Solomon Sparks, Sr.

DAR A 131728,, Patriotic Service, NC Furnished supplies. "Solomon Sparks lived in Maryland before settling in North Carolina. . .Solomon Sparks removed with his family some time in 1753 to near Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C." (Sparks Quarterly, Dec 1955, #12, p 97)

"Solomon and Sarah Sparks were among the first settlers in that area [near Salisbury, Rowan Co.] of North Carolina. . .Solomon Sparks settled in the Forks of the Yadkin, less than ten miles north of Salisbury, in what is now Davie County, North Caorlina." (Sparks Quarterly, Sept 1967, #59, p 1082)

"In 1749, Solomon Sparks signed a petition, with others, for the establishment of a road from their new church in the Linganore Creek area of Frederick County to 'Baltimoretown' and 'Annapolistown'." (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1991, #154, p 3777 -- citing information obtained from "Pioneers of Old Monocacy, The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, 1721-1743," pp 102-103)

"We know that Solomon Sparks. . .remained openly loyal to the British Crown. . .'Old Solomon Sparks'. . .described as 'a celebrated Tory'." (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1991, #154, p 3777)

"The last record we have of Solomon and Sarah Sparks is dated 1788 when they sold land which they still owned in Rowan County to Jonas Sparks" [brother to Solomon] (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1959, #26)

"By 1800, Solomon and Sarah Sparks had both died. Neither of them left a will, nor has a family Bible record been found listing the names of their children. However, a document recorded in the Wilkes County Court Records reveals the names of those still living in the Wilkes County area in 1801. It is a Letter of Attorney dated July 31, 1801 from John Sparks, Reuben Sparks, Solomon Sparks, Jr., Mary Jacks, Hannah Denny, Susannah Johnson, and Joseph Sparks to Abel Sparks, all being children of Solomon Sparks." (The Sparks Quarterly, Septemer 1967, p 1082)

"We know that Solomon Sparks, older brother of Jonas, and close neighbor of William Sparks in Surry County, remained openly loyal to the British Crown. This is graphically revealed in an application for a Revolutionary War Pension application by one George Parks, dated April10, 1833. Congress had passed legislation in 1832 providing pensions for all surviving Revolutionary War soldiers whether or not they were in financial need, and Parks was one of those who applied. Like many of his fellow veterans, however, Parks could find no documentary proof of his service, which was required by the War Department before a pension could be issued. What veterans with this problem often did, besides seeking affidavits from others who remembered their service, was to try to recall in as much detail as possible the events during the war in which they had been participants. This George Parks did in his application. Here called that at the time of the Revolution, he had lived in that part of Surry County, North Carolina, that was cut off to form Wilkes County in1777 and that in 1779, he thought "in the fall season," he had enlisted in a "Company of Minute Men" for a period of eighteen months . It was the primary mission of this company, which was commanded by Captain William Lenore, to find men in their neighborhood who belonged to Tory military units. Some they would hang when they captured them, while others were whipped "nearly to death." They also punished civilians who were judged to be Loyalists, but less severely.

"One of the incidents recalled by Parks had involved "Old Solomon Sparks," whom he described as "a celebrated Tory." He and several other men from Captain Lenore's Company were determined to punish Solomon for his Tory sentiments, but they knew that he was aware of this danger and was usually armed. In order to entice him out of his house unarmed, Parks recalled how he and his comrades had "employed a Whig from a distant neighborhood and a stranger to said Old Tory, to decoy him out of his house without his gun under the pretence of being a traveller & inquiring the Road." Parks stated that the stranger "succeeded admirably" and that Solomon had, indeed, stepped outside his house unarmed to point the way for the stranger.

"The soldiers, who had been hiding, then grabbed Solomon. "He fought bravely without arms," Parks admitted with a certain degree of admiration, and in the fracas, Solomon had "considerably injured this applicant by kicking him." The soldiers had succeeded in overpowering Solomon Sparks, however, and "he was sent down the Yadkin in a Canoe...tied hand and foot, on his back. " Although Solomon's plight must have been quite precarious, Parks recalled that "he repeatedly hallowed 'hurra for King George'," as he floated helplessly downstream.(See Park's Revolutionary War Pension File, W27456; BLWt. 53670-150-55 at the National Archives.)

"Who finally rescued Solomon Sparks we do not know, but he did survive his ordeal for he was still living in 1788 when he sold to his brother,Jonas, the last of his land in the Forks of the Yadkin."

In 1749, Solomon Sparks signed a petition, with others, for theestablishment of a road from their new church in the Linganore Creek areaof Frederick County to "Baltimoretown" and "Annapolistown." See PIONEERS OF OLD MONOCACY, The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland,1721-1743, Grace L. Tracey & John P. Dern, pg 102-3.

See also: http://www.sparksfamilyassn.org/protect/012-B.html

According to The Sparks Quarterly, Whole No. 12:

"Solomon Sparks lived in Maryland before settling in North Carolina and was very probably the son of Joseph Sparks (344) who died intestate in Frederick County, Maryland in 1749.

"On the 20th of March 1750, Solomon Sparks patented 93 acres in Frederick County, Maryland, and gave his land the descriptive name of "Cold Friday". This land was located on Beaver Dam Branch, a tributary of Linganore Creek. On the 20th of June, 1753, Solomon Sparks and his wife, Sarah, sold these 93 acres for 34 Pounds, to Mathew Howard. Solomon is disignated in this deed as a "farmer".

"If Solomon Sparks and his wife Sarah were living in Frederick County, Maryland, as late as June 20, 1753, as this deed would indicate , then their son John, born February 25, 1753, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, rather than in Rowan County, North Carolina, and was carried to North Carolina as a babe in arms. Although we cannot be sure ofthe exact date, it is reasonably certain that Solomon Sparks removed with his family some time in 1753 to near Salisbury, Rowan County,N.C. (Rowan County was formed April 12, 1753, from Anson County.)

"The Sparkses settled in the Forks of the Yadkin, less than ten miles north of Salisbury, in what is now Davie County, North Carolina. [...] When the Surry-Wilkes County Line was surveyed in1778 it mentioned the plantation of Solomon Sparks.

"It is believed that Solomon and Sarah Sparks were both deceased by1800, or possibly by 1790. Since neither of them left a will, and no family Bible or other record has been located, it has been difficult to ascertain the names of the children of this couple. However, a power of attorney recorded in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Court Minutes, on Tuesday, August 4, 1801, gives what we feel certain is a listing of at least eight of the children of Solomon and Sarah Sparks."

According to The Sparks Quartlery, Whole No. 154: "We know that Solomon Sparks, older brother of Jonas, and close neighbor of William Sparks in Surry County, remained openly loyal to the British Crown. This is graphically revealed in an application for a Revolutionary War Pension application by one George Parks, dated April 10, 1833.

"[...] One of the incidents recalled by Parks had involved "Old Solomon Sparks," whom he described as "a celebrated Tory." He and several other men from Captain Lenore's Company were determined to punish Solomon for his Tory sentiments, but they knew that he was aware of this danger and was usually armed. In order to entice him out of his house unarmed, Parks recalled how he and his comrades had "employed a Whig from a distant neighborhood and a stranger to said Old Tory, to decoy him out of his house without his gun under the pretence of being a traveller & inquiring the Road." Parks stated that the stranger "succeeded admirably" and that Solomon had, indeed, stepped outside his house unarmed to point the way for the stranger.

"The soldiers, who had been hiding, then grabbed Solomon. "He fought bravely without arms," Parks admitted with a certain degree of admiration, and in the fracas, Solomon had "considerably injured this applicant by kicking him." The soldiers had succeeded in overpowering Solomon Sparks, however, and "he was sent down the Yadkin in a Canoe...tied hand and foot, on his back." Although Solomon's plight must have been quite precarious, Parks recalled that "he repeatedly hallowed 'hurra for King George'," as he floated helplessly downstream.

"Who finally rescued Solomon Sparks we do not know, but he did survive his ordeal for he was still living in 1788 when he sold to hisbrother, Jonas, the last of his land in the Forks of the Yadkin."

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in the Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783 Name:	Solomon Sparks Volume:	2 Page:	779 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Revolutionary War Battalions & Militia Index Cards. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Description If your ancestor was an associator, militiaman, or line trooper from Pennsylvania during the Revolution, you may find him in this database. Learn more...

* Solomon Sparks

in the North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 Name:	Solomon Sparks State:	NC County:	Rowan County Township:	The Jersey Settlement Year:	1768 Database:	NC Early Census Index SAVE  Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Description This database contains indexes to the North Carolina (U.S.A.) portions of the 1790-1870 U.S. Federal Censuses as well as indexes to 1812-1814 Muster Rolls, the 1840 Pensioners Lists, the 1890 Veterans Schedules, and other early censuses. Information contained in these indexes can include name, state, county, township, year of record, and name of record set.

* Solomon Sparks

in the Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Name:	Solomon Sparks Cemetery:	Providence Union Ch Location:	West Providence, Bedford Co PA 80 Source Citation Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4 Source Information Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.

* Solomon Sparks

in the U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Name:	Solomon Sparks Pension Year:	1831 Application State:	Pennsylvania Applicant Designation:	Survivor's Pension Application File Archive Publication Number:	M804 Archive Roll Number:	2251 Total Pages in Packet:	12 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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"Solomon and Sarah Sparks were among the first settlers in that area [near Salisbury, Rowan Co.] of North Carolina. . .Solomon Sparks settled in the Forks of the Yadkin, less than ten miles north of Salisbury, in what is now Davie County, North Caorlina." (Sparks Quarterly, Sept 1967, #59, p 1082) "In 1749, Solomon Sparks signed a petition, with others, for the establishment of a road from their new church in the Linganore Creek area of Frederick County to 'Baltimoretown' and 'Annapolistown'." (The Sparks Quarterly, June 1991, #154, p 3777 -- citing information obtained from "Pioneers of Old Monocacy, The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, 1721-1743," pp 102-103) According to Whole No. 12 of The Sparks Quarterly:"John Sparks, son of Solomon and Sarah, lived in Surry County, North Carolina,, from the time he removed there with his father about 1771, until 1786. By 1782 John Sparks had purchased 200 acres of land in Surry, on Brushy Mountain, and was taxed with 200 acres and 1 poll, 2 horses (or mules) and 6 cattle. THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1991, Whole No. 154, p. 3777"We know that Solomon Sparks, older brother of Jonas, and close neighbor of William Sparks in Surry County, remained openly loyal to the British Crown. This is graphically revealed in an application for a Revolutionary War Pension application by one George Parks, dated April10, 1833. Congress had passed legislation in 1832 providing pensions for all surviving Revolutionary War soldiers whether or not they were in financial need, and Parks was one of those who applied. Like many of his fellow veterans, however, Parks could find no documentary proof of his service, which was required by the War Department before a pension could be issued. What veterans with this problem often did, besides seeking affidavits from others who remembered their service, was to try to recall in as much detail as possible the events during the war in which they had been participants. This George Parks did in his application. Here called that at the time of the Revolution, he had lived in that part of Surry County, North Carolina, that was cut off to form Wilkes County in1777 and that in 1779, he thought "in the fall season," he had enlisted in a "Company of Minute Men" for a period of eighteen months . It was the primary mission of this company, which was commanded by Captain William Lenore, to find men in their neighborhood who belonged to Tory military units. Some they would hang when they captured them, while others were whipped "nearly to death." They also punished civilians who were judged to be Loyalists, but less severely. "One of the incidents recalled by Parks had involved "Old Solomon Sparks," whom he described as "a celebrated Tory." He and several other men from Captain Lenore's Company were determined to punish Solomon for his Tory sentiments, but they knew that he was aware of this danger and was usually armed. In order to entice him out of his house unarmed, Parks recalled how he and his comrades had "employed a Whig from a distant neighborhood and a stranger to said Old Tory, to decoy him out of his house without his gun under the pretence of being a traveller & inquiring the Road." Parks stated that the stranger "succeeded admirably" and that Solomon had, indeed, stepped outside his house unarmed to point the way for the stranger. "The soldiers, who had been hiding, then grabbed Solomon. "He fought bravely without arms," Parks admitted with a certain degree of admiration, and in the fracas, Solomon had "considerably injured this applicant by kicking him." The soldiers had succeeded in overpowering Solomon Sparks, however, and "he was sent down the Yadkin in a Canoe...tied hand and foot, on his back. " Although Solomon's plight must have been quite precarious, Parks recalled that "he repeatedly hallowed 'hurra for King George'," as he floated helplessly downstream.(See Park's Revolutionary War Pension File, W27456; BLWt. 53670-150-55 at the National Archives.) "Who finally rescued Solomon Sparks we do not know, but he did survive his ordeal for he was still living in 1788 when he sold to his brother,Jonas, the last of his land in the Forks of the Yadkin."http://www.sparksfamilyassn.org/protect/012-B.html

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