George's father, left bequests to George in his will, signed in 1730 and proved in 1731. His mother Tabitha (Truitt) Parker left a bequest to her son in her 1745 will and named him as Executor.
George was identified in the 1754 tax list of Wicomico Hundred, Somerset County, Maryland which included with him taxes on his son George Parker, Jacob Lear, and Negro Jeffery.[3] The 1756 tax list for George, the included taxes are for son Jacob Parker, Jacob Lear, and Negro Jeffery.[4]
He served as witness for his brother Samuel Parker's will in 1761.[5]
George's will was written 5 Aug 1765, and proven 9 Mar 1770, to wife Sarah 100 acres conveyed by Hill Cox; Mentions sons John, Jacob, Elisha, George and daughters Sarah wife of Robert Price and Mary wife of James Twyford. Witnesses were Elijah Hearne, John Williams, and George Smith.[6]
-Signed: 1 Dec 1730; Proved: 1 Apr 1731. Recorded in Worcester County 1808
-Bequests to: wife Tabitha Parker; son George Parker; other eight children – John Parker, Tabitha (Parker) Muholas [Nicholas?], Philip Parker, Charles Parker, Samuel Parker, Elinor Parker, Sarah Parker, and Leah Parker. Grandson John Turner (part of tract called Parker’s Adventure)
-Enslaved people listed in will: girl named Nan (to son George); Danae (to son John, a mulatto); man named Jack (to son Samuel); girl named Dinah (to daughter Elinor); girl named Hannah (to daughter Leah); girl named Jude (to daughter Sarah)
-Executors: wife Tabitha Parker and son Samuel Parker.
-Witnesses: Isaac Morris, Henry Jarman; James Muhols? [Nicholas?]
Witnesses: Schoolfield Parker, Henry Turner, George Parker Senr
↑ Worcester County, Maryland Will Book JW4. (1769-1783) Folio-25-26. Link at FamilySearch.org [1]
Jackson, Mary Watters and Ruth Watters Burks. Parker. 2005. Self published by William D. Parker. p60, 277-281
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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