John
Parker
Born in Maryland, United States
Son of John Parker
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rachel (Shipley) Parker
— married
1805 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Matilda (Parker) Jones, Anne (Parker) Stout, Eli S. Parker, Charles C. Parker, Mary Parker, Elcaner Delanah Parker, Joshua Marion Parker, Louisa E. Parker and Meredith W. Parker
Died after
after age 79
in Chickalah, Yell, Arkansas
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Biography
John Parker (1780- aft 1850) born in Maryland. In 1805 in Philadelphia PA, he married Rachel Shipley (1784- aft 1850) who was born in Pennsylvania.They had the following children: Matilda (1806); John (1807); Anne Parker Stout (1809); Eli (1811); Charles (1813); Molly (1817); Elkana Delano (1820-1893); Joshua Marion (1822); Louisa (abt 1826); and Meredith William (1829 - 1908).
John Parker resided in Smith County Tennessee before 1820 [source?] and then in Blount County Alabama by 1820. About 1822 they moved to what is now eastern Alabama where they were allowed to live and farm in Indian territory, for reasons unknown. In 1832 as part of the Creek Cession the territory was divided into 5 counties with John and family living in Chambers County, Alabama. John and his family of 5 boys and 3 girls were still living there in 1840.
Sometime between 1841 and 1844, John chose to move his family west, stopping in Pope County, Arkansas. It is believed some of his older boys and neighbors proceeded on to settle in Texas. However, John and his wife Rachel, sons Joshua M, Meredith W. and daughters Louisa E. and Anne (who had married William Stout) remained in Pope County.
Anne and Reverend William Stout were living in Dover Arkansas in 1865 when William Stout was murdered in his home. This part of Arkansas continued to experience senseless murders by bushwhackers for years after the Civil War.
Son Elkana Delano Parker married Lucienda Priscilla Owen, daughter of Reverend Thomas and Rachel Owen of TN, and moved to MO and then TX.
Research Notes
Many family trees say this John Parker's parents were John Parker and Mary "Molly" Rogers however as of July 2017 sources to support this have not been found.
There were at least ten children, five were older than the ones listed. [1]
John Parker may have been in Rhea County, Tennessee about 1800 to 1820. He was thought to be a Methodist circuit rider.
Located a John Parker in Rhea County, Tennessee. He was serving with Captain VanDyke's Company at Fort Hiwassee in 1809.
Descendants reported John Parker is buried in Dardanelle Arkansas at Twin Oaks Cemetery, however this researcher hasn't located a cemetery of this name. (Peggy)
Lived near Henry Parker in Pope Co. AR.
Sources
- ↑ Susan Moore (smoore@@kenai.net).
- U.S. Census records for 1820 Blount County, AL, 1830 and 1840 Walker County, AL,
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67D-4F6 : 9 November 2014), John Parker, Pope county, Pope, Arkansas, United States; citing family 8, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W3-PM5 : 30 December 2015), John Parker, 1860. Chickalah Township, Yell County, Arkansas
- Pope County, AR History Vol 1 Family #570 on pages 366-367 (attached)
- "Wagon Wheels" Vol 1 No 4 on John Parker and Rachel Shipley, publication of the Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy Society , 1980 (attached)
- 1891 Publication provides Rachel's maiden name as Shipley, in an article about M.W. Parker: The following excerpt is from Goodspeed's Historical Memoirs of Western Ark, page 369, written in 1891. SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishers, 1891.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Leslie Parker
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #717448
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~3.12%
Bobby Parker :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Gregg Stout :
23andMe, GEDmatch M360456 [compare]
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~3.12%
Marcia Suggs :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Marciahosier
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~1.56%
Peggy McReynolds :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Anonymous Folkes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mrswdunn
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch KF3774544 [compare]
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~1.56%
Kathy McClain :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BN4423245 [compare], FTDNA kit #988695
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~1.56%
Jon McReynolds :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.39%
Natalie S :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A082018 [compare]
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There were many native americans that lived in this part of NW Arkansas. (Even before the Trail of Tears traveled through.) I've found claim of Choctaw and Cherokee in my family lines but other tribes are also a possibility. Many white people also appear in the Indian Territory on Census records. If a Native American wasn't actually living on the tribal lands it's really difficult to track their Native American heritage unless there are sound family records. (Just my experience on other family lines.)
edited by Peggy McReynolds
I appreciate your input. My personal sources only say his birth was in Maryland, but this is a merged profile and several others have been editing the data. I'll contact others involved and if we can't find a source more specific than Maryland, I'll propose to the other PMs that we change the place of birth to Maryland.
Hope to accomplish this soon!
Thanks for pointing this out. None of the profile managers have a source more specific than Maryland, at this time. (This profile was merged so it's not straightforward where the Wicomico came from.) Have changed the birth location to just Maryland, until a reliable source can be found for a more specific location.
Peggy
edited by Bobby Parker
I'll admit I haven't worked much on this family line lately (but still working in Logan County, Arkansas). Perhaps DNA testing will help fill in some of the gaps.
My parents both attended the New Blaine Elementary School (as well as my maternal grandparents). They then attended High School in Paris and graduated in 1950. My grandfather's homestead was less than a mile from the New Blaine school, on top of the hill south of the school. As children, my cousins and I would explore the abandoned school yard (on our way to Roy Rollan's store to buy firecrackers). Not sure if it was unlocked or we broke into the school (Yikes), but I remember the inside very well and there were lots of dishes left behind.
Peggy