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Kenneth Pittman Parker Jr
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Josiah Parker Jr how married Penny Lasley in Nov 1842. His father was Josiah Parker Sr. John Parker Sr 2nd son. Have not found much info on him.
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Kay,
What I find interesting is that there is a Kader Parker on the 1783 Nansemond tax list next to a Hardy Parker. Hardy Parker Sr. should have been in New Hanover County, NC long before this, unless there are two contemporary Hardys. Trying to determine how a Thomas Parker with a 14 Mar 1775 New Hanover will would fit with Parker group #7. I had not encountered a Hardy Parker who stayed in the Virginia Colony before looking closely at Kenneth's lineage. This Thomas is not the one who married secondly Jean or Jane Early.
Hi Kennth, I am a direct descendant of Jacob Parker b 1753 father of William who married Lydia Pope who was a sister of Nancy Pope married to William's brother Ica Parker my 3rd great grandfather. I am the researcher than found many errors in the book which was written before all the technology and information we have today. The Y-DNA for P280 was supplied by my brother Kenneth (oddly enough) anyway for you to be a descendant of this William you should be an exact match to my brother if you have been tested. If not suggest you do and join the Parker project. My line to Jacob is proven to mine and the DAR's satisfaction. I have a copy of the book but not sure it will help you..the author was tracing Cader son Ica . He had the wrong women as Jacob's wife, he had my line from his son wrong. Prior to my disproving the book to the DAR it was the best they had..but now I know it is not an acceptable source due to its lack of documented sources. If you have any questions I will be glad to answer as best I can. If you have traced your line to Cumberland County, NC maybe I can help as I did a bit of research for that area. By the way no proof that I am aware of, prove kader as the father of Jacob Parker b abt 1753 died before 1796 Cumberland County, NC served as a Sgt.
Kenneth, it appears you and DNA study participant P280 have common ancestors. This would mean you'd be considered Parker Group #7.
I think you found a different William Parker's estate folder. There are 64 different William Parker estate folders on FamilySearch, and those are only the Williams whose papers have been preserved. William Parker who married Lydia Pope survived until the 1850 Cumberland Co. census and is seen with wife Lydia and two sons, Ica and Randle. Ica is important because that's also the name of William's brother and their paternal grandfather, Ica Atkins. It's about the best possible circumstantial evidence that you can expect to have for this being the right William. I can't stress it enough, but you have to keep in mind there are plenty of Parkers all born about the same time and place with the same given name. You might be able to find the book mentioned in one of the larger university libraries. I know if there was a book written about my Wells ancestors, that I would make every effort to try and find a copy.
I believe your lineage is: Kader Parker > Jacob Parker (c1753-c1804) > William Parker (1784- ) > Jacob Parker (1816-c1876) > James Dolphus Parker (c1848- ) > William Allen Parker (1873-1952).
There's some good news about your lineage Kenneth. First of all you appear to have a Revolutionary War ancestor who is recognized by the DAR. Jacob Parker (c1753-c1804). However, just identifying the patriot is not even close to getting a line of descent certified. That's where many hours of hard work lie ahead. You're fortunate there's a published genealogical book. However it appears that some of the material has been shown to be inaccurate, by later researchers. It's still a huge benefit to have something to look at which identifies various documents that you might then obtain for further examination. This Jacob Parker, is said to be proved born in Virginia, and possibly Nansemond County. The book may be difficult to obtain, but you should make the effort. "Ancestors and Descendants of Cader Atkins Parker 1810-1886" by Robert Samuel Roddenbery, 1959 Adel, GA 140 pages. Cader was an older brother of your likely 3rd great grandfather Jacob.
I'm looking at the most likely parents for James Dolphus Parker, as born in Cumberland Co., NC. Jacob Parker, son of William Parker and Lydia Pope married 14 Feb 1843 in Cumberland to Eliza Spence, dau of Timothy Spence and Martha Futch. James D is age 2 on the 1850 Cumberland, Northern Division census. Some time before 1860 the family relocates to Jackson, Greene, IN. There is complete census continuity here, with all the children appropriately represented and no ambiguity. Before 1870 the youngest children are orphans. James returns to NC and gets married about 1872. This is a fairly typical migration pattern for NC members of the Religious Society of Friends. I'm not saying Jacob and Eliza were necessarily Quaker, just that this isn't such an unusual relocation. What's atypical is that James would return to NC after the death of his father.
So far I haven't found anything earlier than 1900 for James Dolphus Parker. I research phonetically, so all reasonable variations of his middle name would be covered. FamilySearch is as good a place as any for primary documents, and of course it's free. The problem is more about making sure any record is for the people we think they're for, as the NC Parkers are quite prolific, and given names are repeated many times.
Kenneth,
First of all welcome to Parker Heritage and George's DNA group 38. Your ancestors are in the right geographical location to have been descendants of John Parker and Ivy Rachel Sessums. George had me evaluate your lineage yesterday, and I reached a different conclusion from what you provided. Of course it's possible I'm wrong, even though there are several valuable documents which support the case. I would ask you to please provide George with any evidence you have for William Allen Parker's parents. I'll explain what I came across briefly. First is William's death certificate (born 12 Apr 1872 in Sampson Co., died 10 Dec 1952 Antryville, Sampson) which states "Dolphus Parker" as father. William is interred in the Adcock Cemetery of Hope Mills, Cumberland Co. It turns out that William's youngest brother "Dee" is living with his family in 1910 Tatoms, Columbus Co. Working on "Dee" I found he was actually James Dolphus Parker Jr. with "Dee" a nickname. This led to finding James Dolphus Parker Sr. (born about Jan 1849 in NC, died between 1910 and 1920) and his wife Mary Emma Frances Lockamy (born about 1859 in Cumberland, died 20 Mar 1924 Red Springs, Robeson Co.), and interred in Chadbourn, Columbus. William Allen Parker was the first born of nine children, whose documentation all helps confirm this. William married Idora Smith (born 8 Dec 1881 in SC, died 15 Jun 1943 Westbrook, Sampson) with their first three children born in Marion Co., SC. James Dolphus Parker Sr. and family lived for several years in Reaves, Marion before returning to NC. Your grandfather William Eugene Parker is with his parents in 1930 and 1940, and married about 1954 (or at least before your aunt Lena was born) to Lena Joyce Lewis. I can probably extend the Lewis line further, as that's an area of interest to me.
I've seen an 1880 census page for Chowan Co. where a William A Parker age 6 is living with his father Jacob Parker age 53 which might have been what you spotted with FamilySearch. Those ages are consistent with the information you provided to George. The problem is that this was a black family, while your ancestors were white. I have not had much success finding where James Dolphus Parker grew up, or who his parents were, although I only had two hours to look at this yesterday.
Andrew
Kenneth, I sent you a friendship message. I started researching Josiah Parker Jr.
and located a marriage Bond and A NC marriage record for Josiah and Penny Lasley. I also found them in Upper Little River, Harnett County, NC in 1870.
In my message, i gave you my email address. Please contact me.