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Parkison Genealogy
My Family's History
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Origin of the surnames Parkison & Parkinson
The Parkison name is of Scottish origin, originating at a time
when the "i" was used in the Older Scots
Tongue as we use
the apostrophe today, and is equivalent to PARK'S SON.
This would be the equivalent to the name Parkerson (son of Parker) in English.
Over the years some Parkison families have changed to the more common
name of Parkinson.
The name Parkinson, is based on a father whose first name was Peter (or its diminutive "Parkin"),
Parkinson is a name of English origin and was originally concentrated in a great number
of non-related families along the east coast, midlands, and northern England
(Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Durham).
And, it too has found its way into Scotland.
My Branch of the Parkison Family Tree
William Parkison
of Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
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 Mitchel. He was in Beaver Co., Pennsylvania in 1800.
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.
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(3 Generations)
John Parkison
(C. 1750)
John married Jane Mitchel.
He 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.
Known Children from this marriage were:
John,was born circa 1770
Margaret, was born circa 1773.
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John Parkison (C. 1770) was in Warren County, Ohio by 1810.
John was born about 1770.
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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