Samuel Parsons was born in 1769 in Gloucester, son of Daniel and Sarah (Davis) Parsons. [1]
Polly Gerren and Samual Parsons, jr, married Oct 15, 1792 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. [2][3]
The death record sourced here lists this Samuel Parsons (age 77) and also a Samuel Parsons 4th who dies on the Schooner <?> in a gale. [4]
He is buried in Gloucester at Clarks Cemetery. [5]
Research Notes
There are many Samuel Parsons in Gloucester. This one born 1769 is son of Daniel and Sarah. Yet the marriage record calls him Samuel, Jr. And their son is born when Polly Gerren is 12. Something is messed up. Williams-27459 13:34, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-9PG9 : 13 July 2016), Samuel Parsons and Polly Gerren, 15 Oct 1792; citing Marriage, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,861.
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7KK-GVF : 10 December 2014), Samuel Parsons, 04 Feb 1847; citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 26 p 92, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,809.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2021), memorial page for Samuel Parsons (22 Dec 1769–4 Feb 1847), Find A Grave: Memorial #193019808, citing Clarks Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Clark (contributor 48293148).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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.
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