Matthew Parham Jr. (abt. 1734 - bef. 1795)

Born about 1734 in Albemarle Parish, Surry county, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Macklin) Parham — married 25 Nov 1755 in Brusnwick county, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 5 Nov 1795 before about age 61 in Sussex, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Matthew Parham Jr. performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Matthew Parham Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A086942.

Matthew Parham was born circa 1734, in Sussex county, Virginia, the son of Mathew Parham and Martha (Wynne) Parham. Although Matthew did not serve as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, he did furnish supplies to aid the service members of the Continental Army and is recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution for his Patriotic Service. According to their records, he died before November 5, 1795, in Sussex county, Virginia, was married to Rebecca Maclin and was the father of Susannah Parham who married William Herring. ^[1]

On November 25, 1755, in Brusnwick county, Virginia, Matthew Parham and Rebecca Maclin, spinster were married. ^[2]

The children of Matthew Parham, Jr. and Rebecca are listed in the book, "Births, Deaths, and Sponsors, 1717-1778: From the Albemarle Parish Register of Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia" by John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1964, page 104. The date of birth is only given for Eph. [Ephraim] and James. The dates of birth and of christening are given on the website of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints (The Mormans):

• Susan Parham, married William Herring on December 26, 1780, in Sussex county, Virginia. ^[3]

• Amey Parham, married Stephen Herring, on December 21, 1781, in Sussex county, Virginia. ^[4]

• Ephraim Parham, September 25, 1756

• Ephraim and William Parham (twins)

• Judith Green Parham

• James Parham September 23, 1760

• Edward Powell Parham

• Thomas Vines Parham

• Mary Lilly Parham

• Elizabeth Mclin Parham, married Travinor Bird Buford on December 29, 1784, in Sussex county, Virgnia. ^[5]

Researcher's Notes

MARRIGES OF EARLY PARHAMS AS RECORDED IN BRUNSWICK AND SUSSEX COUNTY, VA.

MATTHEU PARHAM M. REBECCA MACLIN 11-25-1755 BRUNSWICK CO., VA.(Matthew Parham was a son of Matthew Parham and wife Susannah. Matthew Parham died April 15, 1775 in Sussex Co., Va.)

WILLIAM PARHAM M. MARY STEVENS 9-18-1755 SUSSEX CO., VA.(William Parham was also a son of Old Matthew Parham and Susannah)(Old Matthew was aq son of Ephraim and Frances.)

NATHANIEL " M. CELIA LEE 10-09-1758 " (Nathaniel Parham was a son of Ephraim and Rebecca Parham, Ephraim was a son of old Ephraim Parham and Frances who d. in 1826)

EPHRAIM PARHAM M. HANNAH HILL 11-15-1764 "(Ephraim Parham was.....I don't know who he was? Yet.) THIS IS THE SAME EPHRAIM

EPHRAIM PARHAM M. RUTH DUNN 03-19-1767 " SAME NATHANIEL I BELIEVE NATHANIEL " M. REBECCA PARHAM 02-10-1769 " (SHE IS FORMER WIFE OF ANOTHER PARHAM. I WILL LOOK THIS UP) (I have been unable to find a single record that mentions these two. I think it is a mistranscription.)

LEWIS PARHAM M. BETS BAIM (?) 05-22-1769 (THIS IS JR.) (Is the wife's name supposed to be Betsy Baird or Beard?)

EPHRAIM " M. ANN COLLIER 04-28-1770

WILLIAM PARHAM JR. M. HANNAH HILL 06-20-1771 BRUNSWICK C, VA.(William Parham was a son of Ephraim and Rebecca Parham. He m. 1st to Martha Lucas and second to Hannah Hill. William died and his widow Hannah m. James Banks.

WILLIAM PARHAM M. REBECCA HUNT (?) SUSSEX CO., VA. WILLIAM PARHAM M. MARY KELLEY 10-07-1772 " "

STITH M. LUCRETIA PARHAM 09-02-1772 " Stith, I think was a son of Thomas and Anne and Lucretia was the widow of Robert Parham who was a son of Matthew Parham and Martha Wynn. Robert and Lucretia (Sturdivant) had one son named Robert. Moved to Georgia. Lucretia and Stith Parham had no children.

THOMAS M. ELIZABETH GILLIAM 07-22-1777 BRUNSWICK CO., Thomas Parham who m. Elizabeth Gilliam was either the young son b. 1756 of William Parham and Mary Stevens or the son of Thomas and Ann Parham. Any way, this Thomas died in 1781 leaving two children, Susannah and Thomas. Thomas was b. after his fathers death. The widow Elizabeth married James Banks. Thomas son of Thomas and Elizabeth was b. in 1781 and m. Rebecca Mason. (Have a lot on them)

EPHRAIM " M. PARTHENCA GEE 11-23-1778 " Have a lot on them too ( PATRICIA GEE I THINK) Prethenia SORRY I WILL SEND SOME MORE TOMARROW Family History - 11 Mar 2001 ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS VOL 3 PP 896,898
2. ↑ The William and Mary Quarterly, Journal Article: Brunswick County Marriage Bonds Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan., 1912), page 197, Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, DOI: 10.2307/1918735, Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918735
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7X-2TY : 5 December 2014), Matthew Parham in entry for William Herring and Susannah Parham, 26 Dec 1780; citing Sussex, Virginia, reference 27; FHL microfilm 34,154
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7X-TY4 : 5 December 2014), Matthew Parham in entry for Stephen Herring and Amey Parham, 21 Dec 1781; citing Sussex, Virginia, reference 29; FHL microfilm 34,154
5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7F-QZJ : 5 December 2014), Matthew Parham in entry for Tavinor Bird Buford and Elizabeth Mclin Parham, 29 Dec 1784; citing Sussex, Virginia, reference 36; FHL microfilm 34,15
6. ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PARHAM/2001-03/0984372895

See also:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 July 2018), "Record of Matthew Parham", Ancestor # A086942.