Posted by John Britton on January 12, 2016 at 2:40pm
George Parker ( my 4th GF)1769–1859pittsylvania County, VirginiaWifeFrances Oaks1773–1858I have George's father listed as William Alexander Parker1735– born in Maryland, married to Henryetta 1735– born in Virginia. There seems to be controversy as to this line.I like confirm this lineage and also find out if there is DNA from anyone along this line. Thank you for you help.
Chad, we match on gedmatch but I'm not sure where. Do you or anyone else know how to confirm relationships on GEDmatch? My kit# HY2961865.
Questions: Are the brothers that d.Baddock's Defeat William Alexander's sons or brothers? I'm reminded: Joshua YORK b. Jan 1756 @Forks of Cacapon nine months after Gen.Braddock troops camped there in spring of 1755 on the way to infamy w/George Washington.
John: I've not seen/recieved the yDNA data for Benjamin. Has it been grouped?
Hi John! You may have already solved this mystery, but in case not, I have a good amount of info on George Parker. He was my 5th GG Uncle; his brother, Benjamin Parker (27 Feb 1759 - 19 Oct 1836) is my 5th GGF. I definitely have DNA from this line. My DNA profile is on ancestry.com, I'll share the links here if you're still interested.
You're right about the controversy on this line. From my research, it's confusing because the citation from the source "Our Kin" states that George Parker "was the youngest child of his parents. Among his brothers and sisters, how many we do not know, were David and Benjamin, both of whom went to Kentucky, and the family of one of them was poisoned by using arsenic for soda in bread". (Our Kin, Page 650)*
Here's my opinion on it, which I'm basing from years of research on this particular family line (20 + years) and a bit of educated guessing:
The authors of "Our Kin" were semi-pro genealogists back in the 1930's. Your and my relative Lulu Eastman Parker (nee Jeter) (3 Aug 1873 - 12 Oct 1954) co-authored this book with Mary Ackerly. Both women had been commissioned by the historical society of Bedford County, Virginia to produce this book outlining some of the families that pioneered the county, their origins, and subsequent offspring. Because it was the 1930's information was difficult to produce and they had to rely on "word of mouth" or oral histories from some of the people they interviewed, which as you can imagine, can be unreliable/inaccurate.
Despite what their citation of George says, he could not have been the youngest child of William Parker (1735-1805) and Henrietta Donnell (abt 1740 - 1830) because in the same paragraph, it mentions David Parker (Abt 1780 - Jun 1824). George was born in 1769, 11 years before David. In fact, there are 3 more younger siblings besides David -- John Parker (1773 - 1854) , Nancy Parker (1775 - 1829) and Malinda Milley Parker (1785-1854). I just think they got their wires crossed, which of course, causes confusion for us 100 years later.
Feel free to look through my family tree. It's certainly not perfect and I still have some clean up to do, but I'm getting there!
I also uploaded my DNA to GEDMATCH.com. My Kit # is RM8023425.
*Original data: Ackerly, Mary Denham,. "Our kin" : the genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia. unknown: unknown, c1930.
John, the short answer -yes. But the DNA experts have the program humming right along. Parker Heritage member Mr.Dennis West is also co-admin. for yDNA research. Contact him with the data if you want the official answer. I have compiled data on my own using a program within the yDNA site Family Tree. IF you would like to send me a private message with your data, I would love to try. Basically I just match the numbers of each DYS value. Some variations can actually be more informative than additional exact copies of previous submissions. Mutations may identify possible branches..or not.
best regards, James
Hi James , I was able to obtain the DNA results for
BENJAMIN Parker DNA SF 1759–1836 Birth 27 FEB 1759 • Faquier Co., Virginia,
Death 19 DEC 1836 • Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Kentucky,
From this can you determine the FG# ?
Thank you
John.
James David, Thank you for your info. I was not able to find data other than family data from ancestry.com linking my William Alexander to the 'Alexander' name. The data shows William A. did not have siblings. I found three sons. All were born in Virginia, Benjamin and David moved to Hardin, KY
. His children were:
1. Benjamin Parker
1759 b. Virginia d 1836 Hardin, Marshal, KY
2. David Parker 1780–1824 m.Frankie Arthur
3. George Parker 1769–1859
1769–1859 m. Frances Oaks
I do have living Parker relatives but have not ask them if they would be willing to do a DNA. To my knowledge I don't have any Mercers in the family tree.
Thank you.
John Britton
Hello John, I have similar names from my line back that direction. Do you have any information linking yourWilliam Alexander to the 'Alexander' name? IF you and I are related my wall may have a hole! I think the name may have come from the New York-New Jersey Alexanders intermarried w/PG5 Parkers. To my knowledge, your William Alexander line has NOT been dna linked to a known Parker Family Group (PGx) such as my PG5 line of John Alexander, George David, James Mercer...(Do you have any Mercers?) But testing seems to have increased based on the numerous match emails I've received. Do you have a male Parker relative willing to try? Multiple genetic lines of Parker lived in early Maryland and in different parts. Elder John Parker of PG5 was born in Baltimore County, MD Sept.1758.
...PLUS your Parkers relocated near Elizabethtown,KY as did my PG5 James b.1752 m.1780 Doty b.1765 Basking Ridge,NJ raised five sons and one daughter near Lick Creek at Boston,KY 1781-1808 then to Butler Co.OH until 1816 they arrive in Crawford County same time as Elder John's clan. Are there other Parker siblings of William Alexander?
Cheers!, JamesDavid
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Questions: Are the brothers that d.Baddock's Defeat William Alexander's sons or brothers? I'm reminded: Joshua YORK b. Jan 1756 @Forks of Cacapon nine months after Gen.Braddock troops camped there in spring of 1755 on the way to infamy w/George Washington.
John: I've not seen/recieved the yDNA data for Benjamin. Has it been grouped?
You're right about the controversy on this line. From my research, it's confusing because the citation from the source "Our Kin" states that George Parker "was the youngest child of his parents. Among his brothers and sisters, how many we do not know, were David and Benjamin, both of whom went to Kentucky, and the family of one of them was poisoned by using arsenic for soda in bread". (Our Kin, Page 650)*
Here's my opinion on it, which I'm basing from years of research on this particular family line (20 + years) and a bit of educated guessing:
The authors of "Our Kin" were semi-pro genealogists back in the 1930's. Your and my relative Lulu Eastman Parker (nee Jeter) (3 Aug 1873 - 12 Oct 1954) co-authored this book with Mary Ackerly. Both women had been commissioned by the historical society of Bedford County, Virginia to produce this book outlining some of the families that pioneered the county, their origins, and subsequent offspring. Because it was the 1930's information was difficult to produce and they had to rely on "word of mouth" or oral histories from some of the people they interviewed, which as you can imagine, can be unreliable/inaccurate.
Despite what their citation of George says, he could not have been the youngest child of William Parker (1735-1805) and Henrietta Donnell (abt 1740 - 1830) because in the same paragraph, it mentions David Parker (Abt 1780 - Jun 1824). George was born in 1769, 11 years before David. In fact, there are 3 more younger siblings besides David -- John Parker (1773 - 1854) , Nancy Parker (1775 - 1829) and Malinda Milley Parker (1785-1854). I just think they got their wires crossed, which of course, causes confusion for us 100 years later.
Feel free to look through my family tree. It's certainly not perfect and I still have some clean up to do, but I'm getting there!
George Parker : https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/87536946/person/12...
My profile with DNA info: https://www.ancestry.com/profile/03bee783-0006-0000-0000-000000000000
I also uploaded my DNA to GEDMATCH.com. My Kit # is RM8023425.
*Original data: Ackerly, Mary Denham,. "Our kin" : the genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia. unknown: unknown, c1930.
best regards, James
BENJAMIN Parker DNA SF 1759–1836 Birth 27 FEB 1759 • Faquier Co., Virginia,
Death 19 DEC 1836 • Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Kentucky,
From this can you determine the FG# ?
Thank you
John.
. His children were:
1. Benjamin Parker
1759 b. Virginia d 1836 Hardin, Marshal, KY
2. David Parker 1780–1824 m.Frankie Arthur
3. George Parker 1769–1859
1769–1859 m. Frances Oaks
I do have living Parker relatives but have not ask them if they would be willing to do a DNA. To my knowledge I don't have any Mercers in the family tree.
Thank you.
John Britton
...PLUS your Parkers relocated near Elizabethtown,KY as did my PG5 James b.1752 m.1780 Doty b.1765 Basking Ridge,NJ raised five sons and one daughter near Lick Creek at Boston,KY 1781-1808 then to Butler Co.OH until 1816 they arrive in Crawford County same time as Elder John's clan. Are there other Parker siblings of William Alexander?
Cheers!, JamesDavid