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Josiah Parsons

Born 2 Jan 1682 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Son of Joseph Parsons Esq. and Elizabeth (Strong) Parsons

Brother of Unnamed Infant Parsons, Eunice Parsons, Joseph Parsons, John Parsons, Ebenezer Parsons, Elisabeth (Parsons) Strong, David Parsons, Unknown Parsons, Unnamed Infant Parsons, Daniel Parsons, Moses Parsons, Abigail (Parsons) Clark, Noah Parsons and Lidia Parsons

Husband of Sarah Sheldon — married 22 Jun 1710 [location unknown]

Husband of Elizabeth (Edwards) Parsons — married 14 Dec 1738 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Descendants

Father of Isaac Parsons, Jacob Parsons, Sarah (Parsons) Kellogg and Martha (Parsons) Phelps

Died 12 Apr 1768 at age 86 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Josiah Parsons Birth: 2 JAN 1682 Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, USA

Death: 12 APR 1768 Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, USA

Will

Will of Josiah Parsons of Northampton, MA 11 Jul 1761 Names:^[1]

daughter Sarah Kellogg
daughter Hannah Clark
daughter Martha Phelps
Isaac Parsons, son of my son Isaac
Elijah Parsons, son of my son Isaac
Israel Parsons, son of my son Jacob
Namoi Parsons, daughter of my son Josiah
Suzy, daughter of my son Isaac
Esther, daughter of my son Jacob
Hannah, daughter of my daughter Hannah Clark
Martha, daughter of my daughter Martha Phelps
son Josiah
residual legatees my three sons Josiah, Isaac, and Jacob
executors my three sons Josiah, Isaac, and Jacob

Codicil 11 Dec 1767 in which some of the bequests to his daughters were rearranged because his daughter Sara was childless and not likely to have children of her body.

A wife is not named in the will or the codicil.

Presented for probate 3 May 1768

Sources

↑ Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives and the Hampshire County Court. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) View Images

Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26867133&pid=1132

Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,

Edmund West, comp Family Data Collection - Individual Records The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

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DNA Connections
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