James was born in 1756. He passed away in 1824 and is buried in Park Cemetery, Carey, Greene County, Georgia.
Family[1][2][3]
James Parks (sic), son of James. NOTE - In all of these records, James Park does not have a middle name nor middle initial.
Born Prince Edward Co., VA, c. 175_
Married (1) bef 1787, Miss Sankey (she d. 179_), (2) Phebe Hogue (b. 2 Feb 1774).
The family record in this book is taken from his family Bible in possession of his great-grandson, Judge James B. Park, of Greensboro, GA.
Children:
Richard Sankey Park, b. 1787, VA; married c. 1840, Nancy T. _?_ (b. KY).
Mary S. Park, b. 14 May 1815, m. bef. 1835, Reuben B. Armour [6]
Effiah J. Park, b. 19 Mar 1817, m. Clark Howell [7]
Research Notes
1774 Will of [his mother] Mary Parks. Prince Edward Co., VA, WB 1 (1754-1785), p. 165, written 7 Jun 1774, no notation of when the will was proved. [8]
my sister Rosana Fulton
my cousin Mary Fulton
my son Ezekiel Parks
my children Joseph Parks, Margaret Watson, Mary Hanna, Catharine Wallace, James Parks and Ezekiel Parks
Exrs: my sons (sic) Joseph Parks, Douglas Watson and Andrew Wallace
Wit: Richd Sankey, Frances Galispie
Sources
↑ Davis, Harry Alexander, “The Billingsley Family (Billingsly-Billingslea) In America,” Washington, DC, 1936 @ 1936, The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont. Digital images at Ancestry.com.
↑ Will of Betsy Ann Park. Morgan Co., GA, WB C, pp. 277-279, w. 1 Apr 1859, p. 12 Jan 1863. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y2gsjsbw
↑ Farmer, Michal Martin, “Morgan County, Georgia, Deed Book HH, 1824-1829,” p. 263 (pp. 167-168 in deed book), transcription online - http://michalfarmer.com/morganhh/page263.html. @2004, Michal Martin Farmer.
↑ Estate of James Park (spelled Parke and Park). Walton Co., GA, Will & Estate Records, Book B (1827-1831), pp. 130-139 Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6pkybva
↑ Estate of James Park (spelled Parke and Park). Walton Co., GA, Will & Estate Records, Book B (1827-1831), pp. 130-139 Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6pkybva
↑ Estate of James Park (spelled Parke and Park). Walton Co., GA, Will & Estate Records, Book B (1827-1831), pp. 130-139 Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6pkybva
↑ "Mary Parks in the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records." Accessed 13 Aug. 2023.
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Park-272 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
WikiTree profile Parks-384 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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