Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Caleb Carman Sr.
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Carman
Sister of
John Carman, Joshua Carman, Caleb Carman Jr., Caleb Carman [half], Daniel Carman, James Carman Sr. and Ephraim Carman
Wife of
John Parsons
— married
before 1702 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail (Parsons) Stites and Sarah (Parsons) Edwards
Died after
after about age 77
in Cape May County, New Jersey
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2013
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Biography
Elizabeth Parsons was born about 1665. "Sarah Parsons who was born Nov. 14, 1702, a daughter of John Parsons and his wife Mrs. Elizabeth (Carman) Forman (Cape May County Court recs.). The latter, as Elizabeth Parsons of Cape May County, N.J., made her will... in it she mentioned her sons Jonathan Forman and Robert Parsons; her daughters Elizabeth Hand, Charity Mulford, and Abigail Stities; and her granddaughter Mary Edwards. Elizabeth was the daughter of Caleb Carman of Jamaica, L.I., and Cape May, who died in Cape May in 1693. When about 16 years old, she married Jonathan Forman as her first husband. About 1698, he removed to Philadelphia and died there within two or three years. His widow returned to Cape May, and about 1701 married (2nd) John Parsons who died there in 1732.""[1]
Children:
- Jonathan Forman Jr.
- Robert Parsons
- Elizabeth (Parsons?) Hand
- Charity (Parsons?) Mulford
- Abigail (Parsons?) Stites
- Sarah (Parsons) Edwards (1702 - bef. 1742)
Elizabeth Parsons died after 16 Oct 1742 and before 7 March 1742/3.
Abstract of will:
- "1742, Oct. 16. Parsons, Elizabeth, of Cape May Co.; will of. Daughters--Elizabeth Hand, Charity Mulford, Abigail Stites, and grand-daughter Mary Edwards, to have my estate equally. Son, Jonathan Forman, and son, Robert Parsons, to have 10 shillings apiece. Son, Joshua Stites, sole executor. Witnesses--John Stites, Elijah Hughes, Cornelius Schillinks, Junior. Proved 7 March 1742-3. Lib. 5, p. 9.
- "1743, May 30. Inventory, £31.16.2; made by Elijah Hughes, Robert Parsons."[2]
Sources
- ↑ Hoff, Henry B. Genealogies of Long Island Families: From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1987), Vol. 1, p 385
- ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren (ed.), Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. Volume II, 1730-1750. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1918, volume 30, page 370
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Jamie Carman for creating WikiTree profile Carman-338 through the import of Carman 6.25.13.GED on Jun 25, 2013.
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