David Parsons and
Derinda Emeline Privett

Derinda Emeline Privett Submitted by Mary Beth Irion and Emily E Bell

David Parsons b 7 Feb 1822 NC d 30 Apr 1862 Wise Co VA, buried Parsons Family Cemetery, Letcher Co KY, (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census), s/o Soloman Parsons and Lydia Nancy Sturgill. David Parsons m. about 1843 to Derinda Emeline Privett b 7 Oct 1822 NC d 19 Aug 1904, buried Parsons Family Cemetery, Letcher Co KY, d/o Willis Privett and Elizabeth Harrell. Children of David Parsons and Derinda Emeline Privetts;

 Mazy "Maizie" Parsons (aka Mary, Mariah or Measie) b 2 Jun 1844 NC d 20 Sept 1900 Letcher Co KY m. 13/16 Apr 1863 Wise Co VA to Joseph M "Little Joe" Mullins b 19 Jun 1834 Harlan Co KY d 29 Jul 1929 Flat Gap, Wise Co VA, s/o Joshua Muriel Mullins and Mary Caudill. Joseph M "Little Joe" Mullins m. 1st Mahala Shepherd, 3rd Rachel Holcomb m. 4th Drucilla Stidham and may have m. Rachel Roberts

 Matilda Jane Parsons b 13 Jun 1846 KY m. 1869 to William M "Bill" Mullins (aka Scott) b 1846 Letcher Co KY d Lee Co VA, s/o Joshua Muriel Mullins and Mary Caudill.  William M "Bill" Mullins divorced 13 Apr 1887 Wise Co VA from Matilda Jane Parsons.  William M "Bill" Mullins m. Malinda Taylor d/o Gideon Taylor and Fanny Phipps.

 Altamira "Alta" Parsons (aka Alta Myra) b 27 Aug 1848 Letcher Co KY d 24 Jan 1943 in Napariene, Lewis Co Washington State m. 31 Dec 1868 Letcher Co KY to John W Adams b 14 Sept 1844 Letcher Co KY d 2 Jan 1915 Letcher Co KY, s/o William Tolson Adams and Sarah "Sally" Hall.  John W Adams m. 28 Feb 1867 Magoffin Co KY to 1st Sarah Hackworth.

 Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Parsons b 26 Apr 1850 Letcher Co KY d 5 Jun 1888 Letcher Co KY m. 3 Feb 1873 Letcher Co KY to Francis "Frank" Sturgill b 1 Dec 1853 Letcher Co KY d 1931 Letcher Co KY, s/o John G Sturgill and Elizabeth Adams.  Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Parsons m. 1865 Letcher Co KY to John S Hampton b 1839. Children of Mary Elizabeth Polly Parsons and John S Hampton;

1. Solomon Hampton b 1866 VA

2. Nancy Hampton

3. Phoebe Hampton

4. Wilburn Hampton

 Joseph Lilburn Parsons b 5 Sept 1852 Letcher Co KY d 7 Feb 1943 buried Parsons Family Cemetery on the farm Letcher Co KY m. 30 Nov 1874 (this date from Emily Bell - see notes) or 3 Dec 1874 Letcher Co KY to Lucinda Jane Adams b Feb 1856 Letcher Co KY d 16 Nov 1904 Letcher Co KY,  d/o William Tolson Adams and Sarah Sally Hall.

  Caroline Parsons b 1859. (from Emily Bell - There is no Caroline between John and Willis Melvin. There is no Caroline at all as a child of David and Dorinda. I have their family bible and that name does not appear.  - see notes) Child;

 Martha Emeline Parsons b 28 Nov 1861 KY d 22 Aug 1913.

Thanks to Mary Beth Irion mbirion@aol.com, Emily E Bell emerockrun@aol.com and Lisa Drobot for additions and corrections to this family.

(More from Emily Bell - Received 13 April 2008) I thought I would let you know of a mistake on David and Dorinda's line.

There is no Caroline between John and Willis Melvin. There is no Caroline at all as a child of David and Dorinda. I have their family bible and that name does not appear. All the other information for them has come from that bible. The bible lists the first child as Measie. Her marriage license they write her name as Mazy.

The bible has 4th daughter as Mary Elizabeth, no Ann. I have never seen that name linked to her. The marriage index, it is Mary E. Parsons. You use the name Polly as though it was a given name. It was not, it is a nick-name for Mary. That she married a Hampton is new to us. Who gave you that information. We will have to look into it. She and Frank Sturgill had at least four children. I will get you that information later.

I feel certain that Joseph L. married on the Nov 30, 1974 date. Joseph and Lucinda had a total of 10 children. I will send you that information later also.

Under Willis Melvin's children you have a mistake. You don't have our mother listed. Child 10 and 11 are one and the same persons. Aunt Pat had her name legally changed to Patricia Elizabeth Parsons and we think it should be listed that way. She is the 11th child. The 10th child is our mother, Alta Marie Parsons, b. 30 May 1909.

Martha Emeline Parsons DID not marry. In the bible when they entered her deat (sic) it is as Martha Emeline Parsons.

The marriage you have listed is for Margaret E. Parsons d/o Joseph L. & Lucinda Adams Parsons. I am looking at the marriage index right now for all the Parsons females from 1868 - 1939.

Mary Beth and I have almost all of the census records for these children and some on their children. We have all of the children listed in the settlement of the land after David died. David, then Dorinda and then Willis and his children must have kept all the tax information from the time the land was bought. I inherited all of the reciepts (sic) from 1848 to 1984 when the land was sold to the KY Nature Conservancy. Hope this helps and as I said I will send the information on David and Dorinda's grandchildren later. That is if you want it. Have a great day, it is gray and rainy here. Emily

See Victoria Taylor True Website for more info on the Privett Family