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William Sparks 1700–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, United States of America

Death Date: 1765

Death Location: Davies, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Edward Parks

Mother: Margaret Hamilton

Spouse(s): Mary Corman, Mary Corman

Children(s): Charles Sparks, William Sparks, Isaac Sr, William Sparks, Jonas Sparks, Josiah Sparks, Matthew Sparks, James Sparks, George Sparks, Rachel Sparks, Jonathan Sparks

The story of William Sparks began in 1700 in Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, United States of America. William Sparks married Mary Corman, Mary Rachel Corman, and had children including Charles Sparks, George Sparks, Isaac Sparks Sr, James Sparks, Jonas Sparks, Jonathan Sparks, Josiah Sparks, Matthew Jefferson Sparks, Rachel Sparks, William Sparks. William Sparks passed away in 1765 in Davies, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sparks began in 1700 in Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, United States of America.
  • William Sparks married Mary Corman, Mary Rachel Corman, and had children including Charles Sparks, George Sparks, Isaac Sparks Sr, James Sparks, Jonas Sparks, Jonathan Sparks, Josiah Sparks, Matthew Jefferson Sparks, Rachel Sparks, William Sparks.
  • William Sparks passed away in 1765 in Davies, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Parks
1670–1728
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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Margaret Hamilton
1676–1729
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Corman
1695–1749
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Mary Corman
1700–1802
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Charles Sparks
1731–1771
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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William Sparks
1730–1788
Birth Location: England
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Isaac Sr
1740–1815
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William Sparks
1725–1801
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Jonas Sparks
1727–1805
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Josiah Sparks
1729–1765
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Matthew Sparks
1732–1793
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA
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James Sparks
1732–1771
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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George Sparks
1743–1796
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Sparks
1754–1843
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Jonathan Sparks
1723–1801
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
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William Sparks's Ancestors

Self
William Sparks
1700–1765
Birth Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, United States of America
Parents
Edward Edmund Parks
1670–1728
Connecticut, United States
Margaret (Ann) Hamilton
1676–1729
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Edward Parkes
1645–1734
Old Swineford, Worcestershire, England
Margaret Dickens
1656–1740
Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
William Sample
1650–1696
New York, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Parkes
1622–1695
Margaret Beckett
1620–1681
Mathew Dickens
1595–
Ann HILL
1617–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Parks
1594–1660
Jon Dickins
1575–1656
Izabell Dickens
1575–1615
Thomas Houghton
1587–1626
Countess Beecon
1589–1647

William Sparks's Descendants

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William Sparks (1700–1765) m. Mary (Rachel) Corman (1695–21 June 1749) m. Mary Corman (1700–1802)
  1. 1. Charles Sparks 1731–1771 m. Margaret Sparks 1731–1762
    1. 1. Phoebe Sparks 1764–1829 m. Walter Sparks 1760–1833
      1. 1. Ezra Sparks 1796–1876 m. Catherine Griffey 1802–1870 m. Catherine ((Kitty) Griffey) Sparks 1802–1879
        1. 1. Hannah (Griffey) Sparks 1829–1863
        2. 2. George (William Griffey) Sparks 1821–1880
        3. 3. Bateman (Ross) Sparks 1841–1918
        4. 4. Isaac Sparks 1844–1917
        5. 5. Jane Sparks 1852–
        6. 6. Cora (A.) Sparks 1870–
        7. 7. Laura (J.) Sparks 1825–
        8. 8. Sarah Sparks 1828–
        9. 9. Samuel (G.) Sparks 1823–1881
        10. 10. Ephraim Sparks 1836–1912
        11. 11. Letitia (Ann) Sparks 1831–1863
        12. 12. Catharine Sparks 1836–
        13. 13. Hannah (G) Sparks 1829–1909
        14. 14. Emily Sparks 1820–1900 m. George (W) Huffman 1827–1912
      2. 2. Richard Sparks 1781–1854
      3. 3. Daniel Sparks 1787–1859
      4. 4. James Sparks 1791–1851
      5. 5. Walter Sparks 1802–1880
      6. 6. Elizabeth Sparks 1802–1896
      7. 7. Elijah Sparks 1783–1840
      8. 8. William Sparks 1785–1850
      9. 9. Hannah Sparks 1789–1843
      10. 10. Joane 1876–1843
      11. 11. Jo (Anna) Sparks 1793–1843
    2. 2. Margaret Sparks 1762–1786
    3. 3. Absalom Sparks 1754–1829
    4. 4. Mary (Margaret) Sparks 1748–1793
    5. 5. Charles (Sparks) II 1758–1759
  2. 2. William Sparks 1730–1788
  3. 3. Isaac (Sparks) Sr 1740–1815
  4. 4. William Sparks 1725–1801
  5. 5. Jonas Sparks 1727–1805
  6. 6. Josiah Sparks 1729–1765
  7. 7. Matthew (Jefferson) Sparks 1732–1793
  8. 8. James Sparks 1732–1771
  9. 9. George Sparks 1743–1796
  10. 10. Rachel Sparks 1754–1843
  11. 11. Jonathan Sparks 1723–1801

William Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of William Sparks in Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, United States of America
Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, United States of America
1765
1765
Age 65
Death of William Sparks in Davies, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Davies, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1747; Page Number: 297

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Davies, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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