Amos Parks (M)
b. 10 January 1738/39, d. 2 October 1804
3 Generation Pedigree
Relationship=2nd great-grandfather of Lydia Electa Corey.

Appears on these charts:

Corey Family Timeline
Ancestors of Lydia Electa Corey

     Amos Parks was born on 10 January 1738/39 at (probably) Preston, New London County, Connecticut.^3,2 He was the son of Josiah Parks and Sarah Benjamin.^1,2 Amos Parks married Grace Herrick, daughter of Edward Herrick and Margaret Avery Childs, about 1760. Amos Parks appeared on the 1800 Federal Census of Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 1800.⁴ He left a will on 24 September 1804 at Salem Township.⁵ He died on 2 October 1804 at Salem, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at age 65.^3,2

Children of Amos Parks and Grace Herrick

Prudence Parks b. s 1766, d. 25 May 1849⁶
Experience Parks b. c 1769^2,6
Joseph Parks b. b 1771^2,6
Lucy Parks b. c 1772^2,6
Edward Parks b. c 1774, d. 28 Aug 1856^2,6
Sarah Parks b. c 1780, d. a 1851^2,6
Amos Parks b. 11 Aug 1780, d. 11 Sep 1851^2,6
Moses Parks b. c 1782⁶
Silas Parks b. c 1786^2,6

Notes and Citations:

1. [S264] Compilers Note: While it seems almost certain that Amos was the son of Josiah and Sarah, no documentation has yet been found.
2. [S132] Dumas and Morris Families Repository, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ronnadumas/, Ronna Dumas, author and compiler.
3. [S9] Corey Family Society, online http://coryfamsoc.com/index.htm, Earl S. Corey, webmaster, Site include genealogies of several early Cory/Corey families.
4. [S556] Amos Parks household, 1800 U.S. Federal Census, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Salem Township, page 357 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2002), Image 2 of 2, http://www.ancestry.com/, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC, micropublication M32_39), accessed 4 December 2006.
5. [S133] Amos Parks will (24 September 1804), Will of Amos Parks: citing Luzerne Co., PA, Will Bk A, pp. 59-61, Luzerne County GenWeb, http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/index.html, citing Luzerne Co., PA, Will Book A, pp. 59-61. Hereinafter cited as Amos Parks Will.
6. [S133] Amos Parks will (24 September 1804), Will of Amos Parks, Luzerne County GenWeb, http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/index.html, citing Luzerne Co., PA, Will Book A, pp. 59-61. Hereinafter cited as Amos Parks Will.