NINTH GENERATION

400. LT. James Permenter Sr.⁽⁷⁸⁾ was born in 1710 in Edgecombe Co., NC. It is possible that his father changed the spelling of the name from Parmentier to Permenter due to the oppression suffered by the family because of their Hugonot heritage. He owned Estate & Farm in 1741 in Edgecombe Co., NC.⁽⁷⁹⁾ The listing here is for JAMES PARMONTER. Again an obvious spelling error, probably on the part of the Tax Records Clerk. He served in the military in 1754 in Edgecombe Co., NC. ⁽⁸⁰⁾ served as an officer with the rank of LT. He is listed as #2 in the muster list, on 25 Nov 1754. He served with Lt. Col. Solomon Alston's Company as his Chief of Staff. Representing Edgecombe Co. NC, he served well to his country. Jay K. Griffin feels that James was a CAPT. instead of a LT.
He died on 10 Jul 1789 in Edgecombe Co., NC.⁽⁸¹⁾ He was a Blacksmith, Farmer in Edgecombe Co., NC. The Surname PARMENTER will also be spelled PERMENTER. It is unclear as to the cause of this variation. There seems to be little doubt that James' family came from Isle of Wight, VA. If this can be validated, then the proposed connection to Jean Parmentier, & Guillaume de Parmentier will be much easier. He was married to Margaret Murre\Murray in 1735 in Edgecombe Co., NC.⁽⁸²⁾

401. Margaret Murre\Murray was born about 1714 in Edgecombe Co., NC. Children were:

200 i. John Permenter Sr..
ii. James Permenter Jr. was born in 1739 in Edgecombe Co., NC.
iii. Nathaniel Permenter was born in 1741 in Edgecombe Co., NC.
iv. Mary Permenter was born in 1743 in Edgecombe Co., NC. She died on 5 Jun 1789 in Edgecombe Co., NC.
v. Martha Permenter was born in 1745 in Edgecombe Co., NC.
vi. Nancy Permenter was born about 1755 in Edgecombe Co., NC. ⁽⁸³⁾ This given name (NANCY) appears in the Index to the 1800 Census records on film.
vii. Lidia Permenter⁽⁸⁴⁾ was born about 1769 in Edgecombe Co., NC.⁽⁸⁵⁾

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