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Solomon Sparks 1727–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1727

Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States

Father: Joseph Sparks

Mother: Mary Samples

Spouse(s): Sarah Thompson

Children(s): John Sparks

Solomon Sparks was born in 1727 in Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of Joseph Sparks And Mary Rachel Samples. Solomon Sparks married Sarah Thompson, and had children including John Sparks. Solomon Sparks passed away in 1790 in Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Solomon Sparks was born in 1727 in Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of Joseph Sparks And Mary Rachel Samples.
  • Solomon Sparks married Sarah Thompson, and had children including John Sparks.
  • Solomon Sparks passed away in 1790 in Surry, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sparks
1689–1749
Birth Location: Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Mary Samples
1695–1749
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Thompson
1734–1800
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

John Sparks
1753–1840
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Solomon Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Solomon Sparks
1727–1790
Birth Place: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Parents
Joseph Sparks
1689–1749
Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Mary (Rachel) Samples
1695–1749
Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William Sparks
1646–1709
Fareham, Hampshire, England
Mary Wright
1656–1730
Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Solomon Sparks's Descendants

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Solomon Sparks (27 APR 1727–1790) m. Sarah Thompson (ABT 1734–ABT 1800)
  1. 1. John Sparks 1753–1840 m. Sarah Shores 1757–1830
    1. 1. Robert Sparks 1782–1830 m. Margaret Pigg 1782–1825
      1. 1. William Sparks 1812–1859 m. Mary (Polly) Lyon 1816–
        1. 1. Nancy Sparks 1834–1908 m. Nelson (T) White 1831–1912

Solomon Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1727
27 APR 1727
Birth of Solomon Sparks in Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
1790
1790
Age 63
Solomon Sparks resided here in Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
1790
1790
Age 63
Death of Solomon Sparks in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1727
    Event Place: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2017), Levi Sperks, 1860.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: , Frederick, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Swan Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: , Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Swan Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: , Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 03:05), entry for Solomon Sparks(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTBW-Z28
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Salt Lake Family History Library
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
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