THE PARR FAMILY
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Here is a brief beginning to our family history.
My family's line of descent is marked with a **.
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Richard "William" PARR was born about 1719
probably in England or Ireland. He was married to Judith. Judith
was born about 1726. In 1772 Richard Parr was on a list of settlers
living in Springhill Township, (now) Fayette County, Pennsylvania. His
name is on the returns of property for Springhill Township, Bedford
County, in 1773. On 4 July, 1776, the settlers in the neighborhood drew
lots in Uniontown, which was then being laid out. Richard Parr drew Lot
Number 27, on Elbow (now Main) street. Judith died in October 1802 in
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was buried in Crooks
Graveyard, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA. He died about 1785. He
was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA.
Richard "William" PARR and Judith UNKNOWN had the following children:
- Judith PARR was born about 1740 in Union
Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to Col.
Thomas CROOKS. Thomas CROOKS was born in 1742. He died on 25
Feb 1815. She died on 30 Apr 1823 at age 83. Judith PARR and Thomas
CROOKS had one known child - Richard CROOKS.
- Thomas PARR was born in 1744 in Union
Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to
Judith CROOKS. Judith CROOKS was born in 1744.
- William PARR was born in 1746 in Union
Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to
Sarah HENTHORN. He died in Mar 1774.
- John PARR was born about 1748 in Union
Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to
Jane McFadden MCCLELLAND (daughter of Colonel John MCLELLAND and
Martha UNKNOWN). Jane McFadden MCCLELLAND was born in 1748. In the
first census of the United States, 1790, John is shown as living in
Union Township, Fayette County, Pa., and head of a family composed of
one free white male over 16, two free white males under 16, and two
free white females. John Parr and his family moved from Fayette
County to Licking County Ohio, sometime before 1813, and resided in
Bowling Green Township, Licking County, the rest of their lives. John
PARR and Jane McFadden MCCLELLAND had the following children:
Richard PARR, Samuel PARR, John PARR, William PARR, and Thomas
PARR.
- **Samuel PARR. (see below)
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Samuel PARR was born on 28 Feb 1758 in
Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to
Sarah LEONARD about 1782 in Uniontown, Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah LEONARD was born on 15 Oct 1759 in
Pennsylvania, USA. In 1801 they came with their nine children to
Licking County, Ohio, being the first white settlers in Newark
Township. They settled on the Licking bottoms, just below the junction
of the North and South Forks of Licking Creek. In the spring of 1803,
Samuel and Sarah (Leonard) Parr bought lot #73 located on the northeast
corner of 2nd and E. Main St. for which they paid 50 cents with the
stipulation that they keep the street free of grass and weeds. In 1809,
they bought 250 acres in Licking Township on the west side of the 'Old
Plank Road' (Jacksontown Pike) between the Grove and Baptist
cemeteries. His first house was of frame which was still standing in
1930; his second house was brick. Sarah died on 29 Oct 1843. Samuel
died on 5 Jul 1844 in Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio, USA.
Both were buried in Baptist Cemetery, VanBurentown, Licking County,
Ohio, USA. Samuel PARR and Sarah LEONARD had the following children:
- **Richard PARR. (see below)
- John PARR was born in 1786 in Fayette
County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Rachel DEBOLT on
3 Feb 1815 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. Rachel DEBOLT was born in
1786. They moved to Cedar Co, Iowa.
- Margaret PARR was born in 1786 in Union
Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to
Samuel ELLIOTT Jr (son of Samuel ELLIOTT Sr and Mary CAMPBELL) on
1 May 1803 in Licking or Fairfield County, Ohio, USA. Samuel ELLIOTT
Jr was born in 1780/81 in Pennsylvania, USA. He served in the War of
1812. In the 1830's they moved to Shelby County, Ohio. Margaret PARR
and Samuel ELLIOTT Jr had the following children: William A
ELLIOTT, Richard C ELLIOTT, Amanda ELLIOTT, Nancy ELLIOTT, Elizabeth
ELLIOTT, and Jemima ELLIOTT.
- Catherine PARR was born about 1788 in
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Sarah PARR was born on 8 Sep 1792 in
Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to
Adam KITE on 17 Mar 1809 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. Adam
KITE was born in Feb 1781. She died on 13 Apr 1855. He died on 22 Apr
1868. They were buried in Baptist Cemetery, VanBurentown, Licking
County, Ohio, USA.
- Hannah PARR was born in 1792 in Union
Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was married to
John MCINTURF on 3 Aug 1810 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. John
MCINTURF was born in 1792. They moved to Linn Co, Iowa. Hannah PARR
and John MCINTURF had the following children: Sally MCINTURF
and Stephen H MCINTURF.
- Samuel PARR Jr. was born on 2 Jan 1793
in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Amelia Ann
ERNST on 12 Oct 1817 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. Amelia Ann
ERNST was born in 1794. Samuel died on 25 Mar 1845. Samuel PARR Jr
and Amelia Ann ERNST had one known child - Sarah PARR.
- Leonard PARR was born in 1796 in Fayette
County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Candace COOLEY on
12 Feb 1818 in Licking County, Ohio, USA.
- William Smith PARR was born in 1800/1 in
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Elizabeth
EDGELL on 24 Apr 1828 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. Elizabeth
EDGELL was born in 1812 in Jacksontown, Licking County, Ohio, USA.
William Smith PARR and Elizabeth EDGELL had the following children:
Sarah Ann PARR, Susan PARR, Nancy PARR, William Alvah PARR, Lisee
PARR, John W PARR, Martha PARR, and Rhoda PARR.
- Elizabeth PARR.
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Richard PARR was born about 1782 in Fayette
County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married first to Mary ELLIOT
(daughter of Samuel ELLIOTT Sr and Mary CAMPBELL) on 1 May 1803 in
Licking County, Ohio, USA. Mary ELLIOT was born in 1782. His name is
on the list of seven inhabitants of Newark on 18 March 1803. Mary died
on 29 Oct 1813 in Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, USA. About
1814 they moved to Hartford Township, Licking County. Richard PARR and
Mary ELLIOT had the following children:
- John PARR.
- William PARR.
- Hiram PARR was born on 15 Jan 1806.
- Elliott PARR.
- Samuel PARR was born on 10 May 1809.
Richard was married second to Mary "Polly" MILLER (daughter
of George MILLER and Sarah UNKNOWN) on 5 Jan 1817 in Licking County,
Ohio, USA by John Cunningham, JP. Richard died after 1842. Richard
PARR and Mary "Polly" MILLER had the following children:
- Candace PARR was born in Licking County,
Ohio, USA. She was married to George SWIM in Licking County,
Ohio, USA. George SWIM died in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio, USA. He
was buried in Loramie Valley Cemetery, Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio,
USA. The last few years of her life, they lived in Forsyth, Macon
County, Illinois, where she died and was buried. George returned to
Botkins and lived there with his son, Deamus. There he died and was
buried in Loramie Cemetery. Candace PARR and George SWIM had the
following children: Deamus J SWIM, Henry SWIM, Harvey SWIM,
Lucinda SWIM, Elizabeth SWIM, Lovina SWIM, Tamson SWIM, and
Emma SWIM.
- Rhoda PARR was married first to
William VANCE. Rhoda PARR and William VANCE had one known child -
Meric VANCE. She was married second to James W HESSER
(son of Jonathan Hesser and Cassenia Bierse) as his third wife. James
W HESSER was born on 9 Mar 1819 in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA.
Rhoda died in Dunkirk, Hardin County, Ohio, USA.
- John PARR.
- Sarah PARR was married to Isaac SAUM.
They moved to Tennessee after the Civil War. Isaac Saum cut his knee
with an axe after moving to Tennessee; the knee remained much bent
and he used crutches all the rest of his life. Sarah PARR and Isaac
SAUM had the following children: Mary SAUM, Lida SAUM, Margaret
SAUM, Reuben SAUM, and Georgia SAUM.
- Ruth PARR.
- **Margaret PARR. (see below)
- Mary PARR was married to Raphael
PAYNE. They lived in Mt Vernon, Ohio.
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Margaret PARR was
born on 7 Jul 1824 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. She was married to
Morgan R LEWIS (son of Morgan L LEWIS and Martha REESE) on 11 Aug
1839 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. For more, see the
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This is only the first couple generations of our
family tree. For more information about the Parr family, check out my
WorldConnect database.
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