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Deacon Benjamin Parsons 1625–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1625

Birth Location: Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 24 Aug 1689

Death Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir Beaminster

Mother: Margareta Parsons

Spouse(s): Sarah Parsons

Children(s): Joseph Parsons, Sarah Dorchester, Hezekiah Sr, Ebenezer Parsons, Mary Parsons, Abigail Richards, Samuel Parsons, Mary Richards, Benjamin Parsons

In 1625, Deacon Benjamin Parsons entered the world in Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Willam Thomas Hugh Parsons Van Beaminster And Margareta Martha Hoskins Parsons. Deacon Benjamin Parsons married Sarah Parsons, and had children including Abigail Richards, Benjamin Parsons, Ebenezer Parsons, Hezekiah Parsons Sr, Joseph Parsons, Mary Parsons, Mary Richards, Samuel Parsons, Sarah Dorchester. Deacon Benjamin Parsons passed away in 1689 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1625, Deacon Benjamin Parsons entered the world in Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Willam Thomas Hugh Parsons Van Beaminster And Margareta Martha Hoskins Parsons.
  • Deacon Benjamin Parsons married Sarah Parsons, and had children including Abigail Richards, Benjamin Parsons, Ebenezer Parsons, Hezekiah Parsons Sr, Joseph Parsons, Mary Parsons, Mary Richards, Samuel Parsons, Sarah Dorchester.
  • Deacon Benjamin Parsons passed away in 1689 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Deacon Parsons's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Parsons
1625–1689
Birth Place: Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Willam Thomas Hugh Parsons van Beaminster
1585–1625
Beaminster, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Margareta (Martha Hoskins) Parsons
1580–1655
Beaminster, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Thomas) Parsons
1530–1597
Great Milton, , Oxfordshire, England
Robert Hoskins
1550–1617
Beaminster, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Elizabeth (Margaret Lawrence) (HOSKINS)
1551–1587
Beaminster, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Katherine Syndenham
1510–1608
William Hoskins
1530–1591
Edith Cole
1528–1596
Thomas Cornet
1530–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Jones
1508–1559

Deacon Parsons's Descendants

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Deacon (Benjamin) Parsons (1 May 1625–24 Aug 1689) m. Sarah Parsons (1635–1 January 1676)
  1. 1. Joseph Parsons 1675–1733 m. Abigail Phelps 1679–1743
    1. 1. Joseph Parsons 1702–1776 m. Hannah Parsons 1700–1762
      1. 1. Sarah Parsons 1710–1793 m. William Hammond 1712–1793
        1. 1. Ambrose (Dudley) Hammond 1729–1794 m. Ann (Mildred Morgan) Hammon 1738–1794
    2. 2. Sarah Parsons 1698–1776
  2. 2. Sarah Dorchester 1656–1740
  3. 3. Hezekiah (Parsons) Sr 1673–1756
  4. 4. Ebenezer Parsons 1668–1752
  5. 5. Mary Parsons 1660–1662
  6. 6. Abigail Richards 1662–1695
  7. 7. Samuel Parsons 1666–1736
  8. 8. Mary Richards 1668–1758
  9. 9. Benjamin Parsons 1658–1728

Deacon Parsons's Timeline

5 Records

1625
1 May 1625
Birth of Deacon Benjamin Parsons in Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England
Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England
1653
6 Nov 1653
Age 28
Deacon Benjamin Parsons was married in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1676
21 Feb 1676
Age 51
Deacon Benjamin Parsons was married in USA
USA
1683
21 Feb 1683/1684
Age 58
Deacon Benjamin Parsons was married in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1689
24 Aug 1689
Age 64
Death of Deacon Benjamin Parsons in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1625
    Event Place: Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1653
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1676
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1683/1684
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1689
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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