Chief Richard Bryant "Parker", of Saraunaton Creek

Biography

NOT A PARKER

Chief Richard Bryant "Parker", of Saraunaton Creek was born circa 1670 in Cheepoake Creek, West of Dismal Swamp, Va. His parents were Walkuz Bryant "Thomas Parker" / Founder of Nottoway Cheraw = Old Cheraw and Nimeetha “Mitha” Parker, Piqua Shawnee. He was a Regulator of Licenced Trade at Trader's Path, Edgecombe, NC.

RIchard married Elizabeth (Brown-Parker) Gibson of Saura Creek circa 1680 in Surry, Virginia. Together they had the following children: "Chief of Churrah" Thomas Parker; Richard Parker, Old Cheaw; Francis Parker of Saura Creek.

He died on May 8, 1736 in Corapeake, Gates County, NC, United States.

• Thomas -  b. about 1645, possibly in Nansemond Co., VA; d. after 1704, VA. See the T. Parker narrative.
• Richard - b. about 1653/4, probably in Nansemond Co., VA; d. after 1714, Nansemond Co., VA.
• Francis - d. Parker's Creek, Nansemond Co., VA. Resided in that portion of Nansemond Co., VA which later became part of NC. Granted land in the 1681 transfer of the land of Richard PARKER to his sons. On Apr. 16, 1683, twenty acres in Upper Parrish of Nansemond Co., VA near Hood's Neck was granted to Francis PARKER, being previously granted "to his father, Richard Parker." In the 1704 Quit Rent Roll of Nansemond Co., VA, he is listed as having paid tax on 170 acres. Son of Francis PARKER: Francis, Jr. (on 1704 Quit Rent Roll).

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Biography

Chief Richard Parker, of Cranny Creek was born in Cheepoake Creek, West of Dismal Swamp, Va. His parents were Walkuz "Thomas Parker" / Founder of Nottoway Cheraw = Old Cheraw and Nimeetha “Mitha” Parker. He was a Regulator of Licenced Trade at Trader's Path, Edgecombe, NC.

RIchard married Elizabeth (Gibson ) Parker / Old Cheraw circa 1680 in Surry, Virginia. Together they had the following children: Chief Thomas Parker/ Old Cheraw; Cheraw Francis Parker, of Fishing Creek; "Chief of Churrah", Richard Parker.

He died on May 8, 1736 in Wd.

SNP Study Group Claimants are matching on Ch 3 at 25 -27 mil ---up the ancestry line of Pat McClendon at www.patmcclendon.com in a line who is not her direct Hays, Parker, or Lott, line because we fished that out from collaboration teaming. That is how we know this line is also the Parker Line of Linda Carr Buchholz.

Great Dismal Swamp, near the present town of Corapeake, Gates Co., NC.] To all people, etc. whereas, etc.... Now know ye that I, the said Sr. Henry Chisheley, Kt., his Majesties Deputy Governor, do give and grant unto Thomas, Richard and Frances Parker, the three sons of Richard Parker, dec'd. one thousand four hundred and twenty acres of land on the marsh adjoining, lying and being in the southern branch of Nansemond, beginning at a red oak standing on a point to the northward of Cranny Creek mouth and opposite to a small island called Cranny Isle and at Crain's enhancing, thence running down by the main branch side according to the several curvings and windings of the said branch 'till it comes to a great decayed white oak standing a little above the creek's mouth which is called Parker's Creek; thence south east crossing over the said creek twice and extending three hundred and twenty poles to John Small his own white oak, thence south west one hundred and eighty four poles to a small white oak being the beginning head of the Cross Swamp Patent and runs the due courses of the said Patent First east north east two hundred poles to a small Gum, thence south south east three hundred and twenty poles to a small Ash by a Gum in a great Reedy Pocoson or inland swamp thence west south west two hundred poles to a small Gum thence north north west one hundred and sixty four poles to a marked Gum standing by a branch being in the head line of Hood neck patent thence south west by west one hundred and forty six poles to a white oak standing by and towards the head of Cranny Creek. Thence down by or nigh the said creek side to the mouth thereof and thence as the southern branch runs down to the first mentioned red oak including the said quantity three hundred acres as hereof being formerly granted to William Hatfield by the two patents, the one for two hundred the other for one hundred acres dated the 24th August 1638 and four hundred and sixty acre of the said land formerly granted unto Randall Crews by patent dated the 9th September 1648 all which by deeds and surrendered became the proper right of Richard Parker, Senr., dec'd. and four hundred acres more of the said land was formerly granted to the said Richard Parker, Senr. by patent the 18th March 1662, and one hundred acres more being greatest marsh also formerly granted to Richard Parker and of the now Patentees, by patent dated the 24th. February 1675/6, all which by the said patents and their father's will being now the right and in possession of the said Thomas, Richard and Francis Parker the one hundred sixty acres residue, being over plus lands and march found to be contained within the said bounds and due by me for the transportation of four persons, etc. To have and to hold, etc. To be held, etc., yielding, etc. priviledge dated the 23rd day of April Anno Domini 1681. Ann Crosdell George Dobson William Hendly Thomas Northern.

Coreapeake Parker immigrated over from the Dan River next to Dismal Swamp at Coreapeake, Nansemond Co, Va. That is where the 3 sons including this Richard were conveyed 1450 expressly and explicitly stated as coming from their dad, Richard Parker who had come over from Saura Towns. The three sons of Richard Parker dec’d. Description: 1420 acres. Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 93 (Reel 7). Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Subject - Personal Parker, Francis. Grantee; Parker, Thomas; Parker, Richard. -- Registration and transfer -- Va -- Nansemond Co. - Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774. LinkLibrary of Virginia. Archives. Title grant 23 April 1681. Location: Nansemond County. Grantee(s): http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=93&last=&g_p... Patent System Number 000803937 Virginia State Land Office, Patent Book 7 1679-1689, pages 93-94 [By a series of boundary changes, portions of the described land was successively in Nansemond Co., VA, Chowan Co., NC in 1728, Hertford Co., NC in 1759 and Gates Co., NC in 1779. In terms of a modern map, the land was located on the western edge of the Great Dismal Swamp.

ER FAMILY

Alice Parker, born say 1702, was indicted by the Northumberland County court on 19 July 1721 for having a "Mullatto" child in St. Stephen's Parish [Orders 1719-29, 44].

1. Ruth Parker, born say 1706, a "Christian White Woman," was deceased by 2 March 1724/5 when the Accomack County court bound out her "Mullatto" daughter Sarah [Orders 1724-31, 22a]. She was the mother of

i. Sarah, born about 1725.

They may have been the ancestors of

2 i. Elisha, born about 1752-1759.

ii. Samuel, born before 1776, head of a Nansemond County household of 2 "free colored" in 1820 [VA:71].

iii. Milley, born before 1776, head of a Nansemond County household of 7 "free colored" in 1820 [VA:74A].

2. Elisha Parker, born about 1752-1759, a "man of color," was about 80 years old on 20 November 1832 when he made a declaration in Gates County, North Carolina, to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolution. He stated that he was born in Nansemond County near the North Carolina line about 1752. He was said to have been about 75 years old on 10 February 1834 when he made a similar declaration in Nansemond County court, stating that he enlisted in Gates County about 1779 for 9 months under Captain Arthur Gatling, then enlisted as a substitute for Francis Speight and had been a resident of Nansemond County for the previous 45 years [NARA, S.11211, M804-1871, frame 0787]. He was head of a Gates County household of 4 "other free" in 1790 [NC:23] and 3 "free colored" in Nansemond County in 1820 [VA:79]. He may have been related to

i. Thomas, head of a Cumberland County, North Carolina household of 8 "other free" in 1810 [NC:605].