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| Although I am not a descendant of Joseph Parsons, some of his descendants married into my family.
Consequently, I have devoted Allied Family Topic PA to his family. |
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Joseph Parsons of Charles City County may be the grandfather of William Parsons. |
Joseph Parsons, in his own words |
| If he could speak to us today, Joseph Parsons might describe his life as follows. |
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I lived on Bailey Creek near present-day Hopewell, Prince George County. My father may have been William Parsons who was a headright when John George received a patent for land on Bailey Creek in 1638.  |
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Bailey Creek was considered part of Charles City County when I was living. However, because their records are mostly missing, little is known of my life—like who I married and the names of all my children. A few remaining records reveal that I was a vestryman of Westover Parish in 1655 and that I could not read and write. |
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My second wife was Jane, the widow of Thomas Gregory who died in 1655. Unfortunately for both of us, Jane was widowed again within a year. Her third husband was John Stith and they were the parents of five. |
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Of my several children left without a father, only Judith is known. |
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Andrew Meldrum sued Joseph in 1655, but the court made Meldrum pay all costs. |
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Joseph purchased a parcel of land at “High Peak” that he assigned to James Parham 4 Feb. 1655/6. Parham’s 1662 patent, which mentioned the assignment from Joseph Parsons, was on the east side of Bailey Creek. |
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In 1656 the justices confirmed Parsons, in his lifetime, gave a 2½-year-old roan mare to Thomas Gregory, son of Thomas Gregory. One Joseph Parsons who served on a jury in Charles City County in April 1695, may be a son. |
Descendants of Joseph Parsons |
Information about the children of Joseph Parsons, their descendants, and allied families previously found at Virginians.com is
now available as Southside Virginia Genealogies.
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| Names found in this topic include the following. |
| | Judith Parsons, |
| Edward Mosby, |
| | son Parsons, |
| William Parsons, |
| Thomas Hardaway, Robert Bolling, |
| John Brown, |
| Mary Batty, |
| John Mayes, John Lewis Jr., |
| Thomas Willson, |
| John Ingles, |
| Frances Peterson, John Peterson, |
| Mary Parsons, Edward Smith, |
| Susanna Parsons, Richard Smith, |
| Edith Parsons, |
| Jemima Parsons, John Scott, |
| Joseph Parsons, Frances (—) Parsons, |
| William Parsons, |
| William Parsons, Mary (—) Parsons, |
| Edith Parsons, John Thweatt, |
| Susanna Parsons, |
| Joseph Parsons, Frances Peterson, |
| James Nicholas Parsons, |
| William Parsons, |
| Batty Parsons, |
| James Markham Parsons, |
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Selected sources |
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Smith, Claiborne T., Jr. “Parsons-Thweatt,” Historical Southern Families 2:165-168. • Family of Joseph Parsons. |
Notes |
This topic, which represents .07% of all the family history material at Virginians.com,
includes 55 citations and the names of 44 individuals.
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