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John Parsons

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Durham, Connecticut Colony
Death: 1760 (46-47)
Wallingford, New Haven, CT, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lt. Samuel Parsons and Mary Parsons
Husband of Esther Parsons and Esther Hall
Father of Mary Humphrey; John Parsons; James Parsons; Elizabeth Hall; Hannah Parsons and 4 others
Half brother of Samuel Parsons, Jr; Jemima Talcott; Rhoda Camp; Capt. Timothy Parsons; Hannah Coe and 4 others

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About John Parsons

John Parsons is the 5th Great Grandfather of Actor Clint Eastwood.

The American generational descent from Thomas Bliss of Hartford to Actor Clint Eastward is

Gen. 1: Thomas Jr. of Hartford (1590-1650) and Margeret (Hulins) Bliss;

Gen. 2: Mary (Bliss) (1625-1712) and Cornet Joseph Parsons;

Gen. 3: Lt. Samuel (1652-1734) and Mary (Wheeler) Parsons;

Gen. 4: John (1713, 1760) and Esther (Hall) (1719-1825) Parsons;

Gen. 5: Elizabeth (Parsons) (abt.1750-?) and Samuel Hall ;

Gen. 6: Elizabeth (Hall) (1790-?) and Noyes Dana (1859-1869) Bartholomew;

Gen. 7: Edward Franklin (1828-?) and Cordelia (Kellogg) (1828-?) Bartholomew;

Gen. 8: Sophia Amelia (Bartholomew) (1859-?) and Charles Claude (1857-1936) Runner;

Gen. 9 (GP): Waldo Erroll (1882-1956) and Virginia May (McClanahan) (1886-1967) Runner;

Gen. 10 (Parents): Margaret Ruth (Runner) (1909-1979) and Clinton (1906, 1970) Eastward;

Gen. 11 (Actor): Clint (Clinton Jr.) (1930-living) and (1) Living (Johnson )(1996-living) & (2) Diana (Ruiz) in 2005 Eastwood.
For links and details see the Descendancy Links of Laurence Overmire:
<http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=glencoe&...>

John Parsons and Floyd Bliss Hanson are 2nd Cousins 7 Times Removed.

Clint Eastwood and Floyd Bliss Hanson are 9th Cousins, while Clint Eastwood and John Wayne are 8th Cousins.

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John Parsons's Timeline

1713
June 12, 1713
Durham, Connecticut Colony
1743
1743
1745
1745
1750
April 10, 1750
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1752
1752
1753
November 25, 1753
Wallingford, New Haven County, CT, United States
1755
1755
1757
1757
Burlington, Connecticut
1757