Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Parker was born about 1798, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Parker Sr, was 29 and her mother, Nancy Mills Anderson, was 28. She married William S Little on 3 April 1814, in St. Helena, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hinds, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years.
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- Mary Little, "United States Census, 1850"
- St Helena Louisiana Computerized marriage records. Page 18 or 23 of 73.
- Mary Little in entry for William A Hardwick, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
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1798 · Mississippi is Organized as an American Territory
The �Mississippi territory existed from April 7, 1798, to December 10, 1817, when the western half became the state of Mississippi and the eastern half became Alabama Territory. The territory was given up by Spain through the Treaty of Madrid.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
"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."
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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