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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Find A Grave contributor Jane Mangum has suggested the following note:
Descendants of William are eligible for membership in Sons of the American Revolution
∼Revolutionary War Veteran
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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Find A Grave contributor Jane Mangum has suggested the following note:
Descendants of William are eligible for membership in Sons of the American Revolution
∼Revolutionary War Veteran
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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Find A Grave contributor Jane Mangum has suggested the following note:
Descendants of William are eligible for membership in Sons of the American Revolution
∼Revolutionary War Veteran
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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Find A Grave contributor Jane Mangum has suggested the following note:
Descendants of William are eligible for membership in Sons of the American Revolution
∼Revolutionary War Veteran
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