Sir
William
Parsons
Born in Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Laurence Parsons
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Dorothy (Phillips) Parsons
— married
19 Jun 1636 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Laurence Parsons and Margaret (Parsons) Culme
Died
at about age 49
in Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
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Biography
William Parsons, of Birr, King's co. born approximately 1604 (unsourced) was the son of Sir Laurence Parsons and his wife Jane Malham of York. [1]
He inherited from his brother Richard who dsp 1634, his father having died in 1628 [1]
1636 He married Dorothy Philips, daughter of Sir Thomas Philips, of Newtownlimavady, co. Londonderry. [1]
He wrote his will in 1650 and died in 1653 [1]
Issue (4 sons, 3 dau). [1]
- Laurence Parsons (c.1637–1698), 1st Baronet Parsons of Birr m. Frances Savage, daughter and co-heir of William Savage of Rheban, co. Kildare - Issue [2]
- Margaret Parsons, 2nd dau. m. Hugh Culme of Cloughoughter, co Cavan - issue. [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Burke, Bernard; A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire" publ 1869 vol 2 pg 959
- ↑ Bergin, John; in Dictionary of Irish Biography; (rev. 2009) Parsons
- ↑ Trevelyan papers Pub 1857
- See Also
- The Peerage
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