Hi Russ, Mary (welcome back!) & list, This Sparks/Riddle connection reminded me of something that was in one of the pension files in my Parks/Riddle line. My WILLIAM RIDDLE, b 1803 KY/VA married POLLY PARKS, granddaughter of SAMUEL PARKS 1757-1844 who enlisted at the beginning of the Rev War and served over 3 years as Private with the North Carolina troops under Capt Lewis and Samuel Johnson or William Lenoir and Colonel Cleveland. It was also stated that a portion of the time he was engaged in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians. >From the SAMUEL PARKS pension file..."I was born November 28, 1757, in Amherst Co., Virginia. About 1767, father migrated to Rowan, now Wilkes Co., NC. There until 1796 moved to Burke co., (where he now lives). Father had 17 children, 8 sons and 9 daughters. Sons all married and left father before Revolution except myself and GEORGE PARKS. We both served in the Revolution. George at one time substituted for CORNELIUS SALE, a brother-in-law...." The GEORGE PARKS mentioned below is a brother of the above SAMUEL PARKS. >From the Revolutionary Pension File of GEORGE PARKS, b 5 Aug 1759 Amherst County, VA; died 4 December 1837 Ellettsville, Monroe County, IN; married #1 MILLICENT DAVIS; married #2 CATHERINE REED. Pension file # W27457. State of Indiana, Monroe County On this the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three ...... ......."This applicant and his party at another time took a third Tory and hung him in "Hugh Rottom." Not long after and all during said eighteen months service he and the said Company of Minute Men, captured old SOLOMON SPARKS a celebrated Tory. They employed a Whig from a distant neighborhood and a charges to said Old Tory to decoy him out of his house without his gun under the pretense of being a traveler and inquiring the road. They succeeded admirably. He fought bravely with arms and considerably injured this applicant by kicking him. He was sent down the Yadkin in a canoe. After tied hand and foot on his back he repeatedly hollered for "hurrah for King George." This applicant during said service was at the taking of PETER HOLD a Tory." Just thought I'd throw this in for thought. Cathy Riddle O'Connor kayomaxb@aol.com My William Riddle, b 19 Mar 1803 KY/VA; married 25 Mar 1830 to Polly Parks in Monroe Co, IN; died 13 Sept 1840 in Monroe Co, IN; they had children William T (Thomas/Thompson); Priscilla Caroline; George Marion; Harrison H Riddle. Can anyone connect this William 1803-1840 to the William (Tory) line?