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James Sparks 1715 – 1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: Abt 1775

Death Location: Queen Anne's Co, Maryland, USA

Father: Edward Sparks

Mother: Margaret Sample

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Barkhurst, Juliann Meredith

Children(s): Nathaniel Sparks, Abner Sparks, John Sparks, Daniel Sparks, Henson Sparks, John Sparks

James Sparks was born in 1715 in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA, the child of Edward Edmund Sparks and Margaret Ann Sample. James Sparks married Elizabeth Barkhurst, Juliann Meredith, and had children including Nathaniel Sparks, Abner Sparks, John Wright Sparks, Daniel Collett Sparks, Henson Sparks, John Sparks. James Sparks passed away in 1775 in Queen Anne's Co, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • James Sparks was born in 1715 in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA, the child of Edward Edmund Sparks and Margaret Ann Sample.
  • James Sparks married Elizabeth Barkhurst, Juliann Meredith, and had children including Nathaniel Sparks, Abner Sparks, John Wright Sparks, Daniel Collett Sparks, Henson Sparks, John Sparks.
  • James Sparks passed away in 1775 in Queen Anne's Co, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sparks
1674 – 1735
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America
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Margaret Sample
1674 – 1730
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Barkhurst
1715 – 1755
Birth Location: –
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Juliann Meredith
1736 – 1776
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Sparks
1738 – 1787
Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
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Abner Sparks
1739 –
Birth Location: –
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John Sparks
1743 – 1833
Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
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Daniel Sparks
1764 – 1840
Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
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Henson Sparks
1764 –
Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland
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John Sparks
1768 – 1858
Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland
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James Sparks's Ancestors

Self
James Sparks
1715 – 1775
Birth Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Edward Edmund Sparks
1674 – 1735
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America
Margaret (Ann) Sample
1674 – 1730
Talbot, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Sparks
1615 – 1734
Fareham, Hampshire, England
Joane Davis
William Sample
1650 – 1696
New York, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sparks's Descendants

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James Sparks (1715 – Abt 1775) m. Elizabeth Barkhurst (Abt. 1715 – Abt. 1755) m. Juliann Meredith (1736 – 1776)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Sparks (Abt. 1738 – 24 Nov 1787)
  2. 2. Abner Sparks (ABT 1739 – )
  3. 3. John (Wright) Sparks (abt 1743 – bef 1833)
  4. 4. Daniel (Collett) Sparks (1764 – Before 1840) m. Ann Bedford (1770 – )
    1. 1. William Sparks (abt 1814 – )
    2. 2. Martha (A) Sparks (Abt. 1820 – )
    3. 3. Robert Sparks (1821 – 1879)
    4. 4. Robert (M) Sparks (1821 – 1879)
    5. 5. James (H) Sparks (Abt. 1825 – 13 Oct 1902)
    6. 6. Samuel (A Sparks) Sr (02 Jul 1825 – 09 Nov 1899)
    7. 7. Daniel (Bedford) Sparks (abt 1826 – 11 Jul 1894) m. Julia (Ann) Chance (abt 1837 – abt 1908)
      1. 1. James (Henry) Sparks (22 Oct 1865 – 11 Jun 1940)
      2. 2. William (Spencer) Sparks (5 December 1869 – 19 October 1943) m. Mary (Wilamena) Sparks (14 November 1869 – 18 September 1930)
        1. 1. Wilton (Daniel) Sparks (9 Feb 1893 – 3 Apr 1955) m. Nettie (May) Jester (16 Apr 1894 – 14 Sep 1972)
        2. 2. Finley (Ross) Sparks (14 Jul 1895 – Sep 1983)
        3. 3. F (Rose) Sparks (1897 – )
        4. 4. Spencer (Holton) Sparks (3 May 1899 – 28 February 1952)
        5. 5. Madge Sparks (1904 – 1905)
        6. 6. Rose Sparks (1909 – )
      3. 3. Spencer (?) Sparks (ABT 1870 – )
      4. 4. Walter Sparks (abt 1873 – )
      5. 5. Finley (Harrison) Sparks (Oct 25, 1873 – Dec 5, 1915)
      6. 6. Walter (W,) Sparks (1876 – )
      7. 7. Andrew Sparks (abt 1876 – )
    8. 8. James (H) Sparks (1831 – 13 October 1902)
    9. 9. Martha Sparks
  5. 5. Henson Sparks (1764 – )
  6. 6. John Sparks (1768 – before June 1858)

James Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1715
1715
Birth of James Sparks in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
1737
9 Feb 1737
Age 22
James Sparks was married in St Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
St Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
1775
Abt 1775
Age 60
Death of James Sparks in Queen Anne's Co, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne's Co, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1737
    Event Place: St Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Queen Anne, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1775
    Event Place: Queen Anne's Co, Maryland, USA
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