Elizabeth (Hull) Parsons (1721 - 1785)

Born 25 Apr 1721 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Parsons — married 21 Jan 1746 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut

Died 6 Jul 1785 at age 64 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Biography

Elizabeth Hull was born April 25, 1721 at Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut; the daughter of Cornelius Hull and his wife Mehitable (Graves) Hull.^[1]

Elizabeth first married Silvanus Chipman probably at Durham, Connecticut about 1739. ^[1]He died intestate sometime in February 1743/4. Court of Probate held in Guilford, Connecticut on June 5, 1744 gave administration of the estate to his widow, Elizabeth Chipman.

Children of Elizabeth and Silvanius Chipman

all born at Durham, Connecticut.

1. Paul Chipman was born January 16, 1740; his uncle Cornelius Hull was appointed his guardian on June 5, 1744; his step-father Samuel Parsons appointed as guardian March 3, 1755. Enlisted March 5, 1760; French and Indian War; enlisted March 25, 1760 as a drummer in Captain Amos Hitchcocks's 6th Co. He died at His Majesty's Hospital, Fort Ontario, September 2, 1760.
2. Sarah Chipman was born February 17, 1742/3; he mother appointed as her guardian on June 5, 1744. She was named for her father's grandmother, Sarah Cobb of Barnstable; married Jared Whedon in Durham on May 24, 1764. Children Elizabeth, Samuel, Concurrence, Chipman, Jared, John.

On January 21, 1746 she married (2nd) Lieutenant Samuel Parsons^[1] who was the son of Moses Parsons and his wife Abigail Ball of Springfield. When he died, Cornelius, Elizabeth Hull's father, left her 150 pounds from his large estate. In his will she is known as "Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Parsons." Samuel was born March 1, 1719 and died at Durham on July 6, 1785.

Children of Elizabeth and Samuel Parsons

all born at Durham, Connecticut

1. Joseph was born December 25, 1747 and died September 25, 1821. He married Mercy Coe on December 7, 1795.
2. Mehitable was born March 5, 1750 and died April 5, 1793.
3. Rev. Lemuel was born May 2, 1753 and died February 14, 1791. He married (1st) Catherine Coe on January 28, 1779. He married (2nd) Faith Little on December 12, 1780.
4. Elizabeth was born July 14, 1756 and died December 19, 1801. She married Thaddeus Manning.
5. Samuel was born December 1, 1758.
6. Paul was born January 17, 1762. He married Phebe Coe.

Elizabeth (Hull) Chipman Parsons died July 6, 1785 at Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) V. 50, p. 108 - 110.

• Ferris, Mary Walton. "Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines" Privately Printed. 1931. Vol II, p. 463.see at hathitrust

• Parsons, Henry. "Parsons Familiy" Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, New York. 1912. p. 75, 95.see at archive.org

• Weygant, Col. "The Hull Family In America" Published by The Hull Family Association. p. 28, #95.see at archive.org

• Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) V. 50, p. 108 - 110.link for subscribers

• Fowler, William. History of Durham, Connecticut (Wiley, Waterman & Eaton, 1866) Page 257