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Mary Parker (1745 - 1843)

Mary "Molly" [uncertain] Parker
Born in Bedford County, Colony of Virginiamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married 21 Oct 1785 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at age 98 in Bedford, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Contents

MYTH'S BUSTED

Male Parker descendants of this Mary Parker 1745-1843 (2nd married James Orish 1757-1833) son Aaron Parker 1779-1880 (siblings Moses Parker 1784-1846, James Lewis Parker 1785-1843, Catherine (Parker) Karnes 1791-1854, Sarah (Parker) Carter 1795-1860) had their yDNA tested and this Parker line belongs to Parker yDNA FamilyGroup #24. Whereas Thomas Parker 1711-1761 who some trees claim as Mary Parker's in this profiles father belongs to Parker yDNA FamilyGroup #15. Only 19 of the first 25 yDNA markers match, and 23 of 25 yDNA markers need to match to show a biological relationship

Biography

Mary was born about 1745. She passed away about 1843.

Mary Parker. [1][2][3][4]

Born

17 APR 1745. Ilfracombe Devon England. [5][6][7][8]

Baptism:

17 APR 1745. Ilfracombe, Devon, England. Map: Latitude: N51.2167. Longitude: W4.1167. [9][10]

Age: 0. 24 MAR 1746. Great Melton, Norfolk, England. [11]

Residence

1810 Bedford, Virginia, United States. [12]

1835 England Map: Latitude: N52.5898. Longitude: W1.4611. [13]

Marriage

24 AUG 1779. Bedford County, Lisbon District, Virginia. [14]

24 AUG 1809. Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States. [15]

21 OCT 1785.[16] Bedford County, Virginia, USA. Map: Latitude: N37.3117. Longitude: W79.5288. [17]

19 SEP 1785. Bedford County, Virginia, USA. Map: Latitude: N37.3117. Longitude: W79.5288. [18]

Died

5 SEP 1843. Thaxton, Bedford, Virginia, USA. [19][20]

5 SEP 1843. Bedford City, Virginia, United States. [21]

Buried

Thaxton, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America. [22]

185 Bedford Co., VA Chancery court lawsuit at the Library of Virginia: Moses Parker et al vs John Carter [23] This Chancery court case references Moses Parker, James Parker, Sally Parker, John Parker & Nicholas Robertson Sherriff of Bedford Co., and as such Administrator of Mary (Parker) Welch dec'd.

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S2 Record for Mary Parker http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=28434046480&indiv=try
  2. ↑ Source: #S10 Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England Record for Mary Parker http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61045&h=1198330&indiv=try
  3. ↑ Source: #S32 "Family Tree," database, (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 May 2016, 09:18), entry for Mary Parker(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH76-4H4); contributed by various users. PersonID LH76-4H4 Mary Parker https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH76-4H4
  4. ↑ Source: #S37 "Family Tree," database, (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 May 2016, 09:18), entry for Mary Parker(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH76-4H4); contributed by various users. PersonID LH76-4H4 Mary Parker https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH76-4H4
  5. ↑ Source: #S2
  6. ↑ Source: #S10
  7. ↑ Source: #S32
  8. ↑ Source: #S37
  9. ↑ Source: #S11 Record for Mary Parker http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9841&h=7965777&indiv=try
  10. ↑ Source: #S6 Record for Mary Parker http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1351&h=2836666&indiv=try
  11. ↑ Source: #S10
  12. ↑ Source: #S31 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Northern District, Bedford, Virginia; Page: 46; NARA Roll: M33_133; Image: 65 Record for Mary Parker http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7734&h=1067653&indiv=try
  13. ↑ Source: #S2
  14. ↑ Source: #S2
  15. ↑ Source: #S2
  16. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 1750 - 1930, by William Wade Hinshaw; Thomas Worth Marshall, editor and compiler. FamilySearch.org. Film # 008649229. Image 558 of 569, Page 1012, Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia
  17. ↑ Source: #S2
  18. ↑ Source: #S2
  19. ↑ Source: #S2
  20. ↑ Source: #S5 Record for Moses Parker http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=137955513&indiv=try
  21. ↑ Source: #S37
  22. ↑ Source: #S5 y
  23. ↑ 1851 Moses Parker et al vs John Carter Library of Virginia . ( There are 24 pages in the file at the above link and the file is downloadable as a single .pdf file.)
  • Source: S10 Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016; Church of England Parish Registers. Norfolk Record Office, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
  • Source: S11 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Publication:Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  • Source: S2 Public Member Trees Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
  • Source: S31 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • Source: S32 FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Family Tree
  • Source: S37 FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Family Tree
  • Source: S5 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012
  • Source: S6 England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 Publication:Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008; Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah

See also:

  • Moses Parker vs John Carter 1851, Bedford County. From other images viewed on Ancestry.com, it appears that Mary (Parker) Welch sold the land that was willed to Moses Parker, James Parker, Nancy Parker and Aaron Parker by James Urrey/Orrey/Orris to John Carter (wife, Sarah (Parker) Carter). Image 9 and 10 indicate that Sarah Parker and Catherine Parker Kerns are the only two legitimate heirs of Mary (Parker) Welch and Dominic Welch. Image 5 indicates that Aron Parker left Bedford area about 40 years prior to 1851 and was not heard from again.[24]

Acknowledgments

Thanks to William for starting this profile.





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Secrest-288 BJ Secrest
I doubt very seriously that Mary was born in both Bedford County, Virginia and in England. I think the Northampton, England Record birth/baptismal record is for another Mary Parker. Perhaps somewhere in the past, two WikiTree profiles of a Mary Parker were merged improperly.
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[Living Parker]
Biography

WilliamParker by 19 Apr 2022. Found on Ancestors.com The land grant had petition #1109 shown in the Catalog of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Compiled by Samuel M. Wilson Year 2006. Sources <references />

In Revolutionary War and petitioned and granted 206 acres of land in Bedford Co. at the foot of Onion Mountain, east of the Blue Ridge mountains at the headwaters of the Otter River. He built three log cabins for his sons. They were on Suck Mountain where he lived until he died in 1798.

posted by [Living Parker]

Rejected matches › Mary Parker (1745-) › Mary Barker (bef.1747-) › Mary (Parker) Wilson (abt.1745-) › Mary Parker (bef.1746-) › Mary (Parker) Beresford (1746-)

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