Welcome to the History of the Perrin Family of Virginia & Kentucky

 

Hello my name is William Perrin and I have been doing research on my family for several years now.  I did not set out to find out all that I have found out through research.  I thought I'd just find out my own bloodline and that would suffice.  Little did I know that it would be something that others could find useful.  The records I use are checked and re-checked recurring records so that the possibility of errors will be slim to none.  I hope that in your search you will keep history at the forefront of your mindset while researching because historic fact goes a long way trust me.  Take Kentucky, for one small example, it hasn't always been Kentucky but was a part of Virginia until 1792 when it was finally recognized as a state.  So any Perrin family member that was born in the western region of the Virginia Colony in 1790, for example, would be a Kentuckian just a short two years later without moving at all.  So keep those types of historic events in mind while doing your research.

 

This website only looks closely at the Bloodline of Virginia and Kentucky Perrin family members.  Other Perrin family members entered the Colonies through several different colonies and those families are not listed here. Key Family members are listed in the menu links of this website.

 

The Perrin Family that entered through the Virginia colony came from the towns of Shropshire County England and the towns of England that surrounded Shropshire. This is made evident in our family crest which is still Shropshire County's crest to this very day.  Baring the three young male norman-anglo lions and the templar triangles.  You can begin your own research about the crest by clicking on the header crest above. It will be a good starting point.  You may also click on the two crest patches below for some additional background info on Shropshire County.  

 

Note: There are two possibilities for the placement of the templar triangles.  One possibility is so that they form a upside "M" for "Mary",  Simon Peter (family surname origins)  was crucified on a cross upside down.  The second possibility could be that the placement of the triangles were simply placed in order to show loyalty to King William of 1066 A.D.  

 

The separatist or Pilgrims was the more radical sect of Puritans which wanted to set up a new church separate from the Church of England, where they would practice the catholic religion as they thought it should be practiced. The other Puritans were the conservatives who just wanted change from within the Church.  This fact would make the upside "M" a far more plausable notation about the family crest. Consider oral tradition handed down from one family member to the next in those days.  See Key Member: John Perrin 1614 in the drop down menu above.