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Martha Patsey Parrish 1796–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 March 1796

Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,

Death Date: 14 September 1887

Death Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

Father: Jesse SR

Mother: Mary Parrish

Spouse(s): Abner Bruce

Children(s): Jeremiah Bruce, Martha Bruce, Abner II, Mildred Bruce, Mary Bruce, Cader Bruce

In 1796, Martha Patsey Parrish entered the world in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,, born to Jesse M Parrish Sr And Mary Polly Parrish. Martha Patsey Parrish married Abner Joseph Bruce, and had children including Abner Joseph Bruce Ii, Betsy Bruce, Cader Bruce, Jeremiah Richard Jerry Bruce, Martha P Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, Mildred Millie Eunice Bruce. Martha Patsey Parrish passed away in 1887 in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Martha Patsey Parrish entered the world in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,, born to Jesse M Parrish Sr And Mary Polly Parrish.
  • Martha Patsey Parrish married Abner Joseph Bruce, and had children including Abner Joseph Bruce Ii, Betsy Bruce, Cader Bruce, Jeremiah Richard Jerry Bruce, Martha P Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, Mildred Millie Eunice Bruce.
  • Martha Patsey Parrish passed away in 1887 in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse SR
1768–1819
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Parrish
1768–1831
Birth Location: NC
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Spouses(s)

Abner Bruce
1784–1855
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Bruce
1819–1901
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Bruce
1827–1868
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Abner II
1824–1853
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Mildred Bruce
1835–1892
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Bruce
1827–1890
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
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Cader Bruce
1839–1862
Birth Location: Providence, Hopkins, Kentucky
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Martha Parrish's Ancestors

Self
Martha Parrish
1796–1887
Birth Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,
Parents
Jesse M Parrish SR
1768–1819
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Parrish
1768–1831
NC
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Parrish's Descendants

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Martha (Patsey) Parrish (16 March 1796–14 September 1887) m. Abner (Joseph) Bruce (1784–7 Dec 1855)
  1. 1. Jeremiah (Richard "Jerry") Bruce 1819–1901 m. Mildred ("Milly" Emeline) HARMON 1821–1880 m. Mary Howard 1818–1839
    1. 1. Abner (Joseph) Bruce 1843–1901 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Bessie") Armstrong 1848–1923
      1. 1. John (Richard) Bruce 1869–1970 m. Margaret Bruce 1874–1957 m. Laura (Jane) Bruce 1873–1903
        1. 1. Alvin (Earl) Bruce 1891–1970
        2. 2. Benjamin (Newton) Bruce 1889–1975
        3. 3. Roy (Chris) Bruce 1901–1973
        4. 4. Ida Williams 1894–1979
        5. 5. Nellie (Maude) Utley 1896–1984
      2. 2. James (Madison Bruce) Jr. 1868–1940 m. Mary (J) Carter 1885–1964
        1. 1. Jennie (M) Bruce 1919–
        2. 2. Robert (B) Bruce 1928–1996
        3. 3. Albert (B) Bruce 1925–1999
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce 1915–1992
        5. 5. Gertrude Bruce 1910–
        6. 6. Irene (Jacquelina) Bruce 1907–1993
        7. 7. James (Madison) Bruce 1919–2003
        8. 8. John (W) Bruce 1923–2013
        9. 9. Arabelle Bruce 1908–1997
      3. 3. Martha (Belle) Bruce 1880–1972 m. Lemuel (Clement) York 1873–1963
        1. 1. Otis York 1896–
        2. 2. Mary (Hettie) York 1898–1967
        3. 3. Carla (Effie) York 1899–1990
        4. 4. Mabel (Ann 'Annie') York 1907–1992
        5. 5. Jessie (Opal) York 1911–1999
        6. 6. Ella (Belle) York 1905–1987
        7. 7. George (Milton) York 1901–1984
        8. 8. Bruce (Allen) York 1925–1998
        9. 9. Logan (Clifford) York 1923–2010
        10. 10. Claude (Evert) York 1918–1994
        11. 11. Grace (Hazel) York 1915–1971
        12. 12. Alvin (Shuble) York 1913–1985
        13. 13. Dollie (Gladys) York 1920–2013
      4. 4. Benjamin (Jeremiah) Bruce 1871–1957 m. Bertha (W) Kimbrough 1873– m. Rachael (Elizabeth "Bessie" Orr) Sapp 1883–1931
        1. 1. Lena (M.) Dillingham 1908–1991
        2. 2. Hazel (Alma) Bruce 1916–1975
        3. 3. Thelma (Doreen) Bruce 1926–2012
        4. 4. George (Benjamin "Bennie") Bruce 1918–1995
        5. 5. Grace (Anne) Bruce 1906–2003
        6. 6. Mildred (Frances Bruce) Grimes 1910–1984
        7. 7. Ruth (Elizabeth) Bruce 1905–1998
        8. 8. Lillian (Catherine) Bruce 1913–1992
      5. 5. Fannie (Frances) Bruce 1872–1879
      6. 6. Franklin (Everett) Bruce 1875–1963
      7. 7. Anna (Ida 'Annie') Bruce 1884–1968 m. Robert (Watkins "Rob") Hunt 1875–1917
        1. 1. Alberta (Edith) Hunt 1908–1996
        2. 2. Russell (Hubert) Hunt 1910–1975
        3. 3. Katie (Hazel) Hunt 1906–1993
        4. 4. Ethel Hunt 1902–1920
        5. 5. Floyd (Acel) Hunt 1903–1992
        6. 6. Marvin Hunt 1913–
      8. 8. Allen (Abner) BRUCE 1887–1949 m. Hazel (M) Payne 1896–1942
        1. 1. Elson (Vorden) Bruce 1922–1987
        2. 2. Avis Bruce 1919–1947
        3. 3. David (Barton Bruce) Sr 1936–2005
        4. 4. Allen (Waldo) Bruce 1918–
        5. 5. Vetra Bruce 1921–
      9. 9. Andrew (Milton) Bruce 1889–1960 m. Iva ('Icy' Pearl) NEWTON 1894–1968
        1. 1. Vivian (Elaine) Bruce--2Ab-b 1918–2001
        2. 2. Robert (Wallace) Bruce--2Ab-a 1916–1989
        3. 3. William (Abner) Bruce--2Ab-c 1921–1993
        4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Bruce--2Ab-d 1923–1982
        5. 5. June (Augustine) Bruce--2Ab-e 1930–1990
      10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Bruce 1877–1897
      11. 11. Emma (Dora 'Dara') Bruce 1882–1918 m. Charles (Wallace "Charley") Whitaker 1875–1948
        1. 1. James (Clinton) Whitaker 1903–1971
        2. 2. Edith (Mary Ann) Whitaker 1911–1956
        3. 3. Lewis (Allen) Whitaker 1901–1966
        4. 4. Velma (Gladys) Whitaker 1917–2001
        5. 5. Elsie (Maybelle) Whitaker 1914–1955
        6. 6. John (Milton) Whitaker 1906–1996
        7. 7. Thelma (Wilma) Whitaker 1917–2006
      12. 12. Laura (Geraldine) Bruce 1878–1897 m. Robert (Watkins "Rob") Hunt 1875–1917
        1. 1. Clarence Hunt 1893–
      13. 13. Pearl (Colvin) Bruce 1899–1960
      14. 14. Coras (Elizabeth Bruce Davis - Zimmerman) Long 1884–1965
    2. 2. Michael (Harmon) Bruce 1840–1927
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce 1839–1907
    4. 4. Martha (Bethany) Bruce 1847–1928 m. Presley (Bowden) Dunbar 1844–1932
      1. 1. William (Jerry) Dunbar 1868–1959
      2. 2. Uell (McNary) Dunbar 1871–1946
      3. 3. Macie (Mabel) Dunbar 1873–1958
      4. 4. Edward Dunbar 1876–1954
      5. 5. Eamon Dunbar 1876–
    5. 5. Jeremiah (Richard) Bruce 1848–1909
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Bruce 1851–1939
    7. 7. John (Newton) Bruce 1852–1931
    8. 8. Francis (Virginia) Bruce 1855–1916
    9. 9. Eliza (Jane "Isabella") Bruce 1849–1939
  2. 2. Martha (P) Bruce 1827–1868
  3. 3. Abner (Joseph Bruce) II 1824–1853 m. Nancy (J) Brown 1827–1912
  4. 4. Mildred ('Millie' Eunice) Bruce 1835–1892
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Bruce 1827–1890
  6. 6. Cader Bruce 1839–1862 m. Mary (Ann) Fox 1842–1890
    1. 1. James (Dan) Bruce 1861–1931 m. Pearl Bruce 1890–1981
      1. 1. Decader Bruce 1904–1952
      2. 2. Bonnie (Eugenia) Strain 1909–1978
      3. 3. Mabel Bruce 1892–

Martha Parrish's Timeline

2 Records

1796
16 March 1796
Birth of Martha Patsey Parrish in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,
1887
14 September 1887
Age 91
Death of Martha Patsey Parrish in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 March 1796
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1887
    Event Place: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
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