The following has been copied from Jane Parker McMannus's book, "Pioneers West of Applalchia"
"Just which route Benjamin and Nancy Parker crossed the United States is not known, but considering where their children were born along the way, one might assume they came overland through the Cumberland Gap, down the Tennessee River, and possibly down the Natchez Trace into Mississippi. The first legal proof pinpointing the Parker arrival in Mississippi was a petition which Benjamin signed to the King of Spain in Wilkerson County, Mississippi on November 14, 1808. "The Parkers did not remain long in Mississippi and continued their travels south into Louisiana and settled for a short period in St. Helena and St. Tammany Parishes. It was here that two of their daughters were married and several land transactions took place between the families. "Sometime in 1817, Benjamin and Nancy Parker returned to Mississippi and purchased property in Copiah and Hinds County. One important land transaction occurred here in 1826, wherein Nancy Parker signed the property transaction as the wife of Benjamin Parker. Other than census records, this is the only record which actually mentions that she is indeed Benjamin's wife.
"Benjamin Parker of County of Copiah, State of Mississippi, sold...to William A. Cain...property discribed as West Half of Southwest Quarter of Section 7 of Township 9 Range & East containing 78 and 19/100 acres...for a sum of $300...Nancy Parker, wife of Benjamin Parker voluntarily relinquishes title which was acquired by dower or otherwise..on the above stated property."
"It was while living in Central Mississippi that Benjamin and his son Anderson went into the lumber business together. They were instrumental in constructing several of the first buildings in the area, including the courthouse and school in Hinds County, Mississippi.
"For reasons not readily apparent at this writing, Benjamin and Nancy Parker, although between 60 and 70 years of age and not exactly the age to be uprooting life again, moved in 1840 with several of their married children to North Central Louisiana. One might assume that as the older children were anxious to try their luck west, the parents went along rather than stay alone. The Parkers settled in Quachita and Claiborne Parishes of Louisiana. By 1849, all traces of Benjamin and Nancy Parker were gone. Because of courthouse fires and other lost data, it is impossible to pinpoint an exact date or burial for this couple, and no succession has even been located. Shortly after their parents died, the Parker children split up, each going their separate way, one to Texas, one back to Mississippi, and the remainder staying in Louisiana."
Benjamin Franklin Parker Sr was born in 1770, in Gates, North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Parker, was 16 and his mother, Priscilla Riddick, was 22. He married Nancy Mills Anderson in 1795, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States in 1820 and Hinds, Mississippi, United States in 1830. He died in 1849, in Ouachita, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 79.
Ouachita, Louisiana
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Source Date Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-5SNV-S Where The Record Is Found (Citation) Describe The Record (Notes) Deed Record Index giving book and page number, Robt. Parker book LL p 24 book NN pages 42, 43, 91.
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