Amy Johnson Crow of No Story To Small has started a challenge of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.
From her blog “The challenge is: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. Not only should this get me blogging more, but also to take a deeper look at some of the people in my family tree.”
Abington Parsons is my 3rd Great Grandfather on my maternal lines. I’m starting with Abington because I don’t really know very much about him. I do know that he died 13 April 1826 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina leaving behind his widow Mary Parsons and the following children:
- Ann Parsons, born June 27th 1818, intermarried with Richmond White
- Timney Parsons, born September 2, 1819, intermarried with Noah Sellers
- Raymond Parsons, born December 5, 1820
- Elizabeth Parsons, born March 9, 1822 intermarried with William Sellers
- Thomas Parsons, born May 10, 1823
- Mary M. Parsons, born April 10, 1825
The source for the above information is as follows:
#6 Index and Genealogical Abstracts of the Chesterfield District Court of Common Pleas, Equity Side, 1823-1869, page 115 as recorded in "Cheraw/Chesterfield District Wills, 1750-1865 & Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869, Published by James C. Pigg, Copyright 1995. #6-Ratliff, William H. vs. Mary Parsons Adm. et al - Bill for account & c 1843
Abington Parsons departed this life on or about 13th day of April 1826. Heirs: Widow, Mary Parsons; children: Ann Parsons, born June 27th 1818, intermarried with Richmond White; Timney Parsons, born September 2, 1819, intermarried with Noah Sellers; Raymond Parsons, born December 5, 1820; Elizabeth Parsons, born March 9, 1822 intermarried with William Sellers; Thomas Parsons, born May 10, 1823; Mary M. Parsons, born April 10, 1825. 1
The only other known documents that mentions Abington Parsons is this Equity record and the 1820 Census for Chesterfield County, SC. These are are the only documents I have; but, I haven’t checked Chesterfield County land records. 2
Willful destruction of records during the Civil War makes research in Chesterfield County very difficult. Abington Parsons will be one of my many challenges during the forth coming year.
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[1] James C. Pigg, Cheraw/Chesterfield District Wills, 1750-1865 &: Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas 1823-1869 (Washington, D.C.: self-Published, 1995), page 115.
[2] 1820 Census of the United States, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 127; Line 38, Household of Abington Parsons; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 March 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M 33_119.
Charlie, I had not heard of this 52 week challenge. Sounds like a good idea. I'll hve to hop on board.I hope you learn more about Abington Parsons.
ReplyDeleteWhen it was announced it really took off. Thanks for your comments. Pre Civil war records are a very scarce commodity in Chesterfield County, SC, I sent you an e-mail.
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