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Henry Parsons

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
11 Sep 1862 (aged 73–74)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
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Henry Parsons

Born Between 1788 and 1792 Buchannon Fort, Harrison County, VA

Died 11 Sep 1862 Jackson County, West Virginia, United States

Please contact me with info on Henry and also on his burial site

Parents
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, d. 1808, Jackson County, West Virginia,
Married Between 1786 and 1790 Maryland

PARENTS NOTE
"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 Queen 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.

Henry married Lavina 'Vina' Turner,
b. Abt 1801, Virginia, United States
d. Feb 1862 OR 7 May 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States (Age ~ 61 years)
Married 5 Jun 1823 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia

Believed to be buried on family farm in lost cemetery. no marker

NOTE FOR HENRY FROM Clark Blake:
Henry was supposed to have been born in the Buckhannon Fort but it burned down in 1782.

Children

1. Washington Asbury Parsons, b. 1824, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia d. 26 Jun 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States (Age 71 years)

2. Solomon Parsons, b. Abt 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia, d. 20 Dec 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States (Age ~ 28 years)

3. Elizabeth Parsons, b. Abt 1828, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia d. Yes, date unknown

4. Amanda Parsons, b. Abt 1833, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, d. Yes, date unknown

5. Evans Parsons, b. Abt 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d.date unknown

6. Emily Parsons, b. Abt 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d. date unknown
FaG 105308813

7. Charles C 'Charley' Parsons, b. 10 Apr 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d. 5 Jun 1911 (Age 71 years)

8. Travis Parsons, b. Abt 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d. 23 Feb 1907, Arbuckle District, Mason County, West Virginia, United States (Age ~ 65 years)
FaG 54985163



Henry Parsons

Born Between 1788 and 1792 Buchannon Fort, Harrison County, VA

Died 11 Sep 1862 Jackson County, West Virginia, United States

Please contact me with info on Henry and also on his burial site

Parents
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, d. 1808, Jackson County, West Virginia,
Married Between 1786 and 1790 Maryland

PARENTS NOTE
"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 Queen 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.

Henry married Lavina 'Vina' Turner,
b. Abt 1801, Virginia, United States
d. Feb 1862 OR 7 May 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States (Age ~ 61 years)
Married 5 Jun 1823 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia

Believed to be buried on family farm in lost cemetery. no marker

NOTE FOR HENRY FROM Clark Blake:
Henry was supposed to have been born in the Buckhannon Fort but it burned down in 1782.

Children

1. Washington Asbury Parsons, b. 1824, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia d. 26 Jun 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States (Age 71 years)

2. Solomon Parsons, b. Abt 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia, d. 20 Dec 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States (Age ~ 28 years)

3. Elizabeth Parsons, b. Abt 1828, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia d. Yes, date unknown

4. Amanda Parsons, b. Abt 1833, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, d. Yes, date unknown

5. Evans Parsons, b. Abt 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d.date unknown

6. Emily Parsons, b. Abt 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d. date unknown
FaG 105308813

7. Charles C 'Charley' Parsons, b. 10 Apr 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d. 5 Jun 1911 (Age 71 years)

8. Travis Parsons, b. Abt 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States d. 23 Feb 1907, Arbuckle District, Mason County, West Virginia, United States (Age ~ 65 years)
FaG 54985163





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