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Because every lineage has unique Y-DNA, Y-DNA testing can help fill in the gap where paper records are not available. Thus far, most of the Y-DNA testing has been of the Southern families, which has made it possible to determine which family lines are related to each other as part of a larger family. Y-DNA testing is most lagging for the Northeast and Midwest families. Nevertheless, already, it is clear from Y-DNA testing that the USA P-rr-tt surname [derived from the French for little Peter, i.e., Peterson; alternatively a dweller near the Perrott river] is a name adopted by many unrelated families. To participate in this study, make sure the test is a Y-DNA test! There are now many types of DNA tests available. The tests sold by Ancestry and 23&Me are primarily atDNA tests, which are excellent for some purposes, but cannot pin down family lines the way Y-DNA does.
Overview & history of Parrotts in the USA | |
How the families are cataloged:
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Families are grouped according according to the location of immigration - The Caribbean, The United States, and Canada. |
Espirit François (grandson of Albert and nephew of Jacques) moved from Quebec to Clinton Co., New York, ca. 1837. His descendants remain in the area and surrounding states. Current spelling of surname = Parrott & Parrotte. Note: This group has now being merged with the family of Albert,above, #002 white spacer #FFFFFF
This group is the 5th largest Parrott family in the US today, accounting for about 3% of all Parrotts. Many descendants are still in Maryland, but most have moved throughout the midwest. The main group is one of the first wave of Parrott families that arrived in the 1600's. A second branch arrived in the 1800's.
This is a family group descended from Frederick Parrott, who settled in Shendandoah, Virginia. This family founded Parrottsville, Cocke Co., Tennessee, and gave rise to many of the Midwest Parretts/Parrotts. This is the largest of the families that arrived in the 1700's. Today, Frederick's descendants are the 3rd largest Parrott family in the US.
Note: There is an earlier group in Edgecomb county. It was founded by John Perritt, b ca 1690, but the records are very poor, and the family soon disappears from the record. Nevertheless, it is probable that the Parrotts currently in Edgecomb & Nash counties are descended from this first group:
This family left Ireland ca 1952, and settled in Lawrence Co., Illinois. Desdendants have spread from there.
There is enough of a paper record to suggest that these families are really branches of other families listed above. However, the necessary paper trail needed to place them in their correct groups is still missing. DNA testing could help make up for the missing paper trail.
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Some of these later moved south to Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, New York, or Wisconsin
- Descendants of Albert Parot, 1732
Family ID #: 002
This is one of the larger P-rr-tt families. Albert himself never moved to the United States, but two of his descendants did on separate occassions. His son Jacques moved from Quebec to Clinton Co., New York. His son Joseph later moved from Canada and settled in Grand Isle Co., Vermont, while his son Theophile's son, Theophile Jr., did likewise and settled in Burlington Co., Vermont. Current spelling of surname = Parot, Parrott & Perrotte.
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- Family founder was born in French Canada
- Descendants of Antoine Parrott, 1826
Family ID #: 081
- Descendants of James Parrott, born 1820
Family ID #: 162
- Descendants of John Parrott, born 1794.
Family ID #: 003
- Descendants of John Parrott, born 24 Oct 1819
Family ID #: 004
- Descendants of John Parrott, born 1867
Family ID #: 101
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- probably England; Sons were born in Newfoundland, and from there moved to Boston. The grandchildren fanned out from there.
- Descendants of Joseph Parrott, born 1827
Family ID #: 134
- Descendants of Joseph Parrott, Sr.
Family ID #: 005
- Family founder was b in French Canada; his son Joseph Jr. moved to Marquette, Michigan
- Descendants of Nathaniel Perrott, born ~1806
Family ID #: 008
This is a small family. Nathaniel first settled around Dalhousie, New Brunswick. Son Robert moved to Stiles, Wisconsin and established a Parrott branch of the family there, which spread to Green Bay. The other branches of this family may have daughtered out.
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- Ireland: Came to New Brunswick, Canada ca 1850;
- Descendants of Nicolas Perrot (1644-1718) of Quebec, famous explorer
Family ID #: 006
Current descendants use Paro, Perrault, Perreault, and Perrot as surnames
- Descendants of Peter Parrot, born 1832
Family ID #: 007
This is a moderately sized family. Peter moved from Canada to New York, from where his children spread out to the North East, primarily Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Based on the coincidence of geography and naming patterns, this family is very likely to be a branch of the Albert family above. In the absence of a paper record, DNA is really needed to determine if they are really the same family
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- Descendants of Peter Parrott, born ca 1850
Family ID #: 123
This is the second Parrott family to appear in Newfoundland, and it is not known if the families are or are not related. Peter was the son another Peter who settled near Trinity Bay. HIs first child was born in Jersey, his next one in New York, and his grandchildren settled in Massachusetts. This family has remained very small.
- Descendants of William Parrott, born 1806
Family ID #: 009
This is a moderately sized family. William Parrott moved to Ontario from Lincolnshire. His son, John (1833-1931) moved to Sanilac Co Michigan ca 1880. Numerous descendants remain there to this day.
- Lincolnshire, England; moved to Kent Co., Ontario; then Sanilac Co., Michigan
- Descendants of William Parrott, born ~1834
Family ID #: 010
This group has been incorporated into the family of John & Eunice Parrott of Maine.
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- Descendants of Bryant Parrott
Family ID #: 024
Assuming the information on family origins is correct, the family arrived in Massachusetts and moved to Virginia and later Tennessee. From there, another branch moved to Atlanta after the Civil War, where they went on to become one of the city's most prominent families in the later 1800s and early 1900s.
- Ancestors came from England; Bryant was likely b in Massachusetts; his descendants moved to Botetourt Co., Virginia
- Descendants of Francis Parrat, b. ca. 1610 -
Family ID #: 026
A deacon, it is almost certain there are no male descendants left. The information available on his origins is very tentative.
- Yorkshire, England; d. bef. Sept. 30, 1656, Rowley, Massachusetts
- This family may have no known living Parrat descendants in the USA.
- Descendants of Francis Parrott of North Carolina, b ca 1670.
Family ID #: 046
One of the oldest and among the 5 largest P-rr-tt families in the US. The father of this Francis is commonly reported to be an earlier Francis from Maryland, from the William of Talbot group. Based on DNA results, these reports cannot be validated. This is the family of Evalyn Scott Parrott, editor of Parrott Talk and author of Links that Bind.
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- Descendants of John Parrott, b ~1697
Family ID #: 031
This is one of the older Parrott families in the USA, but it remains poorly studied and reconstructed. Current spellings = Parrott, Parrett & Parritt.
- Descendants of Lawrence Perrott, b ca 1640, settled in Gloucester Co., Virginia
Family ID #: 062
Headrights were claimed on a Lawrence Perrott in 1662. This first Lawrence settled in Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co., Virginia, by 1678. The Lawrence group went on to become the 2nd largest Parrott family in the US, and about 1 out of every 10 Parrotts in the USA today belongs to this family.
- Evidence suggests England. Lawrence was in the Colonies by 1662, and his first documented homestead was in in Virginia.
- Descendants of Richard Perrott, b 1622/3, of Middlesex, Virginia
Family ID #: 064
The patriarch, Richard Perrott, settled in Middlesex Co., Virginia in the mid 1660's. Today, the descendants of Richard Perrott and his brother Robert are the largest Parrott family in the US, and account for about 1 out every 5 Parrotts.
- Potton, Bedfordshire, England
- Descendants of William Parrott, d 1669
Family ID #: 012
- Probably Somerset/Wiltshire, England
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- Descendants of Benjamin Parrott (b ~1745)
Family ID #: 035
This family started out in Massachusetts. Branches remain in Lynn and Saugus, Essex Co., Massachusetts. The Joseph Parrott family below is probably a member of this family.
- Descendants of Charles Parrot, b 1797
Family ID #: 100
- France; moved to Lowell, Kent Co., Michigan
- Descendants of Christopher Parrot, born in 1755
Family ID #: 045
This is a medium-sized family, whose origins remain unclear. Christopher is the first definite family founder, but there is also a Captain William Parrott, born Abt. 1720 in Prince George, Maryland, who is suspected to be his father. Current spelling of surname = Parrott, Parriott
- Descendants of Eleazer Parrott
Family ID #: 106
Assuming the information on family origins is correct, the family arrived in Massachusetts and moved to Virginia and later Tennessee. From there, another branch moved to Atlanta after the Civil War, where they went on to become one of the city's most prominent families in the later 1800s and early 1900s.
[There are no known male descendants on the US side of the family]
- The Frederick Parrott, b 1717, group from Shenandoah, Virginia
Family ID #: 061
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: Weight of the evidence is Germany, though Switzerland is often mentioned
- Descendants of Henry Parrott, born in Botetourt Co., Virginia, 1782.
Family ID #: 048
Henry A. Parrott, grandson of Henry Parrott, wrote on his confederate pension application that his father was William Lusk Parrott; his grandfather was Capt. Henry Parrott and his great-grandfather was "John Parrott, a Frenchman who came with the French Army and fought with Washington in the war for Independence from England."
- France
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- Descendants of James Parrott, b ~1730
Family ID #: 080
This is a small family but old family that is still not well documented. James, the patriarch, first appears in New York. Today, his descendants are on both sides of the US-Canadian border.
- Descendants of James Parrott b 1795, Washington Co., Georgia
Family ID #: 049
Son of a French immigrant. His son, John Lawson Parrott, went on to found Parrott, Georgia
- France
- Descendants of James Amos Parrott, arrived to Texas via New Orleans in 1888
Family ID #: 122
Although the family has been in the US for a century, the family has remained very small.
- Bedfordshire, England
- Descendants of Jared Parrott, b ~1798
Family ID #: 030
This is a very small family, primarily centered around Chemung county. It is very poorly documented, primarily for its early years. This family most probably just a branch of another one from the Northeast.
- Descendants of John Parrott, arrived to Maryland, 1736
Family ID #: 052
This is a medium-sized Parrott family. It was founded by John Parrott, who arrived in Annapolis, MD, in 1736, as an "Emigrant in Bondage" from Newgate Prison, England. The story goes that John Parrott had stolen two shirts in England, and therefore, was sent to American colonies to serve 14 years as an indentured servant. His descendants moved to Fountain Co., Indiana, and from there spread mainly to Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
- England, perhaps Holburn, Middlesex
- Descendants of Augustine Parrott, b late 1700's
Family ID #: 042
The first records of this family are in King George Co., Virginia. From there they moved to Mathews Co., home to another Parrott family. Whether this move was concidental or represents a kinship is unknown. In the absence of a paper trail, Y-DNA is needed. This family is best known for its association with Parrott, Virginia, and its coal mine.
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- Descendants of John Parrott, b. ca. 1742 - 1 Jan 1790
Family ID #: 032
This New England family, though very small compared to other Parrott families in the US, has given rise to a disproportionate number of prominent Americans.
- Devon, England; moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Descendants of John Parrott, born 1783 in Talbot Co., Maryland.
Family ID #: 053
Married Sarah Wyatt from New Jersey. His father is described as a 'Wealthy Sea Captain.' At one point, the family was described (incorrectly) as coming from '3 brothers who came from London to Rhode Island.'
- Descendants of Joseph Parrott, b mid 1700's, Edgecomb & Nash counties, North Carolina
Family ID #: 054
- Descendants of Joseph Parrott, b 1799
Family ID #: 033
This family started out in Massachusetts and moved to Maine, with branches in Pennsylvania and Florida. It is probably related to the Parrotts of Lynn, below.
- Descendants of M. John Parrott, born ~1750
This is a moderately small family. William Parrott moved to Minnesota some time before the Civil War. Descendants remain mainly in and around Minneapolis to this day.
Family ID #: 010
- The 4 French Brothers: Needham, William, Solomon & Benjamin group:
Family ID #: 063
This is a fairly large but poorly documented family. Today, it is among the 5 largest Parrott families, accounting for about 5%, or 1 out of every 20 living Parrotts in the US. Family lore is that the founding members came from France to fight in the Revolutionary War.
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- Descendants of Samuel Parrott (~1677 - 1733)
Family ID #: 036
This family contains two known branches, as determined by DNA. One of them is the main Samuel branch, and the other traces to Adoniram, b ~1758. How they are related remains unknown.
- Descendants of Samuel Parrott (~1760)
Family ID #: 098
This is a small family first documented in Massachusetts, from unknown origin. Most on-line trees confuse this Samuel with the one from family 36 in New Jersey.
- Descendants of Thomas Parrott (1794 - 1872)
Family ID #: 037
- Descendants of William Parrott, born ~1775
Family ID #: 060
William Parrott (b ~1775, possibly in Virginia) is the earliest known ancestor of one of the two Parrott families that settled in Granville county, North Carolina. A branch later settled in Danville, Virginia.
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- Descendants of Aaron Parrott, b 1830
Family ID #: 125
This family is unusual in that the patriarch, Aaron, can be traced back before the Civil War. Aaron and his wife, America, were born in Virginia, but must have been taken to Graves Co., Kentucky. There, they started a family before the War, and today, many descendants still live in and around Mayfield in Graves county.
- African-American
- Descendants of Abraham Parrott, b 1815
Family ID #: 085
This line arrived 1852 and settled in Oakland Co., Michigan.
- Bedfordshire
- Descendants of Albert Parrott, b 1819
Family ID #: 011
This line arrived ca, 1860, and settled in Michigan. This is one of two families tracing their origin back to Lincolnshire.
- Lincolnshire
- Descendants of Alex Parrott, d ~1906
Family ID #: 116
This family appears after the Civil War in Mansfield, Louisiana.
- African-American
- Descendants of Andrew Parrott, b ca 1830
Family ID #: 140
This family is unusual in that the patriarch, Andrew, can be traced back before the Civil War. Andrew was born in Virginia, but must have been taken to Oldham Co., Kentucky. There, he started a family before the War, and today, many descendants still live in and around Oldham county.
- African-American- started in Virginia and moved to Oldham Co., Kentucky
- Descendants of Anthony Parrott, b 1864
Family ID #: 090
This is another of the most poorly documented families. The family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Darlington county in South Carolina. There are other African-American Parrott families in the county, but thus far, the existing paper record does not connect them. Only a Y-DNA test will be able to tell if they are related or not.
- African-American
- Descendants of Antonio Parrotta (b ~1861, arrived 1894)
Family ID #: 108
This family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1894, and has remained small.
- Descendants of Benjamin Parrott, b ca 1815
Family ID #: 160
This another very small family. Benjamin, the patriarch, was born in Virginia, but raised his family in Claiborne County, Tennessee after the Civil War. As with most African-American families, the early years of this family are almost completely undocumented.
- African-American
- Descendants of Benjamin Parrott, b ca 1860
Family ID #: 043
This another very small family. Benjamin, the patriarch, appears in Loudoun county, Virginia after the Civil War. The family moved to Pennsylvania and from there to New Jersey. As with most African-American families, the early years of this family are almost completely undocumented.
- African-American
- Descendants of Bryant & William Parrott, b ~ 1832
Family ID #: 091
This family was started by two brothers, Bryant and William. It is one of the few African-American families that has records that predate the Civil War. Even so its origins are unclear, as the 1880 US census gives the birth place for Bryant as North Carolina, while the 1900 census gives it as South Carolina. His son Wesley's death certificate lists Bryant as being born in Darlington Co., South Carolina. SC census records have the brothers born in North Carolina. Today, the family is primarily identified with Darlington county in South Carolina. There are other African-American Parrott families in the county, but thus far, the paper record does not connect them. Only a Y-DNA test will be able to tell if they are related or not.
- African-American
- Descendants of Charles Parrot, b ca 1853
Family ID #: 161
Charles settled in Rhode Island ca 1873, with his wife and new-born son.
- Hampshire
- This family may have no known living Parrott decendants in the USA.
- Descendants of Charles Parrott, b ~1865
Family ID #: 044
This family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Darlington county in South Carolina. There are other African-American families originating from Darlington county, but the paper record is too incomplete to know if they are related to each other or not without a Y-DNA test.
- African-American
- Descendants of Charles Parrot, b ca 1880
Family ID #: 138
His son, Charles, was born in the USA in 1903.
- France; moved to Illinois and then ended up in the Detroit area.
- Descendants of Charley Parrott Sr., b 1875 in Mississippi
Family ID #: 016
- African-American, starting in Mississippi
- Descendants of Charles Parrott, b ~1890
Family ID #: 113
Charles, the first family member on record, must be the second generation after the war.
- African-American
- Descendants of Daniel Parrott, b 1809
Family ID #: 013
This line arrived after 1840 and settled in Macomb Co., Michigan.
- Bedfordshire
- Descendants of David Craig Parrott, b 1846
Family ID #: 133
This line arrived in 1848, ended up in Wisconsin, and moved to Nebraska in 1872. This family may have no living males to carry on the surname.
- Bradford, England
- Descendants of Ed Parrott, b ~1870
Family ID #: 126
This family patriarch, named Ed, appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Lee county in South Carolina.
- African-American
- Descendants of Eugene and Allen Parrott, b 1881 & 1884
Family ID #: 124
Eugene and Allen were brothers, born in or around Athens, GA. Their father was probably born on the eve of the Civil War. This family has become one of the larger African-American families in the US, but like most of them, lacks documentation. Thus the family tree as presented is still incomplete. Use the information carefully!
- African-American
- Descendants of Ferdinand Parrott, b 1882
Family ID #: 025
- Wurtemburg, Germany; moved to New Jersey
- Descendants of Frederick Parrot, b 1812
Family ID #: 159
- France. This line arrived by 1844, and settled first in Kentucky and spread from there into neighboring areas.
- Descendants of Frederick Parrott, b 1865
Family ID #: 119
- London. This line arrived ca 1890, and settled in Indiana.
- Descendants of George Parrott, b 1801
Family ID #: 118
- perhaps Yorkshire. This line arrived in 1835, and settled in Wisconsin.
- Descendants of George Parrott, b ca 1820
Family ID #: 135
- County Cork, Ireland.
- Descendants of George Frederick Parrott
Family ID #: 027
- Paris, France; moved to Litchfield Co., Connecticut
- Descendants of George Parrot, b 1793
Family ID #: 014
- Descendants of George Tasker Perrott, b 1867
Family ID #: 094
This is the US branch of an old family from Laugharne, Wales, many of whom are now in Australia. A few are in South Africa. The US branch arrived in 1899 and has remained very small.
- Descendants of Guy & William Henderson Parrott, born 1850
Family ID #: 047
This family became established in Jackson county, Arkansas, after the War.
Descendants of Henry Blanton Parrott (b Virginia d 1812 Greene Co., Georgia)
Family ID #: 069
Henry first enters the record in Greene county, GA, along with two other contemporary Parrott families. After a long time of looking for a paper record that would connect them, Y-DNA shows this family is unique, not related to any other Parrotts tested thus far. His surname appears to be derived from the Parrott family from Gloucester county, VA.
- Descendants of Henry Parrott, born 1811, and son, Thornton, b 1840
Family ID #: 145
This family started in Virginia and ended up in Tennessee after the Civil War. It is one of the very few African American families with records that predate the War.
- African-American, b in Virginia, from a father born in Virginia and mother from North Carolina.
- Descendants of Henry Charles Parrott, b 1794
Family ID #: 015
- Surrey. This line arrived in 1850, and settled in Wisconsin.
- Descendants of Henry Parrott, b 1844
Family ID #: 028
- Ancestors from England. Henry moved to New Jersey from Northampton.
- Descendants of James Forrester Parrott, born ca 1820
Family ID #: 050
James Forrester was traveling by wagon train with his mother and siblings in 1832. Upon reaching Overton Co (TN), he contracted measles so he was left behind. His mother never returned for him. DNA shows his surname at birth was Doss.
- Probable descendants of James Ishmeal Parrott, b Virginia, 1851
Family ID #: 051
This family became established in Leake Co., Mississippi following the Civil War. Prior to that, they were associated with the William Parrott family, but it is not known to what extent this family is descended from him. A Y-DNA test is needed to make that determination.
- African-American
- Descendants of John Parrott, b 1818
Family ID #: 153
This is a family that arrived in the 19th century into Connecticut and has remained small.
-England, and moved to Connecticut.
- Descendants of John Parrott, b 1832
Family ID #: 017
- Devonshire. This line arrived in 1884, settled in Chicago and spread out from there.
- Descendants of John Parrott, b 1852
Family ID #: 147
- England. This line arrived in 1870, settled in Chicago, moved to Kansas, and ended up in Missouri. Now goes by the surname Parratt.
- Descendants of John Christopher Parrott, b 1813
Family ID #: 018
- Montballiard, France; d 1881 Iowa
- Descendants of John Francis Parrotte, b 1856
Family ID #: 120
- Paris, France; moved to New York and then California
- Descendants of John H. Parrott, born Georgia, 1862.
Family ID #: 144
This family appears in Laurens County, Georgia, following the Civil War.
- Descendants of John Peter Parrot, b 1828
Family ID #: 093
This was one of the pioneer families to settle in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and its descendants still live in the area. The family is known for selling Parrot Meats branded products. The family originated in Audincourt, France. Current surnames = Parrot and Parrott.
- Audincourt, France; moved to Wayne Co., Indiana
- Descendants of John William Parrott, born North Carolina, 1865.
Family ID #: 127
This family follows the pattern of African-American families in the US. The patriarch dates back to the Civil War; in this case, the patriarch, John William, was born as the War drew to a close. He was likely born in North Carolina, though records of his birth are inconsistent. He moved to Pennsylvannia and got married. His descendants mostly remain in the area today.
- Descendants of Joseph Danne Parrott, b 1828
Family ID #: 019
- Yorkshire, England; d 1903 (Illinois or Florida)
- Descendants of Joseph Parrott, arrived 1828
Family ID #: 029
Joseph was the son of John & Ann Parrott, Quakers from Birmingham. His son by his first wife moved to Illinois and then Iowa, and established a family there. Joseph's children by his second and third wives stayed in Philadelphia and surroundings. Descendant Henry C. moved to Minnesota, where most of his known descendants are today.
- Ancestors from Birmingham, England.
- Descendants of Joseph Parrott, 1837
Family ID #: 083
- Buckinghamshire England; Settled in Kansas and spread out from there
- Descendants of Lee Parrott, born Georgia, 1866.
Family ID #: 099
This family appears in Greene county, Georgia, following the Civil War.
- Descendants of Joseph H. Parrott, b 1868
Family ID #: 021
- b 1868 Italy; d ?
- Descendants of Levi Parrott, born Kentucky 1814, from a mother born in Virginia.
Family ID #: 055
This family became established in New Madrid county, Missouri, following emancipation.
- Descendants of Louis & Jean Baptiste Parrott/ett
Family ID #: 034
- Belfort, France; moved to Berkshire, Massachusetts. Lois then moved to Norfolk, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; Jean Baptiste went to Fond du Lac Co. in Wisconsin.
- Descendants of Louis Emile Parrott, d ca 1879
Family ID #: 020
- France; d 1879 Missouri
- Descendants of Matthew Parrott, b 1822
Family ID #: 022
This line flourished for a couple generations after arrival, but might not have any living Parrott male descendants.
- Chatteris, Cambridgeshire; d 20 Feb 1897, Wichita, Kansas
- Descendants of McKinley Parrott, b ~1870
Family ID #: 092
This family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Mathews county in Virginia.
- African-American
- Descendants of Moses Parrott, b 1794
Family ID #: 086
Moses arrived in Philadelphia in 1841. His son established one of the pioneer families of Oregon before daughtering out.
- Descendants of Oliver Parrott, b ~1820
Family ID #: 056
This is one of the most poorly documented families. The family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Benton county in Tennessee, but they disappear from the record there early on, and their fate remains unknown.
- African-American
- Descendants of Pendleton Parrott, b ~1875
Family ID #: 153
The family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Maryland
- African-American
- Descendants of Phillip Parrott, b ~1860
Family ID #: 132
This is one of the African-American families that appear in Darlington county, South Carolina, after the Civil War.
- African-American
- Descendants of Pinkney Parrott, b ~1887
Family ID #: 112
This family appears after the Civil War in Shreveport Louisiana. Known descendants moved to Fresno, California.
- African-American
- Descendants of Pomp Parrott, b 1889
Family ID #: 130
This is one of the most poorly documented families. The family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Benton county in Tennessee, but they disappear from the record there early on, and their fate remains unknown.
- African-American
- Descendants of Richard Perrott, born 1846.
Family ID #: 103
- Ireland: Came to New York ca 1874
- Descendants of Elishia's son Robert Parrott, b ~1820
Family ID #: 136
This appears in the Kentucky coal-mining region, and his descendants have spread out from there.
- African-American
- Descendants of Robert Parrot
Family ID #: 040
- From England, arriving in Connecticut then to Sacramento, California.
- Descendants of Elishia's son Robert Parrott& descendants
Family ID #: 146
This is another Robert, who was born in Graves county after the Revolutionary War
- African-American, first appearing in Kentucky
- Descendants of Samuel & his son, Thomas Henry Parrott
Family ID #: 041
This is another small family, given it only has been in the country a century and a half. However, there are a handful of direct male line descendants still around. This family is particularly known for two baseball players in the early days of baseball: Jiggs and Tacky Tom Parrott.
- From Hever, Kent, England; moved to Yamhill Co., Oregon in 1853
- Descendants of Sidney Harold Parrott, b. 1881
Family ID #: 084
This family, though it is one of the most recently arrived families and is very small compared to other Parrott families in the US, has given rise to a disproportionate number of Parrotts in the sportsworld.
- Warwickshire, England; moved to New York
- Descendants of Simon/Solomon Parrott, b ~1830
Family ID #: 057
This is another of the most poorly documented families. The family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Alachua and Dade counties in Florida.
- African-American
- Descendants of Spencer Parrott, born Virginia 1855.
Family ID #: 058
- Descendants of Thomas Parrot
Family ID #: 104
This is a family group that moved to Montana, but failed to leave male descandants to carry the name on.
- From Hull, Yorkshire, England, arriving in Nebraska and settling in Montana.
- Descendants of Thomas Parrott, b Kentucky 1860
Family ID #: 059
- Descendants of Walter Parrott, b Hancock Co., Georgia, ca 1865
Family ID #: 137
- Descendants of William Parrott, b 1817 Mathews Co., Virginia, ca 1817
Family ID #: 151
May have been a free family in Mathews Co., Virginia.
- Descendants of William Parrott, b 1827
Family ID #: 141
- England, and settled in Chicago,Illinois, ca 1867. This family has no known living descendants that carry the Parrott surname.
- Descendants of William Parrott, arrived 1833
Family ID #: 038
This is a small family, which settled in Schoharie, New York.
- Settled in Schoharie, New York, and moved to Iowa.
- Descendants of William Parrott, b 1830
Family ID #: 095
- settled in Lancaster Co., Nebraska
- Descendants of William Parrott, b ~1850
Family ID #: 089
This is another of the most poorly documented families. The family appears after the Civil War, and is primarily identified with Darlington county in South Carolina. There are other African-American Parrott families in the county, but thus far, the existing paper record does not connect them. Only a Y-DNA test will be able to tell if they are related or not.
- African-American
- Descendants of Willie Parrott, b ~1878
Family ID #: 114
This is another very poorly documented family. The family appears after the Civil War, and originated in Darlington county, South Carolina. There are other African-American Parrott families in the county, but thus far, the existing paper record does not connect them.
- African-American
- Descendants of William Parratt, b 1777, arrived 1830
Family ID #: 023
- Taunton, Somersetshire; d 27 Dec 1855, Ripley Twp., Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio
Descendants of William Parrett (b ~1814), Maryland.
Family ID #: 078
This is a small group that is not related to any other of P-rr-tt families tested thus far.
- Descendants of William Joseph Parrot
Family ID #: 039
Only a stub of a family tree is available for this family, which is among those with the least documentation. One member is said to have have 10 children, not all of which been identified. Therefore, several members of this family should still be around.
- Paris, France; moved to New Jersey
- Descendants of Douglas Annesley Parrott, b 1794
Family ID #: 110
- London. This line arrived in 1914, and settled in Wisconsin.
- Descendants of the Rev. Harold Ernest Parrott, b 1906
Family ID #: 142
- Ancestors from Bristol, England. Settled in Oregon.
- Descendants of Henry C. Parrott, b 1859
Family ID #: 107
- Ancestors from Aston under Lynne, Lancashire, England. Jabez moved to Massachusetts ca 1904.
- Parrott descendants of Thomas Parente, arrived after 1900
Family ID #: 111
Original surmame - Parente. It appears that the name got changed to Parrott upon arrival in the US. Most of the children changed their surname from Parrott back to Parente between the 1920 & the 1930 census.
- Italy.
- Descendants of William Baines Parrott, b 1867
Family ID #: 121
- Ancestors from Ilse of Man, England. Son Leslie Victor moved to Quebec and then to Pennsylvania.
Descendants of Benjamin F. Parrott b 1853, Pitt Co., North Carolina.
Family ID #: 065
Descendants still live near and around Greenville, North Carolina
Descendants of Bridgers Parrott b ~1815, Nash or Johnston Co., North Carolina.
Family ID #: 066
Descendants still live in McNairy Co., Tennessee.
Descendants of E. Parrott b ~1805, South Carolina.
Family ID #: 067
Descendants of Eugene Parrott b 1904 Illinois
Family ID #: 129
Descendants of Frank William Parrott, b 1885 Missouri
Family ID #: 148
Descendants of George Parratt b 1826 Ross county, Ohio
Family ID #: 158
George was either born in Ross County, Ohio, or moved there while young. His parents and their origin remains unknown.
Descendants of George Parrott b 1854 Illinois
Family ID #: 149
George was born in Illlinois from a father b in Virginia. George was living with another family by the time he was 4, so the identity of his parents remains unknown. His descendants moved to Arkansas.
Descendants of George Parrott (B ~1870)
Family ID #: 163
The ancestor of this branch moved from Maryland to Manhattan in the early 1900s.
Descendants of Henry Daniel Parrott b ~1860, probably in Tennessee
Family ID #: 128
Descendants of James Louis Parrott b 1887 in Connecticut
Family ID #: 071
This group is almost certainly related to one of the other Parrott families in Connecticut, but the necessary paper records are currently missing, making it impossible to know for certain without a DNA test.
- Descendants of Jim Hi Parrott, b Mississippi, 1906
Family ID #: 151
Jim Hi was born in Leake Co., Mississippi, so might be connected to Family 051.
- African-American in Mississippi
Descendants of John Parrott b 1822 in Tennessee
Family ID #: 072
Descendants of John D. Parrott b 1837 in South Carolina
Family ID #: 073
This family started in South Carolina, moved to White county, Arkansas, and then on to Cass Co., Texas
Descendants of John Elmer Parrott b 1922 in Tennessee
Family ID #: 072
Descendants of John H. Parrott, b 1819 in Kentucky
Family ID #: 155
This family started in Kentucky, then Alabama to Minnesota and on to the West Coast
Descendants of John W. Parrott b 25 Sep 1821 in Rockingham Co., North Carolina, d 28 Jan 1902 in Gordon Co., Georgia.
Family ID #: 074
Many descendants still live near and around Gordon Co., Georgia. Thought to belong to family 062a.
Descendants of John Wilson Parrott b ~1818 in Maine
Family ID #: 152
Descendants of Joseph L. Parrott b ~1824 in or near Valdosta, Lowndes Co., Georgia.
Family ID #: 075
Descendants still live in Valdosta, whereas others are in Broward Co., Florida
Descendants of Richard Parrott (~1780 - 24 Apr 1833, Baltimore)
Family ID #: 087
The ancestor of this branch moved from Virginia to Maryland in the early 1800s. His ancestors still live around the Baltimore area
Descendants of Richard Parrott (b ~1811), Virginia
Family ID #: 076
- Descendants of Richard Parrott (b ~1830)
Family ID #: 096
This is a very small family, whose origins remain unclear. Richard is the first definite family founder. He moved to NYC, where most of his descendants are to this day.
Descendants of Samuel Parrott (b ~1788), Tennessee
Descendants of this branch moved west, being one of the Parrott families that settled in Washington, where they largely remain.
Family ID #: 077
Descendants of Thomas Parrott (b ~1780), Easton, Talbot Co., Maryland
James, son of Thomas, moved to Iowa, ca 1837.
Family ID #: 109
Descendants of Thomas Parrott (b ~1790), North Carolina or Virginia
The founders of this branch arrived in Dallas Co., Alabama, in 1919.
Family ID #: 105
Descendants of Thomas J. Parrott, b 1808 Virginia
Family ID #: 097
Thomas J. Parrott obtained a Land Grant after the Civil War and moved to Schuyler Co., Illinois
- Descendants of William Parrott, born ~1825
Family ID #: 102
William Parrott (b ~1800, Virginia) is the earliest known ancestor of this group. He moved to Houston, and established a small family that remains in the vicinity.
- Descendants of William Parrott, born ~1860
Family ID #: 117
William Parrott (b ~1850, Mississippi) is the earliest known ancestor of this group. His family moved to Texas, and established a small family there.
Descendants of William E. Parrott (b 1864) of Wicomico Co., Maryland
Family ID #: 079
Descendants of William T. Parrott (b 1827), North Carolina
Family ID #: 105
William's children were born in KY and TN
Other Southern 17th century Parrotts
These have no known descendants or connection to other families. Information from "Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623 - 1666" & "Links that Bind"
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