Henry Parsons

1792 - 1862  (~ 74 years)

• Name	Henry Parsons
  Born	Between 1788 and 1792	Buchannon Fort, Harrison County, VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Sep 1862	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I4390	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2005

  
  

  Father	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,   b. Est 1770,   d. 1808, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	Between 1786 and 1790	Maryland or Virginia
  Notes	"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 Quen 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.
  Family ID	F895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lavina 'Vina' Turner,   b. Abt 1801, Virginia, USA ,   d. Feb 1862 OR 7 May 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1823	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [5, 6]
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA 2m 0-5 Evan, Charles 1m 10-15 Solomon 1m 15-20 Washington 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 Emily 1f 5-10 Amanda 1f 10-15 Elizabeth 1f 40-50 1850 Jackson Co VA # 466-471 Parsons Henry 52 M Farmer Va Parsons Virginia 49 F Va Parsons Washington 26 M Farmer Va Parsons Solomon 24 M Farmer Va Parsons Elizabeth 22 F Va Parsons Amanda 17 F Va Parsons Evan 15 M Farmer Va Parsons Emily 13 F Va Parsons Charles 10 M Va Parsons Traveis 5 M Va 1860 Jackson Co, VA # 312 Parsons, Henry, 56 Lavina, 50 E (m) 25 Chas Jr, 20 Francis Jr, 18 ?? Travis?? JCDR: Henry Parsons, 9/11/1862, 68y, [d] Jackson Co Vina Parsons, 2 or 5/7/1862, 60y, [d] Jackson Co [p] Evan Smmen [b] Va 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, USA  (Age 71 years)   2. Solomon Parsons,   b. Abt 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 20 Dec 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (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, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Evans Parsons,   b. Abt 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Emily Parsons,   b. Abt 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles C 'Charley' Parsons,   b. 10 Apr 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1911  (Age 71 years)   8. Travis Parsons,   b. Abt 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 1907, Arbuckle District, Mason County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F1495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 5 Jun 1823 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S33] Parsons discussion group. [S92] Parsons Book. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S1205] Census, 1860 Jackson Co annotated. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.