Family ID #: 062 in the Catalog of American P-rr-tt Families
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The Lawrence Perrott
of Gloucester/Mathews, Virginia
group of families
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A Lawrence Perrott was transported by John Singleton, who claimed a headright for him in 1662 Maryland, though Maryland is where the person claiming headrights was, not the person who got transported. This first Lawrence settled in Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co., Virginia, which became Mathews Co. in 1791.

All the Parrott lines here are the same family, as determined by Y-DNA, and Lawrence is presumed to be their ancestor. How the various families in this group connect to each other is still not known; a courthouse fire in 1820 destroyed all the records that would have shown how these lines were connected to each other.

Today, the Lawrence group is the 2nd largest Parrott family in the US, and about 1 out of every 10 Parrotts in the USA belongs to this family. There is another family that almost certainly belongs to this group, namely, the Parrotts of Northeast Georgia. The evidence is suggestive, but short of conclusive. In the absence of documentation, one of their members will need a Y-DNA test to provide the missing information.


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    • The marriage bond for Nancy Hanks and Tom Lincoln, parents of Abraham, was signed by John Hughlett Parrott of Washington Co., Kentucky (Lawrence branch).

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    Descendants of Benjamin Parrott, Sr., in Guilford (later Rockingham) Co., North Carolina, in 1778.
    Family ID #: 062a
    A branch of this family moved to Leake Co., Mississippi, taking their slaves with them, who later established their own family there after the Civil War.
    Descendants of Lawrence Parrott, from Northumberland Co., Virginia, born between 1700 & 1712; died 1746
    Family ID #: 062b
    Descendants of Robert Parrott, who married Sally, Gloucester Co., Virginia
    Family ID #: 062c
    Some trees have Robert going back to George & Lucy Longest, but the connection is rather tenous. After Virginia, this family was in North Carolina before moving on to Tennessee.
    Descendants of George, b ~1760 Virginia, and moved to South Carolina
     Family ID #: 062d
    Descendants of Henry Blanton Parrott, b ~1770 Virginia, and moved to Greene county, Georgia
     Family ID #: 069

    This line contains Flippen Y-DNA, not Parrott. The surname appears to come from the founding mother, Nancy Parret, who could be a descendant of Lawrence Parrott in Kingston Parish of Gloucester county, Virginia.


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    • Henry Blanton Parrott and his descendants in Alabama & Louisiana - version

    The Gloucester and Matthews County Parrotts

    The Lawrence Parrott who was transported in 1662 is considered to be the one who settled in Kingston parish of Gloucester county by 1667. Several lineages later appear in the area (which split off as Matthews county), who are probably his descendants. Not all of these lineages listed here have had their DNA tested; for that matter, it is not even known if the untested lines have living descendants.

    As a caveat, a 2nd Parrott group, which may or may not have been related, moved to Matthews county about the time Lawrence's lines appear in the record, making the identification of these lines as belonging to Lawrence even more tentative. A Y-DNA test is needed to determine if this 2nd group is related to Lawrence, or if it has independent origins.


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    • John Parrott, marries Sally Hudgins, 14 June, 1761; Elizabeth Buchanan 25 July 1773.
    • Children: James (2 Jul 1774); Augustine (30 Sep 1777)
    • Joseph Parrott, marries Ann Wake 20 April 1769
    • Michael Parrott, marries Ann Pallister, 9 April 1757
    • Richard Parrott, marries Susanna Flippin, 3 January 1762
    • Children: Robert (3 Nov 1771); George Nevil (30 Jun 1774); Machen (10 Jul 1777)
    • Robert Parrott, marries Elizabeth Morgan, 6 July 1758; Mary Quinn, 10 July 1761
    • Children: George (2 Mar 1773); Joseph (3 Nov 1775)
    • George Parrott, marries Lucy Longest, 17 May 1772


    Notable family members:
    Photo 1: Moseby Rider & King Cotton Robert Blanks Parrott (1848-1903)
    Photo 2: Robert Franklin Parrott (1940-2011), Jockey who rode in the 1966 & 1971 Kentucky Derbys
    Photo 3: Birdman (Ryan Christopher) Parrott, founder of the Sons of the Flag Foundation (Benjamin branch)
    Photo 4: Author Ryan Richard Parrott
    Photo 5: Photographer & magazine editor Skye Parrott (Benjamin branch)
    Photo 6: Dallas artist Jeff Parrott (Benjamin branch)
    Photo 7:New York City actor Sam Parrott

    Books authored by family members:
  • The Genius of Venice, by Dial Parrott
  • Fiction author J. Edward Parrott
  • Essential Humanities, by Lois Parrott, Humanities Professor at Richland College (Benjamin branch)
  • Paul Parrott (1924-2015), author of Chasing Covered Bridges
  • Ryan Christopher Parrott, author of Sons of the Flag (Benjamin branch)
  • Ryan Richard Parrott, writer of Go Go Power Rangers and the Star Trek: Ongoing issue, The Voice of a Falling Star
  • The Shining of Light, by Robert E. Parrott (George branch)

  • Talking about Health, Roxanne L. Parrott, Communication scientist and professor emerita, Penn State
  • Pink Mink in a Sink, by Aaron Parrott

    • And some eponymous family businesses:


    The Parrott Hotel, owned by William J. Parrott (1825-1894), judge and father of Robert Blanks Parrott. For many years, the Parrott Hotel was where visitors to the University of Virginia would stay.
    Parrott Cafe & Tourist Camp, owned by Allard Gratton Parrott (Benjamin group), off Hwy 42 in Lake Boom, TN
    Makers of shields for use in nuclear medicine. Located in Louisville, Ky, and owned by James Louis Parrott, Jr.
    Another Kentucky institution, owned at one time by Fred Lee Parrott (1892-1976).
    Parrott's Marathon, Kokomo,IN, owned by Ivan Parrott (1901-1978). The Kokomo Tribune, 06 Jun 1946.

    Owned by Reese Larry Parrott (1908-1987). The Gueydan News, 10 Apr 1948, p 4. (George branch)
    CaterParrott Railnet, owned by Christopher Charles Parrott, Georgia
    A Kentucky institution, owned by Walter Lee Parrott, Jr.


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