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Ray Parker -- Generation 3

Samuel Parker B. abt 1760 m. ?? two males over 16, one male under 16, four females 1790 Surry Co. Census

• Sarah Parker b. est 1779 M. 11/30/1794 Edmond Poe, Surry Co. NC.
• Samuel Parker Jr. b. est 1772 D. unk, M. unk
• George Parker b. est 1774 D. unk M. 2/17/1803 Sarah Pitchards, Surry Co. NC.
• James Parker b. est 1776 M. 5/18/1805 Polly Everton, Surry Co. NC.

Note Samuel Parker moved to Grayson Co. Va abt 1805, he disappears from the Grayson Co. Va Tax List after 1811. He bought the bulk of his father John Parker’s land out of the estate sale in Grayson Co. Va in 1807 as noted above. Samuel Parker had 3 sons and three daughters on the 1800 Surry Co. Census Report.

Grayson Co. Court Records, 1812-1816 For Samuel, Thomas and Arthur Parker.

At a superior court of law held for the county of Grayson on Monday the 19th day of October 1812.

Present: Peter Johnston, Esqr. Judge.

The following persons were returned as Grand Jurors, to wit: David Cox, foreman, Stephen Bourne, Sen., David Noblitt, Stephen Bourne, Jr., William Hail, Lewis Hail, Stephen Hail, Daniel Keith, Isaiah Phipps, Samuel Amburn, Jacob Hays, Barney Wills, Samuel Parker, Charles Rowark, Abraham Wright, Alexander Sutherland, William H. Boyer, William Long, Stephen Stone, John Isom, Sen., Daniel Austin, and Daniel McPherson, who being sworn, received a charge from the court and retired to consider their presentments and after some time returned into court and made presentments in the following words to wit, "We the Grand Jury impanneled for the County of Grayson at October Superior Court of Law 1812 do present John Warrick and Barnabas Walls, husbandman and labourer of this county in a breach of the peace by fighting together on the 8th day of April last. Information by Lewis Hail, Stephen Hail and Charles Roward of our own body.

The Commonwealth, plantiff
v
Jonathan Bentley, defendant, indictment for breach of the peace.
The defendant appeared in court and plead not guilty to this indictment and put himself upon the county and the attorney for the commonwealth likewise, and thereupon came a jury to wit: John Robinson, Jacob Lineberry, James Bedwell, George Smyth, John Fielder, Daniel Davis, James Walker, Thomas Parker, Jacob Hines, Jesse Walls, James Nuckolls, and Jacob Boyer who being sworn to try the aforesaid joined and having heard the evidence upon their oaths do say that the defendant is guilty in manner and form as against him in the indictment is alleged and they do assess his fine by occasion thereof to fifty cents besides his costs, whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant forfeit and pay to the commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended & may be taken &c.

At a Superior Court begun and held for GraysonCounty on Monday the 16th day of May 1814.

Present, Peter Johnston, Esqr. Judge

The following persons were returned as Grand Jurors to wit: Minitree Jones, foreman, Henry L. Sheffey, Charles Nuckolls, David Noblett, John Clemmons, Stephen Chappel, Jacob Hays, John Robinson, George Curren, John Isom, Sen, Isaac Garrison, Jeremiah Coulson, Henry Williams, John A. Griggs, Ebenezer Lundy, Samuel Parker, William McKnight, Robert Smith, Benjamin Cooley, Arthur Parker, George Moore, John Patton and John Anders, who being sworn received a charge from the court and retired to consider of their presentments and after some time returned into court and made presentments in the following words, to wit: "We the grand jury at the superior court for the county of Grayson do present Stephen South and John Brown famous of this county for fighting together on the 9th of April last past by information of George Moore and Robert Smith of our own body. Also Preston Robinson and Robert Night famous of this county for fighting together on the 27th day of April last past by information of George Moore and John Clemmons of our own body. Also present Jacob Clonch farmer of this county and William Vaughn, Jr., farmer of this county for fighting together at this place on the 27th day of April last past by information of George Moore and Stephen Chappell both of our own body.

At a Superior Court begun and held for the county of Grayson on Monday the 15th day of May 1815.

Present Peter Johnston, Esqr. Judge.

The following persons being returned as grand jurors to wit: Henry L. Sheffy, foreman, Richard Hail, Francis Hail, Stephen Hail, Robert Crofford, Anthnoy Wheeler, Mahlon Collins, John Frost, Davis Coulson, Joseph Fields, David Noblett, Jacob Hays, Isaac Garrison, Thomas Patton, John Patton, William McKnight, James Atkins, Arthur Parker, Isaac Willets, William Carrico, Samuel Parker, John Austin and Hardy Jones, who being sworn received a charge from the court and retired to consider their presentments and after some time returned into court and presented an indictment against Munford Smith for murder. An indictment against Levi Johnston for an assault indorsed true bills, and made presentments in the following words, to wit: "We the Grand Jury of the Superior Court for the County of Grayson do present Daniel Austin distiller and John Collins farmer for breaking the peace by fighting at Greensville on the 25th of April last, information John Austin and Thomas Patton both of our body.

May Term 1816

At a Superior Court begun and held for Grayson County on Monday the 13th day of May 1816.

Present: Peter Johnston, esqr., Judge

The following persons were returned as Grand Jurors, to wit: Daniel Noblett, foreman, Randolph Collins, Benjamin F. Cooley, William Edwards, John Austin, Jacob Hays, John Isom, Senr., Bennet Rector, John Mash, Chesley Ward, Daniel Davis, William Ward, John Isom, Jr., James Ogle, John Landreth, John South, George Ring, Arthur Parker, William Kenney, Jacob Boyer, Abraham Wright, Isaiah Austin, and Byrum Ballard, who being sworn received a charge from the court and retired to consider their presentments and after some time returned into court with an indictment against Elizabeth Brown for pettit larceny indorsed a true bill and retired again.

At a Superiour Court begn and held for the County of Grayson on Monday the 14th day of October 1816.

Present Peter Johnston, esqr, Judge

The Commonwealth, plantiff
v
Levi Johnston, defendant
Indictment for assault. The defendant appeared and plead not guilty to the indictment and put himself upon the county and the Prosecutor for the Commonwealth likewise, and thereupon came a jury towit: John Nuckolls, John K. Cunningham, Henry Williams, John Blakley, Daniel Boyer, Thomas Young, Samuel Parker, Richard Hall, Samuel Cary, Amos Ballard, John Stoneman, and Johsua Martin who being [word missing] to try the issue aforesaid joined and having heard the evidence upon their oaths do say the defendant is guilty in manner and form as in the indictment against him is alleged and they do assess his fine by occasion thereof to five dollars besides his costs, whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant forfeit and pay the commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended & may be taken &c.

John Parker (II) b. 1760 D. 1829 lived in Surry County, NC on Stewarts Creek 600 acres land.

Wife 1, Sarah Connelly b. 1765in VA m. est 1794 D. abt 1810 Surry Co. NC

1. Edmond Parker b. 1793, D. ? m. 4/3/1819 Nancy Hickman b. 1802 in Va, Moved to Buchanan Co. MO C1830
2. Mary Parker b. abt C1796 m. abt. 1811 Benjamin Hinshaw,b. C1782 d. 1829 son Thomas Hinshaw & Hannah Seasfield
3. Margaret Peggy Parker, b. 1799 m. 9/30/1818 Abraham Knot
4. William Riley Parker b 1/7/1801 M, 11/25/1826 Martha (Patsy) Hodges b. 1810 dtr Edmond and Elizabeth Robinson Hodges
5. Moved to Lawerence Co. IN by ox team in 1837.
6. Joseph Parker b. 1805 D. 12/18/1880 m. 12/151830 Mary Ann Hickman b. C1812 in Va D. 8/19/1892 stayed in Surry Co. NC.
7. Jane Parker b. C1807 m. 2/27/1839 Steven Vaughn in Indiana
8. Sarah Parker b. 5/21/1811 D. 8/30/1870 Bedford Ind. m. 3/8/1829 Newton Pierce b. 12.10.1806

Wife 2. Polly Pinnion b. abt 1785 m. 2/21/1821

1. Justine Parker b. abt 1825 m. 1839 Edmond Nichols b. 1820 in Va moved to Kansas
2. Lucinda Parker b abt 1822 d. aft 1880 m. Jacob Keller moved to Ind, Ill and on (1880 Shoal Creek, Newton Missouri Census)
3. Munro Sidney (Meky) Parker b. abt 1825 m. ? (Note, I can find no record of this child, Ray Parker)
4. James Monroe Parker b. 9/20/1826 Surry Co. NC D. C1910 Cove Union Oregon, M. Mary Smith b. C1831

Note: Part of information and verification by cousin Carol Snyder Dixie604@earthlink.net a John Parker Descendant. Surry County Heritage Book Volume I, Land and Tax records by Ray Parker. Surry Co. Marriage Records. Edmond (Ed) Parker was a witness to Benjamin Hinshaw’s July 18 th 1829 will. This Parker Family, and most of the Hickman Family along with some ot the Hinshaws moved to Missouri abt 1830, with some of them Edmond Parker’s Family to Buchanan Co. Missouri and then moving on to Kansas.

William Parker b. 1748 , lived in Surry County, NC 1803, in Grayson Co. Va 1805

William Parker is believed to have married Elizabeth Lydia Bryant in Grayson Co. Va C1790

• Joshua Parker b. 4/13/1790 D. 7/24/1839 in Washington Co. Texas M. 1828 Nancy Whiteside
• Lydia Parker B. est 1793 in NC D. 9/1841 in Buchanan Co. St. Josephs, Missouri M. 12/13/1813 in Surry Co. NC
• George Adams b. 1771
• Thomas Bryant Parker b. 10/15/1798 in Grayson Co. Va D. 7/27/1850 in Kanesville, Iowa
• Rebekah Parker b. 1803 in VA D. aft 1880 M.. Jesse Adams 1822 in Surry Co. NC
• George Parker b. 1805 in VA D. 3/1/1880 M. Kesiah Adams 1833 in Surry Co. NC

Note: Elizabeth Lydia Parker is buried beside him (William Parker) at the Deep Creek Monthly Meeting

In Yadkin, Co. NC. Row T positon 1 William Parker, postion 2 E. L. Parker, position 3 H. A. Parker.

Note: This is the work of Ray Parker Ray.parker@slkp.com Sources, Surry County marriage records, Parker Family History, marriage bonds, census reports, land tax records.

Arthur Parker b. 7/17/1775, d. 10/6/1830, Springfield, Sangamon, Ill.

Eleanor Ballard b. 5/5/1790 M. 12/29/1808 d. 5/2/1845 White County, Tenn

1. Andrew Parker b. 11/09/1809 Grayson Co. Va. d. 3/17/1847 White County, Tn M. 8/ 1823 Stacey Mitchell
2. Elizabeth Parker b. 4/02/1812 Grayson Co. Va. d. 12/19/1849 M. 8/21/1831 Thomas Fleming
3. Margaret Parker b. 5/09/1814 Grayson Co. Va. d. 7/22/1895 M. 1/27/1834 John Gillentine
4. Samuel Parker b. 10/19/1816 Grayson Co. Va d. 11/11/1894 M. 2/12/1835 D. Cinda Huhn
5. Caroline Parker b. 3/11/1819 White Co. Tenn d. 4/05/1899 M. M. F. Trogler
6. Susannah Parker b. 5/21/1820 White Co. Tenn d. 7/03/1851 M. 2/21/1841 Joseph Mitchell
7. Mary Parker b. 8/19/1823 White Co. Tenn d. 03/26/1910 in Nebraska M 9/14/1845 Burnett Mitchell
8. Arthur Parker b. 12/26/1824 White Co. Tenn d. 9/01/1901 M. 12/19/1845 Lodiema Washington
9. Joseph Parker b. 11/19/1828 White Co. Tenn d. 12/26/1893 M. 10/11/1857 Ceila Elizabeth Clark
10. William Parker b. 5/06/1831 White Co. Tenn d. 6/21/1863. M. 8/15/1854 Mary Worthington

Note: Part of information and verification by cousin Jerry Craig Jcraig@satx.rr.com an Arthur Parker Descendant.

GRAYSON COUNTY - MILITIA OFFICERS 1793 - 1812

At a court begun and held for the County of Grayson the 22d day of October, 1811

Arthur Parker, lieutenant in Rifle company in 1st battalion in place of Elisha Swift, removed

Joseph Parker b.est 1752 d. 5/5/1819 m. 1 st Mary Hutchens. m 2 nd before 9/17/1800 Elizabeth or Jane (Jennie) Rector

1 st Wife Mary Hutchens.

1. Elizabeth Jane Parker b. est 1788 M. Thomas Andrew Irons 10/9/1804 in Monroe Co. Va.
2. James Thomas Parker b. est 1787 in NC M. Elizabeth Young 11/29/1810 Monroe Co. Va.
3. Thomas Parker b. est 1790 M. 1810 Betsy Elizabeth Rector 4/21/1795 Grayson Co. Va. died 1879 in Mills County, Iowa

2 nd Wife Elizabeth Jane Rector, b. C1780 dtr James Rector and Leannah ? source Rector Family History

1. Jesse Parker b. 1/11/1799 D. 12/25/1847 M. Lydia Young 11/23/1824 Monroe Co. Va. M. 2 nd Isabel Hosey
2. Joseph Parker II b. 5/1/1801 D. 12/9/1883 in Hillsdale WVA. M. Elizabeth Young 9/2/1824 M. 2 nd
3. Mary Hendrick McClung
4. Samuel Parker b. 5/8/1804 D. 4/19/1871 M. Jane Johnson 5/8/1848 Monroe Co. Va.
5. Mary Elizabeth Parker b. 5/2/1807 D. 8/10/1888 Jackson Co. Ohio M. 2/18/1826 John Livley
6. David Parker b. 10/27/1809 D. 3/1871 in Roane WVA. M. 1/30/1844 Mary Humphries
7. Rachael Parker b. 1/8/1812 D. 2/11/1843 M. 2/15/1832 John Humphries
8. William Parker b. 3/3/1815 D. 7/3/1900 M. 9/15/1837 Lydia Sullivan M. 2 nd Sarah Upton
9. Andrew Parker b. 8/27/1817 D. 9/1/1865 in Monroe Co. WVA M. Mary Kathrine Upton 8/22/1850

Note: Joseph Parker owned 489 acres of land in Monroe Co. VA later WVA.

Note in discussions with Bill Reed, he has another possible 1 st Marriage for Joseph Parker.

Fauquier County VA had

Joseph Parker to Betsy Duncan, 11 Jan. 1781, bond John

Parker, consent by Joseph Duncan for his daughter

Betsey, pg.101

Also we believe that Joseph Parker married Jane Rector before May of 1798, 9/17/1800 was the date that the minister recorded 20 marriages he made over a period of up to three years in Grayson Co. Va.

Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD

Note: Part of information and verification by cousin Sue Durham Sdurham839@aol.com A Joseph Parker Descendant. She also sent information from cousin Josie Adams. Additional information from cousin Lois Marshall "Duane Marshall" dmarsha3@midsouth.rr.com a descendant of Joseph Parker II b. 1801. Land Grant and Will from: Crarthur@aol.com Ralph Arthur.

Family of James Thomas Parker son of Joseph Parker above.

James Thomas Parker b. est 1787 D. Aft 1850 Monroe Co. WVA in NC M. Elizabeth Young 11/29/1810 D. 12/13/1855 In Monroe Co. Va.

1. Joseph Alexander Parker b. C1826 D. aft 1870 Monroe Co. WVA M. Elizaeth Dolan, M2nd Sarah Livley.
2. Mary Parker b. 1814 d. Unk unk M 1/8/1834 Rubin Bostic in Monroe Co. WVA
3. Martha Parker b. 1819 D. 8/1/1856 in Monroe Co. WVA M. Charles Allen Bostic
4. William Parker b. 1821 D. unk
5. William Brownlee Parker b. 1823 in Monroe Co. WVA D. aft 1870 M . Nancy Kennedy
6. Elizabeth Parker b. 1829 D. unk M. Rubin Bostic in Monroe Co. WVA.
7. James Parker b. 1831 in Monroe Co. WVA D. aft 1870 M. Elizabeth Broyles

Note Information on James Thomas Parker received from a GGGGrandson William Reed w2reed@yahoo.com

William (Bill) Reed is descended from Joseph Alexander Parker b. 1812 and Elizabeth Dolan. James Thomas Parker was on the 1850 Census report age listed as 63. So we are unsure as to who his mother was.

Joseph Parker b. 5/1/1801 on the 1880 Census Report, son of Jospeh Parker b. 1752, note his fathers birthplace Ireland .

Source Information:

Notes for Thomas Parker son of Joseph Parker above: Thomas Parker and Elizabeth Rector 1810 source Rector Family History Grayson Co. Library Archives.

Elizabeth Rector was born 4/21/1795 Grayson Co. Va. died 1879 in Mills County, Iowa Children for Thomas Parker and Elizabeth Rector, James b. 3/2/1819, Leannah b. 10/27/1813, Joseph b. 4/2/1823, Jane b. 8/1/1815, all born inVA.David b. 8/20/1829 in Jackson Co Ohio, Mary 8/171821 in Va. Emily b. 5/1/1831 in Ohio, John Henry b. 2/8/1833 and Chole b. 1835 Mary Parker was born 1821 and died in 1895 in Malvern Iowa, she married Stephen Butcher Davis. Leannah Parker was born in 1813 died 1850 in Jackson Co. Ohio, married in 1833 Samuel Winters. (Thomas Parker may have been the son of Joseph Parker b. 1752 in Ireland.)

Joshua Parker b. est 1772 D. bef 1840 in Grayson Co. Va M. Sarah (Sally) unk

Sarah ? Parker (she is listed on the 1840 Grayson County Census as head of household)

1. Julia Parker b. C1808 M. C1826 Joseph Hurst
2. Calvin Parker b. 1810 D. 8/10/1886 in Carroll Co. Va
3. Mary Parker b. C1812 D. aft 1880 unmarried
4. Rachel Parker b. C1813 M. John Kelly
5. Sally (Sarah) Parker b. C1815 never married
6. Elizabeth Parker b. C1817 D. M. 4/4/1843 William Lyon
7. Nancy Parker b. C1819 D. M. 2/26/1843 Alexander Frost

Early Grayson County Criminals

March Court, 1811 Grayson Co. Va

A deed from John Houghy to Joshua Parker was proven in Court by Moses Wells a susbscribing witness

At a court begun and held for the County of Grayson on the 26th day of March 1811.

Thomas Herbert, plantiff
v
John Brown, Deft.

This day came the parties by their attornies and therefore came a jury pettit, Jeremiah Glandson, Daniel Austin, George Keith, Jonathan Bentley, John Pike, Hiram Smith, George Ailsworth, Joshua Cox, Stephen Coleman, Joshua Parker, Thompson Carter and Charles Anthony who being sworn to try the issue joined and having heard the evidence upon their oaths do say that they find for the plantiff and assess his damage to fifteen pounds, sixteen shillings and seven pence three farthings, whereupon it is considered by the court that the plantiff receive of the defendant the damages aforesaid by the jurors assessed with interest from the date hereof till payment and his costs about his suite in this behalf aforesaid.

Note: Carroll Co. Death notice for Calvin Parker list parents Joshua and Sarah (Sally) Parker. Calvin Parker is listed on the 1870 and 1880 Carroll Co. Census Reports. In 1880 he is living with nephew & niece Joshua and Amanda Lyon as is his sister Mary Parker.

Note research here by Ray Parker.

Note: By 1817 Joshua Parker was the only Parker who owned land in Grayson County, Va.

The others had sold out and moved west. Arthur Parker and Samuel Parker were on the 1813 Personal Property Tax list for Grayson Co. Va. They are not on the 1817 tax lists. We also received information on this family from Joan Tuft & Don Tuft jlarson@burgoyne.com

1817 Tax List for Grayson Co. Va, the only Parker Listed was Joshua below:

Parker, Joshua 1 3 .54

In addition we have recently learned that the Quakers Living in Grayson County often attended the Deep Creek Friends Monthly Meeting off Nebo Road in Yadkin County, until the Mt Pleasant Friends Meeting was established later in the 1800’s. This helps explain the intermarriage between the Surry/Yadkin County and Grayson County residents. This was a 60 mile or so trip to go to church. Since Quakers were not supposed to marry out of the faith, they often married cousins or traveled to the nearest Quaker Church to find spouses. This was the pattern between the Quakers in Grayson County, Va and the ones in Surry/Yadkin Co, NC from the 1770’s to 1840’s.