James Parks was born 1786 He died 1859. He was shown in the 1850 census in West Hamburg Erie Co., New York birth place listed as Mass. Who was he? Where was he born? Who were his parents? James married Mary (Polly) Brown, daughter of Nathaniel Brown and Lydia Perry. Mary (Polly) Brown was born in 1785 in Vermont, died in 1871 They had the following children: 1. Sarah Parks (-1864) m Philander Rathbone 2. Perry Parks (-1861) m Harriett Austin 3. Elvira Parks (1823-1907) m Harmon Austin 4. Elizabeth Parks (-) m Frank Oaks 5. Parley Parks (-) m Josephine Fish 6. Julia Parks (-) m. Truman Clough 7. Charlotte Parks (-1848) 8. Mary Parks (-1840) Scot Austin