Born in Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Noah Parsons
and Mindwell (Edwards) Parsons
Sister of
Timothy Parsons, Jemima (Parsons) Kingsley, Elizabeth (Parsons) Allen, Mindwell (Parsons) Smead, Thankful (Parsons) Dean, Mary (Parsons) Bartlett, Keziah (Parsons) Cooke, Noah Parsons Jr., Margaret Parsons, Miriam Parsons and Timothy Parsons
Wife of
Eliphaz Clapp
— married
about 1737 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Miriam (Clapp) Pomeroy
Died
at age 42
in Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2011
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Biography
Rachel Parsons was a daughter of Mindwell (Edwards; 1695-1775) and Noah Parsons (1692-1779), of Northampton, Massachusetts. Her birth probably was in February 1719/20 [1], the year expression in accordance with the Julian/Gregorian calendar shift.
Rachel Parsons was baptized in February, 1721, at Northampton [2].
She married about 1737, Eliphaz Clapp (1711-1783) [3]. Their children included:
- Mindwell Clapp, b. Feb 23, 1749; married Job White (abt.1752-1807)
Rachel (Parsons) Clapp died 11 Jan 1762. Her grave is in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA [4].
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCS5-D4Y : 14 January 2020), Rachel Parsons, 1720.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDM2-PW3Z : 20 May 2022), Rachel Parsons, 1721.
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28332866
- Ancestry Online family tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26867133&pid=1118
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Parsons-794 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.
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