PARKER Family Group 9 P27 has Thomas PARKER, dob unknown, died in 1812 in Rowan Co. North Carolina, and wife Mary BOSTIN, as his oldest ancestors. The oldest ancestor of P42 is Eli PARKER, b 1799 in NC, died in 1856 in Rhea Co. TN. The wife of Eli PARKER was Prudence JOHNSON, born 1808 in TN, and died in 1888 in Republic, MO. A relationship was suspected between these lines, but documentation could not be found. The DNA test has confirmed that P27 and P42 share a common ancestor, and they are collaborating to to identify that ancestor. P74 was added to this group on 9 Jan 2006. He matches P27 and P42 on all 25 markers for which results are available. The oldest ancestor of P74 is Thomas Parker, born about 1796-7, in York, SC, and died 1886, probably in Shelby Co. TX. He married Nancy Richardson, who was born 1810, and died in Shelby Co. TX. These families are exchanging information and searching for a connection between their PARKER lines.