Abraham Parsley1

#15972, (circa 1766 - )

Family

Elizabeth Gray
Children 1.James W Parsley+2 (1805 - )
 2.Samuel Parsley+6 (c 1814 - b 1844)
 3.Nancy Parsley+7 (c 1821 - )
 4.Richard Parsley1 (c 1821 - )
 5.Catherine Parsley+8 (c 1825 - )
 6.Frances Parsley+1 (c 1827 - )
 7.Alexander Parsley1 (c 1831 - 1864)
"fourteen children born to the marriage of Abraham Parsley and Elizabeth Gray."2 
Elizabeth recorded in 1850 and 1860 was b. TN ca. 1787; in 1830, the eldest female in the household was b. in the 1790's. Is the relationship oe Elizabeth to Abraham wife? daughter? daughter-in-law?3 
Birth*circa 1766He was born circa 1766 at VirginiaG.1 
Marriage*say 1800He married Elizabeth Gray say 1800.2 
1829He removed to Spencer Co., IndianaG, in 1829.2 
1830He and Elizabeth Gray appeared on the census of 1830 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG; (enumeration in alphabetical order.)4 
1840He and Elizabeth Gray appeared on the census of 1840 at Spencer Co., IndianaG; 3 sons and 4 daus; nei. Jas. Parsly (20-29); Samuel Parsley (20-29.)5 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S181] History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties (Chicago: Goodspeed Bros., 1885), p. 477.
  3. [S520] VWH, named first in 1850 census, with Abraham last; age difference; if same as Female in 1830 and 1840, then b. in 1790's.
  4. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Abraham (60-69); F (30-39) [Elizabeth Gray]; m (15-19) [poss. Samuel], m (10-14) [James], m (5-9) [poss. Daniel], m (<5) [____]; f (10-14) [poss. Catherine], f (5-9) [poss. Nancy], f (<5) [poss. Lucinda].
  5. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. A. (60-69); F (40-49) [Elizabeth]; M (20-29) [poss. Richard], 2 m (10-14) [poss. Alexander, ____]; f (15-19) [Catherine], f (10-14) [Frances], 2 f (<5) [____, ____].
  6. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Samuel Parsley and Lucinda Evans, marr. Spencer Co. 27 Apr 1837.
  7. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, Nancy Parsley and Aaron Edwards, marr. Spencer Co. 9 Jan 1840.
  8. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019 (index and images), online FamilySearch.org, Spencer Co. Vol. 1, p. 118, img. 92/252. John Simpson and Catherine Parsley, lic. 22 Jan 1840, marr. 23 Jan 1840, by T H Brown J.P.