Susanna, born March 10th, 1787, was married to Dr. Syl-
vanus Evarts, and died July 5th, 1815, aged twenty-eight years.
Fanny, born March 26th, 1789, and was married to John
Fordyce and had several children. They were farmers and
lived and died in Salem.
Ebenezer was born December 22nd, 1792, and married Mary
Swett, daughter of Benjamin Swett, of Newburyport, Mass.
Ebenezer Parker lived in the old homestead for many years,
but sold out and finally removed to Cincinnati to live with his
sons, where he died.
Clarissa, born May, 1795, and was married to Peter Shaw.
She died May 24th, 1817, aged twenty-two years.
Mr. William Parker, Sr., died November 26th, 1825, and
his wife, Mrs. Parker, died February 25th, 1811. They were
both members of the Presbyterian Church, lived useful and
honorable lives, leaving an exemplary record to their de-
scendants.
The Aleshire brothers, Conrad, Michael and Peter, came as
emigrants from the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, to Ohio, in
1802, and settled first near the mouth of Kiger creek, until
1805, when Michael came to Leading creek and bought a
farm, but afterwards moved to Salem, where he died in 1845.
Conrad Aleshire came to Leading creek, settled on a farm;
had a son, Abram, who came with him from Virginia, who
was born in 1784, and who had two children, Anna and Pres-
ton Aleshire. Conrad Aleshire died in 1842, aged eight-nine
years. Abram Aleshire died in 1865. Peter Aleshire was a
regular Baptist preacher and lived in Salem township.
Thomas Shepherd moved to Leading creek in 1802 and set-
tled on Fraction No. 19, or the Denny lot. He was from
Maryland, but married Polly McFarland in Kentucky. She
