Nathaniel Parker 1724-1811 was the son of John Parker 1700-1760 and his 1st wife Catherine (Pearson) Parker 1702-bef 1751 of Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, WV), daughter of Robert Pearson of Nottingham, Burlington County, N.J. Nathaniel Parker is listed among the heirs in his grandfather Robert Pearson's 1751 Nottingham, Burlington County, N.J. will. The 'Elizabeth Parker' listed in his father John Parker's 1760 Hampshire Co. VA will has been proven to be his step-mother. It is unknown where exactly he was born but a g-granddaughters family bible says Virginia and his father in 1749 settled on Patterson's Creek in Hampshire County, VA. (now Mineral Co. W.V.)

[The 1724 birth year and the 1811 death year are based upon the DeWitt Family Bible as transcribed in 'Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds' By Jeanette Acklen, Genealogical Publishing Com 2009. Page 179-180. This bible belonged to Nancy Caroline (Parker) Hibbet, daughter of Thomas Parker 1768-1846 and granddaughter of Nathaniel Parker.]
After the death of Nathaniel Parker's 1st wife Elizabeth Scott (*), he migrated with most of his children from Hampshire County, VA. to Sumner County, TN. where in 1791 he married Mary Ramsey Bledsoe whom he divorced in 1802.

Nathaniel Parker signed his Will on the 25 Feb 1811 and his last known official act was to sell land to his son Thomas Parker 1768-1846 on 4 Jun 1811. The Inventory of his Estate was filed in Sumner County, TN court at the Mar 1812 term.

(*) The 1828 Francis Duffy & Pamelia A (Parker) Duffy family bible states "Thomas Parker was born 29th February A.D. 1768; he was the son of Nathaniel Parker and his wife Elizabeth". Susana Rogers wife of Thomas Parker was born 11th April 1773; she was the daughter of William Rogers and Sarah his wife. Susana was born in Hampshire County, Virginia

Elizabeth as the wife of Nathaniel Parker of Nathaniel Parker of Hampshire County, VA. & Sumner County, TN is reinforced by the 1851 letter of Ohio Supreme Court Justice Thomas Scott who stated:

"My father's sister Elizabeth, intermarried with Mr. Nathaniel Parker. He owned a beautiful well-kept cultivated farm and mills, two or three miles above the town of Frankfort on Patterson's creek, in Hampshire County, Virginia. He was a man of more than ordinary industry, economy and enterprise, and owned considerable wealth. My aunt had three daughters and seven sons by him, namely, Susannah, Elizabeth and Polly, John, Thomas, Richard, Aaron, Robert, Isaac and Nathaniel. Susannah (Parker) intermarried with Charles Beeler. More than sixty years since they removed and settled at Manslick a few miles from Louisville Kentucky. They had several children, but are both now deceased. Neither the names nor the places of their descendants are to me known. Elizabeth (Parker) intermarried with Col. Michael Collier and John (Parker) with Miss Sally Collier, grand-son and grand-daughter of old Col. Thomas Cresap. These two families many years since removed and settled in Shelby County, Kentucky. After the decease of my aunt, Mr. Parker with the residue of his sons and daughters, their families removed to the state of Tennessee, where he intermarried with the widow of Col. Bledsoe deceased, but report says they did not live happily together."

The children of Nathaniel Parker and Elizabeth Scott were:
1. Susannah Parker born btwn 1762-1764; died Jefferson County, KY before 1805; married Charles Beeler in Hampshire County, VA. about 1784.
2. John Parker born btwn 1765-1767 Hampshire County, VA; died before 20 Feb 1831 when Estate Bond was filed in Shelby Co. KY.; married 1st Mary Rogers Hampshire County, VA., 2nd Sally Collier Hampshire County, VA/Alegany County, MD. about 1801.
3. Elizabeth Parker born 1766 Hampshire County, VA; died unknown; married Michael Collier about 1786. Lived in Shelby County, KY.
4. Thomas Parker born 29 Feb 1768 Hampshire County, VA; died 8 Aug 1846 Todd County, KY. with burial Sumner County, TN.; married Susan Rogers about 1792.
5. Richard Parker born 20 Sep 1770 Hampshire County, VA; died 9 Feb 1833 Sumner County, TN.; married Nancy Rogers about 1788.
6. Nathaniel Parker born 17 March 1775 Hampshire County, VA; died 15 Jan 1858 Sumner County, TN.; married 1st Sarah 'Sally' Ramsey on 10 December 1794 Sumner County, TN., 2nd Lucretia Penny 26 February 1798 Sumner County, TN.
7. Isaac P. Parker born 1776 Hampshire County, VA; died 2 Mar 1846 Sumner County, TN.; married Agnes Bartlett about 1798.
8. Mary Parker born 1781 Hampshire County, VA; died 1864; married William Thompson on 3 May 1800 Sumner County, TN.
9. Aaron Parker born 1781 Hampshire County, VA; died 1804 Sumner County, TN.
10. Robert A. Parker born 25 Jul 1783 Hampshire County, VA; died 31 Aug 1870 Sumner County, TN; married Martha Patsy Martin 27 May 1808 Sumner County, TN.

Provided goods to the Continental Army making his descendants eligible for SAR / DAR membership.

While the exact location of Nathaniel Parker's grave is unknown Jay Guy Cisco's 1909 book "Historic Sumner County, TN." stated "He (Nathaniel Parker)…. was buried near the site of the old Morgan fort, on lands now belonging to Mr. JOHNSON" This statement was based upon interviews with Nathaniel Parker grandchildren and great grandchildren. See origins of Jay Guy Cisco's 'Historic Sumner County, TN.': http://sites.rootsweb.com/~theduffypapers/parker/origins_of_historic_sumner_county_tennessee_text.htm

NOTE: yDNA tests by male descendants of his son Isaac Parker 1776-1846 show Nathaniel Parker 1724-1811 belongs to Parker yDNA FamilyGroup #18, which matches yDNA tests by descendants of his brothers Robert Parker 1721-1816 & Aaron Parker 1732-1793 sons of John Parker 1700-1760 who died in Hampshire Co., VA (now Mineral Co., W.V. )

IF YOUR TREE includes the Daniel Parker 1752-1818 who died in Dickson Co. TN. who married Sarah Mackintosh, his brother the Elder John Parker (1758-1836) who died at Ft. Parker, TX. their brother Aaron Parker 1765-1833 who died at Copiah, MS., or their sister Susan (Parker) Daughettee who died in 1816 Estill County, KY. then the Nathaniel Parker 1724-1811 who migrated from Hampshire Co. VA to Sumner Co. TN. and his father John Parker 1700-1760 ARE NOT your ancestors as the Elder John Parker belongs to Parker yDNA Family Group #5. There are only 5 of the first 25 yDNA marker matches between these two Parker lines and 23 of 25 have to match for a biological match. See FamilyTree DNA:
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/parker?iframe=yresults