Samuel Perrin ( Father ) DOB Abt 1649 Born in Hanover County, Va.

Ann Forrest ( Mother )

Joseph Perrin ( Son ) 

 

How do we know this for sure?  Because we should be checking other records to verify what we know about Samuel and by checking other records which lead us to Samuel Perrin time and time again we have quality assurance in our research.  

 

The reason most people get stuck in their research is that they get to this relative's name and seemingly hit a brick wall in sense.  This is why I've used the blood line on this site in the way that I did.  In your own research you must check and recheck birth and death dates, place/s of residence and also keep in mind that Samuel was a common name in Samuel Perrin's time.  Recurring names in our family are Thomas, John, Samuel and William. In your own research you'll find this to be the fact.

 

I know from my own research that no one should ever get stuck with only one source or engine such as ancestry.com, but anyone who does research should utilize various sources and engines.  Remember that recurring records can help you piece together the pieces of the puzzle.  

 

There have been over 500,000 searches for Perrin family records so you're not alone.  As a matter of fact the Perrin family throughout history has done a excellent job of keeping records allowing you to look futher into their own records.  Keep in mind that when a researcher makes a list they do not always add the children of every ancestor as is the case even in my own research.  There are former marriages to keep in mind especially in a family like ours where the men tended to have children in their 30's, 40's and even their 50's through as much as 3 - 4 marriages on average.

 

Samuel Perrin's records point in all kinds of directions which you will find common place in your research through our family's history.  The reason for this is because 3 or 4 wives would have equaled up to 3 or 4 new branches or bloodlines.  Some children are added to some lists while other children are completely omitted from the lists for various reasons.  This is the importance of recurring records I just can't say it enough.