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James Parker (son of William Parker and Joan Panchard) was born 1590 in WARLEGGON, CORNWALL, ENG23, and died 1672 in Warleggon, Cornwall England24. He married Catherine Buller on December 31, 1616 in St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, daughter of Richard Buller and Alice Hayward.

 Includes NotesNotes for James Parker:
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #2978, Date of Import: Feb 24, 1997]

!1. THE PARKER FAMILY OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FHL #929.273 P223k)
2. VISITATION OF YORKSHIRE 1665
3. IGI, 1988 ED., CORNWALL, ENGLAND
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #4555, Date of Import: Apr 25, 1997]

James Parker, son of Will (William) Parker, was form the Parish of Warleggon, near Bodmin Moor in Cornwall . He married Katherine Buller, daughter of Sir Richard Buller, on 31 December 1616 at Stephen's by Saltash near Plymouth in Cornwall. james and Katherine had 21 children, with the first five births recorded in St. Stephen's records and the last 16 being recorded in the parish of Warleggon.
In 1673, Rowland Parker, the 20th child of James and Katherine, worte a letter which purpose was to provide a history of his family. This letter has been preserved and is located in "an old commonplace book" in Browsholme, the Parker ancestral home in Yorkshire. This letter has been printed in a North Carolina Historical periodical and is quoted, as written, as follows:
"Septemb'r ye 1st, 1673. Will parker, Arch Deacon of Cornwall and Justice of the Peace of ye same County, was 2nd bro. of Tho. Parker to Browholme, Esq'r, who went from Brows: into Cornwall about ye yeare 1580, whoe he married it is not knowne, but her Christian name was Joane, and was a mighty thirfty provident woman, and ye said Will: had 2 sones, James and Will:, and his house is called Traygoe in ye parrish of Warlegin in Cornwall, about 16 miles from Launston, ye size towne of ye said county: James, his eldest sonne, was married to Katterran, eldest daughter of Sir Richard Buller, of Shillingham, in ye said county: her porcon was L2300, ye s'd Buller beinge a man of L700 p. annum: Will, ye youger borther, parson of Stoache in Cornwall, ye parsonage beinge worth L300 p. an., and who was never married. James had by ye said Katterran Buller 21 children, vis:

Katteren, ye eldest died yourg.
Allice, ye 2nd married Mr. Smith, a Lawyer of Linneowe in S;nt Niot P'ish, had issue 2 daughters.
Will: Parker, ye 3rd child, was married to Major Shks daughter and had issue 15 children.
Katteren, ye 4th child of ye above James, died about 7 years of age.
Robt/., ye 5th child, was a prentice in London, and died within halfe a year yt he came from his prenteship.
James, ye 6th child, Captain of a foote Company, died about 35 years of age.
Cordelia, ye 7th child, was married to Mr. Father, parson of Stoakes in Cornwall.
Anthony, ye 8th child, died yourg.
Rich'd,ye 9th, Dr. of Phyzicke, went into Virginy, married a Londoner and had issue 6 children. Liveth upon S,nt James River in ye uplands of Virginy and hath been High Sherife of ye s'd County.
Mary, ye 10th, married Mr. Lower of Biefindte in ye parrish of Wartegin in s'd county.
Frances, ye 11th, was aprentice in London to Mr. Threvenhir, a Lininge Draper in Cheapside. Joined as Corporal to Colonel Sulker in ye Duke of Yorke,s regiemnt of foot. Afterwarde, slayne in ye Engagement betwixt ye Dutch and us, havinge both his legs shott off upon which he died.
Jane, ye 12, a maid, and lives with her father at Traugoe.
George, ye 13, printice to Wallings draper at Huntington 12 miles of Exeter; went from there into Virginy.
Eliz., ye 14, died about 14 years of age.
John, ye 15, Master of Arts at Oxf'd and Minister of Kilo in Cornwall: married ye widow of Justice Trevenhir, had one sone.
Joan, ye 16, married Mr. Nicolls, Minister of Larrick in Cornwall, had 2 daug.
The 17, still borne.
the 18 & 19 died unchristened.
Rowland, ye 20th, is a Corporall in Prince ruperd's Regiment of Dregonnes.
]Katteran, ye 21, married to on Mr. Bray, a Shopkeeper in London."

The order of the births in Rowland's letter of his siblings doesn't totally agree with the recordings of the births in the parish records.

More About James Parker:
Fact 1: 1665, VISITATION OF YORKSHIRE.

More About James Parker and Catherine Buller:
Marriage: December 31, 1616, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England.

Children of James Parker and Catherine Buller are:
  1. Parker, b. 1617, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. 1617, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England.
  2. Parker, b. 1618, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. 1618, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England.
  3. Catherine Parker, b. April 19, 1619, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1713.
  4. Alice Parker, b. May 28, 1620, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1714.
  5. William Parker, b. March 30, 1624, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England24, d. Abt. 171424.
  6. James Parker, b. January 08, 1624/25, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1716.
  7. Catherine Parker, b. January 07, 1625/26, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1721.
  8. Robert Parker, b. April 03, 1628, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1718.
  9. Elizabeth Parker, b. May 25, 1629, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1723.
  10. +Richard Parker, b. November 29, 1630, ST. STEPHEN'S, BY SALTASH, CORNWALL, ENG24, d. April 16, 1683, Nansemond Co Virginia24.
  11. Cordelia Parker, b. December 18, 1631, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1725.
  12. John Parker, b. May 14, 1633, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1723.
  13. Catherine Parker, b. July 13, 1634, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1728.
  14. Mary Parker, b. July 05, 1635, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1729.
  15. Frances Parker, b. August 04, 1636, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1730.
  16. Joan Parker, b. September 17, 1637, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1731.
  17. Anthony Parker, b. April 1639, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1729.
  18. George Parker, b. May 01, 1640, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1730.
  19. Johann Parker, b. 1641, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1735.
  20. John Parker, b. 1641, Warleggon, Cornwall, England, d. 1641, Warleggon, Cornwall, England.
  21. Rowland Parker, b. April 17, 1643, St. Stephen's, By Saltash, Cornwall,England, d. Abt. 1733.
  22. Katherine Parker, b. July 10, 1644, Warleggon, Cornwall, England, d. WFT Est. 1658-1738.
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