PARKS, PLEASANT 2^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

• Name	PARKS, PLEASANT 2
  Gender	Unknown
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	IP
  Person ID	I81	Hugh Parks Sr. LK=IP
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Original descendant report entry: 11. PLEASANT 2 PARKS (Hugh1, SamuelA Jr., SamuelB, ThomasC, John JamesD)17 was born on 04 Mar 1803 in South Carolina18. He died on 13 Oct 1865 in Scott County, Illinois. He married Abigail Hobson on 13 Jan 1831 in Morgan County, Illinois19, 20. She was born on 04 Feb 1814 in Ohio. She died on 10 Aug 1899 in Scott County, Illinois. More About Pleasant Parks: Burial: Parks-Robinson Cemetery, Scott County, Illinois Notes for Pleasant Parks: Scott County Indiana, Deed Book K p. 349-50. This Indenture made this (28th) Twenty Eight day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, between Pleasant Parks and Abigail Parks his wife of the County of Scott and State of Illinois of the first part and John Vest of the County of Scott and the State of Indiana of the second part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of seventy five dollars to the said party of the first part by the party of the second part in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain alien sell, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever all the following described piece or parcel of land, Towit Lot no (3) three of the partition and division of the Real Estate of Hugh Parks late died as made by commissioners appointed by the Scott Circuit Court in said State of Indiana (being the West half of the SE quarter of section 12 T 3N R7 East also the South W qtr of the same section except 50 acres out of the NW corner) Said lot No. 3 is bounded as follows Towit-Beginning 7 chains and 80 links South of the North East Corner of said Estate on the East line thence West 42 chains and 10 links thence south 3 chains and 88 links, thence east 42 chains and 11 links, thence North 3 chains and 85 links to the beginning containing 16 1/4 acres more or less, which lot was set apart to the said Pleasant Parks together with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to have and to hold. The above described premises with all the improvements and appurtenances to the same belonging to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever and the said party of the first part for themselves and their heirs do hereby covenant with the said party of the second part and his heirs that they lawfully seized in full of the premises aforesaid, and have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and to convey the same in manner aforesaid that the premises are free and clear from all incumbrances whatsoever and that they will forever warrant and defend the same, and the quiet and peaceable possession thereof, together with the appurtenances to the same belonging or appertaining unto the said John Vest, his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever. In witness whereof the said pleasant Parks and Abigail Parks his wife who hereby relinquishes her right of dower to the above described premises have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of Ornsby Wayne. Pleasant Parks, Abigail Parks, her mark. State of Illinois, Scott County, I Elias I. Williams a Justice of the Peace of said County to certify that Pleasant Parks and Abigail his wife whose signature appear on the foregoing deed and who are personally known to me to be the persons described and who executed the same did severally acknowledge that they had executed the said conveyance for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and the said Abigail Parks being by me made acquainted with the contents of the said deed and examined separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged that she had executed the same and relinquished her dower to the premises therein conveyed voluntarily freely and without compulsion of her said husband. Given under my hand and seal this twenty eight of February AD one thousand eighty hundred and forty eight. E. J. Williams Justice of the Peace of Scott Illinois. State of Illinois Scott, Scott County, I Ornsby Wayne, Clerk of the County Commissioners Court and Exofficio Recorder within and for said County of Scott commissioners do hereby certify that Elias J. Williams whose signature appears to the attached Certificate of Acknowledgment of the within Deed was duly elected and commissioned and now is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, and as such full faith and credit is and should be given to all his official acts. In Testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county commissioners Court at Winchester this 28th day of February AD 1848. Ornsby Wayne Filed March 17 and Recorded March 23rd 1848 Test. Willis L. Traylor. More About Abigail Hobson: Burial: Glasgow Cemetery, Scott County, Illinois Pleasant Parks and Abigail Hobson had the following children: +69. i. ALLEN WILEY3 PARKS was born on 09 Mar 1832 in Illinois, USA. He died in 1912 in Illinois, USA. He married (1) LYDIA ELVIRA DOUGLAS on 10 Apr 1856 in Scott County, Illinois. She was born on 31 Aug 1838 in New York. She died on 06 Jan 1866 in Scott County, Illinois. He married (2) MARY E. BONDS on 28 Jun 1855 in Scott County, Illinois. +70. ii. JOHN S. PARKS was born in Jun 1834 in Illinois, USA. He died in 1900 in Illinois, USA. He married Dycia Henry on 12 May 1853 in Scott County, Illinois. She was born on 18 Dec 1832 in Tennessee. She died on 19 Oct 1887 in Illinois, USA. +71. iii. MARY A. PARKS was born in Mar 1841 in Illinois, USA. She died on 28 Feb 1929 in Scott County, Illinois. She married William Fowler on 03 Mar 1859 in Scott County, Illinois. He was born in 1821 in England. He died in 1889.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0] Wilma Handley, Descendants of Hugh Parks descendant report (PDF). [S1] Source 1 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report. [S3] Source 3 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report. [S7] Source 7 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report. [S17] Source 17 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report. [S18] Source 18 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report. [S19] Source 19 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report. [S20] Source 20 from Descendants of Hugh Parks report.