Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Parker was born about 1702, in Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, John Parker, was 38 and his mother, Tabitha Truitt, was 32. He married Elizabeth about 1730, in Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died before 4 November 1761, in Worcester, Maryland, British Colonial America.
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- Samuel Parks in entry for William Parks, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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Name Meaning
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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