Pargen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Pargen

The ancestors of the name Pargen are thought to have lived among the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the baptismal name for the' son of Peter,' from the pet Perkin or Parkin. 1 2

Early Origins of the Pargen family

Early History of the Pargen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pargen research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1567, 1629, 1650, 1653, 1669, 1722, 1730, 1745, 1767, 1769, 1771, 1789, 1813, 1830 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Pargen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pargen Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Pargen include Parkinson, Parkinsone, Parkison and others.

Early Notables of the Pargen family

John Parkinson (1567-1650) one of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists who documented the use of moulds to treat infections in his book on pharmacology. He was appointed apothecary to King James I, and on the publication of his 'Paradisus Terrestris' in 1629 obtained from Charles I the title of 'Botanicus Regius Primarius.' 3 James Parkinson (1653-1722), was an English polemical writer, son of James Parkinson, born at Witney, Oxfordshire, on 3 March 1653, and matriculated at Oxford on 2 April 1669 as a servitor of Brasenose College. 3 James Parkinson (1730?-1813), the English museum...
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Migration of the Pargen family to Ireland

Some of the Pargen family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Pargen family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Dorothy Parkinson and her husband, who arrived in Virginia in 1623; Anne Parkinson and her husband, who settled in Virginia in 1682; James Parkinson, who settled in Barbados in 1635.