I want to thank Peter Beadle (FG#7 researcher for P402) for putting together this as he has done a better job than I. He also has done a great job with plotting the land on maps. They won't show up in this post due to the fact that this board will only support words. If any one want to see the maps just send e-mail me. waynenparker@yahoo.com

Wayne N. Parker researcher for P239 of FG#7

Parker Land Transactions in Nansemond

WILLIAM PARKER, 350 acs. Warrisquicke Co., last day of May 1636, p.362. Beg. at a little Cr. on the S.side of Nanzemund Riv., N. W. upon sd. river against Dumplinge Island & S. E. into the woods. Trans, of 7 pers: John Gately, John Middep, Jane Veale, Mary Harford, John Freethorne, Mary Waters, William Gold
Figure 1

The location is shown approximately in Figure 1 above and is the supported by several adjoing patents, two of which (Lawson and Percival) sre also shown above.
EPAPHRODITUS LAWSON, 200 acs. Warwickquicke Co., 23 Dec. 1636, p. 407. Joyning upon William Parkers land on the E., N. W. upon Nanzamund river & S. E. into the woods. Trans, of 4 pers: Jon. Dipple, Wm. Ewin, Rich. Williams, Jon. Smith.
EPAPHRODITUS LAWSON, 200 acs. Isle of Wight Co., 1 Nov. 1637, p. 492. Adj. land of William Parker on E., N. W. upon Nansamund Riv. & S. E. into the woods. Trans, of 4 pers.*
ARGOLL YEARDLEY, 500 acs. in the Up. Co. of New Norf., 6 Feb. 1637, p. 521. Upon Dumpling Is. Cr. in Nansamund Riv. on the S. side, adj. land of William Parker & E. N. upon sd. Cr. 50 acs. due for his own per. adv., 50 acs. for the per. adv. of his wife Frances & 400 acs. for trans, of 8 pers: Susan Beale, Thomas Adderly, Rice Jones, Edward Kinsey, Christo. Graunt, Jon. Woodcocke, Andolo & Maria 2 Negroes.
SAMUELL STEPHENS, Gent., son & heire of Capt. Richard Stephens, late of Va., 2,000 acs., Up. Co. New Norfolk, in Nansemund Riv., July 20, 1639, page 667. Adj. Percivall Champion, William Sanders, William Parker & Thomas Powell. Due for trans, by his father, Capt. Richard Stephens, of 40 pers., whose names are not given.
TOBY SMYTH, Gent., 150 acs. Up. Norf. Co., Sept. 25, 1644. Page 13. Upon the W. side of Nansimond Riv., 35 acs. called Raming Island, the rest being marsh & adj. the island opposite land of Francis Maldin, bounded Ewd. with Dumpling Island Cr., which parts it from land of William Parker. Due for trans, of 3 persons, 2 of whom are mentioned: Joane Corraway (or Carra- way) & Thomas Wilkins.
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If this is your introduction to colonial land records (as it was mine), you have probably made several conclusions, which may include:
it is not possible to locate the land exactly. The descriptions above are transcribed abstracts but the actual entries are very similar in nature.
where locations are quoted they are local - e.g. trees at a specific location relative to someone's land, postion relative to a river or creek; remember that these patents were granted 15 to 20 years after the Virginia "muster" and names were often the same as the settler's and changed with time and new owners.
its is extremely difficult to draw adjacent parcels with any accuracy, sometimes even to fit them all in; try to fit those of Parker, Lawson, Yeardley amd Stephens on the map.
Also, the size and ownership of parcels changed with time and this is the reason those patents shown are all contemporary.

However Dumpling Island and the Namsemund River still exist and, together with the other patents clearly illustrate the location of William Parker's 1936 patent
A later, 1938 patent is not so easy to locate:

WILLIAM PARKER, 350 acs. Co. of Up. Norf., 18 June 1638, p. 543. N.W. upon Nansamund Riv., beg. at Powells Cr. & butting upon his own land. Trans, of 7 pers: Roger Salisbury, Richard Savage, Dorothy Cole, Edward Laughson, Walter Williams, Jon. Hatton, Robert May.  
The only Powell's Creek in this part of Virginia, mentioned specifically in the patent record is in the patents of Thomas Hampton 1737 which place his land on the west bank of the Nansemund, between Powell's Creek (later Tyancun Br.) and the south bank of the western Branch of the Nansemund. This would place William's parcel a couple of miles south of his 1936 parcel and, if he abutted his own land  there would have to be another "purchase" of which there is no record and would still have to be on the south side of the river to abut it in the N.W. There is however a simpler explanantion: the 1939 patent of Samuel Stephens above, describes his land as being adjacent to William Parker's and Thomas Powell's. It is at least as likely thta Powel named one of the creeks on his land and this was used in the patent application. Thus the 1938 patent could be to the south of the 1936 one.
We have to jump forward over 40 years for the next patent of genealogical interest.:

Virginia State Land Office, Patent Book 7 1679-1689, pages 93-94
To all people, etc. whereas, etc.... Now know ye that I, the said Sr. Henry Chisheley, Kt., his Majesties Deputy Governor, do give and grant unto Thomas, Richard and Frances Parker, the three sons of Richard Parker, dec'd. one thousand four hundred and twenty acres of land on the marsh adjoining, lying and being in the souther branch of nansemond, beginning at a red oak standing on a point to the northward of Cranny Creek mouth and opposite to a small island called Cranny Isle and at Crain's ehancing, thence running down by the main branch side according to the several curvings and windings of the said branch 'till it comes to a great decayed white oak standing a little above the creek's mouth which is called Parker's Creek; thence south east crossing over the said creek twice and extending three hundred and twenty poles to John Small his own white oak, thence south west one hundred and eighty four poles to a small white oak being the beginning head of the Crosse Swampe Pattent and runs the due courses of the said Pattent First east north east two hundred poles to a small Gum, thence south south east three hundred and twenty poles to a small Ash by a Gum in a great reedy pocoson or inland swamp thence west south west two hundred poles to a small Gum thence north north west one hundred and sixty four poles to a marked Gum standing by a branch being in the head line of Hood neck pattent thence south west by west one hundred and forty six poles to a white oak standing by and towards the head of Cranny Creek. Thence down by or nigh the said creek side to the mouth thereof and thence as the southern branch runs down to the first mentioned red oak including the said quantity three hundred acres as hereof being formerly granted to William Hatfield by the two pattents, the one for two hundred the other for one hundred acres dated the 24th August 1638 and four hundred and sixty acre of the said land formerly granted unto Randall Crews by pattent dated the 9th September 1648 all which by deeds and surrendered became the propper right of Richard Parker, Senr., dec'd. and four hundred acres more of the said land was formerly granted to the said Richard Parker, Senr. by pattent the 18th March 1662, and one hundred acres more being greatest marsh also formerly granted to Richard Parker and of the now Pattentees, by pattent dated the 24th. February 1675/6, all which by the said pattents and their father's will being now the right and in possession of the said Thomas, Richard and Francis Parker the one hundred sixty acres residue, being over plus lands and march found to be contained within the said bounds and due by me for the transportation of four persons, etc.
To have and to hold, etc. To be held, etc., yeilding, etc. priviledge dated the 23rd day of April Anno Domini 1681.
Ann Crosdell George Dobson William Hendly Thomas Northern

Figure 2

Figure 2 shows the he land described in the above patent. It clearly includes William Parker's 1936 patent (and possibly his 1938 one). Since the deed represents the transfer of the property to Thomas, Richard and Francis Parker from their dead father, Richard, it strongly suggests that William was their grandfather.

So these 3 transactions give us the bones of 3 generations of Nansemond Parkers
William b. 1604 England d. Nansemond 1654 bef Oct.
    Richard b. Nansemond d. Nansemond bef 1681
        Thomas b. Nansemond
        Richard b. Nansemond
        Francis b. Nansemond

The increase in the size of the property in the intervening 40 years was due to Richard efforts:

MR. RICHARD PARKER, 400 acs.in the S. branch of Nanzemond Riv., adj. his own & land of Mr. William Wright. 5 Oct. 1654, p. 371. Trans, of 8 pers.*

Parker, Richard. Publication 18 March 1662. Gen. note Formerly gtd. him Octr. 4. 1654 renewed. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: County location not given. Description: 400 acres on the southern branch of Nancemum River. Source: Land Office Patents No. 5, 1661-1666 (v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 323 (Reel 5). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Subject - Personal ?Parker, Richard. grantee.

Parker, Richard. Publication 24 February 1675/1676. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 100 acres with marsh the greater part adjoining at a place called Hoods neck. Source: Land Office Patents No. 6, 1666-1679 (pt.1 & 2 p.1-692), p. 596 (Reel 6). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Subject - Personal ?Parker, Richard. grantee.

William Hatfield's 300 acs.  24th August 1638, transferred to Richard snr.

Randall Crews 460 acs, 9th September 1648, transferred to Richard snr.

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The1654 Richard patent states that the new land was alongside his own, which implies that William was dead.  This was Oct., but Edwarde Cooke's patent of March 1654 cites William as being alive then. So William probably died in 1654, before October.

EDWARD COOK, 100 acs. in W. branch of Nanzemum Riv., adj. his own & land of William Parker. 17 Mar. 1654, p. 316. Trans, of 2 pers: James Cany, George Gourdon.

As we move forward, we should bear in mind the composition of the growing family of William's descendants as well as recognizing the existence of a growing number of other Parkers in the Colony. William and his son, Richard I were dead, but Richard had the three sons we have already introduced - Richard II, Thomas and Francis, who each formed their own family.

Richard II (abt 1645 - 1698/1704) had a son, Richard III (abt 1676 -1750)
Thomas (1648 - ) had a son, William (abt 1683 - 1751)
Francis (abt 1652 - 1725) had 2 sons, Francis (1683 -) and John H (1692 -)

6 Apr 1683 Thomas Parker 150 acs. Up. Par. of Nansimund. "Beg. at Col Thomas DEW, at the mouth of Craeny Cr., issueing out of the southern br. including Racoone Island". (II pa 258) Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 259 (Reel 7).

16 Apr 1683 Francis Parker 20 acs. Up. Par. of Nansimind "In the line of Hood’s Neck , in possession of sd. Parker; to Cross Swamp Pattent , granted his father Richard Parker Sr. Adj. Jerico, now belonging to Col. Thomas DEW." (II p258) Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 261 (Reel 7).

These are supported by contemporary patents:

23 Apr 1681 Thomas DUKE 430 acs. Up Par. of Nazemond: "Neare Thomas Harrell: adj. Thomas Parker: the Cross Sw.; & 200 acs. formely belonging to William Wright & 200 acs. granted sa. Wright 18 Mar 1662 who conveyed to sd. DUKE; 230 acs. for trans. of 5 pers. Tho. Duke , Tho. Duke, Fra. Marr, Jno. Deverett, Wm Harring. (II pa221)

23 Apr 1681 Col Thomas DEWE 450 acs. "in Uper. Par. of Nazemond, at head of Crany Cr. issuing out of the Southern Br. Beg. in line of Hood’s neck pattent, now Francis Parker’s; to Georg Spivey, Senr., crossing Beaver Dam, into the maine Pocoson; and Granted to Randall Crew 12 Nov. 1640, which, after severall surrenders & descent, is in possession of sd. Col. DEWE. (II pa221)

These patents show that Thomas and Francis were both adding to their land in the same general area as the patent inherited from their father.

Richard Parker was granted several patents in 1698,

Parker, Richard. Publication 26 April 1698. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 100 acres of land with marsh the greater part adjoining lying and being in the county of Nansemond at a place called Hoods neck in the southem branch and joining to other lands of the said Parkers father. Source: Land Office Patents No. 9, 1697-1706 (v.1 & 2 p.1-742), p. 142 (Reel 9). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Note that it describes the parcel as being adjacent to "other lands of the said Parkers father". In 1698, Richard I was long dead so it cannot refer to Richard II but must refer to Richard III who would have been 22 years old at the time and the parcel was at "Hoods Neck", close to Francis' 1683 patent.

Parker, Richard. Publication 26 April 1698. Gen. note (Formerly granted Richard Parker, Oct. 15, 1654 again March 18th, 1662). Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 400 acres on the southern branch of Nansemond River, adjoining the land of Will: Wright and his own. Source: Land Office Patents No. 9, 1697-1706 (v.1 & 2 p.1-742), p. 144 (Reel 9). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Subject - Personal ?Parker, Richard. grantee.

Parker, Richard. Publication 15 October 1698. Other rmat Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 48 acres on the eastermost side of the southern branch of Nansemond River, adjoining the land of Thomas Parker, &c. Source: Land Office Patents No. 9, 1697-1706 (v.1 & 2 p.1-742), p. 175 (Reel 9). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Subject - Personal ?Parker, Richard. grantee.

Again close to his brothers' land on the east side of the Nansimond River as is the following in 1711.

Parker, Richard. Publication 28 April 1711. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 44 acres on the eastward side of the southern branch of Nansemond River, near the head of a run called Olivers Run. Source: Land Office Patents No. 10, 1710-1719, p. 10 (Reel 10). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Richard II was dead by 1704 so it is likely that both of these were granted to Richard III. In 1714 there were grants to Richard Parker that reveal a move southwards towards North Carolina although the patents themselves do not prove that they were awarded to Richard Parker III.

Parker, Richard. Publication 16 June 1714. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 304 acres near the head of Bennetts Creek. Source: Land Office Patents No. 10, 1710-1719, p. 185 (Reel 10). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Parker, Richard. Publication 16 June 1714. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 302 acres near the head of Bonnetts Creek. Beg.g at a pine standing near hoods Mare branch on the westward side. Source: Land Office Patents No. 10, 1710-1719, p. 133 (Reel 10). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Parker, Richard. Publication 12 July 1718. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 200 acres near the head of Bennetts Creek. Beg.g at a maple Richard Parkers corner tree standing in Hoods Mare Branch. Formerly granted to Samuel Parker, June 16, 1714. Source: Land Office Patents No. 10, 1710-1719, p. 388 (Reel 10). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia

Richard's 1718 patent refers to land previously granted to Samuel Parker

Parker, Samuel 16 June 1714 Upper Parish of Nansemond County 200 acres near the head of Bennetts Creek .. beginning at a maple Richard Parker's Corner tree standing in Hoods Mare branch...

This Samuel may have been a relative of Richard's but we have no record of him and nor is he found in later land office records.

Note that there is no mention of the Nansemond River in these patents; they refer to land much further south and Bennets Creek (aka Bonnets Creek?) drains into the Chowan River in North Caronlina just north of Holiday Island. On modern maps the head of the creek lies arund 36 degrees 27 min N 76 deg 27.5 W as shown on the map below.  However Duke swamp feeds it from the north and Goodman Swamp feeds Duke from what was Nansemond County.
Figure 3
These were apparently considered one stream (Bennets Creek) in the 17th century as the 1733 map shown in Figure 4 shows
Figure 4
If you look carefully you will see "Parker holdings " just east of the head of Bennets Creek and south of the Virginia border as well as at the creeks mouth on the Chowan River.

In 1730 and 1731 patents were granted to Richard Parker of North Carolina and these are represented in Figure 5 below.

Parker, Richard. Publication 28 September 1730. Gen. note Parker, Richard, of North Carolina Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 399 acres in the upper parish. Beg.g at a pine a corner tree of his own land, thence &c. to a pine in the county line; thence &c. to a pine Thomas Odums corner tree. Source: Land Office Patents No. 14, 1728-1732 (pt.1 & 2), p. 137 (Reel 11). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Parker, Richard. Publication 25 August 1731. Gen. note Parker, Richard, of North Carolina  Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Nansemond County. Description: 388 acres adjoining his own, and Joseph Horton’s land. Source: Land Office Patents No. 14, 1728-1732 (pt.1 & 2), p. 296 (Reel 11). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Figure 5

The first point of note is that they adjoined land he already owned which makes it likely that he was the same Richard described in the Patents at the head of Bennets Creek in 1714 and 1718.

The map indicates that Richard's land was just north of the NC - VA boundary. However we have a contemporary check on the location - the Journal of the Virginia Boundary Commissioners during the survey of the North Carolina/Virginia boundary.

28th (April 1728)The Surveyors this evening finisht the Line thro' the Desart having in three days proceeded five miles. This made the whole distance over it to be 15 miles in that part which is supposed to be its breadth, while the length which extends from North to South is conjectured to be double that distance. After the Surveyors had carry'd the Line 25 Chains up into the High Land, they dispatcht a Messenger to the Commissioners
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at Mr Speight's to receive their orders, which were to proceed with the Line the next morning. They came out of the Dismal not far to the North of Peter Brinkly's.
30th  The Surveyors continued the Line 6 miles & 35 chains They found the Woods pretty clear, and interrupted by very little Swamp or wet ground. Several Posts were set up in the Roads thro' which the Line past to show the Bounds. At night they took up their Quarters at Richard Parkers House standing about a third of a mile to the South of the Line.
April 1st The Surveyors now being got upon high Land they proceeded with their Line Eleven miles & three quarters and 13 chains. They left Somerton Chappel near two miles in Virginia, and ran to the East side of Somerton Creek. They Cut thro' William Speights Plantation, taking the Tobacco House into Carolina and leaving the Dwelling House in Virginia. This has been the Case of Several other People in the Course of this Survey.
Figure 6

The remarks from the Commissioners Journal are also marked on the map (Figure 6) although you will have to zoom in to see them. The main points of note are:
The line marked by the survey was north of the land of Brinkly and Richard Parker even though the parcels seem to be north of the resultant boundary
 The line seems to be on the resultant boundary at Somerton and Somerton Creek.
This observations ties in with our earlier remarks on the difficulty in accurately locating patents on a map whereas settlements and creeks are fixed by geography. The implication is that all of the patents displayed in Figure 5 should actually be redrawn about a mile or so south so that most of them would be in North Carolina.
As mentioned above, the patents for Richard Parker do not prove, of themselves, that he was Richard III (Richard II, Richard I, William).

However Richard III's will is sufficient to prove the link:
Will of Richard Parker - Sep. 22, 1749
(North Carolina Wills, Vol. 23, pages 57-58)

In the Name of God Amen
I Richard Parker of Chowan County in the Province a fore Said do Make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament In manner and form following that is to Say first I give My Sole into the hands of God who Fave it and my Body to Be buried at the Discretion of my Executors heare after Named And what worldly Goods I have, I do Dispose there of as followeth
Imprimis I give and Bequesth unto My Son Richard Parker My Land and Plantation whare I now Live Bounded By a Branch from the Mouth there of up the Said Branch to a Markd white Oak thence a Long the Said Branch Side by a line of Markt Trees to a gum thence up the Said Branch to a markt tree Standing in the fork of the Said Branch thence by a line of Markt Trees into a Pocoson a Corner tree Thence a long a line to Joseph Hortons Line thence a Long the Said Line to Joseph Hortons Corner Tree thence running a Long William Eels line to his Corner Tree thence Running a Long a Line of Trees in the gaulberry Pocoson thence Runing a long a line of markt Trees in the fork of the Litell Mare Branch from thence Runing Down the Said Branch to a white oak Standing By the Side of the Mill Pond from thence Crossing the mill pond to the first Station Containing about five Hundred Acres I Say to him and his heirs for ever.
Item I give and Bequeath my son Daniel Parker the Plantation and Land where he Now Liveth Containing about three Hundred & fifty Acres and Bounded as followeth Vizt Beginning at the Mill Swamp so binding on the East Line of the Land already made a Long a line of markt Trees a Corner
tree thence Runing a Long John Mores Line thence Runing a Long a Line to John Mores Corner tree thence Runing a long a Line of markt trees Pughs thence Runing a Long a Line of trees In or neare the Contey Line thence Runing a Long a Line of trees to a Coner tree Standing in the gaulberry Pocoson thence to a markt tree Standing in the fork of the Mare Branch So Down the Said Branch to the first Station I say to him and his heirs for ever
Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Francis Parker a parsel of Land Containing about Three hundred & fifty acres and Bounded as followeth Beginning At a Markt pine Standing By a pond and near the Contey Line thence a Long the Contey Line to a markt tree in Charls Russels Line So a Long Russels Line to a markt pine a Corner tree Standing in the head of a Branch So Down the Said Branch as far as the Parcell Extendeth thence Joining on the Land formerly be Longing to John Williamson and Thomas Goff So Binding on John Harris Land to a Corner Tree in his Line thence by a Line of markt Trees to a Corner Tree Standing in the Pocoson thence By Several Corses to the first Station I Say to him and his heirs for Ever...
Item I give and Bequeath to My Son Stephen Parker the Plantation and Land that I Bought of Moses Hall and of Mikel Jones Containing about Two hundred Twenty Acres I say to him the Said Stephen Parker And his heirs for Ever...
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Francis Parker the Tract of Land I took up & Surveyed Lying on Sommerton Swamp and Containing Eighty Two acres I Say to him and his heirs for Ever
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Said Sons Richard Parker, Peter Parker, Daniel Parker, Stephen Parker, Robert Parker, Francis Parker and to Each of them fifty acres of Land Lying on Mehearon Pocoson Below Pughs Ferry I Say to them and their heirs for Ever.
Item I give and Bequeath to my Sons Richard Parker, Stephen Parker, Francis Parker the Land I purchased of John Small Lying on the Timer Pocoson Containing about two hundred Acres I Say to them and their heirs for Ever
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Richard Parker fifty Acres of Land I purchased of H Kittrlin Lying neare the Loosing Swamp I Say to him and his heirs for Ever
Item I Give and Bequeath my friend John Benton A Parcel of Land Joyning on Benets Crek and Bentons land and So along the Bay Branch upon the Provisor that he Pays forty three and Barrels of Tarr If he Justly Pays the Tarr to me or my for young Sons I Say then Land to him and his heirs for Ever
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Granson Richard Parker five Shilling Currant money of Virginia I Say to him In full for his Part of all my Estate Moveable and unmoveable
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Granson William Parker five Shilling Currant money of Virginia I Say to him in full for his Part of all my Estate Moveable and unmoveable I Say to him and his heirs for Ever
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Said Son Robart Parker the Plantation and Land I Bought of James Ellis Conataining a bout Sixty acres I Say to him and his heirs for Ever
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Said Son Peter Parker my water Mill Stones and five Shillings Cash to him in full for his Part of my Personable Estate I Say to him and his heirs for Ever...
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Daniel Parker five Cows and one Mare Named Boney Branded with H formerly Belonging to Joseph Horton to him in full for his Part of my Personable Estate I Say to him and his heirs forEver...
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Jonathan Parker Three Pieces of Seven Eights Linnen to him In Full for his part of my Personable Estate I Say to him and his heirs for Ever...
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Jonas Parker my Negro Girl named Doll to him In full for his Part of my Personable Estate I Say to him and his heirs for Ever...
Item I Give and Bequeath to my three Daughters Elizabeth Hunter and Ann Spivey and Alce Daughtrey Ten Shillings apiece I Say to Each of them In full for thare Sheare of my Personable Estate
Item All the Remainer of my Estate of what Natur or Kind So ever I leave to be Equally Divided amongst my five Cheldren Namely Jacob Stephen Francis Richard Patience
I Nominate and appoint My Loving Wife and my Son Peter Parker to be Executrix and Executor to this my Last Will and Testament And I do hereby Revoke Diss A Null and make Void all former Wills by me heare to fore made
in Witness Where of I have heare Unto Set my hand and fixt my Seal the twenteth Second Day of September in the year of Christ one thousand Seven hundred and forty Nine
Richard Parker

Signed Sealed and By the Testeter Published and Declared to Be his Last Will and Testament
in Presents of
John Williamson Jurat
Wm. Doughtie Jurat
John Moore Jurat (his mark)
Chowan County April Court 1752

Present His Majestys Justices Then was the within will proved in open Court by the oaths of John Williamson William Doughtie and John Moore Three of the subscribing Evidences thereto in Due form of Law. Jas. Craven ChJu

The parcels described in the will allow us to see the links to Richard's earlier patents.

"Thence a long a line to Joseph Hortons Line thence a Long the Said Line to Joseph Hortons Corner"
" the head of a Branch So Down the Said Branch as far as the Parcell Extendeth thence Joining on the Land formerly be Longing to John Williamson and Thomas Goff"

Joseph Horton's patent links directly to Richard and shows he was a close neighbor as was Goff (Gough),

Horton, Joseph. grantee.
Land grant 20 June 1733. Nansemond County.
338 acres beg.g &c. standing in the long branch, thence &c. on Andrew Ross’ line, thence &c. to a pine Samuel Smiths corner tree standing in Ross’ line.....Richard Parker's Corner...
Source: Land Office Patents No. 15, 1732-1735 (v.1 & 2 p.1-522), p. 68 (Reel 13)

Goffe, Thos. grantee. 26 April 1712.
Nansemond County. 229 acres on the south side of a swamp called and known by the name of the Mare Branch. Land Office Patents No. 10, 1710-1719, p. 60 (Reel 10).

The final parcel of interest is that of William Parker shown in North Carolina (Figure 5).
Parker, William, grantee
Land Grant 1703 Upper parish of Nansemond County
282 acres near the head of Bennets Creek a branch of the Chowan River beginning and standing in John Kings line...Bontons land...

Parker, Wm, grantee
Land Grant 2 May 1706 Upper parish of Nansemond County
250 acres scituate lying and being on the eastward side of a branch or swamp which comes out of Sarammain swamp in the upper parish of Nansemond county beginning at a marked gum a corner tree of Richard Baroforld ... Land was formerly granted unto Peter Phoburby Patent date the 20th  of April 1694 and by him deserted and since granted to the said Wm Parker by order of the Govr. court dated the 6th day of October 1705 and is further due to the sd. Wm Parker for the transport of five persons into this colony....

This William could have been Thomas' son, who would have been 20 in 1703 although we have no way of proving this.

Peter Beadle
16 July 2016

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  • These names match the records I have for my direct family line. Thank you for posting this.
  • Wayne, part of my theory. The State Records of NC, makes mention that the PARKERs on the North Carolina, Virginia border call themselves the Border PARKERs. Land Records show a Richard PARKER on the border from the book Following the Land. Also in the book Following the Land, I believe page 30 or there abouts are mentioned 2 Amos PARKER. The north Amos PARKER is by Bennetts Creek and the other Amos PARKER is by Ballards Creek or something like that, down in south Chowan County, NC. The YDNA indicates that these 2 PARKER are not related. Now if there are 2 Amos PARKER in close enough area to get confused, does it not make sense that there are probably 2 William PARKER. If these guys land is not completely close by I have to get some thought of how many William PARKER there are in this area.
  • There is no document that is written that states Richard PARKER is the son of William PARKER. There is no document that is written that states when William PARKER died. For all I know William and Richard PARKER may be related as cousins or second cousins. There is a record that I would like to look at that has Richard PARKE and William PARKER I believe having the same land. This may be Richard PARKER and William PARKER, but once again there is no record written stating Richard PARKER is the son of William PARKER, and there is no record written stating that William PARKER is the father of Richard PARKER. Also, have found a record in 1690 or thereabouts listing William PARKER as witness to a record in Isle of Wight county, VA. This seems to be a different William than the one you have written. From the information that Beadle and you have written about Richard PARKER and William PARKER I am still not convinced that these 2 men are father and son. And even the fine lady who wrote Following The Land had her doubts. And now I have changed my belief with Robert and Jesse PARKER. I think there needs to be further study to prove that Robert PARKER is the father of Jesse PARKER, or maybe it is a totally different person who is the father of Jesse PARKER. So, right now I have no idea who is the father of Richard PARKER. The research done has in no way convinced me that William PARKER is the father of Richard PARKER.
    • Steven,

      This is what I believe about my early Parker line. I can trace my direct Parker line from me back to Richard Parker (III) who will was proved in Chowan Co., NC court April 1752, by using wills,deeds,census and Bible records. Richard Parker (III) lived in Nansemond Co., VA till 1728, at that time the border line between VA and NC was resurvey. After they finish the new survey, he found out that his house and some of his land was now located in Chowan Co., NC and the rest of his land was still in Nansemond Co., VA.
      I then traced my direct Parker line back to Richard Parker (II) by using land records then back to Richard Parker (I) by using land records. Richard (II), Thomas and Francis Parker the three sons of Richard Parker (I) had inherited from their father Richard Parker (I) . The description of this land (left to them by their father Richard Parker (I) ) connects Richard (I) Thomas and Francis Parker back to the same land that William Parker owned. So the most logical explanation to me, would be that William Parker is the father of Richard Parker (I) and that would make William Parker the grandfather of Richard (II) Thomas and Francis Parker and that would explain to me why they inherited the same land that William Parker had owned.

      Wayne
    • HI Steven,
      OK we disagree but isn’t that what research of the unknown or even unproven theories is all about. I think it it great to have discussions about what each of us believes. I am always open to any and all of the input from the researchers of Parker FG#7. Please post your theories so we can study them.

      Your DNA cousin,

      Wayne
      • Samuel PARKER, who is he, will that prove or disprove your theory. The PARKERs in documents would differentiate themselves from other PARKERs in the same area. Please separate the Parkers to help me know that you are not confusing the different PARKER lines in the same area. It is a documented fact that a certain group of PARKERs referred to themselves as the border PARKERs, meaning they lived on the North Carolina and Virginia border, separating themselves from other PARKERs in the same county. You have got to produce the other PARKERs for me. Gates County, NC tax record, John Swann PARKER, John PARKER, and 2 other PARKER all separate themselves as different John PARKERs. Why, because it meant a whole lot to be distinct and probably not related. Even the book following the land mentions the PARKERs in 2 different areas. And the first patent is 1636 or 1632, meaning William may have been born in 1611 instead of 1604. William PARKER a burgess, my guess most burgesses can read and write, does your William read and write. An orphan child, a servant who reads and writes, becomes a burgess, acquiring all this land. Way to many unanswered questions. Once again I need the other PARKERs in this area to base my decision, there are others, Samuel PARKER is one of them.
        • Hi. Steven,
          Please post the information about what your theories are and what you believe about the early Parker families. Since I have posted what I believe on PH and in my on-line working. Please enclose all your proofs, finding, files, DNA matches and any documents that will support your research, so I can verified what you have found and compare it with my research. I will read and study it with an open mind and get back to you, letting you know if I agree with your research or do not agree with your research as you have done with my research.
          Right now I don't have any new information to add but will post it here on PH and put it in my on-line file when I find something new.

          Your DNA cousin,
          Wayne
          • Please note that genealogy research is just one of my hobbies. I do the research for one person only and that person is myself. I freely share my genealogy research with other researcher because that is just the way I am.
            I do not charge anything for my research !!!!!
            I have never expected every one to agree with my research, theories or conclusion that I have made, for again I have to satisfy only one person and that is myself. So if you are not satisfied with the way my research is done please by all means do your own research!!!!!
            I do make mistakes and will be more that happy to correct them. I also reserve the right to change or delete parts of my file at any time.
            Please note that there are some “things” in my file that will never be 100% proven because the records just don’t exist any more, I therefore try to prove “things” by indirect means using whatever records that I can find and just plain horse or common sense !!!!!
            If any researcher wants to have a civil and courteous discussion about any questions and concerns you may have about my research please explaining in details just exactly why, how and where you disagree with my research. Please provide me with link to the parts of my file that you want to have a discussion on.
            Please enclose all your proofs, finding, files, DNA matches and any documents that will support your research, so I can verified what you have found and compare it with my research. I will read and study it with an open mind and get back to you, letting you know if I agree with your research or do not agree with your research.
            Please note: Failure to comply with my request for all material that you have in support of your position and links to my research that you have questions about, just means that I will not take any of my time replying to your questions and concerns.

            Since I do not charge for my research, I don’t think any other researcher has the right to tell me that I have to research this or that person just for them, you may ask me if I would but I reserve the right to say no!!!!!!

            Wayne Nelson Parker
            • Wayne, I am sorry to offend you. You ask for my theories, one is I'm not convinced by the information given that we have only 1 William PARKER. Mentions land by Powell Creek, so there are definitely 2 completely different areas in my mind that 1 or 2 William PARKER bought this land. The information does not seem complete enough to me that says there is only 1 William PARKER. Mentioned the time frames which also not complete enough for me. The YDNA suggests at least 2 totally different YDNA groups, maybe 3 and yet no researcher has put out these PARKER names, all lumping them in to YNDA group 7. Does not seem complete. Sorry to offend you, will write more later. Thank you very much for responding with me. I have truly appreciated all the research you have done and it has been very helpful to me. Either Samuel is YDNA7 or he is not, and if not, what about the other PARKERs in the area. Doubt he was by himself.
              • Steven,
                I am posting the information below that has been in my on-line file for a while now, This is only part of the file.
                As you can see I have already answered many of your questions.

                Wayne


                Parker and Allied Families
                Entries: 31366 Updated: 2016-08-11 01:21:05 UTC (Thu) Contact: Wayne N. Parker P239 kit #145926 Y-DNA FG#7
                Work In Progress. Tracing the Parker Family (FG#7) from Nansemond Co., VA to Nacogdoches Co., TX and all points in between and beyond. Also researching the following Y-DNA Families; Williams FG#22, Cotton FG#7, Harris FG#6, Morrow FG#1
                Index | Individual | Descendancy | Public Profile
                Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

                1. Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker.



                Children of Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker are:
                + 2 i. Thomas Parker was born BET 1626 AND 1630 in VA, and died BEF 1690 in Nansemond Co., VA.
                + 3 ii. P04 Parker.
                + 4 iii. PO6 Parker.
                + 5 iv. P31 Parker.
                + 6 v. P63 Parker.
                + 7 vi. P102 Parker.
                + 8 vii. P119 Parker.
                + 9 viii. P130 Parker.
                + 10 ix. P236 Parker.
                + 11 x. P265 Parker.
                + 12 xi. P302 Parker.
                + 13 xii. P332 Parker.
                14 xiii. P343 Parker.
                + 15 xiv. P403 Parker.
                + 16 xv. P428 Parker.
                + 17 xvi. P389 Parker.
                + 18 xvii. P411 Parker.

                Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

                2. Thomas Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) was born BET 1626 AND 1630 in VA, and died BEF 1690 in Nansemond Co., VA. He married ?.



                Children of Thomas Parker and ? are:
                + 19 i. Thomas Parker was born ABT 1649 in Nansemond Co., VA, and died BET JAN 1716/17 AND OCT 1717 in Chowan Co., NC.
                + 20 ii. William Parker was born ABT 1678, and died BEF 4 JUN 1746 in Chowan Co., NC.
                + 21 iii. Peter Parker was born ABT 1660 in Nansemond Co., VA, and died 1 APR 1720 in Chowan Co., NC.

                3. P04 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P04 Parker is:
                22 i. James Parker was born 1814 in TN, and died 6 FEB 1862 in Bourbon Co., KS. He married Elizabeth. She was born 1809 in Smith Co., TN, and died 1883 in Bourbon Co., KS.

                4. PO6 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of PO6 Parker is:
                23 i. William Parker was born 1696 in Kirby Hill (Kirby on the Moor), North Yorkshire, England.

                5. P31 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P31 Parker is:
                + 24 i. Henry Parker , Sr. was born 1780 in SC, and died ABT 1859 in Pope Co., AR.

                6. P63 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P63 Parker is:
                25 i. Perry Parker was born 1856 in TX, and died 1925 in Dallas Co., TX. He married Bettie Morrison 1878 in Milam Co., TX.

                7. P102 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P102 Parker is:
                26 i. John Parker was born BET 1810 AND 1820 in NC, and died BET 1845 AND 1846 in Washington Co., GA.

                8. P119 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P119 Parker is:
                27 i. Lewis Parker was born ABT 1772 in Orangeburg Co., SC, and died ABT 1859 in Dale Co., AL.

                9. P130 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P130 Parker is:
                28 i. John Rhodes "Jack" Parker was born 8 OCT 1808 in NC, and died 7 OCT 1884 in Franklin Co.,MS. He married Elizabeth Carlock 19 MAR 1835 in Franklin Co.,MS.

                10. P236 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P236 Parker is:
                29 i. Frederick Nance Parker was born ABT 1865 in Illinois, and died AFT 1927. He married Martha McCurry 1889 in Memphis TN.

                11. P265 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P265 Parker is:
                30 i. Elisha Parker was born 1784 in Northampton Co., NC. He married Mildred. She was born 1802.

                12. P302 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P302 Parker is:
                31 i. Lewis Parker was born 1799 in NC, and died 1846 in DeKalb Co., TN. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Yeargan.

                13. P332 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P332 Parker is:
                32 i. Nathan Parker. He married Hulda.

                15. P403 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P403 Parker is:
                + 33 i. John Parker died 1788 in Duplin County, NC.

                16. P428 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P428 Parker is:
                34 i. Jehu Parker was born ABT 1800 in SC.

                17. P389 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P389 Parker is:
                35 i. Aristides D. Parker was born 1863 in MS.

                18. P411 Parker (Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1).



                Child of P411 Parker is:
                + 36 i. Elisha Parker was born ABT 1727, and died ABT 1804 in Wayne Co., NC.

                Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

                19. Thomas Parker (Thomas Parker2, Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) was born ABT 1649 in Nansemond Co., VA, and died BET JAN 1716/17 AND OCT 1717 in Chowan Co., NC. He married unknown. He married Jean\Jane. She died BEF 15 OCT 1754 in Chowan Co., NC.



                Children of Thomas Parker and unknown are:
                37 i. Peter Parker died BEF 9 SEP 1758 in Chowan Co., NC. He married Grace Copeland BEF 17 JUL 1717, daughter of William Copeland and Christian.
                38 ii. Thomas Parker.
                + 39 iii. Joseph Parker died 1789 in Gates Co., NC.
                40 iv. Sarah Parker.
                41 v. John Parker was born in Nansemond Co., VA, and died BEF 20 SEP 1737 in Craven Co., NC. He married Solome. She died AFT 1737.
                42 vi. Jane Parker. She married Benjamin Evans, son of John Evans and Susanna Meador.

                Children of Thomas Parker and Jean\Jane are:
                43 i. William Parker.
                + 44 ii. Francis Parker , Sr. was born ABT 1696.
                45 iii. James Parker.

                20. William Parker (Thomas Parker2, Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) was born ABT 1678, and died BEF 4 JUN 1746 in Chowan Co., NC.



                Children of William Parker are:
                + 46 i. John Parker was born ABT 1722, and died BEF 15 FEB 1783.
                + 47 ii. Robert Parker was born ABT 1710, and died BEF 1784.

                21. Peter Parker (Thomas Parker2, Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) was born ABT 1660 in Nansemond Co., VA, and died 1 APR 1720 in Chowan Co., NC. He married ? BEF 1675. He married Elizabeth ABT 1700.



                Child of Peter Parker and ? is:
                + 48 i. John Parker was born ABT 1675.

                Children of Peter Parker and Elizabeth are:
                + 49 i. Thomas Parker was born ABT 1702, and died BEF APR 1762 in Bertie Co., NC.
                + 50 ii. Joseph Parker was born ABT 1706, and died AFT 15 NOV 1749 in Chowan Co., NC.
                51 iii. Ann Parker.
                52 iv. Mary Parker.

                24. Henry Parker , Sr. (P31 Parker2, Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) was born 1780 in SC, and died ABT 1859 in Pope Co., AR. He married Rachel ABT 1813. She was born BET 1795 AND 1800, and died BET 1840 AND 1850 in Pope Co., AR.



                Children of Henry Parker , Sr. and Rachel are:
                53 i. Lucinda Parker was born 1814.
                54 ii. Lovie Parker was born 1815.
                55 iii. Winnifred E. Parker was born 1816 in SC, and died in Spiro, LeFlore, Oklahoma.. She married Jeremiah M. Wilcot.
                56 iv. Sarah Parker was born 1818.
                57 v. Alexander Parker was born ABT 1819.
                58 vi. Edward Parker was born 1821.
                59 vii. Redrick\Reddick Parker was born 1822.
                60 viii. Hester Jane Parker was born 1825.
                61 ix. Henry Parker , Jr. was born 1827 in SC, and died AFT 1874 in Milam Co., TX. He married Nancy Black 1850 in Milam Co., TX.
                62 x. John L. Parker was born 1832.
                63 xi. Wilson J. Parker was born 1834.
                64 xii. George Washington Parker was born 1836.

                33. John Parker (P403 Parker2, Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) died 1788 in Duplin County, NC. He married Elizabeth.



                Child of John Parker and Elizabeth is:
                65 i. Asa Parker was born 1775 in NC, and died 1851 in MS. He married Phoebe Woods in Jefferson County, Georgia.

                36. Elisha Parker (P411 Parker2, Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) was born ABT 1727, and died ABT 1804 in Wayne Co., NC. He married Elizabeth.



                Child of Elisha Parker and Elizabeth is:
                66 i. Isaac Parker was born ABT 1764.

                Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

                39. Joseph Parker (Thomas Parker3, Thomas Parker2, Y-DNA (FG#1) Parker1) died 1789 in Gates Co., NC. He married Davis BEF 1763. She died BEF 1781. He married Catherine. She died ABT 1793.



                Children of Joseph Parker and Davis are:
                + 67 i. Sarah Parker was born ABT 1763, and died BEF FEB 1825 in Gates Co., NC.
                68 ii. Mary "Polly" Parker was born 1768. She married Fairless.
                + 69 iii. Joseph Parker was born ABT 1770, and died 1820 in Gates Co., NC.

                Children of Joseph Parker and Catherine are:
                + 70 i. John Parker was born 1739 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died 1818 in Cumberland Co., NC.
                + 71 ii. Cader "Kader" Parker was born 1743 in VA or NC, and died NOV 1807 in Edgecombe Co.,NC.
                72 iii. James Parker.
                73 iv. Elizabeth "Betsy" Parker.
                74 v. Nancy Ann Parker.
                75 vi. Priscilla Christian Parker.
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