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Essex County, Virginia, USA

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  • Samuel Parker (c.1690 - d.)
    The children of Elinor & Thomas Parker, known from his 1697 Will, were: 4, Samuel PARKER b: 1680's in VA References In 1692 Old Rappahannock Co., VA. was done away with and Essex and Richmond Co.,...
  • Abner Parker (c.1694 - d.)
    The children of Elinor & Thomas Parker, known from his 1697 Will, were: 6. Abner PARKE b: Late 1600's in VA References In 1692 Old Rappahannock Co., VA. was done away with and Essex and Richmond C...
  • Thomas Parker, of Essex County (c.1641 - bef.1697)
    Not the same as Thomas Parker, Jr. . This Thomas Parker did not have sons George & Francis. Thomas Parker, parents unknown, was born about 1741 in Virginia, and died before 10 March 1697 in Essex Cou...
  • Robert Parker, of Essex County (c.1690 - bef.1764)
    Robert Parker Birth: About 1690 - St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia Death: before 19 Mar 1764 St Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Parents: Thomas Parker (d. 1697) & Elinor...
  • Thomas Parker, of Essex County (c.1711 - bef.1761)
    Thomas Parker Birth: Circa 1711 - Essex County, Virginia, British Colonial America Death: May 18 1761 - Essex County, Virginia, British Colonial America Parents: Robert Parker (d. bef 1764) and M...

Essex County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia; the peninsula is bordered by the Rappahannock River on the north and King and Queen County on the south. Its county seat is Tappahannock.

Essex County was established in 1692 from the old Rappahannock County, Virginia (not to be confused with the present-day Rappahannock County, Virginia). The county is named for either the shire or county in England, or for the Earl of Essex.

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Cemeteries of Virginia

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