Jonathan Parsons (recorded as "Persons" at birth and marriage) was born in early February of 1686/7, a son of Jeffrey Parsons and Abigail (Younglove) Parsons, and was baptized at some point before 1703 at the First Parish Church of Gloucester in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.[1] He married Lydia Stanwood on the 6th of February, 1710/11, at Gloucester.
Jonathan was clearly alive as late as 1728 -- the conception and birth year of the couple's son David; he is thought to have died in 1742.
Research Notes
A primary, or extremely reliable/reputable secondary, source needs to be found and cited for the death year of 1742.
Birth (NEHGS; image of printed record; surname recorded as "Persons"): "PERSONS... Jonathan, s. Jephery and Abigaill, Feb. 8, 1686-7." Gloucester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 536; Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7707/536/141437980 (by subscription). Alt. transcript: Massachusetts Vital Records Project, John Slaughter, Owner/Administrator; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/aBirthsP.shtml
Marriage (NEHGS; image of printed record; surname recorded as "Persons"): "PERSONS... Jonathan, and Lydia Stanwood, Feb. 6, 1710-11." -- Gloucester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 422; Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7708/422/141455153 (by subscription). Alt. transcript: Massachusetts Vital Records Project, John Slaughter, Owner/Administrator; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/aMarriagesP.shtml
See also (note that these registries combine original and derivative sources, and are thus not regarded as consistently reliable):
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about Jonathan Parsons
Name:Jonathan Parsons
Birth Date:1686
Birthplace:Massachusetts
Volume:131
Page Number:463
Reference:Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 30 Jun 1932, 3687
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Jonathan Parsons
Name:Jonathan Parsons
Gender:Male
Birth Year:1687
Spouse Name:Lydia Stanwood
Spouse Birth Year:1685
Marriage Year:1710
Number Pages:1
Source Citation: Source number: 1485.017; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.
Source Information:Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Family Data Collection - Births about Jonathan Parsons
Name:Jonathan Parsons
Father:Jeffery Parsons
Mother:Abigail Younglove
Birth Date:8 Feb 1687
City:Gloucester
County:Essex
State:MA
Country:USA
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan 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 Jonathan: