PARKS GENEALOGY
Compiled by Glenn Gohr


I first became aware of my possible Parks lineage in 1997 while managing the Bond E-Mail list through Rootsweb. It was reported on that list that Thomas Parks, Sr. left a will in Albemarle County, VA in which he names his daughter, Mary BOND.

A year or two later on the Bond E-Mail list there were some questions raised as to whether this Mary Parks might have married a different Bond, rather than Charles. It was stated that Mary Parks, daughter of Thomas Parks, Sr., actually was married to a John Bond. Reportedly, her husband's first name was not listed in the will of Thomas Parks, Sr..

Aware of my Bond lineage for many years, in February of 1997 I started a Bond E-Mail List through MAISER which later became part of Rootsweb. Because of other commitments, I have now turned the management of this Bond list over to Janice Phillips. This list really took off with lots of Bond researchers coming together to share ideas and information. I believe there is also a Parks surname list operating through Rootsweb, but I have never subscribed to it.

After further research with the assistance of others, I find that Mary (Parks) Bond is mentioned in her father's will, and her husband's name is also included. According to Albemarle County (VA) Will Book B, page 101, the will of Thomas Parks is dated in 1752 and probated March 12, 1761. It states "Charles Bond wife Mary, is left one English Shilling by her father Thomas Parks."

Here is my PARKS lineage.:

  1. Thomas PARKS, Sr., d. 1761 Albemarle Co., VA; md. Mary GRAVES
  2. Mary PARKS, b. ca. 1715, d. aft. 1775 Surry Co., NC; md. ca. 1733 Goochland Co., VA to Charles BOND, Sr., b. ca. 1715, d. May 1775 Surry Co., NC
  3. Nathan BOND, Sr., b. ca. 1734 Goochland Co., VA, d. April 1815 Elbert Co., GA; md. ca. 1755 Amherst Co., VA to Elizabeth BALLENGER, b. ca. 1729 MD, d. Dec. 1823 Franklin Co., GA
  4. Richard Cox BOND, Sr., b. ca. 1760 Amherst Co., VA, d. 31 Jan. 1837 Franklin Co., GA; md. 15 May 1783 Amherst Co., VA to Susannah MAYS, b. ca. 1763 Amherst Co., VA, d. 6 Nov. 1843 Cobb Co., GA
  5. Nelly BOND, b. 27 Mar. 1798, d. ca. 1847 Lafayette Co., MS; md. 20 Dec. 1821 Franklin Co., GA to John SARTAIN, Sr., b. ca. 1800 Madison Co., GA, d. Aug. 1869 Yalobusha Co., MS
  6. Russell SARTAIN (brother of Elizabeth Ann Sartain below), b. 24 Aug. 1828 Madison Co., GA, d. 24 April 1909 Jack Co., TX; md. 3rd ca. 1869 Danielsville, Madison Co., GA to Martha Auntny BEARD, b. 23 Oct. 1833 Madison Co., GA, d. 23 Mar. 1913 Jack Co., TX;

    Elizabeth Ann SARTAIN (sister of Russell Sartain above), b. 30 July 1837 Madison Co., GA, d. 29 Oct. 1921 Katie, Garvin Co., OK; md. 16 May 1851 Lafayette Co., MS to Henry Washington GARVIN, b. 28 June 1833 Madison Co., GA, d. 21 Feb. 1909 GARVIN Co., OK
  7. Maizie Elmira Catherine SARTAIN (daughter of Russell SARTAIN and Martha BEARD above), b. 7 Dec. 1871 Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS, d. 15 March 1954 Morton, Bailey Co., TX (Buried at Morton Cemetery); md. 12 Dec. 1888 Jack Co., TX to McCager Martin GARVIN (son of Elizabeth Ann SARTAIN and Henry Washington GARVIN above), b. 19 Oct. 1856 Newton Co., MS, d. 17 Dec. 1920 Frederick, Tillman Co., OK (Buried at Hackberry Cemetery) (first cousins on the Sartain side)
  8. Orpha Antonia Hazel GARVIN, b. 11 November 1895 Jack Co., TX, d. 21 Dec. 1979 Cortez, Montezuma Co., CO; md. 12 Dec. 1915 Parker Co., TX to William Earl HARRIS, b. 8 Aug. 1895 McNairy Co., TN, d. 5 Jan. 1967 Cortez, Montezuma Co., CO (Both buried at Dove Creek Cemetery, Dove Creek, CO) *These are my grandparents.


PARKS E-MAIL LIST


If you have queries concerning the PARKS surname, you may post these at the Parks Family Genealogy List which is a part of the Rootsweb e-mail discussion lists. It offers free queries and discussion on the Parks surname and variant spellings.

To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected]
Leave subject line blank (This will be ignored).
In the body of the message type: subscribe

Then a welcome message will be sent telling how to post messages. Once you are subscribed, you may send a query to everyone on the list by sending e-mail to: [email protected]

Archived postings to the Parks e-mail list can be found on the WEB at:

    https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/

When prompted, type in PARKS for the name of the list. A second screen will appear where you can choose a year and type in a search word(s). If you type in PARKS you would probably get all the previous postings to the list. You can also type in a person's name instead or a locality to narrow your search. If you wish to do a search by date, try entering it in quotation marks with the day and then the month as "01 Mar" using single digit dates preceded by a zero and only the first three letters of the month.



ROOTSWEB PARKS MESSAGE BOARDS

There are several Message Boards on Rootsweb which are set up for the PARKS surname. These boards are for posting information in the following categories: BIBLE, BIOGRAPHY, BIRTH, CEMETERY, CENSUS, DEATH, DEED, IMMIGRATION, LOOKUP, MARRIAGE, MILITARY, OBITUARY, PENSION, QUERIES, and WILLS. The search perameters and drop down screen on the main page allow you to do a key word search or to view all postings according to one of the above categories. Click on the icon below to access the Parks Message Boards.

Query Post a query (or information from any one of the above categories) on any PARKS name or related family. Please give dates, and locations they lived. Try to give as much information as possible.




An online genealogy forum for posting queries has also been set up specifically for the PARKS family on GenForum. It can be found at the following address:

    http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/parks

***Note***During the Fall of 1998, GenForum combined with Family Tree Maker, which means that all queries and information posted to that site becomes the property of Family Tree Maker. This is still a good site to look up information and get contact names for the PARKS lines you are searching, but be advised that if you now post a new query or a response to something on that site, chances are that sometime in the future Family Tree Maker will include that information on a CD-ROM which they will sell for profit to anyone who is interested. I do not like the idea of someone else using my hard researched information and ideas and selling them for a profit without my knowledge. This same practice is evident on all of the Family Tree Maker pages which are found on the internet, if you will read the disclaimer notices on those pages. I recommend the Family Tree Maker pages as good look up pages, but I don't recommend posting information there. Similar things can be said for Ancestry.com and MyFamily.com which are connected to each other and seek to make a profit from genealogical materials on the internet.



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Last updated June 1, 2003.


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