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Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Helen's Benediction Wynn Haynie PHOTOS Stories and Tales (Mostly True)	Elizabeth’s Earliest Parson Ancestors Lord Christopher Parsons Sr. Lord Christopher Parsons Sr. was Elizabeth’s eighth Great Grandfather. He was also probably the third Great, Great Grandfather of Nathaniel and Theophilus Parsons as he was most certainly the first Parson to arrive in the New World. Lord Christopher Parsons Sr. was born in January, 1675 in London, England. He was baptized in London on January 30, 1675 and married to Elizabeth Meason on October 29, 1699 at Allhallows London Wall, London, England. They resided in Cripplegate, England until they immigrated to America sometime before 1701. He died in 1713 in Lunenburg, Virginia at the age of thirty-eight. Christopher Kryle Parsons* His son, Christopher Kyrle Parsons, was born in New Kent, Virginia, a British colony in 1701. He was Elizabeth Parrish’s seventh Great Grandfather. He was married in Lunenburg, Virginia at the age of twenty-four in 1725 to Lucy “Red Eagle” Weatherford who was born in 1705. Lucy was the sixth cousin of William Pitt “The Elder,” the 1% Earl of Chatham, and the 10t Prime Minister of Great Britain. Her Great Grandfather, John Weatherford was an early immigrant colonist around 1650. Christopher Kryle and Lucy “Red Eagle” had six children: Christopher (1728-unknown), John (1732-1805), William (1736-1824), Christopher “Umatooetha The Water Hunter Choikamawga” Parsons (1742-1800), Agnes (1745-1785), and Thomas Mandeville (1749-1825). Before 1742, this family was the first of the Parsons to head west on the Trail of Tears. Christopher “Umatooetha The Water Hunter Choikamawga” was born in Choikamawga, Georgia in 1742. He died in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia in 1800 at the age of fifty-eight. Christopher Kyle died when he was fifty-nine in 1760 in Lunenburg, Virginia and Lucy ‘Red Eagle’ died in 1785, also in Virginia. Thomas Mandeville Parsons Thomas Mandeville Parsons was Elizabeth’s sixth Great Grandfather. He was born on November 2, 1749 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia and was married to Elizabeth Sparks in New Kent, Virginia on November 1, 1772 at the age of 23. They had eleven children: William (1773-unknown), Joseph (1775-1846), Mary Nancy (1776-1865), Martha Patsy (1779-1863), Mary (1781-1825), John S. (1783-1857), Thomas Strickland (1785-1857), George Washington (1787-1842), James Wyatt (1793-1874), Permelia (1795-1892), and Abla (1799-1874). Thomas M. Parsons was a Revolutionary War soldier. He is listed in the United States Revolutionary War Rolls and Pension Payment Ledgers. He died on February 15, 1825 at the age of seventy-five in Bedford Co., Tennessee. Thomas Strickland Parsons Thomas Strickland Parsons was Elizabeth’s fifth Great Grandfather. He was born on August 11, 1785 in Lunenberg Co., Virginia. He married Susanna Ingram on September 12,1809 in Williamson, Co., Tennessee. They had seven children: William G. (1810-?), John Ingram (1811-1880), Joseph Collier (1816-?), McCourico Samuel (1819-?), Samuel A. (1820-1882), Susan (1822-?), and Garner McConnico (1826-1889). It appears that some of the names are spelled differently and the dates may vary on different genealogical sites. The 1850 Census from Giles Co., Tennessee shows a Thomas L. and Susan Parsons, ages sixty-five and fifty-eight living in Giles Co. with William G. Parsons, a male, age forty and Joicy L. Bearden, a female, age fourteen. Thomas Strickland Parsons died on February 16, 1857 at the age of seventy-one in Pulaski, Giles Co., Tennessee. So, Elizabeth, your Parson ancestors did not come to America in steerage, but rather, in an early 18" century sailing vessel! *In England, Sir is used to address a man who has the rank of baronet or knight. The higher nobles are referred to as Lord.
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The Beginnings
For Elizabeth
The Parson Family Story

Chapter 01

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Helen's Benediction

Wynn Haynie

PHOTOS

Stories and Tales
(Mostly True)

Elizabeth’s Earliest Parson Ancestors

Lord Christopher Parsons Sr.

*Lord Christopher Parsons Sr. was Elizabeth’s eighth Great Grandfather. He was also probably the third Great, Great Grandfather of Nathaniel and Theophilus Parsons as he was most certainly the first
Parson to arrive in the New World.

Lord Christopher Parsons Sr. was born in January, 1675 in London, England. He was
baptized in London on January 30, 1675 and married to Elizabeth Meason on October 29,
1699 at Allhallows London Wall, London, England. They resided in Cripplegate, England
until they immigrated to America sometime before 1701. He died in 1713 in Lunenburg,
Virginia at the age of thirty-eight.

Christopher Kryle Parsons

His son, Christopher Kyrle Parsons, was born in New Kent, Virginia, a British colony in 1701.
He was Elizabeth Parrish’s seventh Great Grandfather. He was married in Lunenburg, Virginia at
the age of twenty-four in 1725 to Lucy “Red Eagle” Weatherford who was born in 1705.
Lucy was the sixth cousin of William Pitt “The Elder,” the 1% Earl of Chatham, and the 10t
Prime Minister of Great Britain. Her Great Grandfather, John Weatherford was an early
immigrant colonist around 1650.

Christopher Kryle and Lucy “Red Eagle” had six children:
Christopher (1728-unknown),
John (1732-1805),
William (1736-1824),
Christopher “Umatooetha The Water Hunter Choikamawga” Parsons (1742-1800),
Agnes (1745-1785),
and
Thomas Mandeville (1749-1825).

Before 1742, this family was the first of the Parsons to head west on the Trail of Tears.
Christopher “Umatooetha The Water Hunter Choikamawga” was born in Choikamawga,
Georgia in 1742. He died in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia in 1800 at the age of
fifty-eight.

Christopher Kyle died when he was fifty-nine in 1760 in Lunenburg, Virginia and Lucy ‘Red
Eagle’ died in 1785, also in Virginia.

Thomas Mandeville Parsons

Thomas Mandeville Parsons was Elizabeth’s sixth Great Grandfather. He was born on
November 2, 1749 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia and was married to Elizabeth Sparks in New
Kent, Virginia on November 1, 1772 at the age of 23.

They had eleven children:
William (1773-unknown),
Joseph (1775-1846),
Mary Nancy (1776-1865),
Martha Patsy (1779-1863),
Mary (1781-1825),
John S. (1783-1857),
Thomas Strickland (1785-1857),
George Washington (1787-1842),
James Wyatt (1793-1874),
Permelia (1795-1892),
and Abla (1799-1874).

Thomas M. Parsons was a Revolutionary War soldier. He is listed in the United States
Revolutionary War Rolls and Pension Payment Ledgers. He died on February 15, 1825 at the
age of seventy-five in Bedford Co., Tennessee.

Thomas Strickland Parsons

Thomas Strickland Parsons was Elizabeth’s fifth Great Grandfather. He was born on
August 11, 1785 in Lunenberg Co., Virginia. He married Susanna Ingram on September 12,1809
in Williamson, Co., Tennessee.

They had seven children:
William G. (1810-?),
John Ingram (1811-1880),
Joseph Collier (1816-?),
McCourico Samuel (1819-?),
Samuel A. (1820-1882),
Susan (1822-?),
and
Garner McConnico (1826-1889).

It appears that some of the names are spelled differently and
the dates may vary on different genealogical sites.

The 1850 Census from Giles Co., Tennessee shows a Thomas L. and Susan Parsons, ages
sixty-five and fifty-eight living in Giles Co. with William G. Parsons, a male, age forty and Joicy
L. Bearden, a female, age fourteen.

Thomas Strickland Parsons died on February 16, 1857 at the age of seventy-one in Pulaski,
Giles Co., Tennessee.

So, Elizabeth, your Parson ancestors did not
come to America in steerage, but rather, in an
early 18" century sailing vessel!

*In England, Sir is used to address a man who
has the rank of baronet or knight. The higher
nobles are referred to as Lord.

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