Hezekiah Parke (abt. 1695 - 1752)

Born about 1695 in Preston, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Dike) Park — married 14 Nov 1716 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1752 at about age 57 in Preston, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Hezekiah Parke, son of Robert, was born about 1695 in Preston, Connecticut.^[1]

He married Margery Dyke on 14 Nov. 1716.^[1]

Hezekiah died on 10 Feb. 1752^[1] at Preston and was buried at Avery Cemetery, Preston, New London County, Connecticut. His memorial has links to those of family members.^[2]

His will is dated 13 September 1742 with a codicil dated 8 June 1749 and proved on 28 February 1751/52 in Norwich. He mentions his wife Margery and his sons, Paul, Silas, and Moses. He mentions his two enslaved black men, Tony and Prince. Tony is to continue his enslavement with his wife and after 20 years he is to be free. Prince is to continue his enslavement with his son, Silas.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Genealogy of the Parke families of Connecticut, including Robert Parke, of New London, Edward Parks, of Guilford, and others, also a list of Parke, Park, Parks, etc., who fought in the Revolutionary war. by Parks, Frank Sylvester, b. 1861. 1906. Page 45.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #18329149 Hezekiah Park
3. ↑ Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-17Y9 : 13 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, image 105-107, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 1, Pages 168-171.

• Submitter Info Unavailable, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #4329, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jul 8, 1999.
• GEDmatch Ref: 5837290 : P610 ; Hezekiah PARKE

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Parke-179 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.