Show ContentsParmalee Surname History

Early Origins of the Parmalee family

The surname Parmalee was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they are believed to have been a distinguished branch of the Palmers.

Early History of the Parmalee family

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Parmalee Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parmelee, Permele, Parmly, Parmalee, Parmellee, Parmley, Parmallee and many more.

Early Notables of the Parmalee family

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Migration of the Parmalee family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Eleazor Parmley, who settled in New York, NY in 1821; L. S. Parmley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1820; Frederick Parmly, who arrived in New Orleans in 1822.


Contemporary Notables of the name Parmalee (post 1700) +

  • David Parmalee Kelsey (1796-1874), American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Killingworth, 1836 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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