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<\/center><\/p>\nAbout 1730 (now believed to be c.1719) Nathaniel Parsons built a single-chimney house on the homelot originally laid out by his grandfather, Joseph Parsons, in 1654. At one time the house<\/a> was thought to have been built by Joseph Parsons<\/a>, known as Cornet Joseph<\/a>, one of the founders<\/a> of Springfield<\/a> and Northampton<\/a>, whose wife, Mary Bliss Parsons<\/a>, was famously found not guilty of witchcraft<\/a> by a jury in 1675. The Parsons House<\/a> was gradually remodeled and expanded over time<\/a> by later owners. In 1941, the Parsons House<\/a> was donated to Historic Northampton and became part of the organization’s collection of historic buildings<\/a>. It has recently undergone restoration. <\/p>\n For more information on Joseph Parsons, check out Cornet Joseph Parsons one of the founders of Springfield and Northampton, Massachusetts: Springfield, 1636; Northampton, 1655. An Historical Sketch from Original Sources, viz., Town, County, Court, and Private Records<\/em> (1898), by Henry M. Burt<\/strong><\/a> and Parsons family: Descendants of Cornet Joseph Parsons, Springfield, 1636–Northampton, 1655<\/em>, Volume 1 (1912), by Henry Parsons<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n There’s also this video<\/a> from Historic Northampton<\/em>: <\/p>\n
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