Parker, Richard (Doctor)

  General Notes:

Richard Parker's first wife was Elizabeth Bailey a daughter of Captain Richard Baily of London and Accomac Co VA. She must have died before he came to this country. He married Mary Perkins, she died before 1668. His 3rd wife was Judith Hunt or Burton the widow of Dr William Hunt. Richard Parker migrated from England to Nansemond Co VA and settled on the St James River. It is stated that he was a Doctor of Physicke, a term meaning doctor of medicine. Thus, despite having 21 children, this implies that Richard's parents had sufficient resources to provide for the education of their children. Hereferred to himself as Richard Parker, Chirurgeon. Chirurgeon is a Greek word for surgeon. Richard Parker was granted 1500 acres of land in a total of three grants in Nansemond Co VA. Later he was High Sheriff of that County. He also served in the House of Burgesses representing Nansemond County .

This Richard(I) left land to his sons, Thomas and Richard (II) and Francis Parker.

On Dec 20th 1670, William Berkley, Governor of VA, granted Richard Parker 314 acres of land on the main Blackwater Swamp, Surry County VA for having provided the transportation for seven people into the colony (VA Magazine of History, Vol. 5, p 445)

Richard Parker may have been in the colony for many years before this time as these head rights sometimes were granted as much as 20 years after the immigrants arrived.

Richard married Elizabeth Bailey. (Elizabeth Bailey was born in 1630 in London, England.)