PARSONS

Parson, MacParson, MacPherson

Information from "Windows Into Our Past A Genealogy of the Cowne, Gough & Associated Families, Volume 2", compiled by Judy Parsons Smith © 1998.

Christopher Parsons

Christopher Parsons , will dated 6 Mar 1760[i], Lunenberg Co., VA[ii]; inventory 3 Mar 1761, Lunenburg Co., VA[iii]; m. wife’s name not given[iv].  Christopher Parsons had seven (7) children[v]:

1.   William Parsons [vi], eldest son
2.   John Parsons [vii]
3.   Christopher Parsons [viii]
4.   Major Parsons [ix]
5.   Thomas Parsons [x]
6.   Agnes Parsons [xi]
7.   --- Parsons (dau) [xii]

John Parsons , Sr.

John Parsons  Sr. d. will written 28 Apr 1808[xiii], probated 20 June 1808[xiv]; m. Sarah (Unknown)  [xv]. 

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

JOHN PARSONS, SR. BEING SICK AND WEAK BUT OF PERFECT MIND AND MEMORY. TO MY BELOVED WIFE SARAH PARSONS LEND HER THE USE OF MY PLANTATION AND PERSONAL ESTATE DURING HER LIFETIME. AT HER DECEASE THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN MY TWO SONS AND TWO DAUGHTERS VIZ: ELI PARSONS, FREDERICK PARSONS, LEVINNEY PARSONS, SALLY PARSONS.

TO MY SON ELI THE COLT HE NOW HAS.  MY FOUR CHILDREN ABOVE MENTIONED TO HAVE MY TRACT OF LAN, 237 ACRES, WHERE I NOW LIVE.  MY SON GABRIEL PARSONS HAS HAD HIS FULL SHARE.  MY SON JESSE PARSONS HAS HAD HIS FULL SHARE AS WELL AS MY SON WILLIAM PARSONS.   MY DAUGHTER LYDIA MIDKIFF HAS HAD HER SHARE.   MY SON RICHARD HAS HAD HIS SHARE.  MY SON JOHN PARSONS HAS HAD HIS SHARE.

APPOINT WILLIAM ATKINSON MY EXECUTOR.

JOHN (X) PARSONS, SR.

WITNESSES: MARTIN WAGONER, COONROD (X) TRAIN

WILL BOOK 11 PAGE 312?(ABSTRACT)

WRITTEN 28 APRIL 1808     PROBATED 20 JUNE 1808    JOHN PARSONS, SR.

John & Sarah (Unknown)  Parsons had nine (9) children[xvi]:

[1]   Eli Parsons [xvii] --living at home at father's death
[2]   Frederick Parsons [xviii] --living at home at father's death
[3]   Levinney Parsons [xix] --living at home at father's death
[4]   Sally Parsons [xx] --living at home at father's death
[5]   Gabriel Parsons [xxi]
[6]   Jesse Parsons [xxii]
[7]   Lydia Parsons [xxiii] m. --- Midkiff[xxiv]
[8]   William Parsons [xxv]
[9]   John Parsons  Jr. [xxvi]

Richard Parsons

Richard Parsons , b. ca 1700; d. 1785 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. wife not named in will. 

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

RICHARD PARSONS BEING OLD AND WEAK IN BODY BUT ENJOYING MY USUAL REASON AND MEMORY.

TO MY WELL BELOVED DAUGHTER HANNAH MADKIFF AND HER HUSBAND JOSEPH MADKIFF, ONE SHILLING.

TO MY WELL BELOVED DAUGHTER AGNES MADKIFF AND HER HUSBAND JOHN MADKIFF, ONE SHILLING.

TO MY WELL BELOVED SON GEORGE PARSONS ONE SHILLING.

TO MY WELL BELOVED SON JOSEPH PARSONS ONE SHILLING.

TO MY WELL BELOVED SON JOHN PARSONS ONE SHILLING.

TO MY WELL BELOVED SON SAMUEL PARSONS THE LAND WHERE HE NOW LIVES A DIVIDING LINE TO BE MADE BY SAMUEL AND MY SON WILLIAM.
TO MY WELL BELOVED SON WILLIAM PARSONS THE LAND WHEREON HE NOW LIVES TO BE DIVIDED AS ABOVE.

THE LAND ABOVE IS UNDER A MORTGAGE FOR WHICH SAMUEL IS LIABLE, SHOULD HE NOT PAY THIS, THE LAND TO BE SOLD AND THE MORTGAGE PAID.
TO MY WELL BELOVED DAUGHTER LYDIA YATES AND HER HUSBAND STEPHEN YATES, ALL MY BLACKSMITH TOOLS.

MY WIFE AND I ARE NOW LIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER LYDIA AND HER HUSBAND STEPHEN YATES, AND THEY ARE TREATING US WITH THE GREATEST KINDNESS, IT IS MY DESIRE THAT THEY HAVE THE REMAINDER OF MY ESTATE AT THE DECEASE OF MYSELF AND MY WIFE. APPOINT MY SONS JOSEPH AND WILLIAM PARSONS EXECUTORS

 
RICHARD (X) PARSONS

WITNESSES: JOHN PARKS, SAMUEL PARKS, RICHARD JOHNSON

Will of Richard Parsons  WILL BOOK 11 PAGES 159-160(ABSTRACT) Pittsylvania Co., VA.  SIGNED 12/22/17 83  PROBATED 2/21/17 85

Richard Parsons  had eight (8) children:

1)      Hannah Parsons [xxvii], m. Joseph Madkiff /Midkiff[xxviii]
2)      Agnes Parsons [xxix], m. John Madkiff /Midkiff[xxx]
3)      George Parsons [xxxi]
4)      Joseph Parsons [xxxii] (could be Fanny Hardaway , daughter of Thomas Hardaway )[xxxiii]
5)      John Parsons [xxxiv]
6)      Samuel Parsons [xxxv]
7)      William Parsons [xxxvi]
8)      Lydia Parsons [xxxvii], m. Stephen Yates[xxxviii]

Richard Parson

Richard Parson  of Surry County, North Carolina is the ancestor of the Lee County, Virginia Parsons'.  Richard Parsons , d. between 1817 - 1820; m. Elizabeth (Spence?) .  Descendants claim she was a Feathers, a Cherokee Indian.

1790 Surry Co., NC Census

            Richard Parson          2     free white males over 16
                                                1     free white male under 16
                                                3     free white females

In his will 1817, probated 1820 he names (9) nine children:

1.    James.  There is a James Parson  listed in the 1790 Surry Co., NC Census.  He is shown with 1 free white male over 16; 2 free white males under 16; and 3 free white females.
2.    John , b.  c. 1755, m. Mary Simmons  (Simpkins ), who was b. in Ashe County, North Carolina.
3.    Joseph
4.    Richard
5.    George
6.    Johathan
7.    Mary
8.    Tabitha
9.    Milly

John Parsons  O

2.  John Parsons ,  b. c. 1755; d. 25 Feb 1790, Lee County, VA, son of Richard & Elizabeth Parsons , m. Mary Simmons  (Simpkins ), b. Ashe County, North Carolina.

1790 Surry Co., NC Census

            John Parson               1     free white males over 16
                                                4     free white male under 16
                                                3     free white females

John Parsons  is listed on page 161 of the DAR Patriots Index, Vol. II, the following is his Revolutionary War Service PS from Virginia.

Montgomery County Virginia 1787 Tax LIST A -- District of James Newell , Commissioner[xxxix]

John & Mary (Simmons) Parsons had six (6) children (according to 1790 Census):

2.1.    Samuel,  b. c. 1781, North Carolina; m. ca 1800 to ______ Penningto n; m2nd Charlotta Fletcher Carter .
2.2.     Nancy,  b. c. 1782; d. p. 1839, Lee County, Virginia; m. Alexander Alexander .  Nancy & Alexander Alexander had (3) children:
2.3.     William S ., b. 16 Nov 1789, North Carolina; d. 6 Jan 1856; m. 18 Aug 1814, Phoebe Pennington , daughter of Edward  & Martha (Flanary) Pennington .
2.4.    John (Jackie ) , b. 1802, North Carolina; d. 5 Feb 1857, Lee County, VA, drown while crossing a river; m. c. 1825 to Rebecca Pennington .
2.5.     male (unknown )
2.6.      female (unknown )

Samuel Parsons

2.1.  Samuel Parsons , son of John & Mary (Simmons) Parsons, b. c. 1781, North Carolina; m. ca 1800 to ______ Pennington ; m2nd Charlotta Fletcher Carter .  Samuel & 1st wife (Pennington) Parsons had (8) eight children.  Samuel & Charlotta (Carter) Parsons  had (6) six children.