Benjamin Parsons

Abt 1627 - 1689  (~ 62 years)

• Name	Benjamin Parsons
  Birth	Abt 1627	Great Torrington, Devonshire, Englan
  	date, place of birth, and parents conflict among various researchers.
  Christening	17 Mar 1627	Sandford Co, Oxford, England
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	04 Jul 1635	Gravesend, England
  	Barque Transport
  Death	24 Aug 1689	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  Notes	Emigrated to the USA with his younger brother, Benjamin, at the age of 15 or 17 aboard the Barque Transport out of Gravesend, Co. Kent, England. According to one source - CT Family Histories - Benjamin and his brother Joseph Parsons sailed from Gravesend, England for Boston in the "Transport" on 4 Jul 1635. Other Parsons who resided in MA during this time were: Hugh PARSONS, Springfield in 1649, son Samuel born 1649. **Joseph PARSONS, Springfield in 1646; d. 9 Oct 1683, son Benjamin b. 1649. William PARSONS, Boston, admitted to church 1643; d. 29 Jan 1702, age 87. Samuel PARSONS at East Hampton, Long Island, NY in 1650. Thomas PARSONS at Dedham and Medfield, MA. (These men may have been brothers of Deacon Benjamin and **Cornet Joseph Parsons.)
  Person ID	I30185	Roots
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	(..) Parsons,   b. Abt 1600, England d. Aft 1650 (Age ~ 51 years)
  Family ID	F10599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Vore,   b. Abt 1635, Dorcester, Massachusetts d. 01 Jan 1675, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	06 Oct 1653	Windsor, Connecticut
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Parsons,   b. 10 Oct 1666   d. Aft 1710 (Age 44 years)   2. Deacon Ebenezer Parsons, Sr.,   b. 17 Nov 1668, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 23 Sep 1752, West Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F10600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 24 Aug 1689 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth