Martha Parsons

1802 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Martha Parsons
  Born	1796 OR 1802  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I6089	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	William [Lowther?] Parsons,   b. 24 Jul 1769, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George Co., MD ,   d. 10 Oct 1839, Frozen Camp, Jackson Co., WV  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Susan Fink,   b. Est 1770,   d. 1808, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	Between 1786 and 1790	Maryland or Virginia
  Notes	"Jackson County in the Wars" War of 1812 In the summer of 1813, a body of Mason County troops under Capt. William Lowther Parsons, who then lived on Scyamore Creek near present Ripley, crossed the Alleghenies and served for a time at Norfolk, VA, They were mustered out in 1814. Known men from present Jackson County who served with Capt. Parsons' Company in the 6th VA Regiment were:. . . Cornelius Staats, who was either killed in action or died of other causes at this time Sidney Casto William Lowther "Captain Billy" Parsons, son of Charles Sr and Elizabeth (Chestnut) Parsons, was born in Quen Anne's County, Maryland, and died at Frozen Camp, Jackson County, (July 24, 1765-Oct 10, 1839). He married (1) Susan, daughter of Henry Fink, 1786, and they had 8 children, 7 of whom lived to maturity and an infant who died with his mother on Sycamore Creek, near Ripley in 1807, and was interred with her in the present old Ripley graveyard. "Captain Billy" married (2) Elizabeth Nancy Walker, and by this marriage there were 9 children, making a total of 17 in all. He is interred in the Frozen Camp Cemetery.
  Family ID	F895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charles Love,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	John House: Moved to Pike Co, OH
  Family ID	F2119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Francis Perry,   b. Abt 1810, Switzerland ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1840	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	JCMR Parey, Frances Pickens, Martha 11/8/1840 1850 Jackson Co VA 991 997 Perry Francis 40 M Farmer Switzerland 991 997 Perry John 1 M Va 991 997 Perry Lewis 9 M Va 991 997 Perry Martha 38 F Va 991 997 Perry Virginia 6 F Va 1860 Jackson, VA Perry, Martha, 50 VA Lewis S, 17 Va Virginia 15 VA John H 12 VA 1870 Jackson, VA, Ripley Town # 37 l/w Isaiah Vail, wheelwright Perry, John H 21 Carpenter, VA
  Children	1. Lewis Perry,   b. Abt 1841, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Virginia Perry,   b. Abt 1844, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John H Perry,   b. Abt 1848, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] Parsons Book. [S33] Parsons discussion group. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.