Elizabeth Parsons (Noah, Joseph, Joseph), dau. of Noah and Mindwell (Edwards) Parsons, b. Mar. 25, 1716; m. Nov. 22, 1733, Joseph Allen, b. Apr. 5, 1712, a farmer of Northampton. He was a son of Deacon Samuel Allen, Jr., of Northampton, b. July 6, 1675, and Sarah, b. May 29, 1675, dau. of
Israel and Rebecca Rust. Deacon Samuel Allen, Jr., was son of Deacon Samuel and Hannah (Woodford) Allen.
She was the great midwide of Northampton in its early history, having assisted at the birth of 3000 children[1]
Elizabeth Parsons was noted for piety, three of her sons became ministers and five were distinguished soldiers in the Revolutionary War. History also records that she was famous as a mid-wife, assisting at the birth of 3,000 children long before there were schools for training nurses. Whether for this service to her country, or for other patriotic service of herself and her
children, her name has been given to the Betty Allen Chapter of
the D. A. R," at Northampton, Mass.
(Some of the )Children of Elizabeth* (Parsons) and Joseph Allen:
1. Capt. Joseph Allen, b. Oct. 17, 1735; m. Mehitable, dau. of Oliver and Rhoda Parsons; was a soldier and officer in the Revolutionary War.
2. Maj. Jonathan Allen, b. Dec. 15, 1737; d. Jan. 7, 1780, shot by Seth Lyman accidentally, while out hunting together at Northampton; was a soldier and officer in the war.
3. Rev. Thomas Allen, b. Jan. 17, 1743; d. Feb. 10, 1810; graduate of Harvard College 1762 ; was for a time Chaplain in the Army; was the 1st minister at Pittsfield, Mass., and fought at the battle of Bennington
with a Company from his own church; had 12 children.
4. Phineas Allen, b. Feb. 23, 1745.
5. Rev. Moses Allen, b. Sept. 14, 1748; Princeton College 1772; was a minister at Medway, Ga. ; d. Feb. 8, 1779; was a Revolutionary soldier.
6. Rev. Solomon Allen, b. Feb. 23, 175 1 ; d. Jan. 30, 1821 ; m. Beulah Clapp; was an officer in Revolutionary War and had charge of the conduct of Maj. Andre from the place of capture to West Point ; was afterwards minister at Brighton, near Rochester, N. Y., and founded churches in that region.
7. Elisha Allen, b. in 1752; m. Merab Clapp, dau. of Jonathan Qapp. [2]
Source: S-1938228914 Repository: #R-1938398764 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0
Source: S-1938234006 Repository: #R-1938398764 Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5769::0
Source: S-1938262097 Repository: #R-1938398764 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0
Source: S-1938396353 Repository: #R-1938398764 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26867133&pid=729
WikiTree profile Parsons-763 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Roger and others.
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