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One OF the first objects which
catches the eye of the explorer OF Tap
pahannock is the old Parker house,
quaint and tell, standing on a green
bluff overlooking the water. 1t has
! an English basement, and Is probably
| the Oldest house In the village.
The family of Parker is descended
| from Thomas Parker, who settled in
old Rappahannock county in the
seventeenth century.
Thomas Parker In his will mentions
| his wife, Elinor, son Samuel. and
daughter Elinor, and other children.
| OF these children might have been DR..
Alexander Parker, tho founder of the
| Tappahannock house. DR.. Alexander
| Parker was very distinguished ply
| stefan. His wife was Susannah (Har-
warp, and he left three sons-Richard
| ca. Thomas CD. and William (2).
| Richard (2) was an eminent lawyer.
and his home was "Lawfield" (named
| evidently for his profession). in West
moreland county. Landon Carter called
| him the ''wisest man of his time
| In all contests between Great Britain
| and his native country he took part
| with the latter. He was member Of
| the Westmoreland County Committee
of Safety. 1775-6. and judge of the Cir
Iscutt Court. 17SS-1S1S.
He married. in 1851. Elizabeth.
daughter of William Beale. OF Rich.
| mond county. across the river. and
| had Richard ca. Alexander (s),
Thomas (s). William ca Harwar. and
John (3), and daughters Anne (3)
Harwar. Francis (s) and Elizabeth
I (3). Richard go was an officer in the
| Revolutionary War, and died OF
wounds received at the siege OF
| Charleston. General Henry Lee spoke
of him thus: He was one Of that
! flew to their country's standard when
!, she was driven to unsheathe the
sword" Colonel Parker left his bounty
land. consisting of $3.50 80 acres, to
| the children OF his brother Alexander
| (3). who was also an officer In the
Revolution. He married widow Red
man. and lived at .Ellersley," in vest
noreIand. He died about 1920. in
/, Westmoreland county. and left de-
Miss Cox: Martha (4). married John
Waller Jones. and Harriet ca, died
| single.
Thomas (3). the third son. was also
| an officer in the Revolution. Indeed, he
began as first lieutenant and ended as
brigadier-general. He married Sally
Opie. He died in 1890 also. at the
Retreat" in Clarke county, and had
| one child, Elizabeth, who married Gem
eral Armistead Mason. and died with
out issue. William Harwar (3) Par
ker. the fourth son, was captain in
the Virginia State navy during the
| Revolution. His children were: Fox
hall (4) A.. Richard (4) E., Colonel
William (4) c.. and John (4). Of
| Southampton. and Juliet, who married
Leroy p. Dangerfield. Foxhan CO A.
Parker was appointed midshipman In
1908. and was captain United States
Sarah. daughter of General Robert
! Bogardus. In 1857. He served in the
United States Navy and became com-
| modore in 1872. He died while COM
mandant at the Naval Academy at
| Annapolis in 1879. He was author OF
many books on naval tactics. naval
| battles and the fleets Of the world.
His children were Robert Bogardus
(5), Foxhall A. (5). William Harwar
(5). Mary Jay (5). octavia (6). and
Virginia Adela CO...
William Harwar (5) Parker was a
man Of distinction. and was the SUPER
intendent OF the Confederate Naval
School at Richmond. Richard Leroy
ca. Parker was master OF the United
States volunteer navy and was con-
slQereu inc nanoSomeSt man OF MS
day.
Foxhall A. (5) married, tirst, Miss
Green. Of Rhode Island: second. Miss
Mallory: third, Miss Donaldson, OF
Maryland. 4
William Harwar Cay Parker was also
q. naval officer He entered the Con-
federate States Navy in 1861 and
served with gallantry till the close Of
the war.
Dangerheld Cos Parker. third son Of
Foshall A., served In the United States
breveted for honor at Gettysburg,
where he was wounded,
Richard Elliot (4) Parker, son OF
William Harwar (a). lived in West
moreland county. He was great
lawyer. was member of the Legislature
from Westmoreland, and United States
Senator In 1885, but resigned his seat
to accept seat on the bench of the
Court OF Appeals. He married Ellza-
Foushea and had only one son. Rich
ard (5). who was born in the city o.
Richmond in 1910, elected to Congress
In 1s49, and .as Judge of the Genera
3 Court presided at the trial Of John
Brown.
Besides this son, he had the follow
' ing daughters: Mary go, Juliet CO.
3 Margaret (5), Charlotte Coz, ant
! Elizabeth (5). Mary married John S
Mtlloan. Juliet and Margaret die
Y young, Charlotte married DR.. William
Mccormick. and elizabeth married a
I e. Crenshaw III.
!, John ca Parker. youngest son q
! Richard ca Parker, and grandson Q
\ DR., Alexander. of Tappahannocl. wa
< living at the old house In Tappahar
{ mock in ! $40. He was the father Q
2 Colonel John A. Parker. who IA wa
u living In Tappa hammock In 1890 in hi