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George Parker

Male 1698 - 1770  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George Parker was born in 1698 in Sussex County, DE; 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]

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Parker Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1727; died in 1790.

  2. 3.  Mary Parker Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1730.

  3. 4.  Elisha Parker Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in Nov 1731 in Worcester County, Maryland; 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. 8. Elizabeth "Betsy" Parker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Abigail Parker  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Elisha Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1755.
    4. 11. Rebekah Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1756 in Worcester, Maryland, United States; died in 1833.
    5. 12. John Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1757; died in 1838.
    6. 13. Mary Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1760.
    7. 14. George Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1765.
    8. 15. Elizabeth Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1765.
    9. 16. Priscilla Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 April 1769 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 9 August 1848 in Worcester County, Maryland.
    10. 17. Samuel Turner Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1773; died in 1837 in Worcester, Maryland, United States.

  4. 5.  Sarah Parker Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1732.

  5. 6.  George Parker Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1734; died on 16 September 1774.

  6. 7.  John Parker Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born in 1740; died in 1793.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1)

  2. 9.  Abigail Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1)

  3. 10.  Elisha Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1755.

  4. 11.  Rebekah Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1756 in Worcester, Maryland, United States; died in 1833.

  5. 12.  John Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1757; died in 1838.

  6. 13.  Mary Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1760.

  7. 14.  George Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1765.

  8. 15.  Elizabeth Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1765.

  9. 16.  Priscilla Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born on 15 April 1769 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 9 August 1848 in Worcester County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • Will: 1787, Worcester County, Maryland; Priscilla was left a cow, calf, ewe & lamb and a negro girl named Venus.

    Priscilla married William J. "Billy" Parsons on 19 May 1797 in Worcester County, Maryland. William (son of John Parsons and Rachel Rain) was born on 6 May 1769 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 22 Jun 1825 in Worcester County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. George Parker Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1798 in Worcester County, Maryland; died in 1846 in Worcester County, Maryland.
    2. 19. William B. Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1798 in Maryland; died on 2 March 1868 in Sussex County, Delaware, USA.
    3. 20. John A. Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1800 in Worcester County, Maryland.
    4. 21. Noah D. Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1805 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA; died after 1850 in Maryland.
    5. 22. Sarah M. Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1806 in Maryland.
    6. 23. Elisha Collins Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1809 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 4 April 1887 in Wicomico County, Maryland, USA.
    7. 24. Eliza Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1810 in Maryland.

  10. 17.  Samuel Turner Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1773; died in 1837 in Worcester, Maryland, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  George Parker Parsons Descendancy chart to this point (16.Priscilla3, 4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1798 in Worcester County, Maryland; died in 1846 in Worcester County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • Will: 23 August 1825, Worcester County, Maryland; Left land in Delaware to split with brother William.
    • Land Sale: 5 April 1828, Broad Creek, Sussex County, Delaware; G & H sale to Shedrack Short for $132.37 part of the tract of land Red Oak Ridge. Deed in notes.
    • Land Sale: 4 December 1829, Sussex County, Delaware, USA; George and wife Hannah of Broad Creek Hundred in Sussex sale land know as "addition to Swane's Ridge" (land he inherited from his father I'm assuming as it is next to his brother William's) to Thomas Hearn. Deed in notes.
    • Land Purchase: 22 Dec 1832, Broad Creek, Sussex County, Delaware; G. from Jarman Truitt, a tract of land called Truitt's Last Discovery.
    • Land Sale: 1 November 1834, Sussex County, Delaware, USA; Geo & wife sale P. Shockley, a tract of land knn. as Solomon's Wisdom & part of a necessary (water reserve?) called Red Buck Ridge & part of a tract called Truitt's Last Discovery,& adjoining Wm B Parsons land. Looks like he's selling off his inheritence
    • Will: 12 October 1847, Worcester County, Maryland, USA; Admin bond filed on his estate by Elisha Holloway (George's brother-in-law) (Worcester Co. MD Will Index only)

    George married Hannah J. Holloway on 4 Dec 1818 in Worcester County, Maryland. Hannah (daughter of Joshua Holloway and Elizabeth Adkins) was born on 18 January 1804 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 31 July 1857 in Worcester County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Priscilla Elenora Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1821 in Broad Creek, Sussex County, Delaware; died after 1900 in Worcester County, Maryland.
    2. 26. Elizabeth Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1827 in Maryland; died in 1905 in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA.
    3. 27. Ann Mariah Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1830 in Maryland.
    4. 28. George W. Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1832 in Maryland; died on 15 May 1921 in Maryland.
    5. 29. Daniel Joseph Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835 in Maryland; died in 1915 in Maryland.
    6. 30. Joshua J. Parsons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 August 1837 in Maryland; died on 22 Sep 1916; was buried in Parsonsburg, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA.

  2. 19.  William B. Parsons Descendancy chart to this point (16.Priscilla3, 4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1798 in Maryland; died on 2 March 1868 in Sussex County, Delaware, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Married: 6 Feb 1818, Worchester County, Maryland

    Family/Spouse: Mary White. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 20.  John A. Parsons Descendancy chart to this point (16.Priscilla3, 4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1800 in Worcester County, Maryland.

  4. 21.  Noah D. Parsons Descendancy chart to this point (16.Priscilla3, 4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1805 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA; died after 1850 in Maryland.

    Family/Spouse: Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 22.  Sarah M. Parsons Descendancy chart to this point (16.Priscilla3, 4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1806 in Maryland.

    Sarah married Josiah Puzey in 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 23.  Elisha Collins Parsons Descendancy chart to this point (16.Priscilla3, 4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1809 in Worcester County, Maryland; died on 4 April 1887 in Wicomico County, Maryland, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Married: 9 Sep 1823, Worchester County, Maryland

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Rounds. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 24.  Eliza Parsons Descendancy chart to this point (16.Priscilla3, 4.Elisha2, 1.George1) was born in 1810 in Maryland.



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