Joseph Parsons and Elizabeth Strong

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Husband Joseph Parsons ¹

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           Born: 1647 - Springfield, Hampden Co., Ma
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Nov 1729
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 17 Mar 1669 1

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Wife Elizabeth Strong ¹

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           Born: 24 Feb 1647 - (Windsor, Hartford Co., Ct)
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1736
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Strong (1605-1699) 2
         Mother: Abigail Ford (Abt 1608-1688) 3

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Children

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Strong

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HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ELDER JOHN STRONG OF NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (Benjamin W. Dwight, 1871), Vol II, pgs 1291-92:

[2d Gen.] See page 19.
18-19. ix. Elizabeth Strong (dau. of Elder John Strong of Northampton, and Abigail Ford) b. Feb. 24, 1647, m. March 17, 1669, Joseph Parsons, Esq., of Northampton, b. in 1647, at Springfield (son of Cornet Joseph Parsons, and Mary Bliss, whom he m. Nov. 20, 1646. He d. at Springfield, March 25, 1684; she d. 1712, aged 92. He was one of the principal founders of Northampton and lived there for 30 years. He was a fur trader). Esq. Joseph Parsons, Jr., was a lawyer and justice of the peace at Northampton, and first judge of the County Court of Hampshire Co. (1698), and was a man of extensive business at all times, and much engaged in political and military life. He d. Nov. 21, 1729, aged 82. She d. May 12, 1736, aged 89. For 60 years they lived together in wedded life.

[3d Gen.] Children:

24095-6. i. Rev. Joseph Parsons b. June 28, 1671, d. in 1739.
24097-8. ii. Lieut. John Parsons b. Jan. 11, 1673-4, d. Sept. 4, 1746.
24099-00. iii. Capt. Ebenezer Parsons b. Dec. 31, 1675, d. July 1, 1744.
24101-2. iv. Elizabeth Parsons b. Feb. 3, 1677-8, m. in 1707, Ebenezer Strong, Jr., her cousin. See previous page (1121). She d. April 17, 1763.
24103-5. v. Rev. David Parsons b. Feb. 1, 1679-80: grad. at Harvard in 1705, settled at Malden, Mass. (1709-21), and at Leicester, Mass. (1721-25), where he d. in 1737. He had several children.
24106-8. vi. Josiah Parsons b. Jan 2, 1681-2: lived in Northampton.
24109. vii. twins, b. and d. Aug. 15, 1683.
24110. viii. twins, b. and d. Aug. 15, 1683.
24111-2. ix. Daniel Parsons b. Aug. 18, 1685: an inn-keeper at Springfield.
24113-4. x. Moses Parsons b. Jan. 15, 1687-8: settled at Durham, Ct., in 1709.
24115-6. xi. Abigail Parsons b. Jan. 1689-90, m. in 1712, Ebenezer Clark her cousin. See subsequent page.
24117-8. xii. Noah Parsons b. Aug. 15, 1692: resided at Northampton.

1 Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass, 1871, pg 1291. Repository: http://books.google.com.

2 Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass, 1871, pgs 15-17. Repository: http://books.google.com.

3 Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass, 1871, pg 17. Repository: http://books.google.com.