| State | Delaware |
|---|---|
| County (Primary) | Sussex |
| Other Counties | Accomack |
| Family Name | Parkinson |
| Family History Notes | 1. Moses Parkinson, born say 1750, married Sally Cornish ("Molattoes") on 7 January 1771 in Sussex County, Delaware [Records of the United Presbyterian Churches of Lewes, Indian River and Cool Spring, Delaware 1756-1855, 282]. He was taxable in Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred in 1774 [DSA, RG 2535]. He was called "Moses Parkinson of Indian River Hundred a free Mulatto" in 1791 when the State summoned him to court for "making shooting matches and selling Liquor in smaller measure than allowed by law" [DSA, RG 4805.021, 1755-1791, MS case files]. Moses and Sally were the parents of i. Moses Cornish, born 29 August 1777, "son of Moses and Sarah Parkeson," whose birth was registered at St. George Protestant Episcopal Church of Indian River Hundred [Wright, Vital Records of Kent and Sussex Counties, 103]. He was head of a Broadkill Hundred, Sussex County household of 10 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:326]. ii. ?Major, head of an Accomack County, Virginia household of 9 "other free" in 1810 [VA:47]. iii. ?John, married Sally Handzor, "Mulattoes," on 19 December 1810 in Sussex County, Delaware [Records of the United Presbyterian Churches of Lewes, Indian River and Cool Spring, Delaware 1756-1855, 322]. |
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