William Hall Parker, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA (Soldier). DAR Ancestor # A087817

Born in Onslow, North Carolina, and served in the state militia of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War. He migrated to South Caro­lina after the war. His first wife was the daughter of Little­berry Walker of Colleton County, South Carolina. Their one child was John Parker, who married Rhoda Strickland, and their daughter, Nancy, married Arthur T. Albritton of Tattnall County, Georgia. He had two children by his second marriage, and they were Richard Hall Parker, who married Hannah Flowers, and Littleberry Parker, who married Mary Ann Wilson.

His third wife was Anna S. Hiers of Colleton County, South Carolina, and their children were Solomon Parker, who married (1) Harriet Baxter (see Baxter Families in the appendix), and (2) Jane Baxter; William Hall Parker Jr., who married Jane Carter; George Washington Parker, who married Sena Baxter (see Baxter Families in the ap­pendix); Anna Susannah Parker, who married Hendley Fox­worth Horne (see Henley Foxworth Horne in the appendix); Thomas Parker, who died a child; Catherine Parker, who married William Brewer; Jacob Parker who died a child, and Hampton Cling Parker, who married Catherine Baggs (see Archibald Baggs in the appendix).

William Hall Parker Sr. and his family migrated from South Carolina to Liberty County in 1811, and in 1817 he was granted 500 acres of land near Jones Creek Baptist Church (see Appendix Number 31). He was buried on his plantation, later owned by his grandson, Joseph H. Parker, and his wife was buried beside him when she died in 1857. William Hall Parker Jr. had 11 children and survived all but two of them. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1844, and resided on a plantation in Liberty County. He was the first station agent at the Savan­nah, Albany & Gulf Railroad depot when it was established in 1857 at Johnstons Station (Ludowici).

When federal troops invaded Liberty County in December 1864, he was beaten by the troops on the front porch of his home for refusing to divulge information they sought. He was one of the organizers in 1866 of the New Sunbury Association, and a member of Altamaha Lodge No. 227, Free and Accepted Masons.

From "Sweet Land of Liberty, A History of Liberty County, Georgia" by Robert Long Groover; Appendix Number 39, Page(s) 228-229;

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Various records have his DOB as early as 1750 and as late as 1766.

The 1830 US Census of LIberty Co., GA lists William Hall Parker as a Revolutionary Soldier and shows that he was then between 80 and 90 years of age. He and his wife, Anna Susannah Hiers, two sons, Thomas and Jacob, and three grandchildren are buried in a small square on the original plantation now owned by Mary Parker.

A US government marker reads "William H. Parker Sr., South Carolina, Rev. War, 1750-1838", and another marble marker has the inscription, "William H. Parker and his wife Anna S. Parker came to this place from S.C. 1811".

This area is known as Jones Creek which is now part of Midway, Georgia.
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48. William Hall PARKER

Tradition says that he move to South Carolina from the area of New Bern, N.C. It is believed that he had three wives: 1. Ferguson 2. Walker and 3. Anna Susannah Hiers. By Ferguson he is thought to have had at least one son, John who died by 1818 and by Walker two sons, Richard H. and Little Berry, who later moved to Florida.

On January 6, 1794, William Parker was granted an 810 acre tract in Colleton County, S.C., near land belonging to Michael Hires, Godfrey Hiers, Berry Walker and othrs. In 1811 William Hall Parker moved with his family from Colleton District, S.C. to Liberty Co., Georgia. He was a private in Capt. John Winns's Company, 2d (Pray's) Regiment Georgia Militia and was stationed at Fort Telfair (Beard's Bluff) on the Altamaha River, Jan 18 - Feb 26, 1815.

The 1830 U.S. Census of Liberty Co., Ga., lists William Hall Parker as a Revolutionary Soldier and shows that he was then between 8o and 90 years of age. He and his wife Anna Susannah Hiers, two sons, Thomas and Jacob and three grandchildren are buried in a small square on the original plantation now owned by Mary Parker.

A U.S. government marker reads "William H. Parker Sr., South Carolina Rev. War 1750-1838"' and another marble marker has the inscription, "William H. Parker and his wife Anna S. Parker came to this place from S.C. 1811.

49. Anna Susannah HIERS

Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia states that she was born in 1791.

From: http://goforth-genealogy.tripod.com/aqwn06.htm

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SC Rev. Service (Qv 1830 Census, Liberty Co)

Grant 810A Colleton Co, South Carolina, USA nr Michael Hiers/Godfrey Hiers

To Liberty Co, Georgia, USA (Marker)

War of 1812: Private Capt Winn's Co, 2nd Reg, Georgia, USA Militia (At Ft Telfair)

Planter

Source: A History of Jones Creek Baptist Church, Long County, 1810-2000, by Elmer Oris Parker

William Hall Parker, the earliest known member of this family, is thought to have been born in eastern North Carolina, and during the American Revolution served in that state's militia. He moved in 1791 to South Carolina and settled first in Winton (now Barnwell) County. Three years later he was granted 810 acres in Colleton District on the Orangeburg line, between lands of Littleberry Walker and the Hiers family.

He appears to have been married three times - the first wife has not been identified [note: Recent data shows that her maiden name was Ferguson] ; the second, a daughter of Littleberry Walker; and the last, Anna Susannah, a daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Howard) Hiers. In 1811 he and Anna moved from their home in the forks of the Saltcatchers to the Jones Creek community of Liberty County, Georgia. During the second war with Great Britain he was enrolled but saw no active service beyond guarding the frontier from hostile Indian attacks. William, his wife, Anna, and his son, John, joined the young Jones Creek Church. He became a planter, owned three slaves, and a herd of 150 cattle that grazed the Altamaha range. For ten years he retained ownership of his 960 acres in South Carolina.

For some indiscreet remark about a fellow church member he was expelled, but later repented his act, was forgiven and restored to full fellowship. All of his children, by his last marriage, were members of Jones Creek.

Son Richard Hall Parker, though not a member, did support the church and his wife, a daughter of its first deacon, was a member until they moved to Alachua County, Florida.

Son William Hall Parker, was for fifty years a Baptist minister, and during the Confederate War was postmaster at Johnston Station.

Son Hampton Cling Parker was a member for fifty-three years and a deacon for over forty-eight.

Son George Washington Parker, eschewed politics, holding no office other than constable of Liberty County - but was a delegate to the preliminary convention that led to the organization of the New Sunbury Association.

The following from "A Book of Remembrance" by O. E. Parker

WILLIAM HALL Parker, according to one of his sons, was born in North Carolina, and it is believed that it probably was in Onslow County, about 1765. As an old man he stated that he was a veteran of the American Revolution. It appears that he served in the Wilmington District brigade of militia*.

After the war he moved to Winton (now Allendale) county, South Carolina, and on September 2/3, 1791, purchased by means of a lease and release 200 acres on the waters of the Coosawhatchie River then in Lincoln (now Hampton) County from Charles Ferguson and his wife Milly. This original lease is the oldest family document to have been passed from him to his descendants. It was made out first to Levi Long of Winton County, but his name was struck out and that of William Parker inserted in its place. When Levi's father Thomas Long of Orangeburgh District made his will in 1796, he bequeathed a child's part to his wife Margaret, another to "Thomas Long Parker," and others to Sons Jacob and Levi, and to daughters Katy, Vicy, and Creecy. This document suggests a family tie existed between Long and Parker. The Long family maintains that it migrated to South Carolina from North Carolina. Thomas Long of Perquimans County, N. C, in 1754 willed to his son Thomas a place commonly known as "Daniel Hall's plantation," and named as an executor Joseph Creecy. Could this have been the source of William Hall Parker's middle name, and the name of Thomas Long, Jr's daughter, "Creecy"? It should be noted that William H, Parker named sons Thomas and Jacob, the latter for his wife Ann S. Hiers' father. But, could Thomas Long Parker and Levi Long have been his half-brothers? Anna S. Parker's uncle, George Howard, bought in Charleston in 1805 a negro slave Mary from Levi Long's son-in-law Marks Lazarus.

Parker moved to the forks of the Saltcatchers, Colleton District, and in 1794 was granted 810 acres that adjoined lands of Godfrey and Michael Hiers, and Littleberry Walker, whose daughter he had married. After this wife died and he married Jacob Hiers' daughter Anna and moved in 1811 to Liberty County, Georgia, he continued to pay taxes on this land as late as 1825 his return was made for him by his wife's step-father, Duncan Stewart.

In January 1815 he enrolled in Capt. John Winn's Company of Cal, John Pray's 2nd Regiment Georgia Militia, Gen, John Floyd's Brigade, Gen. John Mcintosh's Division, and was stationed for a month at Beard's Bluff on the Altamaha River to guard the frontier from hostile Indian attack, During the Nullification crisis he sided with the followers of John C. Calhoun and declared he would fight for states' rights in the event of war.

In 1817 he was granted 500 acres near Jones Creek Baptist Church, of which he became a member. He was a planter, owned three slaves, and 150 head of cattle that grazed the range of Altamaha swamp. In his old age he was crippled from rheumatism and because of his affliction some objected to his exercise of the right of suffrage. Those on the opposite side took up the dispute and the two factions nearly had a dogfight. In those days tempers would flare and passions rise against anyone whose thoughts and actions were contrary to the popular belief of the majority.

He died about July 1838 and was buried on his plantation, later owned by his grandson Senator Joseph H, Parker of Long County. His widow, being much younger and in better health, survived him many years, dying on January 28, 1857.

• Wilmington District then embraced the present counties of Onslow, Duplin, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Pladen, Sampson, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Cumberland, and Robeson.

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I found the following four birth dates for William: (1) He was born between 1740 and 1750 in North Carolina. (2)He was born in 1750 in Colleton County, SC. (3) He was born in 1765 in Onslow Co., North Carolina. (4) He was born ~1750 in Newborn, North Carolina. He died in 1838 in Jones Creek, Liberty Co., Georgia. . From Pioneers of Wiregrass ,Georgia: "He came to the Ludowici area in 1811. If I remember the story correctly, they moved from a small farm they had on Wilmington Island. Prior to that, they had lived in an area that is now north Charleston." He served in the military.Tradition says that he moved to South Carolina from the area of New Bern, N.C. It is believed that he had three wives: (1) ___Ferguson (2) ___Walker and (3) Anna Susannah Hiers. By ___Ferguson he is thought to have had at least one son, John, who was dead by 1818, and by ___ Walker two sons, Richard H. and Little Berry, who later moved to Florida.

On January 6, 1794, William Parker was granted an 810 acre tract in Colleton Co., S.C. near land belonging to Michael Hires, Godfrey Hiers, Berry Walker and others. In 1811 William Hall Parker moved with his family from Colleton District, SC to Liberty Co., GA. He was a private in Capt. John Winns's Company, 2nd (Pray's) Regiment Georgia Militia and was stationed at Fort Telfair (Beard'sBluff) on the Altamaha river, Jan. 18 - Feb. 26, 1815.

The 1830 US Census of LIberty Co., GA lists William Hall Parker as a Revolutionary Soldier and shows that he was then between 80 and 90 years of age. He and his wife, Anna Susannah Hiers, two sons, Thomas and Jacob, and three grandchildren are buried in a small square on the orginial plantation now owned by Mary Parker.

A US government marker reads "William H. Parker Sr., South Carolina, Rev. War, 1750-1838", and another marble marker has the inscriptioin, "William H. Parker and his wife Anna S. Parker came to this place from S.C. 1811".

William Hall PARKER Sr and Anna Susannah HIERS were married ~1808. Anna Susannah HIERS (daughter of Jacob HIERS Jr and Catherine HOWARD) was born in 1790 in Colleton County, SC. ,Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia states that she was born in 1791 She died on 28 Jan 1857 in Liberty Co., Georgia.

http://libertyhistory.org/people-all/422-parker-william-hall-1765-1838

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110592523

GEDCOM Note

1850 US Census of GA listing William Hall Parker with the designation of RS for Revolutionary Soldier. The census taker made a note saying he had located 5 men in the district who were veterans of the Revolution and had marked them with RS to designate this fact. Elmer Oris Parker, a cousin and Assistant Director of the National Archives, discovered this fact and used it to become a member of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1942 using this census as proof. Elmer was somewhat famous for having found the missing Oath of Loyalty taken by General Robert E Lee after the Civil War. Lee's citizenship was denied him after the war because the oath was lost. President Jimmy Carter restored Lee's citizenship posthumously based on Elmer's discovery of the long missing oath.

Book Notes - Jstor https://www.jstor.org › stable Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of Liberty County, Georgia. By Robert. Long Groover. ... Robert L. Groover, P.O. Box 22596, Savannah, Georgia 31403-2596,. -- AVAILABLE TO ME VIA Enoch Pratt Library

FROM HIERS genealogy website:

Seventh Generation

21. Jacob HIERS Jr (John Jacob-6, Michael-5, Hans-4, Michel-3, Michel-2, Michael-1) was born on 6 Dec 1739 in Pfalzgrafenweiler, Wurttemburg, Germany. He was baptized on 7 Dec 1739 in Pfaltzgrafenweiler, Wurttemberg, Germany. He died ~1806 in Colleton County, SC. Known as Johann Jakob Heyer in Germany. Jacob HIERS Jr and Catherine HOWARD were married ~1779.Catherine HOWARD (daughter of John HOWARD and Anna Margareth INMAN) was born ~1762. She died ~1810. Jacob HIERS Jr and Catherine HOWARD had the following children:

+29 i. Anna Susannah HIERS (born in 1790).

Eighth Generation

29. Anna Susannah HIERS (Jacob-7, John Jacob-6, Michael-5, Hans-4, Michel-3, Michel-2, Michael-1) was born in 1790 in Colleton County, SC. ,Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia states that she was born in 1791 She died on 28 Jan 1857 in Liberty Co., Georgia.

Anna Susannah HIERS and William Hall PARKER Sr were married ~1808. William Hall PARKER Sr was born between 1740 and 1750 in North Carolina. He was born in 1750 in Colleton County, SC. He was born in 1765 in Onslow Co., North Carolina. He died in 1838 in Jones Creek, Liberty Co., Georgia. He was born ~1750 in Newborn, North Carolina. He. "Came to Ludowici area in 1811. If I remember the story correctly, they moved from a small farm they had on Wilmington Island. Prior to that, they had lived in an area that is now north Charleston." He served in the military. Tradition says that he moved to South Carolina from the area of New Bern, N.C. It is believed that he had three wives: (1) ___Ferguson (2) ___Walker and (3) Anna Susannah Hiers. By ___Ferguson he is thought to have had at least one son, John, who was dead by 1818, and by ___ Walker two sons, Richard H. and Little Berry, who later moved to Florida.

On January 6, 1794, William Parker was granted an 810 acre tract in Colleton Co., S.C. near land belonging to Michael Hires, Godfrey Hiers, Berry Walker and others. In 1811 William Hall Parker moved with his family from Colleton District, SC to Liberty Co., GA. He was a private in Capt. John Winns's Company, 2nd (Pray's) Regiment Georgia Militia and was stationed at Fort Telfair (Beard'sBluff) on the Altamaha river, Jan. 18 - Feb. 26, 1815.

The 1830 US Census of LIberty Co., GA lists William Hall Parker as a Revolutionary Soldier and shows that he was then between 80 and 90 years of age. He and his wife, Anna Susannah Hiers, two sons, Thomas and Jacob, and three grandchildren are buried in a small square on the orginial plantation now owned by Mary Parker.

A US government marker reads "William H. Parker Sr., South Carolina, Rev. War, 1750-1838", and another marble marker has the inscriptioin, "William H. Parker and his wife Anna S. Parker came to this place from S.C. 1811". Anna Susannah HIERS and William Hall PARKER Sr had the following children:

+30 i. Solomon PARKER (born on 8 Aug 1809). +31 ii. Rev William Hall PARKER Jr (born on 30 Jun 1811). 32 iii. George Washington PARKER was born on 30 Jul 1814 in Georgia. +33 iv. Anna Susannah PARKER (born on 23 Feb 1816). 34 v. Catherine PARKER was born on 17 Aug 1821 in Georgia. 35 vi. Hampton Cling PARKER> was born on 29 Apr 1825 in Georgia. Hampton enlisted in the Confederate Forces at Savannah on August 17, 1861...The Parker family wa involved in state politics. Hampton was a Justice of the Inferior Court of Liberty County, Georgia, 1866-1868, and was a member of the Georgia State Senate from the Second District, 1882-1883. His son Joseph Hampton was a Senator, son Charles Henry was Judge, as was son Thomas Augustus who servd on the Brunswick Circuit and the Waycross Circuit. 36 vii. Jacob PARKER> was born in Georgia. He died of fever in childhood in Georgia. 37 viii. Thomas PARKERwas born in Georgia. He died in Georgia. Died in childhood of fever.