Parley Laflin's legal name is "George Parley Laflin, II" but he was always called "Parley." He is the son of George Parley Laflin I (who was also called "Parley") and Mary Ann CLARK Laflin.
GPL I was born 4/29/1766 and passed 3/23/1816, both in Charlton, Massachusetts.
Mary Ann CLARK Laflin was born in 1768 and passed on 8/5/1849. No location information is available at this time.
Parley Laflin had the following siblings:
-Clark Laflin 1788-1873
-Salem Laflin 1791-1842, Charlton, Mass.
-Lucritia Laflin 1793-unknown
-Polly Laflin 1796-unknown
-Welds Laflin 1795-unknown; wife Polly Laflin who passed 2/18/1844 is buried in Dresser Cemetery, Worcester Co., Mass., and is on the Find-A-Grave site.
-Pearley Laflin 1801-1857
-Mary Ann Laflin 1807-unknown
(George) Parley Laflin II had 2 wives and 6 children.
He first married Esther BENEDICT, unknown date. The only information we have is that she passed in 1835. They had 2 children:
Benedict Laflin: born 2/9/1825 in Massachusetts and passed in 1903 in Sears, Rock Island Co., Illinois.
Charles Laflin: born 1820 in Massachusetts and passed 6/9/1888 in Buffalo Prairie, Rock Island Co., Illinois.
He second married Mary "Polly" SWIFT and they had 4 children. Polly was born 12/31/1804 in Shoreham, Addison Co., Vermont, and passed 8/17/1886, in Crab Orchard, Johnson Co., Nebraska. There is extensive SWIFT family ancestry. They had 4 children that have links on Find-A-Grave:
-Catherine Elizabeth LAFLIN Mills; born 8/22/1837 in Mayville, NY and passed 1909, unknown location.
-George Parley Laflin III; born 11/20/1840 in Mayville, NY, and passed 4/11/1897 in Alex, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
-Lewis Hall Laflin; born 8/21/1842 in Rock Island, Illinois, and passed 3/7/1920 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska.
-Joseph Knox Laflin; 5/25/1845 in Rock Island, Illinois, and passed 8/15/1922 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska.
*submitted by contributor #48720647