Cornet Joseph Parsons

Bef 1620 - 1683  (~ 63 years)

• Name	Joseph Parsons
  Title	Cornet
  Birth	Bef 25 Jun 1620	Beaminster, Dorsetshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Oct 1683	Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Notes	Cornet Joseph Parsons was one of the founders of Springfield and Northampton, Massachusetts. It is believed he came to New England on the ship Transport of London in 1635. On 15 July 1636 he witnessed a deed by which the Indians conveyed to William Pynchon and others a large tract of land on both sides of the Connecticut River including what is now Springfield. The settlement of Northampton began in 1654 and Joseph Parsons removed there that year. Joseph and Mary lived in Boston for a short time, some where between 1675 and 1678. On 15 May 1675 Joseph Parsons, then of Northampton, a merchant, purchased a warehouse in Boston, and on 26 May 1676 he purchased a piece of land adjoining his home there. By 1678 he was back in Northampton, but in 1679 or 1680 he and his wife Mary had returned to Springfield. On 07 October 1678, the General Court appointed Joseph as Cornet of the Hampshire Troop of Horse, the Cornet being the color-bearer and third in command in a British regiment of calvary. Joseph was active in town affairs in both Springfield and Northhampton, serving as highway surveyor, overseer of fences, juror and selectman. As a fur trader, miller, and merchant, he becamea wealthy man, owning land in Springfield, Northampton, Boston, Northfield,Massachusetts and Simsbury, Connecticut. The inventory of his estate, recorded 25 March 1684, amounted to L2088 9s, one of the largest early estates probated in Hamphshire County.
  Person ID	I761	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	William Parsons,   b. Abt 1575
  Mother	Margaret Hoskins,   b. Abt 1580
  Marriage	15 Nov 1602	Beaminster, Dorsetshire, England
  Family ID	F2775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Bliss,   b. Abt 1628, Gloucestershire, England d. 29 Jan 1711/1712, Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1646	Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Joseph Parsons,   b. Abt 1647   d. 29 Nov 1729 (Age ~ 82 years)   2. Benjamin Parsons,   b. Abt 1648   d. 22 Jun 1649 (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Captain John Parsons,   b. 14 Aug 1650   d. 19 Apr 1728 (Age 77 years) + 4. Lieutenant Samuel Parsons,   b. 23 Jan 1653, Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Nov 1734, Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA (Age 81 years)   5. Private Ebenezer Parsons,   b. 1 May 1655   d. 2 Sep 1675 (Age 20 years) + 6. Jonathan Parsons,   b. 06 Jun 1657, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1694, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 37 years)   7. David Parsons,   b. Apr 1659   d. 30 Apr 1659 (Age ~ 0 years)   8. Mary Parsons,   b. 27 Jun 1661   d. 23 Aug 1711 (Age 50 years)   9. Hannah Parsons,   b. 01 Aug 1663   d. 01 Apr 1739 (Age 75 years)   10. Abigail Parsons,   b. 03 Sep 1666   d. 27 Jun 1689 (Age 22 years)   11. Esther Parsons,   b. 24 Dec 1672   d. 30 May 1760 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - Bef 25 Jun 1620 - Beaminster, Dorsetshire, England Marriage - 26 Nov 1646 - Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Death - 9 Oct 1683 - Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth