Parkes/Parks/Pockrus/Pacas
I am seeking any connection in South Carolina for William Parkes, a loyalist:
My notes:
Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War by Murtie June Clark
Volume III - Genealogical Publishing Co.
VOLUNTEERS OF IRELAND
Page 269
Muster Roll, Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon's Company, Volunteers of Ireland, Camden, South Carolina, 24 February 1781 to 24 April 1781, 60 days inclusive:
Number 47, Rank , Parkes, William.
Mustered present in the within Company, one Colonel, one Captain, one Ensign, one Mate, two Sergeants, one Drummer and twenty-seven effective men.
Attest:
John Jenkins, Deputy Muster Master
Charles Bingham, Capt.-Lieut.
Edward Dowlen, Ensign.
(PAC, RG8I "C" Series, Vol 1887)
Page 270
Muster Roll, Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon's Company, Volunteers of Ireland, Camden, SC, 25 April 1781 to 24 June 1781, 61 days:
Number: 29, Rank , Parkes, William REMARKS Prisoner with rebels
(PAC, RG8I "C" Series, Vol 1887)
Page 271
Muster Roll, Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon's Company, Volunteers of Ireland, Quarter House, South Carolina, 25 October 1781 to 24 December 1781, inclusive
Number 34, Rank , Parkes, William REMARKS provost in Charlestown
Page 170
Muster Roll, Captain Bartholomew Thatcher's Company, Third Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers, Ninety-Six SC, 25 April 1781 to 24 June 1781, 61 Days
Number 2 Rank Sergeant, Nathaniel Parkes.
1 male over 16 2 females over 16
1800 Census: Listed in Fairfield Co. S.Car. page 206 col 00100 film 181422
(Pockras). One Male 16/26, 3 females under 10, 1 female 16/26, 1 female
45/over.
1810 Census: Listed in Fairfield Co. S.Car, page 202 film 181421 (Pocras). One
male 26/45, 3 females under 10, 2 females 10/16, 1 female 26/45.
I am also seeking any David, Nathaniel, John or Hugh.
Our ancestor David was in Fairfield SC in the late 1700s.
I have searched for our Pockrus connection for over 43 years. Just found early Parkes with same first names. Need help!
Helene Pockrus
Is this possibly William Parkass, Pockrus, Parkes?????
Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War by Murtie June Clark
Volume III - Genealogical Publishing Co.
VOLUNTEERS OF IRELAND
Page 269
Muster Roll, Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon's Company, Volunteers of Ireland, Camden, South Carolina, 24 February 1781 to 24 April 1781, 60 days inclusive:
Number 47, Rank , Parkes, William.
Mustered present in the within Company, one Colonel, one Captain, one Ensign, one Mate, two Sergeants, one Drummer and twenty-seven effectivemen.
Attest:
John Jenkins, Deputy Muster Master
Charles Bingham, Capt.-Lieut.
Edward Dowlen, Ensign.
(PAC, RG8I "C" Series, Vol 1887)
Page 270
Muster Roll, Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon's Company, Volunteers of Ireland, Camden, SC, 25 April 1781 to 24 June 1781, 61 days:
Number: 29, Rank , Parkes, William REMARKS Prisoner with rebels
(PAC, RG8I "C" Series, Vol 1887)
Page 271
Muster Roll, Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon's Company, Volunteers of Ireland, Quarter House, South Carolina, 25 October 1781 to 24 December 1781, inclusive
Number 34, Rank , Parkes, William REMARKS provost in Charlestown
Page 170
Muster Roll, Captain Bartholomew Thatcher's Company, Third Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers, Ninety-Six SC, 25 April 1781 to 24 June 1781, 61 Days
Number 2 Rank Sergeant, Nathaniel Parkes.
1 male over 162 females over 16
1800 Census: Listed in Fairfield Co. S.Car. page 206 col 00100 film 181422
(Pockras). One Male 16/26, 3 females under 10, 1 female 16/26, 1 female
45/over.
1810 Census: Listed in Fairfield Co. S.Car, page 202 film 181421 (Pocras). One
male 26/45, 3 females under 10, 2 females 10/16, 1 female 26/45.
Would appreciate any help.Has taken me 40 plus years to get here.
Helene