Thomas
Parris
Born in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Parris
and Abigail (Rogers) Parris
Brother of
Samuel Baxter Parris, John Parris, Elizabeth (Parris) Bonney, Moses Parris, Ann (Parris) May and Mercy (Parris) Keith
Husband of
Hannah (Gannett) Parris
— married
26 Nov 1724 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Died
at age 85
in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Birth
Thomas Parris was born 8 May1701 to Thomas Parris (1670-1730) and Abigail (Rogers) Parris (1681-1713) at Pembroke Massachusetts[1] Thomas married Hannah Gannit at Scituate Massachusetts 26 November 1724[2]
He died on 2 Sep 1786 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Probate
The will of Thomas Parris of Pembroke, yeoman was dated 28 August 1786 and proved on 2 October 1786 in Plymouth. Thomas' Probate Case was filed 1786 in Plymouth County Massachusetts. On page 4 he identifies his sons Thomas, Elkanah and Benjamin(who is appointed executor and principle heir)[3][4][5]
The Kings Arm
The "Kings Arm" Musket was brought from England in1683 by Thomas Parris and used in the French and Indian War.
It has been handed down in the Parris family each generation to the oldest son.
When the news of the signing of the Declaration of Independence reached Pembroke, Massachusetts where the family lived, the "Old Gun" was fired in celebration and has been fired on the fourth of July every year since.
It has been fired on two other historic occasions, Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918 ... signifying the end of World War 1, and on V.E. Day - Victory in Europe, May 8th, 1945 ... World War 2.
It has been owned by:
Capt. Josiah Parris 1760-1851 (Revolutionary War soldier, at Buckfield)
Virgil Delphini Parris 1807-1874
Edward Lowden Parris 1837-1921
Edward Lowden Parris, Jr 1887-1950
Donated to the Zadoc Long Free Library in Buckfield, Maine by Marion (Parris) Smith, daughter of Edward L. Parris.
- taken from information posted at the Zadoc Long Free Library, Buckfield, Maine.
Capt Josiah Parris was not the eldest son of the eldest son, etc going back to Thomas Parris, but instead was the son of Thomas (b 1701), then Benjamin (b 1731)
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-JPX : 5 January 2021), Thomas Parris, 1701.
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7799/229/141412982
- ↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1558/i/20954/15309-co1/426409983
- ↑ Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Vol 5
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8CWK : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 45 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
- Source: Burial[6]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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Ruth (Reeve) Lundberg
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Steven Losey
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Parris-737 and Parris-384 appear to represent the same person because: Parris-737 has the wrong first name it should be Thomas, the birth place and and date of death and place are the same. Elkanah is the first name of Thomas's son
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