Ransom Abraham Parrish Sr (1802 - 1877)

Born 14 Jan 1802 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Tabitha Dorcus (Chappell) Parrish — married about 2 Mar 1835 in Hickman, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1877 at age 75 in Obion, Obion, Tennessee, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: David Douglass [send private message] and Southern Pioneers Project WikiTree [send private message]

Ransom Parrish Sr was part of a Southern Pioneer Family. Join: Southern Pioneers Project Discuss: southern_pioneers

Biography

Ransom Abraham Parrish was born January 14, 1802 in North Carolina (possibly Granville County). ^[1]He is said to be the son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Crawford Parrish however evidence exists that makes this doubtful.

Note: The DOB and DOD for Ransom Parrish is based on the dates on his headstone. The 1850 and 1860 US census indicates a birth date of 1801. In the 1850 Census Ransom's birthplace is given as South Carolina while the 1860 Census it is indicated as being North Carolina. The 1870 US census indicates a birth date of 1802 and birth state of North Carolina. Best available evidence indicates Ransom Parrish was probably born 1802 in North Carolina, possibly Granville county.

Ransom Parrish married Tabitha Dorcus Chappell February 27, 1825, in Hickman County, Kentucky ^[2] Hickman County. Kentucky Marriage Records indicate a marriage date of March 2. 1835^[3] The 1825 date is unsourced, and the 1835 date is about the time the family would have been in Tennessee. The March 2, 1835 date is being used as it is from a primary source. It may be revised if a alternate source indicates that a revision is warranted.

Ransom Abraham Parrish died October 21, 1877 and was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, Union City, Obion County, Tennessee, USA^[4]

1850 Household of Ransom Parrish

• Ransom Parrish M 49 South Carolina
• Dorcas Parrish F 41 Kentucky
• James Parrish M 19 Kentucky (b abt 1831)
• Elizabeth Parrish F 18 Kentucky (b abt 1832)
• Martha Parrish F 14 Tennessee (b abt 1836)
• Jane Parrish F 11 Tennessee (b abt 1839)
• William Parrish M 10 Tennessee (b abt 1840)
• Abram Parrish M 5 Tennessee (b abt 1845)
• Sarah Parrish F 5 Tennessee (b abt 1845)
• Rosaline Parrish F 4 Tennessee (b abt 1846)
• Malina Parrish F 2 Tennessee (B abt 1848)
• John Parrish M 0 Tennessee (b abt 1849/50)

Source: "1850 US Census, Obion, Tennessee. USA"

Ransom Parrish Family

BIRTH: 1802, North Carolina

DEATH: 1877, Obion Co., Tennessee

Family 1: Dorcas Chapel

MARRIAGE: 27 Feb 1825

James Parrish

Elizabeth Parrish

Martha R. Parrish

Hannah Jane Parrish

William Critteden Parrish

Ransom Parrish

Sarah Parrish

Rosaline Parrish

Malina Parrish

John C. Parrish

William A. Parrish

Joseph Parrish

Source: Ransom Parrish Family Tree Agrees with 1850 US Census, Obion County, Tennessee

The parents of Ransom A Parrish are currently unproven but have been said to be Ezekiel and Elizabeth Crawford Parrish. Most of the available census records indicate Ransom Parrish was born in North Carolina. Based on the 1850 census it would appear that Ransom Parrish married Tabitha Dorcas Chappell in Kentucky (her resident state). James and Elizabeth Parrish, their first two children were born in Kentucky. That would indicate Ransom Parrish and family had been present in Kentucky since 1830 or before based on James' age in the 1850 Census. Sometime between 1832 and 1836 Ransom Parrish moved his family to Obion, Tennessee. Ransom Parrish is found in the 1840 US census for Obion, Tennessee.

There is not a Ransom Parrish found in the 1830 US census of Kentucky, however there is also a Ransom Parrish found in Alachua, Florida in 1830. It is likely the Florida Ransom Parrish is the son of Josiah Parrish as listed in "Pioneers of South Georgia" There is a Ransom Parrish b 1798 in the 1840 Census from Columbia, Florida. That makes ir fairly certain that Ransom Parrish b 1798 is not the Ransom Parrish of this profile since Ransom Parrish b 1802 had been in Kentucky between 1830 and moved his family to Tennessee about 1836.

"Pioneers of South Georgia" is unsourced and may contain errors, but indicates Ezekiel Parrish was born in North Carolina. Most of his children are said to have been born in Georgia. This supports a conclusion that there are two Ransom Parrishes and that Ransom Parrish b1802 may not be Ezekiel Parrish's son. There are children of Ezekiel's that were born before Ransom b 1802 and they were born in Georgia making his birth in North Carolina compelling evidence that Ezekiel is not his father.

Questionable Parents

New evidence provided by Ransom Parrish descendants, Jim and William "Bill" Parrish supports a conclusion that Exekiel and Elizabeth Crawford Parrish are not this Ransom Parrishes parents. Based on this evidence it appears that Ezekiel and Elizabeth are the parents of the slightly older Ransom Parrish that resided in Florida. Ithere is some evidence that there is a family connection but that has not as yet been proved. Possinle parents will be addressed in a separate section.

The evidence found in existing census, marriage records, wills and a letter written by Ransom Parrish descendant, Leona Sanders Parrish (see image) makes it clear that there are two Ransom Parrishes and that Ezekiel or possibly his brother Josiah is the father of the Florida Ransom Parrish Based on this evidence Ezekiel and Elizabeth Crawford Parrish are being removed as the parents of Ransom Parrish b 1802.

Also see Ezekiel Parrish. Parrish-332 Elizabeth Crawford Parrish. Crawford-838 Ransom Parrish Parrish -1712

There is some recent DNA evidence that indicates a connection between the two Parrish lines. This will be discussed in another section,

Two different Ransom Parrishes

Research Notes:

1. There is a Ransom Parrish listed in the 1830 US census at Alachua, Florida

2. There is a Ransom Parrish listed in the 1840 US census at Columbia, Florida.

3. There is also a Ransom Parrish listed in the 1840 census at Obion, Tennessee which fits the profile of Parrish-1649.

4. There is a Ransom Parrish b 1798 listed in the 1850 US census at Columbia, Florida. This is lpossibly the son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth or his brother Josiah Parrish.

5. There is a Ransom Parrish in the 1850 US census at Obion, Tennessee that fits the profile of Parrish-1649.

6. There is not a Ransom Parrish listed in the 1860 US census of Florida.

7. There are two different Ransom Parrishes listed in "Pioneers of South Georgia"

The Parents of Ransom Parrish

Based on US Census records and "Pioneeers of South Georgia" It is clear there are two Ransom Parrishes. One is the son of Josiah or Ezekiel Parrish born about 1798. The current conclusion is that the Ransom Parrish of this profile is not the son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Crawford Parrish.

There is some evidence that has come forward that indicates the father of Ransom Parrish b 1802 may be another Ransom Parrish.

Sources:

1850 US Census, Obion County, Tennessee, Ransom Parrish b 1802

1850 US Census, Columbia County, Florida, Ransom Parrish b 1798

Pioneers of South Georgia Children of Ezekiel Parrish

Additional Research Notes:

1. There were 47 Parrish households living in North Carolina according to the 1800 US census and 51 Parrish households in the 1810 US census. It may be that Ransom's parents are among the families found there in North Carolina between 1800 -1810.

2. There is a Ransom Parrish in Granville. North Carolina in the 1810 census that may have some relation to the Ransom Parrish b 1802.

3. There is a mortgage document between a Ransom Parrish and a Henry Wheeler dating to around 1820 in Granville County, North Carolina, It is not known if this Ransom Parrish has any relation to the subject of this profile,

4. There was no Ezekiel Parrish found in the 1800 or 1810 US Census, However, there is a E Paris found in Clay, Kentucky in the 1820 census. Ransom Parrish was in Kentucky between 1820 - 1830. Two of his children were born in Kentucky, one as early as 1831.

5. There is a mortgage document between a Ransom Parrish and a Henry Wheeler dating to around 1820 in Granville County, North Carolina, It is not known if this Ransom Parrish has any relation to the subject of this profile,

DNA Matches

Comparing Kit T824570 (David Douglas) and A922553 (*Jimpa47)

Minimum threshold size to be included in total = 500 SNPs Mismatch-bunching Limit = 250 SNPs Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 7.0 cM

Chr Start Location End Location Centimorgans (cM) SNPs 5 16,954,752 34,898,298 20.1 2,307 5 56,932,720 73,709,913 12.8 1,932 9 3,887,225 13,789,717 19.8 2,398 13 46,643,730 78,315,833 22.9 3,932 15 23,294,510 30,067,518 16.6 1,153 Largest segment = 22.9 cM Total of segments > 7 cM = 92.2 cM 5 matching segments Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.6 David Douglas and Jim Parrish are 2nd cousins 1x removed. MRCA is Ransom Parrish 1

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 89283797
2. ↑ Unsourced Geni profile Ransom Parrish
3. ↑ Hickman County, KY Marriage Records, Hickman County, Kentucky, reference p051, ln354; FHL microfilm 321,386.
4. ↑ "Cemeteries of Obion County Tennessee Vol 1" by the Obion Co. Genealogical Society

See Also:

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWB9-4XP : accessed 17 September 2015), Ransum Parrish and Dorcus Chapel, 02 Mar 1835; citing Hickman County, Kentucky, reference p051, ln354; FHL microfilm 321,386.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZT-29B : accessed 6 August 2015), Ranson Parish, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 20, family 129, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,051.

• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Y3-7ST : accessed 6 August 2015), Ranson Parish, Civil District No 1, Obion, Tennessee, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 113, household ID 668, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,267.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDY-F4S : accessed 6 August 2015), Ransom Parrish, Obion county, part of, Obion, Tennessee, United States; citing family 94, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYG-X46 : accessed 6 August 2015), Ransom Parrish, Not Stated, Obion, Tennessee; citing p. 137, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 529; FHL microfilm 24,547.

• Decendants of Ransom A Parrish 1802 - 1877

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVL6-MKGF : accessed 14 July 2015), Ransom Parrish, 1877; Burial, Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States of America, Mount Zion Cemetery; citing record ID 89283797, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3W2-H2R : accessed 14 July 2015), Ranson Abraham Parrish in entry for Ranson A Parrish, 19 Jan 1911; citing certificate number 951, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,050,430.