George PARSONS [Parents] "Curly" married Fanny WOODRUFF on 1 Mar 1827.
Fanny WOODRUFF married George PARSONS on 1 Mar 1827.
They had the following children:
Abel SAYRE was born 14 Mar 1799 in Monongalia Co., VA. He died 5 Aug 1868. Abel married Ruth PARSONS.
Ruth PARSONS [Parents] was born 1803. She died 20 Jun 1868. Ruth married Abel SAYRE.
Thompson PICKENS was born 7 Jul 1782. He died 14 Feb 1865 in Scott Co., IA. Thompson married Hannah PARSONS on 30 Oct 1804 in Meigs Co. OH.
Hannah PARSONS [Parents] "Patsy" was born 1784. She died 1820. Patsy married Thompson PICKENS on 30 Oct 1804 in Meigs Co. OH.
They had the following children:
M i Charles PICKENS was born 1808. He died 17 Apr 1885. M ii Leis PICKENS was born 1815 in Gallia Co., OH. He died 7 Aug 1882 in IA. M iii Madison C. PICKENS was born 20 Feb 1820.
Joseph BIBBEE married Margaret PARSONS on 3 Aug 1809.
Margaret PARSONS [Parents] "Peggy" was born 1788. She died 1871. Peggy married Joseph BIBBEE on 3 Aug 1809.
Charles PARSONS Sr. [Parents] was born 4 Nov 1745 in Queen Anne's Co MD. He died 4 Nov 1823 in Jackson Co VA(WV). Charles married Nancy Ann FLESHER on 3 May 1797.
Other marriages:CHESTNUT, Elizabeth
buried Upper Mill Creek Baptist Church Frozen Camp Cem, Ripley WV
Served in Rev. War: private, Virginia Malitia with Capt John
Harness' Company of Virginia Rangers. Was at Buchanan Fort. Jul 21
1791, Randolph Co VA, bought 200 acres on the waters of Stone Coal
and Brush fork, a branch of Fink's Run. He and son William were
among the 1799-1801 settlers of Ripley WVHistory of Harrison County:
Land Patent Certificates issued 1781:
John Ratliff, assignee to Charles Parsons, 1000 acres on Elk Creek to include his settlement made in 1773.Randolph Co. Va. pg 190 Court Notes of a Century.
Court records for July 1787, contain this item: "Ordered, that Charles Parsons be exempted from paying taxes on three head of horse creatures that have been taken from him by the Indians since the 9th. of March of last past."Buried on the farm at the present Baptist Grove Cemetery. His is said to be the first grave there.
Charles Parsons Sr 1745-1823In his brother, Joseph's, Revolutionary War Pension Declaration, there are affidavits from Elias and William, sons of Charles, who state they are nephews of Joseph.
Elias stated on 12/27/1834 that his father, Charles was ten years older than his uncle.
Capt. William, aged 65 yrs, on 12/28/1834, stated he was a nephew of Joseph and they lived together at Fort Buckhannon.
Joseph stated he was born in 1755 in Queen Ann County, MD. Parents: William PARSONS and Martha HUGHES.
He was married to Elizabeth CHESTNUT in 1764 in Maryland. (34)
HEADS OF FAMILIES--- VIRGINIA,1782
FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES (1790)
Monongalia County, Virginia
Parsons, Charles 07
Parsons, George 06
Parsons, Charles 06
Parsons, George 06
Parsons, Joseph 04
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Harrison Co PP tax list
1785 - 1 tithable, 4 horses, 6 cattle
1786 - 1-3-5
1795 - 1-1 (horse)
1796 - 1-1
1800 - 2-3
1803 - 1-3
1804 1-4
1805 - 2-6Kanawha Co tax list 1802, 1 white male over 21
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Mason Co tax list
Charles Pasons Sr 1805-06-07-09-10-11-12-13-14
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Buried in the Baptist Grove Cemetery, formerly known as the Parsons Graveyard, on farm owned by Elias Parsons
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"Jackson County in the Wars"
Revolutionary Soldiers
Charles Parsons Sr. Son of William Parsons, who came to the Eastern Shore of Maryland from Prussia about 1725. Charles was born about 1745 in Queen's Anne's County, Maryland. He entered service as a private in the Hampshire County Militia in the Company of Captain John Harness' VA Rangers in 1775, and also served as a scout in Harrison county in 1792. He came to then Kanawha County about 1802 and settled on Sycamore Creek, near Ripley. Later, he moved to present Frozen Camp in Washington District, where he died November 4, 1823, and is interred in the Frozen Camp Cemetery. A Marker in his memory was placed at his grave in the cemetery by the Ravenswood Chapter of the DAR in 1970. Children of Charles Parsons by his first marriage to Elizabeth Chestnut, in Maryland, 1764, were: William L; George; John; Elias; Margaret 'Peggy', who married Joseph Bibbee; Mary 'Polly', married Thomas Carney; Elizabeth. Children by his second marriage to Mrs Nancy Ann (Flesher) Sleeth, a daughter of Henry Flesher, in Harrison County, May 3. 1797, were: Martha 'Patsy', married William Casto; Nancy, married (1) John Casto and (2) John Board; Charles; Sarah 'Sallie', married James Cunningham, of Tug Fork. Charles Parsons' widow, who was also the widow of John Sleeth, made application for a pension on the service of her first husband.
Indian Wars
The following were scouts in the Indian Wars following the Revolution:
Charles Parsons, Randolph County.Source: Virginia State Papers, Vol 7, page 469
~~~"The Parsons Family book" by Augustine Chapman Parsons.
"In 1779, Charles Parsons "Choiles Parsones" and Joseph Parsons were among the signers of a petition dated May 25, as inhabitants of the West Fork of the Monongalia County (Chalkey, 1989). In 1782, Charles was listed in the tax roll of Monongalia County with seven white souls. Also listed here are Joseph with five and a George Parsons with six. In 1785,
a census of all white inhabitants of Randolph county was taken and Charles Parsons was listed in H. Delay's District from Petty's Ford to Joseph Crouch (Bosworth, 1916). He also appears this year in the tax rolls of Harrison Coiunty which had just been formed from Monongalia. These were used to reconstruct the 1790 cnsus which had been destroyed.
Charles is listed with 8 whites, Joseph with 6 and George with 7. Also present is a William Parsons and a James Parsons who were almost certainly descendants of Thomas Parsons, Sr. (see McCabe, 1913.). George Parsons is also porbably from this family however, both Charles and Joseph named a son George, and so it is possible that George is their brother. There is further confusion here because Charles, Joseph and George are listed twice in the 1782 tax rolls, however, they have different numbers of children in each listing and it looks like an earlier (1781) tax roll was inadvertently included."John House "Pioneers of Jackson Co"
pg 44 -
His (William Lowther Parsons) father, Charles Parsons, moved on Sycamore, just above town (Ripley) probably not far from the bridge and it is not unlikey on the same farm (as WL)pg 54-
As far as we are able to trace the records back, the founder of the Parsons family in Jackson county was a hardy pioneer who had seen active service during the Indian Wars of the last half of the 18th century and bore a full part in opening the country west of the Allegheny Mountains.His first wife was a Miss Chestnut. After this he migrated to the banks of the South Branch of the Potomac River, and about 1786, as the record goes, tot he Fort on the Buckhannon River. The actual date may likely have been earlier, as the Bush Fort which it probably was, was destroyed by the Indians in 1782.
There is a tradition that the Parsons and Carney families were in the fort when it was taken.
It is commonly the belief handed down by word of mouth that they lived on the Buckhannon River and I have no doubt it is correct.
The next recorded move was about 1796 or 1797 to Warth's Bottom. Whether he came with his son or later is not known, but they probably moved at the same time.
He lived afterward on Sycamore, above the bridge, probably he came there about teh same time William located on the present site of Ripley. He had moved to the farm owned by John Duke at Frozen Camp, before March 1816. I take this date from parent to HF Knopp, land which calls for line of lnad owned by Charles Parsons, but does not say he lived on it. Date of patent, 1818.
pg 56-
. . .He married, probably in Maryland, and raised seven children. His wife dying, he married again, it is almost certain, after moving to Warth's Bottom, and raised five children more.House goes on to list the names and spouses of the children and includes, for Elizabeth Chestnut, a daughter Betsy who married John Smith. Chapman Parsons does not include her in his book. The Parsons discussion group has named another daughter, Mary, b 1/1/1769.
Betsy, a daughter of Charles Parsons, Sr., married John Smith, of Lewis County. Their children were:
George Smith, who lives in Roane County, and was three times married, the third wife's name being Smith.
Elias Smith, went to Illinois, was married. His children were Calvin and David.
Dolly Smith, married Jonah Woodruff, brother of David Woodruff. He was drowned, and she later married John Law, who, it is said, was also drowned. One child by the first marriage, John Woodruff, is mentioned. Children were: William Lowther "Capt Billy" Parsons, Mary Polly PARSONS, John Parsons Sr, George Parsons, Hannah 'Patsy' Parsons, Elizabeth 'Betsy" Parsons, Margaret 'Peggy' Parsons.He was married to Anna "Nancy" Flesher on 3 May 1797 in Harrison Co, WVa.(74)
Marriage to Nancy Flesher Sleeth found in History of Upshur County, Harrison County Marriage Records.Harrison Co Marriages, 1785-1894:
Charles Parsons & Nancy Sleeth, 5/3/1797"Marriages of Virginia, Early to 1800":
Parsons, Charles to Nancy Sleeth, 30 Aug 1796, Harrison VA
Parsons, Chas to Nancy Sleeth, 3 May 1797, Harrison VAClark Blake:
The 30 Aug. 1796 marriage date was recorded by John Loofboro in Harrison Co. The later date, May 3, 1797, was recorded by Joseph Cheuvront, a famous Baptist minister. Children were: Elias Parsons, Martha 'Patsy' Parsons, Nancy 'Ann' Parsons , Charles Asbury Parsons, Sarah 'Sally' Parsons.
Nancy Ann FLESHER was born 1761. She died 1859. Nancy married Charles PARSONS Sr. on 3 May 1797.
They had the following children:
M i Elias PARSONS was born 1797 and died 29 Dec 1849. F ii Martha PARSONS was born 1799 and died 1870. F iii Mary Nancy Ann PARSONS was born 25 Jun 1802 and died 17 Dec 1875. F iv Elizabeth PARSONS was born 1804. M v Charles Asbury PARSONS Jr. was born 6 Jun 1805 and died 8 Dec 1875. F vi Sarah PARSONS was born 6 Jun 1812 and died 6 Jul 1862.
Elijah STAATS was born 12 Oct 1793 in Hampshire Co., VA. He married Sarah BURDETT on 8 Jun 1852 in Jaackson Co., VA.
Other marriages:EVENS, Ann
Sarah BURDETT married Elijah STAATS on 8 Jun 1852 in Jaackson Co., VA.
Other marriages:GRAHAM, James
PARSONS, Elias
Charles W. PARSONS [Parents] was born 1828. He died 1895. Charles married Belinda WIBLIN on 14 Apr 1853.
Belinda WIBLIN married Charles W. PARSONS on 14 Apr 1853.
They had the following children:
M i Vitalis PARSONS. F ii Nancy Bell PARSONS was born 1863. She died 1895.
Elias PARSONS [Parents] was born 1797 in VA. He died 29 Dec 1849 in Jackson Co., VA. Elias married Sarah BURDETT on 4 Sep 1845.
Sarah BURDETT married Elias PARSONS on 4 Sep 1845.
Other marriages:GRAHAM, James
STAATS, Elijah
They had the following children:
M i Charles W. PARSONS was born 1828 and died 1895. F ii Sally PARSONS. F iii Polly PARSONS. M iv Benjamin PARSONS was born 1834 in Jackson Co., VA.
He was married to Maria Olly Kelly.(10)
John House: Ben, moved to Ohio, and married Ollie Kelley, of Byesville.
1860 JC # 502
Benjamin 20
Maria 20
Casabanca (m), 1
1870 JC Washington # 48
Benjamin 37
Maria O 30
Casablance 11 (m)
Lecolen 9 (m)
John E 3
1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Page 400B
Benjamin PARSONS Self M M W 46 WV
Maria O. PARSONS Wife F M W 39 WV
Cassibranka PARSONS Son M S W 21 WV
Leolem PARSONS Son M S W 19 WV
John E. PARSONS Son M S W 12 WV
Tasy D. PARSONS Dau F S W 7 WV
Elsie G. PARSONS Son M S W 5 WV
Clement DAVIS Other M M W 24 WV
Malissa DAVIS Other F M W 23 WV
Albert DAVIS Other M S W 1 WV
Chas. PARSONS Other M S W 22 WV
Children were: Casablance Parsons, Lincoln Parsons, John E Parsons, Tassey D Parsons, Elsie G Parsons.
Parsons, Benjamin Private, Co. H; enl 10/10/62 Sessionville; absent, sick in Craig County 12/20/63; absent horse detail 10/31/64; AWOL 21/31/64. Born in Jackson County ca 1834. Married Ollie Kelly.
Source: From an abbreviated Muster Role transcribed from 17th Virginia Cavalry by Nelson Harris.F v Ellen PARSONS was born 3 Mar 1847.
William CASTO "Devil Bill" was born 1799. He died 1884. Devil Bill married Martha PARSONS.
Martha PARSONS [Parents] "Patsy" was born 1799. She died 1870. Patsy married William CASTO.
John G. CASTO was born 1801. He married Mary Nancy Ann PARSONS.
Mary Nancy Ann PARSONS [Parents] was born 25 Jun 1802 in Roane Co. VA. She died 17 Dec 1875 in Lowther, WV and was buried in Board Cem, Frozen Camp, WV. Mary married John G. CASTO.
Other marriages:BOARD, JohnW.