--P-rr-tt Genealogy by Y-DNA Project Letting Y-DNA sort out the various P-rr-tt families Short address for this page: tinyurl.com/P-rr-ttDNA See also the FTDNA P-rr-tt project page

Ever run across other Parrotts? Or others with similar spelling, such as Parratt, Parriott, Parrett, Perrett, Perrott, Perrault, etc? Ever wonder if you belong to the same family? Here's the chance to use Y-DNA to identify which is your P-rr-tt family.

Why Y-DNA? There are now many types of DNA tests on the market, but only the Y-DNA test will identify your P-rr-tt lineage. Tests offered by Ancestry and 23&Me provide many types of information, but will not provide your family of origin. That is where Y-DNA tests come in. All men have a Y-chromosome, which is what a Y-DNA test looks at. Fathers pass this chromosome on to their sons, just the way they pass their surnames on. Their sons pass their Y chromomosome on 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. The 37 marker test is a good place to start. If your goals are to confirm (rather than exclude) relationships, consider the 67 or higher marker test.

The Y-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.

Links: The P-rr-tt Society Catalog of North American P-rr-tt families The Perrot family of Pembrokeshire- the first of the P*rr*tt families Armorial bearings Origin of the name Parrott, from Ancestry.com French Heritage DNA Project Parrott resources at Linkpendium Repository for old Parrott photos-- please contribute! American P-rr-tts of note: Big Nose George Parrott- Train robber and notorious outlaw How a notorious outlaw became a pair of shoes Jacob Parrott, recipient of the first Congressional Medal of Honor Marcus Junius Parrott, congressman Captain Robert Parker Parrott, inventor of the Parrott gun manufacturing process, and son of John Fabyan Parrott, US Congressman The USS Parrott Tiburcio Parrott, founder of Falcon Crest winery William Fletcher Parrett, congressman According to census records: 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 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.

Message boards: 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 Other resources: European Prehistory, Anthropology & Genetics Genetic study reveals Yorkshire is most Anglo-Saxon part of UK, while East Midlands is most Scandinavian Maps of Europe’s ancient tribes, kingdoms and Y-DNA Surname distribution mapper YFull Tree YSearch- no longer accessible as a result of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ISOGG: International Society of Genetic Genealogy Terminology

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: [email protected].

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

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