Presley Spinks

I believe Presley Spinks was born about 1750 in VA. son of John Spinks and Rosamond Corbin of Fairfax Co., VA. I believe this for the following reasons:

  1. One Presley Spinks is named as co-executor and as an heir in John's will of 1779.

  2. John Spinks also named as an heir a daughter, Synthia; and I have found a Cynthia Spinks located in Edgecomb Co., NC, during the same time frame that Presley Spinks was there. I have found from other records that this family moved about together, so I think it is a strong possibility that Cynthia Spinks and Presley Spinks of Edgecomb Co., NC, are brother/sister, children of John and Rosamond.

  3. And Finally, Presley named a daughter, Rosamond.

Records show Presley Spinks to be in Edgecomb Co., NC, by 1778. About 1783 he married Mary (Molly) Dicken, daughter of Ephraim Dicken. By the mid 1790's both families plus some in-laws and friends had moved to GA. Presley is first listed in Hancock Co., Ga. and later in Warren Co. Here Presley appears to have settled until at least 1830. In 1827 he took an oath that he had been a Revolutionary War soldier. By the mid 1830's, Presley Spinks disappears from the records, and I have not found him in the 1840 census. I believe he passed away about 1835. I have looked unsucessfully for his grave site in GA, and have searched in vain for his obit.

Mary Dicken passed away by the early 1800's for Presley Spinks married a 2nd time to Martha Jones on 31 JAN 1811.

I have been told that Presley Spinks was red headed and I have found that he had a comparable temperament. Over the years he was active in law enforcement and there are records of several court cases brought by him because he obviouly had put up with a bad situation all he could.

The children of Presley Spinks and Martha Dickens are:


  1. John Spinks, b.26 DEC 1785, d. 28 AUG 1861. m. 3 FEB 1818 Margaret Kelly b. 11 NOV 1792. d. 27 NOV 1853.

  2. Susannah Spinks, m. JAN 1800 Lanier Humphries

  3. Sally Spinks d. Abt. 1815. m. 19 OCT 1809 Bird Gilbert.

  4. Margaret (Peggy) Spinks, m. Smith.

  5. Rosamond Spinks, d. Abt. 1861, m. 3 DEC 1806 Samuel Johnston

  6. Ephraim Dicken Spinks, b. Abt. 1788, d. 1832 m. 19 JUL 1831 Louisa Smith Johnson.