John L Parsons

Abt 1795 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John L Parsons
  Born	Abt 1795	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I21101	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Joseph Parsons,   b. 1755, Queen Anne Co., MD ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Matilda Motts,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Sims Index: Joseph Parsons, 5 1/2 ac; Adj G. Washington, 1812, bk 1, pg 326 "Jackson County in the Wars" Revolutionary Soldiers Joseph Parsons. Brother of Charles Parsons. Born in 1755 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Moved to Augusta or Rockingham county, VA, 1763 or 1764. Living in District of West Augusta, now Lewis County in 1776. After the Revolution, lived in Wood, Mason and Jackson counties. In 1820 census, there were 2 boys and 2 girls in his family. Married, probably for the second time, Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Bush, in Harrison county, Jan 14, 1804. ~ John House, "Pioneers of Jackson County" In 1800, or near that date, Joseph Parsons, Cornelius King, and John Douglass were added to the little settlement. Joseph Parsons was a brother of Charles, and an uncle of William L. Parsons. He was a member of the first Methodist Class, organized in Jackson County. This church was established at his house in 1803, by Reverend Noah. It is on record in Deed Book No. 1, of Jackson County, in the Clerk's Office, in Ripley, that Joseph Parsons, on November 28th, 1831, sold to Alexander Warth, a tract of five and one half acres of land lying between the mouth of Big and Little Mill Creek, described as beginning on the River, just below the mouth of Big Mill Creek, on two elms on the line of the Washington Survey, and running with said line to the corner of a tract patented to John Harvey. The price paid was Twenty Dollars per acre. ~ Randolph Co. Va. pg 190 Court Notes of a Century. Court records for July 1787, contain this item On the same day John Alford came into court and swore that he was afraid that Joseph Parsons would do him a private injury. There upon Parsons was put under bond" to keep the peace of the world and especially of John Alford."
  Family ID	F6804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah 'Sally' Miller,   b. Abt 1800, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Jan 1820	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [2]
  Notes	MCMR: John Parsons Sally Miller 1/9/1820 1850 JC # 587-593 Parsons John 55 M Farmer Va Parsons Sarah 50 F Va Parsons Abram 19 M Va Parsons Mary C 14 F Va Parsons Samuel 13 M Va Parsons John 9 M Va Parsons Moses 8 M Va Parsons Grace 8 F Va Parsons Rosetta 4 F Va 1860 John Parsons Steuben, Marshall, IL 67 1792 Virginia Male Sarah Parsons Steuben, Marshall, IL 50 1809 Pennsylvania Female John Parsons Steuben, Marshall, IL 19 1840 Illinois Male M H Parsons Steuben, Marshall, IL 17 1842 Illinois Male M G Parsons Steuben, Marshall, IL 17 1842 Illinois Female Lee J R Parsons Steuben, Marshall, IL 16 1843 Illinois 1870 Sparland, Marshall Co., IL l/w Stephen John Parsons 77 abt 1793 Virginia White Male
  Children	1. Stephen Parsons,   b. Abt 1826, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Abram Parsons,   b. Abt 1831, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Charlotte Parsons,   b. 22 Oct 1834, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Mar 1916  (Age 81 years)   4. Samuel Parsons,   b. Abt 1837, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Parsons,   b. Abt 1841, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Moses Parsons,   b. Abt 1842, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Grace Parsons,   b. Abt 1842, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Rosetta Parsons,   b. Abt 1846, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 9 Jan 1820 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.