West Virginia Pioneers

Hannah Parsons

Female Abt 1801 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Hannah Parsons 
    Born Abt 1801  Warth's Bottom, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I6095  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father William [Lowther?] Parsons,   b. 24 Jul 1769, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1839, Frozen Camp, Jackson Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Susan Fink,   b. Est 1770,   d. 1808, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Married Between 1786 and 1790  Maryland or Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 John Turner,   b. Abt 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 7 Mar 1822  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 

    • Mason Co MR
      John Turner
      Hannah Parsons 7 May or 7 Mar 1822

      1830 Mason Co
      John Turner
      1m 0-4
      1m 20-29
      1f 0-4
      1f 5-9
      1f 20-29

      John House: Moved to New Orleans
      Children were probably never in Jackson co

      1850 Louisiana
      26-26 Hannah Turner 49 F VA
      Evan Turner 23 M Printer VA
      Reason (Rezin) Turner 17M Apprentice VA

      26-27 Susannah Miller 27F VA
      Wm. H. Turner 15M VA
      Martha J. Turner 10F LA
      Ann E. Turner 6F LA
      Henry C. Miller 3M LA
      Almera C. Miller 10 Mo. F LA

      1860 Louisiana l/w Susannah
      R. Turner 27 M Pilot!!! b. VA

      Was he son of Evan in 1840 JC?: JC Wills for Evan

      Clark: they do not appear in the 1849 indenture.
    Children 
     1. Susannah Turner,   b. Abt 1823, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Evan Turner,   b. Abt 1827, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Rezin Turner,   b. 24 Mar 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1885, Carrollton, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     4. Jonathan Turner,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ann Elizabeth Turner,   b. Abt 1844, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. William H Turner,   b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Benjamin Turner,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Martha J Turner,   b. Abt 1840, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. John Turner,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Parsons discussion group.

    2. [S92] Parsons Book.

    3. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.