Mary Perrin

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Perrin was born on 3 August 1757, in Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, John Perrin II, was 26 and her mother, Sussana Cooke, was 29. She married William Reynolds in 1774. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 1 August 1790, in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States.

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William Reynolds
1743–1798
Mary Perrin
1757–1790
Marriage: 1774
Thomas Reynolds
1778–1800
Lewis Reynolds
1788–
Elizabeth Reynolds
1790–
George Norton Reynolds
1781–1864
Harriett Reynolds
1784–

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    1775

    "Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

    1776

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    Name Meaning

    French and English: from the Old French and Middle English personal name Perrin, a pet form of Old French Perre, a variant of Pierre , French form of Peter . Compare Perine , Perrine , and Prine .

    History: Henri Perrin from Louargat in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany (France), married Jeanne Merrin in Montreal, QC, in 1661. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its variants or altered forms Perrine and Pareyn) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America. One of the Huguenot ancestors was Daniel Perrin (1642–1719), nicknamed The Huguenot, who arrived in New York in 1665, aboard the Philip, and settled first in NJ and later on Staten Island. Among his descendants the surname is common in the altered forms Perrine, Perine and Prine. The Staten Island community of Huguenot is named after Daniel Perrin and other Huguenots who settled in the area during the late 17th century.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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