He was the son of Samuel and Rachel (Dickerson) Parris.
He was a stone mason and it is believed he helped enlarge and maintain the Iron works near State Line. He married Sarah Leonard and they made their home on the banks of Suck Creek.
He died before the 1840 census. His estate was not settled until 1861 when his son, William, petitioned the court.
At the time of his death he died possessed of a tract of land, containing 109 acres, on Suck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY PROBATE COURT; Real Estate file # 299 or family # 10222783 cash book pages 239-242.
Land sold to Elias Burnet for $565.00 the legal heirs in the 1861 settlement were;
Widow Sarah Parris $172.56
1. William Parris $28.76
2. Samuel Parris $28.76 (Pd. Elias Burnet)
3. Jno. Parris $28.76
4. Joseph Parris deceased, heirs of, Hezekiah? $4.79, S.W. Parris $4.79, Nancy Parris $4.79, Rachel $4.79, Caroline $4.79 and Minor Parris $4.79
5. Jonas Parris $28.76
6. Obadiah Parris deceased $28.76 (heirs not known)
7. Nancy Parris $28.76 (Pd Elias Burnet)
8. Susan Parris $28.76
9. Jane Holt deceased, heirs of, Thomas, Alfred, Hugh, Sally, ____?, Nancy, ____?
10 Sarah Parris $28.76 (Elias Burnet)
11 Elizabeth Cantrell deceased, heirs of, (no names and no amount beside her name)
12 Milbery Parris $28.76
He was a stone mason and it is believed he helped enlarge and maintain the Iron works near State Line. He married Sarah Leonard and they made their home on the banks of Suck Creek.
He died before the 1840 census. His estate was not settled until 1861 when his son, William, petitioned the court.
At the time of his death he died possessed of a tract of land, containing 109 acres, on Suck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY PROBATE COURT; Real Estate file # 299 or family # 10222783 cash book pages 239-242.
Land sold to Elias Burnet for $565.00 the legal heirs in the 1861 settlement were;
Widow Sarah Parris $172.56
1. William Parris $28.76
2. Samuel Parris $28.76 (Pd. Elias Burnet)
3. Jno. Parris $28.76
4. Joseph Parris deceased, heirs of, Hezekiah? $4.79, S.W. Parris $4.79, Nancy Parris $4.79, Rachel $4.79, Caroline $4.79 and Minor Parris $4.79
5. Jonas Parris $28.76
6. Obadiah Parris deceased $28.76 (heirs not known)
7. Nancy Parris $28.76 (Pd Elias Burnet)
8. Susan Parris $28.76
9. Jane Holt deceased, heirs of, Thomas, Alfred, Hugh, Sally, ____?, Nancy, ____?
10 Sarah Parris $28.76 (Elias Burnet)
11 Elizabeth Cantrell deceased, heirs of, (no names and no amount beside her name)
12 Milbery Parris $28.76
He was the son of Samuel and Rachel (Dickerson) Parris.
He was a stone mason and it is believed he helped enlarge and maintain the Iron works near State Line. He married Sarah Leonard and they made their home on the banks of Suck Creek.
He died before the 1840 census. His estate was not settled until 1861 when his son, William, petitioned the court.
At the time of his death he died possessed of a tract of land, containing 109 acres, on Suck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY PROBATE COURT; Real Estate file # 299 or family # 10222783 cash book pages 239-242.
Land sold to Elias Burnet for $565.00 the legal heirs in the 1861 settlement were;
Widow Sarah Parris $172.56
1. William Parris $28.76
2. Samuel Parris $28.76 (Pd. Elias Burnet)
3. Jno. Parris $28.76
4. Joseph Parris deceased, heirs of, Hezekiah? $4.79, S.W. Parris $4.79, Nancy Parris $4.79, Rachel $4.79, Caroline $4.79 and Minor Parris $4.79
5. Jonas Parris $28.76
6. Obadiah Parris deceased $28.76 (heirs not known)
7. Nancy Parris $28.76 (Pd Elias Burnet)
8. Susan Parris $28.76
9. Jane Holt deceased, heirs of, Thomas, Alfred, Hugh, Sally, ____?, Nancy, ____?
10 Sarah Parris $28.76 (Elias Burnet)
11 Elizabeth Cantrell deceased, heirs of, (no names and no amount beside her name)
12 Milbery Parris $28.76
He was a stone mason and it is believed he helped enlarge and maintain the Iron works near State Line. He married Sarah Leonard and they made their home on the banks of Suck Creek.
He died before the 1840 census. His estate was not settled until 1861 when his son, William, petitioned the court.
At the time of his death he died possessed of a tract of land, containing 109 acres, on Suck Creek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY PROBATE COURT; Real Estate file # 299 or family # 10222783 cash book pages 239-242.
Land sold to Elias Burnet for $565.00 the legal heirs in the 1861 settlement were;
Widow Sarah Parris $172.56
1. William Parris $28.76
2. Samuel Parris $28.76 (Pd. Elias Burnet)
3. Jno. Parris $28.76
4. Joseph Parris deceased, heirs of, Hezekiah? $4.79, S.W. Parris $4.79, Nancy Parris $4.79, Rachel $4.79, Caroline $4.79 and Minor Parris $4.79
5. Jonas Parris $28.76
6. Obadiah Parris deceased $28.76 (heirs not known)
7. Nancy Parris $28.76 (Pd Elias Burnet)
8. Susan Parris $28.76
9. Jane Holt deceased, heirs of, Thomas, Alfred, Hugh, Sally, ____?, Nancy, ____?
10 Sarah Parris $28.76 (Elias Burnet)
11 Elizabeth Cantrell deceased, heirs of, (no names and no amount beside her name)
12 Milbery Parris $28.76
Gravesite Details
This was originally the Parris Cemetery. Most of the fieldstones that lay in the center of it were Parris'. Over a period of time other families used this cemtery as well (Lawter, Pope, and Gilbert). It sits in a grove of trees at the intersection.
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