Ruth Bonney: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Ruth Bonney was born 7 Feb 1699; died 1769; was buried Beth Page Church Cemetery, Louisa County, Virginia.

Ruth — Samuel B. Parris. Samuel (son of Thomas Parris and Abigail Rogers) was born 16 May 1696; died 1759; was buried Beth Page Church Cemetery, Louisa County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Samuel Parris, II was born 1730; died 1791; was buried Troublesome Hill Community Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Samuel Parris, II

(1.Ruth¹) was born 1730; died 1791; was buried Troublesome Hill Community Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Samuel — Rachel Dickerson. Rachel (daughter of Nathaniel Dickerson and Mary Thomson) was born 1740; was buried Parris Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. John Parris was born 1780; died 1852; was buried Buck Creek Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Generation: 3

John Parris

(2.Samuel², 1.Ruth¹) was born 1780; died 1852; was buried Buck Creek Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

John — Jemima Turner. Jemima (daughter of William Turner) was born 1780; died 1855; was buried Buck Creek Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Children:

4. Mary Parris was born 1805.

Generation: 4

Mary Parris

(3.John³, 2.Samuel², 1.Ruth¹) was born 1805.

Mary — Drury Melton. Drury was born 1806. [Group Sheet]

Children:

5. Mary E. Melton was born 21 Jan 1851, North Carolina; died 21 Oct 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Oct 1919, Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.