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John Parsons, Sr.

Male 1705 - 1757  (51 years)


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  1. 1.  John Parsons, Sr. was born on 7 Feb 1705 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland (son of Peter Parsons and Ursula Jenkins); died in 1757 in Somerset County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John Parsons
    • Inheritance: 1 April 1712, Somerset County, Maryland; John, brother of Peter Parsons, gives legacies to the sons of Peter. To John and Peter Parsons, eldest sons of my nephew Peter Parsons, dec'd, may have each a mare fold (?) when they reach age 12.

    Notes:

    Died:
    John died intestate & his son Peter filed or Adm rights to the estate 23 Feb 1757. Rights were granted & the estate was inventoried on 1 Jan 1758.

    John married Mary Smith on 3 April 1729 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland. Mary (daughter of ? and ?) was born in 1706 in Maryland; died in ? in Somerset County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Peter Parsons was born on 14 May 1730 in Somerset County, Maryland; died on 15 May 1762 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    2. Mary Elizabeth Parsons was born in 1731 in Somerset County, Maryland; died in 1778? in Worcester County, Maryland.
    3. Nelly Parsons was born on 24 Dec 1733 in Somerset County, Maryland; died on 24 Feb 1734 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    4. John Parsons was born on 11 Sept 1736 in Stepney Parish, Somerset County, Maryland; died in 1795 in Worcester County, Maryland.
    5. George Parsons was born on 14 April 1738 in Somerset County, Maryland; died in 1770 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    6. Zephaniah Parsons was born in 1740 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    7. Sarah Parsons was born in 1743 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    8. Leah Parsons was born in 1748 in Somerset County, Maryland.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Peter Parsons was born on 17 March 1682 in Stepney, Somerset County, Maryland; was christened on 17 March 1681 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland (son of Peter Parsons, I and Mary Kendall); died on 10 July 1709 in Somerset, Co, Maryland, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    From the old Somerset County Liber IKL: Peter Parsons son of Peter Parsons borne of Mary his wife the seaventeenth day of March one thousand six hundred eighty & two

    Peter married Ursula Jenkins on 2 May 1703 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland. Ursula (daughter of John Jenkins and Susannah) was born on 19 March 1678 in Somerset County, Maryland; died after 1710 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ursula Jenkins was born on 19 March 1678 in Somerset County, Maryland (daughter of John Jenkins and Susannah); died after 1710 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. John Parsons, Sr. was born on 7 Feb 1705 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland; died in 1757 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    2. Peter Parsons, Jr was born on 10 March 1706 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    3. George Parsons was born on 5 August 1708 in Somerset County, Maryland; died on 25 November 1782 in Somerset County, Maryland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Peter Parsons, I was born in 1658 in British Isles (son of John Parsons and Mary Johnson?); died in November 1686 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Land Patent: 13 November 1685, Somerset County, Maryland; 200 acre land tract called"Bacon Quarter" Patent granted on 1 Jun 1687 (evidently posthumously) Source: "Old Somerset on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Land Patents," by Clayton Torrence
    • Land Purchase: 9 March 1686, Somerset County, Maryland; 200a of tract "Spittlefields" part of the 800a tract of "Goddards Folly" from Richard Stevens and wife Abigail for 4500 lbs of tobacco.
    • Will: 5 November 1686, Somerset County, Maryland; To son Peter, plantation 200Ason John 200A & "The Forrest"; wife Mary, extx. all personal; Test: Jno. Moore, Jno. Parsons. Will proved 28 March 1687

    Peter married Mary Kendall on 13 March 1675 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA. Mary (daughter of Richard Kendall) was born on 16 Oct 1653 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died after 1687 in Somerset County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Kendall was born on 16 Oct 1653 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (daughter of Richard Kendall); died after 1687 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    Children:
    1. Ann Parsons was born in 1676 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    2. John Parsons was born on 17 March 1680 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    3. 2. Peter Parsons was born on 17 March 1682 in Stepney, Somerset County, Maryland; was christened on 17 March 1681 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland; died on 10 July 1709 in Somerset, Co, Maryland, USA.

  3. 6.  John Jenkins was born in 1638.

    John married Susannah. Susannah was born in 1658; died after 1685 in Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Susannah was born in 1658; died after 1685 in Maryland.
    Children:
    1. 3. Ursula Jenkins was born on 19 March 1678 in Somerset County, Maryland; died after 1710 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Parsons was born in 1628 in Buckinghamshire, England (son of Thomas Parsons and Sarah Waller); died in 1709 in Somerset County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • my notes: 1632; daughter of Edmund of Cotsfell. John Parsons had three sons, Peter, John and Amos. Peter (ca. 1658-1687) was a planter. He married Mary Kendall before 1680 in Somerset Co., Maryland. John (ca. 1665-1712) was born in Somerset County. Amos (ca. 1667-1698) wa

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Source: Parsons Family of Maryland by R.T. Dyden, 1990. The earliest known ancestor, John Parsons, was born in Buck Co., England & died in Somerset Co., MD He may have been a son of Thomas Parsons of Buck Co., England and his second wife Sarah Waller

    John married Mary Johnson?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Johnson?
    Children:
    1. 4. Peter Parsons, I was born in 1658 in British Isles; died in November 1686 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA.
    2. John Parsons was born in 1665; died before 1712 in Somerset County, Maryland.
    3. Amos Parsons was born in 1667; died after 1698 in Maryland.

  3. 10.  Richard Kendall was born in 1633 in Southampton, Hampshire, England; died in 1704 in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Kendall was born on 16 Oct 1653 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died after 1687 in Somerset County, Maryland.



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