Roberta I have been adding some of your information to my database and have happily been able to connect several families. I come to Thomas Montgomery Wright who you show married Flora Flurette Parks. Would Thomas Montgomery be the son of James Thomas and Mary Horton Wright? Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <RobertaE25@aol.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 6:34 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Adams info > Judy wrote: > I do need additional info on the Abner and Mary L Parks Adams family. If > anyone is connected to this family I would appreciate any information.I > do have the birth dates for Abner ... > ....************************************************************************ ** > ************** > >From Roberta - > I have accumulated the following info on the PARKS line in researching my > HORTON line, since three Hortons married Parks. Here is what I have as given > to me by other researchers: > John Parks born circa 1644 in Ireland and no spouse given. His son, > Thomas Parks born between 1670-1675 in Old Rappahanock Co. Virginia and > married Sarah Miller, daughter of Simon Miller, no marriage date given. > Thomas died March 12,1761 in Albermarle Co. Virginia. > Their son, Charles Parks, Sr. was born circa 1716 in Essex Co. Virginia and > about 1739 in Elbert Co. Georgia he married Susannah (surname unknown) who > was born circa 1714. Charles Parks, Sr. died circa 1784 in Elbert Co. > Georgia. > Their son, Charles Parks, Jr. was born about 1744 in Albermarle Co. > Virginia and died November 2, 1806 in Elbert County, Georgia. His spouse was > named Mary Salmons. Their children were: (1)Theophelus Parks born July > 12,1781 in Elbert Co. GA and on April 9,1807 in Williamson, Tennessee he > married Mary Polly Lyons. Theophelus Parks died circa 1853 in Searcy Co. > Arkansas. (2) Mary Parks born November 25,1783 and married Benjamin Bobo. I > have no further information on either of them. (3) Marshall Parks born August > 5, 1787 in Elbert Co. GA and on March 17,18(looks like 1802, but can't be > sure) married Mary H. Williams in Elbert Co. GA. Marshall died December > 5,1870 in Rids, Missouri > Son of Theophelus Parks and Mary "Polly" Lyons is Gibson W. Parks born > December 25,1811 in Hickman County, Tennessee and in 1830 married Annis > Dickey who was born in North Carolina in 1810. Gibson W. died 1870. > Gibson W. and Annis Dickey Parks had 7 children that I am aware of and Mary > L. Parks was the seventh one.(Mary L. Parks wife of Abner Adams was the > mother of Robert GIBSON and Sintha ANNIS, her mother and father's names) > Her brother, Robert Taylor Parks, born February 6,1848 in Canaan, Searcy Do. > AR married on June 6,1872 Malinda Eleanor Ellen Horton in Canaan. Robert > Taylor Parks died December 15,1887 in Canaan. Sister of Mary L. Parks was > Tennessee A.(Annis?) Parks born April 25,1849 and who on September 6,1867 > married William Winthrop "Thomas" Horton. Tennessee A. Parks Horton died > September 5,1926 in Searcy Co. Arkansas. Thus, brother and sister, Robert > Taylor and Tennessee A. Parks married first cousins William W. Thomas Horton > and Malinda Eleanor Ellen Horton. To further add to the mingling of the > Adams-Parks-Horton line, the daughter of Robert Taylor Parks and Malinda > Eleanor Ellen Horton Parks was Flora Flurette Parks who married Thomas > Montgomery Wright and their son, Frederick Andrew Wright married Anna Gladys > Horton. I hope this is of assistance to Judy and others. Please let me know > of any mistakes or omissions as I would gladly welcome them. -- Roberta > Horton in California > > >