Honestly, I thought this family would be relatively easy to trace. Moses, after all, is a Revolutionary War veteran, likely a vet of Lord Dunmore's War earlier, and probably of the French and Indian War, also. Wouldn't you think his name, and those of his descendants, would be plastered all over the records? Well, if they are, I have not yet located enough to allow me to trace his family.
Moses was born about 1737 in Goochland County, Virginia, the son of Humphrey and Mary (possibly Hamilton, possibly Walker, possibly not yet known for sure) Parish or Parrish. He first married Sarah Martin, who was the mother of Billie (possibly William), born in 1759. William may have married Frances Lett. I found a William Parish who had 5 females under the age of 10 in his household in 1810, but the age is not quite correct for William. There is also a William Parish in Giles County, Virginia who fits his believed age, and whose children would seem to fit an expected age range. I have not researched this further so there is work to do here.
After Sarah's death, Moses married Mary Hill, whose parents are still unknown. I have been looking at John Hill Jr and Tabitha Bailey as possible parents, but have found nothing concrete yet. All I can say is they appear to be the right age, in the expected location, and Moses named one of his daughters Tabitha (Tabath). Moses and Mary had at least five children together.
Sukey/Susanna was the first daughter, born in 1764. She married John Adams or Addams, the son of George and Agnes Harris Adams. Their children are Lucy, Margaret, Overton, John, Mary known as Polly, James, Austin, Thomas, William, Patsy, and Susanna. Sukey died in 1846 in Garrard County, Kentucky.
Frankie, possibly Francis, a daughter, was born in 1767. That is all that I have been able to learn about her.
Mathew was born in 1769 and died in 1815 in Alabama Heights, Alabama. His wife is Margaret Lawler. Again, that is as much as I have been able to learn to date.
Nicholas was born in 1771 and possibly died in 1833 in Panola, Texas. Of course I am not sure that this is the same Nicholas Parish, but it is at least something to further research.
Finally, Tabath or Tabitha was born in 1773. She married James Allen, the son of James and Sarah Croudas/Crowder Allen. Their children are William, James, Isaac, Eliza, John, Moses and Archibald. I have located her in the 1850 census in Mercer County, Kentucky, but I have not located a death date for her. I have written of the children of James and Tabitha in an earlier post.
I would love to have one of Moses's descendants prove his service and get him listed in the DAR database. He deserves no less.
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