May 21, 2023
Pages 2067
Whole Number 105
COVER PAGE of the QUARTERLY,
Whole No. 105, March, 1979
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| Isaac J. Sparks | Maria (Eayrs) Sparks |
| Born ca. 1800, Died 1867 | Born 1813, Died 1893 |
The first official record that we have found of Nicholas Sparks is his marriage to Mary Ridley. They were married on February 13, 1728/29 at Truro by the Rev. John Avery, a minister of the Congregational Society of Truro, Massachusetts. Mary was born March 12, 1707/08, and was a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Small) Ridley of Truro. Thomas Ridley was a son of Mark Ridley of the Plymouth Colony and was born ca. 1685, tradition says on the voyage to New England. He married Mary Small ca. 1706 and they lived at Truro where he died in 1767.
Nothing has been learned of the parentage of Nicholas Sparks, nor of the date and place of his birth. He was born ca. 1700. No record has been found that indicates how he arrived at Truro. An examination of the passenger lists of ships coming to early Massachusetts reveals nothing about him. He may have been aboard a vessel which was wrecked off the coast of Cape Cod.