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James Sparks 1762 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Sparks

Mother: Martha Moore

Spouse(s): Mary None

Children(s): Jesse Sparks

The story of James Sparks began in 1762 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States. James Sparks married Mary, and had children including Jesse James Sparks. James Sparks passed away in 1826 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Sparks began in 1762 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States.
  • James Sparks married Mary, and had children including Jesse James Sparks.
  • James Sparks passed away in 1826 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sparks
1725 – 1801
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Martha Moore
1731 – 1802
Birth Location: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary None
1759 – 1835
Birth Location: Of North Carolina
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Children(s)

Jesse Sparks
1797 – 1869
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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James Sparks's Ancestors

Self
James Sparks
1762 – 1826
Birth Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Parents
William Sparks
1725 – 1801
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Martha (Ann) Moore
1731 – 1802
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William (Sample) Sparks
1700 – 1765
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1674 – 1735
Margaret Sample
1674 – 1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William SPARKS
1646 – 1709
Mary Wright
1640 – 1730

James Sparks's Descendants

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James Sparks (1762 – 1826) m. Mary (<1759> – 1835)
  1. 1. Jesse (James) Sparks (1797 – 1869) m. Nancy (Jane) Moutray (BEF 1790 – )
    1. 1. Solomon Sparks (1820 – 2 AUG 1873) m. Nancy Skaggs (1821 – 28 October 1856)
      1. 1. Peter (J) Sparks (1839 – )
      2. 2. Helen Sparks (1841 – )
      3. 3. Ananias Sparks (Abt. 1842 – )
      4. 4. Nancy Sparks (Abt. 1846 – )
      5. 5. Jesse Sparks (1847 – )
      6. 6. Mary (Esther) Sparks (27 Dec 1850 – 12 Mar 1941) m. Isaac (N) Middleton (16 Aug 1847 – 19 Apr 1912)
        1. 1. Peter Middleton (Aug 1867 – 20 Sep 1914)
        2. 2. Nancy ("Ella") Middleton (Dec 1869 – 4 SEP 1944) m. Alfred (Nathan) Burress (30 JUL 1865 – 17 NOV 1918) m. Albert (F.) Olschofsky (FEB 1868 – )
        3. 3. William (Henry) Middleton (11 May 1874 – 24 May 1945)
        4. 4. Jane (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Middleton (23 Apr 1876 – 1913) m. Frank (E) Cook (Mar 1874 – )
        5. 5. George (R) Middleton (17 Dec 1878 – 24 Aug 1911)
        6. 6. Susan ("Susie") Middleton (25 Feb 1881 – 4 Aug 1955)
        7. 7. Rosa (B.) Middleton (Apr 1883 – 13 Nov 1918) m. James (M.) Lawson (FEB 1881 – )
        8. 8. Myrtle (E. "Myrtie") Middleton (Mar 1886 – 1941)
        9. 9. Emma Middleton (12 MAR 1890 – 3 May 1983) m. Frederick (Emerson) Hardy (27 JUL 1889 – 22 Nov 1972)
      7. 7. John (J.) Sparks (9 Jul 1864 – 25 NOV 1923)

James Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of James Sparks in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
1826
1826
Age 64
Death of James Sparks in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
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