Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Edward Parsons
1745 - 1. Edward Parsons was born on 25 Apr 1745 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Nathaniel Parsons and Alice Collins). Edward married Mehitabel Pease on 25 Aug 1768 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Mehitabel (daughter of Ezekiel Pease and Hannah Chandler) was born on 23 Sep 1745 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Alice Parsons was born on 23 Nov 1775 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 15 Dec 1850 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. Nathaniel Parsons was born on 15 Mar 1710 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Philip Parsons and Anna); died after 27 Mar 1781. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 1712, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Nathaniel married Alice Collins on 15 Jan 1736 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Alice (daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Collins and Alice Adams) was born on 14 Mar 1716 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried after 8 Nov 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alice Collins was born on 14 Mar 1716 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Collins and Alice Adams); was buried after 8 Nov 1757. Children:
- 1. Edward Parsons was born on 25 Apr 1745 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
Generation: 3
4. Philip Parsons died after 1746. Notes:
"[S]ettled in Enfield on the great South field 1697, living 1747." [History of Enfield, citation details below.]
Philip married Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Anna Children:
- 2. Nathaniel Parsons was born on 15 Mar 1710 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died after 27 Mar 1781.
6. Rev. Nathaniel Collins was born on 13 Jun 1677 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; was christened on 17 Jun 1677 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut (son of Rev. Nathaniel Collins and Mary Whiting); died on 31 Dec 1756 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes:
He graduated from Harvard in 1697 and was ordained the first pastor of the First Separatist Church (Church of Christ) in Enfield on 3 June 1699 where he served until 1724. He was town clerk in 1729–35.
Nathaniel married Alice Adams on 7 Jan 1701 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Alice (daughter of Rev. William Adams and Alice Bradford) was born on 3 Apr 1682 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 19 Feb 1735 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Alice Adams was born on 3 Apr 1682 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts (daughter of Rev. William Adams and Alice Bradford); died on 19 Feb 1735 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Children:
- Ann Collins was born on 20 Dec 1702 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 18 Sep 1778 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
- 3. Alice Collins was born on 14 Mar 1716 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried after 8 Nov 1757.
Generation: 4
12. Rev. Nathaniel Collins was born on 7 Mar 1642 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Deacon Edward Collins and Martha Baylie); died on 28 Dec 1684 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Notes:
Graduated from Harvard in 1660; ordained pastor of the church at Middletown, Connecticut 4 Nov 1668. Of him, Cotton Mather wrote (in Magnalia Christi Americana), “There were more wounds given, by his death, to the Colony of Connecticut in our New England, than the body of Caesar received when he fell wounded in the senate house.”
Nathaniel married Mary Whiting on 3 Aug 1664 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Maj. William Whiting and Susanna) was born before 1643 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 25 Oct 1709 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mary Whiting was born before 1643 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Maj. William Whiting and Susanna); died on 25 Oct 1709 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Children:
- 6. Rev. Nathaniel Collins was born on 13 Jun 1677 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; was christened on 17 Jun 1677 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 31 Dec 1756 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
14. Rev. William Adams was born on 27 May 1650 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts (son of William Adams and Elizabeth Stacy); died on 17 Aug 1685 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Notes:
Graduated from Harvard in 1671 as a bachelor of arts. It was said “he came from thence with the esteem and respect of his teachers, and with a character for integrity, learning and piety that gave promise of future usefulness.” Ordained 3 Dec 1673, becoming the second pastor at Dedham. He later received his M.A. from Harvard as well.
William married Alice Bradford on 29 Mar 1680 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Alice (daughter of William Bradford and Alice Richards) was born about 1659 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 15 Mar 1746 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Alice Bradford was born about 1659 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts (daughter of William Bradford and Alice Richards); died on 15 Mar 1746 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Children:
- Elizabeth Adams was born on 23 Feb 1681 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 21 Dec 1766 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
- 7. Alice Adams was born on 3 Apr 1682 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 19 Feb 1735 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.