Joseph
Parsons
Born about in Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of William Parsons Jr.
and Elsie (Lowther) Parsons
Brother of
Johanna Grace Parsons [half], Juliana Sarah Parsons [half] and Thomas Cornett Parsons Sr. [half]
Husband of
Matilda Motts
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Adam Parsons and John Parsons
Died about
at about age 80
in Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2010
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Biography
Joseph is the son of William Parsons who arrived on the eastern shore of Maryland about 1725. This Parsons family moved to Rockingham or Augusta County, Virginia about 1763 then settled in what is now Lewis County about 1776.
Joseph served as an Indian Fighter/Spy during the American Revolution. He married 1) Matilda Motts and removed to Jackson County, Virginia with his older brother, Charles, about 1800. Among the children of Joseph and Matilda are:
- Adam, m. Susannah Greathouse
- George, m. Edith Hughes on 21 Aug 1831
- Charles, m. Anna
- Joseph
- William, m. Elizabeth Freeland on 27 Sep 1817
- John, m. Sally Miller on 23 Jan 1820
Joseph was a prominent church leader and allowed Rev. William Steel to hold services in his home as the Reverend circuited the Kanawha Valley.
Joseph married 2) Elizabeth Bush, daughter of Adam Bush, on 14 Jan 1804.
Sources
- 1990 Jackson Co, WV bk, pg , 355 "Past & Present". Joseph entered the service of the United States as an Indian Spy abt 1777, & was issued a pension for his Revolutionary War service 31 Dec 1833. Reported that his first wife was Matilda Motts, children reported to be Adam, George, Charles, Joseph & William
- Pedigree Resource File
- WikiTree profile Parsons-1553 created through the import of GerkeFam.ged on Jun 14, 2012 by Matthew Gerke. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Matthew and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~0.78%
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Saundra Stewart (1960-2020)
Saundra Stewart (1960-2020)
Parsons-1553 and Parsons-59 appear to represent the same person because: It's very likely these are the same Joseph Parsons, son of William Parsons, younger brother of Charles Parsons.
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by Saundra Stewart (1960-2020)
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