Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

PIONEER PARRISH FAMILY


1. JOHN PARRISH, Jr (son of JOHN & ELIZABETH (RICE/ROYCE) PARRISH, Sr.) was born Jun 1777 at Livingston Manor, Columbia Co, NY. They moved to Town of Pamelia, Jefferson County in 1803 and settled on 60 acres. There John became a successful farmer and noted hunter as well as a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died 5 Feb 1850.

He married
RUTH FARR, who was born 24 Jul 1783. They had 10 children, two of whom died young. She died 23 Dec 1842 at the Town of Pamelia, NY and was buried in the Parrish Cemetery there.

Children, PARRISH:

2 i JOHN LYMAN PARRISH married ELIZA ANN RANDALL

3 ii WARREN PARRISH married POLLY (---)

4 iii CHESTER PARRISH married EFFA N. (---)

5 iv SALLY PARRISH

6 v MARTHA PARRISH

7 vi MINERVA PARRISH married WILLIAM HENRY HODGKINS

8 vii WILLIAM RICE PARRISH married EMELINE PARKER

9 viii SARAH PARRISH married IRA J. PATTEN

10 ix ELIZABETH PARRISH married CHESTER SWAN

11 x HANNAH MELISSA PARRISH married SAMUAL THOMAS BROOKS

2. JOHN LYMAN PARRISH (son of JOHN & RUTH (FARR) PARRISH, Jr) was born 1 May 1819 at Town of Pamelia, Jefferson County, one of ten children. He died 1902 and was buried in the Parrish Cemetery, Town of Pamelia.

He married 17 Feb 1841
ELIZA ANN RANDALL, who was born 19 Feb 1809 in the Town of Rutland, the daughter of RUELL & MARGARET (PARRISH) RANDALL. She died 1898 and was buried in the Parrish Cemetery.

Children, PARRISH:

12 i OSCAR F. PARRISH

13 ii WARREN PARRISH

14 iii DIANA B. PARRISH married SCOTT W. BLODGETT

15 iv ALBERT W. PARRISH

16 v GEORGE B. PARRISH

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