STERLING, It appears you are stuck right at the same spot as most of us are. From here back is the confusion about the Richard, Peter, Thomas & Francis Parkers which I refer to as the Nansemond and/or Virginia Parkers. No one can seem to agree on which one went with which wife and which one went to which other county. I have gotten my husbands line back to Peter Parker b.abt. 1663 Nansemond Co, VA? and died Bef April 22, 1720 in Chowan Co, NC. From there I can prove they went to New Hanover & Duplin Co, NC, to Wash. Co, GA. to Perry & Jones Co. Mississsippi and then to Angelina & Hardin Co. Texas. Same pattern as yours. Probably distant cousins. But the problem has been getting back from Nansemond Co, VA. I live in Texas and don't have access to most of the records and am tired of writing trying to get copies of papers, and when I do they haven't helped. So, I fear we are going to have to hope someone either goes to that area of Virginia to research it or someone living there will eventually search. (do you by chance?) I know there have been previous researchers years ago that did look thru deeds, probate etc. but there is so much more out there and available now. I have had one person come up with proof that one of the Richards had this wife, and someone else has proof that it was actually another Richard with a different wife's name???? Unfortunately I have given up for now on that line. If anyone finds something, PLEASE post to the lists so we can all see and discuss. Thanks, Kathy Wells, Hurst, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <LostKinfolks@cs.com> To: <PARKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:37 AM Subject: [PARKER-L] PARKERS OF TEXAS, MISS., ALA., N.C., AND VA. > My nearest to farest Parkers are: > > B. Henry Parker b. Nov. 29, 1855, Leon Co., Texas, d. May 12, 1935, m. > Mary Lisha Moody Feb. 19, 1880 Leon Co., Tx. > His brothers and sisters were: > James Phillips Parker, Jr. b.Sept 29, 1857 Leon Co., Tx. d. Nov. 3, > 1910 Leon Co., Tx. > Susan Elizabeth Parker b. Sept 27, 1859 Leon Co., Tx. d. June 16, 1860 > Leon Co., Tx > ______________________________________________________________________ > Their father was > James Phillips Parker, Sr. b. May 7, 1819 Edgecombe Co., NC d.Sept. > 20, 1901 Leon Co., Tx. > _____________________________________________________________________ > His father and mother were: > Michael King Parker and Margaret Barnes Phillips. Michael King was > b. Sept 29, 1792 in Edgecombe Co., NC and died abt 1861 in Scott County Miss. > Margaret was b. February 8, 1800 in Edgecombe Co., NC and d. April 22, 1844 in > Sumter Co., Al. Michael and Margaret were married abt. 1818 in Edgecombe. > Their children were > _____________________________________________________________________: > James Phillips Parker (as written earlier) > Sarah "Sally" Ann Parker b. abt. 1820, Edgecombe Co., NC and d. > abt. 1827 Edgecombe Co., NC. Buried Phillips Cem. Battleboro, Nash Co., NC. > Margaret Barnes Parker, b. March 11, 1824 Edgecombe Co., NC; d. > Feb. 20, 1908 Lancaster Dallas Co., Tx > William F. Parker b. Dec. 11, 1830, Degecombe Co., NC; d. Abt. > 1831 Edgecombe Co., NC > John H. Parker, b. May 8, 1833, Edgecombe Co., NC; m. Martha Fore, > Nov. 29, 1872, Scott Co., Miss. > Phereby Elizabeth Parker, b. April 1, 1835, Alabama; d. April 16, > 1890 Lancaster, Dallas Co., Tx. m Boloiver Alexander, July 22, 1852, Brandon, > Rankin Co., Miss. > _____________________________________________________________________ > After Margaret died Michael married Elizabeth Neador Dec. 23, 1844 > in Sumner Co., Ala. Elizabeth was the widdow of Abraham Harrell and she was > the daughter of Clement Neador. She was b. 1800-1010 in NC and d. 1861 in > Scott Co., Miss. > _____________________________________________________________________ > Michael King Parker and Elizabeth Neador's children were: > Hiram Parker, b. Oct. 19, 1845 Ala., d. Jan. 19, 1909 Johnson Co., > Tx. m. Mary McLendon abt 1874 > Thomas Parker b. abt. 1847 Miss. d. bef. 1860 Miss > Susan Frances Parker b. July 21, 1849 Scott, Co., Miss d. April 20, > 1915 Johnson Co., Tex. m Thomas Franklin Laird abt. 1867 Miss. > Jefferson Davis Parker b. Dec. 31, 1852 Scott Co., Miss d. Aug 14, > 1910 Grandives Johnson Co., Tx. m (1) Ida Ryan Leflar abt 1876 (2) Margaret > Rudy Thomson > _____________________________________________________________________ > Michael King Parker's father and mother were Richard Parker b. 1759 > in Culpepper Co., Virginia & d. bef 1798 in Bertie Co., NC and Elizabeth King > d. Oct. 7, 1780. Her parents were Michael King and Mary Hobson. Richard > Parker and Elizabeth King's children were: > ______________________________________________________________________ > Thomas B. Parker b. abt 1782 and who was married to (Elizabeth > Suit, (2) Patsey Kilpatrick. > Mary H. Parker b. 1785 married to Parson Bell > Richard Parker b. March 21, 1787 married to Mary Ann Turner > Michael King Parker b. Sept. 29, 1792 in Edgecombe Co., NC d. abt > 1861 in Scott Co., Miss married (1) Margaret Barnes Phillips abt 1818 in NC, & > (2) Elizabeth Neador. > Jonathon Hobson Parker b. Feb. 14, 1794 in NC & d. Jan 10, 1846 in > Sarem, Livingston Co., Ky. Married Dorothy Burgess Oct. 22, 1812 in NC. > Elizabeth Parker b. 1796 and married Eli Butts. > _____________________________________________________________________ > The parents of Richard Parker are Joseph Parker b. abt 1730 Bertie > Co., NC and d. 1792-1803, he married (1) Martha Lawrence b. 1738-1743 & d.aft. > 1788, marrage took place abt 1758; and married (2) Amelia King aft 1788. > _____________________________________________________________________ > The children of Joseph Parker and Martha Lawrence were: > Richard Parker b. 1759 Culpepper Co., Va. d. bef 1797 Edgecombe > Co., NC and married Elizabeth King Oct. 7, 1780. > Joseph Parker b. abt 1763 and d. abt 1798. > Elizabeth Parker b. abt 1767, d. in Robinson Co., Tenn , m. John > Hobson King March 28, 1787. > Thomas Parker b. abt. 1771, d. 1807 Bertie Co., N.C., married to a > woman named Sarah, last name unknown. > Reuben Parker b. Dec. 26, 1776 Bertie Co., NC d. Jan. 1850 in > Bertie Co., NC, m. Barbara King Aug 15, 1806. > James Parker b. abt. 1780, d. 1805 in Bertie Co., NC > Sarah G. "Sally" Parker b. abt 1784, d. aft. 1816 m. Thomas Clark > King > Ann Parker b. abt. 1787, m. Sutton bef. 1816 > _____________________________________________________________________ > The parents of Joseph Parker are James Parker b. abt. 1670 and > d.1761 and Sarah unknown last name who was b. abt. 1708 of Upper Parish, > Nansemond, Va., which is where they married abt. 1725. Their children were: > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ephraim Parker b. abt. 1726 of Upper Parish, Nansemond, Va. > James Parker b. bat 1728 Bertie Co., NC > Joseph Parker b. abt. 1730 Bertie Co., NC d. 1792-1803 m. (1) > Martha Lawrence & (2) Amelia King > Mathew Parker b. abt. 1732 Bertie Co., NC and d. aft. 1809 > Peter Parker a. abt. 1734 in Bertie Co., NC > Jacob Parker b. abt. 1736 in Bertie Co., NC > Isaac Parker b. abt. 1740 in Bertie Co., NC > Elizabeth Parker b. abt 1742 in Bertie Co., NC > Daniel Parker b. abt 1744 in Bertie Co., NC > Abraham Parker b. abt 1746 in Bertie Co., NC > > If anyone can tie into these families or can supply additional > information on any of these individuals I would enjoy hearing form you. > > Sterling Parker >