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Henry Parrish, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, Colonial America
Death: June 23, 1800 (60)
Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Place of Burial: Portal, Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry H. Parrish and Mary Margaret Parish
Husband of Margaret Parrish and Mary Ann Parrish Williams
Father of Josiah Parrish; Jerushia Dickson; Hezekiah "Ki" Parrish; Ezekiel Parrish; Ansel Parrish and 5 others
Brother of Nancy Elizabeth Walker; Jerusha Davis; Mourning Kidd; Elizabeth Foster; Ruth Parrish and 4 others

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About Henry Parrish, Sr.

HENRY PARRISH

  • Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): SERGEANT
  • Birth: CIRCA 1740 GOOCHLAND CO VIRGINIA
  • Death: ANTE 7-30-1800 BULLOCH CO GEORGIA
  • Service Source: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; Microfilm Publication M246
  • Service Description: 1) 2ND REGIMENT VIRGINIA CONTINENTAL LINE 1777-1779,1780-1783
  • PAID FOR 3 YEARS OF SERVICE Feb 7th 1786 L70-8-2
  • RECEIVED 200 ACRES FOR SERVICE OCT 7TH 1786
  • SOLD BOUNTY LAND OCT 7TH 1786 AND MOVED TO WILKES COUNTY GEORGIA
  • PURCHASED 92 ACRES ON OGEECHEE RIVER IN WILKES COUNTY GEORGIA AUGUST 1787

Henry Parrish is named as a son in the will of Henry Parrish (Goochland, Virginia will book 6, page 324) in 1753.

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The real Henry Parrish

Henry Parrish was born in Goochland Co VA, he was the son of Henry and Mary Parrish and the grandson of Humphrey Parrish. Henry Parrish was married to Margaret Oden, his second wife was Mary Monk.

Henry Parrish and Margaret Oden had a grandson named Oden Parrish,son of Josiah Parrish.Henry Parrish and Margaret Oden were married Sept 16th 1765 at the St James Northam parish in Goochland Co VA.


https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35335609/henry-jackson-parrish

Private Continental Line
Revolutionary War

Wife: Mary Ann MONK
Parents: William PARRISH & Mary WOOLFOLK


Children of Henry Parrish and his first wife Margaret Oden married Sept 16th 1765 in St James Northam parish Goochland Co VA.

  1. Josiah 1771-1846 named a son Oden Parrish
  2. Jerusha 1773-1856
  3. Hezekiah 1776-1860
  4. Ezekiel 1779-1833
  5. Ansel 1781-1865
  6. Mary 1784-1875
  7. Henry 1786-1831
  8. Joel 1788-1841

Children of Henry Parrish and his second wife Mary Monk married 1790 in Wilkes Co Georgia.

  1. Morning 1792-1850
  2. Absalom 1796-1875

Origins

Henry Parrish WILL Writ. 3 March 1753 Rec. 20 Nov 1753 Named: wife Mary & 7 children Mary, Morning, Elizabeth, Jerusa, Henry, Sarah, & Solaman; dau Ruth; dau Ann; s-i-l John Green Exec

Marriage records of Henry Parrish and his sisters.

The Joel Parrish shown here was the cousin of Henry Parrish,Anselm I believe was the uncle of Henry Parrish.

Henry and Anselm Parrish moved to Granville Co NC in 1767,Anselm dropped the m from his to became Ansel Parrish.

St James Northam parish Goochland Co VA
Mary Parrish married John Green 1752
Jerusha Parrish married John Davis Aug 11th 1754
Morning Parrish married James Kidd Oct 15th 1755
Joel Parrish Elizabeth Hill Dec 26th 1757
Anselm Parrish married Mildred Atkins Feb 20th 1758
Elizabeth Parrish married James Foster Oct 28th 1759
Henry Parrish married Margaret Oden Sept 16th 1765


Henry Parrish was born in Goochland co VA,he was the son of Henry Parrish and his wife Mary,he was the grandson of Humphrey Parrish.Henry Parrish Sr died in 1753 leaving a widow and nine children.

Henry Parrish married Margaret Oden Sept 16th 1765 in St James Northam Parish Goochland Co VA.

Hence his grandson Oden Parrish,son of Josiah.

Henry and Ansel Parrish moved to Granville Co NC in 1767

1769 Granville Co NC tax list
Henry Parrish
Ansel Parrish


In 1786 Henry Parrish moved to Wilkes Co Georgia where he owned adjoining property to John Parrish,son of Ansel Parrish and Midred Atkins,they lived on long creek on the Ogeechee river,when Wilkes Co was divided in 1793 the property of John Parrish fell in Warren Co,Henry's property fell in Hancock Co,John and Henry's property's were divided by the Ogeechee river.In 1794 Henry Parrish sold his property in Hancock Co and moved to Bulloch Co Georgia.

In 1798 Ansel Parrish sold his property in Orange Co NC to his sons and moved to Warren Co Georgia and bought property next to his son John.

On June 23, 1800 (b), Henry Parrish, Sr., age 60, died in Bulloch County with burial in Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Portal, Bulloch County, Georgia, USA.

His will, dated June 23, 1800, was probated June 30, 1800. Executors of his will were his wife, Mary Ann, John Daughtrey and Jacob Mincy. The will gave his estate to his wife for her lifetime, then after that, to be divided between his 10 children (c)


DNA Evidence for Henry Parrish

Data from SNP test kits correlate that this Henry Parrish is the Henry Parrish of Bulloch County, Georgia who died 1800. He had descendants remaining in Georgia and those that migrated into Florida.

The corroborating SNP test kits have Henry's son, Josiah, as a common ancestor. The test kits have SNP marker FTB79575 as a common mutation for Josiah.

Note that Henry and his descendants possesses the Alpine Celt subclade marker A8033 that is currently estimated to have originated about the year 1600.


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Henry Parrish, Sr.'s Timeline

1740
June 23, 1740
Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, Colonial America
1771
March 17, 1771
Granville County, North Carolina
1772
1772
Granville County, North Carolina, United States
1773
1773
Granville County, North Carolina, United States
1776
1776
Duplin County, NC, United States
1779
1779
Granville County, North Carolina, United States
1781
November 16, 1781
North Carolina, United States of America
1782
1782
North Carolina, United States
1784
1784
Bulloch, Georgia, United States