Maria Parsons was born September 25, 1617 and was baptized September 28,1617 in St. Mary's, Beaminster, Dorset, England,[1]a daughter of William Parsons(1588-1653)[2] and Margaret Hoskins (1584-1655).
Maria married Richard James (1616-1670) in 1637 at Canterbury, Dorset, England. His parents' names are unknown at this time. Richard and Maria (Parsons) James were the parents of five known children.
Children
Margaret S James,
Martha James,
Richard James,
Joan James
Elizabeth James.
Maria died on January 2, 1669 in Beaminster, Dorset, , England, at the age of 51 years. She was buried January 2,1669 in St. Mary's, Beaminster, Dorset, England.
Birth
Birth:
Date: 1617
SDATE 1 JUL 1617
Place: Beaminster, Dorsetshire, England
Christening
Christening:
Date: 15 SEP 1617
Place: St. Mary's, Beaminster, Dorset, Eng
Death
Death:
Date: 1670
SDATE 1 JUL 1670
Place: Beanminster, Dorsetshire, England
Burial
Burial:
Date: 3 OCT 1670
Place: St. Mary's Church, Beaminster, Dorset, Eng
Research Note
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Sources
↑Baptism:
"Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/BE:RE1/1 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2243 #2107531 (accessed 9 February 2023) Maria Parsons baptism on 25 Sep 1617, child of Gulielmi Parsons, in Beaminster, Dorset, England.
Note: !BIR-MAR-DEA: B W Spears, PASSENGERS MARY & JOHN; 1500-1700's; V 18; P106-109.
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Parsons-8625 and Parsons-879 are not ready to be merged because: These two people are identical and Donna has done an outstanding job to prove the information. Kathryn Martin