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Descendants of ELDER JOHN PARKER

Generation No. 1

1. ELDER JOHN¹ PARKER was born 1757 in VIRGINA, and died May 19, 1836 in PARKERS FORT, TEXAS. He married SALLY WHITE in CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINA. She died May 21, 1836 in PARKERS FORT, TEXAS.

Notes for ELDER JOHN PARKER:
FROM "THE SURNAMES OF SCOTLAND",1946,BY GEORGE BLACK: THE NAME PARKER COMES FROM THE OCCUPATION OF PARK-KEEPER. WILLIAM LE PARKER, PARSON OF KILMON, PERTHSHIRE, RENDERED HOMAGE IN 1296. GILCRIST PARKER WAS PARK-KEEPER AT CARDROSS IN 1329, AND MATHEUS PARKER WAS A JUROR ON INQUEST IN 1325. ANDREW PARKEIR WAS A BURGESS OF DUNDE IN 1368, AND DUNCAN PARKAR WAS BURGESS OF DUNDEE IN 1429. ANDREW PARCAR WITNESSED A CHARTER IN 1444. A PARK IN THE DAYS OF FEUDALISM REFERRED TO THE GAME PRESERVE OF A NOBLE. AMOUNG HIS JOBS A PARKER WOULD BE CHARGED WITH KEEPING VASSALS FROM HUNTING HIS MASTER'S GAME.

PARKER'S FORT IS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF GROESBECK, TEXAS. THE FORT WAS A WOODEN STOCKADE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MODERN FOOTBALL FIELD WITH RAISED TOWERS AT EACH END AND A LARGE DOUBLE GATE. THE FORT WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE 46,000 ACRE LANDGRANT THE PARKERS HAD GOTTEN FREE FROM THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

More About ELDER JOHN PARKER:
Cause of Death: MULTIPLE ARROWS TO THE BODY, HE WAS SCALPED & HIS PRIVATES WERE CUT OFF
OCCUPATION: FARMER

More About SALLY WHITE:
Cause of Death: SHE WAS STAKED TO THE GROUND WITH WAR LANCES AND RAPED SEVERAL TIMES
OCCUPATION: HOMEMAKER

Children of ELDER PARKER and SALLY WHITE are:

2.	i.		SILAS M² PARKER, b. TENNESEE; d. May 19, 1836, PARKERS FORT, TEXAS, USA.
	ii.		BENJAMIN F. PARKER, b. VIRGINA; d. May 19, 1836, PARKER'S FORT, TEXAS.

More About BENJAMIN F. PARKER:
Cause of Death: MULTIPLE ARROWS TO THE BODY
OCCUPATION: FARMER

iii.

JOHN PARKER, d. 1831, NEAR CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, USA.

More About JOHN PARKER:
Cause of Death: MULTIPLE ARROWS TO THE BODY AT THE HANDS OF DELAWARE INDIANS
OCCUPATION: FARMER

3.	iv.	DANIEL PARKER, b. April 06, 1781, VIRGINA; d. December 03, 1844, ELKHART, ANDERSON CO., REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
4.	v.	COL. ISAAC DUKE PARKER, b. April 07, 1793, VIRGINA; d. April 14, 1883, WEATHERFORD, PARKER CO., TEXAS, USA.
5.	vi.	JAMES W PARKER, b. 1797.

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