♦ This is family #63 in the Catalog of American P-rr-tt Families
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Haplogroup = R-M269 (= R1b1a2* in older nomenclature)
  • Last update = 30 December 2023
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    Background: Map showing Perritt properties, Williamsburgh District, South Carolina,1825. David Rumsey Map Collection
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    The French Carolinians:
     This is one of 'Second Wave' of Parrott families, which arrived in the 1700s. Its patriarch is said to be William Perritte b ~1720 in France:

    Mississippi DAR Miscellaneous (Family) Records (1982) 1:196-202.
    Personal Letters of the Perritt Family

    "Origin of the Perritt family was France. Original spelling of the surname was Perritte.

    "Asa Perritt named William Perritt as his great grandfather. William Perritt had two brothers, Solomon and Benjamin, also known as Bennett. William Perritt settled in the upper Little Pee Dee in what is now Marion Co. Solomon settled at Georgetown, where their ship landed. Bennett settled in what is now Williamsburg Co."

     Note that no supporting evidence has been found to support this assertion. Whoever the patriarch of this family was, he had at least 4 known sons - Benjamin, Needham, Solomon, & William - with at least two (William and Needham) having living descendants today. Descendants are particularly found in and around Williamsburg Co., SC.

    This is a fairly large but poorly documented family. Its reconstrucion is incomplete, and YDNA shows there are missing branches waiting to be connected. Even so, based on available information, it is the 6th largest P-rr-tt family in the US today, accounting for about 4% of living P-rr-tts. Family lore is that the founding members came to fight in the Revolutionary War. However, many family branches are either missing or disconnected. Current surname spelling is Parrott, Perritt, Perrett, Perrette, Parrett, and Pairrett.

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    Index:

  • DNA explained: What do the numbers below mean?
  • The DNA Results
  • About the Parr-tts Tested
  • About Haplogroup R1b1
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  • Web pages with more information on this family:
  • The Parrott & Perritt descendants of the brothers, Needham and William
  • The Parrott & Pairrett family line
  • The Parriette & Pairrett family line
  • Perrett from Mississippi
    • The DNA Results:
    See also the extended DNA results for all markers.

    Marker & DYS #
    Individual

    1
    393
    2
    390
    3
    19/394
    4
    391
    5
    385a
    6
    385b
    7
    426
    8
    388
    9
    439
    10
    389-1
    11
    392
    12
    389-2

    13
    458
    14
    459a
    15
    459b
    16
    455
    17
    454
    18
    447
    19
    437
    20
    448
    21
    449
    22
    464a
    23
    464b
    24
    464c
    25
    464d

    26
    460
    27
    GATA H4
    28
    YCA IIa
    29
    YCA IIb
    30
    456
    31
    607
    32
    576
    33
    570
    34
    CDYa
    35
    CDYb
    36
    442
    37
    434
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    Descended from George Washington Perrett born 1852 Mississippi
    65505 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 28 15 9 9 10 11 25 15 19 31 13 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 37 12 12
    Descended from Needham Parrit born ~1748
    253753 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 15 9 9 10 11 25 15 19 31 14 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 37 12 12
    Descended from John H. Parrot born 1811 Tennessee
    195062 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 15 9 9 10 11 25 15 19 31 14 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 37 12 12
    Descended from ? in Illinois area
    917923 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 15 9 9 10 11 25 15 19 31 14 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 37 12 12
    Descended from William Perritt in Alabama
    923159 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 15 9 9 10 11 25 15 19 31 14 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 37 12 12
    2nd DNA type:
    Descended from John Parrott, early 1800's, Hamilton Co., TN
    42163 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 15 9 9 11 10 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17

    About the P-rr-tts tested:

  • 65505. Descended from Merrit » Wesley » Charles » Charles Wesley. Current spelling = Parrott

  • 195062. Descended from George Washington » Charles Morgan. Current spelling = Perrett

  • 253753. Descended from John H. » Larkin B. » Charles Jackson. Current spelling = Pairrett

  • 917923. Trail ends in Illinois. Looking for connection to main tree: Orrin b 1798 » Francis Marion b 1841 » Current spelling = Parrett

  • 923159. From the group of William Perritt of Crenshaw County, AL (originally Butler County). This is a large group with many descendants in AL and FL, but also found in GA, OK/AR, CA and other states. William's father, exact birth and death dates are unknown. He was likey born in the early 1800's in GA and was last documented on the 1880 census. At least 5 of William's children are known to have descendants alive today. Family spellings include Perrett, Perrette, and Parrett

  • 42163. Descended from John Parrott, early 1800's, Hamilton Co., TN » Henry » James. Numerous descendants still live in the Daisy area of Hamilton County. The YDNA is sufficiently different that this may or may not be the same family. If it is, it is most likely descended from Benjamin or Solomon. Current spelling = Parrott

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