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Moses PARK was born 23 Nov 1738.  Moses died 10 May 1828 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina, and was buried in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina, Providence Cem.?.  He married 25.Mary HILL about 1770.                   25. Mary HILL was born  3 Jun 1749 in Ireland?.  Mary died  8 Aug 1829 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina, and was buried in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina, Providence Cem.?.                  They had 8 children: 12.           Mi.                          Thomas PARK, born 27 Feb 1772, died 25 Jul 1823.                                 Fii.                           Olivia "Ollivy" PARK, born 22 Feb 1773 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She married John MOORE, Captain about 1794. He was born  1 Feb 1773.   John, Captain died  2 Sep 1833 in Lancaster Dist., South Carolina, and was buried in Lancaster Dist., South Carolina, Six-Mile Church.  Notes: 8 September 1838 is an alternate date of death of Captain John Moore, with interment in Unity Cemetery, Fort Mill, South Carolina.  Olivia died 17 Dec 1857 in Lancaster Dist., South Carolina, and was buried in Lancaster Dist., South Carolina, Six-Mile Church. Census Notes: 1850 SC census, Lancaster District, microfilm page 136, line 28, dwelling 44. Olivia Moore (widow), age 75, has a relative, J. Lanier, age 20, living with her. Olivia lives near her son Moses Moore. Moses and his family live in dwelling 43.                                 Miii.                        John PARK, born 14 Nov 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married (1) Jennett CROCKETT  2 Nov 1797 in Mecklenburg Cnty, North Carolina. Jennett died before Jun 1830.  John married (2) Patty PARHAM Jun 1830 in Lafayette, Lincoln, Tennessee.  John died 14 Jun 1862 in Cornersville, Marshall County, Tennessee, and was buried in Cornersville, Marshall County, Tennessee, Beechwood Cem. Notes: Information about the family of John Park is taken from "Moses Park 1738-1828", by Clara Cammack Park, 1991, Gateway Press Incorporated, Baltimore, MD. 1860 TN census, Giles Co, Microfilm page 86, line 8. John Park, age 85, is a boarder in the home of his son, E. P. Parks.                                 Miv.                        Moses PARK, Jr., born 12 Mar 1780 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Mary WIER 12 Jan 1802 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina. She was born 26 Jan 1779. Mary died 15 Jan 1859 in Marshall, Tennessee.  Moses, Jr. died 1864 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Census Notes: 1840 TN census, Marshall Co, page 156. The families of Moses Park (line 4), John M. Park (line 7), A. E. Clayton (line 9), George Parke (line 11), James H. Parke (line 12), Joseph Nichols (line 17), and John B. Cowden (line 19) are listed on this page. The household of Moses Park consists of 1 male of 20 and under 30 (Moses Park III), 1 male of 60 and under 70 (Moses), and 1 female of 60 and under 70 (Polly Wier Park). Moses Park had 7 slaves, 3 males and 4 females, when the census was taken. 1850 TN census, Marshall Co, Dwelling 530, line 29. Moses Park, age 70, and Mary, age 71, live by themselves. Moses reports real estate valued at $1800. 1860 TN census, Marshall Co, page 40, LN 37. Moses Park, age 80, is living in the household of his grandson, William A. Park.                                 Mv.                         George PARK(S), born 16 Feb 1783 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth SHARP about 1810 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina. She was born 18 Aug 1789. Elizabeth died 27 Feb 1844, and was buried in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Providence Cem.  George died  6 Jan 1827 in Mecklenburg Cnty, North Carolina, and was buried in Mecklenburg Cnty, North Carolina, Providence Cem.                                 Mvi.                        James PARK, born  7 Jun 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Martha YANDELL  8 Apr 1804. She was born  7 Dec 1785 in North Carolina, the daughter of William YANDELL and Martha WILSON. Martha died 21 Aug 1851 in Walker County, Georgia, and was buried in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, LaFayette Cem.  James died  1 Aug 1866 in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, and was buried in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, LaFayette Cem. Notes:   "History of Walker County, Georgia", by James Alfred Sartain, 1932, The A. J. Showalter Company, Dalton, Ga., page 422 - "The Park Family of Walker County, Georgia", contributed by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles. Birthdate of James Park is given as 7 June 1785, birthplace as NC. Birthdate of Elizabeth Phelps is given as 18 October 1778. Marriage date of James Park and Martha Yandell is given as 1804. Two of the 7 children of this union are named as Moses and Mary, wife of Dr. Adam Clements. This same information by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles appears in "History of Catoosa County, Georgia, 1853-1953", by Susie Blaylock McDaniel, page 83.  "Moses Park (1738-1828)", Mrs. Clara Cammack Park, 1991, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, MD, listed 7 children of James Park and Martha Yandell.   1820 GA census, Putnam Co, page 90, Captain Martin W. Stampers District, line 18. The household of James Park consists of 2 males under 10 (John Esten, b. 1814 and Thomas Yandell, b. 1818), 1 male of 16 and under 26 (Moses, b. 1805),1 male of 26 and under 45 (James, b. 1785), 2 females under 10 (Mary Wilson Hill, b. 1810, and Alminia b. 1815), and 1 female of 26 and under 45 (Martha Yandell, b. 1785).   1830 GA census - the census report for James Park has not been located. His oldest son Moses Park (1805) has moved from Putnam county to Crawford County GA.  1840 GA census, Walker Co, page 76. The household of James Park contains 3 males of 20 and under 30 (John Esten b. 1814, Thomas Yandell b. 1818, 1 unidentified), 1 male of 30 and under 40 (unidentified), and 1 male of 50 and under 60 (James b. 1785). There are 2 females of 15 and under 20, (Almina b. ca. 1815, Martha b. ca. 1820).  1850 GA census, Walker Co, page 472, Lookout Mt. District, dwelling 93. James, age 65, and Martha, age 65, are counted in the home of his son, Thomas Y. Park, age 32, a physician. Thomas' wife, Caroline V., age 20, and a son, James, age 1, complete the household.  1860 GA census, Walker Co, page 837, Eagle Clift P. O., dwelling 1179, family 1126. James Park's wife died in 1851. James, 75, lives near his grandson, James H. Park in dwelling 1180. Three unidentified females live in his household, Nancy D., age 41, Susan C., age 16, and Mary E., age 10, all born in TN. !Notes:  Walker County Georgia Cemeteries, Volume I, South Walker County, Walker County Historical Society, 1987, page 268. The birth and death dates appear on the headstone, a monument placed by the Park family reunion association about 1915.

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John PARK, born 14 Nov 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married (1) Jennett CROCKETT  2 Nov 1797 in Mecklenburg Cnty, North Carolina. Jennett died before Jun 1830.  John married (2) Patty PARHAM Jun 1830 in Lafayette, Lincoln, Tennessee.  John died 14 Jun 1862 in Cornersville, Marshall County, Tennessee, and was buried in Cornersville, Marshall County, Tennessee, Beechwood Cem. Notes: Information about the family of John Park is taken from "Moses Park 1738-1828", by Clara Cammack Park, 1991, Gateway Press Incorporated, Baltimore, MD. 1860 TN census, Giles Co, Microfilm page 86, line 8. John Park, age 85, is a boarder in the home of his son, E. P. Parks.

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Addenum To Moses Park, Sr.

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Moses Park 1738-1818":
Received land grant, # 808 from the State of North Carolina apparently for service in the State Militia during the Revolutionary War. Moses Park fought in the Battle Of Ramseurs Mill.(See account below) The grant was on the north side of the Yadkin River, comprising some 638 acres, "between the mouth of Lick Creek and Cabin Creek beginning at a beech on the River bank above the mouth of Cabin Creek near Israel Cox's corner to a cedar on the bank of Lick Creek thence the meanders of the creek and river to the beginning."
Moses and Mary sold 236 acres of this tract to John Parks (son of Ebenezer) for 50 pounds on April 28, 1787. On March 7, 1788, they sold the remaining 402 acres to Anthony Peeler, John Parks's father-in-law, for 261 pounds.
On March 17, 1788, Moses and Mary purchased the 225.75 acre farm of John and Rachel Sturgeon in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, located on the north side of the West Fork of Twelve Mile Creek for 260 pounds.
Moses Park served as an elder in the Providence Presbyterian Church.

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