William Parkison, died about 1802 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. William married Margaret Unk.

William and Margaret had eleven children born in Pennsylvania:

William, married Elizabeth , and died on 20 Aug 1811 in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio Joseph was born in 1739, married Margaret Weaver and died on 28 Apr 1834 in Parkisons Ferry, Washington County, Pennsylvania at age 95. James was born in 1740, married Ann Junkin Elizabeth Margaret Thomas was born about 1742, married Margaret Lattimer, and died on 30 Sep 1807 in Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia about age 65. Richard married Mary Unk and died before 16 Feb 1802. John was born about 1750, married Jane. By 1788 he was in Washington Co., Pennsylvania. See next below. Catherine was born about 1752, married Samuel Meek , and died in 1794 about age 42. Benjamin was born in 1753, Married Elizabeth Dickey , and died on 26 Oct 1834 in Washington County, Pennsylvania at age 81, and was buried in Pigeon Creek Cemetery, Washington County, Pennsylvania. David was born before 21 Mar 1758 In cumberland County, Pennsylvania, married Jane Davis , and died before 4 Nov 1817 in Champaign County, Ohio.

William Parkison Descendants Chart

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John Parkison

John Parkison (C. 1750) was in Washington County, Pennsylvania by 1788.

John was born about 1750, and purchased a warrant for 82 1/2 acres of land called Gilboa, situated on the waters of Pidgeon Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated March 24, 1788. He received the patent, 10 Sep 1790. He also appears in the 1790 Washington County Census as Jno Parkeson. John and his wife Jane, sold this land to Andrew Boggs on 17 June 1791. He was in the Beaver County, Pennsylvania Census in 1800. He was the father of John Parkison of Warren Co.Ohio. See next below.

John and Jane may have had five children,

Known Children from this marriage were:

John,was born circa 1770 Margaret, was born circa 1773.

John Parkison Family c. 1750 Descendants Chart

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John Parkison

John Parkison (C. 1770) was in Warren County, Ohio by 1810.
John and his wife Jane/Jennet were listed as Communicants, Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, Ohio on June 2, 1810. He was ordained an Elder August 11, 1815 and his son, James Parkinson, was ordained as Elder in the same Church in 1818. He purchased land in Warren County Ohio in 1816 but sold it in 1823 and moved to Decatur County Indiana where he received the patent on 74 & 58/100 acres of land, located at the west half of the north west quarter of Section Two, in Township Eleven of Range Nine. He paid a total of $ 93.23 for the property at the rate of $1.25 per acre. He died circa 1836 in Decatur County Indiana. After his death, the farm was sold and the proceeds were divided between his heirs.

John and Jane had eight children, all but Samuel, born in Pennsylvania:

Willis, married Hariet Lawman, he was a merchant in Xenia, Greene County Ohio, and died there in 1826. One daughter, Harriet C. married Benjamin C. Haines, died young in Illinois. A second, Mary Jane, married Thomas Perkins in Xenia, then moved west to Nebraska Territory prior to 1860. Mary Jane appears to be a widow in the 1860 Nebraska Terr., Otoe County census. James died 1823, in Warren County Ohio, prior to the family coming to Indiana. George married Lucretia Dawson, and moved to Shelby County by 1827, later moved to Tippecanoe County Indiana. His sons also went west, John to Missouri and two others, Mahlon and William to Illinois. Mahlon later returned to live in Madison County, Indiana. William remained in Illinois. Jonathan married Mary Criss, moved to Noble Tp. Shelby County, Indiana prior to 1840 , Where he operated a farm. Most of Jonathan's family remained in Shelby County and are buried in the area. John2 married Avis Harford and was a farmer first in Decatur County, Indiana then in Liberty Tp., Shelby County, Indiana area, and his son, John Henry, (my grandfather) after his father died in 1860, farmed in Shelby County for a while, than in 1880 bought a farm near Tarkeo in Decatur County and moved the family there. Moses and Mary, remained in Decatur County, Indiana just across the Shelby-Decatur County line in Adams Tp. just outside of St. Omer. Mary never married. Moses operated a farm in the area and married twice, first to Sally Brown then to Salome Leffler. Samuel married Sarah Ann Chambers and also remained in Decatur County until 1849 when he went to Illinois purchased land but sold it after about six months and returned to Decatur County. His son, John Davis Parkison, M D, moved first to Missouri, then to Oregon and Washington before returning to live in Illinois.

John Parkison Family C. 1770 Descendants Chart

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My Parkison Family Research Notes

DNA testing indicates that
William Parkison of Carlisle and his descendants, share a common
ancestor with these Parkison/Parkinson families.

Edward Parkison

of York County, Pennsylvania

Edward Parkison, died in 1755 in York County, Pennsylvania. Edward married Maria Catherine Long? Maria was born in Germany.

Children from this marriage were:

James Daniel was born on 2 Mar 1754 in York County, Pennsylvania, married Catherine Overmire and died on 7 Jan 1838 in New Reading, Perry County, Ohio at age 83.

Edward Parkison Family Descendants Chart

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Edward Parkinson

of Inch, County Down, Ireland

Edward Parkinson, was born in 1693 in Inch, Down, Ireland. Edward married Jane West on 24 Jun 1718 in Inch, Down, Ireland.

Children from this marriage were:

Thomas, was born in 1719 in Ballygally, married Mrs. Thomas. Elinor was born in 1721. Edward was born in 1722 in Ballgally, married Mrs. Edward, and died at age 63. Elizabeth was born in 1724 Ann was born in 1725 Margaret was born about 1729. Matthew was born in 1727, married Anne Craig , and died in 1802 at age 75

Edward Parkinson Family Descendants Chart

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Richard Parkeson

of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Richard Parkeson, was born about 1689, and and Died 1744, in Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania. Richard married Agnes Maxwell

Children from this marriage were:

Agnes, John was born circa 1735, married Jane Junkin Mary William was born in 1744

Richard Parkeson Family Descendants Chart

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