REFN: 1935
COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES: Volume 5,
"**** Thomas PARSONS, will probated 31st May, 1684, and Isabell his
second wife, of "Friendship", Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and
Greenwood, widow Isabell, m. (second) Benjamin CAPEL; her will probated
22nd December, 1717, Anne Arundel County."
REGISTER OF MARYLAND'S HERALDIC FAMILIES: pAGE 198
"PARSONS:--Thomas Parson (d--1684) of Anne Arundel County, Md., had been
in Accomac County, and lived also in Elizabeth County, Va, for a time,
before removing to Md. In 1659 he and John Shaw surveyed "Bipartite"
(100 acres) on the east side of West River. In 1663, he surveyed
"Parson's Hill' (or, "The Peak") and "St. Thomas' Neck" (50 acres) inAnne
Arundel County; and in 1673, he andWilliam Andrews surveyed "The
Friendship" (50 acress). He owned also a part of Greenwood", in the
Herring Creek section of the County. By his will, dated 10 October,
1683, and proved in May, 1684, he devised to his "daughter Isabella and
heirs" a fifty acres tract called "Great Neck". Thomas Parsons married
Isabella (???), who survived her husband and m--(2) Benjamin Capel
(d--1711). She d-- in 1717. Her dau--by her first husband, Isabel
Parsons, m--Anthony Holland."
Thomas Parsons is found in 1663 rent rolls of Anne Arundel Co. He
received patent "Friendship" and "Greenwood" in 1663 with Artridge
Greenwood. Part of the lands were sold by Thomas and wife, Isabella, to
Benjamin Capel. (Deeds, IN No. 4, page 194, Hall of Records, Annapolis,
MD) Thomas married Isabelle, who died in Autumn of 1717. His will,
dated October 10, 1683, probated May 1684, left bequests to wife,
Isabella, daughters, Elizabeth, Isabel, Sarah, Hannah, and "my plantation
aft mother's death" to Mary and Susannah. Ex. Anthony Holland and
Benjamin Capel. Wits: James White, John Mayhew, Nicholas and Rose
Grose. (Wills, Bk. 4, p. 20, Hall of Records).
Maryland Rent Rolls Baltimore & Anne Arundel County, page 129
"The Friendship
50 acres surveyed 20 June 1673 for William Andres and Thomas Partsons at
a bounded tree of Armiger Greenwood and patented in the name of the said
Parsons he being the survivor. Rent --..2..--Possessor: Benjamin
Capell."
same source, page 141
"Bipartite
100 acres surveyed 12 Nov. 1659 for John Shaw and Thomas Parsons on the
East side of West River,
Rent--..2..--Possessors: Benjamin Capell for Matthew Selbys Orphan."
same source, page 144
"Parsons Hill or the Peak
150 acres surveyed 11 July 1663 for Thomas Parsons on the West side of
West River--Parsons sold this Land to Peter Allumby he to Nathaniel
Heathcot who resided 1 Sept 1676 for 152 acres: Rent--..3..1 Possessor:
Gerrard Hopkins"
same source, page 145
"St. Thomas Neck
50 acres surveyed 10 July 1663 for Thomas Parsons in the great Swamp near
the 3 Islands, Rent--..1..-- Possessor: John Norris."