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Elisha Parker

Male 1731 - 1787  (~ 55 years)


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  1. 1.  Elisha Parker was born in Nov 1731 in Worcester County, Maryland (son of George Parker and Sarah Warrington); died on 7 Sep 1787 in Worcerster County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • Military: 15 July 1780 (see your notes), Worcester County, Maryland; Elisha Parker, Sr. pvt. in Capt Ebenezer Handy’s Co. of the Snow Hill Batt'l of the Worcester Militia & a pvt of the 6th Class in Captain Robert Handy's Co., Wicomico Batt'l of the Worcester Militia. Elisha Jr. Also listed 5th class. Home guard.
    • Tax List: 1758, Worcester County, Maryland; Parker's Delight of 54 acres
    • Power of Attorney: 9 December 1760, Sussex, DE; Father gives him power of attorney to act for him in the in Sussex County to execute a deed for the sale of land he (George) owns there.
    • Will: 1770, Worcester County, Maryland; Profits from a Mill to be sold or rented to be divided among his sons, Elisha, George & John. Elisah was also named as on of the Exe of his father's will, which he declined. Copy of will in notes.
    • Tax List: 1783, Worcester County, Maryland; Wicomico List: 228a Parker's Delight (expanded from 54a bet 1762-1768) Parker's Last Choice 54a (1st listed 1768) Parker's Misfortune 50a (listed after 1771) Handy's Beginning, 50apt. Bacon; saw mill; grist mill; 4 slaves; 11 cattle; 2 males; 4 females
    • Court: 24 November 1783, Worcester County, Maryland; Jacob Parker....to Elisha Parker agrees not to trespass on north side of division line.
    • Deed: 2 October 1784, Worcester County, Maryland; Elisha Sr. deeds land to Elisha Jr. (Deed index, no details)
    • Will: 11 April 1787, Worcester County, Maryland; Copy of will in notes.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Will proved 7 Dec. 1787

    Elisha married Abigail Turner in 1754 in Worcester County, Maryland. Abigail (daughter of Samuel Turner and Sarah) was born in 1722 in Somerset County, Maryland; died after 1787 in Worcester County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Parker
    2. Abigail Parker
    3. Elisha Parker was born in 1755.
    4. Rebekah Parker was born in 1756 in Worcester, Maryland, United States; died in 1833.
    5. John Parker was born in 1757; died in 1838.
    6. Mary Parker was born in 1760.
    7. George Parker was born in 1765.
    8. Elizabeth Parker was born in 1765.
    9. Priscilla Parker was born on 15 April 1769 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 9 August 1848 in Worcester County, Maryland.
    10. Samuel Turner Parker was born in 1773; died in 1837 in Worcester, Maryland, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Parker was born in 1698 in Sussex County, DE (son of ? and ?); died on 3 March 1770 in Worcester County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • Land Purchase: 5 August 1735, Sussex County, DE; David Firman to G. Parker, land in Augola Neck SW side of Lowes Creek
    • Land Purchase: 2 Oct 1738, Sussex County, Delaware, USA; Absolom Hill (George's step-son) sales to G. Parker, Millwright, land called "Exchange Situate" on the SW side of Rehoboth bay, land that belonged to his father, John Hill.
    • Land Patent: 1759, Worcester County, Maryland; Mill Rights Good Intent 30 acresParker was a millwright & his tract was "back in Wicomico Forest...beginning at a marked pine standing on a hill near Longo's Swamp on the S side thereof & on the W side of Pocomoke River"
    • Land Sale: 7 August 1759, Angola Neck, Sussex Co, DE; Geo & Sarah for £40 quit claim unto John Hill yeoman, all their right to 100a in Angola Neck W end of a 660a that John Hill (grandfather to the afsd John Hill) d. possess, who by his will devised the land to Sarah (then his wife) during her natural life
    • Land Sale: 9 Dec 1760, Sussex County, Delaware; George, now of Worcester, gives son Elisha power of atty. to act on his behalf to sale land he owns in Sussex. Deed in notes
    • Will: 5 August 1765, Worcester County, Maryland; Will proved 9 March 1770. Will names wife Sarah, sons, John, Jacob, Elisha & George. daughters, Sarah, wife of Robert Price & Mary, wife of James Twiford.

    George married Sarah Warrington in 1727 in Sussex County, Delaware. Sarah (daughter of Stephen Warrington and ?) was born in 1704 in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, USA; died in 1771 in Worcester County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Warrington was born in 1704 in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, USA (daughter of Stephen Warrington and ?); died in 1771 in Worcester County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • Will: 28 January 1726, Sussex County, DE; Heirs: wife Sarah Hillsons John, Absalom and Robert Hill; daughters Elizabeth Hill. Extrs wife Sarah Hill, son John Hill, and friend Philip Askne. Witt: James Walker, Thomas Cokayne and Abraham Inloss
    • Will: 1770, Worcester County, Maryland; Leaves land, profits from his Mill, a horse named Prince, and a portion of his personal estate

    Notes:

    Died:
    Story of George's death from Parker Family bk by Mary Watters Jackson saysGeorge was accidentally killed while deer hunting as he was mistaken for a deer while riding on a galloping horse through a thicket.

    Children:
    1. Jacob Parker was born in 1727; died in 1790.
    2. Mary Parker was born in 1730.
    3. 1. Elisha Parker was born in Nov 1731 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 7 Sep 1787 in Worcerster County, Maryland.
    4. Sarah Parker was born in 1732.
    5. George Parker was born in 1734; died on 16 September 1774.
    6. John Parker was born in 1740; died in 1793.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  ?

    ? married ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  ?
    Children:
    1. 2. George Parker was born in 1698 in Sussex County, DE; died on 3 March 1770 in Worcester County, Maryland.

  3. 6.  Stephen Warrington was born in 1676 in Accomack Co, VA; died in March 1727 in Sussex County, DE.

    Stephen married ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  ?
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Warrington was born in 1704 in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, USA; died in 1771 in Worcester County, Maryland.



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