Hello, I am new to all of this. It looks as though the John Burns Parker ( b. March 27, 1809, TN) you spoke of is the one I mentioned previously. The question I have is this: are these line of Parkers related to Quanah Parker, and if so, in what way? I simply want to know if my great grandmother, Lula Jane Parker, ( a descendant of John Burns Parker),was related to Quanah as rumored.
My daughter is a direct descendant of Quanah (from her father's side), and I wanted to put this question regarding my ancestry to rest. Thanks for your help.
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I posted all information that I have on your family
I would recommend clicking on the yDNA link at the top of this page.
The Y chromosome, which is passed directly from father to son, unchanged, from generation to generation. Unchanged, that is, unless a mutation—a random, naturally occurring, usually harmless change—occurs. The mutation, known as a marker, acts as a beacon; it can be mapped through generations because it will be passed down from the man in whom it occurred to his sons, their sons, and every male in his family for many thousands of years.
These mutations establish genetic signatures, called haplotypes, that define particular branches within a family tree. The haplotypes of tested individuals can be used to confirm, or alter as necessary, the structure of family trees which in the past had to be based on paper-based historical research, family tradition and logical inferences that could be drawn from them.
NOTE: All the Parker families of Parker FG#7 can be traced back to one common male ancestor using y-DNA testing but DNA testing can only tell us we are kin but not how. Thus the results can be used by researchers as a tool to help find the paper trail that will tell us how.
The P#s are assigned by the Parker DNA Project.
I am kin to all Parker of FG#7. You are kin to the Parker in FG#41 and James is kin to all the Parker in FG#5 but we are not to each other through our male Parker lines. Note: we could be kin through one or more female lines but I don't know of any right now.
We Parker are a " We are a very diverse group genetically, and our surname was adopted many times by people in different locations." this quote is from the Parker yDNA Project page.
Hope I have not confused you too much. Feel free to ask any questions.
Your John Burns Parker is part of y-DNA FG#41.
I posted a lot of info on you family to your wall two days ago and it is not there today.
So this is a small part of that post
NOTE: John B. Parker is listed in my file a part of my project to identify all the different Parker families that were in old Choctaw Co., MS in the 1830's, 1840's and 1850's.
1840 census Choctaw Co., MS Page 80 1 male 20-30, 2 females under 5, 1 female 20-30
Birth: Mar. 27, 1809
Tennessee, USA
Death: Nov. 9, 1887
Moved to Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Jan 6 1836
Family links:
Spouse:
Moriah Parker (1813 - 1873)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Gibbs Cemetery
Macedonia (Chickasaw County)
Chickasaw County
Mississippi, USA
Created by: Barbara Wiley Hamby
Record added: Oct 29, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 30973777
PARKER Family Group 41
This group was formed in December 2012. P221 descends from Peter PARKER, thought to have been born about 1817 in England, and died after 1904 probably in Mason County, Texas. P364 has John B. PARKER, born 1809 in Tennessee, died in 1887 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, as his oldest confirmed ancestor.
P404 was added to this group in January 2014. He descends from George PARKER born about 1700, place unknown, lived in Hampshire, (Mineral) County, (WEST) Virginia. He died in 1757 in Hampshire (Mineral) Co, (WEST) VIRGINIA. His wife was Ann (last name unknown).
P85 was added to this group in January 2014. His oldest ancestor is Peter Hiram PARKER, born 1805 in TN, died in Arkansas. He married Pheby Ann (last name unknown)
Wayne N. Parker researcher for P239 FG#7
How would your in-laws be related to Quanah? There are numerous erroneous family trees/sites confusing folks, specifically about Quanah, Cynthia Ann, Silas Mercer, Elder John and his parents. His parents remain UNKNOWN no matter what you read online about Nathaniel b.1730 Hampshire VA m.Ann Clayton (real people that yDNA confirmed NOT to be his parents). But I'll keep looking for your folks in other places.
JamesDavidParker -humble PG5 moderator