2-03
Parks of
VA -
Orange, Albemarle,
Essex,
Amherst, NC -
?Wilks,
GA
- Jackson, Elbert, Franklin ,
Ms
-
Covington, Rankin,
Newton
John ??
(PAF file of J. Lee Sharp,
gives him wife
Mary Witter, of MD & put this family in CT/MD area, I have no
proof)
Thomas
inVA in late
1600’s
m Sarah
Miller
John
1706
NC
m Mary Sharp
John
1739 NC
m (not Ann, she was wife of another John
Parks)
Henry
1758 VA
m
Martha Justice
John
1784 GA
Elbert
m
Betty Cooksey
William C
1825 Ms Covington
m Elizabeth D
Martin
Leonard
1852 Ms Newton
m
Elmira
J Graham
Simeon
1880 Ms
Newton
m Mattie L Hurst
Otis
Olen
1907
Ms Newton
m
Lucy I Graham
William J
1935 Ms Newton
m
Mary M White
David Olen
1959
Fl Homestead
m
Kelly Kay King
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Things to Check
1
Check into John of
North Nech VA 1657 and Ambrose of
North Nech
VA 1656
2
Find Out About
James That Married Maude Futrell,
had 3 sons 1 to GA, others
to NC, William, Henry, ?Samuel.
3 relationships between Parks/Green/ Johnson/Justice
4 check early SC - Pickens, Ocohee, Anderson, Abbeville, and
McCormick
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Sources
This family is well document by
http://www.parke.org/,
last I heard they call Thomas’s line the “C”
Lineage.
1 unpublished-Memoir of Wm Justice Parks 1865-1873 (Son of
Henry) (Methodist preacher Oxford, Newton Co. MS June 1865
2 Dairy of E.M. Parks pages
1-3
(Grandson of George 1759)
John I
& Thomas I Families
3
Georgia
Pioneers Gen. Mag Vol Xii No
3 August 1975 P 110
Henry
Family
4. Hurst Family Bible (1990’s O.D.Parks owner)
5.
http://www.hsv.tis.net/~jparkses/genealogy/proof/parksb1.htm
6. Marriage records of Newton Co.
7. A Memorial to Hiram H. Parks
8. Scott Co. Marriage
9.
Cemetery Markers,
Beulah Bap.
Church
10.
Records of John
Parks –Confederate Army (john/John/Henry)
11. Will of John Parks JR of Wilkes Co. NC, wife, Negro
women Sile, Sons John & Benamin,
Witness Rubin
Parks
, Jepse Alexander
12 Wilkes Co Marriage pre 1800 (by Nancy F Sidder) Copy of
marriage include Henry to Pattie Justice 9 Dec 1792,Bondsman Benj.
Herndon
13.
http://www.familytreemaker...m-wilson/GENE4-002.html
14.
Pinckney
Bapt Church
records (Cooksey)
15.
The Rucker family
pages 436-447 info on Thomas Parks d 1752
16. Land Patents for John
Parks ~1840
17. “Georgia Roster of the Rev.”
Henry
parks of Albemarle Co. VA, died in
Franklin Co. GA, received land grand in GA for his services, married 3
times,
named wife.
NC line S31898,
lived in
Wilkes co. NC at enlistment, applied 3 Sept. 1832 for pension, living
in
Franklin Co. GA for 32 years in 1832,knowledgement of service was a
Thomas and
Samuel parks Burke Co, NC (no relationship mention)
From the Work
of Harold Graham
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Henry Parks, Sr., the father of John Parks Sr., of
Newton County MS, was
born in Albemarle Co. VA, on the 31st of May in the year 1758.
According to the
family bible available to his son William Justice Parks.
He was approximately 5’ 8” tall and of brawny
build.
From William Justice Parks we
quote:
“Living near the Blue Ridge
Mountains high up on the
Yadkin
River, he was
reared up
in all the habits of those rough mountaineers and it is doubted whether
anyone
ever became a more expert huntsman.
There he learned all the habits of deer, bear, and other animals
with
which the mountain regions abounded.
This education he never forgot
to the latest hour of his life.
According to his own statement,
his religious training was but very little removed from that of a
heathen.
I have often heard him say that
the first
prayer he ever recalled to have offered up to God in his life was after
hearing
a sermon preached by John Majors a Methodist minister in Elbert Co.
GA., when a
married man with a family.
His people
and those he associated with in N.C. were Baptists of the old pattern.
The theme and burden of their preaching were
special
grace, particular election, foreknowledge, decres\ess, reprobations,
etc.
The people were taught they could do
nothing.
He often said, using his own
word,” All I ever recollect of my thoughts about religious matters were
that I
supposed if I am one of God’s own elect I should in his own time be
brought in
and I used sometimes to wonder whether I was elected or reprobate and
should
stand no chance to be saved about which however I gave myself no
anxiousness”.”
Shortly
before the Revolutionary War, Henry Parks and Approximately thirty
other men
settled in “powder
Valley
of Kentucky”
(Editor’s
Note: Powell’s Valley of modern-day Lee County, VA) and attempted to
make a
settlement. they found there rich soil and were able to raise one crop
of corn,
also living off the game that abounded the area-deer, turkey, elk,
buffalo.
The Indians grew too hostile,
though, Killing one of Henry’s uncles, William Parks, and cutting down
their
corn.
For the circumstances, the party
was forced to retreat back into
North Carolina.
With
the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Henry Parks, Sr., joined the
American
minutemen and was engaged in many skirmishes with the Tories.
At the battle of
Kings Mountain
he took a putar ball in his left arm near his shoulder, he was treated
by a
British surgeon who had been captured in the battle.
The surgeon dressed the wound by drawing a
silk handkerchief through the bullet hole and then wrapped the wound.
To facilitate his recovery, Henry was guided
home to safety by two uncles, George and Samuel Parks.
Henry
Parks, Sr., later related his military experiences in a rev. War
Pension
Application dated & June 1832, Franklin County, Georgia (Minutes of
Franklin Co. GA., Court of the Ordinary, may 4th 1829 to November 11th
1844,
pp. 90 ff) In this application he states that he was born in 1758,
Albemarle
County Virginia, and that following the war, removed from Wilkes County
NC to
Wilkes Co. GA in 1784.
He moved to
Franklin County Georgia,
“about 36 years since and has remained there ever since”.
A “record of his age is in the possession of
Moses or James Parks in Burke Co.,
north Carolina”.
His
present age was 74 years and he was living in Capt. Ginn’s District in
Franklin County.
He further states that He entered the Service of the United
States in
the militia of North Carolina in Wilkes County in 1774 or 1775 under
Captain
Guess as a volunteer and was placed under the command of Genl.
Rutherford, was
marched to the Valley Irons in the Cherokee Nation, went on scouting
parties
and took some prisoners, served at the time two? Months and was
discharged by
Colonel Armstrong.
He afterwards
enlisted in the Militia for six months as a Minute Man under Lieutenant
Benj.
Cleveland and Capt Walton, was marched against the Tories & Scotch
to Cross
Creek (now
Fayetteville),
served the six months and was discharged by Capt Walton.
He next entered the Army in
Wilkes
County
under Captain Gilbreath and General Rutherford and was marched to
Purrysburg, South Carolina, was stationed there
some time to save time
at Two Sister or Sister Perry, was discharged at Sister Perry after 5
months
service on this Tour.
Again he entered
the service as a volunteer at Wilkes County, North Carolina under Capt.
Lewis
and Col. Benj. Cleveland, was sent to King’s Mountain, was in the ball
take and
was wounded by a rifle ball through the arm, return after two months
service
& resided at home until his wound healed up.
Again
he volunteered under Capt. John
Cleveland and Col Lenore(sic)
& was
placed under command of Genl. Rutherford, was marched in two miles of
Wilmington, was
placed as
a guard at Bridge to keep them from crossing over, was marched back to
Wilkes
and discharged by Capt, John Cleveland after a Service of about 6 weeks.
Again Volunteer under Capt. Lewis & went
to join General Green and
march with his
army to High Rock Ford or
Haw River,
was about
a month as a scout against the Tories.
Served about a month before Gates defeat Scouting after the
Tories who
were commanded by Genl. Bryant. At the time he was a volunteer under
Col.
Lewis, and was joined by General Rutherford when the Tories marched off
and
were defeated by
Sumter?
At hanging rock.
He was in several other
scouting parties, Always served at a moments warning against the Tories
but at
this was irregular service, does not distinctly recollect the time
served.
Although thinks he severed about 3 years as a private soldier.
Apparently
one of Henry’s horse was also killed in this battle as he was awarded
in April
1782 the amount of 20 pounds specie for 1 horse (revolutionary War
Accounts of
the United States of America for Sundries furbished the Militia of
North
Carolina, Virginal, & South Carolina as allowed by Brown, Erwin
& green
lea, Auditors, Salisbury Distinct, Voucher #1084, North Carolina.
Henry
Parks SR, returned to the family home in
Wilkes County ,North Carolina,
following the war and on
13 May 1780, entered into the deed records 300
aces on the branch of
Little Elkin adjoining Gabriel Loving.
This land is not shown in the tax records for 1782.
By 1782 Henry had acquired 150 acres of land,
two horses, and 1 head of cattle.
Deed
records indicate that he received a land grant for 150 acres on
23 October 1782,
this land
being located Parks Creek adjoining William Loving.
Henry Parks, Sr., also enter in the deeds
Record of
Wilkes County, 150 acres on
26 May 1778.
This land is described as being “on Parkes
Creek on the county line, up the main creek
to the Schoolhouse”.
On
21 September 1786
“Henry
Parks of the State of
Georgia
and Wilkes Co. NC” sold Clisby Cobb of
Surry County, North Carolina, 150 acres on
both sides of Parks
Creek, adjoining the county line and William Loving.
Henry
Parks, SR., married (1) on
9 December 1782,
Wilkes County
NC,
to Martha Elizabeth (Pattie) Justice.
Martha was born in VA on
1 May 1753, and died
in
Franklin
County GA
on
17 July 1813.
William Justice does not name parents,
however, he indicates that her her father was “a low-set, hardy man a
little of
the corpulent order”.
Martha’s mother
was, according to William Justice Parks, A Johnson, but little else is
known
about her family except the Johnson were given to tallness, a trait
that
occasionally acoours with Martha descendant.
William Justice Parks identifies Martha’s brother and sisters as
William
Justice, the only son, and daughters as Mollie Justice who married John
Meadors
and Suzannah Justice who married Watson Calk.
(Justice
family information
I (Kelly Parks)
found says that Martha Elizabeth (Pattie)
Justice , wife of Henry Parks, Sr., birth date was 17 Jan1762.
Its says that her father was John Justice
born 18 March 1720 VA, died Orange County NC in 11 November 1795.
John Justice was married probably twice, the
second
to Elizabeth Edwards about ~1765.
John
Justice was the son of
Justinian and
Pricilla Justice.)
According
to William Justice Parks, Henry’s mother was remarried hen he returned
from
the
war, but does not indicate the
circumstances under which this took place.
John Parks., Jr., lived for many years, there after, was one of
the
fourteen legatees named in his father’s estate which was resolved in
1795.
There is also an indication that
John Parks
JR., lived briefly in Wilkes Co. GA.
Whatever the circumstances, Henry Parks, Sr., chose to relocate
in
Georgia,
along with his commanding officer Benjamin Cleveland, and others
veterans of
the war.
Henry worked initially as an
overseer, but in 1786 was awarded a grant of 287 1/2 acres in Franklin
Co.
GA.
This land is
located
on little (also Nail’s) Creek.
William
Justice Parks indicated that Henry
remained in Wilkes Co. GA for a period of 10 years.
Tax record for the ear 1798 indicate that
Henry owed 150 acres in Wilkes Co. GA and 287 1/2 acres in
Franklin County GA,
Both
Henry Parks, Sr., and his son William Justice Parks were greatly
influenced by
the preaching of Lorenzo Dow and the early Methodist circuit-rides
Thomas
Humphries and John Major, and Henry’s conversion to the
Methodist Church
resulted in him dedicating his life to Christ.
Henry became an active lay leader of the church and openly
opened his
home to Humphries, Major and Bishop Francis Asbury.
With other, he set about to build a church in
the wildness.
By 1799 he had established
a place of Worship, and Bishop Asbury would pay visits there both in
1799 and
1801.
Asbury noted in his journal, under
the date of
Saturday,
November 23, 1799 that he was “at park’s new cabin chapel,
after
riding eighteen miles, I exhorted”.
This
is probably the same property that appears
in the deed records of as Franklin County,GA, Deed Book RR, pp.
88-89,
dated 1 October 1805/ recorded 8 June 1808, viz-
From
Warner Stoe and Sally Stoe of
Franklin County
to Henry Parks,
Joel Marby, Caleb Garrison, Nathan Pitchford, Isaac Dalrimpel, Beal
Baker,
Jedediah Garrison, and Joacim, as trustees.
In consideration for 50 cents, convey once acre in
Franklin
County on waters of
Hudson’s River,
to be held in trust by the
name trustees and their and their successors. Wit: John Westbrook,
Daniel
Chandler, Samuel Morgan.
Sworn to by
Morgan before Elias Baker, J. P.,
28 May 1808.
Bishop
Asbur returned to Parks’ Cabin Chapel on Saturday, October 14, 1801.
He note on that date that “we came to Parks’
Meeting House. Brother Blanton spoke on John xii,35; my subject was
Heb.
vi,11,12.
We have traveled about 100
miles since our entrance into GA, passing through parts of
Richmond,
Columbia.
Lincoln, Elbert, &Franklin counties.
The evenings and morning have been cold;
the people, however, are extremely kind.
I have experienced great sensible enjoyment of God - our cabins
and
courts, when Jesus is there. In my ministry I have been greatly
assisted, but
unless I am more temperate in my talk, in tone and time, I shall not be
able to
mange more than every
other day.”
For
William Justice Parks, than only an infant , the experice with Bishop
Asbury.
Lorenzo Dow, John Majors and other evangelists began a commitment to
the
ministry that lasted more than 50 years and which helped bring the
Gospel to
frontiersman in several counties in northeastern GA.
The
marriage of Henry Parks, Sr., and Martha Parks produced eight children,
and
Henry was to remarry twice thereafter and to have 3 additional children
by his
second wife, Emma Crutchfield.
Henry
married (3) Mrs. Sarah Pulliam, but political difference over the issue
of
Slavery caused them to dissolve the marriage.
.
Anyone Here
Heard of John Parks?
The early records of Wiles Co. North Carolina include at
least 4 adults named John Parks, making research of this name difficult.
These John Parks maybe described as the
follows:
1. John Parks Sr., husband of Mary sharp
2.
John Parks
Jr.,
son of the above.
He is living in the same general area as his
father.
In 1774 tax list for
Capt.
Benjamin Cleveland’s District,
Wilkes County, North
Carolina, he is shown with sons Samuel and
Henry and
slaves James & Luce (Lucy)
John Parks, Jr., son of John Parks,
Sr., and
Mary sharp,, was born
6
March 1739 in VA.
His death
date
is unknown; however, the disposition of his father’s estate suggest
that he
died after his father’s second will was written but prior to it
execution.
According to the diary of
Eligah M. Parks,
John died in
Wilkes
County; however,
record
suggest that he may of have ventured briefly into the sate of GA.
His wife is unknown, however he is known to
have sons Samuel Parks and Henry Parks, Sr., and possibly other
children.
According to the Dairy of
William Justice
Parks, William’s grandmother separated from his grandfather and
thereafter
remarried.
Did their marriage and
from separation, divorce, or death?
The record are silent on this issue.
The research on John Parks, Jr., is also
compounded by the problem of having at least 4 men named John who lived
in Wilkes
Co. NC in the late 1700’s
Henry
is show as a son of john Parks in 1774 tax list for Surry Co. VA.
William Justice Parks in his diary describes
the exploits of an uncle who was killed by Indians at “Powder”
Valley VA. This description matches other accounts of
William Parks, Sr. (brother to John Parks, Jr.)
who was killed at Powell’s
Valley VA..
Henry was born in Albemarle Co. VA in 1758,
according
to William Justice Parks, but
later lived in
Wilkes County,
North Carolina.
These circumstances match the migration
pattern of John Parks, Sr., and his family.
Although
John Parks., Sr., had 17 children, only William Parks, Sr., John Parks
Jr., and
Thomas Parks Sr., would have been old enough to have been the father of
Henry
Parks Sr.
Since
the children of William Parks Sr. and
Thomas Parks Sr., are known to be otherwise, John Parks Jr., is the
only
reaming child of John Parks Sr., who is old enough to have been Henry’s
father.
In Rev. War Pension application,
George Parks states he went with his brother Samuel Parks to King’s
Mountain at
the end of the battle to bring his wounded nephew Henry Parks home.
The story is consistent with the story told
by Samuel Parks and By William Justice Parks.
John
Parks Jr. was living as late as & Feb 1787 when he was mention in
his
father’s second will.
On 18 March 1794
fifty pounds from the estate of John Parks, Sr., were received by
Benamoin
Parks, “executor for John Parks, Jr.,”
This record gives the appearance that John Parks, Jr was
deceased,
however, it is more likely that he was living else where, Particularly
since
Benjamin Parks made payment of fifty pounds of “current money of North
Carolina
to John Parks and Thomas Parks” on 4 December 1794.
In further record relating to the disposition
of the estate of John Parks Sr., from the year 1795 “john Parks” is
shown to be
one of the 14 legatees of the estate of John Parks, Sr..
Did
John Parks, Jr., not move, at least temporarily, to GA with his son
Henry?
A John Parks is listed on the 1791
Wilkes Co.
GA, Militia Roll and also on the 1793 Militia roll for
Elbert County GA,
but may just as
easily fit into the family of Charles Parks Sr.
John
Parks Jr., appears in Capt. Carrell’s Militia District, Wilkes Co.
North Carolina in the 1787 State Census
(1-2-5-0), but it
missing from the 1790 Federal Census for
Wilkes County.
From the state census we deduct that had in
the year 1787 at least 10 family members, Himself, Son Samuel, Son
Henry( then
in Franklin Co, GA), two unidentified sons under the age of 21, four
daughters,
and wife.
3.
John Parks Jr.,
Son of William, Sr., and grandson of John Parks Sr., lived in Amherst
Co. VA;
however, in the settlement of his father’s estate, his name is entered
into the
records
of Wilkes Co. (he was given the
ancient appellation of “Jr” meaning younger, rather than son of).
His only son Benamin was a small child when
John died.
John Parks, Esq. (aka Jr.),
died in Wilkes Co.
in 1784.
His will filed in
Wilkes County, North
Carolina, Will book 1 page 126,
identifies a wife (unnamed), son Benjamin, “other Children”, “my Nergo
wench
Lill” and “write of land in South Estate”.
Witness to his will were Ruben Parks and Jesse Alexander.
Executors were John Parks (relationship
unknown) and his son Benjamin..
In the
1775
Surrey
County tax list ,
john is shown with
Nergoes Peter, Lil and Bob.
His land is
outside Capt. Benjamin
Cleveland’s district.
His son Benjamin
Parks was an adult at the time of his
father’s death.
It is suspected that
John Parks Esq. is related to the family of John Parks SR., but not as
a direct
descendant.
4.
John Parks
In the year 1768, john Parks, JR, briefly owned 378 acres of
land in Amherst Co. VA “on Long Branch of Buffalo River”.
He bought and sold this land in the same
year, apparently as the family readied to move to NC.
On
the 19th
of May 1778 John Parks Jr., applied for a patent
“on 600 acres south side of
Yadkin
River, mouth of
Roaring River
including improvements whereon Thomas Parks now lives” (Wilkes Co. NC,
Land
Entry Book 1778-1781, Entry #107).
John
Parks, Jr., entered 198 acres on the
Yadkin River,
date unknown, but
believed to also be in 1778.
This land
re-recorded on
22
September 1780 and shown to be adjoining William Loving.
In 1779 John Parks, Jr. (also John Parks, JR)
recorded 640 acres in Wilkes Co. on the south side of
Yadkin
River “lying at a white oak
opposite
the mouth of
Roaring
River”.
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2112 Hawkins Rd, Pattison, MS 39144
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Lena Mae
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8827 Manhattan Houston TX 77096 (EM bounce
9-04)
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Willie Deane
Gates 305 Live Oak
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77520
3.
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/Henry
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1
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4.
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C
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6736 Steity Ln Manassas VA 22211-4201
(Include Graham, Rowzee,
Hurst)
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/Henry
Dr.
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1706 West First St Belle Chasse La 70037
[email protected]
6.
Ruby Sims
6309
Prado Rd Ocean
Spring Ms 39564
7.
73
/Henry
Louise
Wilson
1217 W 38th St
Kansas City Mo
8.
98
/Henry
Gay
Nix
1531 W. Main,
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TX 75020 [email protected]
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1
box 26, Tipton
Okla., 73570
10. Wanda Anderson (EM bounce 9-04)
http//www.geocities.com/Vienna/choir/6484/index.html
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/Henry
Lyle
C Sharp
32241 Kalorama Pl, Pueblo Co
81006-9410
Elizabeth /Thomas
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Newton)
Bobbye
Davis
13. 00 Henry/Henry
Gordon Parks [email protected]
14. 98 John Thomas
(b
1848 in Laud. MS)
J. Parks
[email protected]
15. 97
/Henry
Michael Jones
(EM bounce 9-04)
16. 97
/Henry
Shirley Haskell (EM
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17. 97
/Henry Lou
A Elliott, 906Louis Lane,
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MD 21087(EM
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18. 99 Jep/John/John/Henry
[email protected]
19. 01 Leonard/
Shelia
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