Born in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Parsons
and Elizabeth (Sparks) Parsons
Sister of
William Parsons, Joseph Parsons [half], Martha (Parsons) Gregory, Hannah Parsons, Thomas Strickland Parsons, George Washington Parsons [half], Acelia Parsons, James Wyatt Parsons, Permelia Parsons and Abia Parsons
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 88
in Nelson Co., Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Dec 2014
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Biography
Mary Nancy Parsons was born in or about 1770 or 1776 in Virginia and died there.. She passed away about 1865.
Notables
Mary is the 4th cousin of Thomas Nelson Jr, the 4th Governor of Virginia. Nelson County, Kentucky and Nelson County, Virginia are both named in his honor. Ref: Wikipedia, Thomas Nelson Jr. *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nelson_Jr.
Mary is the 3rd great granddaughter of immigrant colonist John (Whitheford) Witheford Weatherford. Born abt. 1615 in Warwickshire, England, died 1706 in James City County, Colony of Virginia.
Mary is the 6th cousin twice removed of William Pitt "The Elder" , "1st Earl of Chatham", 10th Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Legacy: Pitt County, North Carolina, Chatham County, Georgia, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and the Town of Chatham Virginia, are all named in his honor. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma is named after the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which was in turn named after William Pitt.
Sources
First-hand information as remembered by Darlene Lawhorn, Wednesday, December 17, 2014.
- 2020-08-04 Thomas George Lawhorn - Nancy Parsons - Marriage Record.jpg
- 2020-08-04 Thomas George Lawhorn - Nancy Parsons - MarrBondCertif.jpg
- 2020-08-04 Parsons_John - Elizabeth - Deed 14Dec1805.jpg
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
Richard (Jordan) J
:
23andMe, GEDmatch UK7091743 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UC4429921 [compare], Ancestry member jordanrt
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~0.78%
Shirleen (Bartholomew) Beland :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Glickse (Oglesby) Neidert :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gluckse1116827
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~0.78%
Pat Brunson :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch WH5480348 [compare]
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~0.39%
Leitha (Harris) Cantrell :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Mary (Parsons) Lowhorn (abt.1770-abt.1880) › Mary (Parsons) Lowhorn (abt.1770-abt.1880) › Nancy Parsons (1783-1865)
Mary is 13 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 26 degrees from Carl Sagan, 21 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 29 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 24 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 20 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 25 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 14 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 18 degrees from Isaac Newton, 25 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 22 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 14 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Nancy Parsons [Parsons-1466] and Mary Nancy Parsons [Parsons-10237] have different parents and different children.
Note the attached graphic, 2020-08-04 Parsons_John - Elizabeth - Deed 14Dec1805.jpg.
Amherst Co. Virginia, Deed Book, date 14 December 1805. Elizabeth Parsons widow of John Parsons and his children, to George Lawhorn and wife Nancy Parsons.