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     Joseph Parsons married Miriam Preble.¹

     Josiah Parsons was born on 19 March 1749/50 in York, Maine.¹ He was the son of Joseph Parsons and Miriam Preble.¹ Josiah Parsons was baptised on 8 April 1750 at York 1st Church.¹ He married Sarah Sewall, daughter of Henry Sewall and Abigail Titcomb, on 11 February 1772 in York, Maine.^2,1 Josiah Parsons died on 15 May 1807 at the age of 57 grave stone in Parsons cemetery, Westport, Maine.¹

An officer in the revolution. Josiah Parsons fought at Bunker Hill and 1776 was in Capt. Titus Salter's company, stationed at Piscataqua Harbor.^3,4

     Josiah Parsons was born on 14 October 1775 in York, Maine.¹ He was the son of Josiah Parsons and Sarah Sewall.¹ Josiah Parsons was baptised on 22 October 1775 at York.² He died in 1796 in Lisbon "reportedly."²

     Jotham Parsons was born on 2 April 1783.¹ He was the son of Josiah Parsons and Sarah Sewall.¹ Jotham Parsons died on 14 December 1860 at the age of 77.¹

     Judith Parsons married Charles Chauncy Parsons, son of Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons and Elizabeth Greenleaf, on 16 November 1809 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.²

     Lucinda Parsons was born on 6 May 1787.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Parsons and Sarah Sewall.¹ Lucinda Parsons died unmarried.¹

     Lucy Parsons was the daughter of Thomas Parsons.¹

     Lucy Parsons was the daughter of Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons and Elizabeth Greenleaf.¹

     Lydia Parsons was born on 3 April 1755 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine.² She married Moses Greenleaf, son of Jonathan Greenleaf and Mary Presbury, on 17 September 1776 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.² Lydia Parsons died on 21 March 1834 in Williamsburg, Piscataquis, Maine, at the age of 78.²

     Martha Parsons was born on 1 October 1840 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of William Parsons and Sabra Watson.¹

     Mary C. Parsons married George B. Shepherd.¹

     Mary Judith Parsons was the daughter of Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons and Elizabeth Greenleaf.¹

     Mary Sabra Parsons was born on 5 August 1842 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Professor Theophilus Parsons and Catherine Amory Chandler.¹

     Miriam Parsons was the daughter of William Parsons and Sabra Watson.¹

     Olive Sewall Parsons was born in Nashua, New Hampshire.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Benjamin F. Parsons.¹

     Pamelia Parsons was born on 12 December 1791.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Parsons and Sarah Sewall.¹ Pamelia Parsons died on 3 November 1864 at the age of 72.¹

     Sabra Parsons was the daughter of William Parsons and Sabra Watson.¹

     Sarah Titcomb Parsons was born on 13 March 1774 in York, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Parsons and Sarah Sewall.¹ Sarah Titcomb Parsons married Benjamin Walton Randall, son of Rev. Benjamin Wilson Randall and Joanna Oram, on 12 March 1801 in Edgecomb (marriage intention, Edgecomb 12 Dec 1800.)³ Sarah Titcomb Parsons died on 8 December 1860 in New Durham, New Hampshire, at the age of 86.³

Sarah's father-in-law was the founder of the Freewill Baptist church. She was reportedly a circuit rider for the church. Her father, Josiah, threw her out of the house when she converted, but later relented and was himself converted along with all of his family.⁴

     Schuyler Livingston Parsons was born on 12 October 1852.¹ He was the son of William Barclay Parsons and Eliza Glass Livingston.¹

     Stephen Parsons was born on 31 October 1777 in York, Maine.¹ He was the son of Josiah Parsons and Sarah Sewall.¹ Stephen Parsons was baptised on 3 November 1777 at York.² He married firstly Lucy Knight on 18 July 1799.² Stephen Parsons married secondly Margaretta Frederica Randall, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Wilson Randall, on 29 October 1801 at New Durham, New Hampshire.² Stephen Parsons died on 7 April 1862 in Edgecomb at the age of 84.² Stephen was a farmer and built the first grist and carding mills in Edgecomb; he surveyed and mapped Jeremysquam Island before the appointment of land titles there in 1815; he was the town's first representative to the new Maine legislature after separation from Massachusetts and was responsible for Massachusetts being called a state instead of commonwealth because the shorter word would save writing and printing time and expense.²

     Thedosia Parsons was born on 3 December 1789.¹ She was the daughter of Josiah Parsons and Sarah Sewall.¹

     Theodore Parsons Jr. was born in 1802 in York, Maine.¹ The marriage intention of Theodore Parsons Jr. and Emeline Sewall, daughter of Nathaniel Sewall and Hannah Moore, was published on 6 November 1851 in York, Maine.² Theodore Parsons Jr. died on 31 May 1889 in York, Maine.²

     Theophilus Parsons was the son of Thomas Parsons.¹

     Theophilus Parsons died young.¹ He was the son of Professor Theophilus Parsons and Catherine Amory Chandler.¹

     Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons was born on 24 February 1750 in Byfield, Massachusetts.² He graduated in 1769 from Harvard.² He married Elizabeth Greenleaf, daughter of Hon. Benjamin Greenleaf and Elizabeth Chauncy, on 13 January 1780 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.³ Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons died on 30 October 1813 in Pearl Street, Boston, at the age of 63.

     Professor of law at Harvard. Professor Theophilus Parsons was born on 17 May 1797 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons and Elizabeth Greenleaf.¹ Professor Theophilus Parsons graduated in 1815 from Harvard.³ He married Catherine Amory Chandler on 7 May 1823 in Petersham, Massachusetts.⁴ Professor Theophilus Parsons died on 26 January 1882 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 84.³

     Thomas Parsons was the son of Charles Chauncy Parsons and Judith Parsons.¹

     Dr. Usher Parsons. Of Providence, Rhode Island.² He married Mary Jackson Holmes, daughter of Rev. Abiel Holmes and Sarah Wendell, on 23 September 1822.¹

     William Parsons was born on 17 February 1800 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons and Elizabeth Greenleaf.¹ William Parsons married secondly Sabra Watson.¹ William Parsons died on 13 January 1847 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 46.³

     William Parsons was born on 16 August 1831 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of William Parsons and Sabra Watson.¹