Daniel Perrin 1
- Born: Abt 1649, La Rochelle, France 1
- Marriage (1): Maria Thorel on 18 Feb 1665/66 in Elizabeth, , New Jersey, United States 1
- Marriage (2): Elizabeth Perrin after 1687 1
- Died: Abt 6 Sep 1719, Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States about age 70 1
General Notes:
Daniel Perrine "The Huguenot", South Orange, N.J.
Tradition says that Daniel Perrin was of gentle birth, of Norman descent, and a Huguenot. He was a young man when he set forth to establish a home in the New World, and unmarried, and it was in this promisedland that he found not only a home, but a life's helpmate.
We first see him as one of the newcomers on board the ship "Philip," in the year of 1665. Historical accounts say that this ship set sail in April, 1665, from a port of the Isle of Jersey, under the command of Governor Philip Carteret, and arrived at New York Harbor on July 29, 1665.
"Governor Carteret brought over with him in the ship 'Philip' eighteen male servants, belonging to Sir George and himself, a portion of whom were Frenchmen, - probably, from the Isle of Jersey, - John de Jardin, Doctr Rowland, Claude Vallotte, Richd Pewtinger, Richard Mitchell,Richard Skinner, Wm. Hill, Henry Hill, Erasmus House, John Taylor, John Clark, Wm.--, Claude Barbour, Charles Seggin, Danl Perrin, John Mittius, Robert Wallis, John, alias Peter, besides several others, the same time imported, and many others since." (East Jersey Records. Whitehead. iii e.o 30; N.J. Archives, 1st Series, Vol. 21, p. 47.)
They came under the guise of servants as a matter of safety, and werea distinct class in the very inferior station.
After reaching New York Bay, Daniel Perrin, with his other fellow voyagers, took up his abode in the Capitol of the new possessions, which Governor Carteret called the Elizabethtowne Plantations. Lands therein were probably allotted to all, and the new settlement begun.
In February, 1666, we find Daniel Perrin uniting in marriage with Maria Thorel, one of his fellow voyagers. This marriage is said to have been the first solemnized in this new government.
After his marriage, Daniel Perrin removed across to Staten Island andthere established his home on a tract of land that was subsequently granted to him by the English Governor, Benjamin Fletcher.
Noted events in his life were:
• Religion: Protestant.
Daniel married Maria Thorel on 18 Feb 1665/66 in Elizabeth, , New Jersey, United States.1 (Maria Thorel was born about 1649 in Rouen, , Haute-Normandie, France 1 and died about 1686 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States 1.)
Daniel next married Elizabeth Perrin after 1687.1 (Elizabeth Perrin was born about 1650 and died after 6 Sep 1719 1.)
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