Betty (Wilcox) Sparks was born in Somerset, England.
Betty was born in 1747. Her parents were Samuel Wilcox and Frances. She was christened on 22 May 1747 at North Petherton, Somerset.[1]
Thomas Sparke and Betty Wilcox married by license on 9 April 1765 at St Marys Church, Bridgwater, Somerset. Witnesses were Thos Woodham and John Player[2]
Sources
↑ Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\pet.n/2/1/3 Ancestry Record 60856 #3457446 : accessed 29 March 2021)
↑ Somerset Marriage Index, Somerset Archives Archive reference BW M 2/1/30 Page 50 (www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 29 March 2021)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betty: