Jacob Parish (1762-1841)
Jacob Parrish/Parish, Quaker Storekeeper, of Coxsackie, New York
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He was the father of nine children, of whom six (above) survived to adulthood, by the sister of Thomas Powell, Newburgh's wealthiest citizen. Having started life as a humble storekeeper, on his death Jacob left a will valued at $240,000.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 11/02/2019 and last updated on 21/02/2020.
Image Courtesy of the Frick Art Reference Library; Genealogies of the State of New York (1915) by Tunis Garret Bergen; The Henry Parish Will Case in the Courts of Appeal, 1864