John Parker (1755-1806) of Wake County, NC

My line is David Payne Parker, son of William Carey Parker (and Evelyn Payne), son of George Robertson Parker (and Iola Yates), son of Hannibal Nero Parker (and Mary Waitt), son of Harry Oliver Parker (and Solinda Jones), son of John Parker (1755-1806)(and Chloe Lassiter(1760-1824)) where the Parker trail ends. There are websites that claim him, but have about a 100 year gap in them from his supposed father's birth to his birth - which is biologically challenging to say the least.

Chloe Lassiter can be traced back to Thomas Leicester who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1610, but the Parker trail grows cold prior to John Parker's birth in 1755 (which is reasoned from the stated age in his Will).

John Parker was apparently born and married in the Gates County (eastern end of what was then Chowan County), NC in 1755 (assuming he knew is own age in his Will which was probated in Wake County, NC). He and his wife, Chloe along with some others of her Lassiter clan, migrated to Raleigh (Wake County) NC somewhere around 1795 according to census records and had lots of children, including the Rev. John Parker who went to Tennessee around 1810 or so and whose line has received lots of research and attention -- but stops at John Parker. My ancestor, Harry Oliver Parker (sometimes referred to in his own journal as "Henry Odum Parker" was close to the end of the children and wound up being the guardian for his younger sibling, Wiley.

Any help out there in Parker Heritage land with John Parker, Sr's lineage?

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  • The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC) of April 17, 1865 reported that Mayor Harrison and the Commissioners of the City of Raleigh, together with G.A. Lack, H.O. Parker, Nathan Ivy and A.F. Page were appointed a Committee on the part of the citizens of Raleigh and the country round about for the purpose of soliciting from the US authorities provisions for such persons as may have been deprived of the absolute necessaries of life, in such quantities and of such kinds as may be needful to sustain life. The Committee was to sit in the store-house of C.M. Farris on Fayetteville Street for such purpose. 5 days later, the Daily Standard reported that the Raleigh HQ of the Union Army issued General Order No. 2 providing for citizens without any means of support to petition Mayor Harrison for ration requests. Those requests would then be passed on to the Union Army Post Commander, Col. G.F. Granger. It would appear that HO Parker was one of the officials who processed those ration requests. In July of 1865, he was named a Justice of the Peace for Wake County.

    The City of Raleigh was surrendered on April 13, 1865 by Mayor Harrison, Raleigh Commissioners Creech, Farriss, Poole and Richardson and Kennth Rayner, Dr. McKee "and other citizens". It is possible that HO Parker was among that number. The surrender was to Gen. Kilpatrick in command of the advance of the Federal Army. The 5th Ohio Calvary were the first to occupy Raleigh and reports indicated that the occupation went smoothly, except for one shooting. Remarkably, there was no violence upon the assassination of President Lincoln and no retribution taken by the Union troops.

    Hope this is helpful. I strongly recommend researching through newspapers.com for the details of these family legends and tales!

    BTW: the Hardy Parker connection, though tempting to accept, does not seem to connect - the dates of apparent paternity being only one of the issues!
  • Orice Brannan, Jr., on his MyHeritage family site lists Hardy Parker and Susan Parydice as John Parker's parents. Only problem is he shows Hardy was born in 1745 and John in 1755. I have asked for clarification and his citation to support the lineage. Will let you know if I get a response. I am descended from Willie Parker, H.O.'s brother, as you reference in your description. Word was in our family that H.O. was one of the Raleigh citizens that went with other dignitaries to meet General Sherman to surrender the city. Do you have anything that would support this claim? My lineage is from John Parker, Sr. to Willie to Weston to Marcellus Aurelius to Linus Marcellus to Dorothea D Parker and to myself. MA Parker's old home place still stands in Raleigh at the corner of Person Street and Oakwood Avenue. If you have a MyHeritage account, let me know and I will share with you.
  • I am researching this line as well!
  • David, have you been able to find anything more on your line over this past year? There is another man on here, Rod Pennington, who also comes from John.
  • I think it is possible that your line and my line might converge with John. If I'm correct (which as we know, with this endeavor, could be suspect), I'm am from Willie Parker (Henry O.'s brother). Willie's son Wiley Alec moved his family to Manchester, Dallas Co., Ar between 1847 (birth of my great grandfather in NC) and 1850 (when he showed up in the Manchester, Dallas, Ar census). Wiley Alec had Wiley Ruffin (1847 NC), who had Wiley Franklin (1887 AR), who had my dad (1941 AR).

    Having said all of that...I, too, have nothing beyond John.
  • Thanks -- I will get her signed up and see where it takes us.  

  • David,

     This is a link to Family Tree DNA testing. This will help you get starting on learning about DNA testing.

     http://www.familytreedna.com/Default.aspx

    If you have any questions just ask.

    Wayne

  • Sadly, but proudly too, I am adopted.  Because I am interested, though, I have wound up being the family historian and answer questions for my cousins as best I can.   I have a first cousin, though, that is both interested and "of the blood" who would likely be willing to donate.  What do I need to get her to do?  

  • P329 is the # assigned to an ancestor recorded in the ParkerDNA Project. Given when the DNA is matched or not to others in families related through that DNA. Mine is P324 found in parker Faimily Group #22

  • If you are not the donor of yDNA sample P329, join the project Wayne linked below!
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