Person:Richard Sparks (27)
Colonel Richard Sparks, Jr
b.Abt 1763 Pennsylvania
d.1815 Staunton, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1768
  1. Cheeseekau ShawneeAbt 1756 - 1792
  2. Tecumapease _____1758 - Aft 1814
  3. Colonel Richard Sparks, JrAbt 1763 - 1815
  4. Steven Ruddell1768 - 1845
  5. Tecumseh1768 - 1813
  6. Tenskwatawa _____, aka "The Shawnee Prophet"1771 - 1837
  7. Kumskaka "A Cat That Flies" Shawnee1771 -
  8. Sauwaseekau "A Door Open" Shawnee1771 - 1794
  9. Nehasemo _____Aft 1771 -
  10. Abraham Ruddell1774 - 1841
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Colonel Richard Sparks, JrAbt 1763 - 1815
  • W.  Ruth Sevier1783 - 1824
m. 29 Jun 1797
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][5] Colonel Richard Sparks, Jr
Alt Name[3][4] Major Richard Sparks,
Alt Name[3][5] Shawtunte Shawnee
Gender Male
Alt Birth[5] 1757 Cranbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Birth[6] Abt 1763 Pennsylvaniadied age 52
Residence[4][5] Feb 1775 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[4] Feb 1775 Oldtown, Greene, Ohio, United States
Military[4][7][8] From 1778 to Jun 1815 9th Pennsylvania Regiment + United States Army, 2nd Division
Marriage 29 Jun 1797 Washington County, Tennesseeto Ruth Sevier
Death[1][2] 1815 Staunton, Virginia
Alt Death? 2 Jul 1815 Mississippi, United States

Conflicting information on Indian adopted father. Source 1 - Pucksinwah . Source 2 - Blackfish.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 10, Ed. 1. (Release date: May 6, 1997)
    Tree #3164.

    Date of Import: Aug 25, 1998

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sherrillwft10.FTW.

    Date of Import: Aug 25, 1998

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cozzens, Peter. Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2020).

    Puckeshinwa adopted white son (or "seized" white son depending on perspective of the storyteller)

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 .

    https://news.va.gov/30698/armyveteranrichardsparks/
    Published on Sep. 12, 2016
    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Richard Sparks.

    Richard joined the Army in 1778, and served with Captain Bowen’s Company of the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment. He joined General Arthur St. Clair in November of that year in the Battle of the Wabash, also known as St. Clair’s Defeat. At the conclusion of that battle, Richard was ordered to go on scout duty and accompany a Chicksaw Indian chief.

    He then went on to command a company under General Anthony Wayne in the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers. By 1806, he made major and led the exploring expedition of the Red River for which he received special praise from President Jefferson.

    Richard served with the 2nd division at Fort Charlotte, SC from July of 1812 until he retired in June of 1815.

    Richard was one of many children captured by the Shawnee Indians between 1760 and 1762. His captor was a Shawnee sub-chief at Old Chillicothe, (presently Oldtown, OH) whose name was Blackfish. Richard remained with Blackfish until February 1775. Following his release, Richard went to live with his parents in Allegheny County, PA, until he joined the Army.

    We honor his service.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Find A Grave.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45332618/richard-sparks

  6. ↑ .

    Natchez Gazette 13 Jul 1815, Thu · Page 3 obituary

  7. ↑ .

    Name: Richard Sparks
    Military Rank: Sergeant Military Regiment: Ninth Pennsylvania Regiment
    Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 10 Sep 1778
    Page: 405 Reference: Pennsylvania. Thomas Lynch Montgomery. Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume III : Harrisburg Publishing Company, State Printer, 1906
    Digital Folder Number: 102229247 Image Number: 00410 Citing this Record:
    "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-TLY3 : 1 March 2021), Richard Sparks, 10 Sep 1778; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229247.

  8. ↑ .

    Name: Richard Sparks
    Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 1812-1815 Event Place: United States
    Affiliate Film Number: 196 Affiliate Publication Number: M602
    Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812.
    Digital Folder Number: 004869557 Microfilm Number: 000882714 Image Number: 00295
    Citing this Record United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-Y3YD : 8 March 2021), Richard Sparks, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 196; FHL microfilm 882,714.

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