Col. William Parker and [Unk] Guthrie

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Husband Col. William Parker ^{1 2 3 4}

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            AKA: Gen.  Parker 5
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           Died: 1808 3 4
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Wife [Unk] Guthrie

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         Father: James Guthrie (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Jeanette Wilson (      -      ) 6

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Children

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1 M Samuel Parker ^{3 6}

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2 M John Parker ^{1 2 3 5 6 7}

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           Born: 1766 5 6
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           Died: 17 Jul 1842 5 6
         Buried:  - Parker Cemetery, Parker City, Armstrong Co, PA

         Spouse: Jane Woods (1774-1833) 2 5 6 8
           Marr: 7 Dec 1797 5 6 8

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3 F Mary Parker ^{3 9 10}

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           Born: Abt Jan 1781 - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 24 Feb 1867 9 11
         Buried:  - McKee Cemetery, Clintonville, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: Dr. Thomas "Judge" McKee (1771-1857) 9 11
           Marr: Nov 1800 11

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4 M George Parker ¹³

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           Died: Abt 1798
 Cause of Death: Drowning
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General Notes: Husband - Col. William Parker

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This branch of the Parker family has been in America for several generations, but the early history is not definitely known, nor the original nationality of the immigrant ancestors. New England, Virginia, New Jersey and New York all had families of the same name, and points of similarity between the coats of arms possessed by Connecticut, Virginia and New Jersey Parkers would indicate a common origin, in England. There are numerous Parkers in England, and the name is found in Ireland; but it is also claimed that it has been borne by Danes, Saxons and Normans. It is derived from the Latin parcarius, meaning one who keeps a park, and is thus a name of occupation.

He lived in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, perhaps in that part that later became Washington County, in the region which formed part of the disputed territory between Virginia and Pennsylvania during the early days. It is probable that he came from Virginia. Though an old man when his son John moved northward into Armstrong County, he followed him there, with several other families, settling on Bear creek. One of his sons was drowned on the journey, one of the boats upsetting when the party was opposite the garrison at Pittsburgh and several losing their lives. Soon after his arrival at the new home William Parker built a mill. [HVC 1919, 462]

In all probability he was a son of the founder of the family in western Pennsylvania. He came to Armstrong County from Washington County, in 1798, and settled near the site of Bear Creek furnace on Bear creek. He built the first gristmill of northern Armstrong County, and although it was a log structure, equipped with machinery of the most primitive description, yet it was the main dependence for grinding of the settlers for many miles around. He was an influential man in his section, and prominent in military matters. He promoted many of the enterprises which served to open up the country.

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General Notes: Wife - [Unk] Guthrie

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She was a sister or half sister of John Moore, who was presiding judge of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, from 1785 to 1791, and who was a son of William and Jeannette (Wilson) Moore; as William Moore died and his widow re-married, becoming the wife of James Guthrie, it seems most likely that William Parker's wife was born to the second marriage. [GPHAV, 341], [CAB, 462]

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 500.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 506, 972.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 341.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 461.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1323.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 462.

7 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 539.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 342.

9 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 983.

10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 462, 597.

11 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 597.

12 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 103.

13 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 506.