Anne Patison

Notes:

Ann Patison was the daughter of John and Margaret Patison of Taylorbourne, Allendaile, Northumberland Co., England. Not much is known of them. They were Quakers and had lived in Allendaile for several years as record is found of their younger children being buried there.

John and Margaret had other children...one being a daughter Mary who married William Hixson also of Crosswicks. We find his name in conjunction with Roger Parke. Son, John Hixson, moved up to the Hopewell area and lived near John Parke(I ).

No record has ever been found of Ann Patison Parke. We do not know if she was able to make the journey to America in 1682, or if she might have died on the voyage. Her name does not appear in any legal documents involving Roger Sr. (Roger Sr., is shown to be married in the 1722 tax schedule of Hopewell) There is no record of a second marriage or any other children, other than the three mentioned earlier.

She may have died in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., in 1731.
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From Park Origins, p.49
"Anne Pattison (or Patteson) was a daughter of John and Margaret Pattison, of Allendaile. John and Margaret had two other daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, who died in infancy in 1671 and 1674, respectively. Apparently John and Margaret made the journey to America with Roger and Anne, and also with Roger's brother-in-law, John Hixon. The moved to Hopewell, NJ. (Letters of Mrs. Evelyn Potter Park to present writer, March 15 and 28, 1992.)"

Buried:
Probably on the Parke farm at Stony Brook

Anne married Dr. Roger Parke, Sr. on 19 Apr 1676 in Taylorbourne, Allendaile, Northumberland, England. Roger (son of Allan Parke and Elizabeth Hodgson) was born in 1648 in Hexham, Northumberland, England; died in 1739 in Hopewell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ; was buried in Hopewell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1703, Burlington Co., NJ

Notes:

Notes for Anne Parke:

There is no proof that Anne was the Anne Parke who married William Merrill Jr. so this is speculative information. Was it she or her mother Anne Patison Parke who received land above the falls of the Delaware in Burlington Co., NJ from the West NJ Society Aug. 9, 1698 on page 627, Book B of the index to Colonial Deeds Prior to ca. 1795.

More About Anne Parke:
Speculative wife of Wm. only - child also speculatively hers

Anne married William Merrill (Morrell),, Jr. after 28 Feb 1702 in Hopewell, Burlington Co., NJ. William was born in 1680 in Staten Island, Richmond Co., NY; died on 25 Jun 1740 in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Land Owner/Farmer
• Residence: Hopewell, NJ
• Residence: Frederick Co., VA
• USR1: Possibly killed/beheaded by Indians.
• Baptism: 28 Feb 1703, Burlington Co., NJ
• Residence: by 1745, Fairfax Co., VA

Notes:

“John Parks I (ca.1674-1757) was the settler who received a 1753 land grant, surveyed by George Washington in 1750....No will has been located....John I came to Old Frederick County, VA., during the early days of settlement and applied for a Fairfax grant, which he reassigned to a son named George Parks. His date of death has not been proven, but is believed to have been during the era of the French and Indian War."
[George Washington was 18/19 years old in 1750.]

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"From 1750 to 1753, George Washington worked as a land surveyor and measured many of the properties in Northern Virginia. In 1750, at the age of eighteen years, George Washington surveyed land on or near the Capon River for John Park, Sr., and also for his presumed son, John, Jr., apparently an adult by that time. Records exist concerning three tracts thus surveyed: (a) a tract of 250 acres for John, Jr.: (b) a tract of 400 acres for John, Sr. (I); and possibly (c) a tract of 135 acres for an unknown John Park, Jr....
"In his letter of Sept 9, 1893, Moses' grandson James Parks confirms that his grandfather spoke of seeing George Washington more than once at the home of his father (John Park (II)) while the surveys were in progress....
"Mrs. Northcutt notes in her 1957 paper that John Park, Sr. (presumable the owner, John I), served as a chain carrier for surveyor George Washington in 1750. That is apparently indicated by the name "John Park" at the ends of the survey documents. One wonders, however, if this could have been John, Jr. (II), as John (I) was no longer a young man by then."
(For info on Washington's notes of the survey, etc. see page 137, Park Origins.)

"There seems little reason to doubt that John (I) married Sarah Smith, daughter of the Hopewell pioneer Andrew Smith, and that they and their son John Park (II) and others left Hopewell some time after 1735. That year saw the conclusion of a legal battle and the failure of the Parks' efforts to prevent Daniel Cox from ejecting them from the land around Hopewell on which they had lived for a generation. Possible the Parks and others went elsewhere in Hunterdon County, N.J. for a time, but no one is sure....It seems likely that John (I) and his brother-in-law Thomas Smith, Sr., were in Fairfax County by 1745."

"....Both John and Thomas lost their land....due to a defect in their title. They forcibly ejected the new owners from their former land, and got into trouble with the law as a result."

"...by 1731, the Parkes were listed as members of the First Presbyterian Church in Hopewell, Hunterdon County. The names included John Parke, Sr., John Parke, Jr….”.
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Feb. 28, 1702/03 John and sister Ann were baptized at St. Mary's (St. Ann's?) church Burlington, NJ, by Rev. John Talbot, a traveling minister who traveled extensively in the area, marrying, baptizing and burying members in what was a very far flung parish. They were baptized as adults in order to be able to inherit their father's land. (Historical and Geneaogical Miscellany Vol. II, by John E. Stillwell - 1906 page 49. John bought land above the falls of the Delaware in Burlington Co. from theWest NJ Society on June 16, 1699. This is in book B page 648 of theIndex to Colonial Deeds prior to ca. 1795. John was appointed overseer of the poor in 1723, 1724 and 1725 in the Hopewell Town Meeting.

One of the 50 signers of the compact to stand by each other and test the validity of Dr. Coxe's claim to eject those who did not pay for their land a second time in Hopewell. Not only did he and Thomas Smith refuse to pay for his land a second time he refused to vacate his land until forcibly evicted by Sheriff Bennett Bard who rented his homestead and Thomas Smith's to two yeomen, O'Guillon and Collier. This so enraged them that in July, 1735 they took their revenge by tar and feathering the interlopers on their land. Before this they got their families safely across the Delaware to Bucks Co. PA and then with about 10 others they broke into their former homes and tarred and feathered the two tenants, taking revenge and showing utter contempt for Coxe's dishonest officials. Tar is almost impossible to remove so it publicly shamed the two yeomen who sought to gain from injustice and they also burned their homes and barns and so reduced the profit to Coxe. John Parke, ThomasSmith and Bartholemew Anderson then escaped to PA while the other 10returned to their homes. Public sympathy was with the rebels however because in spite of great desperation in the community for money and their common knowledge of the identities of the perpetrators, nobody came forward to claim the large reward Coxe had offered for information on their whereabouts. A warrant was issued for their arrest. His land inHopewell may have the to the north of present day Broad St. between theGolden property and the present Greenwood Ave, part of a large tract held by John Parke, Roger's son and later by John Hixson. By mid century this belonged to John Hart, signer - on Hart Ave.
Here is the Proclamation put out for their arrest:

"In Council, A PROCLAMATION Whereas I have received information uponOath, that one Duncan Qguillon and one John Collier, were on the second day of July last past, severally put into the Possession of the DwellingHouses and Plantations lately in the Possession of John Parks and ThomasSmith, late of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon, by Daniel Coxe Esq.;who then had possession of the said dwelling Houses and Plantations, delivered unto him by Bennet Bard, Esq.; High Sheriff of the said County of Hunterdon, by Virtue of a Writ of Possession to the said Sheriff, directed and issuing out of the Supreme Court of this Province of NewJersey: And that in the Night between the Thursday and the Friday following, divers Persons unknown, to the number of Twelve or more, being all disguised, having their Faces besmear’d with Blacking, and Armed withClubs, and Sticks in their Hands, Did in an Insolent, Violent, andRiotous Manner, break into and enter the said respective Dwelling Houses, and did Assault, Beat, and Wound the said Duncan Oguillon and JohnCollier, and other Persons then in the said several Dwelling Houses; and them did with Force & Arms, violently a move and turn out of possession,Cursing, Swearing, and Threatening in a most outrageous manner, that they would Kill and Murder the said Daniel Coxe, Esq; in Defiance of all Law and Government. To the end therefore, that the said audacious Offenders may be brought to condign Punishment; I have thought fit by and with theAdvice of his Majesty’s Council, to issue this Proclamation, hereby promising his Majesty’s most Gracious Pardon, to any one of the saidOffenders, who shall discover one or more of their Accomplices so that he or they may be brought to condign Punishment. And as furtherEncouragement to any one who shall detect so unparallel’d and insolent anOutrage, I do hereby promise to Pay to the said Discoverer the Sum ofThirty Pounds, Proclamation Money, within one month after any or either of the said Offenders shall by his Means be convicted of the said Offence. Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at Perth Amboy, the TwentySecond day of August, in the Ninth Year of his Majesty’s Reign Anno Domini, 1735. By his Excellency’s Command, W. Cosby Lawr. Smyth, D. Secr. God Save the King Ed."

Note: There appears to be no record of any neighbor coming forward to identify John Parke and Thomas Smith as the 'offenders' or to claim the substantial reward. John and Thomas and their families left shortly after for Virginia. John, brother-in-law Thomas Smith and friend BartholomewAnderson left right away in 1735. It is thought that Sarah and the rest of the children remained behind for awhile - possibly even as long as until 1745. I tend to doubt it was that long. I think they were just in various locations before finally purchasing their land inFrederick/Hampshire Co., VA - just keeping a low profile.

Parke, Smith and Anderson eventually made their way to Morgan Bryan's settlement of Quakers on Opequon Creek in an area that became FrederickCo. VA and later Hampshire Co., WVA. Names of those who had resisted paying Coxe and later escaped Hopewell for debt appear in the names of those in this settlement in VA along with the two yeomen who were tarred and feathered!! - Duncan O'Quillon and John Collier, who after being beaten, tarred and feathered, realized they were not welcome in Hopewell!The greatest concentration of these folks from Hopewell were along BackCreek (the next creek west of Opequon) in a small, mountain community where a peak was named by its early settlers "Jersey Mountain."

Back in Hopewell John had served as Constable and on the Grand Juryand was a respected member of the community. He had the most to lose ashe had 600 acres of good land with fruit trees etc. in Hopewell. Hepurchased 300 acres of this land in 1699 which was described as beinglocated in the north central part of what became Hopewell Twp. , north ofthe Village of Marshall's Corner. (Source Wm. Hunter & Richard L.Porter "Hopewell A Historical Geography." The three fled to Pennsylvaniaand may have spent some time there in Chester/Bucks Co. area. An unusualentry in Revel's Book of Surveys lists for a Thomas Parke (but in themargin it calls him John) for 300 acres next to Thomas Twigg on Feb. 27,1696-7.

A time gap is found between the time John left Hopewell in 1735 and when he was recorded in land surveys in Hampshire Co. in 1745. It is possible that he was in Hampshire Co.(then Frederick Co., VA) before this time as were others as well whose land was not surveyed by GeorgeWashington, then a young 19 yr old surveyor until 1745 and after. Before these surveys were made, these settlers were living on their unrecorded land. John's first survey appears to be recorded by George Washington onApril 10, 1750 on Thomas Edward's Mill Run. I believe that John may have stayed a few years in the area of the Welsh settlement of PA (near present day Philadelphia) and came to Frederick Co.- Back Creek with the settlers that Morgan Bryan brought down from the Welsh settlement to the first of the Bryan Settlements there near Winchester - then calledHopewell (interesting!) Later of course Morgan Bryan was to take settlers further south to the second of the Bryan Settlements in Rowan Co. in present day Davie & Yadkin Co.s.

John Parke's land was adjacent to Richard Arnold's land and they may have arrived in the area at the same time or together. This land aFairfax land grant, was later settled on by John Kale about 1774. No record has been found for a purchase of that land by John Kale. An 18th century mill mentioned in a courthouse land record in 1800 stood onKale's land. The graveyard on this land is known as the Kale family graveyard in present day but was the Parke family graveyard originally.

John assigned his 400 acres in Hampshire Co. to his son George in1753. George Jr. and his mother Elizabeth (by then married to an Ashbrook) inherited it August 16, 1767. It was this land that John III, son of John II, George's brother, sued to get ownership of because being the son of John Parke Jr. he was rightful heir to the land of John Parke I, according to English law. John Parke I signed this survey assignment with the "e" at the end of his name.

Also found in the Book of Survey of George Washington (July1749-October 1752), is a survey for 135 acres on Mill Run, a branch of the Capapon River, granted to John Park, Jr., 29 December 1760.( this is actually John III) On March 31, 1751, 30 acres of land was surveyed for Bartholomew Anderson. John and Bartholomew had left New Jersey togetherAnother record is found indicating that George Washington surveyed forThomas Parks, Sr. 127 acres, Frederick Co., River of Cacapon, April 12,1750. Memo of Survey, p. 37. "Park Origins" by Percival Park. (p.127). It is unknown if Thomas was related.
In 1783 a John Park, wife Sarah of Hampshire Co., sold 135 acres onMill Run, a branch of Cacapon to George Horn. Rec: 11-11, 1783 Wit:none. This seems to the land survey by Geo. Washington above - however, why this was sold as late as 1783 doesn't make sense and John & Sarah were both long dead. (could it be 1753?)

According to information from Mrs. Betty Northcutt, John Parke I had been killed by Indians, who propped up his body on a post for all to see. The exact date is not known for John's death. However his land warrant was assigned to his son George, who was also killed during theFrench & Indian War in which he served about the same time. Because George was soon dead also, this land went to George Jr. and was the land contested by John III. This assignment occurred about 1762.
The date of his death has been narrowed down to sometime prior to Nov. of 1756 by this document found:
'Certificate James Smith heir to John Park's for a mare impressed Valued at 6 pounds to be laid before the counsel paying the money Nov 2nd 1756.Work of this nature are to be paid by the Colonel."
"This is to certify that John Park's Mare was prest for an Express from Col. Washington to Col. Stephens she being valued at L 6.0 Henry Harris Fort Edwards April 29, 1756"
James Smith had gone before the counsel to state that he never received the mare: "October 17th 1756 I sign over the within to James Smith Allen Park(s) November 2 day 1756 This day James Smith came before me the subscriber and made oath that the within roane mare prest at Fort Edwards was never returned to the owner nor his agent James under my hand this day and year above Tho. Swearingen"

His land which bordered on the land (400 acres) of Richard Arnold Sr.& Jr. and later John Arnold was bought by Hans Jerg Kail/Kehl/Coehl/Kale/Cale about Bet.1760-1774. Great-grandson Samuel remembered that the house was situated on the land at the foot of the hill below the graveyard. He also remembered that George Washington stayed with them while he was doing the Fairfax land deed surveys. The land was near Bubbling Springs, a mineral spring and on the Great Capecapon River. Johann Georg/John George died in 1797 and was buried on the land in the graveyard first used as a family graveyard by John Parke Sr., Sarah Smith & their family and the Arnold family. The land was divided evenly between his 3 sons, Peter, John & George. Peter & John sold their share to brother George and they moved to Ohio.

April 11, 1750 surveyed for Joseph Edwards - 400 acres on Cacapon River -granted to him in 1752, this property was immediately north ofRichard Arnold who witnessed the survey by Washington.

This property was about 3 miles south of Capon Bridge on the Cacapon just north of Bubbling Springs, it was exactly one mile (320 poles) long and5/8 mile (200 poles) wide which is 400 acres and was oriented 33 degrees south of east. The western or northwestern boundary was at the foot of Dillon's Mtn. on the west side of the river. Arnold's Ford is another 2 miles south. Property is between Capon Chapel cemetery on the north andKale and Monroe cemeteries on the south. Joseph Edwards had a 400 acre grant immediately to the north which was patented by Robert Pugh in 1760, John Chenoweth had the grant to the south which was above John Parke and the Bubbling Springs Chenoweth's grant was surveyed for Silvenius Smith in 1750.

Frederick County, 2:208, 5 March 1746
On the petition of James Coddy, Thomas Smith, John Parks, William Naylor, Josiah Arnold, George Potts, Darby McKeaver, Samuel Farrington, George Hoge, Peter Foster, and Walter D[illegible] for a road from Park's graveyard near Cape Capon water, over Dillon's Run, into the Wagon Road on Joseph Edwards's land, it is ordered that the said road be cleared bythe said petitioners and that they work on the same under James Coddy, who is hereby appointed surveyor thereof. And it is further ordered that the said James Coddy cause the said road to be kept in good repair and make bridges thereon where required according to law.

From: History of Nixon Family in Hampshire County
It is estimated that George Nixon was born about 1718 in Pennsylvania, and came to this area during the early 1740s, where he married ElizabethArnold, daughter of Richard Arnold Jr. Elizabeth was born circa 1722 inChester County, Pennsylvania, and died about 1783. Apparently, GeorgeNixon knew the Arnolds and Edwards in Pennsylvania. The Arnolds, whose land adjoined John and George Parks, and James Caudy, were among the first settlers along the Cacapon River south of present-day Capon Bridge.At least five children were born to the union of George and Elizabeth(Arnold) Nixon. William, Jonathan, Hannah, Nancy, and Elizabeth Nixon.In1758, George inherited from his father-in-law, Richard Arnold Jr, the plantation house and one-half of the Arnold’s Fairfax land grant.Arnold’s will named son-in-law George Nixon and friend Jesse Pugh to be executors. Witnesses to the will were Roger Parke, James Caudy, and John Ashbrook, all early pioneers in Cacapon Valley. In 1779, George Nixon Sr.received a Fairfax grant for 79 acres along Dillon’s Run. That land was first owned by Jacob Fout who was killed by Indians before he could secure a title.Some time after Elizabeth’s death, possibly in 1785,George Nixon married a young woman named Rachel Parks, daughter of Andrew and Rachel (Mosley) Parks. Ironically, they named their three childrenWilliam, George and Joseph. Troublesome and confusing! From his first marriage to Elizabeth Arnold, old George Nixon also named his oldest sonWilliam, whom he promised the plantation house and a portion of theFairfax land grant. Elizabeth, while on her death bed, made a passionate plea for her husband to transfer the land legally to their son William.The son had paid the fee simple but George did not follow through to issue a deed. Neither did George Nixon Sr. give the land to William (now deceased) nor his heirs, in a will dated February 15, 1793. Instead, the plantation was willed to son George Nixon Jr., who was less than three years old. Now, the first William Nixon (of George Nixon Sr.) had died in1781, and his property, by law, was to have been passed on to his eldest son, being also named George Nixon (1769-1857). But, without a legal instrument, he was unable to assume ownership. To receive his intended due, grandson George, of William Nixon, filed a chancery court suit against son George Jr., of George Nixon Sr. George Jr., whose legal guardian was Francis White, the Hampshire County Sheriff, was about eighty ears old when the chancery suit was filed. Charles Magill, attorney for the plaintiff, called a list of witnesses to testify that George NixonSr. had verbally verified his intention for son William to inherit the land being questioned. These depositions provide insight into the CaponBridge community during the second half of the 18th century. Depositions were given by Rees Pritchard, Jacob Clutter, Michael Capper, John Perrill, Joseph Wilkinson, Sarah Nixon, Thomas Wilkinson, Benjamin Webb, Elizabeth Webb, John Albion, Mary Pugh, John Muir, John Arnold, BenjaminMcDonald, Robert Pugh, Michael Lyon, Isaac Lupton, and John Brown.

Hopewell Meeting -Quaker meeting house in Opequon Creek, Old FrederickCo., VA began in 1732 - Back Creek Meeting house began in 1759-1869 and was Jesse Pugh's Meeting.

More About John Parke:
Burial: Park (Kale) Cemetery, Near Capon Bridge, Hampshire Co., WVA
To Fairfax Co. VA: 1745, Then to Capon Valley (Capacon?), warrant for land 1750., in Old Frederick Co. VA - Hampshire Co. - now W VA
Unjustly evicted from his: 1731, Hunterdon Co., Hopewell Twp. NJ property

Residence:
Near Capon Bridge

Baptism:
First Episcopal Church (St. Mary’s Church) by Rev John Talbot

Died:
Possibly killed/beheaded by Indians.

Buried:
Park (Kale) Cemetery near Capon Bridge

John married Sarah Smith in 1699 in Hopewell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. Sarah (daughter of Andrew I. Smith and Olive Foster) was born on 28 Nov 1675 in Burton Bank, Royston Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England; died after 1759 in Hampshire Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Baptism: 1704, Burlington Co., NJ

Notes:

Spouse's name is unknown; eleven children.
Represented; DNA. PS#1331LL, #535 Past LL, and many members, some of which are still active. Source Materials: Roger Parke, Immigrant: England – West Jersey 1682 (Descendants and Related Lines), Cecilia Kasberg Parke (2000) [This is the main research of Cecilia from years of research.] Also various references are made to this Park/e/s family in early records of west and then New Jersey. Finally, further information obtained from members' Lineage and Applications and Correspondence (see files). The following lineage keys have been merged into Lineage Key K: FX, M, N, Q, ZV, MV, MX, QX, NX, DY, DS, IV, MS, and PV.


More Notes for Roger Parke, Jr.:
Although Roger was named in the Coxe suit along with his father, Roger Sr., Andrew, John and Joseph, he did remain on his farm until he died (part of Roger Sr.'s land along Stony Creek). He wanted his daughter Keziah who married James Larison to have the property and he may have discovered a gold nugget on the farm (no more was ever found) but these are both family lore and not proven. The Parke farm remained in the family going to Jacob Stout who married Grace Parke and then to the Ege family.
The farm had a large cemetery where several Parkes as well as Larisons were buried. After the sale of the property in the late 1930s the cemetery was eventually plowed under and there is no trace of it today.
Roger Jr. was on the list of the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell and helped purchase the land for it in 1731.
Over the years and research with several others, we have determined that Roger was probably 21 in 1704 and had to be baptized in order to inherit his father's farm. Ann and John were first in 1703...next date shown is 1704 when Roger, son of Roger Parke baptized. In 1722, Roger Jr. is shown as paying taxes on the Parke farm. He was also shown as serving on Grand Jury with brother John in 1722. Roger Sr., is named but did not pay taxes in 1722. I believe it showed Roger Sr, as married.
Roger Jr., did not own any property like John and Ann until he inherited his father's property in Hopewell. When John and Ann purchased their land they had to be 21. I believe John had to wait a year indicating that he was probably a year younger than Ann.
Roger Parke (JR) is noted in Hopewell Meeting Minutes in 1741, so he was alive then. The stone in the Parke-Larison cemetery with RP 1755 therefore most likely belongs to Roger Jr.
In 1690 a neighbor, Thomas Robinson (married to a Susannah - wife/widow, with child) in Crosswicks left a legacy to Roger Jr. and Roger Park his father was a trustee of the real estate. Roger Sr. also helped make the inventory of the estate on May 8, 1691 along with Robert Wilson, Marmaduke Horsman and William Hixson.
Appointed overseer of upper road on north side of Stony Brook in 1730 - at Hopewell Town meeting. Roger Jr. may have carried on the "herbal healing" arts practiced by his father but his father was the only one referring to as Dr. Roger Parke. Not much is known about Roger Jr., even when he actually died. He had several children, so he might have had a second marriage. There is no record for ANY marriage of his - none. He definitely did NOT marry a Robinson or Sophia Claes Jans of Rye, New York. That has been PROVEN. Robinson had no daughter for him to marry and Robinson's widow, Susannah married soon after her husband's death according to Quaker records. The Roger Parke who married Sophia Claes Jans was another Roger according to Rye, NY history, whose mother brought him to NY when he was a very young child. He is not related to our Parke line at all.
Roger Jr. served on the Grand Jury with his brother John Parke in 1721. Roger Jr. was named in the Ejetment Suit with his father, Roger Sr., John Sr., Jr. Joseph and Andrew Parke. It is evident that Roger Parke Sr. was able to keep 200 acres of his land which Roger Jr. had paid taxes on in 1722. All reported in "Pioneers of Old Hopewell" by Ralph Ege. p. 201, New Jersey Colonial Documents, West Jersey Records, Liber B., pt.2.

More About Roger Parke, Jr.:
Burial: Parke-Larison cemetery, Roger Parke farm, Stony Brook, Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ
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William D. Park does not include Roger, John and Thomas as children,
but adds Robert Parke, b. 1719, Hunterdon Co., NJ; Nathan Parke, b. abt 1718, Hunterdon Co., NJ and d. 1785 Rowan Co., NC.

Birth:
1683 - https://minerdescent.com/2010/05/19/roger-parkes-sr/

Buried:
Parke-Larison Cemetery (Defunct), Roger Parke farm, Stony Brook, Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ

Roger married Unknown about 1703-05 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Horse breeder/trader. Operated a sawmill as well.
• USR1: Died in a military battle at Ft. Duquesne, PA, led by George Washington

Notes:

"John Parks II was born probably in Burlington County, N.J., and was possibly the John Parks who died in 1758 (near Cumberland, Md.), while serving in a unit of the Virginia Militia during the French and Indian War. John II married a woman named Mary, who died circa 1773. Either her maiden name was Davis, or, after John's death, she remarried a man who was surnamed Davis. They received a Fairfax grant in Parks Valley, Hampshire County."
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John’s place of death was found to be Cumberland, MD (reference  Dr. Wilmer Kerns in one of his books on Hampshire Co. VA) and this could indicate that he died at Fort Cumberland at Will's Creek during the French and Indian War while serving in the Virginia Militia, or may indeed have died between Fort Cumberland MD and Fort Duquesne PA, while going to or from a battle, possibly by Indian ambush of the traveling soldiers. Because his death was recorded as "killed near Fort Duquesne, on Sept. 14, 1758, I researched and found that was the date of the Battle of Grant's Hill.  So putting all these things together determined that is how, when and where he died.  Almost all of the 1st Regiment died in that battle.  George Washington wrote about it in his diary which has been published.  A short movie was made about this battle, which I have a copy of, called “When the Forest Ran Red."

 It is more likely from the date of his death that John died in the Battle of Grant's Hill at Fort Duquesne while fighting with the First Virginia  Regiment under Col. George Washington during the French & Indian War.  John III filed a petition as eldest son in 1770 for John Jr.'s land stating he had left no will.  His mother Mary had by then remarried to John Davis. It is about this time, that John Park II and children dropped the "e" and some added an "s".

Source:  Virginia's Colonial Soldiers, by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck,  Genealogical :Publishing Co., IN> p. 235,211,127,45.  Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776 - William Armstrong Crozier
Research done by Mrs. Evelyn Potter Park and Dr. Margaret Park & independently from them, Susan Balde Avery.
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https://moreexploringoffthebeatenpath.com/2018/09/01/battle-of-grants-hill/#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Grant's%20Hill,have%20been%20fought%20at%20all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Duquesne

https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:00agc4777m
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While still in Hopewell, John Parke Jr. was appointed overseer of the upper road north on the north side of Stony Brook in 1735.

John Jr. also had 250 acres north and west of Capon Bridge by abt. 2miles. John Parke Jr. may have been a chain carrier for GeorgeWashington, surveyor in 1750. The Wagon Rd. went southwest fromWinchester to a ford over the Cacapon on John Parke Sr.'s land to (OldFields) Moorefield, Hardy Co., W. Va. John II had a sawmill on the Cacapon River. He also had stud service for horses, so was a horse breeder/trader.

In George Washington's survey book there is a survey for 135 acres onMill Run, a branch of the Capapon River, granted to John Park Jr. Dec.29, 1750. On March 31, 1751, 30 acres of land was surveyed for Bartholomew Anderson. Bartholomew was the 3rd person, along with Thomas Smith and John Parke Sr. who fled Hopewell after the Coxe incident.

John Jr. (II) most probably is the John Parke who was enlisted in theVirginia 1st Militia, which was being formed during the Indian uprisings leading up to the French & Indian War. In Sept. 1758 a John Parke is listed on the Muster Roll of Capt. Thomas Speak for the Frederick Co. Virginia Militia. This is most likely a "re-signup" to the VA militia.An earlier record has been found on a John Park enlisting October 1756, Frederick Co, VA (Collection of the Manuscript Div. Library of Congress). This John Park/e served under the First Virginia Regiment under Col.George Washington, and was listed as "killed" near Fort Duquesne, Sept.14, 1758. This would also coincide with the dates of deeds and request byJohn Park III, who filed a petition to recover his father John Park II's land. The Aug. 18, 1762 land purchased in Hampshire Co. VA by John Parks- 250 acres on the waters of Cacapon River must be John Park III who remained in the area after his brothers, mother and a sister left forRowan Co. about 1759. (Book I, p. 159, Also the Fairfax land grand Feb.9, 1770 p. 52.) Land Warrant to John Parke III states that John Parks II being dead, his son, John Parke is proved Heir-at-law. Deed to issue in the name of said John reserving 1/3 to Mary Davis, widow of John Parks.Deed to John Parke from Lord Fairfax in Frederick Co. , dated Nov. 15,1771 for 182 acres originally granted to his father, John Park Jr. in1753. John Park certifies "I am eldest son and heir of a tract of land of my father John Parks, Sr. (actually II), he dying without a Will. Witnesses, Roger Park, brother to John Park II. (his uncle) Affidavit dated 1771, by James Smith before Adam Stephen, Justice of the Peace, stated that he was married to Ann, daughter of John Park, Jr. and that his father-in-law made no Will. Another affidavit with no dates, states: ”Reserve 1/3 to Mary Davis, widow of John Park, Jr." P-86 of the Deedbook - John Parke of Hampshire Co. son and heir at law of John Parke deceased 182 acres on head of Thomas Edward's Mill Branch of Cacapehon in said county reserving unto Mary Davis widow of John Parke deceased 1/2during her lifetime and after her decease the whole to John Parke surveyed Oct. 30, 1753 for John Parke deceased. Signed by John Mauzy and forfeited by advertisement and recorded in Book N 15 NN 1771

His place of death was found to be Cumberland, MD (reference Dr.Wilmer Kerns in one of his books on Hampshire Co. VA) and this could indicate that he died at Fort Cumberland at Will's Creek during theFrench and Indian War while serving in the Virginia Militia, or may indeed have died between Fort Cumberland MD and Fort Duquesne PA, while going to or from a battle, possibly by Indian ambush of the traveling soldiers. Because his death was recorded as "killed near Fort Duquesne, on Sept. 14, 1758, I researched and found that was the date of the Battle of Grant's Hill. So putting all these things together determined that is how, when and where he died. Almost all of the 1st Regiment died in that battle. George Washington wrote about it in his diary which has been published. A short movie was made about this battle, which I have a copy of, called "And the River Ran Red."

It is more likely from the date of his death that John died in the Battle of Grant's Hill at Fort Duquesne while fighting with the First Virginia Regiment under Col. George Washington during the French &Indian War. John III filed a petition as eldest son in 1770 for JohnJr.'s land stating he had left no will. His mother Mary had by then remarried to John Davis. It is about this time, that John Park II and children dropped the "e"and some added an "s".

Research done by Mrs. Evelyn Potter Park and Dr. Margaret Park & independently from them, Susan Balde Avery.
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The Virginia Regiment was formed in 1754 by Virginia's Royal GovernorRobert Dinwiddie, as a provincial corps. The regiment served in theFrench and Indian War, with members participating in actions at Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity in 1754, the Braddock expedition in 1755, and the Forbes expedition in 1758. Small detachments of the regiment were involved in numerous minor actions along Virginia's extensive wilderness frontier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Duquesne
https://moreexploringoffthebeatenpath.com/2018/09/01/battle-of-grants-hill/#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Grant's%20Hill,have%20been%20fought%20at%20all.
https://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt:00agc4777m - the book called The Story of Grant's Hill

Frederick County, 2:208, 5 March 1746 (This is probably John Parke -possibly John Jr.)
On the petition of James Coddy, Thomas Smith, John Parks, William Naylor, Josiah Arnold, George Potts, Darby McKeaver, Samuel Farrington, George Hoge, Peter Foster, and Walter D[illegible] for a road from Park's graveyard near Cape Capon water, over Dillon's Run, into the Wagon Road on Joseph Edwards's land, it is ordered that the said road be cleared by the said petitioners and that they work on the same under James Coddy, who is hereby appointed surveyor thereof. And it is further ordered that the said James Coddy cause the said road to be kept in good repair and make bridges thereon where required according to law.

Died:
Or, Cumberland Co., MD (Fort Cumberland/Hampshire Co. VA) As participant the day of Washington’s Battle of Grant’s Hill.

John married Mary Unknown in 1730 in Hopewell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. Mary was born between 1705-1710 in Hopewell, Burlington Co., NJ; died between 1771-1779 in Rowan Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for Andrew Parke:

There was an Andrew Parke of Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ who had 78 acres of land surveyed and deeded to him April 20, 1758. However, he received a grant of 8 acres of land in 1757 in Lancaster Co., PA. Moved to Lancaster Co. PA abt. 1758 and then moved to land that he purchased from his brother John Parke II in (old Frederick Co., VA) Hampshire Co. VA. Court records indicated that he sold 11 parcels of land in 1767 in Frederick Co., VA. He is also shown purchasing land in 1771. He bought 182 acres from brother or nephew John, on Edwards Mill Branch; recorded 13 Apr 1774 (from "The Early Records of Hampshire County,West Virginia", p.44, comp.by Clara (McCORMICK) SAGE & Laura (SAGE) JONES) He was paying taxes in Hampshire Co. in 1781. He had had 100 acres of land surveyed for him April 20, 1750 back in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ which was part of 500 acres belonging to Joseph Stout. He moved to Lancaster Co., PA shortly after marrying. He fought in the Indian wars in the Wyoming Valley, Luzerne Co., PA. After the Indian Wars he settled in Lancaster Co., PA and then Hampshire Co., VA about 1773/4 when Andrew bought from his brother John, 182 acres of land on Edward Mill Branch. While he was in Lancaster Co., PA his brothers, John, Roger & George were already taking up Fairfax Grants in what is now Hampshire Co., WV. Later on they obviously were on their way to join the others and appear to have tarried for awhile in Frederick, MD. Andrew died March 1790, Hampshire Co, VA. on land that he had purchased from nephew John Parke II. Will probated in Hampshire Co., Va., April 15, 1790. "Synopsis of Wills up to 1860". (1976). In his information that he gave on his Rev. War pension application in 1833 he came with his father at age 11 to VA.

Some descendants believe Andrew's wife was Rachel Mosely but there is nothing to verify this. We do know that Andrew's son, John Parke, married a Lettice Mosely. We also know that a Jesse Mosely witnessed Andrew's Will and also witnessed the marriage of Enos Park (son of John and Lettice Mosely). It is possible that Lettice and Jesse were brother and sister.

In Parke Family book while talking about his daughter Sarah it says "while the family resided in Lancaster Co., PA - his son John said that the family came to Hampshire Co., VA when he was 11 - in 1773. So Andrew remained in PA long after his brothers John & George came and received their Fairfax land grants in 1752-54 in Frederick (later Hampshire) Co., VA (later WV).

He resided for awhile on his parent's 400 acre tract near Capon Bridge, WV (present day River Road) There is a graveyard (Kale cemetery) on the northern end of this tract - the John Parke graveyard.

This from Rootsweb/World Connect Project from Charlotte R. Hartmeyer ([email protected])
While Andrew and Rachel are found in Lancaster Co., Pa - records stop after this, his brothers, John, Roger and George were already taking up Fairfax grants in what is now Hampshire Co. West Va. Later on they were on their way to join the others and appear to have tarried for awhile in Frederick, Md, because son John, was born there in 1762 and came with his father at age 11 (according to info he gave on Rev. War pension application in 1833) to Va. According to the "The Early Records of Hampshire Co. VA. - p 44" Andrew Parke bought 182 acres of land from his brother John and wife Susanna on Edwards Mill Branch, recorded Apr 13, 1774. (this is a note here from me-Susan Balde Avery - this person has mixed up his brother John II with his nephew John III who was married to Susannah Elrod).
Andrew Parke died in Hampshire County on March 18, 1790 and his will is registered in the Hampshire County Court.
Andrew Parke is given on Elias Posten's Census List in that county in 1784 as being among "Heads of Families" there. He died on March 18, 1790 and his will is registered in the Hampshire County Court. His wife is not mentioned, so must have died before him.
They had 7 children, John Parke married Lettice Mosely and (2) Mary Darrell. Samuel Parke, whose first wife Hannah Edwards died, he then married her sister Nancy Edwards. Sarah Parke married---Jonathan Shinn while the family resided in Lancaster, PA. and she remained there. (me - sba, not sure she did since she later married into the Edwards family). Ruth Parke, married Francis Patton and they came to live in Hampshire Co for awhile and later went to Harrison Co., WV. Hannah Parke married John Thomas and lived in Hampshire Co. for awhile and then they moved westward. Rachel Parke became the 2nd wife of George Nixon; she later married James McBride. Amos Parke married Susanna Miller and they remained in Hampshire Co. until Ohio became a state in 1800 and then they became pioneers in Licking Co.

More About Andrew Parke:
Burial: lived in Lancaster Co., PA before Hampshire Co., Will proved April 15, 1790, Hampshire Co.

Andrew married Rachel Mosley on 16 May 1748 in Lancaster Co., PA. Rachel was born on 26 Oct 1723 in Litchfield, CT; died before 19 Mar 1789 in Hampshire Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Examiners of his estate account: dated April 22, 1775; were Stephen Ruddell and James Claypool. Persons named in the account were: John Capper, William Nixon, George Nixon, "Clark's note," Robert Pugh, and Thomas Davis (for work that Thomas' son performed). May 5, 1760, Roger Parke received a Fairfax grant of 351 acres in Hampshire County, VA. (Note: See Northern Neck Grants (K), Reel 294, page 122, Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA)
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Notes for Roger Parke:
Left Will - Deed Book I,l page 402, 1760 naming wife Hannah and daughter Hannah. The Arnolds also came from NJ and Roger may have married Hannah in NJ or in VA. He had 351 acres of land on the waters of Opequon, Frederick Co., VA 12 April 1751 For Roger Parke, 351 acres on Cacapon River; Granted to same 5 May 1760 - Geo. Washington Fairfax survey.

We do not know much about Roger except that he died and left a will, naming his wife and daughter Hannah Parke. Hannah may have married into the Arnold family who came from New Jersey to Virginia and are well documented in Virginia. We cannot confirm the name of Roger's wife.

Copy of will obtained and placed in research folder for Roger Parke. (Will 1773). Deed Book I ,page 402, 1760 Roger had 351 acres of land on Waters of Opequon, Frederick Co., Va.

1758 - Roger Parke, Witness to the Will of Richard Arnold on Sep 24, 1758 and Proved on Dec 12, 1758.
Hampshire County Virginia, Synopsis of Wills, Books I-XXI, Page 107.Genealogies of West Virginia Families,
Title Pake, Page i., from The West Virginia Historical MagazineQuarterly,
1901-1905.Genealogical Records: Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600-1900s. Early Records.Genealogy.com.

1773 - Roger Parke, Will of Roger Parke on Jul 13, 1773 and Proved on Nov 9, 1773. Wife; Hannah, Daughter; Hannah (Parke) Arnold and her husband John Arnold exec. Sec; John Arnold, John Park, James Largent, Robert Pugh. Witnesses: John Chenoweth, David Wood, Elijah David. Hampshire County Virginia, Synopsis of Wills, Books I-XXI, Page 128. Genealogies of West Virginia Families, Title Pake, Page i., from The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, 1901-1905. Genealogical Records: Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600-1900s. Early Records. Genealogy.com.

1773 - Roger Parkes, Estate Bond, Nov 9, 1773. West Virginia Estate Settlements, Hampshire County (Virginia) Page 20. Genealogies of West Virginia Families, Title Pake, Page i., from The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, 1901-1905. Genealogical Records: Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600-1900s. Genealogy.com. 2002





More About Roger Parke:
Burial: Will probated Nov. 9, 1773

Notes for Roger Parke:
Left Will - Deed Book I,l page 402, 1760 naming wife Hannah and daughter Hannah. The Arnolds also came from NJ and Roger may have married Hannah in NJ or in VA. He had 351 acres of land on the waters of Opequon, Frederick Co., VA 12 April 1751 For Roger Parke, 351 acres on Cacapon River; Granted to same 5 May 1760 - Geo. Washington Fairfax survey.

We do not know much about Roger except that he died and left a will, naming his wife and daughter Hannah Parke. Hannah may have married into the Arnold family who came from New Jersey to Virginia and are well documented in Virginia. We cannot confirm the name of Roger's wife.

Copy of will obtained and placed in research folder for Roger Parke. (Will 1773). Deed Book I ,page 402, 1760 Roger had 351 acres of land on Waters of Opequon, Frederick Co., Va.

1758 - Roger Parke, Witness to the Will of Richard Arnold on Sep 24, 1758 and Proved on Dec 12, 1758.
Hampshire County Virginia, Synopsis of Wills, Books I-XXI, Page 107.Genealogies of West Virginia Families,
Title Pake, Page i., from The West Virginia Historical MagazineQuarterly,
1901-1905.Genealogical Records: Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600-1900s. Early Records.Genealogy.com.

1773 - Roger Parke, Will of Roger Parke on Jul 13, 1773 and Proved on Nov 9, 1773. Wife; Hannah, Daughter; Hannah (Parke) Arnold and her husband John Arnold exec. Sec; John Arnold, John Park, James Largent, Robert Pugh. Witnesses: John Chenoweth, David Wood, Elijah David. Hampshire County Virginia, Synopsis of Wills, Books I-XXI, Page 128. Genealogies of West Virginia Families, Title Pake, Page i., from The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, 1901-1905. Genealogical Records: Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600-1900s. Early Records. Genealogy.com.

1773 - Roger Parkes, Estate Bond, Nov 9, 1773. West Virginia Estate Settlements, Hampshire County (Virginia) Page 20. Genealogies of West Virginia Families, Title Pake, Page i., from The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, 1901-1905. Genealogical Records: Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600-1900s. Genealogy.com. 2002

More About Roger Parke:
Burial: Will probated Nov. 9, 1773

Died:
or 13 Jul 1773

Family/Spouse: Rachel Moseley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roger married Hannah Arnold between 1727-1737 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. Hannah was born in 1709 in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ; died in 1803 in Capon River, Hampshire Co., VA/WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 May 1712, Burlington Co., NJ
• Baptism: 11 Jun 1712, Burlington Co., NJ

Notes:

Notes for George Parke:

George was baptized at St. Mary's Episcopal church in Burlington, on May 11, 1712. Also baptized again June 11, 1712 at the Hopewell Chapel Church. George served in the French & Indian War under Major John Connolly where he is found on the roll. The enlisted about 1757 and is listed as dead under Major John Connolly and Capt. George Astorroll, p. 148 "Virginia Colonial Soldiers" by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, GR929.3755 Bockstruck, Athens Region Library Athens, GA. 30606
George obtained land from his father John Parke I left it to his son, George Jr. who married Lydia? Aug. 16, 1762 400 acres on great Cacapehon - Parke, George and Ashbrook, Elizabeth - Hampshire Co., VA, If George died before 1762 as deed records indicate, this would coincide with the deeds of land found in Hampshire Co., VA. in which George who obtained land from his father, John Parke I, left it to his son, George Jr., who married Lydia ...?
Land Office, Northern Neck Grants, Parke Card #.........N..M grants M, pg. 18, 16 August 1762. 400 acres on Great Cacapehon. Parke, George and Ashbrook, Elizabeth Hampshire Co., VA. Was this George Parke/s wife who had remarried? Reports say "yes" . He is probably buried on the 400 acres tract on the Great Cacapehon. Aug 16th 1762 A deed from Fairfax to George Parke desc. leaves 1/3 to his widow Elizabeth Ashbrook a certain tract of land containing 400 acres. This land was sold while they lived in Botetourt Co. VA deed was signed by George Parke Jr & wife Lydia and Mother Elizabeth Ashbrook w/o Aaron Ashbrook formerly of Hampshire Co VA.
This George Park is shown as married to an Elizabeth Arnold. More information is needed on Elizabeth. The Arnold family were very prominent in the Hampshire Co. area. , Elizabeth Arnold Park evidently married an Aaron Ashbrook after the death of George as her name is mentioned in the deed records along with George Park, Jr.
Some have speculated that Roger, brother to George, married Hannah Arnold, but no evidence of this has been found. His daughter, Hannah, however, did marry a John Arnold and is found in the Arnold Family History of Va.

More About George Parke:
Burial: Probably buried on father's 400 acre tract (Kale cemetery) on the Great Cacapehon River

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The Fairfax land was inherited by George Park II, son of George. He lived later in Botetcourt County, VA., when he sold his father's land. Additional research is being conducted to learn more detail about this George Parks and his descendants.

Baptism:
St. Mary’s Episcpol Church

Baptism:
Hopewell Chapel Church

Died:
Killed by Indians in the French and Indian War.

Buried:
Probably buried on his father’s 400 acre tract (Kale Cemetery) on the Great Cacapehon River

George married Elizabeth Arnold in 1737 in NJ. Elizabeth was born in 1720; died in 1773 in Botecourt Co., ?, VA; was buried in Hampshire Co., VA (WV). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married James E. (Thompson) Smith on 9 Aug 1734. James was born on 23 Sep 1710 in Hopewell, Burlington Co., NJ; died in 1757 in Romney, Hampshire Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
(Warren Co., NJ?)

Joseph married Margaret about 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Sarah Jewell in 1738 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. Sarah was born in Hunterdon Co., NJ; died in 1764 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Children were:
John, b. 1737; Andrew, b. 1739; William, b. 1741; Anne, b. 1743; Roger, b. 1745; Elizabeth, b. 1747; Catherine, b. 1750; Ashseh, b. 1752; Elijah, b. 1754; David, b. 1757.

Keziah married James Larison about 1735. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Children were: Nathaniel, b. 1735; Jonah, Jr. b. abt 1739; Roger, b. abt 1741; David, b. abt 1743; Sarah, b. abt 1745; William, b. abt 1747.

Notes:

This couple had eight children.

Grace married Jacob Stout about 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abigail married a Mr. Thompson.

Family/Spouse: Thompson. was born in 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for John Park III:

John lists himself as the eldest son of John & Mary Parke in 1770 and refers to his father as John Parke Sr.
Revolutionary War Soldier. April 13, 1774 John Park and wife Susannah of Hampshire Co. VA to Andrew Park of Hampshire Co., VA lease and release for 182 acres on Edwards Mill Branch.

During the Indian raids through Hampshire Co. the family took refuge in Ft. Edwards. The present descendants still have some of the articles used while camping in the fort, as well as many other relics and historical records of interest reported by them.

He made his will Sept. 6, 1781 in Berkeley Co., VA. It was probated Nov. 19, 1816
It is thought that there might be an error in the date of birth for John Park, son of John Park and Susannah Elrod Park. Date given by Mrs. Garner in "Earliest Settlers Western Frederick, Eastern Hampshire Co., Va." indicates that John III was born Jan 4, 1751. Other children were born starting with George in 1762. Mrs. Garner might have some of the early Parke information incorrect, starting with "John Parke, son of George Park and wife who came down from Hunterdon Co., about 1735-40, and were among those whose land was surveyed by George Washington". It should have read "John Parke, son of Roger Parke, Sr." came down from Hunterdon Co., etc.

Cecilia Parke believes that John (III) was born January 4, 1761, Hampshire Co., Va. REASON: If Susanna Elrod was born in 1741, she would have only been ten years old at the birth of John. The writer has elected to use the birth date for John III as January 4, 1761, rather than 1751, and 1737 for Susanna ,unless proven otherwise.

John Park III, conveyed his 182 acres (previously owned by John Park I), to his Uncle Andrew Parke, April 13, 1774, at Romney, W Va ( Sage Jones, Early Records, p. 44.) John Park received 135 acres on Mill Run of Cacapon River, Granted Dec. 29, 1769 (was this his father's land?) Northern Neck Grants Book 1762-1765 he is listed as having 250 acres on the Cacephon surveyed by George Washington Aug. 18, 1762 in Hampshire Co., VA.
John Park made a will 6 September 1781, Berkeley Cp., Va.

Early Records Hampshire Co., Va. Synopsis of Wills, Books -1-XX, page 128. Park, John 4/20/1815-prob. November 19, 1816. No wife but 6 children, named as follows:
Amos, George, Samuel, Solomon (deceased but left 4 children: (Malinda, Maria, Wyna and Solomon, Jr., Joanna (DEW) , Sarah (COE) Exec.: Son, Amos and Sec?? John Barrett and George Park. Wit: John Barrett and Francis White (NOTE: Son, John Park b. January 4, 18761 was not listed in the will. Timothy had been listed but was crossed off...NOTE: Timothy evidently killed in the war of 1812 according to descendants records.

Information on wills submitted by Sheri Pegg.
Dr..W. Kerns, "Park Family History," Section "John Park III."
From Hampshire Co. Record Book:
George Washington land surveyed: Survey for John Park, date unknown, for 135 acres on Mill Run of Cacapon River, granted Dec. 29, 1769 to John Park, heir at law of John Park Jr. on Frederick, for whom surveyed Oct. 10, 1753 - Oct. 30, 1753, 182 acres on Thomas Edwards Hill Branch of Cacapon; adjacent his own land. CC-Andrew Lockhart & John Pugh. Surv. John Mauzy.

Feb. 9, 1770 - This is to certify that I, John Parks, am eldest son & heir of John Park Sr., he dying without a will; Wit: Roger Park & James Coddy. Affidavits attesting to above taken from Joseph Edwards; and Alexander White said he had known John Park, Sr. and his family from his earliest memory and John, Jr. was son of John Sr. N. d. - Reserve 1/3 to Mary Davis, widow of John Park. 1771 James Smith (before Adam Stephen, JP) said he was married to Ann, daughter of John Park, Jr. and that his father-in-law made no will.

Buried:
Parks Hollow Cemetery: http://genealogytrails.com/wva/hampshire/cem_parkshollow.html

John married Susannah Elrod about 1760. Susannah (daughter of Wilhelm “William” (Allred) Elrod and Anna Beschel (Bischoff)) was born on 5 Jan 1740 in Frederick Co., MD; died in 1783 in Capon Bridge, Hampshire Co., VA; was buried in Capon Bridge, Hampshire Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for George Parke:
Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys, on April 13, 1751 - May 7, 1751 - a Thomas Sharp was designated as assignee of George Parks for purchase of 143 acres on East side of Back Creek in Frederick Co., adjoining William Baldwin and David Miller - survey by John Mauzy, signed by Thomas Sharp & Matthew Allison. George Park(s) then sold this land back to Thomas Sharp as follows: Rowan Co., NC "This day George Park before one of his majesties justices for... and declared on the... of Almighty God that he has sold by the help of Andrew Paul unto Thomas Sharp of Frederick Co. Colony of Virginia a certain tract of parcel of land situate and lying on Back Creek in the county and colony aforesaid for which he pray that Thomas Sharp may obtain a deed out of the Lord Fairfax's office sworn before me this 7th day of August 1762. - Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Vol II, Book M, pg 144. This land became part of Berkeley Co when it was formed from Frederick in 1772.
Northern Neck Surveys in Hampshire Co. - "To Colonel George Fairfax These are to certifie (certify) that I have disposed of my Survey situate on Capecapon to my son George Parke and do humbly desire that the pattin (patent) may be given to him in his own name. Given from under my hand this 10th day of April, 1753 John Parke Junr. In the presents (presence) of Joseph Edwards"
From Rowan Co. Tax list book - "On 5 Nov. 1782 the will of George Park (e) s was proved by Moses Parks with Agnes Parks executrix (Rowan Co. Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Book 4:322). The will, dated 13 Sept. 1782, probated 5 Nov. 1782, is recorded in Rowan Co. Will book B:165. He is identified as being of Bald Mtn. Dist. His widow Agnes was to have her maintenance on the home plantation. The oldest son was John, the others (minors) being Joshua and Jacob Niclis (Nichols). Daughters: Elizabeth Parke, Mary, Agnes Parke, Haldah Parke (youngest dau.). Wit: Moses Parke, Allen Parke, (Ahend) Phineous Runyon. On May 1784 William Coles Esq.(Justice of the County Court) was appointed guardian of John, Mary, Agness, Joshua, Huldy & Jacob Nichols Park, orphans of George Park decd & gave L400 bond with James MaCay (McKee) his security (Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Book 4:413]" William Cole who was appointed guardian of the orphan children resigned Aug. 10, 1786 and John Parks is guardian with Wm. Cole as security.
Agnes was left with 7 children under the age of 14. I recently discovered this record: Rowan Co NC Guardianship bonds, 1764-1791
5 May 1784 Mary PARK Agnes PARK Joshua PARK Huldy PARK Elanor PARK Father: George Park, deceased Guardian: William Cole Security: James Macay - a daughter named Eleanor!! Not previously known! 12/12/10
Militia pay roll in 1759 in Rowan Co. Private George Parks appears in the "payroll of Capt. Aventon Phelps Scouts, May 15, 1759, Rowan Co., NC Private Allen Parks appears in the same list. They do not appear in the July list of 1759. (Colonial Soldiers of the South 1752-1774, page 854). Each paid at a daily rate 2 shillings 8 pense. Lived near Cabin Creek.
March 20, 1774, George & Agnes were taken in as members of the Jersey Baptist Church by Rev. John Gano at Boone's Ford.

Info from Cecilia:
WILL dated September 13, 1782 for George Park names his children. In 1784, William Cole was named guardian. George's son, John became guardian when he became of age. His name was spelled "Parke" throughout his Will. Will proven November 5, 1782. Witnessed by Moses and Allen Park. William Cole appointed guardian of orphan children but resigned Aug. 10, 1786 and John Parks is guardian with Wm. Cole as security. Elizabeth is not mentioned in Will. (She had married Richard Owen by this time - also I believe that I DID see her mentioned in the Will abstract)

George Park married Agnes, February 5, 1762. Jacob Nichols and Henry Zevelly (Zively) served as bondsmen, and Will Reed and Henry Horah were witnesses. Also on Feb. 2, 1762 when the bond was requested Moses & Allen Parke were witnesses/bondsmen. (Brent H. Holcomb, "Marriages of Rowan County, NC. 1753-1868" p. 309

1768 Moses & George Parks were enumerated as residents in John Ford's District of Rowan Co., NC

George Park appeared on the "Pay Roll" of Capt. Aventon Phelps' Scouts, May 5,1759, Rowan Co.,NC
PS in NC Rev. War (public servant? - providing supplies to the troops)

George Park/s is named on the early NC Taxpayers list (1715-1786) in 1759, Rowan Co., along with Hugh, and Noah Park/s. Name was spelled "Parks" on tax rolls, but was actually spelled "Parke". They are determined to be brothers.

Source: George Park and Agnes Nichols Park of Rowan (Davidson)County, North Carolina by Percival David Park, May 1991.

There is today a Cole Road (just recently paved) that runs near Lick Creek in southern Davidson Co. village of Healing Springs. This is most likely on William Cole's land which I believe was either next to or included the land that George Park lived on - likely to have been given to him when William Cole took over the guardianship of George & Agnes's children in 1785.

George sold 143 acres of land on the East Side of Back Creek in Frederick Co. VA adjoining William Baldwin and David Miller to Thomas Sharp in 1760-62. George had purchased this land in Frederick Co. receiving the warrant on April 13, 1751. It was surveyed 3 weeks later, May 7, 1751 for Thomas Sharp. The Chain carriers were Thomas Sharp and Matthew Allison. Surveyor was John Mauzy. George named Thomas Sharp as his assignee and lawful attorney in 1761 to collect all money due to him in Frederick Co. VA. Apparently the transfer was not officially signed until Dec. 20, 1760 when George Park of Rowan Co. NC sold it to Thomas Sharp. (Peggy S. Joyner, Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys, Vol. 2, Frederick County, Portsmouth, VA: Author, 1985, p. 139) This land is in present day Berkeley Co., WV just over the line from Hampshire Co.

When John Davis, George's mother's 2nd husband mentioned his home in the Jersey Settlement and other land, in his will of Oct. 13, 1775 he said that the land had formerly belonged to Joshua Nichols (Agnes's father) , near Bald Mountain. This land must have been the land of George Parke & Agnes Nichols and may have been first given to George & Agnes and when his mother Mary Park Davis came down to Rowan Co. he may have had his mother live on land right next to or part of his land - sold or given to her second husband John Davis - a possibility.

John Davis who had land along Swearing Creek in 1762. This land on Swearing Creek had previously belonged to Joshua Nichols (Agnes' father - wife of George Parke). His deed was witnessed by James Smith. In 1770 he transferred his land to Rev. John Gano from NJ, leader of the Jersey Baptist church. He then bought the 256 acres on Feb. 21, 1767 from George Smith on the north east side of Cabin Creek , Allen Park, another son witnessed the deed. He appears on the 1768 tax list with 3 taxable men in his household. The deed includes his wife Mary. This land was in the same general area of George Park and Moses Park (Mary's sons) near Bald Mtn. Ebenezer Park, another son of Mary's sold his house along Cabin Creek to a Frederick Smith when he left for KY in 1796.
It is likely that both George and brother Ebenezer resided with John Davis and their mother Mary on this land and is the reason that they have no deeds for land extant today.

John Davis's Will was written Oct. 13, 1775 and probated Feb. 5, 1777 - heirs named - wife: Mary (formerly Mary Parke) sons John, who had land near Bald Mtn., Benjamin & David (also land near Flat Swamp which is near Bald Mtn. formerly JOSHUA NICHOLS!! land. daus. Elizabeth, Sarah & Rachel. Executors: son Benjamin & friend Thomas Todd Witnesses" Thomas McCartney, Joseph Warford and John Strong.
John DAVIS’s survey dated 15 Oct 1758 is almost certainly in this lower Davidson County location (also listed Hoffman as in the Parish of St. Luke but with creek names in that vicinity (e.g. Cabin Creek)


More About George Parke:
Cabin Creek in: Davidson Co. (Rowan when moved there) was where his land was located
May have moved to: Rowan Co. abt. 1759
Roy Hampton Park: Businessman descends from George as does James Douglas Park, editor of the Parke Society newsletter
Will proved: Nov. 5, 1782

Birth:
Prior to fleeing from the Coxe incident around 1735.

Died:
Bald Mountain District

George married Agnes Nichols on 5 Feb 1762. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for Anne Parke:
Called Ruth Anne Parks and called Anne Abigail Parke in Jacob Harrison Smith/Lloyd B. Smith's account of the history of James Smith.

Family/Spouse: James Smith. James was born in 1732; died in 1819. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for Moses Park:
Moses received a land grant #808 from the State of NC for service in the State Militia during the Rev. War on the north side of the Yadkin River of 638 acres, between the mouth of Lick Creek and Cabin Creek beginning at a beech on the river bank above the mouth of Cabin Creek near Israel Cox's corner to a cedar on the bank of Lick Creek thence the meanders of the creek and river to the beginning." He sold 236 acres of this tract to John Parks, son of Ebenezer on April 28, 1787. On March 7, 1788 he sold the remaining 402 acres to Anthony Peeler, John Park's father-in-law. On March 17, 1788 he purchased 225.75 acres of John Sturgeon's farm in Mecklenburg Co., NC on the north side of the West Fork of 12 Mile Creek.
Moses was an elder in the Providence Presbyterian Church.
Moses was probably born in New Jersey since his father, John Park II stayed in the Hunterdon County, New Jersey area until about 1745. By 1767, Moses was in Rowan County, NC., where he married Mary Hill . In 1788, Moses and his family moved south to Mecklenburg County, NC.,where he died in 1828. Some descendants have Moses born in Stafford Co., VA. which is not correct. (Note from Susan Avery - I'm not so sure this is correct - I believe John Park II left NJ more like 1735, not 1745 and Frederick Co., VA was considered for a time to be Stafford Co. VA - so I believe that he WAS born in Stafford or Frederick Co. VA) Date of death for Moses is also shown as October 5, 1828.
1768 Moses & George Parks were enumerated as residents in John Ford's District of Rowan Co., NC
Moses Park served as a Private in Capt. Ebenezer Witter's company from Preston during the Lexington Alarm. In service three days. He was also a private in the 2nd company, Capt. John Tyler, Col. Sam H. Parsons Commander. He enlisted May 9 and was discharged December 16, 1775.
Moses appears in a list of Rowan County, NC militia officers. He held the rank of Ensign and served under Lt. George Park. (NJ Clark, "Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774," North Carolina Militia, p. 646. DAR#657124)
Moses was the bondsman for his brother Noah's marriage when he married Anna Reed in Rowan Co. on Aug. 8, 1767. He and his brother George Park were enumerated as residents in John Ford's Dist. of Rowan Co. in 1768.
It is also recorded that Moses served in the Revolution, at the battle of Ramseuer's Mill about 1780.
DAR #657124, DAR #488821.
Recorded in the History of North Carolina, Historical Treasury Office, Raleigh, NC
"Park Origins" by Percival Park.

MOSES PARK (1738-1828) of Rowan and Mecklenburg Counties, NC
DAR records submitted by Mrs. Laquita Wilkerson Weaver PS#652
Mrs. Patricia Ann Howard Salie PS#1282
Descendant, Patricia Davitt Fisher PS #1341
Descendant, Ms. Mary Bullock PS#1320



Witness my hand at office January. 2 1860 S. Talley Clk
Filed in my office on the 9th day of January 1860 at 3 o’clock & 40 min. P. M.
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Excerpted from:
“Moses Park, 1738-1928”, Clara Lorene Cammack and Wilbur Goolsby Park, p. 21

1790 NC Census, Mecklenburg Co, Salisbury District. Moses Parks is head of a household consisting of 3 white males of 16 and upwards (Moses Park would be about 52, Thomas Park about 18, John Park about 16), 3 white males under 16 (Moses Park Jr. about 10, George Parks about 7, and James Park about 5), and 3 white females (Mary Hill Park, Olivia Park, and Nancy Park). 1800 NC census, Mecklenburg Co, microfilm page 602. Moses Parks is head of a household with 2 males of under 10, 1 male of 16 and under 26, 1 male 45 and over, 2 females of 10 and under 16, 1 female of 16 and under 26, 1 female of 26 and under 45, and 1 female of 45 and over. 1810 NC census, Mecklenburg Co, microfilm page 31. Moses Parks is head of a household with 1 male of under 10, 1 male of 26 and under 45, 1 male 45 and over, 1 female of 16 and under 26, and 1 female of 45 and over, as well as 2 others and 1 slave. Information about the Moses Park family is taken from "Moses Park 1738-1828", by Clara Cammack Park and Wilbur Goolsby Park, 1991, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, an excellent book which provides references to source material. Other publications which provide information about the descendants of his sons Thomas and James are "History of Walker County, Georgia", by James Alfred Sartain, 1932, The A. J. Showalter Company, Dalton, Ga., page 422 - "The Park Family of Walker County, Georgia", contributed by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles. Much of this same information by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles appears in "History of Catoosa.

County, Georgia, 1853-1953", by Susie Blaylock McDaniel, page 83. The birthplace and ancestry of Moses Park is unproven. Stafford, Virginia and Hunterdon County, New Jersey have been suggested as possible birthplaces. Percival David Park, of Charlottesville, VA, in his manuscript, "Possible Origins of Some Park Families in the Eastern Part of Old Rowan County, North Carolina", August 1994, has concluded that Moses Park is (as he now knows!) a descendant of Roger Parke of Hunterdon County, NJ (born in England about 1648, came to New Jersey about 1682, died abt. 1739, at Hopewell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey). One of Roger Parke's sons was John Parke (born about 1674, died about 1757), who married Sarah Smith, daughter of Andrew Smith, Sr. One of the sons of Sarah Smith and John Parke was named John Parke, and is referred to in the "Origins" manuscript as John Parke II. John Parke II wife's name was Mary, and these ARE the parents of Moses Park (b. 1738, d. 1828).


More About Moses Park:
Burial: Will written July 22, 1822

Birth:
(Hampshire)

Moses married Mary Hill about 1770 in Davidson/Rowan Co., NC. Mary was born on 3 Jun 1749 in Ireland; died on 3 Aug 1829 in NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Timothy may not belong to this family.

Family/Spouse: Esther Shipton. Esther was born on 5 Apr 1753; died on 6 Jan 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for Noah Parke:

Lived on same line with George Park according to early tax list for Rowan Co. Allen, Ebenezer, George, Moses, Noah and Timothy Park all witnessed each other's wills, marriage bonds, and deeds. They all lived adjoining each other in 1759
Noah owned 690 acres on Cedar Creek, Morgan Twp., Rowan Co. NC
Listed With GEORGE PARK in 1759 Rowan Co., List of Taxables. Noah would have been sixteen years old. Because of this listing, George was probably a brother to Noah but Noah would not have owned land at age 16 so there must be an error in his date of birth. Land was given to George by Noah and then later sold.
Served in Rowan Co., militia in French and Indian War, 1760, 1763.
Served in Revolution as guard at Salisbury District Gaol, 1778.
Listed on Tax List for the Berger District in 1778. Noah died in Rowan County, North Carolina. He made a will, April 5, 1801, which was filed in 1815.
According to records, Noah died on October 10, 1815. He and wife, Anna are buried in the Bean-Wyatt Cemetery in Morgan Twp., Rowan County, North Carolina
Noah and Anna were married in Rowan Co., North Carolina where they remained until death.
Marriage bondsmen at his marriage were Moses Park and Cornelius Smith, Witness: Thomas Frohock.
Noah gave his land to his other four sons while he l was still living, so evidently Amos did not receive land from his father, even though Amos was named in the will that was written in 1801.

Susan Balde Avery, of NC, J. Douglas Park of Michigan, and W. Doug Park, of NC have visited this cemetery and W. Doug has verified many tombstones in his research. "Descendant of Park Pioneer Settlers in VA/WV, NC and Ky".

Descendant Percival D. Park has also written about his ancestor, Noah Park and his descendants. "Park Origins" by Percival D. Park, PS#140

Marriage Bond between Noah Parke and Anna Reed, Aug. 9, 1767. Jacob Nichols and Henry Lively bondsmen.

Bean-Wyatt Cemetery is located off River Road on Cedar Creek. River Road runs next to the Yadkin River between Bringle Ferry Road and Stokes Ferry Road, in the eastern section of Rowan County. The cemetery is located on a section of land formerly owned by the Noah Park Sr. family. When the owner, George A Park died, his estate was insufficient to pay his debts. A petition dated December 18, 1886, was to sell 100 acres of land to the highest bidder on February 24, 1887, 1/3 in cash, balance in 12 months with interest from date of sale. James E Wyatt bought the land for $585.00. Wyatt was a descendant of Rachel Park Wyatt, daughter of Noah Park, Dr. James Hinson now owns the property, descendant of Elizabeth Park Morgan, daughter of Noah Park Sr. Noah Park Sr. died in 1820 and is the oldest grave in the cemetery. Patricia B. Beck and Mary Jane Fowler documented this cemetery on April 4, 1983. There was 134 grave sites, many without stones, many with stones but no markings.

More About Noah Parke:

Acquired 250 acres: July 29, 1778, Of land at the mouth of Cedar Creek in Morgan Twp. Rowan Co., obtaining an additional amount to total 690 acres that same year
Also family tradition: Says that he served, along with Moses, in the revolution at the battles of King's Mountain and Ramseuer's Mill but no record exists
Burial: Family graveyard on the Noah Parke farm land in Rowan Co., NC
On tax list, same line: 1759, As George Parke
Owned 690 acres on: Cedar Creek, Morgan Township, Rowan Co. NC
Served for 6 days: 1763, under Ensign James Smith in defense of the frontiers of NC, as a private

More About Anna "Hannah" Reed:
Burial: Family graveyard on the Noah Parke farm land in Rowan Co., NC






Lived on the Park farm off River Road, south of Salisbury, NC., between Bringles Ferry and Stokes Ferry Road. (Present day owner is Dr. James Hinson) There is a small family cemetery (50 or so stones) on the farm near a tall fir tree and Cedar Creek. Noah and his wife are buried in what is now known as Park-Bean-Wyatt Cemetery. After measuring the distance between headstones and footstones, Doug concluded that Noah was about 6”4” tall and Anna was 5” tall.

Died:
1815, says Kerns (died Estill Co., KY?)

Noah married Anna (Hannah) Reed on 19 Feb 1773. Anna was born in 1749; died in 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MILF: Y
• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

Went with his father to Hampshire County, Va., about 1748. He secured a 222-acre Fairfax farm near Dillon's Run, which he reassigned to James Smith in 1764. After emigrating from Hampshire County, Allen married Elizabeth Giles. They lived in Rowan County, N.C., where in 1794 he was on the Rowan County Tax List of Capt. Davis of Bald Mountain District: Allen Parke-300A, 1wp. Allen, along with relatives Ebenezer, Timothy, and John Parke, moved to Madison County, Ky., late in his life and died there. They had eight children, all born in Rowan County, N.C. ,

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Allen received a land grant in 1762, Rowan Co., NC He appears in the 1790 census for Rowan Co., NC Affidavits from the" History of the Park Family" by George W. Park, is in possession of Thomas Baldwin, Jr. Allen had previously lived in Hampshire Co., Va, where he owned land next to his brother John Park/e.
Moses Parke on the Yadkin River between the mouth of Lick and Cabin Creeks. Land originally part of Allen Parke's original Rowan Co. land grant of Feb. 21, 1767 sold to Allen by Charles Smith of Montgomery Twp, Philadelphia Co., PA - 240 acres on Cabin Creek, witnessed by John Davis and Israel Cox. In 1784 part of this land deed to Charles Parke on both sides of Cabin Creek Nov. 4, 1784 adjacent to Phineas Runyan & Allen Park.

Allen first entered land in Rowan Co., NC and paid taxes, 1759-67 and 1778. Other Parkes who paid taxes were: Timothy, in 1773,1778; Ebenezer, 1778; Charles Parke 1778. All men lived next to each other. Allen sold the 240 acres of land he had purchased in 1767 to Phineas Runyon. and purchased another tract of 150 acres on Dry Fork of Lick Creek. In 1794, he recorded yet another 300 acres of land on Cabin Creek, which he sold on September 5, 1797 to Clement Lanier Sr., before he removed to Madison County, Kentucky.

Vol. 6, No. 2 Salisbury District State Docket, Superior Court page 1280 1.5 March 1778 (Jury) - Allin Park listed - he was one of 3 "not summoned".

Allen and his family moved to Madison County, Kentucky when other Parks of the Rowan area made the move. He died in Madison County prior to Dec. 2, 1805,(Letters of Administration).
Date of death has not been confirmed for a typescript version of the Certificate granted Elizabeth and Amos Parks, which is stated to have been dated December 2, 1805, for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of Allen Parks, Deceased )(Allen Park book. p. 14).
Sources: Rowan Co., NC Deeds, Land entries...Salisbury Library, Rowan Co., NC

Marriage records in Madison County. (1785-1851)

The name Park has been spelled without the "e" and sometimes with the "s".

"Allen Park, 1745-1805 of Rowan Co., NC & Madison Co., KY " by Evelyn Potter Park PS565

Descendants of Allen Park are eligible for patriotic societies of the Revolutionary war period for his services during the Revolution as Processor in Rowan Co., North Carolina, as recorded in Court Minutes dated February 6, 1778, provided they have necessary documents of proof of their own lineages. Established in DAR by Margaret Kay Park, #535542 on October 17, 1968.Allen received a land grant in 1762, Rowan Co., NC He appears in the 1790 census for Rowan Co., NC Affidavits from the" History of the Park Family" by George W. Park, is in possession of Thomas Baldwin, Jr. Allen had previously lived in Hampshire Co., Va, where he owned land next to his brother John Park/e.
Moses Parke on the Yadkin River between the mouth of Lick and Cabin Creeks. Land originally part of Allen Parke's original Rowan Co. land grant of Feb. 21, 1767 sold to Allen by Charles Smith of Montgomery Twp, Philadelphia Co., PA - 240 acres on Cabin Creek, witnessed by John Davis and Israel Cox. In 1784 part of this land deed to Charles Parke on both sides of Cabin Creek Nov. 4, 1784 adjacent to Phineas Runyan & Allen Park.

Allen first entered land in Rowan Co., NC and paid taxes, 1759-67 and 1778. Other Parkes who paid taxes were: Timothy, in 1773,1778; Ebenezer, 1778; Charles Parke 1778. All men lived next to each other. Allen sold the 240 acres of land he had purchased in 1767 to Phineas Runyon. and purchased another tract of 150 acres on Dry Fork of Lick Creek. In 1794, he recorded yet another 300 acres of land on Cabin Creek, which he sold on September 5, 1797 to Clement Lanier Sr., before he removed to Madison County, Kentucky.

Vol. 6, No. 2 Salisbury District State Docket, Superior Court page 1280 1.5 March 1778 (Jury) - Allin Park listed - he was one of 3 "not summoned".

Allen and his family moved to Madison County, Kentucky when other Parks of the Rowan area made the move. He died in Madison County prior to Dec. 2, 1805,(Letters of Administration).
Date of death has not been confirmed for a typescript version of the Certificate granted Elizabeth and Amos Parks, which is stated to have been dated December 2, 1805, for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of Allen Parks, Deceased )(Allen Park book. p. 14).
Sources: Rowan Co., NC Deeds, Land entries...Salisbury Library, Rowan Co., NC

Marriage records in Madison County. (1785-1851)

The name Park has been spelled without the "e" and sometimes with the "s".

"Allen Park, 1745-1805 of Rowan Co., NC & Madison Co., KY " by Evelyn Potter Park PS565

Descendants of Allen Park are eligible for patriotic societies of the Revolutionary war period for his services during the Revolution as Processor in Rowan Co., North Carolina, as recorded in Court Minutes dated February 6, 1778, provided they have necessary documents of proof of their own lineages. Established in DAR by Margaret Kay Park, #535542 on October 17, 1968.

Allen married Elizabeth Giles about 1775. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Giles and Elizabeth Stillwell) was born between 1750-1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: A man of unusual education for his day.
• Occupation: Tailor, then farmer, Baptist Minister
• Religion: Baptist
• PURC: Abt 1796, Madison Co., KY
• Residence: 1796, Madison Co., KY

Notes:

Ebenezer was a man of unusual education for his day. Born in Virginia, he settled in North Carolina (perhaps as a result of the French and Indian War), where most if not all of his children were born. We don't know exactly when the Park families moved from Hampshire County, WV, to Rowan Co., NC, by way of the Great Wagon Road of Pennsylvania, but the first record of Ebenezer in Rowan Co. is 1772.

"Several Parks lived in what was then called the Bald Mountain District of Rowan County. These were George, Moses, Ebenezer, Allen, Timothy, and Charles. It is not known exactly where in the District George lived, but the others were all in or near what is now Jackson Hill Township, in western Davidson County, on or close to the Yadkin River."

"On August 8, 1778, Ebenezer was listed as one of many throughout Rowan County 'who neglected or refused to appear before the Justice of their respective Districts and take the Oath of Affirmation of Allegiance to the State agreeable to Act of Assembly and who have omitted appearing at Court and rendering Excuse for such Neglect or Refusal.' "

According to Doug Park, Ebenezer lived 24 years along Cabin Creek in the township of Jackson Hill before going to Kentucky. But his brother Noah and wife Anna remained and died on their farm in NC. They are buried on that farm (see note for Noah Park) in a cemetery known as the Park-Bean-Wyatt Cemetery.

In 1796, he and Tabitha “followed Daniel Boone into KY using the [Boone’s] Wilderness Trail and was considered to be a Pioneer of Madison Co. They traveled on pack horses, with their ten children, and settled near the town of Richmond. Later Ebenezer moved to Station Camp, where he lived for many years. He finally settled on the waters of Drowning Creek in Madison County, where he lived and died. In the marriage bond, signed by John Hawkins, Ebenezer spelled his name "Parke." He would not take the oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina against the King in 1778.,

Ebenezer bought four hundred acres of land on Station Camp Creek, Madison Co., Kentucky, practically at the mouth of Middle Fork. To his four oldest sons he deeded one hundred acres each. He made a most remarkable division of this land. To Asa he gave the lower tract, to Ebenezer, Jr., the upper tract, and to Jonathan the next lower tract. These three tracts were all locate on the east side of Station Camp Creek. To John he gave the land on the west side of the creek. The four hundred acres were so divided that each son received the same number of acres of low land and each son received the same number of acres of hill land and each had Station Camp Creek water course.
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“…surprised to read that Eb, Sr. was a Baptist minister, though I have known for years that his son, Eb, Jr. and also Eb, Jr.'s son, Rev. John Mills Park (1806-1877) were Baptist Ministers. We found this info in court records and family documents at the EKU Library's Archives and Special Collections section.”

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“From Hampshire Co., VA(WV) Ebenezer Park settled on Cabin Creek by the Yadkin River in Rowan Co. in the Bald Mtn. District, Capt. Israel Cox'sDistrict along with his brothers, Allen, George, Noah & Moses, and cousins Charles, Nathan & Timothy. In 1779 Ebenezer was a witness to a deed record for Allen Parke, Rowan Co., NC Deed Book 9, page 105, Dec.25, 1779. Allen Park & wife Elizabeth to Phineas Runyon for 200 poundsNC money, 240 acres on Cabin Creek bought from George Smith Jr. of PA,Feb. 21, 1767. Jonathan Davis, Ebenezer Parke, Feb. 1780, 1786, Ebenezer received a state grant of 270 acres on the northwest side of Cabin Creek,202, p. 138, Oct. 25, 1786. State Grant #1208 @50 shillings per 100 acres to Ebenezer Parks/Parker, 270. He remained in NC for about 20 years before departing for Madison Co. KY in 1796.

The 1778 Tax List for Bald Mt. district, in 1778 known as Capt. IsraelCox's District, lists these Park men: Allen, Charles, Ebenezer, George,Moses, Nathan and Timothy. Charles was the son of Nathan Parke. Allen, Ebenezer, George, Moses and possibly Timothy were brothers. However,Timothy had close ties with Nathan and his son, Charles and could have been a son of Joseph Parke of Warren Co., NJ, who was a brother to Nathan Parke. This relationship has not been proven either way. On this Aug.8, 1778 Persons in the district of Capt. Cox among those listed as not having taken the Oath of Allegiance to the State was Ebenezer Park.”

Birth:
(Hampshire)

Buried:
Drowning Creek (Eli Park land)

Ebenezer married Tabitha Mills on 6 Jan 1772 in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC. Tabitha (daughter of John (Jonathan?) Mills, Sr. and Rebeckah Harrold (?)) was born on 27 Feb 1752 in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC; died on 18 Oct 1826 in Estill, Madison Co., KY; was buried in Madison Co., KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachael married Daniel Huffman,, Jr. on 17 Jan 1781 in Rowan Co., NC. Daniel was born in 1731 in GR; died on 24 Jan 1823 in Davidson Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary Millslagle on 28 Mar 1786 in Frederick Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Susannah Miller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Frances Patton on 30 Nov 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George Nixon’s second wife.

Family/Spouse: George Nixon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James McBride. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Jonathan ShinnLancaster Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]