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- Descendant report child summary: HUGH PARKS10 was born on 04 Dec 1790 in North Carolina or South Carolina11. He died on 08 Feb 1876 in Gentry, Missouri, USA. He married Nancy Taylor, daughter of Benjamin Taylor and Cathe
rine Weaver before 1816. She was born on 04 Dec 1787 in Virginia. She died on 04 Jun 1867 in Gentry, Missouri, USA.
- Original descendant report entry:
6. HUGH2 PARKS (Hugh1, SamuelA Jr., SamuelB, ThomasC, John JamesD)10 was born on 04 Dec
1790 in North Carolina or South Carolina11. He died on 08 Feb 1876 in Gentry, Missouri, USA. He
married Nancy Taylor, daughter of Benjamin Taylor and Catherine Weaver before 1816. She was
born on 04 Dec 1787 in Virginia. She died on 04 Jun 1867 in Gentry, Missouri, USA.
More About Hugh Parks:
Residence: 1830 in Oldham, Kentucky, United States10
Residence: 1840 in West Division, Henry, Kentucky, United States24
Residence: 1850 in District 59, Monroe, Missouri25
Residence: 1860 in Township 62, Gentry, Missouri11
Notes for Hugh Parks:
Henry County, KY Deed Book 16 p. 470
This indenture made and entered into this 9th day of March in the year of our Lord 1835
Between Francis Smith of Henry County Kentucky of the one part and Hugh Parks of the county
and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Smith in consideration of the sum of
Two hundred and seventy four dollars the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted
bargained and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Parks a certain tract of
Land containing 73 ½ acres lying and being in said county on the Waters of Floyd’s Fork being a
part of a large survey in the name of Jno Night and bounded as follows viz-Beginning at a black
walnut in W. Spurgeon’s line running N 68 ½ & 181 poles to a dogwood and two beeches in
[illegible] line. Thence with the same [illegible] to a hickory and beech corner to John Maddox and
with his line S 68 ½ & 18 poles to a sugartree and beech. Thence [illegible] and 66 poles to the
Beginning which land the said Smith doth hereby relinquish in fee simple to the said Parks. He also
binds himself and heirs to warrant and forever defend it unto said Parks and his heirs. In witness
whereof he together with his wife Patience who doth hereby relinquish her right of dower both
hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal this day and date above written.
Francis Smith
Patience Smith
Witness
John D. Smith
Lewis Wooden
Kentucky Henry Co
We Robert Buchannon and Thomas M. Ballard two of the Commonwealth’s Justices of the
Peace for said county do certify that Francis Smith and Patience W. Smith his wife this day
personally appeared before us and acknowledged the written deed. And the wife of said Francis
Smith Towit Patience W. Smith who being by us privily and apart from her husband examined as
the law directs voluntarily with her own free will and consent relinquished her right of dower to the
premises conveyed by this deed and the same is certified to the clerk of the county court for the
county of Henry for record where the [illegible] be given under our hands and seals this 10th day
of October 1835
Thomas M. Ballard
Robert Buchannon
p. 471
Henry County Court Clerk’s office October 14th 1835
I Edmund P. Thomas clerk of the Henry County court do certify that this deed from Francis
Smith and wife to Hugh Parks was on this day filed in my office and together with the certificate
thereto attached duly recorded in my office.
Att: Edmund P. Thomas
Henry County, KY Deed Book 15 p. 295-96
This Indenture made and entered into this 2nd Day of Sept eighteen hundred and thirty
three between William Burton of the County of Decatur and State of Indiana of the one part and
Hugh Parks of the county of Henry and the State of Kentucky of the other part. Witnesseth that the
said Burton for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the
said Parks the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by
these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Parks a certain tract of Land containing 75
acres lying and being in the said county of Henry on the Waters of Floyd’s Fork being part of a
large survey supposed to be in the name of John Knight and bounded as follows Towit beginning
at two poplars and ironwood corner to Adam Morris [?] [illegible] to a beech, dogwood, and
ironwood thence new lines [illegible] to a black walnut and two sugar trees in William Spurgeon’s
line and with the same [illegible] to the Cyprus growing from [illegible] corner to Buchannon and
with his line [illegible] to the beginning including the said 75 acres with its appurtenances which the
said Burton doth hereby bind himself and his heirs etc to warrant and forever defend unto the said
Parks his heirs etc against the claim or claims of all manner of persons whatever. In witness
whereof the said Burton together with his wife Susan who doth hereby relinquish her right of dower
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this day and date first above written.
William Burton
Susan Burton her mark
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Henry County to wit
I Edmund Thomas clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that this
Deed from William Burton and his wife Susan Burton to Hugh Parks was this day produced to me
in my office by the said grantors and acknowledged by the said William Burton to be his act and
deed and the said Susan Burton being by me examined privily and apart from her said husband
Declared that she did freely and willingly seal and deliver the said writings again shown and
explained to her to be her act and Deed and consented that the same may be recorded whereupon
the said deed Together with the forgoing certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office.
Given under my hand this 2nd Day of Sept 1833
Att. Edmund P. Thomas
Transcription of Transfer of Deed from Parks to Sanford. Henry County, KY, Deed Book 23, Page
289-90.
This indenture made and entered into this 1st Day of March 1850 between Hugh Parks and Nancy
his wife of the County of Henry and State of Kentucky of the first part and Henry Sanford of the
aforesaid county and state of the other part [illegible] that for and in consideration of the sum of
seventeen hundred Dollars, twelve hundred Dollars in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged the balance to be paid on the first day of March 1851. The party of the first have this
day granted bargained and sold unto the said Henry Sanford a certain tract or parcel of Land lying
and being in said County of Henry on the waters of Floyd’s Fork and bounded as follows viz:
Beginning at a stone in Yeager’s line Corner to Wesley Lamaster and Running with his line N 21
[illegible] 133 ½ poles to a stone hickory and beech corner to John Maddox thence with [illegible]
and Jno P. Smith’s line [illegible] W 18 ½ poles to a stone corner of said Smith thence with another
of his and with Wm Spurgen’s line [illegible] 130 poles to a stone corner to said Sprugeon and
Tanner’s line thence with his Starkes and Yager’s lines N 69 and 181 ½ poles to the Beginning
Containing one hundred and fifty two acres and twenty two poles, Do Have and Do Hold the above
described tract and parcel of Land unto the said Henry Sandford his heirs and assigns forever and
the said Hugh Parks and wife both for themselves and their heirs further covenant with the said
Sandford and his heirs to Warrant and forever defend the same against the claim or claims of
either themselves or their heirs or any other person or persons shall and will by them presents
warrant and forever defend in testimony whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set
their hands and affixed their seals this day and year first above written.
Hugh Parks, his mark
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Nancy Parks her mark
Henry County March 8 1850
I E. P. Thomas Clerk of the County Court for the said County, do certify that this deed from H.
Parks and wife to H. Sandford was on this day produced to me in my office and acknowledged by
said Hugh Parks to be his acknowledged deed and the said Nancy being encumbered by me privily
and apart form her said husband declared that she did freely and willingly sign seal and Deliver
said writing and wishes not to retract it and acknowledged said writing again shown and explained
to her to be her acknowledged Deed Recorded
Att E. P. Thomas
by Jas Ballard, D. C.
Transcription of document from Probate Record Books, Scott County, Indiana, Book C. p. 355-6.
August Term 1845
The Estate of Elizabeth Parks, dec’d.
Came Robert Parks administrator of the Estate of the said Elizabeth Parks, dec’d and files his
account Current herein (here insert it) by which it appears said administrator stand indebted to said
estate in the sum of $159.38 ½. Said administrator also files here in Court divers vouchers for
moneys by him paid and all of which being inspected by the Court are approved and confirmed by
the Court. Whereupon came into open Court the following heirs of said Estate to wit Sarah
Dismore who acknowledges the receipt of $32.11 ½ by way of advancement in said Estate. James
Parks acknowledges the rec’t of the sum of $20.82 ½ . Elizabeth Blocher the sum of $10.37 ½.
Jesse Parks the sum of $11.40. Hugh Parks the sum of $8.22 ½, Joseph James heirs by John
Green the sum of $8.22 ½, John Parks $8.22 ½, they being all the heirs of said estate except
William Parks and Pleasant Parks and it appearing that the distributive share of each heir of the
estate is $14.49 and each of the heirs present agreeing that the amount given is as above and
correct. Whereupon said administrator produced and filed in court the receipts of the following heirs
for the sum of $14.49 each in full of their distributive shares of the Estate: Hugh Parks, John Parks,
James Parks, Jesse Parks, Mathias Blocher husband of Elizabeth Blocher late Parks, Nathaniel
Dismore husband of Sarah Dismore late Parks and John Green administrator of the Estate of
Joseph James dec’d all of which are approved of by the Court and said administrator will be
discharged from any further liability so soon as he shall procure and file the receipts of the balance
of the heirs for their distributive shares in full and this cause stands confirmed.
Transcription of statement made by Elizabeth Barnhill Parks in application for her widow’s benefit
from husband Hugh Parks’s Revolutionary War pension. Contained in Pension file W9591,
obtained from the National Archives.
Statement made by Elizabeth Barnhill Parks on 29 June 1843:
State of Indiana
Scott County
On this 29th day of June A. D. 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the
associate Judges of the Circuit Court in and for the County and State aforesaid Elisabeth Parks, a
resident of the County and State aforesaid. Aged, eighty four years, she being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the provision made by the act of benefits passed only at AD 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay
and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of Hugh Parks who was a private in the
Army of the Revolution, and served as set forth in the Original Declaration of her said husband on
file at the War Office of the United States, and to which she refers for the particulars as to his
service. That her husband the said Hugh Parks was a pensioner on the Indiana Roll at the rate of
eighty dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Hugh Parks on the
18th day of December AD 1781 or 1782, she cannot recollect which and that her husband the
aforesaid Hugh Parks died on the 13th day of December AD 1838. She was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service. But that the marriage took place previous to the first of January AD
1794. Vis at the time above names she further declares that her maiden name was Elisabeth
Barnhill, and that after she was married to the said Hugh Parks her deceased husband she bore in
wedlock with him the following named thirteen children, to wit: First: born dead. Second: John
Parks. Third: Mary. Fourth: Samuel. Fifth: James. Sixth: Hugh. Seventh: Robert. Eighth: Elesander.
Ninth: William. Tenth: Margaret. Eleventh: Pleasant. Twelfth: Jesse. Thirteenth: Elisabeth.
Fourteenth: Sarah. She further declares that her said deceased husband died at the time above
named in Scott County and State of Indiana. She further States that she was married by
publication in Leatherford County N. Carolina at the time above named.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me:
Abraham Noaks
Associate Judge
Her mark
Elisabeth Parks
State of Indiana
Scott County
Scott County Indiana, Deed Book J, page 100
This Indenture made this thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty five between Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife of Henry County Kentucky of
the first part and Robert Parks of Scott County Indiana of the second part. Witnesseth that the said
party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of seventy five dollars in hand paid the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have remissed released and quit claimed and by these
presents do remiss release and quit claim unto said Robert Parks his heirs and assigns forever the
undivided eleventh part of the following described tracts of land lying and being in the said county
of Scott. Towit one hundred ten acres lying in the South West quarter of Section Twelve of
Township Three North of Range Seven East and eighty acres being the West Half of the Southeast
quarter of the same section Township and range as above containing in all one hundred and ninety
acres being all the rightful title interest claim and demand of the party of the first part as legal heirs
at law of Hugh Parks Sr. deceased of in and to the said tracts of land to have and hold the same
and every part and parcel thereof unto the said Robert Parks his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof the said Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife have hereunto set their hands
and seals this date above written. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Willis L. Traylor,
Edmund Hallowell
I Willis Traylor Recorder of said county of Scott do hereby certify that on the 13th day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before me
Hugh Parks and acknowledged this within instrument of writing to be his voluntary act and deed for
the purpose therein mentioned. Also Nancy Parks the wife of the said Hugh Parks who by me
being examined privately and separate and apart from and without the hearing of her said husband
and the full content and purpose of the said Deed being by me made known to her She
acknowledged that she executed the same of her own free will and accord without any coercion or
compulsion from her said husband Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of November AD
1845. Willis Traylor
From Oldham County, KY, Deed Book B, p. 185-186--This Indenture made and entered into this
21st day of September in the year of our Lord 1830 between Hugh Parkes and Nancy his wife of
the county of Oldham and state of Kentucky of the one part and Benjamin Taylor of the same
county and state aforesaid of the other part: Witnesseth: that the said Hugh Parkes for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the said Benjamin Taylor
the receipt whereby is here acknowledged by the said Parkes and that they have granted
bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain sell and deliver unto the said Benjamin
Taylor his heirs and assigns all their interest that they now have or ever may have in of and to 197
acres of land formerly the property of Benjamin Taylor deceased lying and being in the county and
state aforesaid on the waters of Camp Creek being a part of a 14000 and odd acre survey
patented in the name of Edward Powell containing 32 1/2 acres be the same more or less together
with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging in any wise appertaining. To have and
to hold the land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Taylor his heirs
and assigns forever and the said Hugh Parkes and Nancy his wife for themselves, their heirs,
executors and administrators doth reserve the right of possession of said interest unto Catherine
Taylor the widow of Benjamin Taylor deceased during her natural life, she is to have and told the
aforesaid 197 acres of land together with the appurtenances to all intents and purposes and then
after that the aforesaid tract of land unto Benjamin Taylor his heirs executors or administrator
against the claim of all and every person claiming under through or by him or them and if the land
aforesaid shall ever hereafter be taken by any prior or better claim then in that case the said Hugh
Parkes his heirs executors or administrator is hereby bound to refund unto the said Benjamin
Taylor his heirs, executors, or administrator the above named sum of one hundred dollars of lawful
money without interest. In witness whereof the said Hugh Parkes together with Nancy his wife who
hereby relinquishes her interest in and to the land contained in the deed we hereby set our hand
and seals the day and date first written. Hugh Parks, Nancy Parks, her mark.
I Johnathan F. Berry, Clerk of Oldham County Court in the State of Kentucky do certify that this
deed from Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife to Benjamin Taylor was on this day before me in
my office acknowledged and delivered by the said Hugh Parks to be his will and deed. And the said
Nancy Parks being examined by me privily and apart from her husband, declared that she did
freely and willingly seal and deliver the said writing and wishes not to retract it and acknowledges
the said writing again shown and explained to her to be her act and deed and consents that the
same may be recorded and the said deed together with this certificate is admitted to record in my
office. Witness my hand this 21st day of December 1830. Johnathan F. Berry, Clk.
This Indenture made and entered into this 21st day of September one thousand eight hundred and
thirty between Hugh Parks of the County of Oldham and State of Kentucky of the one part and
John F. Willett of the county and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said Hugh
Parks for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said
Willet the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold and by these presents
doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Willett his heirs etc. forever one hundred and twenty two
acres of land in the said county of Oldham on the waters of Floyds fork and bounded as follows to
wit; Beginning at John Bayse’s corner at two Beeches in Barnhill’s line and with Barnhill’s and
Joshua Ellis’s line passing Barnhill’s corner at 17 poles N 70 E 177 poles to beech corner to John
Mount thence with his line to North 21 West 116 poles to beech in Thompson’s line and with the
same S 70 W 160 poles to a beech corner to John Bayse and with his line S 5 E 118 poles to the
beginning. To have and to hold the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said Willet his
heirs etc. forever to their only proper use and behoof. And the said Hugh Parks for himself and his
heirs doth covenant with said Willet his heirs etc. against the claim of himself and heirs and all
manner of persons claiming under him or them to said Willet his heirs etc. and do and will forever
warrant and defend. In witness whereof the said Hugh Parks hath herewith set his hand and seal
this day and year above written. Hugh Parks, Nancy Parks, her mark.
I Jonathan S. Berry Clerk of the Oldham County Court in the State of Kentucky do certify that the
deed from Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife to John F. Willett was on this day before me in
my office acknowledged and delivered by the said Hugh Parks to be his will and deed and the said
Nancy Parks being examined by me privily and apart from her husband declared that she did freely
and willingly seal and deliver the said writing and wishes not to retract it, and acknowledged the
said writing again shewn and explained to her to be her will and deed and consents that the same
may be recorded and the said deed together with this certificate is admitted to record in my office.
Witness my hand this 21st day of September 1930. Jonathan F. Berry, Clerk
According to Paul PARKS, they lived in Shelby and Henry Counties, Kentucky. He remained in
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Kentucky when his parents and the remainder of the family moved to Indiana. The 1861 tax list for
Gentry County, Missouri, lists Hugh PARKS having personal property worth $10, owning 160 acres
in Section 1, Township 62, Range 32. The land was valued at $420 and included a house and 20
improved acres. He did not pay a poll tax.
Notes for Nancy Taylor:
Henry County, KY Deed Book 16 p. 470
This indenture made and entered into this 9th day of March in the year of our Lord 1835
Between Francis Smith of Henry County Kentucky of the one part and Hugh Parks of the county
and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Smith in consideration of the sum of
Two hundred and seventy four dollars the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted
bargained and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Parks a certain tract of
Land containing 73 ½ acres lying and being in said county on the Waters of Floyd’s Fork being a
part of a large survey in the name of Jno Night and bounded as follows viz-Beginning at a black
walnut in W. Spurgeon’s line running N 68 ½ & 181 poles to a dogwood and two beeches in
[illegible] line. Thence with the same [illegible] to a hickory and beech corner to John Maddox and
with his line S 68 ½ & 18 poles to a sugartree and beech. Thence [illegible] and 66 poles to the
Beginning which land the said Smith doth hereby relinquish in fee simple to the said Parks. He also
binds himself and heirs to warrant and forever defend it unto said Parks and his heirs. In witness
whereof he together with his wife Patience who doth hereby relinquish her right of dower both
hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal this day and date above written.
Francis Smith
Patience Smith
Witness
John D. Smith
Lewis Wooden
Kentucky Henry Co
We Robert Buchannon and Thomas M. Ballard two of the Commonwealth’s Justices of the
Peace for said county do certify that Francis Smith and Patience W. Smith his wife this day
personally appeared before us and acknowledged the written deed. And the wife of said Francis
Smith Towit Patience W. Smith who being by us privily and apart from her husband examined as
the law directs voluntarily with her own free will and consent relinquished her right of dower to the
premises conveyed by this deed and the same is certified to the clerk of the county court for the
county of Henry for record where the [illegible] be given under our hands and seals this 10th day
of October 1835
Thomas M. Ballard
Robert Buchannon
p. 471
Henry County Court Clerk’s office October 14th 1835
I Edmund P. Thomas clerk of the Henry County court do certify that this deed from Francis
Smith and wife to Hugh Parks was on this day filed in my office and together with the certificate
thereto attached duly recorded in my office.
Att: Edmund P. Thomas
Henry County, KY Deed Book 15 p. 295-96
This Indenture made and entered into this 2nd Day of Sept eighteen hundred and thirty
three between William Burton of the County of Decatur and State of Indiana of the one part and
Hugh Parks of the county of Henry and the State of Kentucky of the other part. Witnesseth that the
said Burton for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the
said Parks the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by
these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Parks a certain tract of Land containing 75
acres lying and being in the said county of Henry on the Waters of Floyd’s Fork being part of a
large survey supposed to be in the name of John Knight and bounded as follows Towit beginning
at two poplars and ironwood corner to Adam Morris [?] [illegible] to a beech, dogwood, and
ironwood thence new lines [illegible] to a black walnut and two sugar trees in William Spurgeon’s
line and with the same [illegible] to the Cyprus growing from [illegible] corner to Buchannon and
with his line [illegible] to the beginning including the said 75 acres with its appurtenances which the
said Burton doth hereby bind himself and his heirs etc to warrant and forever defend unto the said
Parks his heirs etc against the claim or claims of all manner of persons whatever. In witness
whereof the said Burton together with his wife Susan who doth hereby relinquish her right of dower
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this day and date first above written.
William Burton
Susan Burton her mark
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Henry County to wit
I Edmund Thomas clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that this
Deed from William Burton and his wife Susan Burton to Hugh Parks was this day produced to me
in my office by the said grantors and acknowledged by the said William Burton to be his act and
deed and the said Susan Burton being by me examined privily and apart from her said husband
Declared that she did freely and willingly seal and deliver the said writings again shown and
explained to her to be her act and Deed and consented that the same may be recorded whereupon
the said deed Together with the forgoing certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office.
Given under my hand this 2nd Day of Sept 1833
Att. Edmund P. Thomas
Transcription of Transfer of Deed from Parks to Sanford. Henry County, KY, Deed Book 23, Page
289-90.
This indenture made and entered into this 1st Day of March 1850 between Hugh Parks and Nancy
his wife of the County of Henry and State of Kentucky of the first part and Henry Sanford of the
aforesaid county and state of the other part [illegible] that for and in consideration of the sum of
seventeen hundred Dollars, twelve hundred Dollars in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged the balance to be paid on the first day of March 1851. The party of the first have this
day granted bargained and sold unto the said Henry Sanford a certain tract or parcel of Land lying
and being in said County of Henry on the waters of Floyd’s Fork and bounded as follows viz:
Beginning at a stone in Yeager’s line Corner to Wesley Lamaster and Running with his line N 21
[illegible] 133 ½ poles to a stone hickory and beech corner to John Maddox thence with [illegible]
and Jno P. Smith’s line [illegible] W 18 ½ poles to a stone corner of said Smith thence with another
of his and with Wm Spurgen’s line [illegible] 130 poles to a stone corner to said Sprugeon and
Tanner’s line thence with his Starkes and Yager’s lines N 69 and 181 ½ poles to the Beginning
Containing one hundred and fifty two acres and twenty two poles, Do Have and Do Hold the above
described tract and parcel of Land unto the said Henry Sandford his heirs and assigns forever and
the said Hugh Parks and wife both for themselves and their heirs further covenant with the said
Sandford and his heirs to Warrant and forever defend the same against the claim or claims of
either themselves or their heirs or any other person or persons shall and will by them presents
warrant and forever defend in testimony whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set
their hands and affixed their seals this day and year first above written.
Hugh Parks, his mark
Nancy Parks her mark
Henry County March 8 1850
I E. P. Thomas Clerk of the County Court for the said County, do certify that this deed from H.
Parks and wife to H. Sandford was on this day produced to me in my office and acknowledged by
said Hugh Parks to be his acknowledged deed and the said Nancy being encumbered by me privily
and apart form her said husband declared that she did freely and willingly sign seal and Deliver
said writing and wishes not to retract it and acknowledged said writing again shown and explained
to her to be her acknowledged Deed Recorded
Att E. P. Thomas
by Jas Ballard, D. C.
Transcription of document from Probate Record Books, Scott County, Indiana, Book C. p. 355-6.
August Term 1845
The Estate of Elizabeth Parks, dec’d.
Came Robert Parks administrator of the Estate of the said Elizabeth Parks, dec’d and files his
account Current herein (here insert it) by which it appears said administrator stand indebted to said
estate in the sum of $159.38 ½. Said administrator also files here in Court divers vouchers for
moneys by him paid and all of which being inspected by the Court are approved and confirmed by
the Court. Whereupon came into open Court the following heirs of said Estate to wit Sarah
Dismore who acknowledges the receipt of $32.11 ½ by way of advancement in said Estate. James
Parks acknowledges the rec’t of the sum of $20.82 ½ . Elizabeth Blocher the sum of $10.37 ½.
Jesse Parks the sum of $11.40. Hugh Parks the sum of $8.22 ½, Joseph James heirs by John
Green the sum of $8.22 ½, John Parks $8.22 ½, they being all the heirs of said estate except
William Parks and Pleasant Parks and it appearing that the distributive share of each heir of the
estate is $14.49 and each of the heirs present agreeing that the amount given is as above and
correct. Whereupon said administrator produced and filed in court the receipts of the following heirs
for the sum of $14.49 each in full of their distributive shares of the Estate: Hugh Parks, John Parks,
James Parks, Jesse Parks, Mathias Blocher husband of Elizabeth Blocher late Parks, Nathaniel
Dismore husband of Sarah Dismore late Parks and John Green administrator of the Estate of
Joseph James dec’d all of which are approved of by the Court and said administrator will be
discharged from any further liability so soon as he shall procure and file the receipts of the balance
of the heirs for their distributive shares in full and this cause stands confirmed.
Transcription of statement made by Elizabeth Barnhill Parks in application for her widow’s benefit
from husband Hugh Parks’s Revolutionary War pension. Contained in Pension file W9591,
obtained from the National Archives.
Statement made by Elizabeth Barnhill Parks on 29 June 1843:
State of Indiana
Scott County
On this 29th day of June A. D. 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber one of the
associate Judges of the Circuit Court in and for the County and State aforesaid Elisabeth Parks, a
resident of the County and State aforesaid. Aged, eighty four years, she being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the provision made by the act of benefits passed only at AD 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay
and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of Hugh Parks who was a private in the
Army of the Revolution, and served as set forth in the Original Declaration of her said husband on
file at the War Office of the United States, and to which she refers for the particulars as to his
service. That her husband the said Hugh Parks was a pensioner on the Indiana Roll at the rate of
eighty dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Hugh Parks on the
18th day of December AD 1781 or 1782, she cannot recollect which and that her husband the
aforesaid Hugh Parks died on the 13th day of December AD 1838. She was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service. But that the marriage took place previous to the first of January AD
1794. Vis at the time above names she further declares that her maiden name was Elisabeth
Barnhill, and that after she was married to the said Hugh Parks her deceased husband she bore in
wedlock with him the following named thirteen children, to wit: First: born dead. Second: John
Parks. Third: Mary. Fourth: Samuel. Fifth: James. Sixth: Hugh. Seventh: Robert. Eighth: Elesander.
Ninth: William. Tenth: Margaret. Eleventh: Pleasant. Twelfth: Jesse. Thirteenth: Elisabeth.
Fourteenth: Sarah. She further declares that her said deceased husband died at the time above
named in Scott County and State of Indiana. She further States that she was married by
publication in Leatherford County N. Carolina at the time above named.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me:
Abraham Noaks
Associate Judge
Her mark
Elisabeth Parks
State of Indiana
Scott County
Scott County Indiana, Deed Book J, page 100
This Indenture made this thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty five between Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife of Henry County Kentucky of
the first part and Robert Parks of Scott County Indiana of the second part. Witnesseth that the said
party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of seventy five dollars in hand paid the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have remissed released and quit claimed and by these
presents do remiss release and quit claim unto said Robert Parks his heirs and assigns forever the
undivided eleventh part of the following described tracts of land lying and being in the said county
of Scott. Towit one hundred ten acres lying in the South West quarter of Section Twelve of
Township Three North of Range Seven East and eighty acres being the West Half of the Southeast
quarter of the same section Township and range as above containing in all one hundred and ninety
acres being all the rightful title interest claim and demand of the party of the first part as legal heirs
at law of Hugh Parks Sr. deceased of in and to the said tracts of land to have and hold the same
and every part and parcel thereof unto the said Robert Parks his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof the said Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife have hereunto set their hands
and seals this date above written. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Willis L. Traylor,
Edmund Hallowell
I Willis Traylor Recorder of said county of Scott do hereby certify that on the 13th day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before me
Hugh Parks and acknowledged this within instrument of writing to be his voluntary act and deed for
the purpose therein mentioned. Also Nancy Parks the wife of the said Hugh Parks who by me
being examined privately and separate and apart from and without the hearing of her said husband
and the full content and purpose of the said Deed being by me made known to her She
acknowledged that she executed the same of her own free will and accord without any coercion or
compulsion from her said husband Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of November AD
1845. Willis Traylor
From Oldham County, KY, Deed Book B, p. 185-186--This Indenture made and entered into this
21st day of September in the year of our Lord 1830 between Hugh Parkes and Nancy his wife of
the county of Oldham and state of Kentucky of the one part and Benjamin Taylor of the same
county and state aforesaid of the other part: Witnesseth: that the said Hugh Parkes for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the said Benjamin Taylor
the receipt whereby is here acknowledged by the said Parkes and that they have granted
bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain sell and deliver unto the said Benjamin
Taylor his heirs and assigns all their interest that they now have or ever may have in of and to 197
acres of land formerly the property of Benjamin Taylor deceased lying and being in the county and
state aforesaid on the waters of Camp Creek being a part of a 14000 and odd acre survey
patented in the name of Edward Powell containing 32 1/2 acres be the same more or less together
with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging in any wise appertaining. To have and
to hold the land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Taylor his heirs
and assigns forever and the said Hugh Parkes and Nancy his wife for themselves, their heirs,
executors and administrators doth reserve the right of possession of said interest unto Catherine
Taylor the widow of Benjamin Taylor deceased during her natural life, she is to have and told the
aforesaid 197 acres of land together with the appurtenances to all intents and purposes and then
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after that the aforesaid tract of land unto Benjamin Taylor his heirs executors or administrator
against the claim of all and every person claiming under through or by him or them and if the land
aforesaid shall ever hereafter be taken by any prior or better claim then in that case the said Hugh
Parkes his heirs executors or administrator is hereby bound to refund unto the said Benjamin
Taylor his heirs, executors, or administrator the above named sum of one hundred dollars of lawful
money without interest. In witness whereof the said Hugh Parkes together with Nancy his wife who
hereby relinquishes her interest in and to the land contained in the deed we hereby set our hand
and seals the day and date first written. Hugh Parks, Nancy Parks, her mark.
I Johnathan F. Berry, Clerk of Oldham County Court in the State of Kentucky do certify that this
deed from Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife to Benjamin Taylor was on this day before me in
my office acknowledged and delivered by the said Hugh Parks to be his will and deed. And the said
Nancy Parks being examined by me privily and apart from her husband, declared that she did
freely and willingly seal and deliver the said writing and wishes not to retract it and acknowledges
the said writing again shown and explained to her to be her act and deed and consents that the
same may be recorded and the said deed together with this certificate is admitted to record in my
office. Witness my hand this 21st day of December 1830. Johnathan F. Berry, Clk.
This Indenture made and entered into this 21st day of September one thousand eight hundred and
thirty between Hugh Parks of the County of Oldham and State of Kentucky of the one part and
John F. Willett of the county and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said Hugh
Parks for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said
Willet the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold and by these presents
doth grant bargain and sell unto the said Willett his heirs etc. forever one hundred and twenty two
acres of land in the said county of Oldham on the waters of Floyds fork and bounded as follows to
wit; Beginning at John Bayse’s corner at two Beeches in Barnhill’s line and with Barnhill’s and
Joshua Ellis’s line passing Barnhill’s corner at 17 poles N 70 E 177 poles to beech corner to John
Mount thence with his line to North 21 West 116 poles to beech in Thompson’s line and with the
same S 70 W 160 poles to a beech corner to John Bayse and with his line S 5 E 118 poles to the
beginning. To have and to hold the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said Willet his
heirs etc. forever to their only proper use and behoof. And the said Hugh Parks for himself and his
heirs doth covenant with said Willet his heirs etc. against the claim of himself and heirs and all
manner of persons claiming under him or them to said Willet his heirs etc. and do and will forever
warrant and defend. In witness whereof the said Hugh Parks hath herewith set his hand and seal
this day and year above written. Hugh Parks, Nancy Parks, her mark.
I Jonathan S. Berry Clerk of the Oldham County Court in the State of Kentucky do certify that the
deed from Hugh Parks and Nancy Parks his wife to John F. Willett was on this day before me in
my office acknowledged and delivered by the said Hugh Parks to be his will and deed and the said
Nancy Parks being examined by me privily and apart from her husband declared that she did freely
and willingly seal and deliver the said writing and wishes not to retract it, and acknowledged the
said writing again shewn and explained to her to be her will and deed and consents that the same
may be recorded and the said deed together with this certificate is admitted to record in my office.
Witness my hand this 21st day of September 1930. Jonathan F. Berry, Clerk
Hugh Parks and Nancy Taylor had the following children:
34. i. JOHN3 PARKS was born in 1816 in Kentucky, USA.
Notes for John Parks:
The following is from Northcutt genealogy pages. This individual might belong to
someone other than Hugh and Nancy, but probably originated with the same larger
family somewhere in Kentucky.
In Sep 1853 he was appointed overseer of Road Districts 36 and 56.291 On 20 Feb
1857, John PARKS, of Gentry County, Missouri, purchased land described as:
the South West quarter of the North East quarter of Section twenty eight, in
Township sixty two, of Range thirty, in the District of Lands subject to sale at
Plattsburg, Missouri, containing forty acres. The 1861 tax list for Gentry County,
Missouri, lists John PARKS having personal property worth $200, owning 180 acres
in Section 28, Township 62, Range 30. The land was valued at $480 and included a
house and 25 improved acres. He also paid a poll tax.
A John PARKS also owned 39 acres in Section 5, Township 66, Range 30, valued
at $100.
A John L. PARKS had personal property worth $45, owned 60 acres in Section 6,
Township 66, Range 30. The land was valued at $160 and included a house and 15
improved acres. John L. also paid a poll tax. A John PARKS died 4 Jul 1897 at the
Missouri Hotel, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri. He was of a few miles north of
Albany.
+35. ii. HENRY PARKS was born about 1817 in Kentucky, USA. He married NANCY. She was
born about 1815 in Kentucky, USA.
+36. iii. JAMES ALEN PARKS26, 27, 28 was born on 12 Jan 1820 in Indiana or Kentucky29, 30, 31.
He died on 14 Feb 1914 in Butler Township, Harrison, Missouri, USA. He married
Mary Ann Jacoby, daughter of John Francis Jacoby and Matilda Robeson on 07
Sep 1843 in Henry, Kentucky, USA. She was born on 23 Mar 1827 in Bourbon,
Kentucky, USA26. She died on 14 Sep 1910 in New Castle, Gentry, Missouri, USA.
+37. iv. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKS32, 33 was born on 03 Jul 1821 in Indiana, USA32, 33, 34. He
died on 18 Nov 1897 in Albany, Missouri. He married Minerva Hubbard Adams,
daughter of Joel Adams and Susannah Taylor on 12 Jan 1851 in Oldham County,
Kentucky35. She was born on 11 Sep 1836 in Kentucky, USA36, 37, 38. She died on
27 Dec 1921 in Albany, Gentry, Missouri, USA.
38. v. ELIZABETH PARKS was born in 1824 in Kentucky, USA.
+39. vi. WILLIAM FRANCIS PARKS39, 40, 41, 42 was born on 11 Sep 1827 in Kentucky, USA40, 41,
42 . He died on 24 May 1907 in Saline County, Missouri. He married (1) N ANCY
MARGARET JACOBY, daughter of John Francis Jacoby and Matilda Robeson on 06
Oct 1850 in Monroe County, Missouri43. She was born on 31 Jul 1829 in Henry,
Kentucky, USA44, 45, 46. She died on 23 Apr 1861 in Paris, Monroe, Missouri, USA.
He married (2) MARGARET JANE VAUGHN on 28 Sep 1862 in Harrison, Missouri,
USA. She was born on 12 Feb 1836. She died on 30 Mar 1878 in Saline County,
Missouri.
40. vii. MARY CATHERINE PARKS was born about 1829 in Kentucky, USA.
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