Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-07-05
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much about remote ancestry. The
cestry as remote as that of any of my
fellows has satisfied me on that point {;
and believing i'm the truth Of the
homely addage that Every tub
pride of ancestry has had small place
with me. To know there was nothing
i'm life or character of our immediate
forebears TO cause blush, and 10
bequeath like heritage To our chils-
dren should be our chief concern. But
for the benefit of Others who take
more interest in such matters the
following paper taken from "a West
ern publication is submitted.
TaZew ell-June 9th. III. G.. PceeTy
The Peery coat-of-arms seems to
point TO the theory that the name is
derived from the Latin word pyrum
or pirum, meaning n pear. This
cOat-armOr was granted to the Counts
Peery or Peeri, To give the Italian
and French form of the name, many
centuries ago.
The old AnglO-SaXon word for pear,
derived from the Latin, was perm; the
Danish name was paer. Peer and
Perks are the German names of the
sixteenth century. Pirie was II pear
orchard. One who lived in, or near
AN orchard of this sort, would be say
Henry or Henri de La Plrl OF atle
Pyrie. The transition through the
ages TO Peery or Peary is easy enough.
In this connection il may be men
toned that pirrie i'm the lowlands
of Scotland means trim, or nice i'm
dress, precise i'm manner; also trip
ping manner in walking, walking
W 18th spring. Just what this word
is derived from, il is impossible to
say. But perhaps the first Mr..
Peery was Mr.. Pirrie, and he was
theBeau Brummel of his day; the
glass of fashion and the model of
form.
Variations of the name are Peary.
hNlANs ltlC llllC ANA IOuIlc.
may be that Perry has the same
origin. That these names came from
the French word pierre, meaning Il
stone, is another theory which has
its supporters. An Ancient name
for IA road, made with stones was
perriere. Peery from the word per
rirer is not impossible.
Many of William the Conquerer' :
knights came from La Manche, Nor
mandy; there is II famous chateau
there called Piron, and some of Will
liamS men were from this place
there is "A famous chateau there call
eel Piron, and some of William :
men were from this place, and the
name of chateau they kept rs their
family name, when land was given
them i'm Devon and Somerset. Some
authorities trace Peery back To Piron.
They of this lineage may say:
still in our race, the Norman
king reignS,
His best blood beats along our
veins.
The pioneer of pilgrim fathers set
tied in Virginia and New jersey.
and then branched out, going to the
western states, where they welded
large influence rs statesmen, writers
and professional men.
Robert Peery, of Virginia, is the
first of whom we have records. His
wife WAS Margaret McFarlane, and
their home was i'm Tazewell county.
Peerys also have had estates in Lee
county Virginia, since the begin
ming of things!
One of the western pioneers was
James w. Peery, son OF Robert and
Margaret. He made home in Mis-
souri, and his flock was the patri-
archal number twelve. The Virginia
Peerys have marriage connections
with the Osborne, Willards, BeaIs.
Elephants, Carnes and Thompsons.
Another one OF fheVirginia family
WAS William +. Peery, who married
Margaret, daughter of John Hutch
w..
in his flock. Peerys some times
think they cannot do better than
may Peerys-they can make no mis-
take, in so doing, they argue. This
was the ease with John, who mar
ried Florence, daughter of DIR. Archie
and Elizabeth, Percy. These are all
OF the Virginia family, or trace back
to Old Dominion ancestry, n pretty
good fountain head.
OF the New Engl land family, we
have no extended history, but We
know from old records, still extant.
that John Peery, of MedGeld, Mas
sachusetts, did his share, or what he
could, towards founding Harvard col
lege. Some gave silver and some gave
bushels-not of gold and silver-but
OF wheat and corn, and John Peery's
contribution at one time, towards
the subscription fund, was II bushei
OF Indian corn This was in 1873.