I have a lot of questions, but no one seems to be able to help. I have a G-G-G grandfather named James Parks. He was born c. 1780 either in Fayette Co., PA or in Maryland somewhere. His father is believed to be David Parks and we think that he had a brother named David. James married either Elizabeth Davis or Elizabeth Boyd (not sure which), moved to Belmont Co., OH when he was in his young 20's and raised a family of eight children--David, Rachel, Jonathan Davis, Elizabeth, James Jr., John B., Joseph and Thomas. I descend from David. No matter how I and others in the family try, we just can't seem to go back any further. We think they were Scotch-Irish. Father David we believe was born c. 1750. I really wish we could find someone who could help tear down the brick wall. Sandy

Sandy this look alot like my great-grandfathers family but I have not been able to attach a father to my great-grandfather. His mother came from Pennsylvania and moved down into Harrison Co. after the death of ? Parks moved back to Pennsylvanic and married a Martin. I have found a book on the internet and it talks about Parks. Some of the sons started a Ship Building Company of the Monogahia River between Pittsburg and Virgina, at Brownsville, Fayette Co. Pennsylvania on one side and Washington Co. on the other. I was so happy because I thought I could find my missing Parks. Pennsylvania however does not start keep birth records until 1883. David and James Parks went to Ohio. There is a Thomas Parks but he went back to West Virginia. The older members of the family seem to think that he is my great grandfather's brother. I will see if I can dig out more information on those Parks and some that I found in a Church record book in Pennsylvania. One think I have found is that Parks who came into New Jersey though Pennsylvania and went on are Germany. However the Parks who came into Maryland though Virginia and up into Pennsylvania are English (Irish or Scottish) and the one's who settled in Jamestown and Williamburg where French who lived in England. Good luck I have been trying for 5 years. Carolynne D. Parks-Deremiah ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sabeckum@aol.com> To: <PARKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 06:41 Subject: [PARKS] (no subject) > I have a lot of questions, but no one seems to be able to help. > > I have a G-G-G grandfather named James Parks. He was born c. 1780 either in > Fayette Co., PA or in Maryland somewhere. His father is believed to be David > Parks and we think that he had a brother named David. James married either > Elizabeth Davis or Elizabeth Boyd (not sure which), moved to Belmont Co., OH > when he was in his young 20's and raised a family of eight children--David, > Rachel, Jonathan Davis, Elizabeth, James Jr., John B., Joseph and Thomas. I > descend from David. > > No matter how I and others in the family try, we just can't seem to go back > any further. We think they were Scotch-Irish. Father David we believe was > born c. 1750. > > I really wish we could find someone who could help tear down the brick wall. > > Sandy > > > ==== PARKS Mailing List ==== > If you are unsubscribed from the list unintentionally, simply > resubscribe. A full mailbox, computer error or spam may cause you > to be unsubscribed. >