I was going through some of my old files and I saw this. I thought some of the Parker researchers might want to see the will of Katherine Buller Parker.
I discovered that Katherine Buller Parker is not my ancestor.She is not the mother of Richard Parker of Nansemond Co., VA.
Katherine Buller Parker may or may not be the mother of Dr. Richard Parker of VA as no one has found the proof either to prove or disprove the theory that she was.
For any of the researchers out there who are not familiar with the use of the letter f instead of the s in the old documents, you can just substitute s where you see f and that way it will make sense.
Wayne N. Parker Parker researcher
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Name: Katterren Buller
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Sex: F
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Birth: 1600 in Shillingham, England
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Death: 1686 in Wartegin Parish, Cornwall, England
The will of Katherine Parker
as recorded in Truro ,Co. Cornwall,England.
In the name of God Amen. The twenty third day of April, 1686,I Katherine Parker,
widdow being sick and weak in body but of good memory praifed be God doe make
this may laft will and teftament in manner and form following that is to fay, first I
recommend my foul to God Almighty beleiving I shall receive full pardon of all my
sins by the grevious death of my blefsed saviour Christ Jesus my body to the earth
from whence if waf taken to be buried in fuch decent and christian manner of my
Executrix hereafter named shall think revoking and renouncing all fomer wills by
me made & declare and appoint this to be my laft will and Teftament. Item I give
and bequeath into my daughter Cordelia Father, widdow one shilling. Item I give
and bequeath into my daughter Mary Lower one shilling. Item I give and bequeath
unto my daugther Jane Parker all the reft of my goods and chattels and do make
her my whole and fole Executrix upon the condition fhe fhall pay my debts and legacies.
Witness my hand and feale the day and the year above written.
The figne of
Katherine Parker
Figned fealed & delivered
& publish in prefents
of John Nance, Dorothy Nance
The figne of Judith Row
The figne of Mary Lucy
SIR RICHARD BULLER of Shillingham, Knight. Aged 37 at his father's death. Knighted 13 June 1608. M.P. for and Sheriff of Cornwall 1637. Buried at St. Andrew's, Plymouth, 1 December 1642. Will dated 30 March 1640; proved 1 March 1646. He married Alice, daughter and at length coheiress of Sir Rowland Hayward, Knight (Alderman of the City of London and Lord Mayor in 1570, when he was knighted), by Catherine his second wife, daughter of Thomas Smith. Lady Buller was also coheiress of her brother Sir John Hayward. Living in 1647, and executrix of her husband's will.
See Buller pedigree, recorded at College of Arms. General the Right Honourable Sir Redvers Henry Buller, G.C.B., V.C., is descended from the above-named Sir Richard Buller, the descent being as follows: - (11) Francis Buller, 1603-1677; (12) John Buller, died 1715; (13) John Buller, died 1700); (14) John Francis Buller, died 1751); (15) James Buller, died 1765; (16) James Buller, died 1772; (17) James Buller, 1765-1827; (18) James Wentworth Buller, died 1865; (19) Sir Redvers Henry Buller, born 7 December 1839.
The Right Honourable Albert Edmund, third Earl of Morley, is descended from the above-named John Buller (12), who died in 1715, the descent being as follows: - (13) Anne Buller (died 1726-7), married George Parker, died 1743; (14) John Parker, 1703-1768; (15) John Parker, created baron Boringdon, died 1788; (16) John Parker, created Viscount Boringdon and Earl of Morley, 1772-1840; (17) Edmund Parker, second Earl, 1810-1864; (18) Albert Edmund Parker, third Earl, born 1843.
Alice Buller was seventh in descent from Thomas Chicheley of Higham Ferrars, co. Northampton, the father of Henry Chicheley, Archbishop of Caterbury and Founder of All Souls' College, Oxford, the descent being as follows: - (1) Sir Robert Chicheley; (2) Philippa Chiche; (3) Margaret Judde; (4) Sir Andrew Judde (Lord Mayor of London); (5) Alice Smythe; (6) Catherine Hayward; (7) Alice Buller.
The eldest daughter of Sir Richard Buller was.
KATHERINE, who died 1686, aged 86, and was buried at Warleggan, co. Cornwall. Her will dated 23 April 1686; proved in the Archeaconry Court of Cornwall at Bodmin 25 June following. Her marriage settlement was dated 18 December, and she was married at St. Stephen's by Saltash 31 December 1616 to James Parker of Trengoff in Warleggan, and of Blisland, both in co. Cornwall, Gentleman, eldest son and heir of the Venerable William Parker of the same places, D.D., Rector of Blisland 1601 and Archdeacon of Cornwall 1616, by Joan his wife, daughter of . . . . Panchard. Aged 30 in 1620. Buried at Warleggan 1672.
See Parker Pedigree, recorded at College of Arms
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I inherited my grandfather, Judson Richard Parker's genealogy work that he did before he died in June 1980, and I am trying to confirm lineage, as well as reconstruct the entire body of work for accuracy... he did each family member for his and my grandmother's ancestry as far back as he could go, so it's a huge undertaking. His work was done pre-available DNA testing, and I have just sent off for my first DNA test, so I do not have results yet.
I am finding is a lot of conflicting info & dates in the books I have vs. what I'm reading online... as I'm sure many of you doing the same thing I am have encountered.
My records show that we are descended from James & Katherine Buller Parker's 9th child, Richard, who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia, arriving in Nasemond County in 1647.
I'm in search of any other descendent of Richard Parker/Elizabeth Bailey who may be willing to correspond and help me fill in some details and dates. I have a pretty good outline of the tree, but I do want to confirm as there were at least 3 Richard Parkers in VA/NC around the same time.
If it helps, my great grandfather was James Franklin Parker 1874-1943 and great great was Richard Micajah C. Parker 1831-1907
Thanks, Judy