Parks/Parke/Park/Parkes Surname

31 members

Description

For those researching the surnames: PARKS, PARKE, PARK, or PARKES.
Comments Discussions Members

  • Sharon Meeker

    I have been tracing descendants of William Parke (c. 1754-1803) and wife Mary Bowlby of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon Co. NJ. Their 6 children (John, David, Abner, Sarah, Rebecca and Maria) were all connected as victims or witnesses to the murders of the Castner family of Changewater (Warren County, NJ) in 1843. Some of these Parke descendants moved to Ohio, Indiana and Iowa. I will check my files if you suspect you have someone from this line.

    Jul 11, 2009

  • Julie Cahill Tarr

    Hi Sharon! Welcome to the group.

    Jul 11, 2009

  • Gene Davies

    should add the name Parker - which could be the start of Parke - Park - or Parkes mis-spelled/mis-read during the census

    Jul 14, 2009

  • Patricia Owens

    Hi Julie, Thanks for the invite. Am working 2 jobs for the next 2 days, Will be back with my Park/Parke/Parkes info. Mine were from Dutchess/Greene/Broome Co. NY.

    Jul 14, 2009

  • Elaine Westaway

    Hello Group. My 5 x great grandmother was Mary Ann Parks born 1744 in Washingborough in Lincolnshire, the daughter of William parks and Catherine Tooley. she married James Dove and they had 14 children between 1765 and 1792 my ancester being their son James born in 1774
    Elaine Westaway
    Southampton Hampshire UK

    Jul 15, 2009

  • Lee Kinnan Fazzari

    I'm a descendant of Thomas Park and wife Abigail Nesbit (my 4 x gr-grandparents) who settled in Bradford County, PA abt 1786. My grandfather did a lot of research on the family and I am lucky to have inheirited the "Genealogy Gene".

    Jul 15, 2009

  • Midge Frazel

    I am a descendant of Robert Park of Stonington, Connecticut.

    Jul 15, 2009

  • Elaine Westaway

    Preston is in Yorkshire and your ancester was born during the reign of Elizabeth I. Cowes on the Isle of Wight is right at the bottom of England just off Southampton in the Solent.
    Elaine

    Jul 15, 2009

  • Julie Cahill Tarr

    What a coincidence, Midge, so am I ;)

    Jul 15, 2009

  • Lee Kinnan Fazzari

    Midge, I was there! Here I am introducing my son to his first known ancestor in the US. (photo taken in 1987). Thomas, whom I mentioned below, is a 3rd great-grandson of Robert. (Robert>Thomas>Thomas>Thomas>Josiah>Thomas). I have not worked on much documentation before Thomas (1749-1819) but have loads of info on his descendants.

    Jul 15, 2009

  • Julie Cahill Tarr

    What a great photo, Lee! I have information on Robert and Thomas and Thomas' children (just names and dates), although I haven't verified all of the info with real sources as of yet. I myself come through Robert's son Samuel and I do have a lot of information on this line. Would love to share info!

    Jul 16, 2009

  • Lee Kinnan Fazzari

    My line from Thomas is through his son James Nesbit Park and first wife, Margaret McKinney then their son Orrin and Sarah Seward. Orrin had 14 children and was my grandfather's grandfather. My grandfather and his sister did a lot of research on his father's siblings and their descendants. They were prolific letter writers and loved to visit relatives to gather info.

    Of Thomas' children's descendants I have: Daniel (8 generations of descendants through 2 children, 3 gen for the rest), Mary (1 gen), Elizabeth (3 gen), Susannah (1 gen), Samuel (3 gen), James (8 gen, mostly complete through abt 1960, mixed since then), Thomas Jr (3 gen), Joseph (5 gen), Amos (1 gen).

    Is there a place on GW to have a collaborative family tree that we can all add to?

    Jul 17, 2009

  • Lee Kinnan Fazzari

    Gravestone of Thomas Park (b Dec 08, 1749 Preston, CT, d. Feb 01, 1819, Litchfield Twp, Bradford Co., PA) located in the State Line Cemetery (aka Old Park Cemetery), Litchfield Twp., Bradford Co., PA

    Jul 17, 2009

  • Lee Kinnan Fazzari

    Gravestone of Abigail Nesbit Park (wife of Thomas) (b. Jun 06, 1761 - d. May 12, 1843) State Line Cemetery, Litchfield Twp., Bradford Co., PA

    Jul 17, 2009

  • Gene Davies

    This family group sheet is for anyone to fill out and it will make a huge database - try filling it out - like to get anyone with the names I am watching to fill it out - -

    https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=bb1909a7-9c4e-419d-9b32-2eca13f1306b

    Jul 19, 2009

  • Debbie Noland Nitsche

    Researching the Park, Parke, Parkes, Parks families of Connecticut; Oneida County, New York; Washington County, Ohio and beyond.

    Jul 19, 2009

  • Patricia Owens

    My Parks line starts with Richard Parks m.Eliz. Billings
    Jonathan Parks m. Mary Whiting
    Jonas Parks m. ?
    Jonas Parks m. Zillah Conger
    John Parks m. Elizabeth Finch/Ingrham
    We're having a lot of trouble finding Elizabeth's surname. Mostly they lived in Greene, Dutchess and Broome Co. NY

    Jul 19, 2009

  • Debbie Noland Nitsche

    Hi Midge... I am also a decendant of Robert Parke. My Park/Parke/Parks ancestory goes as follows:

    Francis Eliza Parks & Ezra Mankins
    William Mason Park & Mary M. McNeal
    Salmon Parke & Sophronia Mason
    Elisha Parke & Sarah Blair
    Jacob Parke & Eunice Smith
    Joseph Parke & Amity Cady
    Joseph Parke & Mary Smith-Brintall
    Nathaniel Parke & Sarah Geer
    Thomas Parke & Dorothy Thompson
    Robert Parke & Martha Chapman/Chaplyn

    Jul 21, 2009

  • Debra Park Cox

    Hi everyone! My kinfolks ended up in Texas but I have traced them back to Illinois, Washington County in the 1850's. If you need help with Park, parks, that traveled to Texas, let me know!

    Dec 25, 2009

  • Donna Toole

    I'm a descendant of James Parks born in Virginia abt 1791, and his second wife, Eliza Jane, and only seen in two censuses in Blackford (1850) and Delaware (1860) Counties in Indiana. He is my brick wall and has been for my family for many years. Anyone have any Parks history in Indiana? I cannot find James' first wife and family and am unable to trace him back to Virginia.

    Dec 25, 2009

  • Floyd Parks

    Well I guess I should join up and contribute.

    May 1, 2011

  • Robert J. Park

    I am new to this group and have had a great deal of difficulty trying to trace my Park Family origins.  My earliest trace with absolute certainty is only back to my great grandfather Robert Park who was born (1849) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  There is a strong possibility of one more generation back to a William Park and Mary (Paton) Park in Hamilton, Ontario.  Both William Park and Mary Paton were from Scotland and met and married in Ontario, Canada.

    My great grandfather Robert Park, with his wife Jerusha (Joslin) Park and three children moved from Ontario to Saskatchewan, Canada and my father was born there.  My parents were married in Saskatchewan and came to Oregon on their honeymoon and stayed.

    "IF" William and Mary Park were my great great grandparents, their  family moved into the Detroit, MI area.

    Oct 31, 2012

  • Karin Hadden

    I am researching the family of Caroline Park (1824-1879), the daughter of Anson Earl Park (1809-1882) and Amelia Park (1806-1874). Anson and Amelia were from Connecticut. These individuals are buried in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. 

    Jul 23, 2014

  • Ruth McConnell

    I am researching the Cyrenius Parke (1754- 1828) and Elizabeth Hoffmann (1770-1848) in Fredericksburg, Ontario. I presume he descends from Robert Parke (1580-1665) the first Parke ancestor in North America, but I may never prove it. I have found DNA to be very useful so far and it at least has proven a genetic link to Cyrenius and Elizabeth Parke.

    Apr 14, 2020

  • Bonnie Bradford

    We are descended from Cyrenius Parke on my mother's side (my 3x gr grandfather) and I wanted to know if we were also descendants of Robert who was purportedly our ancestor.  I had a male cousin who is a Parks take a DNA test through the Parke Society and it proved that he was descended from Robert Parke so that solved the mystery.

    Oct 8, 2020