Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-08-20
The Parker Family of Virginia.

We are not going to let the great
State of New York have all the honor
of giving to the Union the next DEM
ocratic President, for, though he WAS
horn in that State, vet Virginia can
show that the Parker family settled
in Accomac county, Va, prior TO
those who first settled 10 New York.
Connecticut really claims the first
family of Parkers who came TO tnls
country, settling at Hartford In 1882
bnt from the arms they bore,it WAS q
different branch from those who set
fled In Virginia, New JERSEY and
New York all of whom were descend.
ed from Sir Edmund Parker, OF
County Devon, England. Captain
George Parker emigrated to Virginia
about 1854, settling at Poplar Grove,
Accomac county. This county. was
frat called "Acks wmacke," after
tribe of Indians, and was taSen i'on
Northampton county In l0's
Sir Edmund Parker, OF Devon, was
connected with the Earl OF Morley
their arms being the same; ne lnar
ried Dorothy, daughterof sir Clemei y y
Smith of Essex county. From DIS
only son. John, was Edmund Parker,
who succeeded to the estate; from
This Edmupd was George Parker,the
emigrant. ,a,dod
Captain Parker, it seems, lanueu
inst previous TO Bacon's repeli,on,'
and doubtless obtained his ute WIZ
in the service of that redouotaoie
warrior, ss he is not afterwards W. W.
toned during the Revolutionary wa,
OF his immediate family we nave u.
record. but many of his Descendants
have been spoken highly OF, am 'i z
| whom was Severn f Parker, ooru ~
| Northamptop, and represented tn'
| State in Congress of 1919 to ioSl' a,s,
| Insiab Parker. who was In OobgIee
Of 1854 to 1901. Some members OF tht
family moved into Westmorela NJ ~,
| county. where the Hon. Ricnaru FL
Iioft Parker was born in 1888; lie oe
came a brilliant lawyer and was se;i
early to the State legislature an' ~ !,
| iS37 WAS Senator in Congress; NJ
was also Judge of the Supreme Oou'
IF Appeals. He died at kicnhon'
liz 1910. His soh, Richard raraei ,S,7
also in Congress from 1919 " 20 -
There was at one time a mosG u''
tipguished physician, DR.; benJ ,in''
Parker. who lived for wnlIe III Culn
herlapd county, Va; he came lrou
Massachusetts,, and claimed TO oe ol
raot descendant of the Engllsn ra'
kers. He was friend OF the Dr. PEI
| min Rush. and also OF the nan
dolnhs, of Virginia. The Parker
were all early supporters OF the e.
,obIished church. Bishop Meade hel
,ions Severn Z. Parker snd deorg
barker as members Of the vestry a
ola Hunger,s Church, Northampton
in t712. and afterwards are fonnu
the other parishes on une Ev
Sore. Many Of the family ln.ern "a
; ried with the Upshurs, oeveIne ~
s other highly esteemed famllies " 80 -
early settlers, whose desSehuan.I o.,
"er1etnate the name. The daugnte'
- Of Colonel r E. Parker, OF h nc
I, mond Va. Louisa Ann, SaIan vi
f einia and Mary Jane Parker; the mr.
norried Colonel Evans, the secon
,n"rried Mr. George Maynard, an
f Tho third married Mr.. Smith, al
whom settled in Richmond, and nay
Sescendants. The coat OF arms
Given for the Virginia ParKers' a.
thus described: had .ohos
; ar,ns-Sable, 8 stag's head caoos
j. ID between two launches, argent
Crest-A cubit arm erect, coups
hoIow the elbow ,sleeved azure cuns
and slashed argent, in the manu-
e stao's attire Tor horny gulls.
Motto-Fideli certa merces' ~
o The arms for the Parkers' OF NE
Jersey. are similar, with the exec
lion Of having the stag PEASANT q
cont between three pheons, or VIII
in 2 bordure epgrailed, and the me
~ heing: "Ento quod esse vIderls
l.. hose Of Connecticut Parkers ma
> lthree bucks trippant with Gre
q for the VIII VV1Ifdein GGs'"s arms, thus
a feel certain that the three branch
I'll are from the same English STOCK; u
v New York Farkers g've no arms o.
the family evidently entered IN u
3 state from Connecticut and Ne
n Jersey. of whom Judge Alton
d Parker, our gallant Democrat
If standard bearer is descendant, Al
d can claim his ancestors IRON oo
! North and South. ,.,, g.,
d Can apy of our readers furnish III
p Their details of the family
vi From 81. A. r." Richmond, va
il ines Dicpatch, 14th.