Born about in Bertie County, North Carolina,
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Thomas Sparkman Sr.
— married
1 Oct 1786 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Lewis Ray Sparkman and Nancy (Sparkman) Simmons
Died about
at about age 27
in Windsor, Bertie Co., North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jan 2014
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Biography
She was the daughter of Nathaniel Holley. Nathaniel was bondsman for Rebecca Sparkman, widow of Jess Sparkman. [source?]
Oct. 1, 1786, George Sparkman married Ruth Holley in Bertie County NC, bondsman was Edward Turner. [ancestry.com]
The 1790 census has two free white females in the household of George Sparkman. It's not know for sure if the two oldest daughters of George were the daughters of Ruth or of Martha. Ruth may have died in childbirth with her second daughter. George married his second wife Martha Bryant in February 1791.
Ruth was born in 1768. She passed away in 1791.
Sources
- Sparkman Genealogy Forum
- Salleysfamilyplace.com
- Bertie Co., NC Marriage Index 1728-1850
- 786
Ruth Holley in entry for George Sparkman, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
1786
Ruth Holley, "North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868"
February 23, 2017
1790
United States Census, 1790 Bertie, NC
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~6.25%
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D (Ray) Kenney
Holley-2560 and Holley-494 appear to represent the same person because: This Ruth Holley is a duplicate. She is the spouse of a duplicate George Sparkman, and the mother of a duplicate Lewis Sparkman. All three profiles should be merged.
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