SV-242 & SV-277 says he was born ca. 1774 in NC
1800 Ashe Co., NC - No Parsons’. (SV-885)
1802 Samuel Parsons shown on Lee Co., VA tax list. (SV-150)
1810 On Lee Co., VA tax list with 1 tithable person and 1 horse (SV-139 & 331 & 907 & 1567)
SV-150 Says he first appears in Lee Co., VA on a tax list in 1802
15 Jan. 1815 he bought 104 acres in Lee Co., VA from Joseph Spencer; Deed bk 3, pg 155 (SV-150 pg 258)
1815 Lee Co., VA Tax List: Samuel Parsons, one farm on Coxes Branch, eleven miles N. east of Lee Court House, 104 ac. with one log cabin. (SV-1680.11)
1817 He purchase grant for 50 acres in Knox Co., KY (SV-303 pg 1059)
May 1818 he sold 104 acres to Jacob Zion (SV-150 pg 258)
SV-150 pg 258 says he sold this Lee Co. land and moved to Harlan Co., KY
He remained in Harlan Co., KY until 1827 when he moved back to Lee Co., VA (SV-150 pg 258)
2 July 1819 he got patent to 50 acres and sold it 20 Aug. 1836 (D.B.C. pg 103); SV-150 pg 258
1820 Harlan Co., KY census: 2 males 10-16 (Samuel & Stephen); 1 male 16-18 (Joseph); 1 male 18-26 (John); 1 male 26-45; 4 females <10 (Nancy Jane; Margaret, Susan?, Amy?); 2 female 10-16 (Daina & Mary); 1 female 16-26 (Charlotte?). (SV-842)
28 Oct. 1828 he bought 100 acres on N. side of Stone Mtn; D.B. 6 pg 37 (SV-150 pg 258)
1837 Harlan Co. Deeds: Samuel Parsons of Lee Co., VA sold to James Huff Jr. a 20 acre tract on Clover Fork for $100. Harlan Book C pg 92. (SV-810)
May 1837 he bought 32 acres on Jones creek where he lived until his death (SV-150 pg 258)
1840 Lee Co., VA Census (Ancestry.com): Samuel Parson (sic) (50-60) with wife (40-50) and 2 sons (10-15) and (15-20) and daughterss (5-10) and (10-15) living near Henry Cress and Dolly Hunter.
1850 Lee Co., VA Census (Ancestry.com): Not found.