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Richard Parsons 1720 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 FEB 1785

Death Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Parsons

Mother: Sarah Woodson

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The story of Richard Parsons began in 1720 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. Richard Parsons passed away in 1785 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Parsons began in 1720 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
  • Richard Parsons passed away in 1785 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Richard Parsons's Ancestors

Self
Richard Parsons
1720 – 1785
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Parsons
1690 – 1770
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Sarah Woodson
1692 – 1750
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Woodson
1685 – 1783
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Mattox
1690 – 1715
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Woodson
1660 – 1729
Sarah Lewis
1664 – 1710
John Maddox
1685 – 1718
Margaret Mattox
1685 – 1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Woodson
1634 – 1707
Sarah Ferris
1638 – 1689
Maj. Lewis
1633 – 1726
Isabella Miller
1640 – 1704

Richard Parsons's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Richard Parsons in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1785
21 FEB 1785
Age 65
Death of Richard Parsons in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1785
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    64-65

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