Parker Genealogy and Heritage

1) Parker, William (Parker, William)

An American Patriot
Birth: BET. 1740 - 1750 Virginia?

Death: Unknown
Gender: Male

American Revolutionary War Facts:

William Parker was one of the "Overmountain men" that fought the British at two critical battles; "The Battle of Kings Mountain" and "The Battle of Cowpens." Most Revolutionary War Records do not record or reflect Overmountain men by name, since they were considered Militia. However, you will find Continental Army (Regulars) in Official Revolutionary War Muster and Pension Records. Furthermore, Official Revolutionary War Archives, at best, often reflect only a partial listing of veterans and patriots.

(Militia strengths and weaknesses are portrayed in the Movie "The Patriot," starring Mel Gibson)

The Overmountain Men of the Revolutionary War and The Battle of Kings Mountain

The Battle of Cowpens and The Battle of Cowpens National Battlefield

Note:

William Parker received the American Revolutionary War Land Grant - No. 2566 of 580 acres in 1788 - on the North side of Clinch River in Hawkins County, TN. He also received land grant No. 398 of 640 acres in 1783, in Davidson County, N.C. - now in TN. - on Station Camp Creek. Instead of currency for their patriotic war service, the government compensated or paid them with land grants. Sources: Jackson County Heritage Book, Land Grants, and American Revolutionary War Pension Records.

Spouse:

Clark, Elizabeth (Clark, Elizabeth)
Birth: ABT. 1750
Death: Unknown
Gender: Female

Children:

2) Parker, William S., Sr. (Parker, William S. , Sr.)

Birth: ABT. 1770 (Now Named) Haywood Co., N.C.
Death: ABT. 1840 Haywood Co., N.C.

Burial: Jehue / Mack McCall Cemetery, Gloucester, N.C.

Gender: Male

Parents:

Father: Parker, William (Parker, William)
Mother: Clark, Elizabeth (Clark, Elizabeth)

Marriage:

ABT. 1789

Spouse:

Anderson, Martha Pleasant (Anderson, Martha Pleasant)

Birth: ABT. 1774 N.C.

Death: ABT. 1840

Burial: Jehue / Mack McCall Cemetery, Gloucester, N.C.
Gender: Female

Children:

i) Parker, William S., Jr. (Parker, William S. , Jr.)

Includes surnames: Parker, Brown, Cathey, Bryson, and Kimsey.

William S. Parker, Jr. and Family

Birth: 29 JAN 1791 (Now Named) Henderson Co., N.C.
Death: 25 SEP 1868 Towns Co., GA.

Burial: AFT. 15 SEP 1868 Brasstown Baptist Church Cemetery, Towns Co., GA.

Gender: Male

Married:

ABT. 1815 in Haywood Co., N.C.

Spouse:

Brown, Elizabeth Jane (Brown, Elizabeth Jane)

Birth: 1797 Rowan Co., N.C.
Death: BEF. 1880 Towns Co., GA.

Burial: Brasstown Baptist Church Cemetery, Towns Co., GA.

Gender: Female

(Their Civil War Descendants)

Includes surnames: Parker, Brown, Wood, McClure, Owen, Glazener, Walker, and King.

William C. Parker and Family

   Margaret Caroline Owen Glazner Walker and Family

James Owen and Family updated 15 March 2006! corrections

ii) Parker, Jonathan (Parker, Jonathan)

Jonathan Parker and Family updated 12 November 2006!

   Include surnames: Parker, Anderson, Blythe, Barnes, Osborne, and Littledog.

Birth: 1792 Surry Co., N.C.
Death: JUL 1866 Cherokee Co., N.C.

Burial: Jonathon Parker Family Cemetery, Andrews, Cherokee Co., N.C.

Gender: Male

Spouse:

Blythe, Leoma (Blythe, Leoma)
Birth: ABT. 1798 Greenville District, Pickens, S.C.
Death: ABT. 1891 Valley River, Cherokee Co., N.C.

Burial: Jonathon Parker Family Cemetery, Andrews, Cherokee Co., N.C.

Gender: Female

(Their Civil War Descendants)

Includes surnames: Parker, Blythe, Vannoy, St. Clair, Adams, Kimsey, Russell, Moss, Adams, Wood, Taylor, and Hardin.

Willis Parker and Family updated 25 October 2006!

William Benson "Bud" Parker and Family updated 02 Nov 2006!

William Asbury Parker and Family updated 07 March 2006!

John A. Parker and Family updated 03 March 2006! corrections

Mary Ann Parker Adams and Family

Clarinda Parker Adams and Family

Elizabeth Ann Parker Taylor and Family

iii) Parker, Solomon (Parker, Solomon)

Solomon Parker and Family

Fact for SOLOMON PARKER:

War of 1812: First Regiment of Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Birth: ABT. 1794 (Now Named) Haywood Co., N.C.
Death: AFT. 1860 Jackson Co., N.C.

Burial: BET. 1860 AND 1870 Sol's Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co, N.C.

Gender: Male

Married:

ABT. 1811 in N.C.

Spouse:

Massengale, Elizabeth (Massengale, Elizabeth)

Birth: 1793 N.C.

Death: AFT. 1860 Jackson Co., N.C.

Burial: BET. 1860 AND 1870 Sol's Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co, N.C.

Gender: Female

(Their Civil War Descendants)

Includes surnames: Parker, Queen, Phillips, Massengale, Nicholson, Fortner, Lowe, Broom, Carson, Brown, Watson, Long, and Johnson.

William T. Parker and Family updated 25 Feb 2006! corrections

Samuel J. Parker and Family updated 07 March 2006!

Benjamin Parker and Family

Jeremiah Parker and Family

Mary A. Parker Broom and Family

Deborah Laura Parker Fortner and Family

Rebecca L. Phillips Johnson and Family

Sarah A. Phillips Watson and Family

Mary Parker Queen and Family

iv) Parker, Sarah "Sally" (Parker, Sarah)

Birth: ABT. 1795 Surry Co., N.C.
Death: 1880 Transylvania Co., N.C.

Burial: Macedonia Church Cemetery, Transylvania Co., N.C.
Gender: Female

Marriage:

ABT 1816

Spouse:

Galloway, James (Galloway, James)
Birth: 1790 (Now Named) Henderson Co., N.C.
Death: 1874 Transylvania Co., N.C.

Burial: Macedonia Church Cemetery, Transylvania Co., N.C.
Gender: Male

(Their Civil War Descendants)

Sarah Parker Galloway and Family

This site includes several of their descendants that fought in the Civil War. Numerous surnames: Parker, Galloway, Owen, McCall, Glazner or Glazener, Adams, Beasley, McClure, Shelton, Whitmire, Bryant, Kitchens, Ray, Ellison, Bracken, and Banther.

v) Parker, Lavinia (Parker, Lavinia)

Birth: ABT. 1796 (Now Named) Haywood Co., N.C.
Death: ABT. 1872 Transylvania Co, N.C.

Burial: John Owens Burial Plot, Gloucester, N.C.
Gender: Female

Marriage:

18 JUL 1816 in Buncombe Co., N.C.

Spouse:

Owen, John W. (Owen, John W.)
Birth: 27 JAN 1797 N.C.
Death: 5 FEB 1876 Transylvania Co., N.C.

Burial: John Owens Burial Plot, Gloucester, N.C.
Gender: Male

(Their Civil War Descendants)

Websites listed immediately below include numerous surnames: Parker, Galloway, Owen, McCall, Garren, Walker, Chastain, Reid, Glazner or Glazener, Adams, Beasley, McClure, Shelton, Whitmire, Bryant, kitchens, Bracken, Banther, and Brown.

During the entire Civil War only two Banthers served the South? BOTH are brothers from North Carolina and discussed in these sites.

  Lavinia Parker Owen and Family updated 15 March 2006! corrections

Rebecca Owen Garren and Family

Susan Owen McCall and Family

Margaret Caroline Owen Glazner Walker and Family

James Owen and Family updated 15 March 2006! corrections

Anna Owen Garren and Family

Mary Owen McCall and Family

vi) Parker, Daniel Coleman
Birth: 1802

Death: Oklahoma

Burial: Jehue / Mack McCall Cemetery, Gloucester, N.C.

Gender: Male

Marriage:

11 JAN 1845 Haywood Co., N.C.

Spouse:

Brown, Marinda

Birth: 1830 North Carolina

Death: Unknown

Burial: Jehue / Mack McCall Cemetery, Gloucester, N.C.

Gender: Female

vii) Parker, John R. (Parker, John R.)

John R. Parker and Family

Includes surnames: Parker, Phillips, and Anderson.

(See number 3 below for detailed history; not to be confused with his nephew, John A. Parker)

Birth: 1803 S.C.

Death: ABT. 1870 N.C.

Buried: Brown's Cemetery, John's Creek, Jackson, Co., N.C.

Gender: Male

First Marriage:

Unknown

Spouse:

Unknown

Birth: Unknown

Death: Unknown

Gender: Female

Second Marriage:

28 NOV 1844 in Haywood Co., N.C.

Spouse:

Phillips, Nancy (Phillips, Nancy)

Birth: ABT. 1815 N.C.

Death: AFT. 1880 N.C.

Buried: Brown's Cemetery, John's Creek, Jackson, Co., N.C.

Gender: Female

viii) Parker, James (James Parker )
Birth: ABT. 1805 N.C.

       Death: AFT. 1902 Transylvania County, N.C.

Gender: Male

Event:

Signed petition to form Jackson County, N.C. Memorial was

filed with the North Carolina General Assembly on

December 10, 1850. Jackson County Petition.

(Their Civil War Descendants)

Includes surnames: Parker, Sweatman, and Bumgarner.

James Parker and Family

First Marriage:

ABT. 1835

Spouse:

Charity Sweatman

Birth: Unknown

Death: Unknown

Gender: Female

Second Marriage:

2 SEP 1873 in Jackson Co., N.C.

Spouse:

Bumgarner, Rebecca J. (Rebecca J. Bumgarner)

Birth: 1853

Death: AFT 1920 in Jackson Co., N.C.

Gender: Female

ix) Parker, Mary Jane (Parker, Mary Jane)

Birth: 1806 (Now Named) Haywood Co., N.C.

Death: ABT. 1902 Transylvania Co., N.C.

Burial: Jehue / Mack McCall Cemetery, Gloucester, N.C.

Gender: Female

Marriage:

23 AUG 1844 in Haywood Co., N.C.

Spouse:

Brown, Thomas (Brown, Thomas)

Birth: ABT. 1804

Death: Transylvania Co., N.C.

Burial: Jehue / Mack McCall Cemetery, Gloucester, N.C.

Gender: Male

x) Parker, Letitia (Parker, Letitia - never married)

Letitia Parker and Family updated 01 March 2006!

Birth: 1808 Haywood Co., N.C.

Death: ABT. 1902 Cherokee Co, N.C.

Gender: Female

Note: Oral history from a respected Parker historian states that a close relative fathered her two children, William J. Parker and George W. Parker.