JACKIE, I hope you don't mind me posting this to the lists. This information pretty much agrees with that which is in the Richard Parker, Chirurgeon book by Mrs. McSwain. And I don't disagree with this part that you have below. I did not have the wife's name of the Thomas Parker son of Richard & Eliz. Bailey though or his death year. Do you know where you found that? 1) I am a little confused though by part of your message below, and am hoping you can clear it up for me. In your statement "> Richard Parker dies about the year 1680, leaving issue, Thomas, Richard, Francis, Peter, William, John, and Elizabeth. <" How do you know for sure he had these other 4 children? Did he leave a Will naming them by chance? 2) In this statement.....which Richard is this? Richard the immigrant you stated had married Eliza. Bailey and that she was a widow in 1690 after her husband had died?? > Richard married second in 1656 Mary, widow of Nicholas Perkins of Charles City Co., VA. The marriage contract, dated July 31, 1656, recorded Sept 5, 1656, and witnessed by Richard Delahere, indicates that Mary had property in England and in VA, and had children by her prior marriage. It is not known which of the children indicated here were by which marriage, nor if the children of Mary Perkins Parker are included. It is probable that Richard was first married about 1650, and may have had two or three children of his first marriage." Thanks, Kathy Wells. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Hudgins" <cricket@visi.net> To: "Kathy Wells" <rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [PARKER-ROOTS] Re: parkert1717w.txt.htm > Hi Kathy, > > I am the wife of Thomas Parker Hudgins - 7th great grandson of the Thomas Parker (died 1717) who married Jean Bush. Thomas Parker's parents were Richard Parker and Elizabeth Bailey. > > Th following note may be of interest to you. > > "The history of Brownsholme Hall, referred to in the foregoing account of Cornwall, states that Richard was educated as a physician, and George was given a mercantile training and that both went to VA. > The records of the VA Land Office show that Richard reached Nansemond Co. in 1654, and that he and George were granted land in Accomac Co., VA in 1661. George at this time, was 21 years old, and had just completed his apprenticeship. He married Susannah, daughter of Gabriel Perrott, and moved to the Province of Maryland. Their children inherited and were living upon the manors of St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and Trinity in 1707. > Richard, the elder of these two brothers, married Elizabeth, daughter of Captain Richard Bailey of London and Accomac Co., VA, who was Justice of the Peace for said county. She was living a widow after 1690 in the Lower Parish of Nansemond Co., VA, adjoining the lands of her son Thomas. The records of the land office of VA also show that Richard Parker received 600 acres in Nansemond Co. in 1654, re-granted 1662, and during this interval he was evidently returned to England, for the following year (1662) he was given 100 acres for coming twice to VA and a similar tract granted 1675, was re-granted 1698 to his son Richard. Besides the above he received a tract of 1420 acres, which the land office record states was willed to his sons, Thomas, Richard, and Francis. > Richard Parker dies about the year 1680, leaving issue, Thomas, Richard, Francis, Peter, William, John, and Elizabeth. He was High Sheriff of Nansemond Co. sometime between 1654 and 1673, but since all records of the above county prior to the Civil War were totally destroyed during that conflict, the proof of this statement must be found in the letter of his youngest brother, Rowland Parker, written in 1673, and published in the history of Brownsholme Hall, heretofore referred to, which states that Richard Parker married a Londoner, resided on the James River, in VA and had been High Sheriff of the Co. > The destruction of Nansemond Co. records are aforesaid rendered it impossible to further pursue the history of this family, with the exception of the descendants of Thomas Parker, and those of his nephew, Richard Parker, son of his brother, Richard. > Richard married second in 1656 Mary, widow of Nicholas Perkins of Charles City Co., VA. The marriage contract, dated July 31, 1656, recorded Sept 5, 1656, and witnessed by Richard Delahere, indicates that Mary had property in England and in VA, and had children by her prior marriage. It is not known which of the children indicated here were by which marriage, nor if the children of Mary Perkins Parker are included. It is probable that Richard was first married about 1650, and may have had two or three children of his first marriage." > > Jackie Hudgins > > > > > > >