William Parks (1737 - 1776)

Born 13 Oct 1737 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 30 May 1776 at age 38 in Powells Valley, Washington, Virginia

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Biography

William Parks is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 339367
Rank: Patriotic Service

William Parks is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A087244.

William Parks performed Patriotic Service in the American Revolution.

William Parks was born 13 October 1737 in Amherst County, Virginia. He married Mary (Dawson) Burks. He died 30 May 1776 in Powells Valley, Washington, Virginia. They were the parents of Margaret (Parks) Burks.

American Revolution

William provided Patriotic Service during the American Revolution, by suffering depredation in 1776.^[1]

Property

Deed^[2]
5 September 1768
Amherst County, Virginia
William Parks to Edward Ware for 500 pounds
William Parks has a son by his former wife, Tabitha, daughter of Edward Ware. He has received a slave girl, Nell, as Tabitha's portion and thinks it most reasonable that his son, being the only child by that marriage, should have the slave and increase rather than any child or children that William Parks hath or shall have by the present or any other wife.
Witnesses: John Floyd, James Dillard and John Taliaferro

Deed^[2]
9 July 1787
Amherst County, Virginia
Samuel, John Sr, George & Benjamin Parks, son of John Parks Jr of Wilks County, NC for 5 shillings to legally born children of William Parks, formerly resident of Virginia and since killed by Indiana in Powell's Valley - all of the interest in estate of John Parks Jr (deceased) and late of Amherst County.
Witnesses: Jesse Dawson, Patrick McCoy and Edward Tinsley

Probate

Will of William Parks^[3]
Written: 27 September 1769
Recorded: 7 December 1778
Amherst County, Virginia
Wife Mary
Son John when of age - he is by my first wife
Tabitha Parks, slave Nell, which came to me by my first wife
Son Martin, by my second wife Mary
child next heir at law
Daughter Sarah Parks
when youngest child is of age
Executors: Benjamin Parks and William Dawson
Witnesses: Martin Dawson, Eddy Dawson and Benjamin Bromhead

Guardian Bond ^[3]
7 November 1785
Amherst County, Virginia
Gabriel Penn appointed as guardian of Martin Parks, orphan of William Parks. Samuel Higginbotham was surety.

Guardian Bond ^[3]
3 September 1787
Amherst County, Virginia
William Tinsley Jr. appointed as guardian of William Parks, orphan of William Parks. Rich Fulcher and John Mays were surety.

Guardian Bond ^[3]
3 September 1787
Amherst County, Virginia
Zach Dawson appointed as guardian of Margaret Parks, orphan of William Parks. Benjamin Rucker was surety.

Guardian Bond ^[3]
3 September 1787
Amherst County, Virginia
Zach Dawson appointed as guardian of Martin Parks, orphan of William Parks. Benjamin Rucker was surety.

Guardian Bond ^[3]
4 July 1791
Amherst County, Virginia
Richard Harrison appointed as guardian of William Parks, orphan of William Parks. Philip Burton was surety.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 26 Sept 2023), "Record of William Park", Ancestor # A087244.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1900. The deeds of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1807, and Albemarle County, Virginia, 1748-1763. Easley SC: Southern Historical Press.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.

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• From Here to There.

ID: I12902 Name: William PARKS 1. Sex: M Birth: 13 OCT 1737 in Virginia, USA. MAP: LATI: N38.0667 LONG: W78.5833 1 Event: Info from"The Rucker Family" Event 2. Death: BEF 30 MAY 1776 in Washington, Virginia, USA. MAP: LATI: N36.7242 LONG: W81.9612 2 Note: William Parks (Son of John Sr.) and 1st wife Tabitha Ware - 2nd wife Mary Dawson Amherst Co. Va., 1769/1779 - Will written 7 Sept. 1769, probated 1778 Will Book 1 page 467/76: I William Parks of the County of Amherst Virginia. Father: John PARKS b: 18 MAY 1706 in Essex, Virginia, USA Mother: Mary SHARP b: 20 AUG 1715 in Virginia, USA

Marriage 1 Tabitha WARE Married: ABT 1754 Children Has Children John PARKS Esq. b: 1752 in Amherst, Virginia, USA

Marriage 2 Mary Ann DAWSON b: 1748 Married: ABT 1766 Children Has No Children Sarah PARKS b: ABT 1767 in Virginia, USA Has Children Martin PARKS b: 16 NOV 1768 in Virginia, USA Has Children William PARKS Jr. b: ABT 1772 in Virginia, USA Has No Children Margaret PARKS b: ABT 1774 in Virginia, USA Has Children Elizabeth [Betsy] PARKS b: 25 MAY 1776 in Virginia, USA

Sources: Title: Elijah M. Parks Diary Title: E.M Parks Diary Text: mentions the William killed in Powell's Valley as son of John and Mary Sharp Parks http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=family2438x&id=I12902

• William Parks.

View Tree Sex Male Birth 13 October 1737 Amherst County, Virginia, USA Death 30 May 1776 Powells Valley, Washington, Virginia, United States Sources1 Birth 13 October 1737 Amherst County, Virginia, USA Death 30 May 1776 Powells Valley, Washington, Virginia, United States Sources1 Marriage 1766 PARENTS Father John /Parks/ Mother Mary Margaret /Sharpe/ MARRIAGES (1) Spouse Mary Ann /Dawson/ Marriage 1766 SOURCES (3) Family Data Collection - Deaths Ancestry.com : Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry.com : Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry.com : CITING THIS RECORD: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3W32-2DH : accessed 2017-03-04), entry for William /Parks/. PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 732 Submission ID MMD6-YNK.