When Benjamin Parker was born on 14 August 1798, in Gates, North Carolina, United States, his father, Peter Parker, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Barnes, was 36. He married Mary Howard Jennings on 4 January 1826, in Todd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He died on 31 March 1866, in Webster, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Providence, Webster, Kentucky, United States.
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"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English: occupational name from Middle English parker ‘park-keeper’ (Old French parquier, parchier), an officer employed to look after deer and other game in a hunting park (see Park 1). This surname is also very common among African Americans. It has also been recorded since medieval times in Ireland.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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