Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
PARKER OF VIRGINIA STOCK.
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on the Old Dominion.
A recent issue of the Baltimore
San contained column or two, BY
Edward @. Mead, on Virginia Her.
aldry, in which the Parker genealogy
was displayed and showing the con-
nection of Judge Alton B. Parker to
the Virginia stock. Here are some
excerpts which will be of interest to
the widely-connected Parker family
of Virginia:
After the death of King Charles
(1649) many cavalier families came
to Virginia and settled generally on
the Eastern Shore and what is called
the Northern Neck, (See John Esten
Cooks "HistOry of Virginia.'0
Our great-great-grandfather was
DR.. Alexander Parker, a grandson of
Judge Geo. Parker, of Accomac.
He removed to Tappahannock,
Essex county, Va. His will is of
record there dated about l77O. His
executors were his intimate friends,
as he calls them, King Carter and
John Tayloe, of Mount Airy. The
remains of DR.. Alexander Parker
being disinterred for removal, there
was found silver plate on his coffin
with the Parker coat of arms Ia
shield covered with plaided stripes;
in the center was a bucks head; on
top was bar, and hand grasping a
sprig of evergreen). DR.. Alexander
Parker ana his wife Susanna left
three sons: Richard, Thomas, ard
William.
Richard, known in the family as
"Old Judge Parker" son of Alex
ander, removed to Westmoreland and
studied law. His seat was called
Lawfield (afterward destroyed by fire).
He married Mary, daughter of Capt.
William Beale, of Chestnut Hill, and
his wife Anne Harwar. The Beales
were distinguished in the Revolution.
Gen. Richard Lee Turberyille Beale,
a distinguished Confederate general
of cavalry, is of this family; also
Gen. Edward Truxton Beale, OF
Washington, ID. Q. 81
Richard Parker was one of the
first five judges appointed in Virgins
after the Revolution, and was one OF
the signers of the "Declaration'
drawn up by the gentlemen of the
Northern Neck.
A Captain Sir Peter Parker com
manded the British frigste Euryalus,
in 1924, and was on the Potomac
river. He recognized the Westmore-
land Parkers as his cousins and
showed them some favors. He was
killed in skirmish on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland in 1914. Another
cousin, whose name l cannot recall,
was killed in 1914 on the Potomac
river while in command of Cont.
mental gunboat. His last words
were; "Oh, ungenerous enemy!" as
a British officer ran him through the
body after his surrender.
Judge Richard Parker died in. his
eighty.fourth year, about 1S1a.s He
was called by Lsndon Carter the
wisest man of his acquaintance.
He left sons-Richard, Alexander,
John, William Harwar, Thomas, and
daughters, Anne Harwar, France:
and Elizabeth. To begin with tht
daughters, Anne Harwar married
Mr.. Sparks, of Southampton county
Frances married Gen. John Black.
well and Elizabeth married Lero,
Daingerfeld. Richard Parker (2'
was born about 1852, entered tn,
army in 1776, Captain and major Of
the Second Virginia Regiment; served
with his regiment at Trenton, Prince
ton, Germantown, Brandywine ant
other battles; distinguished himself
at Trenton, where he was posted at
bridge. General Washington (wh,
no doubt knew him we'll, beins
neighbors), said to him, "You will
understand, Captain Parker, tha
this bridge is to be defended to tn,
last extremity" "Sir," replied Parker
eve intend TO sleep upon it."
Richard Parker was appointed
Colonel of the First Virginia Regi
ment and went with the first bat
TALON to the defense of Charleston
in 1880. He was killed in tn,
Ftrenches. See Lees Memoirs for {
beautiful tribute to Colonel Parker.