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Aquila Parker (1753 - 1834)

Aquila (Aquilla) Parker aka Paca
Born in St George's Parish, Harford, Maryland, United Statesmap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 3 Mar 1779 in Maryland, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 81 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Staff Officer Aquilla Parker served with Gunpowder Battalion, Baltimore County Militia, Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Aquilla Parker is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A087301.

Name at birth: Aquila Paca.

Aquila Paca was born 30 Mar 1753 in Harford Co., Maryland to John Paca Jr (son of Aquila Paca) and his wife Margaret Lee. John Paca in his will, dated 17 Sep 1757, names sons Aquila, John, and James. His widow gives their birth dates in a post mortem deposition in Dec 1757.

He is first noted on Rev War militia muster roll for Harford Co., Maryland as “Capt. Aquila Paca.” In 1776 he named as “Aquila Paca” age 23 (b 1753), taxed on property which included 8 slaves. This indicates Aquila Paca the son of John Paca who died in 1757 lived to maturity and was relatively wealthy for someone that young.

It’s likely he changed his name to Aquila Parker about 1778 as he had an older first cousin, Aquila Paca Sr. (1738-1788). Prior to this time he went by “Aquila Paca Jr” on legal documents.

As Aquila Parker he married Elizabeth Amos on 3 Mar 1779 at Baltimore.

He lived in Harford County in 1790 when he was listed next to Benjamin Amos, a cousin of his wife. Several young children in the household.

Listed as Aquila Park in the christening record of his son William in 1795.

Moved to Bourbon Co., KY in 1797. His father in law Nicholas Day Amos moved there about 1795 and several members of the extended Amos family also moved to KY about the same time.

According to DAR records Aquilla Parker was a Staff Officer (adjutant to the Gunpowder Battalion) in the Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.

Census 1810

1810 Bourbon Co KY: 01201/0000
Children
1. Ruth, 1778 in Harford, Maryland
2. Cassandra, 26 SEP 1780 in Harford, Maryland. Cassandra was likely named for Aquila’s maternal aunt Cassandra Lee.
3. Clemency, 1783 in Harford, Maryland
4. Elizabeth, 1785 in Harford, Maryland
5. Mary Ann, 1786 in Harford, Maryland
6. Henry, 1787
7. Levi , 1787 in Harford, Maryland
8. Christiana, 1788 in Harford, Maryland
9. Aquilla, 1795 in Bourbon County, Kentucky
10. William Henry, 4 JAN 1795 in Harford, Maryland

Sources

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #35089350
  • Children of Mt Soma Pg 85
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z4-86F : accessed 4 December 2018), Aqa Parker in entry for Michael Hornback and Clemency Parker, 11 Jan 1803; citing Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 183,078.




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Aquila Parker (Paca) was actually the son of John Paca and Margaret Lee, named in John Paca’s will in Sept 1757. He was raised by a guardian (friend of his father’s). He had brothers James and John. Aquila went west to Kentucky between 1795 and 1800.

It’s been conjectural who John Parker who supposedly married Elizabeth Porter was, the Paca genealogy doesn’t indicate he married. It is pretty clear Aquila comes through John Paca and Margaret Lee.

posted by Chris Callais
Parker-27108 and Parker-1697 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth info; same spouse; similar death date.
posted by Teresa Downey
Parker-30373 and Parker-27108 appear to represent the same person because: Obvious duplicates/same people
posted by Logan Gavin