Parke Society Lineage Key Index
Double Letter Keys AZ through ZZ
(Note: AZ through TZ published so far)
| AZ | Abner (IAZ1) Parks (bef. 1800 – ????) (Represented) m. Ann M. (Unknown), by 1820/21. One child shown (as listed below). Because we have information on the pre-immigrant, this line is named and called by that individual.May be an immigrant line.
Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member. Only one known child: Anna Maria Parks (ca 1821, NJ – 1878, IN?) m. William Marcus Gillespie, 1846 in Westerville, OH. Eleven children claimed, only four are named, surnamed Gillespie. Perhaps other children. |
| BZ | Benjamin Park (bef. 1800 – ????) (Represented) m. Unknown, by 1817. One child shown, most likely others. This early generation has very little information; it gets better in the second and subsequent generations.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member.
Only one known child: Josiah Heritage Park (ca 1815-17, NJ – 1885, NJ) m. Martha A. Morris, ca. 1853/54 (ca 1835 – 1891); eight children. Perhaps other children. |
| CZ | Lineage Key not currently in use. Formerly, this key was used to describe 01CZ1 Russell Parke (1776 – 1851), m. Martha Hopkins, ca. 1802, and who is now classified as 01CW33. |
| DZ | Laban Parks (ca. 1805, OH – 1850 or 1886, OH) (Represented) m. (1) Nancy Osman, m. (2) Ada Brumely, m. (3) Martha Cox Cole (1821,VA – 1887, OH), 1848, Adams Co., OH. No information concerning issue of first and second marriages, all children known are from the third and final marriage.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant members.
Six known children: Sarah (Sally) Keziah Parks (ca. 1849 – 1913, OH) m. James Duncan Gregory (1844-1917) ca. 1872, Adams Co., OH; three children known, surnamed Gregory. Alice Parks (1855, OH – 1940, OH) m. Jacob Swain Wolfe (1851-1928), date and place unknown. One child known, perhaps others. Other children include Robert W., James W. (Blue Eyes), Nora, and M. Grant Parks. |
| EZ | Robert Park (immigrated 1763-1764 to South Carolina) (Represented) m. Mary Luncy, 1761 in Belfast, Antrim Province, Ireland. One child known, perhaps others. This is an immigrant line.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant members. A pamphlet, The Original Genealogy of the James Park Family, 1929, compiler unknown (23 + iv); Early Settlers of Sangamon Co., Illinois, compiler not listed.
One child known: John Park (1762, Ireland – 1853, Sangamon Co., IL) m. Sarah Mayben 1785, Chester Co., SC. Eight children. Perhaps other children. |
| FZ | Wilson Park (1775, NC – 1813,GA) (Represented) m. Hannah Milligan, bef. 1799. Moved from NC to GA. There is confusion as to marriage and birthdates of the subsequent children.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant members. R. J. Parks, Russell Jones Park – Sarah Morticia Stokes and their descendants (1930).
Nine children known: Baptist Park (Probably 1800, NC – 1853, GA) m. Fanny (Frances) Chandler (ca. 1800 – bef. 1850) in 1821, at Jackson Co., GA. Had at least one daughter, perhaps more. John J. Park b. 1799, m. Cynthia Perry, 1822. Twelve children. Other children were Robert; William, who married a Potts; Wilson, who married a Pendally; James; Hannah m. Sam Carithers; Elizabeth m. Lemuel Swan; and Russell Jones Park m. Sarah Morticia Stokes, and had known issue. |
| GZ | Nathaniel Parks (1785, NC – ????) (Represented) m. (1) Unknown, m. (2) Rebecca (Unknown) (1805, NC-????) before 1832. For the first marriage, we only have the name of one of the three children and two known children of the second marriage.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member, subsequent Census work.
Known children – First Marriage: Daniel Parks (1816, NC – ????) m. Mary A. (Unknown) (1823 – ????); five children. Two other children supposedly born to this union but thus far un-named. Known children – Second Marriage: Eliza Parks (1832, IN – 1922, MO) m. Beverly Shannon (1827-1857) (male), 1852, Dekalb Co., MO. Three children, surnamed Shannon, only one of which is known by name. Mary Polly Parks (1837, IN – 1902, MO) m. 1854, Harvey Richard Truex; nothing further known. |
| HZ | Margaret Parke (1737 – 1810, PA) (Represented) m. Capt. John Rutherford (1737, PA – 1804, PA) 1762. Fragment female lines are often the most difficult to trace, unless one stumbles on some record showing a parent living with them. It is believed that Margaret’s father was named John, but nothing further is known. Thus far we have had no other traces on Margaret.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member.
Nine children known, surnamed Rutherford: Martha Rutherford (1765, PA – 1849, OH) m. Capt. James Collier (1752, PA – 1844, OH) 1787, Dauphin Co., PA. Had issue. Other children include Jane, Thomas, Samuel, Mary, John, and William Rutherford. Some marriage data and dates are known, but nothing more. |
| IZ | James Andrew Park (1797, TN – 1858, MO) (Represented) m. Roxana Gillean (ca. 1815, AL – ????, MO), 1842, AL. She married secondly John Chandler and had children by that marriage also. Seven children known to the Park-Gillean marriage. No Group Sheets have been supplied so other than what was on the Lineage Application, we do not know family details of the second and later generations.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member.
There were seven children: David Franklin Park (1845, MO – 1930, OK) m. Sarah Jane Clements, 1867, Crawford Co., MO. Had issue but details unknown. Other children were: Harriet, Malinda, Samuel, Rebecca, Robert, and Jane. |
| JZ | Robert Park (ca. 1750, Ire. – 1795, Philadelphia, PA) (Represented) m. Mrs. Jane (Bailey) Jackson, widow of Capt. Jackson (ca. 1749, Ire. – 1831, Cambria Co., PA) ca. 1775, Ballywalter, County Down, Ireland. Lineage is nicely written up. This is an immigrant line.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant members, Stephenson, Parke Family in America Manuscript, Arms and White, History of Indiana Co., PA.
Four children: John Park (surveyor) (1776, Ire. – 1844, PA) m. Mary Lang (1783 – 1864) 1807, Franklin Co., PA MO. Had nine children. Other children were: Mary Park who married Nimian Cochran; Ann Park who married John Linton; and Elizabeth Park who married John Agnew. |
| KZ | William Parks (ca. 1790, NY – 1863, NY) (Represented) m. (1) Unknown; m. (2) Ann (Unknown) sometime before c. 1828. This documentation. Six children known, but other than some spouse names little is known. William appears to have spent entire life in the Chemung Co., NY area.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member.
Children of William. Sanford Parks (ca. 1828, NY – 1902, NY) m. Lucinda Avery (1839 – 1884) 1844. Five children. Other children were: Florence m. Edward James McCann; Joseph Parks; Millie m. John Squire Clark; Sarah m. Michael Pearce; and John Parks. |
| LZ | Richard Parks (ILZ1) (ca. 1640, Eng – 1726, Eng) (Represented) m. Alice Fell, 1661 England. Of their six children only Richard (01LZ1) is known to have come to the Colonies. This is an immigrant line.Richard Parks (01LZ1), a Cordwainer (1672, Eng. – 1733, Chester Co., PA), m. (1) Ellin Shires, 1699, Yorkshire, Eng. There is no known issue from this union. He m. (2) in 1713, at Philadelphia, PA, Mrs. Susanna (Watson) Carleton, widow of Mark Carleton. There were five children by this marriage.
Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant members. Albert Cook Myers, Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, research journals of Nancy P. Speers, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore, PA. Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Arrivals, Futhey and Cope, History of Chester Co., PA. Children of Richard Parks and Susanna (Watson) Carleton: Benjamin Parks (ca. 1724, PA – aft. 1790, PA) m. Barbara Millard, 1752, Berks Co., PA; ten children. Other children were: Samuel Parks, Richard Parks, who m. (1) Mary Vernon, m. (2) Sarah Painter; Susanna Parks, m. John Chandler, and John Parks, who married Sarah (Varnum) Low. |
| MZ | Samuel Waitstill Parkes (1808, NC – 1894, MO) (Represented) m. (1) Mary/Matilda Jones (1810 – 1875), before 1829 probably NC; m. (2) Abigail Selby/Silby (various spellings seen) (1855, MO – 1918, MO) 1877. Thought to be of the Thomas of Virginia, LK=C line; need appropriate DNA subject to disprove such a connection.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member, census analysis.
Children by first marriage: James Tolbert Parkes (1829, NC – 1880, MO) m. Abigail Hale, 1849, Moniteau Co., MO; six children. Rachel Elizabeth Parks (1831 – 1919), m. Peter Franciscan Musick, nothing further known. Clarissa Jane Parkes b. 1833, MO, married a Langford. John Waitstill Parkes, Jr. (1842 – 1909), m. Mary (Polly) Ann Dean. Henry Sylvester Parkes, b. 1844, m. Emeline Larramore. Harriet Ann Parkes, b. 1848, m. Samuel Richardson. Other children are Martha Emaline (1835, MO – 1860); Thomas Simpson, b. 1840, MO;. Children by second marriage: Ambrose Parkes, d. 1951, married three times, one child known by his second marriage. Samuel Wakefield Parkes (1880, MO – 1954) married twice, first wife was Maude Rey, nothing further known. Benjamin F. Parkes (1886, MO – 1968) m. Lillie Berry. Ann Barbara Parkes (1884 – 1964), m. J Large Thompson. Lavinia Malinda Parkes (1882 – 1892), died young. |
| NZ | Lineage Key not currently in use. Formerly, this key was used to describe 01NZ1 Joseph L. Park (1827, PA – 1893, MO), m. Rebecca A. Showalter, 1850, PA, and who is now classified as 05KY11. |
| OZ | Lineage Key not currently in use. Formerly, This key was used to describe 01OZ1 Samuel Park (1773, VA – 1845, VA), m. Susannah Ruckman, ca. 1800, VA, and who is now classified as 05K17. |
| PZ | John Parks (1782, NC – 1847, MS) (Represented) m. Martha “Patsy” Felts (1792. NC – ????, MS), 1809 in NC; four children known, there may be others.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant members, census analysis.
Four children known: Willis/Wiley Parks (ca. 1816, NC – ????) m. Mary A. Dickerson (1819, AL – 1869, MS); one child known to this union. James Monroe Parks (1818, TN – 1895, TX) m. (1) Jane Hannah Margarette Young (1830, AL – 1859, MS), 1845 in MS, five children known. M. (2) Martha Jane Amos/Amis (1838, MS – 1909, TX), 1869, one child known. William Foster Parks (1829, TN – 1904, MS) m. Martha Parthnia Sinclair (1836, AL – 1880, MS), eleven children. Sarah Rebecca Parks (1833, TN – 1883, TX) m. Jesse B. Harding (1827, TN – bef. 1880, MS) m. 1850 in MS. 8 children known, surnamed Harding. Based on DNA evidence we believe this line is connected to the Thomas of Virginia, LK=C. Lineage Key WS has been merged into this line, 1WS1 = 2PZ3, William Foster Parks, represented by PS#981, deceased. |
| QZ | Andrew Parks (ca. 1849, NS – 1925, NS) m. Henrietta Marshall (1862, NS – 1886), probably in Nova Scotia. Four children known. This family appears to have stayed in Nova Scotia.Source materials: lineage correspondence of non-member.
Four children known: Alice Verada Parks (1884, NS – 1954) m. Wilbert Manning Armstrong (1875, NS – 1960, NS) 1902 NS. Had eleven children surnamed Armstrong. Other children are: Leslie B. Parks who married a Lucy C. (Unknown). Nothing further is known. Ira Parks, and Minnie Parks (1886, NS – 1968), who married Wesley Graves. |
| RZ | John Park(s) (ca. 1800 – by 1846, IN) (Represented) m. Nancy Barr (ca. 1795, PA – ????) 1818 in Nicholas Co., KY. Six children known.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member.
The six known children: Catherine Park (ca, 1820, IN – by 1846, IN) m. Meredith E. Marlett (ca. 1820, NC – ca. 1905, AR) 1838, in Orange Co., IN. Three children. He later remarried a Nancy McDonald and had seven more children (not Park). Other children were Robert Parks (b. ca. 1821, IN) , married Eliza Rich; Miranda Parks (ca. 1823 – 1852) m. Lynden Lowe 1841); Marion Parks, m. Clement H. McDonald, 1849, IN; Meredith Parks, b. 1829, IN; and Minerva Parks, b. ca. 1835, m. William M. Kellams 1875. |
| SZ | Lewis Marion Park 02SZ4 (1850, MO – 1910, WA) (Represented) m. Clara Almira Maynard (1861, TX – 1939, WA) in 1877. Two known children.We have some information concerning the parents of Lewis Park, but not much. His father’s name was either a “J” or a “D” Parke. His mother was Jane Mason. Both were born in OH. Lewis supposedly also had three brothers, Harvey or Hervey, Al, and Judson.
Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member. Children: William Demetrius Parke (1895, WA – 1978, WA) m. (1) Susan Bell Davidson (1897, WA – 1971, CA), 1916, WA; m. (2) Nora Poll Freedman. He had two children by Davidson; there is no Elizabeth Mason, had issue, surnamed Hazlett. Lily Roxanny Parke (1884, WA – ????) married Frederich McDonald in 1900. Nothing further known. |
| TZ | James Parks (ca. 1780, MD – Aft. 1861, OH) (Represented) married Elizabeth Davis (ca. 1782, NJ – b. 1860, OH) ca. 1801/02. Eight children.Source materials: lineage papers and correspondence of descendant member.
Children: David Parks (1802 – 1891) m. 1824 in OH, Sarah Sally Jones, six children. Jonathan Davis Parks (1806 – 1877) m. 1827 in OH, Rosanna Foraker, nine children. John B. Parks (ca. 1815 – 1874) m. Annis Alean Gilliland 1838 PA; five children. Other children (surnamed Parks) are James, Jr. (1812 – 1882) m. Elizabeth Arters; Joseph (1818 – 1894), m. Margaret Bigley; Elizabeth (1810 – 1888), m. Samuel Arters; Rachel (ca. 1806 – b1861) m. Carlisle Bright; and Thomas B. (1821 – 1886), m. Belinda Nesselrood. All the children had issue. There appears to be a DNA tie-in to Lineage Keys “Z”, “EV”, and “LQ.” |