Joseph Parkins, born: 22 7mo 1771; Frederick Co. VA; died: 16 12mo 1800; Frederick Co. VA; buried: Hollingsworth, Parkins, Henrys Cem., Frederick Co. VA;

Joseph, married: 7 12mo 1791; Centre Meeting, Frederick Co. VA; Susannah Brown, born: 29 6mo 1771; died: 7 3mo 1847; Paris, TN; Dau. of David Brown and Sarah Hite;
(Susannah, married 2nd: John Ball, Their record continues here.)

From Hopewell Friends History, p. 391 we find a transcribed copy of their marriage certificate:

Susannah is a descendant of Cretien DuBois who begins the DuBois Family section of my records which has not been added yet through this line: Susannah Brown -> Sarah Hite -> Sarah Eltinge (who m. Col. Jno. Hite (son of Joist Hite)) -> Rebecca Van Meter -> Sarah Du Bois -> Louis DuBois -> Cretien DuBois.

Joist Hite, together with Robert Mackay, William Green, and Robert Duff had a dispute over land against Lord Fairfax which resulted in the Fairfax Land Suit. The books pertaining to the land suit can be found in the Library at Lord Fairfax Community College.

At the time of her 1st marriage Susannah was living in Frederick Co. Va.

Issue: Parkins

• Sarah Hite, born: 28 7mo 1793; died: 28 11mo 1851; Henry Co. TN;
• Maria, born: 5 1mo 1795; Frederick Co. VA; died: 31 3mo or 5mo 1878; Indianapolis, IN;
• Charles, born: 10 12mo 1796; Frederick Co. VA; died: 16 5mo 1797;
• Alfred, born: 6 4mo 1798; Frederick Co. VA; died: 22 8mo 1874; Frederick Co. VA;

Source info: Steer Genealogy, p. 4 & 10; Hopewell Friends History, p. 391 (1st marriage cert.); 2200 Grave Inscriptions, p. 58; Rich. Ed. Griffith Papers found in Handley Library Archives; Settlement and Some First Families in Back Creek Valley, p. 306;