John Parson(s)
and Elizabeth nee Gaddis
Immediate Family Group
Father: John Parson
Mother: Elizabeth Gaddis
Married: 8 Oct 1772 at St Neot
Children:
- John Parsons ( - after 1841) bapt 18 Oct 1775 at St Neot who married Jane Trevane nee Jane Lord, illegitimate daughter of Frances Lord and Sampson Trevan
- Nicholas Parsons bapt 18 Oct 1775 at St Neot
- Richard Parson bapt 27 Nov 1776
Paternal grandfather: unknown
Paternal grandmother: unknown
Maternal grandfather: unknown
Maternal grandmother: unknown
Brief Description
Not much is known about John Parson and Elizabeth nee Gaddis. They married at St Neot on 8 Oct 1772. Their children were all baptised at St Neot.
Nicholas Parson - John's brother
Nicholas was baptised at the same time as his brother John on 18 Oct 1775 at St Neots. From the entries in the Sheviock parish accounts it appears that Nicholas moved to live in Sheviock too, before returning to St Neot where he married Lucy Richards on 17 Feb 1808.
Their children:
- Mary Turner Parsons bapt 25 Oct 1809 at St Neot
- Maria Parsons bapt May 1812 at St Neot
- Emelia Parsons bapt 27 Nov 1814 at St Neot
- Celia Parsons bapt 27 Nov 1817 at St Neot
Churchwardens Accounts - Sheviock
John and his brother Nicholas Parsons are mentioned in the Churchwardens Account Book (reference P208/5/1 at the Cornwall County Record Office, Truro)
- 1798 Nichs Parsons for a Fitch - 4d
- 1801 Nic Parsons for a Badger - 1s 0d
- 1817 John Parsons for a Badger - 1s 0d
The Church paid for vermin to be destroyed, and a "Fitch" would have been a
finch.