Descendants of Peter Parsons (d. 1686)

90. Charles W. Parsons (George W.⁶⁷, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

91. Arthur K. Parsons (George W.⁶⁷, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

92. Etta Parsons (George W.⁶⁷, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

93. Harold G. Parsons (George W.⁶⁷, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

94. Katie Parsons (George W.⁶⁷, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

95. William Wilson Parsons (Daniel J.⁶⁸, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

96. Rosa M. Parsons (Daniel J.⁶⁸, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

97. Alfarata Parsons (Daniel J.⁶⁸, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born in 1875.

98. Edna Parsons (Daniel J.⁶⁸, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

99. Hubert Alvin Parsons (Samuel Peter⁶⁹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born circa 1872.

100. Mazie Parsons (Samuel Peter⁶⁹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

101. Frank T. Parsons (Samuel Peter⁶⁹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

102. Alice Parsons (Samuel Peter⁶⁹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

103. Frederic E. Hayman (Elizabeth Mary Hester Parsons⁷⁰, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born on Aug 29, 1870 and died in Apr 1936 at age 65.

General Notes: 22 June 1900 Census for Pittsburgh district, Wicomico, MD: F. E. Hayman, 29, b. Aug. 1870 in MD as were parents, married 8 yrs, farmer; Annie, 29, b. Sept. 1870 in Missouri and parents b. MD; Walter, 7, b. May 1893 in MD; Franklin, 4/12, b. Feb. 1900 in MD.
24 April 1910 Census for Bellfield dist., Greensville, VA (nr Emporia): Frederic S. Hayman, 39, sawmill millwright; Annie D. Hayman, 39, married 18 yrs, having 5 children with 3 living; Walter M., 16, clothing store salesman; Franklin H., 10; Edith B., 5. They lived next door to Annie's sister, Lillie.

Frederic married "Annie" Anna Dennis on Jul 13, 1892. "Annie" was born in Sep 1870 in Missouri and died in 1936 at age 66.

+ 137 M i. Walter Mason Hayman Sr. was born on May 7, 1893 in MD and died on Nov 1, 1971 at age 78.

104. "Lillie" Lillian F. Hayman (Elizabeth Mary Hester Parsons⁷⁰, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born on Feb 11, 1872.

"Lillie" married William Ernest Parsons, son of Elisha W. Parsons and Marthy E., on Sep 23, 1891. William was born in 1868 in MD.

General Notes: 24 April 1910 Census for Bellfield dist., Greensville, VA (nr Emporia): William E. Parsons, 42, b. MD as were parents, married 18 yrs, manager at kindling wood factory; Lillie F., 38; Carlton L., 17, automobile machinist; Helen A., 15; Allen B., 12. All b. MD as were parents.

105. "Annie" Anna E. Hayman (Elizabeth Mary Hester Parsons⁷⁰, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born on Oct 24, 1873.

"Annie" married Charles E. Hearn on Nov 28, 1894. Charles was born in May 1873 in DE.

General Notes: 30 June 1900 Census for Gumboro Hd, Sussex, DE: Charles E. Hearn, 27, b. May 1873 in DE as were parents, farmer, married 5 yrs; Annie E., 25, b. Oct. 1874 in MD as were parents, 1 child with none living; Irena M., 69, mother, b. Nov. 1830 in DE as were parents (sic), 7 children with 5 living.

106. Harry Graham Hayman (Elizabeth Mary Hester Parsons⁷⁰, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born on Dec 4, 1875 and died on Apr 23, 1938 at age 62.

General Notes: Worked as a rural mail carrier and helped manage the family farm. 'Graham' was from a friend of the family.

Harry married Jennie Belle Bradley, daughter of John Morgan Bradley and Mary Emma Graham, on Dec 16, 1903. Jennie was born on May 3, 1882 in Seaford, Sussex, DE and died on Jul 8, 1963 at age 81.

+ 147 M i. Harry Graham Hayman Jr. was born on May 6, 1917, died on Apr 17, 2009 in Seaford, DE at age 91, and was buried in Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury..

107. "Lizzie" Elizabeth Estelle Hayman (Elizabeth Mary Hester Parsons⁷⁰, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born on Mar 23, 1878 in Parsonsburg, MD, died on Aug 23, 1959 at age 81, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry. The cause of her death was Coronary atherosclerosis with occlusion and 5 years of paralysis from cerebral hemorrhage and hemiplegia.

General Notes: Dtr of Benjamin Hayman/Hester Parsons. Sister to Mollie Hayman Lank, Robert's wife. Their children are double cousins to Albert's and Lizzie's children. Sister to Harry Hayman. She named Harry Lank after brother Harry, whom she was best friends with. Paralyzed after stroke at firehall dance in 1953 and bedridden at home, unable to talk/converse until death in 1959. She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, a charter member of the WSCS of that church, a charter member of the Acorn Club and the Women's Auxiliary of the Seaford Fire Dept. The Rev. Walter Stone of Mt. Olivet officiated at the funeral ceremony.

"Lizzie" married Albert Jackson Lank, son of Robert Richard Lank and Julia Ann Graham, on Jul 19, 1899 in Meth. Church, Parsonsburg, MD, by Rev. Geo. Emmanuel Wood. Albert was born on Jun 8, 1874 in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex County, DE, died 7 May 1968 at 10:30 AM, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry. The cause of his death was Heart failure due to arteriosclerotic heart disease due to virus, according to death certificate.

General Notes: 20 June 1900 Census for Seaford Town, Seaford Hd, Sussex Cnty, DE: Albert J. Lank, 26, shipping agent, b. Aug. 1873 DE as were parents; Lizzie, 22, b. Mar. 1878 MD as were parents and married just 11 months; Raymond, 2/12, b. Apr. 1900 DE.
22 April 1910 Census for Seaford Town, Seaford Hd, Sussex Cnty, DE: Albert J. Lank, 36, mail carrier, married 10 yrs, b. DE as were parents; Lizzie E., 33, b. MD as were parents, bearing 3 children, 3 living; Raymond E., 9; Herbert H., 6; William A., 2.
13 Jan. 1920 Census for Seaford Town, Seaford Hd, Sussex Cnty, DE: Albert J. Lank, 45, rural mail carrier, b. DE as were parents; Elizabeth E., 41, b. MD as were parents; Herbert H., 15; William A., 12; Harry G., 7; Julia E., 3 4/12.
21 April 1930 Census for Seaford, Sussex Cnty, DE: Albert J. Lank, 55, rural mail carrier, married 30 yrs; Elizabeth E., 52; Harry G., 17; Julia E., 13.

Albert met Lizzie when he was best man at wedding of Charles Hearn, who married Lizzie's sister Annie. Courting Lizzie was a long-distance affair and meant having the carriage horse have its head while AJ slept on the way back home from Parsonsburg, MD. Merle Williams has the letters Albert sent to Lizzie in which he 'made his case' for courting--Lizzie may have been playing hard to get. She also relayed the story of how her Pop-Pop drew from memory and a little research a Coulborn family chart to link her best friend, a Coulborn, into the Lank family, because this was Merle's favorite playmate and she wanted to be related!

AJ worked as rural mail carrier, farmer, and owned a feed store, sporting goods and confectionary store at varying times. Shucked oysters at a Fulton's Market Restnt in NYC 1900, making $1/week. Avid hunter and expert skeet shooter. He sold Winchesters in his sporting goods store, and was a well-known huntsman, taking many well-known personalities on hunting outings. His routine as a rural mail-carrier was to sort the mail that had come in to the depot by train at 10 AM, return home to Lizzie at 1130 AM for lunch, and then set out in his mail carriage on his route through Woodland, DE, to Galestown, MD, switching horses halfway. Daughter Julia remembers riding along one day as a little girl. An earlier route took him to Concord. When he was sitting in his living room chair in his 80's, daughter Julia asked, "What are you thinking about, Dad?" He replied he was just thinking about all the names of his postal customers and their children on the Concord route. Until he died, he still possessed a magnificent memory.

Founding member of Seaford VFD. Elected to Town Council and was the town magistrate for several years. Strong Democrat and had a keen memory until his death. He was a regular Sunday attendee at Mt. Olivet Church and sat in the same pew.

Seaford Leader obituary (1968) and its 'Seaford People You Should Know' article (1960) : "Albert Jackson Lank, 93, one of Seaford's oldest residents, died Tuesday in the Maple Grove Convalescent Home, Millsboro, after a long illness.

Mr. Lank was born on a farm near Seaford along what is now 'River Road.' A son of the late Robert and Julia Lank, he was the third of eight children, seven boys and one girl. He attended the old Washington School about a mile from Seaford. Until he was twenty-one he worked at the family farm, then he left Seaford to take a job as streetcar conductor in Philadelphia. "Those days weren't like they are now. You couldn't get a fancy specialized job, especially a country boy", said Mr. Lank in 1960. After three years in Philadelphia he moved to New York to enter the oyster business. After a year he married Lizzie, set up housekeeping on Market St., and continued with the job in New York. In March 1902 he returned to Seaford and bought the old Fred Owens store on High Street. This was a small confectionary store under the old Seaford Opera House on the corner of Market and High Streets. That end of town in those days was the hub of Seaford's business world. Mr. Lank added a line of sporting goods to his business, selling guns, ammunition and baseball equipment for the then very active Eastern Shore Leagues. To this confectionary, tobacco and sporting goods store he added Seaford's first soda fountain -- A. J. Lank & Brother, Sporting Goods & Confectionary. [Frank was the brother in this business.] Mr. Lank remembered that "this seemed to be the place where people loved to congregate and talk. The modern coffee break for businessmen is similar to the type of thing I heard all day, except in those days the children and women gathered as often as the men around an ice cold soda. I was always kept up to date on local happenings, believe me!" Mr. Lank remained in this business for 25 years until 1926, when the entire Coulborn block was destroyed by fire.

In addition to his mercantile business Mr. Lank worked as Seaford's first appointed rural mail carrier and retired in 1934 after 30 years. He was elected to the town council in 1934 and served until 1940. This was during the turbulent period when Seaford was fighting to create its own municipal power plant--he saw the plant become a reality during his six-year tenure of office. In 1939 Mr. Lank was appointed Seaford's magistrate, and he acted in this capacity for eight years, with a period in between when he was not reappointed in State politics. Finally in 1953 Mr. Lank stepped out of public life and retired to spend his remaining years at his home in West Seaford. In retirement he remained active mentally and, although suffering an impairment in his sight, he kept abreast of local and national affairs with an interest that never flagged.

A member of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, he served on the church's board more than 40 years. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Watson Funeral Home. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery."

Research Notes: Merle Lank Williams remembers grandfather AJ Lank's stories of ships, "The Ark" and "The Dove," which made regular Gravesend, England-Caribbean-St. Marys City, Maryland trips. Were Lanks on these ships as crewmen or passengers, making their way to Delaware? Lewes is deemed the port of arrival of all Lanks in US. Maritime Canada Lanks arrived in Nova Scotia.

+ 148 M i. Raymond Davis Lank was born on Apr 16, 1900 in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, died on Jul 16, 1912 at age 12, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 149 M ii. Herbert Hayman Lank was born on Jan 7, 1904 in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, died on Jul 26, 1986 at age 82, and was buried in Montreal, PQ, Canada.

+ 150 M iii. William Albert Lank was born on Dec 29, 1907 in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, died on May 24, 1993 at age 85, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 151 M iv. Harry Graham Lank was born on May 5, 1912 in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, died on Jun 22, 1943 at age 31, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 152 F v. Julia Elizabeth Lank was born on Aug 30, 1916 in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, died on Apr 5, 2008 in Salisbury, MD at age 91, and was buried on Apr 10, 2008 in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

108. Carl Hayman (Elizabeth Mary Hester Parsons⁷⁰, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born on Jun 22, 1879, died on Nov 4, 1879, and was buried in Jerusalem Methodist Church Cemetery, Parsonsburg, Wicomico County, Maryland.

109. "Mollie" Mary Catherine Hayman (Elizabeth Mary Hester Parsons⁷⁰, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born on May 15, 1881 in Parsonsburg (then Johnsons Forks), died on Apr 8, 1924 in Salisbury sanitorium for the ill (TB) at age 42, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry. The cause of her death was tuberculosis or "consumption."

Research Notes: Family information furnished by Graham Hayman indicates Mollie died in Seaford at her home on Market Street (same home as Hayman's) even though she had been cared for at the TB sanitorium in Salisbury. 1920 Census has her living with Frank and Mary Lank, along with children Mildred, 10, and Hayman, 7.

"Mollie" married Robert Elwood Lank, son of Robert Richard Lank and Julia Ann Graham, on Sep 9, 1908. Robert was born on Dec 11, 1878 in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex County, DE, died on Aug 28, 1917 at age 38, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry. The cause of his death was tuberculosis or "consumption."

General Notes: Brothers Robert and Frank, with spouses Mollie and Mary, lived in separate apartments in the same house on Market Street. Frank and Mary lived in the apartment upstairs.
16 April 1910 Census for Sussex Cnty, DE: Robert E. Lank, 30, merchant in cigar store, b. DE as were parents, married 2 yrs; Mollie C., 28, b. MD as were parents, bearing 1 child, 1 living; Mildred E., 6/12; Frank Lank, 21, brother, wagon driver on oil route.

+ 154 F i. Mildred Elizabeth Lank was born on Oct 9, 1909 in Seaford, Sussex CO, Delaware, died on Mar 20, 1989 in Wilm., DE at age 79, and was buried in the Memorial Garden, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Wilmington, DE..

+ 155 M ii. Robert Hayman Lank was born on Aug 13, 1912, died on May 18, 1989 at age 76, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

110. Dr. Edwin Henry Hayman (Rebecca Catherine Parsons⁷¹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

General Notes: Given name could be Edward, not Edwin. Dr. Hayman wrote the book, "The Hayman Family."

111. Joseph Kerwin Hayman (Rebecca Catherine Parsons⁷¹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

112. Willard Hayman (Rebecca Catherine Parsons⁷¹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

113. Jessie Hayman (Rebecca Catherine Parsons⁷¹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

114. Ella Hayman (Rebecca Catherine Parsons⁷¹, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

115. Etha Parsons (Isaac Washington⁷², Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born in 1875 in Parsonsburg, MD.

116. Corliss G. Parsons (Isaac Washington⁷², Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born in 1881 and died in 1944 at age 63.

117. Fred Parsons (Isaac Washington⁷², Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹).

118. Victor Lynn Wootten (Gertrude May Parsons⁷³, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born in 1903 in MD and died in 1978 in MD at age 75.

119. Nathaniel R. Wootten (Gertrude May Parsons⁷³, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born in 1904 in MD and died in 1985 in MD at age 81.

120. Rebecca Anne Wootten (Gertrude May Parsons⁷³, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born in 1915 in MD.

121. "Buddy" Alwyn Henry Wootten (Gertrude May Parsons⁷³, Isaac Henry⁵⁶, William Hafford²⁸, Will Peter¹⁴, John⁷, John⁴, Peter Jr.², Peter¹) was born in 1917 in MD and died in 1978 in MD at age 61.

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