The name Parker comes from one of the family having worked as a person who worked as the Parker, which was the individual who was the guardian of the park grounds. Some Parkers were employed by noblemen who held large estates that needed the grounds of the estate or castle maintained. Many variations of the name Parker have been found, including: Parker, Parkers, Parkeres, Parkere and others.

In the United States, the name Parker is the 47th most popular surname with an estimated 363,102 people with that name.

Ancestor ID: 31599    Rank: Pvt  Unit:    Notes:  #29052;

 Pension: No  Land Bounty: No   Service: Mil   State Served: NY

  Spouse:  Elizabeth Chase

    Birth Date:  ca 1797   State:  NY

    Death Date:  13 Nov 1880   State:  MI