Park/e/s Families in Group 008

A collection of family trees of the various Park/e/s lineages in DNA Group 008 in the Park/e/s DNA Surname Project at FTDNA (Family Tree DNA)

PARKS, HUGH

PARKS, HUGH[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male Abt 1824 -    Has 4 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name PARKS, HUGH 
    Birth Abt 1824 
    Gender Male 
    _DNA Group 008 
    Lineage Key IP 
    Parke Society FGS No. 03IP3 
    Person ID I19  Hugh Parks Sr. LK=IP
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2026 

    Father PARKS, JOHN,   b. Abt 1785   d. 1846 in Henry, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Unknown, Jane 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vest, Priscilla 
    Children 
     1. PARKS, JOHN WESLEY,   b. Abt 1838, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. PARKS, MARGARET ANNE,   b. Abt 1839, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. PARKS, SARAH ELIZABETH,   b. 27 Dec 1841, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. PARKS, MARY JANE  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2026 

  • Notes 
    • Descendant report child summary: HUGH PARKS was born about 1824.
    • Original descendant report entry:
      26. HUGH3 PARKS (James2, Hugh1, SamuelA Jr., SamuelB, ThomasC, John JamesD) was born on 03
      Feb 1810 in South Carolina. He died on 08 Oct 1842 in Scott County, Indiana. He married (1)
      MARY BAKER on 06 Nov 1834 in Scott County, Indiana. He married (2) PRISCILLA VEST on 21 Aug
      1836. She was born on 04 Mar 1816 in Henry, Kentucky, USA. She died on 15 Mar 1891 in
      Jefferson County, Indiana.


      More About Hugh Parks:
      Burial: Marker in Traylor Cemetery, Scott County, Indiana


      Notes for Hugh Parks:
      Marker reads Hugh, Consort of Precilla, died 10-8 1842 age 32 yrs. 8 mo. 5 days. Hugh was
      originally buried in the Parks Family Cemetery.

      Deed between United States and Parks

      Scott County, Indiana Deed
      THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
      Certificate No. 111040
      To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:


      WHEREAS Hugh Parks, of Scott County, Indiana has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE
      of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at Jeffersonville
      according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act
      making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands," for the North West quarter of the South
      East quarter of Section thirty four, in Township four North, of Range Six East, in the District of
      Lands subject to sale at Jeffersonville, Indiana, containing forty Acres, according to the official plat
      of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the SURVEYOR
      GENERAL, which said tract has been purchased by the said Hugh Parks NOW KNOW YE, That
      the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the
      several acts of Congress, in such case made and provided, HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by
      these presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said Hugh Parks and to his heirs, the said tract
      above described; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the rights, privileges,
      immunities,and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, there unto belonging, unto the said Hugh
      Parks and to his heirs and assigns forever.

      IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, Martin Van Buren PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
      AMERICA, have caused these letters to be made PATENT, and the SEAL of the GENERAL LAND
      OFFICE to be hereunto affixed. GIVEN under my hand, at the CITY OF WASHINGTON, the first
      day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and of the
      INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the Sixtyfourth BY THE PRESIDENT: Martin Van
      Buren

      By J. W. Van Buren, Secy.
      Acting RECORDER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
      Jos. S. Wilson
      Recorded, Vol 28 Page 499 E

      Hugh Parks and Priscilla Vest had the following children:
      106. i. JOHN WESLEY4 PARKS was born about 1838 in Indiana, USA.

      107. ii. MARGARET ANNE PARKS was born about 1839 in Indiana, USA.

      +108. iii. SARAH ELIZABETH PARKS was born on 27 Dec 1841 in Indiana, USA. She married
      Charles Royce on 04 Jul 1860 in Scott County, Indiana. He was born about 1826 in
      New York.

      109. iv. MARY JANE PARKS.

  • Sources 
    1. [S0] Wilma Handley, Descendants of Hugh Parks descendant report (PDF).

    2. [S1] Source 1 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report.

    3. [S2] Source 2 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report.

    4. [S3] Source 3 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report.

    5. [S4] Source 4 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report.


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