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The Parke Society
Newsletter Issue 2001 - Vol. 38 No. 2
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Looking for the Parents of this Man
by David L. Parke #13
We have a very patient member Donald E. Park #527 who has been with
us for nearly 20 years and has yet to find his immigrant Park. His
father and his uncles had reported that their father was convinced
that their family was related to Ebenezer and Allen who lived in
Madison Co., KY.
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The name Francis Marion was a name used in a number of families of
the early nineteenth century. This comes from a man of this name
1732 - 1795 who was known as the "Swamp Fox," who was involved in
gorilla warfare against the British during the Revolution. ... (page 17)
Dana Parks Jr. Memorial Circulating Library
by Jean Churchill PS#934
Attention:,
"Roger Parke 1648-1737 Immigrant From England in 1682 to West Jersey"
by David L. Parke PS#13.
"Robert Parke 1580-1665" by David L Parke PS#13.
Both of the above pamphlets have been reprinted and may be ordered
from the Library. The price is now $7.50 each due to increased
printing and postal costs. ...
The following books have been added to our collection...
(Six new books are reviewed)... (page 20)
The MARMION Ancestry of Alice (Freeman) Thompson
by Dennis L. Lorenson #1185
The family of Marmion was of Norman origin, its' chief property lying
at Fontenay-le-Marmion in the d'partement of Calvados. One of
the unsolved mysteries is the relationship between the Marmion family
and Robert Dispensator, steward of William I, William II, and Henry I.
Robert Dispensator held the castle of Tamworth [in County Warwick] and
property in other counties, afterwards held by the Marmion family.
It has been suggested that Roger Marmion acquired the Dispensator's
lands from him either by inheritance or marriage. J.H. Round, in his
book Feudal England, he says that Robert Dispensator was a
brother to Urse d'Abetot. ...(page 23)
Cricket Cousins Prove It's a Small World After All
(from the Carolina Flyer, Fayetteville, NC)
In November 1999, Major Doug Park #1305 3rd Aerial Squadron operations
officer and avid amateur genealogist, discovered he was working with
distant relatives. Staff Sgt. Marc Gumm, 3rd APS air terminal operations
senior controller, is related to the major because each of their fifth
great grandfathers were brothers. Through a crazy coincidence, the two
are assigned to the same squadron, but even more amazing, they work in
the same section.
In January, another relative, 2nd Lt. Jaclyn Witt, 3rd APS air terminal
operations duty officer was discovered... (page 24)
A Park Reunion in Mt. Dora, FL
David L. Parke #13
I was very pleased to be invited to partake in a reunion last March.
Four generations were represented and I found this an opportunity to
meet many cousins (though distant!) We met in the High Point Clubhouse
and were greeted by Lois Park #241 and her husband Warner Brown. The
area is about 75 miles east of Spring Hill with a beautiful lake and
many acres of orange trees. Some years ago I attended a reunion of the
same line then hosted by... (page 25)
Missing Link - ROBERT & LABAN PARKS
by Jean Churchill PS#934 Librarian
This search for Missing Links [the 4th in a series] again takes us to
Ohio where our members' earliest established records of their ancestors
are found in the first decade of the 1800's. Two brothers were found to
be pioneer settlers who first established homes near Brilliant and
Bloomingdale (10 miles apart) in Jefferson County. Robert was then about
42 years old, and Laban two years younger. ... (page 26)
Parke Castle in Ireland (Re. Vol. 35 No. 2)
David L. Parke #13
Three years ago our David C. Parke #52, Trustee from New England, made
an interesting trip to Ireland. He wrote of finding the Parke Castle
where he did some research and identified a family line that was new to
us. The earliest immigrant was a Roger Parke who came from County Kent
in England around 1601. From this David found six more generations from
Roger. Several of the 5th and 6th generations were identified as moving
to the US following the Revolution. ... (page 29)
Also found in this issue:
In Memory and Congratulations (page 18),
Historian's Corner Privacy Issues, The Society and You: (page 30),
Computer Talk... (page 31),
and The Society's Future (page 32).
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