Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25


at battles in the North and at York
town, where he commanded COM
psny of light infantry in General
Wayne's division. Ia said to have
saved Wayne's army in Georgia from
sn attack by the Indians. Alex
ander Parker remained in the army
and rose to be full colonel. He
resigned about 1907 and was ap-
pointed general in State forces. He
married the widow Redman and
lived on his plantation, in Westmore-
land county. His seat was called
Ellersley (afterward burned).
He left three children-Henry,
who married Miss Cox; Maria, mar
ried John Waller Jones, and Harriet
died single.
John Parker married Betsey Muse
and left two sons, Thomas and John
A. He was drowned i'm the Potomac
river while attempting to board his
ship.
William Harwar Parker was born
about 1852 4, aud was planter in
Westmorelaud county. His place
was called Rock Spring. He married
Mary Sturman, whose mother was
Miss Foxhall. The name Foxhall
comes through the Sturmans, who
were related to the Chiltons. Cen
eral Chiffon, United States Army
aud Confederate States Army, men,
Der of General Lees staff, was of this
family.
William Harwar Parker was an
officer in the Virginia State Navy in
1776-17SO. lie commanded a vessel
called the Tempest during the Revo-
lutionary War. All four brothers
received land grants for Revolution
ary service.
William Harwar Parker retired
from the navy after the war and re-
turned to his plantation.
Thomas Parker, the youngest son
of Judge Richard, was captain IN
the Revolutionary Army and Second
Virginia Regiment, in which were
three Parkers, all ofiicers-two
brothers and cousin. He remained
in the army. In 1912 he was colo
mel in the United States Army and
served on the Northern frontier
under Gen. Wade Hampton. He
was made br;gadier-general in 1912
and placed in command of the forces
at Norfolk, Va.
Gen. Thomas Parker married Sal
lie Opie and settled in Clarke county.
He had but one child, Eliza, who
became the first wife of Gen. Armi-
stead Mason. He was killed in
duel with his cousin, McCarty. She
died in early life without issue. Gen.
eral Parker left his land TO his favor
ite nephew, Richard K. Parker, who
had been in love with his cousin
Eliza and would have married her
except for the Generals objection to
her on the ground of consanguinity.
We have seen that Col. Richard
Parker (2) died killed in battle un-
married and that Gen. Alexander
Parker left one son and two daugh-
ters. William Harwar Parker had a
large family. He had four sons
Richard Elliot, Foxhall Alexander,
John and William Chiffon, and one
daughter-Juliet Octavia-who mar
ried her first cousin, Leroy DANGER
field.
Richard Elliot Parker (S) was born
at Rock Spring, Westmoreland, and
studied law at Lawfield under his
grandfather, Judge Richard Parker,
lst. In the war of 1919 Richard
Parker was colonel, of the Thirty
fifth Virginia Regiment. AT the
conclusion of the war Richard
Parker returned to the law. He was
a United States Senator from Vir-
ginia in 1867, judge of the Court
of Appeals, aud refused the attorney
generalship under Van Bqren. He
married Elizabeth, daughter of DIR.
Foushee of Richmond, Va.
Foxhall Alexander Parker was
born at Rock Spring, Westmoreland
county, about the year 1888. He
entered the navy and rose to be COM
modore. He was placed in command
of the navy yard of Boston, Mass.
In 1848-9 he was selected to 90 to
Germany to advise the Government
as to the construction of a navy, and
upon his return, in 1850, he was put
in command of the Home squadron.
He married in 1914 Sara Jay, daugh-
ter. of Gen. Robert Bogardus, of
New York.
John Parker died unmarried.
William Chiffon Parker entefed
the army very young, served through
the war. He resigned at the con-
clusion of the war and studied law.
He married first Marguerite, daugh.
ter of DIR. Foushee. and second his
first cousin, Eliza Sparks. Colonel
Parker, as he was called, was the
most talented of the four brothers,
an accomplished gentleman, fond of
music, poetry and dancing. Mr..
James Alfred Jones, of Richmond,
says Of nim that he was man of the
noblest sentiments, brave, chivalric
AMI altogether high man. He was
the best lawyer in his section and so
brilliant an orator that when he
spoke at the court house the whole
county came to listen.
Judge Richard e. Parker had one
son and five daughters-Richard,