Francis Parks

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23.AMBROSE4 PARKS (THOMAS II3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1766 in Albemarle, VA, and died 1838 in St Francis, Mo.He married FRANCES LIVINGSTON ISBELL December 02, 1790 in Wilkes Co N.C., daughter of LIVINGSTON ISBELL and ANN MARTIN.

Notes for AMBROSE PARKS: Ambrose PARKES was born about 1766 in Albemarle, Virginia. He died after 1838 in St. Francois, Missouri. He has reference number 128. Source: Mrs. Ann Noblitt, #11 Chadsworth Place, Tullahoma, TN. Descendant. Wilkes Co. N. C. marriage records. Will dated 11 Apr 1838 Estate settled 20 Mar 1840 St. Francois Co. Missouri.

Notes for FRANCES LIVINGSTON ISBELL: married to Francis Livingston ISBELL (daughter of Livingston ISBELL and Ann MARTIN) on 2 Dec 1790 in Wilkes, North Carolina. Francis Livingston ISBELL was born about 1770 in Albemarle, Virginia. She died about 20 Jul 1850 in St. Genevieve, Missouri. She has reference number 129.

Children of AMBROSE PARKS and FRANCES ISBELL are:

• i. NANCY5 PARKS, b. 1791, Wilkes Co. NC; m. JOEL JOHNSON, March 11, 1811, Wilkes Co. NC.
• ii. MARTIN LIVINGSTON PARKS, b. August 26, 1793, Wilkes Co. NC; d. December 12, 1845, Lynchburg, Lincoln, TN; m. SUSANNA BIRD SMITH, May 18, 1819, Lincoln, Tenn. Notes for MARTIN LIVINGSTON PARKS: He was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee. A copy of Martin L. Parkes' Service Pension War of 1812 is in the possession of John Franklin Parkes. Martin L. Parkes was enrolled in Capt. Lee's Co. 10th N.C. Vols Sept. 18, 1812. Martin Parkes was appointed Ensign in the 10th Reg. U.S. Infantry, on the 2 July 1813 and served till the 26 January 1814 when he was promoted to 3rd Lieut. in which capacity he served till 20 Sept 1814 when he was promoted to 2nd Lieut. and served till 15 Jun 1815 when the Army was disbanded.
• iii. THOMAS LODGE DENNIS PARKS, b. Abt. 1795; d. January 1849, Lincoln, Tenn; m. ELIZABETH L SMITH. VNotes for THOMAS LODGE DENNIS PARKS: !Sometimes called "Colonel." Married a sister of his brother's (Martin Livingston Parkes) wife.
• iv. ALLEN WALLER PARKS, b. March 18, 1797, Wilkes Co. NC; d. November 18, 1884, Moore TN; m. FRANCES MILLER, January 12, 1822. Notes for ALLEN WALLER PARKS: He was buried in Lynchburg Cem., Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee. "Emigrated to Tennessee in 1826 and settled in Lynchburg in what was then Lincoln County, but is now Moore County Tennessee" Notable Southern Families, Vol III. 1830 Census of Tennessee (Lincoln County) backs up dates of birth of all family members: 1 male between 30-40 (Allen), 1 female between 20-30 (Francis), 1 female between 5-10 (Francis Ann), 1 female between 0-5 (Louisa), and 1 male between 0-5 (Rufus) years of age. 1850 Census of Lincoln Co., TN back up dates of birth. (Allen W.-52, Frances-47) 1880 Census of Moore Co., TN back up dates of birth (A. W. 83 WM Retired Hotel keeper). A.W.'s bible and Notable Southern Families records date of marriage 1/12/1822. Written in 'A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans' by Will T. Hale and Dixon L. Merritt, Volume VI, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1913. Page 1727. "Allen W. Parks, the great-grandfather of Roy H. Parks, was born in 1797, in North Carolina, and came to Tennessee at a very early date, locating in that part of Lincoln county which is now included in Moore county. He was engaged in farming and for a number of years lived on the present site of Lynchburg, wear he conducted a tavern. He married a Miss Frances Miller, and among their children was Rufus Burton Parks, who was born in Lynchburg in 1827." Notes for FRANCES MILLER: (daughter of John MILLER and Elizabeth) on 12 Jan 1822. Francis MILLER was born on 17 May 1802. She died on 6 Jan 1877 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee. She was buried in Lynchburg Cem., Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee. !Sometimes called "Fannie." Copy of death notice in the possession of John Franklin Parkes
• v. MARTHA PARKS.
• vi. AMBROSE LEE PARKS.
• vii. JAMES DAVIDSON PARKS.
• viii. HASTINGS EDWARD PARKS.
• ix. SUSIE PARKS.
• x. CYNTHIA MCCONNER PARKS.

Origins

Notable Southern Families by Zella Armstrong, vol. 1 (1918), p.110:

James Isbell and Frances Tompkins Livingston "had six sons and four daughters," listed as: "(1) John Isbell, born September 27, 1748. [some think he was John Orrell Livingston, b.c1748, d. Nov. 1824 Caldwell Co, NC.] (2) Milly Isbell, born April 2, 1750. (3) Livingston Isbell, born November 17, 1751. (4) Francis Isbell, born February 12, 1755. (5) Thomas Isbell." (cont. p.111: born June 27, 1753) "(6) Edith Isbell, born November 17, 1756. (7) Mary Isbell, born August 21, 1758. (8) James Isbell, Second, born April 3, 1760. (9) Elizabeth Isbell, born October 19, 1762. (10) William Tompkins Isbell, born September 19, 1765."