Abington Parsons, the elder, was born about 1784 and died 13 April 1826. His widow, Mary, and 6 children survived. All are named within this Chesterfield County, SC Equity suit.
Equity Suit:
#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. [#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.]
Many on-line trees show his widow Mary living into the 1860 but I believed that Mary passed away about January 1845 based on this SHERIFF'S SALES notice in the Cheraw Gazette, 28 January 1845.
1 Negro Woman named Fanny and child Sam, 1 Yoke of Oxen, 5 Head of Cattle, 10 Head of Hogs, 1 Clock, 1 Shot Gun, articles of Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Utensils, 1 Cart, &c.; levied on as the property of Mary Parsons at the suit of W. H. Ratliff and others vs. Mary Parsons.
* All except the Negroes will be sold on the second day of sale at Mary Parsons' house. [Cheraw Gazette,
Cheraw, South Carolina,
28 Jan 1845, Tue., Page 3, column 5].
Abington and Mary had 2 sons and 4 daughters. After their death most of the daughters stayed in Chesterfield County; but, the 2 sons, Raymond and Thomas, along with William Eddins Sellers and his wife Elizabeth Parsons and Noah Sellers and wife Timney Parsons migrated to Tennessee. Raymond is listed in the 1850 Carroll County, TN; Thomas is listed in the 1850 Madison County, TN. Noah Sellers and Timney Parsons are in 1850 Carroll Conty, TN and William Eddins Sellers and wife Elizabeth Parsons are listed in the 1850 Madison County, TN Censuses. Family folklore says William Eddins Sellers died there in 1854 after falling from the rafters of a new church he was helping to build and Great-Great Grandma Elizabeth (Parsons) Sellers packed up the children and returned to Chesterfield County, SC where she can be found in the 1860 Censuses as a 36 year old widow.
Raymond Parson, 1850 Census, Carroll County, TN
Raymond Parson and his family has not been found in the 1860 Censuses; but, in 1870 we find his wife and children in the household of his eldest son, Abington B. Parsons in Texas.
In this 1870 Census we have:
Ann PARSONS, age 40, Mother, born in SC (Listed as Alice in 1850 Census)
Arrington [Abington] PARSONS, Son, age 24
Joseph CANTRELL [Actual CANTWELL], Son-in-Law, age 19
Mary Jane CANTWELL, Daughter, age 18
Henry TAYLOR, Son-in-Law, age 25
Juliana TAYLOR, Daughter, age 17
Floyd PARSONS, Son, age 10, born in AR [This son was not in the 1850 Census; but, there was a son Thomas L. listed in that TN Census.]
It is not known what happen to Raymond Parsons after the 1850 Census. His widow Ann/Alice died after 1870 in McLennan County, Texas. No record of Thomas L. had been found. None of the family have been located in the 1860 Census for any states to my knowledge.
Abington B. Parsons was born on 11 Feb 1846 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Abington B. Parsons and Sarah Elizabeth Cantwell were married about 1870 in McLennan County, Texas. Sarah Elizabeth Cantwell, daughter of James Cantwell and Sarah Anna Johnson, was born on 29 Jan 1857 in Madison County, Arkansas.
Abington B. Parsons and Sarah Elizabeth Cantwell had the following children:
i. William Albert Parsons, born 11 Jan 1874; married Maggie Lee Buchanan; died 15 May 1963.
ii. James R. Parsons, born 17 Jul 1876; married Bessie Anna Cantwell; died 6 Apr 1960.
iii. Robert Dean Parsons, born 1 Jul 1881, Milford, Ellis, Texas; married Tascher Carr, 27 Mar 1902; died 9 Dec 1945, Arizona.
iv. Lillie Bailey Parsons, born 28 Nov 1883, Ft Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; married James B. Jones, 27 May 1900, Ellis County, Texas; died 16 Aug 1979.
v. Eva Myrtle Parsons was born on 8 Apr 1886 in Texas. She died on 17 Sep 1888 at the age of 2 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
vi. Bertie Ann Parsons, born 19 Jan 1889; married Joseph Fletcher Knouse, 18 Dec 1905, Pierce, Nebraska; died 11 Jan 1982.
vii. Oaksey Abington Parsons, born 20 Nov 1891, Texas; married Ida C.; died 7 Apr 1962, Oklahoma.
viii. Aerie E. "Amos" Parsons, born 2 Apr 1894; married Geneva Mae; died 21 Jan 1974.
Abington B. Parsons died 29 November 1914 in Elmore City, Garvin, Oklahoma. His wife, Sarah Elizabeth (Cantwell) Parsons died on 23 Jan 1936 at the age of 78 in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Abington B. Parson was buried in the Elmore City Cemetery, Elmore City, Garvin County, Oklahoma. Sarah Elizabeth (Cantwell) Parsons is buried in the Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.
Abington B. Parsons is my 1st Cousin 3X Removed.
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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2021); Memorial page for Pvt. Abington B. Parsons; (11 Feb 1846-29 Nov 1914); Find a Grave memorial # 16307713, Citing Elmore City Cemetery; Elmore City, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA.
2. 1870 U. S. Census, McLennan County, Texas, population schedule, East of the Brazos River, McLennan, Texas, Page 16B/61 (Stamped), Line 17, Dwelling 108, Family 111, Household of Arrington PARSONS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 7 July 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1598.
3. 1900 U. S. Census, Ellis County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 3, Ellis County, Texas, enumeration district (ED) 22, Page: 35B (stamped), Line 63, Dwelling 601, Family 619, Household of A. B. PARSONS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 July 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1630.
4. 1910 U. S. Census, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 0178, Page: 13A/110 (stamped) Line 63, Dwelling 601, Family 619, Household of Abb PARSONS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 July 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll.
5. National Cemetery Administration, "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," database, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator (https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ngl/index.jsp : viewed 10 October 2021), 1st Lt. Abington B. Parsons; CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah E Parsons (1857–23 January 1936), Memorial # 76685643.
7. 1900 U. S. Census, Ellis County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 3, Ellis County, Texas, ED 22, Page: 35B (stamped), Line 63, Dwelling 601, Family 619, Household of A. B. PARSONS.
8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah E Parsons (1857–23 January 1936), Memorial # 76685643.
9. The Cheraw Gazette, "Sheriff Sale," Legal Advertisement, The Cheraw Gazette, Cheraw, SC, 28 Jan 1845, Tue • Page 3, column 5, Sale of Personal Property, Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Utensils.
