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<metadataxml><content><line>&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;A-5-2 Solomon Sparks, Sr. (8). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;John Sparks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;, Esquire, was the son of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;and&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Sarah&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;. They had the following children.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,173,224,228 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;Sources: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Ref 13, p422-3; Ref 164, p144-5;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;Ref 224, p1082-9&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="CourierNewPSMT" size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="CourierNewPSMT" size="3"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;1. John Sparks 2/25/1753 &amp;ndash; 11/28/1840&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;2. *Reuben Sparks, Sr. 1755 - 7/13/1840&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;3. Solomon Sparks, Jr. 1757 &amp;ndash; 12/18/1817&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;4. Mary Sparks 1759 -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;5. Hannah Sparks 1761 -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;6. Susannah Sparks 1763 -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;7. Joseph Sparks 1765 -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;8. Abel Sparks 1/ 8/1767 - 6/18/1824&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;A letter of attorney in Wilkes Co court records, dated 7/31/1801, provides the names of the&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;eight children of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;224&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;Soon after 1753, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;left MD and &amp;ldquo;settled in the forks of the Yadkin, less than&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;10 miles north of Salisbury, in what is now the most eastern part of Davie Co, NC. As early as&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;1761, he was granted land in Rowan Co on the Yadkin River. In that year he was also listed on&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;the Rowan Co tax list.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;224&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&amp;ldquo;According to son &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;John Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;in making his Rev. War Pension application, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;and&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;his family moved from the forks of the Yadkin to what is now Wilkes Co (then Surry Co) NC in&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;1772. When the dividing line between Wilkes and Surry Co was surveyed in 1778, it was found&lt;/p&gt;that the line cut through &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&amp;rsquo;s plantation and according to the Court Minutes, his house was&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; on the Surry side. Thus, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;lived just south of the present village of Swan Creek&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;in the western part of what is now Yadkin Co, NC.&amp;rdquo;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;164,224&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;On the 1771 tax list for either Surry or Rowan Co (wording is unclear), &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;is&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;listed with 3 polls. The same county in 1772 lists him again with 3 polls.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;164&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;The 1774 Surry Co tax list includes &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;with 3 polls: himself and sons &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Joseph&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;John&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;164&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="2"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;A 5&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;The 1793 Wilkes Co tax list for Witherspoon&amp;rsquo;s District includes &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;Sparkes with two&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; polls and 228 acres.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;158 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;The 1796 tax list for Witherspoon&amp;rsquo;s District lists him with two polls and&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;127 acres.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;158 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;However, these could be referring to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon, Jr.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;1. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;John &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;volunteered for military service in Captain &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Jesse Walton&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&amp;rsquo;s company of Minute&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;Men in 1775 or 1776. Later he &amp;ldquo;transferred to Captain &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Benjamin Cleveland&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&amp;rsquo;s, and is&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;listed as having fought in the Battle of King&amp;rsquo;s Mountain. On 10/30/1832 he applied for&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;Revolutionary War pension and gave Rowan Co as his birthplace. In 1840, age 87, he was&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;listed as a Rev. War pensioner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&amp;ldquo;He joined Old Roaring River Church by &amp;lsquo;experience and baptism&amp;rsquo; 12 January 1789. In&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;1790 he became a deacon of the church&amp;hellip;. He was a justice of the peace and tax lister&amp;rdquo; for&lt;/p&gt;Traphill. He married &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Sarah Shores &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;in 1777 and is buried near Traphill with a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;Revolutionary soldier marker.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[(1800 Wi, p62)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;212&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;; (1810 Wi, p258)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;; (1830 Wi, p343)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;277&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;; (1840 Wi, Spicer&amp;rsquo;s, age 87)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;278&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;[b&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,7,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;, d&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,86,173&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]2. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Reuben, Sr. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;was born in Rowan Co, NC. He married &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Cassie Buttery &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;about 1783. He&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;was an active member of the South Fork of Roaring River Bap Ch, representing the church&lt;/p&gt;at annual meeting in 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1811.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;13,164,224 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;He was a delegate to the Baptist&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;Association in 1829, 1830, 1832, and 1834.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;164,224 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;He died in Tazewell Co, VA.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;173&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;, d&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;3. &lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Solomon, Jr. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;married &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Charity &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;in Wilkes Co in 1785.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;173 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;An inventory of his estate wasmade on 2/2/1818 by oath of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Charity &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;Sparks. His noncupative will states that he died on&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;the night of 12/18/1817, and that he verbally gave his will the night before. (Wilkes WB 3,&lt;/p&gt;p168,171).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;79 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;, d&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;79,173&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;4. &lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Mary &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;married a &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Jacks.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,86 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]5. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Hannah &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;married &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;James Denney &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;on 11/23/1784.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;49,86 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;6. &lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Susannah &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;married &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Charles Johnson &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;on 3/2/1784.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;49,86 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]7. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Joseph &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,86&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;8. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic"&gt;Abel &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;married &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Elizabeth Benge &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;in either November 1794 or 11/10/1795.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;These dates&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;were given by her in 1851 and 1855, respectively, when she applied for bounty land in&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;GA.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;She was entitled to the land because of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Abel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&amp;rsquo;s service in the War of 1812.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;He is first found in Surry Co, NC, in 1794 where he was taxed for 200 acres in Capt.&lt;/p&gt;Benge&amp;rsquo;s District.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;In 1796 that district had changed to Wilburn&amp;rsquo;s District and he was&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;taxed for 150 acres.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;In 1800, he was listed in Johnson&amp;rsquo;s District of Wilkes Co, and wascharged for 60 acres.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;In 1802 he is found in Wilburn&amp;rsquo;sd District, but he owned no land&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; and was only charged a poll tax.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;He lived very near the Surry/Wilkes Co line.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;By 1803&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;he had moved to GA.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;On 7/31/1801 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Abel &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;was given power of attorney by his siblings. This was probably done&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;so that he could handle the settling of his father&amp;rsquo;s estate. He is first found in Clarke Co,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="2"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;A 6&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;GA, in 1803 where he was charged a poll tax, but owned no land. It appears that his&lt;/p&gt;mother made the trip with him and his family. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Abel &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;was &amp;ldquo;received by experience&amp;rdquo; into&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;Mars Hill Baptist Church in Clarke Co on 3/18/1804. Church records also mentioned him&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;on 4/18/1806, and again on 6/14/1806 when he was &amp;ldquo;excluded&amp;rdquo;, possibly indicating that he&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;moved to another church.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;From 1808 to 1812 he is found in Morgan Co, GA, in Conner&amp;rsquo;s District. In 1813 he was&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;listed as a private in Capt. Lane&amp;rsquo;s militia unit. He served in Capt. Lane&amp;rsquo;s Volunteer Rifle&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;Co from 11/21/1814 to 5/6/1815. His service was based at Fort Hawkins, about 60 miles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;from his home. He collected $46.65 for his nearly six months of service.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;In 1805 he participated in GA&amp;rsquo;s first land lottery, but does not appear to have won. In the&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;fourth lottery in 1821, he won with both of his tickets, each granting him 2,021 acres. One&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;was in Houston Co, the other in Henry Co. On 7/24/1822 he sold the Henry Co lot on Paris&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;Creek for $275 (DB 1, p236).&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;In both of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Elizabeth&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&amp;rsquo;s land bounty applications in the 1850s, she said when her husband&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;had died. In the first she said 6/18/1824, and in the second 6/25/1823. In the 1850s,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;Elizabeth &lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;was a resident of Fayette Co, GA.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;[(1800 Wilkes, Morgan&amp;rsquo;s, p62)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;212&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;; (1820 Walton GA, p254)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;212&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;] [b&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;1,13,77,86,173&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;, d&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;77&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;On 3/20/1750, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;patented 93 acres in Frederick Co, MD, calling the land&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Cold Friday&amp;rdquo;. The land was on Beaver Dam Branch, a tributary of Linganore Creek.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;On 6/20/1753, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;and his wife &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Sarah &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;sold their 93 acres to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Mathew Howard&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;for &amp;pound;35.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;224&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;In 1761, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;obtaineda land grant for 250 acres in Rowan Co, NC, on the west&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;side of the Yadkin River, opposite the mouth of Muddy Creek.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;164,224 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;(Rowan DB 4, p389).On 8/28/1762, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;obtained a land grant for 290 acres in Rowan Co on the&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;south side of the Yadkin River, adjoining his existing land.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;164,224 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;(Rowan DB 5, p228).On 1/1/1763, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;sold his 290 acre tract of &amp;ldquo;vacant land&amp;rdquo;. A 130.75 acre&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;portion was sold to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Jonas Sparks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;, and the remaining 159.25 acres was sold to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;ValentineVanhouser&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;224 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;(Rowan DB 5, p275).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;In 1764, Solomon served on a jury in Rowan Co.&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;224&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;In 1787, as residents of Surry Co, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Sarah &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;sold 160 acres in Rowan Co to&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;Zephemiah Harris&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;224&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;On 5/3/1788 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Solomon &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Sarah &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;sold 82.5 acres in Rowan Co to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold"&gt;Jonas Sparks &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;for &amp;pound;150.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt; &lt;p&gt;(Rowan DB 11, p436).&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;224 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman"&gt;No later records of them have been found.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;&lt;font face="TimesNewRoman" size="1"&gt;164&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</line></content></metadataxml>

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Given names Surname Sosa Birth Place Death Age Place Last change
Solomon Sparks
April 27, 1727
297 Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
1 1790
234 62 Surry, North Carolina, USA
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