Lieutenant-Colonel Allen J. Roark

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Allen Co, Tennessee
• Census: 1860, Macon Co, Tennessee
• Census: 1870, Wayne Co, Illinois
• Census: 1880, Wayne Co, Illinois

Notes:

New Harmony Church situated on the Middle Fork of Goose Creek, Macon County, Tennessee
They were constituted an independent church, in the above named schoolhouse, on Saturday before the second Sunday in August, 1848, by Elders W. C. Mransford and Henry Roark and Deacons Wilson T. Meador, Womack Parker and Stephen Holland. They adopted the Confession of Faith of Salem Association, with Church Covenant and Rules of Decorum. They adopted the name of Middle Fork of Goose Creek. After two years, they moved one and a half miles down the creek and built a log house of worship at the fork of Adams and Bear creeks. They retained the original name until 1871, when they adopted the name of Harmony. In 1874 their membership had drifted up Adams Fork and they moved three miles up this creek, where the church now stands, and built a new log house and called it New Harmony.
Pastors: Elder Henry Roark, 1849-52; Elder E. G. Cartwright, 1854-55; Elder W. H. Haile, 1856-60; Elder Josiah Wiseman, 1864-65; Elder Giles C. Harris, 1865-66; Elder V. A. Sanders, 1870-73; Elder E. B. Stinson, 1873-74
http://ewing-online.com/family/family.php?database=humo14_&id=F259&main_person=I744

Census:
1860 Macon Co, Tennessee
residence 605
John Roork (Roark) 62 1788 NC
Elizabeth 70 1780 NC

residence 606
Roark Henry 40 1810
Elizabeth 41 1809
Cynthia 20 1830
William 18 1832
Allen 16 1834
Elizabeth 14 1836
Jonathan 12 1838
Harlin 10 1840
Matilda A. 8 1842
Thomas 6 1844
Frances 4 1846
Martha 0 1850

residence 607
William Roark 42 1808
Elizabeth 47 1803 VA
Francis 23 1827
Sarah 22 1828
Indell 21 1829
Henry 18 1832
Elizabeth 16 1834
Delila J. 14 1836
Mary A. 12 1838
William 8 1842
Margaret E 3 1847

Henry married Elizabeth Smith about 1828. Elizabeth was born in 1809; died after 1850 in Long Prairie, Wayne Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From: Bill Roark
Date: 1/12/2015 2:29:29 PM
To: Sherry Sharp
Subject: RE: Proposed Change: Mary Bryan (I55052)


Sherry, Hope you & yours had a good Christmas & new year.
I noticed in your Roark pages you have the same mistake that the LDS church seems to pass along to everyone.
William Roark & Sarah Dorris Roark had a son named John Roark but he did not marry my 3greatgrandmother Elizabeth Linville. He married a neighbor girl from the Puncheon Creek area, Nancy Driver, & they went to Muhlenburg Ky. They had 3 girls so that line of Roarks stopped there. There is another William Roark in Mulenburg Ky at the same time & he also had a son John. but again -no known connection to any Roarks in the area of Macon Co. Tn.
The John that married Elizabeth Linville & was my 3greatgrandfather came from Surry/ Stokes N.C. & was the son of Elijah & Judith Roark. John & Elizabeth came to Smith/Macon co. Tn. in 1808. They settled on Dry Fork of Goose Creek.
Hope this helps.
Love the way you have your genealogy sheets arranged.
Be in touch
Bill Roark

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From: William F. (Bill) Roark
Date: 3/21/2015 9:00:14 PM
To: lumoto1@gmail.com
Subject: Proposed Change: Elijah Roark, (immigrant) (I71828)


Proposed Change: Elijah Roark, (immigrant) (I71828)
Tree: Roots
Link: http://sherrysharp.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I71828&tree=Roots

Description: Hi Sherrie,
Always love your site.
Got some info on my ggggrandpa John Roark
B. abt. 1788 D. abt.1862 Barren Co. Ky.
Married date is correct.
Elizabeth was older than John. She was born 1780 & died abt 1855 on Dry Branch, Macon Co. Tn.
Exact burial of John & Elizabeth are unknown at this time
Group sheet F22747 I think
Liked the info about Elijah & his brothers coming from Ireland.

William F. (Bill) Roark
willyro27@hotmail.com

John married Elizabeth Linville on 25 Oct 1806 in Surry Co, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Moses Linville and Elizabeth Hester) was born in 1780 in Surry Co, North Carolina; died about 1855 in Dry Branch, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Abt 21 Mar 1807, Stokes Co, North Carolina

Notes:

FIRST ROARKS IN AMERICA
The story that was past down through the generations til now was that there were 4 brothers, Michael, Elijah, David and John, who came from Ireland to America. The brothers started a powder factory in North Carolina. They were full Irish, and Catholics but John changed the name to Roark and left the church for he couldnt agree with it.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12392397/person/857627763/story/56c2b0ae-a244-4040-b9d4-f00ebfc2641f?src=search

Will:
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
In the name of God Amen. I ELIJAH ROARK of the County of Stokes and state of North Carolina, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling unto mind the Mortallity of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hand of almight God that it and by body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God as touching such wordly estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and form and
First.
I desire that there may be sold as much of my Estate as will satisfy all my lawful debts.
Secondly, I give to my son TIMOTHY ROARK the sum of ten shillings. Likewise to my daughter SARAH LINVILLE ten shillings, and to my son JOHN ROARK ten shillings and the balance of the estate I give and bequeath to my wife JUDITH ROARK during her widowhood or till my youngest child shall come to age and then to be equally divided between her and my other six children: that is to say, POLLY, NANCY, ELIJAH, REBEKAH, WILLIAM, and DELILAH, and I do make my wife JUDITH ROARK and TIMOTHY ROARK Senr. my whole soul executor and executrix of this my last will and testament all and singular lands, messuages, and tenaments by her freely to be possessed by her and enjoyed for the purpose of raising and keeping my children together and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke, and disannul all and every other former testament, wills, and by me named, willed, and bequeathed, and what ever property I have given to my son TIMOTHY ROARK and to my daughter SARAH LINVILLE and to my son JOHN ROARK when they went from me I wish them to keep and to enjoy and I do make and confirm this to be my last will and testament in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven.
ELIJAH ROARK

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Elijah Roark as his last will and testament in presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names:

JOHN MARTIN
BRACE LINVILLE
HENRY SARAH KERR

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12392397/person/857627763/story/56c2b0ae-a244-4040-b9d4-f00ebfc2641f?src=search

Elijah married Mrs. Judith (..) Roark in 1783 in Stokes Co, North Carolina. Judith was born in 1764 in Stokes Co, North Carolina; died after 1807 in of, Stokes Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 1807, Stokes Co, North Carolina; executrix of husband's will

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1771, Surry Co, North Carolina; Early Tax List
• Other-Begin: 1775, Surry Co, North Carolina
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Capt Davis Dist, Surry Co, North Carolina

Notes:

Other-Begin:
Surry County N.C. Wills 1771-1827
estate of John Miller, deceased, returned by William Hannah, adm. Mentioned are John Hannah, William Hannah, Barnabas Fair, Peter Lowork, George Holdsbrook, Richard Linville, Joshua Hannah, James Bond, George Pierce, REuben Knight, Henry Cook, William Pierce, Aaron Linwell (Linville?) James Halbrook, James Cook, George Comers, Moses Linwell (Linville), Cornelius Cook. Rec May Ct. 1775.


Census:
Name: Moses Linnell
[Moses Linville]
Township: Capt Davis District
County: Surry
State: North Carolina
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Males - 16 thru 18: 1
Free White Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9

Moses married Elizabeth Hester about 1769. Elizabeth was born in 1749 in Belews Creek, Forsyth Co, North Carolina; died in 1810 in Union, Union Co, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]