26th Sep 1764 - 5th Oct 1821
Richard Ragg Parker, son of William and Mary Parker, was born 26/09/1764 and baptised in St Cahterine, Jamaca, 19/12/1765. He married Mary McPherson 06/01/1808 in Trinity Church Parish, New York; their marriage announcement in the Providence Gazette gave him as Lieutenant Colonel in service of His Britannic Majesty, and her as Mrs Mary McPherson, suggesting she had been previously widowed.
There is or was a monument to Richard Ragg Parker 'of Spanish Town Jamaica' in the burial ground of St Andrew's Church, Clifton, Bristol, showing his death 05/10/1821 aged 57 [the church was destroyed in World War II].
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]; Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: vol. 15: Newspapers: Marriages, Deaths [database online].
Caribbeana Vol. II, 'Monumental Inscriptions in England pertaining to Jamaica'; https://www.about-bristol.co.uk/clf-08.asp [accessed 03/05/2019].
We are grateful to Ruth Hecht for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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Mary McPherson
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1817 [EA] - 1821 [EY] → Owner
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Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Richard Ragg Parker the elder', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146642807 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
