As we shared in our mission statement, we the descendants of Edward Parrish (1640-1680), John Parrish (1672-1727), Richard Parrish (1707-1785), Edward Parrish(1748-1813) and Richard Parrish (1769-1865) invite you to learn more about the Parrish family as they moved from the Chesapeake Bay to Western Pennsylvania to West Virginia. This site was established to collate all of our family history into one location so that we may share this information with anyone interested in who is the Parrish name.

We also take time each year to gather at two cemeteries to help preserve and restore the final resting place of our ancestors in West Virginia. These are truly historic sites in our eyes. The first and larger cemetery is the Parrish Cemetery located near Ripley, WV.  This is the cemetery where William R Parrish (1803-1885) and his descendants are buried. There are also five veterans of the Civil War buried here. We select one weekend each spring to work at the Parrish Cemetery. We welcome all volunteers. On Friday night, we meet at the Holiday Inn Express in Ripley to review our family genealogy, discuss our goals for Saturday and share new discoveries. This evening program is extremely well attended. Saturday is our workday. We typically get between 15-30 cousins to donate their time. A typical workday consists of standing up tombstones, clearing brush, cleaning cemetery markers and fixing fences. Most of all it is an opportunity to honor our ancestors. Our typical Saturday runs from 9:00AM to 2:30PM. Afterwards, everyone heads home having learned a lot of their family history and donated their time and effort to a wonderful cause.

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Another weekend during the year, a group of Parrish cousins spend a Saturday cleaning up the Sturm Teverbaugh Cemetery in Farmington, WV. This cemetery is the final resting place of Richard Parrish (1769-1865) and his wife Mary Polly Criss. Richard was the first son of Edward Parrish (1748-1813) who was most likely the first Parrish to cross the Appalachians. We typically meet at the Teverbaugh Church in Farmington, WV around 9:00AM and work for four or five hours. In this cemetery, there are veterans of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. If you have any interest in how your family came and prospered in America, please join us to find out your place in this saga.