The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

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* We arc not going to lot the great State
/ or New Il ork have all the honor Of 81
Ing to the Union the next Democratic
President. for, though he WIS born II, /
that State. yet Virginia can show tina q
the Parker family settled in Accomac
county. Va. prior to those who first
settled IN New York. ss33
Connecticut really clnimx the q first
family a Of II arkerS$ who ii came to his
4 country, settling ut Ha ford in 1885, but
y from the arms they bore It was @ d H.
$5ferent branch from hose who settle
lin Virginia. New ] ersey and New = rk,5
q ali OF whom were descended from Sifl
land.3 Captain George Parker enligrated$
Ito Virginia about 1856 set ling at Poplar
q Grove, III cconlaca county. This county
was first. cnile "a ckawrnack a fters Il al Il
tribe 4 OF Indians. a nd 4 wa IS AIKEN 81 from
Il northampton coun ~ In \ S72. s5s Sy s
Sir Edmund Parker OF 81 Devon, was
connected swithgthe Earl Of Nor their
arms being the same |; he married fsDoro-Ss
4 thy, daughter OF Sir Clement Smith Of
Essex county. From his only son. Ohm
Ewag Edmund Parker, who succeed cd S5sto o.
the estatc; from, this Edmund WAS
George Parker. the emil grant. ss u
Captain Parker. It seems landed lust
4 previous 10 Bacon. rebellion. and doubt
n less obtained his title while In the r-4
vice OF that redoubtable warrior. as he
d AZ not n ftcrwards mentioned during the
Revolutionary War. or his Immediate
ssfamil - NC have no record 81 but m ~, y ~
4 his descendants have been highly spoken
\ o (, among whom a'ls Severn r. Parker.
4 born In Eorthnmpto Il and represented
tic State Hi Congress o ( SO to 1921 ~ lso5
Josiah Parker. VIII o was in the Congr cssGi
4 or 1859 n To- 1891 Il Some members OF the
N family moved Into ,Westinorcland scouny
#ty, where the rs Hon. Richard 5&a FL lott
+ Parker was born In III, & hn became a
~ brilliant lawyer and was sent carly to-
the state Legislature, and In 1897 was
z Senator In Congress. He was also ju1 &c
y Of i the Supreme Court q ~ a ppeals. ~ e.
died at Richmond IN Ri sao. 5 His S8 SON.,
Richard Parker was also in Congress-
from 1919 10 s s557, 81 hero WAS at ono time
I most distinguished physician, Or. Ben
4 jamin Parker. who lived for q while In
Cumberland county. Va. !; he came from
u Massachusetts, and claimed to be direct
descendant OF tho English Parkcrs, He
+ was a friend OF The great Dr. 13enjnminl
Rush. and also OF the Randolphs.s OF Vlr-
gginia. Tho ParkersI " ere all earl " 81 ~
sporters OF tho Yesta bllsiled church. Bishop
Meade mentions Severn p. n Parker and
George Parker as ncmbers OF y e ayestry3
a t. old Hunger's Church. Eortiiamp on,
In 1712. md afterwards are found in the
\ other parishes on the Eastern Shore.
Many OF the family intermarrled with
the sUpshurs Seperns and other highly
esteemed fnUilies Of the early settlers,
whose descendants still perpetual the
4 name. AZ The daughters Of 4 Colonel r. e.
Parker. OF Richmond. Az Louisa Ann
4 Sarah Virginia and Mary Jane Parker;
g fine first married 81 Colonel Evans; tho
second married Mr.. George Magma rd.s
and the third married Mr. Smith. az q
a whom settled In II a ichm ond, and have
& descendants Tho coat OF arms US given
for the Virginia Parkera, II are thus de-
scribed: " IL t}8 85SS
Arms-sable. stags head cabosscdi
4 between two launches argent. ifs
Crest-A cubit arm erect, cOuped below
the elbow, sleeyed azure. cuffedS and
slashed argent, In the hand o stays ats
tire Cor horn) guli -s.
Motto-Fldeli certa rncrces. Nh
The & arms for tho Parkers. OF New
fJeTSsyJe WAlli lCAEGIltlll
4 OF having tho stag PEASANT argent be-3
i tween three pheons. or within a borduraI
engrailed, and the motto being: Entoi
uuod esse svideris. 4" Those of Connecticut
4 Parkers have, three bucks trlppant with
q crest of buck head couped, and MOI Ito
as for the Virginia arms, thus We feel
certain that the three branches are from.
Che same English stock; tho New York
Parkers give no arms. hut tho family,
evidently entered tAat State from Con-
fnecticut ar. . lew J ersey. OF HON Judge
Alton Is. Pa, eli, our gallant Democratic
standard-bearer Is a lescendant..E and can
claim his ancestors from both Nortl&and
South. y 3sj. }4 fsi
Can any OF our readers furnish fur
: tier details gpf the family. ia sS w b s4
From y, A. R,,'' Richmond, Va, :, Z, 9sS
q ed itor a imes-D Dispatch Genoa ogical Coll
umn: n j5ssi5 III a8 81 vi
sr.-,c Can yon give something on Doug
HI las descended from !. Black Ioong lass. 81
who was ia rio O Douglas, or Angusg
descendant, Sally d. married "
Il Lynch, of Tho family Of Lynchburge. OF
+ whom = would also like to know. ~. 2f9
In answer will give the following, i,F
What are called the BLACK pouglases,n
derive their name from tho following
legend: In the year 49, reign OF Saliva
I tions King OF Scots. one Donald Bene,
of the Western Isles Invaded the teri
I ritory. and routed tile roya army; 4. man
ofsrank and figure wi tn. his friends came
to tho King y Il assistance. renewed IL ne
fight and obtained complete victory,
Tla King desirous Of seeing the person
who had rendered this service he was
s polluted out to him by HIS color or com,
+ plaxioN in the words of the old Gaelic
q langpage "sl,oltos b dhu glas, 't.ssi that Is,
sts. ShOl 10 tha black 4 or, sWartliy n eOlOred
man. from which, tile story goes, he
4 was named "sholto Doug as,,, 4 Ills shol-
to had two sons. n ug h, a ncestor !. Of the
poGglases in Scotland. and William,
v progenitors Of tho schoti pouglasii,1'' I'M
y italy. s5
III COZ Sir William Douglas, upon the
A death Of rehlhald * Al T., Earl of Angus.