NOTE: Parker died after 19 Jun 1795 because on that date he is listed on the Montgomery County, VA tax list.
He lived on the South side of the Pigg River (Story Creek Area ) in the Snow Creek District of what is today Franklin County, Virginia.
His wife was Mary Fry (c1730-c1777). Mary was the mother of all his children. She was a daughter of John Peter Fry and Catherine (French) Fry, and a sister of George Fry (d.1793).
One branch of Parker's descendants has embraced the theory that, in addition to the children he had with his wife, Mary, he had two children by a daughter of Chief Cornstalk named Blue Sky and, when Blue Sky died, Parker took his two half-Shawnee children, Littleberry and Charity, home to his wife, Mary, who raised them along with their other children.
No proof existed, one way or another, until 2016 when a direct female descendant of Charity Adkins was located and agreed to have her mitochondrial DNA analyzed. Mitochondrial DNA traces a female's maternal ancestry, mother-to-mother-to-mother, back through time. The DNA came back as Haplogroup H, the most common female haplogroup in Europe. Therefore, Charity's mother was a white woman with mostly English and Irish ancestry. Many other women match her descendant's DNA kit, all of them with the same basic ancestry. However, this "proof" has not been sustatiated.
An article published in 2017 goes in to great details on the movements of Chief Cornstalk and Parker Adkins during the period of time that Littleberry and Charity were born. From that analysis, it is clear that Chief Cornstalk and his daughter Blue Sky could never have met Parker Adkins.
Finally, I received the following on June 22,2020:
"I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that Mary "Fry" was never a wife of Parker Adkins. (You can confirm this from Ronnie Adkins book.) I am a verified member of the Adkins family. The information that you have posted from the Parker Adkins and Bluesky blog is contested by the Adkins family. The blog owner has never published the test results upon which she bases her claim. In fact I have had the "Charity" test subject retested. Both tests, mitochondrial and autosomal test results contain Native American DNA. The blog owner claims her husband to be a member of this Adkins family. He is not. She has admitted the same on the Adkins Family History Group FB page back in December or January. She continues to leave the incorrect familial affiliation information on her blog. I would appreciate it if you would post the link to my blog so that others can make their own decision. I pay to not have ads on my blog."
https://thecaseforblueskyandparkeradkins.com/
There is clearly quite a bit of debate surrounding this family. In fact, recent correspondence has revealed the debate to be extremely contentious and abusive. Though I tend to doubt the "Blue Sky" theory, no proof exists one way or the other, and I have chosen to present both sides for future reference.
Children: Keziah Adkins Fry, Millington Adkins, Isom Adkins, Hezekiah Adkins, Susanna Adkins McGriff, Littleberry Adkins, Champ Adkins, Elijah Adkins, Sherrod B Adkins, Charity Adkins Adkins, William Adkins, and Shadrach Adkins.
He lived on the South side of the Pigg River (Story Creek Area ) in the Snow Creek District of what is today Franklin County, Virginia.
His wife was Mary Fry (c1730-c1777). Mary was the mother of all his children. She was a daughter of John Peter Fry and Catherine (French) Fry, and a sister of George Fry (d.1793).
One branch of Parker's descendants has embraced the theory that, in addition to the children he had with his wife, Mary, he had two children by a daughter of Chief Cornstalk named Blue Sky and, when Blue Sky died, Parker took his two half-Shawnee children, Littleberry and Charity, home to his wife, Mary, who raised them along with their other children.
No proof existed, one way or another, until 2016 when a direct female descendant of Charity Adkins was located and agreed to have her mitochondrial DNA analyzed. Mitochondrial DNA traces a female's maternal ancestry, mother-to-mother-to-mother, back through time. The DNA came back as Haplogroup H, the most common female haplogroup in Europe. Therefore, Charity's mother was a white woman with mostly English and Irish ancestry. Many other women match her descendant's DNA kit, all of them with the same basic ancestry. However, this "proof" has not been sustatiated.
An article published in 2017 goes in to great details on the movements of Chief Cornstalk and Parker Adkins during the period of time that Littleberry and Charity were born. From that analysis, it is clear that Chief Cornstalk and his daughter Blue Sky could never have met Parker Adkins.
Finally, I received the following on June 22,2020:
"I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that Mary "Fry" was never a wife of Parker Adkins. (You can confirm this from Ronnie Adkins book.) I am a verified member of the Adkins family. The information that you have posted from the Parker Adkins and Bluesky blog is contested by the Adkins family. The blog owner has never published the test results upon which she bases her claim. In fact I have had the "Charity" test subject retested. Both tests, mitochondrial and autosomal test results contain Native American DNA. The blog owner claims her husband to be a member of this Adkins family. He is not. She has admitted the same on the Adkins Family History Group FB page back in December or January. She continues to leave the incorrect familial affiliation information on her blog. I would appreciate it if you would post the link to my blog so that others can make their own decision. I pay to not have ads on my blog."
https://thecaseforblueskyandparkeradkins.com/
There is clearly quite a bit of debate surrounding this family. In fact, recent correspondence has revealed the debate to be extremely contentious and abusive. Though I tend to doubt the "Blue Sky" theory, no proof exists one way or the other, and I have chosen to present both sides for future reference.
Children: Keziah Adkins Fry, Millington Adkins, Isom Adkins, Hezekiah Adkins, Susanna Adkins McGriff, Littleberry Adkins, Champ Adkins, Elijah Adkins, Sherrod B Adkins, Charity Adkins Adkins, William Adkins, and Shadrach Adkins.
NOTE: Parker died after 19 Jun 1795 because on that date he is listed on the Montgomery County, VA tax list.
He lived on the South side of the Pigg River (Story Creek Area ) in the Snow Creek District of what is today Franklin County, Virginia.
His wife was Mary Fry (c1730-c1777). Mary was the mother of all his children. She was a daughter of John Peter Fry and Catherine (French) Fry, and a sister of George Fry (d.1793).
One branch of Parker's descendants has embraced the theory that, in addition to the children he had with his wife, Mary, he had two children by a daughter of Chief Cornstalk named Blue Sky and, when Blue Sky died, Parker took his two half-Shawnee children, Littleberry and Charity, home to his wife, Mary, who raised them along with their other children.
No proof existed, one way or another, until 2016 when a direct female descendant of Charity Adkins was located and agreed to have her mitochondrial DNA analyzed. Mitochondrial DNA traces a female's maternal ancestry, mother-to-mother-to-mother, back through time. The DNA came back as Haplogroup H, the most common female haplogroup in Europe. Therefore, Charity's mother was a white woman with mostly English and Irish ancestry. Many other women match her descendant's DNA kit, all of them with the same basic ancestry. However, this "proof" has not been sustatiated.
An article published in 2017 goes in to great details on the movements of Chief Cornstalk and Parker Adkins during the period of time that Littleberry and Charity were born. From that analysis, it is clear that Chief Cornstalk and his daughter Blue Sky could never have met Parker Adkins.
Finally, I received the following on June 22,2020:
"I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that Mary "Fry" was never a wife of Parker Adkins. (You can confirm this from Ronnie Adkins book.) I am a verified member of the Adkins family. The information that you have posted from the Parker Adkins and Bluesky blog is contested by the Adkins family. The blog owner has never published the test results upon which she bases her claim. In fact I have had the "Charity" test subject retested. Both tests, mitochondrial and autosomal test results contain Native American DNA. The blog owner claims her husband to be a member of this Adkins family. He is not. She has admitted the same on the Adkins Family History Group FB page back in December or January. She continues to leave the incorrect familial affiliation information on her blog. I would appreciate it if you would post the link to my blog so that others can make their own decision. I pay to not have ads on my blog."
https://thecaseforblueskyandparkeradkins.com/
There is clearly quite a bit of debate surrounding this family. In fact, recent correspondence has revealed the debate to be extremely contentious and abusive. Though I tend to doubt the "Blue Sky" theory, no proof exists one way or the other, and I have chosen to present both sides for future reference.
Children: Keziah Adkins Fry, Millington Adkins, Isom Adkins, Hezekiah Adkins, Susanna Adkins McGriff, Littleberry Adkins, Champ Adkins, Elijah Adkins, Sherrod B Adkins, Charity Adkins Adkins, William Adkins, and Shadrach Adkins.
He lived on the South side of the Pigg River (Story Creek Area ) in the Snow Creek District of what is today Franklin County, Virginia.
His wife was Mary Fry (c1730-c1777). Mary was the mother of all his children. She was a daughter of John Peter Fry and Catherine (French) Fry, and a sister of George Fry (d.1793).
One branch of Parker's descendants has embraced the theory that, in addition to the children he had with his wife, Mary, he had two children by a daughter of Chief Cornstalk named Blue Sky and, when Blue Sky died, Parker took his two half-Shawnee children, Littleberry and Charity, home to his wife, Mary, who raised them along with their other children.
No proof existed, one way or another, until 2016 when a direct female descendant of Charity Adkins was located and agreed to have her mitochondrial DNA analyzed. Mitochondrial DNA traces a female's maternal ancestry, mother-to-mother-to-mother, back through time. The DNA came back as Haplogroup H, the most common female haplogroup in Europe. Therefore, Charity's mother was a white woman with mostly English and Irish ancestry. Many other women match her descendant's DNA kit, all of them with the same basic ancestry. However, this "proof" has not been sustatiated.
An article published in 2017 goes in to great details on the movements of Chief Cornstalk and Parker Adkins during the period of time that Littleberry and Charity were born. From that analysis, it is clear that Chief Cornstalk and his daughter Blue Sky could never have met Parker Adkins.
Finally, I received the following on June 22,2020:
"I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that Mary "Fry" was never a wife of Parker Adkins. (You can confirm this from Ronnie Adkins book.) I am a verified member of the Adkins family. The information that you have posted from the Parker Adkins and Bluesky blog is contested by the Adkins family. The blog owner has never published the test results upon which she bases her claim. In fact I have had the "Charity" test subject retested. Both tests, mitochondrial and autosomal test results contain Native American DNA. The blog owner claims her husband to be a member of this Adkins family. He is not. She has admitted the same on the Adkins Family History Group FB page back in December or January. She continues to leave the incorrect familial affiliation information on her blog. I would appreciate it if you would post the link to my blog so that others can make their own decision. I pay to not have ads on my blog."
https://thecaseforblueskyandparkeradkins.com/
There is clearly quite a bit of debate surrounding this family. In fact, recent correspondence has revealed the debate to be extremely contentious and abusive. Though I tend to doubt the "Blue Sky" theory, no proof exists one way or the other, and I have chosen to present both sides for future reference.
Children: Keziah Adkins Fry, Millington Adkins, Isom Adkins, Hezekiah Adkins, Susanna Adkins McGriff, Littleberry Adkins, Champ Adkins, Elijah Adkins, Sherrod B Adkins, Charity Adkins Adkins, William Adkins, and Shadrach Adkins.
