Barbara and Hardy Co. Listers, This is Doug Park of Fayetteville, NC. I found your info on Enoch and descendants interesting--thanks. The info quoted in the message below on my 8th Great Grandfather, Dr. Roger Parke who came to Hopewell , NJ in 1682 on William Penn's ship "Greyhound" (near The Falls, present-day Trenton) from Lancashire/Cumberland Counties, UK however, is incorrect. The Roger that lived in Rye, New York is of a different line that was disproved a few years ago by the Parke Society of which I am a member. The Society is a historical society made up of Park descendants from the British Isles, many of which are direct descendants of Dr. Roger Parke. The Society has studied Roger and his descendants for more than 40 years. In fact, they have an extensive library collection, including many books and documents on Roger. Recommend for those interested in this line, to contact Cecilia Kasberg-Parke, the Lineage Leader for the Dr. Roger Parke line ([email protected]). Cecilia finished writing a book on Dr. Roger Parke just this past May. It contains information on over 7,000 of his descendants as well as detailed and well-sourced historical info. It is a hardback book nearly 500 pages in length. Cecilia and her husband, David even went to England last summer and visited Roger's birthplace and obtained his baptismal information and other data on Roger's parents and Grandparents. She has kindly used some of my information in her book as well. I am also writing a book on Dr. Roger Parke and his wife, Ann Patison and their descendants as well, but don't believe it will be complete for several more months. I am interested in corresponding with all those in the Park/e/s line of Old Frederick (VA)/Hampshire Counties (WV). I had the pleasure of making doing much field research in that area as well as Rowan Co., NC (where some of the Hampshire Park Family migrated to in the mid-1700s) and Madison Co., KY. I had the pleasure of attending the Park Reunion at Asbury UMC in Bean Settlement, WV on 20 June 1999 (desc. of Enoch Park). For more info on the Dr. Roger Parke line, please visit my family web pages: My ICQ# 47261074 My Park and Cobb Family Home Page: http://home.att.net/~parkefamilyheritage/index.html New Links Each Month! My Park and Cobb Family Treemaker Page: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/r/William-D-Park/ Family TreeMaker Report and Pictures My line: Dr. Roger Parke, Sr. (1654-1731) and Anne Pattison (8th Great Grandparents) - NJ John Parke I. (1674-1757) and Sarah Smith (1675-1759) (7th Great Grandparents)- NJ/VA John Park II. (1707-1758) and Mary Davis (1710-1771) (6th Great Grandparents) - VA Ebenezer Park (1747-1839) and Tabitha Mills (1752-1826) (5th Great Grandparents)- VA/NC/KY John Park (1772-1828) and Mary (Polly) Peeler (1774- )(4th Great Grandparents)- NC/KY Jonah Park (1806-1884) and Melinda McMonegal (1810-1862) (3rd Great Grandparents )- KY John McMonegal Park (1827-1901) and Martha Cobb (1835-1911)(2nd Great grandparents) - KY William Henry Park I. (1860-1932) and Eleanor Simpson (1865-1944) (Great Grandparents)- KY William Holton Park (1900-1980) and Elveree Collins Durham (1911-1989) (Dolly) (Grandparents)-KY William Henry Park II. (1930- ) and Frances Theresa Prioriello (1932- ) (Father and Mother)- KY/MD Look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Col. Doug Park At 04:20 AM 6/10/00 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:52:41 EDT >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Simon/PARK >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >In a message dated 06/08/2000 12:29:10 PM Central Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > ><< OHHHHH Barbara------anything!!!!! would be helpful----even if it serves to > discount certain families!!!!! <g> I have been looking for my Parks line > for eons! > Please send what you have prior to 1835 when my Henry L. Parks was born > (that's as far as I have gotten that I can rely upon.) > >This is verbatim from the book Hardy County History to 1990--it does not have >who submitted this story but does tell who still lives there today. >THE PARK FAMILY > Thomas V. PARK came from France to England during the Normandy invasion >of England and was given land on the border of Scotland. His descendants >later migrated to Essex, England. And, then, Roger PARK and son, Dr. Roger >PARK, came to what is now Trenton, New Jersey, on the Delaware River, in 1681. > Roger PARK Sr.'s first wife died in England and he remarried and settled >in Rye, New York. Dr. Roger PARK Jr. 's descendants, George, John and Roger, >came to Frederick County, Virginia (now Hampshire County, West Virginia) and >took up residence on the Cacapon River on a Fairfax land grant in 1745. > Enoch PARK was the fifth generation to live on the Cacapon and later >purchased land near Kirby from Angus McDONALD. Enoch married Margaret RUCKMAN >and raised a family of thirteen children. Both are buried in a small cemetery >on the hill above the Modern Woodman Hall at Kirby. Their home still stands >and is occupied near Kirby. > Six of their sons, John, Ashford, Samuel, Timothy, Solomon, and > Benjamin, >served in the Civil War in the 18th Virginia Calvary. John was wounded at >Fishers Hill, Virginia, and died as a prisoner of war at Point Lookout, >Maryland. Solomon was killed burial place unknown), and Benjamin was also >wounded at Fishers Hill and a prisoner at Point Lookout but recovered and >returned home. Their sister, Susan, married Governor EVANS and came to the >Bean Settlement area near Asbury Church. Mr. EVANS died and Susan's brothers >came to the area to help her, purchased land, built homes and raised >families. They were: Ashford (who married Mary Catherine MARTIN and they are >buried at Asbury Cemetary); George (who married Catherine POLAND and they are >buried at Mt. Dale); Timothy (who married Elizabeth SWISHER and are buried at >Asbury); and Benjamin (who married Mary Ann LOY and buried at Asbury). > Descendants of Timothy, Ashford, and Benjamin still own and live on > their >farms in the Bean Settlement area. Susan later married Charles BROWN. She and >a son are buried at Asbury, and Mr. BROWN is buried in the BROWN family >cemetary nearby. > Timothy's descendants are Berlin PARK and wife and son Max. Ashford's > are >Viola SNYDER and Kenneth PARK. Benjamin's are Hazel PARK SPEAR and husband >Herman. They own or are living on their farms. There are others living >elsewhere. > >This is from The Moorefield Examiner (newspaper) dated April 5, 2000 >concerning Max PARK who was running for a political office: > >Max E. PARK- co-owner and operator of PARK Farm, Inc.--member of Asbury >United Methodist Church, Bean Settlement Ruritan Club, WV Farm Bureau, & WV >Poultry Association--son of Beatrice O. PARK of Baker & the late Berlyn E. >PARK-- married to Cynthia PARK--has 5 sons: Michael PARK & Miles PARK, both >graduated Moorefield High School; Aharon SILVERMAN, a freshman at Moorefield >high School; Daniel SILVERMAN, in the seventh grade at Moorefield Middle >School; and Travis PARK in kindergarten at Moorefield Elementary School. > >As a not, Max Park was a teacher at Moorefield and I had him for science one >year. >Hope this helps. Barbara Weese