The surname Penrin was first found in Cornwall at Penryn, a sea-port, borough, and market-town, in the parish of Gluvias, union of Falmouth, E. division of the hundred of Kerrier. "This place, comprising the manors of Penryn Borough and Penryn Forryn, has from time immemorial belonged to the bishops of Exeter, who had formerly a residence here, and under whose patronage the town first rose into importance. " 1 From these early listings of the name, many branched east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.
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Early History of the Penrin family
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Penrin Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Penryn, Penrin, Penren, Pernryn, Pernrin, Penwyn and others.
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Early Notables of the Penrin family
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Migration of the Penrin family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Penryn, who arrived in Virginia in 1636; and Mary Penryn, a bonded passenger, who settled in America in 1679.
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