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Origin: The name puryear and its variants are originally Hebrew or Egyptian. The name Puryear is a variant of the Purryer, which is a varinat of Purrier and Perrier. The name comes Periou the younger son Budic, Count of Cornouailles, Brittany France (Referance: the book 'The Norman People' Genealogical Pub. Co. Inc.) and (Bloobline of the Holy Grail by Laurence Gardner) The name traced to Parar the Gr.-Gr.-Gr.-Great Grandson of Joseph of Arimathea, who is traced to Moses who was most likely the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten . Akhenatens physical form indicates a possible human - extraterrestrial orgin. ( Peri - a supernatural being in Persian folklore descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is accomplished. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 1973.) Michael D. Barnes, Scottsboro, Alabama. !
Surnames: Parryer, Paryer, Peraii, Peraiis, Perere, Perers, Peri, Perier, Periera, Perrier, Perriera, Pirarii, Pirariis, Purier, Purrier, Purryer, Puryear, Puryer, Puryour
Submitted by: Michael D. Barnes
Origin of Ryea, Meaning of Ryea
Origin: The European origins (1500's and 1600's)of the family and it migration patters in the US as well. Did we pass through England to get to Virginia? What about the connections to King Henry II and the court of Louis in France?
Surnames: Puryear
Submitted by: Walt Puryear
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