Person:Robert Parker (67)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• K-374: Robert Parker of Hampshire County, 72 acres on Little Cacapehon in said County. Surv. John Mauzy. Adj. Capt. John Lindsay. 25 Mar. 1762. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 131].

Records in Virginia

• N-252: James Craik of Province of Maryland, 129 acres on Waggon Road from Edward's to South Branch and on Parker's Gap Run at foot of Sandy Ridge near North River of Cacapehon including a Cool Spring in Hampshire County. Surv. John Mauzy. Adj. Hyatt's Run, Thomas Parker. 1 Oct. 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 181]. [Note: the relationship between Robert Parker and Thomas Parker of "Parker's Gap" has not been determined, although the appeared to have both lived in the Cacapehon River area, needs additional research]. See Parker Hannah research on this Thomas Parker.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12349807/person/26429352292/facts

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   1762 land grants:
   
   • "K-374: Robert Parker [son of John] of Hampshire Co. 72 A. on Little Cacapehon in said Co. Surv. Mr John Mauzy.
   
   Adj. Capt. John Lindsay. 25 Mar. 1762" Book K, page 131 (Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II @ Ancestry.com, sourced below)
   
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   Parker, Robert / 7 / 10
   
   [Robert PARKER Sr., (b. 1730, son of John), wife Hannah PETERS, children Robert, Mary Catherine, Peter, Hannah, Solomon]
   
   http://parkerhannah.com/ParkerParker/PARKERTimeline.html

3.   Biographical Sketch of John Parker.

   Biographical Sketch of John Parker includes a sketch on his son Robert Parker and lists his and his wife Hannah Peter's known children.