Parrott Genealogy by DNA Project & additional Parrott (+ related spellings) genealogy resources Letting DNA untangle the various P-rr-tt families

Ever run across other Parrotts? Or others with similar spelling, such as Parratt, Parriott, Parrett, Perrott, Perrault, etc? Ever wonder how and if these families are related? Here's the chance to use DNA to help sort it out.

Find ancestor help line: These are help requests from folks who no longer have direct-line descendants to provide a DNA sample. Perhaps others can help them make a connection based on the information they have. Forward additional requests to: parrottdna@charter.net.

My gg grandfather was William M. Parrott. He was born in South Carolina in 1820. He lived in Smith Co., MS in 1850. He moved to Fort Bend Co., TX in 1855. His wife's name was Emerine Garvin. He was a physician. He served in the Civil War. He died somewhere between 1865-1868. There are no male descendants of this line. Please contact Mary Tarver, marytarver AT aol.com

All men have a Y-chromosome. Fathers pass this chromosome on to their sons, and they in turn to their sons, forever. Thus all men within a family share an identical Y-chromosome, except for rare changes that happen from time to time. These rare changes are known as 'markers', because they can be identified in a laboratory. The result of testing several markers is a string of numbers, such as 10-22-14-10-13-14-11-etc. Men of the same family share the the same string of numbers; unrelated men have different strings of numbers. DNA testing is simple and painless– just a few cells scraped from the inside of the cheek are all that is needed. See photos from the Dorsey DNA project. There are different types of DNA testing, depending on the purpose- such as to diagnose medical conditions, determine paternity, or for forensics. DNA testing for genealogical purposes is a bit different from testing for these other purposes, and therefore of limited use for anything except genealogy. The 25 marker test is a good place to start. While the 12 marker test can separate those who might be related to each other from those who definitely are not related to each other, there are now enough people in the database to the point where the 25 marker test is much more informative. If your goals are to confirm (rather than exclude) relationships, consider the 37-marker test.

The DNA Results & overall conclusions Get tested! Sign up here. This link includes information on prices. About DNA testing FamilyTreeDNA Contact a project administrator: Wayne Parrott Harald Reksten Note: The administrators run the project as volunteers and have no affiliation with any DNA testing company. Note: This map shows the parts of Europe where the various Parrott lineages appear to have originated, as determined by historical records and by DNA.

The P-rr-tt Society The early Perrott/Parrott families of North America The Perrot family of Pembrokeshire- the first of the P*rr*tt families Armorial bearings Additional P-rr-tt genealogy web sites Origin of the name Parrott, from Ancestry.com Perrot.org: Links to the Perrot family of French origin French Heritage DNA Project Parrott resources at Linkpendium Repository for old Parrott photos-- please contribute! Parrett-L Parriott-L Parrott-L Perrett-L Big Nose George Parrott- Train robber and notorious outlaw Jacob Parrott, recipient of the first Congressional Medal of Honor Marcus Junius Parrott, congressman Captain Robert Parker Parrott, inventor of the Parrott gun The USS Parrott Tiburcio Parrott, founder of Falcon Crest winery William Fletcher Parrett, congressman Parrott was the 2434th most common name, accounting for 0.005% of the US population in 1990 Parrett was the 8803th most common name, accounting for 0.001% of the US population in 1990 Perrott was the 39,608th most common name in the US in 1990 Perrot is the 146th most common name in France

Name Popularity Parrott listings in the USA: Cousin Connect Genealogy.com (L) & RootsWeb.com (R): Parratt - Parratt Parrett - Parrett Parriott - Parriott Parrot - Parrot Parrott - Parrott Parrotte - Parrotte Perrault - Perrault Perrett - Perrett Perritt - Perritt Perrott - Perrott Kentucky cemetery data base National Geographic's Genographic Project Sorenson Molecular Genetics Foundation Surname distribution mapper YBase YSearch International Society of Genetic Genealogy Y Chromosome Haplotype Reference Database Rootsweb-DNA-L Parrott Perrot Perrott Help someone out! Make a donation to the P-rr-tt DNA project-- funds will help someone whose DNA will provide information for the community, but cannot otherwise afford to do so.

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