This is why we always turn to Jerome. Though there is something chilling about those last words 5 words. For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerome Tew To: Dee Thompson Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 12:16 AM Subject: RE: Help For A Novice Dee, lots of guys served in GA, due to a promise of land. It apparently did not matter that the Indians owned it. Likewise, VA guys served in NC and SC for about the same reason. One Godwin I know was from VA, served in a NC unit and was killed in SC at the last battle for NC involvement (Eutaw Springs). I think he did it to get away form his wife. No kidding. However, there were more battles were in SC than NC. Many from NC units went down and helped SC with the battles in SC. SC saved NC in the Tuscarora Indian War in 1711-1715. NC returned to favor 65 years later. In the GA land lotteries, they wanted people to settle the land and all people were eligible. War Veterans and War Widows got two draws. The battle for Savannah was a big lose for the colonials. General Ashe of New Hanover Co. NC was court marshaled. Geats Defeat was the battle of Camden and another big loss. Also the battle of Charleston was a loss. Both wins in the south were in SC and they were the Battle on Cowpens and Kings Mountain. I mean before Yorktown of course but that was Washington who forced Cornwallis to surrender in that battle. Several more battles took place in SC but none in NC or VA. Charleston was not a free city for sometime after Cornwallis surrendered. There was no money, so the states promised land. Mostly Indian Land. The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge took place early in the war, Feb. 1776 and that was a lopsided win for us and that keep the war out of here for four years. Then in 1781, it came. Jerome -----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson [mailto:d7777@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:39 PM To: Barbara Parker; NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com; Jerome Tew Subject: Re: Help For A Novice Hi John, It looks as though you have done a magnificent job of research. You have a wonderful spread of generations and a great many facts. I abbreviated the form of your presentation just a bit but it was easily understood just as you had it. I'm having trouble deciphering why William would have served in the Revolutionary War as a SC soldier since he was born in VA.. Where did you get that information? There were a number of William Parkers from North Carolina and South Carolina in that war. For an expert opinion on this part I'm going to ask Jerome Tew for help. : jdtew@esn.net. I know zilch about Tennessee but the ONE book (# 152) I have lists a William Parker receiving a North Carolina land grant in Tennessee. It was # 2566, 580 acres, on the north side of Clinch RIver, Hawkins County, 1788. This does not appear to be a Revolutionary War grant (wrong section of the book). I'm not sure that your TN/GA location is correct. The Clinch River flows from the northeastern corner of Tennessee. If the land grant was on the northern side of the Clinch the land would not have been near the Georgia line. I hope that someone with knowledge of this area will jump in here and help us both. As soon as we get some clarification on his military service I'll try to find more for you. ____________________________________________________________________________________ William Parker, b abt 1750/52 in VA, m Elizabeth Clark, b abt 1750. William was a Rev. War veteran (Roster of SC Patriots in the Rev. War). He served in the Rangers under Capt. Charles Heatley and Col. Thomson during 1775. The 2nd child of William and Elizabeth Clark Parker was William Solomon Parker, Sr., b 1770 in NC, and d aft 1840 in Haywood County, NC, m Martha Pleasant Anderson 1795 in probably NC. b abt. 1774 and d abt. 1840, both are buried in Mack McCall Cemetery (3rd Cemetery of the Macedonia Baptist Church, Glouchester, NC). Oldest child of William and Martha Pleasant Anderson Parker was William Solomon Parker, Jr., b Jan 29, 1791, Haywood Cty., NC; d Sept. 15, 1868, Town County, GA, m Elizabeth Jane Brown abt. 1815 in Jackson Cty or Haywood Cty, NC., b 1797 in Rowan Cty., NC, d aft 1880. They are buried in Towns Cty, GA. The 7th child of William and Elizabeth Jane Brown Parker was William C. (Cornelius) Parker, b Oct 4, 1833 in Haywood Cty, NC; d abt 1895 in Franklin Cty., AR., m Amanda Matilda Wood Aug. 3, 1856 in Towns Cty, GA. b Oct 21, 1838. William C. and Amanda are buried in Franklin Cty., AR in Morgan Cemetery on Fly Gap on the North side of Parker Mountain. William C. and Amanda Matilda Wood Parker had five children, including my grand-father, John Elisha Parker, b 24 July, 1867, in Rocky Ford, Screven Cty, GA.; d 15 July 1953 in Franklin Cty., AR on Parker Mountain; m Rachel Claudia Crawford (the Crawford's came from Turkey Creek, KY); b 13 Aug. 1873; d 7 Mar 1950. My father Vol Brown Parker was born to that union. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Parker To: d7777@worldnet.att.net Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 6:14 PM Subject: Help For A Novice Ms. Thompson: Please excuse my forwardness in contacting you. However I am a novice... beginner... at genealogy. I have noticed you keep popping up with all sorts of infomation for people in the NC area. I have traced my folks backs to my gggg-grandfather on my Parker side to William Parker, born about 1750, who married Elizabeth Clark, who was born about 1750. William was a Rev. War veteran, who according to a lady at the Cowpens National Battlefield read to me over the phone, two items regarding same... "William Parker, Roster of SC Patriots in the Rev. War. He was born around 1752 in Virginia. He served in the Rangers under Capt. Charles Heatley and Col. Thomson during 1775". This statement was read from the South Carolina Historical & Genealogy Magazine, Vol. II, Page 188, and Vol III, Page 73. William and Elizabeth Parker's second child was William Solomon Parker, Sr., born 1770 in NC, and died after 1840 in Haywood County, NC He married Martha Pleasant Anderson 1795 in probably NC. She was born abt. 1774 and died abt. 1840. They are both buried in Mack McCall Cemetery, currently called 3rd Cemetery of the Macedonia Baptist Church, Glouchester, NC. Their oldest child was William Solomon Parker, Jr., born Jan 29, 1791, Haywood Cty., NC; died Sept. 15, 1868, Town County, GA. He married Elizabeth Jane Brown abt. 1815 in Jackson Cty or Haywood Cty, NC. She was born 1797 in Rowan Cty., NC, and died after 1880. The are both buried in Towns cty, GA. The 7th child born to that union was my great-grandfather, William C. (Cornelius) Parker, who was born Oct 4, 1833 in Haywood cyt., NC; died abot 1895 in Franklin cty., AR. He married Amanda Matilda Wood Aug. 3, 1856 in Towns Cty, GA. Amanda was born Oct 21, 1838. Both William C. and Amanda are buried in Franklin cty., AR in Morgan Cemetery on Fly Gap on the North side of Parker Mountain. William C. and Amanda had five children, including my grand-father, John Elisha Parke! r, born 24 July, 1867, in Rocky Ford, Screven cty, GA.; he died 15 July 1953 in Franklin cty., AR on Parker Mountain; he was married to Rachel Claudia Crawford (the Crawford's came from Turkey Creek, KY); Rachel was born 13 Aug. 1873; died 7 Mar 1950. My father Vol Brown Parker was born to that union.... hence me later! I have also been told that the William Parker who served in the Rev. War received a land grant #2566, 580 acres on the North side of the Clinch River in TN/GA... it was very near the early boundary line. You must have a mountain of research, books, or access to areas of genealogy that I have no idea even exists. If you could turn me in the right direction or tell me how tie all this info that I have accumulated to a good solid post I would be forever grateful! Thank you very, very much! Best regards, John Darrell Parker, 1407 Woodland Drive, Lufkin, TX 75904; 1-800-632-3996 daytime and 1-936-632-2821 evening. PS: I have taken my three sons and my four grandchildren to the cemeteries mentioned above.... my grand-daughter asked me "why we were tramping through those cemeteries?" I tried to explain to her that those people buried there were the ones who came before us, making our way easier, and that we owed them a "thank you", in person!!!