Parker, the executors and included 13 slaves [Sumner Co., TN Inventories,
Settlements, and Guardian Accounts, p. 116].
On 19 November 1814 John Parker, Thomas Parker, Richard Parker, Nathaniel Parker, Isaac P. Parker and John C.
Beeler for himself and brothers, children and grandchildren of Nathaniel Parker, late of Sumner County deceased, sold to
Robert Parker son of said Nathaniel Parker 185 acres of land on the East side of Bledsoe's Creek. The land was identified as
being the land where Nathaniel lately lived [Sumner Co., TN DB 7:162]. Witnesses were Meridith Baily and Thomas Coddle.
This same deed written on 19 November 1814 was recorded again on 3 May 1825 in Sumner County [Sumner Co., TN DB
11:66]. At that time the name of E. Collier had been inserted at the top in the listing of the six men who executed the deed. In
addition, the signatures included not only the six named men, but also Elizabeth Collier, Mary Thompson and William
Thompson. In addition to the witnesses listed when the deed was first recorded, the names of Jno. Parker, Susan Parker
and Susan Donnell had been added. Susan Parker and Susan Donnell appeared in court in February 1825 and proved the
deed in court "as to Elizabeth Collier, Mary Thompson and William Thompson." It thus appears that someone realized that not
all of the heirs had signed the deed when it was first recorded. The second recording corrected the situation.
On 24 February 1818 the same six men deeded to James Suddarth and Joseph Hodge Sr. for $700.76 land on Bledsoe's
Creek including a mill formerly owned by Nathaniel Parker deceased containing 16 acres in all (Sumner Co., TN DB 8:318].
Children of Nathaniel and Ann (Clayton?) Parker:
2i. John, b. 17 Dec 1755 (Vertical File Perry claims b. 1765 d. 1825 wife Rhoda] Hampshire Co., VA; m. Mary "Polly" Rogers
[Cisco]; to King & Queen County, VA [Is this the Rodo Parker, female age 80 living in CD 1 of Sumner Co., TN in 1850 &
Sumner Loose Lawsuit #8652?1.
+3ii. Thomas, b. 1768; m. Rogers [Cisco];
+4iii. Richard, b. 1772 d. 1838 [PERRY]; m. Rogers [Cisco].
+5iv. Isaac P., b. 1776; d. 2 Mar 1846 Sumner Co. Nathaniel, b. 17 Mar 1775; d. 15 Jan 1857 bur. Bethpage Cem. Sumner
Co., TN].
7vi. Aaron, b. 1781 [PERRY]; d. 1804 without issue [Estate #31, 1804 Sumner Co., TN & nuncupative will recorded March
1805 Sumner Co.,, TN naming his siblings as heirs].
8vii .Elizabeth "Betsy," b. 1780 [PERRY]; m. Michael Collier; Ch: Betsy born by 1811 (Collier Vertical File Sumner Co. Archives
establishes children Thomas b. 1799 d. 1850 & Harriet b. 1800 d. 1861]; Elizabeth m. 2nd 26 Sep 1811 Sumner Co., TN John
C. Beeler who is named in later deeds executed regarding Nathaniel's estate.
9viii. Mary, b. 1779 d. 1864 [PERRY], m. Bushrod Thompson [will of Isaac).
+10ix. Robert, b. 25 Jul 1783 VA; d. 31 Aug 1870; m. Ist 27 May 1808 Sumner Co., TN Patsey Martin [PERRY]; m. 2nd
Malinda Gibson 14 Jan 1846 Sumner Co., TN (1850 Census, Sumner Co., TN #301.
Apparent child of Mary (Ramsey) Parker:
11x. Nancy, b. ca 1792; one Nancy Parker m. 18 Sep 1810 Sumner Co., TN John Jennings with Peter Parker as bondsman &
one Nancy Parker m. 9 Apr 1811 Sumner Co., TN Elijah R. Robertson with F. Brown as bondsman and one Nancy'R. Parker
m. 27 Sep 1831 Sumner Co., TN John B. Hill.
3. Thomas Parker was born 29 February 1768 in Hampshire County, Virginia, the son of Nathaniel Parker. He married Susan
Rogers who was born in 1773 and died in 1838 [The Lineal Descent of Charles Edward Branham from Richard Branham Sr.
prepared by George Fuller Walker)
Thomas Parker wrote his will on 21 June 1846 in Todd County, Kentucky (Todd Co., KY WB G:339]. He died 8 August 1846,
according to his tombstone which is in Hibbett Cemetery in Sumner County, Tennessee. His will named six children which is
compatible with local tradition. His estate was settled on 8 July 1850 [Todd Co., KYWB G:2881.
Children of Thomas and Susan (Rogers) Parker:
i. Elizabeth; m. by 1846 Beeler; m. 2nd 1846-1850 Terry.
ii. Sally; d. by 1846; m. Morgan; Ch: Charles Morgan.
iii. Milton; d. by 1846, leaving heirs.
iv. Nancy C., b., 30 Aug 1807; d. 7 Apr 1886; m. John J. Hibbett.
v. Pamelia A., b. 15 Mar 1805; d. 28 Oct 1847; m. Francis Duffy.
vi. Mary "Polly," b. ; m. 11 May 1820 Sumner Co., TN John Branham.
4. Richard Parker was born about 1758 in Hampshire County, Virginia, according to family tradition, the son of Nathaniel
Parker who died in Sumner County in 1811.
He married Nancy Rogers who, according to client Nat Turner, died before 1783 in Hampshire County. If Nancy died before
1783 in Hampshire County, then she was not the mother of most of Richard's children. Although Richard reportedly had
children born in Sumner County from 1781, it seems unlikely that this information is accurate for several reasons. First and
foremost, he was not on the Cumberland Settlement tax list of 1789 nor was he on the Sumner County tax lists from 1787 to
1792.
On 5 July 1803 Richard Parker purchased a 640 acre tract of land in Sumner County located on the middle fork of Bledsoe's
Creek, one mile below Cook's Camp from Thomas Mastin, Collector of the Tax [Sumner Co.,, TN DB 3:509]. In 1816 Richard
Parker was taxed on 507 acres of land, two white polls and three slaves. In 1817 Richard was taxed on 507 acres, one white
poll and three slaves.
In 1820 Richard Parker was enumerated in the census of Sumner County. He and his wife were over 45 years of age. In their
household were three sons aged 16 to 26, one of which was 16 to 18. Richard was enumerated in the census of Sumner
County in 1830. He was aged 50 to 60 (based on client's estimated birth date, he would have been 72 years of age) with an
apparent wife the same age. In his household were a male and female aged 20 to 30 and a female aged 15 to 20.
Richard wrote his will on 22 October 1831 and it was probated in April of 1838. He named a wife Nancy and five sons. He
mentioned land purchased from William Winham and Ambrose Porter. He left Nancy a life estate. The land, including 206
acres where he lived, was.to go to his son George at her death. The personal property was to go to his sons. His wife Nancy
served as executor (Sumner Co., TN WB 2:232]. In 1840 Nancy Parker was enumerated as head of household in Sumner
County. She was 60 to 70 years of age and had one female aged 10 to 15 living with her (p. 362].
On 19 February 1844 Nancy Parker conveyed to her son Isaac N. Parker several slaves, which had been willed to her by her
husband Richard (Sumner Loose Lawsuit #5801 & #135981. on 20 February 1844 Richard's son Isaac N. Parker conveyed to
John Parker his interest in 70 acres of land belonging to the estate of Richard Parker. He mentioned Nancy Parker the relict of
Richard Parker deceased and named Richard's five sons [Sumner Loose Lawsuit #5801].
Children of Richard and Nancy (Rogers) Parker, as established by the lawsuit over the estate of their son William which
ultimately established William's five siblings whose descendants each inherited 1/5 of William's estate or $109.92 [Sumner
County, TN Eliza J. McGoldrick and husband et al vs. Carrie Parker et al filed 7 December 1892 & #4798]:
+ 12i. William, b. 1779 Hampshire Co., VA (1790-1800 1840 Sumner Co., TN]; d. 186- (bef. brotherJohn in Feb of 1866.
13ii. Isaac Newton, b. 1783 (1800-1810 1830 & 1840 Sumner]; d. after brother William); m. 10 Jun 1824 Sumner Co., TN Mary
Lafferty; conveyed his interest in the dower tract on 1 Aug 1885 to his only heir and daughter Eliza J. McGoldrick and her
husband William [Book 37:357 & Sumner Co., TN Loose Lawsuit #4798].
+ 14iii. Nathaniel, b. 1785; Nathaniel Parker Jr. married Betsey Collier in Sumner County on 13 May 1817 with Daniel Parker
and Richard Parker as bondsman. Nathaniel went west about 1840 to 1845, having three grown children at that time, Richard,
Matilda, and Robert.
15iv. George Washington, b. 1789; d. MO or TX (before brother William); m. 18 May 1830 Sumner Co., TN Rebecca Payton;
Ch: John R. b. 1831 (1870 SCA 215-2160755 & deceased by lawsuit leaving ch: Washington b. 1870, Clare/Carrie b. 1867
and John R. (who are with Sue M. Brown Parker Butler in 1880), Kate Stuart, Margaret Collier and Sallie B. Parker [Sumner
Co., TN Loose Lawsuit #4798].
+ 16v. John, b. 17 Aug 1792; d. 4 Feb 1866; m. Polly Harper.
+ 17vi. Elizabeth [Sumner Co., TN Loose Estate #35601, b. 17 May 1795; m. 18 May 1812 Sumner Co., TN John Crenshaw;
d. 30 Apr 1826 bur. Stewart Cemetery Sumner Co., TN.
5. Isaac P. Parker was born about 1776, the son of Nathaniel Parker. He married Agnis who was born about 1778. He and his
wife both died on 2 March 1846 in Sumner County and are buried in the Bryson Cemetery east of Gallatin, Sumner Co.,
Tennessee.
Children of Isaac P. and Agnis Parker [Loose Lawsuit #10484 & Sumner Co., TN DB 20:481]:
18i. Elizabeth, b. 1812 TN; m. 3 Nov 1828 Sumner Co., TN Bushrod W. Thompson [1850 census Sumner Co., Tn #4391.
19ii. Malvina; d. August 1850 [Sumner Co. ' TN Loose Lawsuit #20561; m. John Walsh; Ch: Agnes b. 1844, Isaac, John and
James R. Walsh b. 1850.
20iii. Page P. b. 1815; d. Nov-Dec 1852 (Sumner Co., TN WO #5091; m. 31 Aug 1841 Sumner Co., TN Mary H. Gourley b-.
1821 [1850 census Sumner Co., TN #370 & #518 J. W. Gourley exec. vs. Mary Parker et al, 1854 Exec. of Page P. Parker
deceased]. Page had no ch & left his wife and siblings as heirs]. Named in the lawsuit were his wife Mary H. Parker and his
siblings, B. W. Thompson and wife Elizabeth, Nelson or Wilson Parker, William Parker, Abraham Martin and wife Mary L.,
James R. Walsh by his guardian, Agnes, Isaac and John Walsh by their guardian B. W. Thompson. Margaret Gourley was also
listed as an heir. It is not clear how she's related, but Margrett Gourley age 33 was living in the household of Page and Mary P.
(Gourley) Parker in 1850. Page's widow m. Charles T. Coker [Sumner Co., TN Loose Lawsuit #5266].
21iv. Richard; d. Jul 1850 [Sumner Co., TN Loose Lawsuit #2056]. m. Isabella - living in Sumner Co., TN in 1846.
22V. William.
23vi. Mary L."Polly"; m. Abraham Martin
24vii. Nelson/Wilson.
25viii? Margaret, b. 1811 TN; m. by 1850 Gourley.
6. Nathaniel Parker was born 17 March 1775 in Virginia [tombstone and 1850 census Sumner Co., TN], the son of Nathaniel
and Ann (Clayton?) Parker. Cisco in his History of Sumner County indicated that Nathaniel married a Rogers, but no other
record has been found to substantiate this statement. It appears likely that he was the Nathaniel Parker who married Sally
Ramsey on 10 December 1794 in Sumner County, although this is not proven. Nathaniel's wife in 1850 was identified as
Lucretia born 1772 to 1774 in North Carolina. No marriage is recorded in Sumner County for Nathaniel Parker to Lucretia.
In 1800 Nathaniel was involved in a lawsuit relating to a charge of trespass. On 25 January 1800 a bond was signed by
Nathaniel Parker Sr. and Nathaniel Parker Jr. On 3 April 1800 Nathaniel Parker had procured a boat and loading and had
started down the Cumberland River on his way to Natchez but was still within the limits of Sumner County. He had also
procured hands to work his boat when Solomon Duty entered his boat and enticed his hands out of his service. Duty also
enticed away, two Negroes belonging to David Love which had been put into plaintiff's possession. Nathaniel gave Duty
lodging for two months on the promise to pay Nathaniel what the boarding was reasonably worth [Sumner Co., TN Loose
Lawsuit #83 Nathaniel Parker vs. Soloman Duty, 1800 - NOTE: this record is believed to be for Nathaniel Jr. since Nathaniel
Sr. would have been about 70 years of age in 1800].
On 5 January 1802 Nathaniel Parker Jr. purchased 170 acres of land on Bledsoe's Creek from David Love for $495 [Sumner
Co., TN DB 3:193]. The land was described as part of a tract where Love now lives. James Ashlock and Thomas Parker
(probably Nathaniel's uncle) witnessed the deed.
In 1816 Nathaniel Parker was taxed on 288 acres of land on Bledsoe Creek and three slaves. He paid no poll tax. From 1817
to 1821 Nathaniel paid tax on 288 acres and four slaves. Although no record of Nathaniel's exemption from the poll tax has
been found, there were a number of people who were exempted for various reasons. If the birth date recorded for him is
correct, he was too young to have been excused from paying the tax. By deducting the 170 acre tract purchased in 1802, one
is left with a tract of about 118 acres. There is no record of Nathaniel purchased a tract of that size, but it could have been a
combination of several smaller tracts.
In 1820 Nathaniel Parker was enumerated in the census of Sumner County. He was 26 to 45 years of age (45 would have
been his correct age, based on the tombstone birth date). Lucretia was over 45 years of age (she would been have about 46
to 48). In their household were three apparent daughters, one aged 16 to 26 (Susan age 16) and two aged 10 to 16 (Mary 12
and Margaret 10 to 20).
[end quote] [end section]
Will of Elizabeth UNKNOWN (TALIAFERRO?) PARKER McGUIRE (wife of John PARKER)
Hampshire Co., Va Will book 2, 1780-1794, p. 150; (Image 158 @ FamilySearch.org)
[quote]
Will of Elizabeth McGuire: In the name of God, Amen, I Elizabeth McGuire being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and
memory thanks be to the Almighty God, calling to mind the mortality of man & woman kind I do make and ordain this to be my
last will and testament revoking and annuling [[sic]] all other wills and testaments of any kind whatsoever what real or personal
estates I leave in the following manner to wit: after my funeral charges and my debts being paid firstI leave to my loving step-
son William McGuire that tract or parcel of land which was the estate of John Parker which he has now in possession. I do give
& bequeath to the said William McGuire that tract or parcel of land containing one hundred thirteen acres to him his heirs or
assigns to which I acknowledge this to be my last will and testament as witness my hand here this 21st day of May, 1771.
her
Elizabeth McGuire
mark
Signed, sealed in the presents of
Thos Collins
Vincen Calvin
Stephen Calvin
At a court held for Hampshire County the 12th day of Sept. 1786 this last will and testament of Elizabeth McGuire dec'd was
proven by the oath of Thomas Collins & Stephen Calvin, two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
[end quote]
Sources:
• BOOK: "The Parker Family of Sumner County, TENNESSEE," by Shirley Wilson, CG [excerpted and edited]
• Colonial Hampshire County Road Orders by Terry Gruber @ WVGenWeb
• BOOK: FORT JOHN PARKER: “Frontier Forts Along the Potomac and its Tributaries” by William H. Ansel, JR.
* Will of John PARKER
• Will of Elizabeth UNKNOWN (TALIAFERRO?) PARKER McGUIRE (wife of John PARKER)