John Parker (1784 - 1864)

Born 1784 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Rebecca (Hilliard) Parker — married 19 Dec 1807 in Wake, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1864 at about age 80 in Parker Crossroads, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Rev. John Parker was born in North Carolina where he married his wife, Sarah Rebecca Hilliard on December 19th 1807 in Wake County^[1]. Together they bore many children. John Parker and his family relocated to West Tennessee by 1825; he committed to the "Signer Beleifs' of Mud Creek Baptist Church in 1825 ^[2] and also being appointed as a ministerial aid. The Mud Creek Baptist Church was initially located about 1 half mile North of the Henderson County/Carroll County boundaries on today's State Highway 22. The Mud Creek Baptist Church later located about two miles Northeast of Clarksburg on the Clarksburg-Westport Road and finally to its current location, Concord vicinity of Carroll County. ^[3] In 1830, Reverend John Parker was living in Carroll County ^[4] but by 1840, he was living in neighboring Henderson County where he remained for the duration of his life ^[5][6]. John died October 22, 1864 and his family was buried in Jones Cemetery, Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee ^[7].

Parkers Crossroads named after Rev John Parker. Although he was a prominent slave owner, he had been a Unionist at the start of the Civil War. However, after Dunham's Union commander refusal to move a cannon that had been placed in his yard, Dr. Parker switched his allegiance to the Confederacy. His death-bed wish was "to be buried with my feet to the north - my head to the south, so that when the angel Gabriel sounded his trumpet, I can rise and kick the Yankees back North!" ^[8]

Children

Sarah Rebecca Hilliard

Mary Ann (Parker) Britt (1809-1860)

John Rightman Parker III (1810-1842)

James C Parker (1811-1879)

Samuel S Parker (1813-1883)

James A Parker (1815-1862)

Margaret (Parker) Leathers (1815-1862)

Joseph A Parker (1818-1854)

Hilliard R Parker (1820-1874)

Louisa (Parker) Carroll (1822-1860)

Mary Jane (Parker) Rosser (1824-1891)

Sidney Parker (1825-1864)

Priestly Ezekiel Parker (1828-1906)

Sherrod M Parker (1831-1891)

Slaves

At his death John Parker owned around 30 slaves ^[9]. Among them was most likely, Martha Boren, who bore children with his son Sherrod

Research Notes

Some genealogists also link John Parker to wife Rachel Payne. This appears to be the result of two different John Parkers being incorrectly merged.

Rachel Payne

Jesse Parker (1805-1904)

Alfred Parker (1808-1870)

Mary (Parker) Smith (1811-1853)

Eli S Parker (1811-1990)

Isaac Hiram Parker (1812-1850)

William Parker (1815- )

George Parker (1815- )

DNA

Evidence of Maternal Relationship. T. Stewart, possible 9th great-granddaughter of Thomas Lassiter and 10 great granddaughter of Robert Lassiter, has several AncestryDNA test matches linking John Parker as a descendant of the Lassiters

10C match Shared DNA 8cM across 1 segment MRCA Thomas Lassiter

8C2R match Shared DNA 7cM across 1 segment MRCA Thomas Lassiter

10C2R match Shared DNA 7cM across 1 segment MRCA Robert Lassiter

9C1R match Shared DNA 7cM across 1 segment MRCA Thomas Lassiter

9C1R match Shared DNA 6cM across 1 segment MRCA Thomas Lassiter

Sources

1. ↑ County Court Records at Raleigh, NC and FHL # 0296867-0296870 and 0418152 item 2
2. ↑ Mud Creek Baptist Church records
3. ↑ Recollections of Mr. Gaylon Rush, deceased
4. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Carroll, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 174; Page: 150; Family History Library Film: 0024532
5. ↑ 1840; Census Place: Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: 522; Page: 349; Image: 712; Family History Library Film: 0024544
6. ↑ 1850; Census Place: District 8, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_883; Page: 172B; Image: 348
7. ↑ findagrave.com
8. ↑ findagrave.com
9. ↑ 1860; Census Place: District 10, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1256; Page: 259; Family History Library Film: 805256

• Jackson Gazette, September 22, 1866

Heirs of John Parker, Sr., Petition to sell land. James C. Parker, Priestley E. Parker, Sidney Parker, E.D. Carroll and wife, Louisa; Sherrod M. Parker versus Hiram Britt, Elisha A. Britt, Leonidas H. Britt, Emma E. Britt, Frances E. Cozart, Rayburn Britt, John W. Parker, Jr., Mary E. Parker, Geo. M. Parker, Mary Ann Britt, Mary Jane Tilson, Olivia H. Tilison, Joseph P. Ballew; Samuel G. Parker, Kitty Leathers, L.M. Dobson and wife, Margaret; Orelia Leathers and Walter Futral, the last seven being non-residents of Tenn.; Alvis J. Parker and Ardebert Parker of Missouri; several of these persons lived in Arkansas; notice that this case would be heard in court the fourth Monday in November 1866. Henderson County. Tennessee

• https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.carroll/791/mb.ashx

• http://50.62.113.80/parker/rr01/rr01_002.htm#P17087

Acknowledgements

Much of this profile was created from the research collected by Kimberly Parker of Ancestry.com Kimberly Parker