High Sheriff Richard Parker, MD

1629 - 1683  (53 years)

• Name	Richard Parker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Title	High Sheriff
  Suffix	MD
  Birth	29 Nov 1629	Cornwall, England   [2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1645	Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Virginia Colony (from "Cavaliers and Pioneers: A Calendar of Virginia Land Grants, 1623-1800.")
  Death	16 Apr 1683	Nansemond County, Virginia, USA   [2, 6]
  Burial	Parker's Creek Burial Ground, Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I22570	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir James Parker,   b. 1590, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England d. 20 Feb 1672, Cornwall, England (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Buller,   b. 1600, Cornwall, England d. 1686, Cornwall, England (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Dec 1617	Saltash, Cornwall, England   [2, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F8125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Elizabeth Bailey,   b. 1632, London, England d. 1665, Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 33 years)
  Children	1. Francis Parker,   b. Between 1650 and 1676, Henrico County, Virginia, USA d. 1746, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]   2. Peter Thomas Parker,   b. 1662, Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1717, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Richard Parker, Jr,   b. 1669, Surry County, Virginia, USA d. 1744, Surry County, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]
  Family ID	F8867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Burton,   b. 1618, London, England d. Aft 1686, Henrico County, Virginia, USA (Age > 69 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1656	Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F8866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Judith Burton,   b. 1634, London, England d. Jul 1679, Surry County, Virginia, USA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1668	Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 10]
  Family ID	F8868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Nov 1629 - Cornwall, England Immigration - Virginia Colony (from "Cavaliers and Pioneers: A Calendar of Virginia Land Grants, 1623-1800.") - 1645 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 5 Sep 1656 - Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1668 - Virginia, USA Death - 16 Apr 1683 - Nansemond County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-PARKER Parker Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

  [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 119.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JHG. [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Richard PARKER.FTW. [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 17081.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. [S582] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Place: Virginia; Year: 1645; Page Number: . [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 1134.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EM2. [S6633] Find a Grave: PARKER Richard Sr MD 1629-1683, Dr Richard Parker. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77369293/richard-parker [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;). [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, James William Parker 1590-1672. Sir James William Parker was the son of Archdeacon William Parker of Cornwall and his wife Joan Panchard. He married Katherine Buller on December 31, 1616. They lived in the family home, Browsholme Hall until their deaths. They had several children but the only records we have are for: Dr. Richard Parker 1630-1683 Gurley Elizabeth Parker 1632-unknown Joanna Parker Standish 1636-1677 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161665414/james_william_parker [S6634] Find a Grave: BURTON Mary Parker 1618-1686, Mary Burton Perkins Parker. [S6636] Find a Grave: BURTON Judith Hunt 1605-1679, Judith Burton Hunt Parker. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234350530/judith-hunt