Thomas Sparhawk
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 25 May 1706 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Sparhawk (1664-1713)
Mother: Sarah Whiting (Cir 1667-1752)
Thomas Stearns Sparhawk
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 May 1770 - Templeton, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 4 Jun 1807 - Buckstown, Maine 1
Burial: in Buck cemetery, Bucksport
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Rev Ebenezer Sparhawk (1738-1805)
Mother: Abigail Stearns (1740-1772)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Kinsman (Est 1773 - After Apr 1837)
Marriage: 12 Jun 1796 - Hanover, New Hampshire 2
Status:
Notes
General:
"Thomas S. Sparhawk, was son of Rev. Ebenezer and Abigail (Stearns)Sparhawk, of Templeton, Mass, born May 18, 1770. He graduated Dartmouth College, 1791; studied law with Silas Lee, of Wiscasset, and settled in Bucksport in the practice of law. He died there, June, 1807. He married Mary, daughter of Colonel Aaron Kinsmen, of Hanover; children born in Bucksport:Marriage Notes (Mary Kinsman)
May Louisa
William d. at sea.
Edward V. Richmond, Va. 1838
Arthur went to Cincinnati
Lucia
His son E.V.Sparhawk, edited the same paper as Edgar Allen Poe, and became good friends. He even wrote similar gothic poetry." 3
Children, in Buckstown
Mary Louise Sparhawk b: 2 JUL 1797
William Sparhawk b: 1798
Edward Sparhawk b: 1800
George Sparhawk b: 1802
Lucia K. Sparhawk b: 1806
(lldavis)
Timothy Sparhawk
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1718 - Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 5 May 1754 - Natick, Massachusetts 4
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia Gay (1723 - 1817)
Marriage: 20 Feb 1746 - Medfield, Massachusetts 5
Status:
Children:
1. Mary Sparhawk (1747- )
2. Comfort Sparhawk (1750- )
3. Jacob Sparhawk (1752- )
4. Beriah Sparhawk (1754-1836)
Notes
Medical:
died in 37th yr
Timothy Sparhawk
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Mar 1751 - Sutton, Massachusetts 6
Baptism:
Death:
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Sparhawk (1708- )
Mother: Elizabeth Sibley (Est 1710- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Conant (Est 1754 - )
Marriage: 17 Jan 1778 - Oxford, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
possibly the Timothy Sparhawk who d. 26 mar 1830 Sherborn, Ma., age 81 7
Abigail Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Sep 1801 - (Provincetown, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death: 23 Feb 1877 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Barzillai Higgins (28 Nov 1795 - 15 Jul 1852) 9
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Josiah C Higgins (1820-1825) 10
2. Elizabeth Thomas Higgins (1821-1867) 11
3. Solomon Higgins (1824-1859) 12
4. Abigail C Higgins (1828-1832) 13
5. Isaac H Higgins (1831-1832) 14
6. Barzilla Franklin Higgins (1833-1861) 15
7. Nathaniel Collins Higgins (1835-1836) 14
8. Nathaniel C Higgins (1837-1843) 13
Notes
General:
Abigail's death after Nov 1858 is based on a mention in son Solomon's will. However, Barzillai was also mentioned, but died in 1852.Marriage Notes (Captain Barzillai Higgins)
Resided in Provincetown.
Bethia Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Dec 1764 - Truro, Massachusetts 17
Baptism: 20 Jan 1765 - Truro, Massachusetts 18
Death: 9 Nov 1834 - Bowdoinham, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Nicholas Sparks (1731-1800)
Mother: Bethia Rich (1735-1800) 18
Bethiah Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Oct 1805 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 17 Mar 1840 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Provincetown, Massachusetts 14
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Smith Sparks (1777- )
Mother: Bethiah Cook (1784- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain John Atkins (10 Aug 1797 - 1 Jul 1860)
Marriage: Est 1825
Status:
Children:
1. Emily A Atkins (1828-1906)
2. Captain Isaiah Atkins (1830-1870)
3. John Atkins (1834-1913)
Notes
General:
tentative parents
Betsey Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Nov 1807 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 14 Apr 1873 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 19
Burial:
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Parents
Father: Thomas Smith Sparks (1777- )
Mother: Bethiah Cook (1784- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Elisha Young (31 May 1805 - 20 Mar 1873)
Marriage: 9 Feb 1827 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Mary S Young (1831- )
2. John Wesley Young (1836-1894)
3. Paron Cook Young (1838-1912)
Notes
Medical:
age 65-4-27
widowed
Betty Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Apr 1735 - Truro, Massachusetts 17
Baptism:
Death:
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Parents
Father: Nicholas Sparks (Est 1704- )
Mother: Mary Ridley (1708- )
Charles A Sparks
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Jun 1853 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: After 1920 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Thomas Sparks (1804-1895) 11
Mother: Lurania Gross (1819-1862)
Spouses and Children
1. *Ada Mullen (Oct 1859 - After 1920)
Marriage: 14 Jan 1877 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 19
Status:
Children:
1. Frederick A Sparks (1879- )
2. Lurana Young Sparks (1885-1966)
Notes
General:
1877 mariner, ProvincetownMarriage Notes (Ada Mullen)
1910, 1920 US census, Provincetown
Cynthia M Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1860
Baptism:
Death:
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Reuben G Sparks (1822-1888) 14
Mother: Sarah J Couillier (1832- )
David Sparks
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Mar 1814 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 14
Baptism:
Death: 6 Aug 1897 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 20
Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain James Sparks (1771-1849)
Mother: Abigail Cook (1777-1854)
Spouses and Children
1. *Rebekah Dyer (30 Sep 1817 - 5 Feb 1845)
Marriage: Cir Dec 1837 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 21
Status:
Children:
1. Lorena Sparks (1841-1923)
2. Rebekah Sparks (1844-1844)
2. Martha Dyer Watkins (5 Jun 1822 - 17 May 1892)
Marriage: 12 Oct 1846 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 19
Status:
Children:
1. Rebecca Dyer Sparks (1847- )
2. Frank Sparks (1854-1872)
Notes
Medical:
1897 res Hazardville, Conn.
David H Sparks
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1831 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1832 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Hamilton cemetery, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Thomas Sparks (1804-1895) 11
Mother: Hannah (1808-1833) 14
David H Sparks
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1835 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1836 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Hamilton cemetery, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Thomas Sparks (1804-1895) 11
Mother: Anna (1808-1836) 14
Delora C Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1851 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Reuben G Sparks (1822-1888) 14
Mother: Sarah J Couillier (1832- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Reuben T Ryder (19 Jul 1846 - 12 Feb 1907)
Marriage: 6 Nov 1870 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 19
Status:
Elizabeth Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Jul 1769 - Truro, Massachusetts 17
Baptism: 31 Aug 1769 - Truro, Massachusetts 18
Death: 13 Jun 1857 - Bowdoinham, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Nicholas Sparks (1731-1800)
Mother: Bethia Rich (1735-1800) 18
Emeline Sparks
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Dec 1812 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 23
Baptism:
Death: 12 Jan 1870 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 14
Burial: in Hamilton cemetery, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Ephraim S Cook (6 Sep 1807 - 15 Jun 1867) 22
Marriage:
Status:
Eugene Sparks
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1930
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Gail Packett (Est 1930 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Mims Sparks (1964-2007)
Frances Fluke Sparks
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Jul 1821 - Orland, Maine
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Orland, Maine in Orland, Maine
Parents
Father: Thomas Smith Sparks (1777- )
Mother: Bethiah Cook (1784- )
Notes
General:
1850 US census, Orland
Frank Sparks
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Oct 1854 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 20
Baptism:
Death: 8 Dec 1872 14
Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: David Sparks (1814-1897)
Mother: Martha Dyer Watkins (1822-1892)
Sources
1. Joseph W. Porter, editor, The Bangor Historical Magazine (Bangor, Me: Joseph W. Porter), 2:80. [also known as Maine Historical Magazine, online at Google Books]
2. "Publishments in Buckstown now Bucksport, 1793-1802" (1890. Maine Historical Magazine 5:235-236).
3. Findagrave.com (findagrave.com).
4. Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Natick, Massacusetts, to the year 1850 (1910. Boston NEHGS [online]), 240.
5. Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Natick, Massacusetts, to the year 1850 (1910. Boston NEHGS [online]), 184. .... Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (1903. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 174.
6. Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1907. Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice (online)), 162.
7. Thomas Williams Baldwin, editor, Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1911. Boston: Stanhope Press), 223.
8. Michael J. Higgins, Higgins Genealogy (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mjhiggins/index.htm).
9. STL, "Descendants of Richard Higgins," 2003, 415.
10. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com. .... Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized
11. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). .... George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 27:126.
12. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 516. This is a major source, which seems accurate.
13. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com. .... Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).
14. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).
15. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 516.
16. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:267. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278, 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.
17. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 12.
18. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:267.
19. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Provincetown.
20. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). .... Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Provincetown.
21. Zion's Herald (Boston. transcripts on ancestorsatrest.com), 13 dec 1837.
22. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
23. Provincetown Massachusetts. Town records. (Provincetown Massachusetts).