I’ve done what I could to collect information about the John Parks who is listed as a gunsmith in 1850 census records of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. If you have any additional information, please let me know. I’m particularly interested in obtaining copies of relevant tax lists, and any evidence that would connect him or his father to Bedford, Penna. My web page on this John Parks is:
https://korns.org/gunsmiths/John-Parks-662025/John-Parks-662025.html