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Where does the name "Parris" come from? Badagnani (talk) 04:57, 20 September 2009 (UTC) This word "Parris" comes from the word parish. And Island is from when it was originated in Spain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.243.221.176 (talk) 02:43, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Paris Island[edit]

Apart from redirects here and to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (which imply it is a mis-spelling) there is nothing to explain why the current unusual spelling was adopted, nor any mention that 'Paris Island' was the/an official name at one time. I have come across many postcards from WW1 era showing that, including those officially, postmarked "Paris Island SC", presumably by USPO - USMC official photo and other typical examples [1][2][3]. Hope someone can add some explanation. Davidships (talk) 17:21, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I found a reliable reference in less than a minute that tells the story: Parris Island is named after Col. Alexander Parris. Parris Island, the Site of the First Attempt at a Settlement of White People Within the Bounds of what is Now South Carolina says, "In a memorial entered for registry in the office of His Majesty's Auditor for South Carolina, May 10, 1733, by Alexander Parris. he described, among his lands, the following tract: One Tract of Land, containing Three Thousand and Twenty Acres, called Port Royal Island, lying and being in the Parish of St. Hellena, in Granville County being one large Island and eight smaller, granted unto Robert Daniell Esqr by a grant dated the 9th day of May 1706...

It will be observed that in the certificate of survey to Daniell. in Daniell's deed to Archer and in Parris's memorial reciting his deed from Archer the island was then called Port Royal Island. Colonel Parris, who was for many years Public Treasurer of South Carolina, and otherwise conspicuous in the early history of the province, died March 10, 1736, and in the course of time the island came to be called Parris Island, while its former name, Port Royal, was applied to the larger island to the north thereof. Edward Archer's name was likewise preserved in the name of the creek that separates Parris Island from Port Royal Island."

I've copied the text as it is, weird punctuation and all. Carlstak (talk) 23:37, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've put something i9n the article. As I have no access to the contents that reference, could you kindly tidy up the referencing etc. I have made a similar addition in Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Davidships (talk) 11:01, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks, Davidships, for pointing this out, and for composing the text (I usually have to do it ;-). Carlstak (talk) 12:29, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, I also found some 18th/19th century references which spelled the man's name as Alexander Paris eg [4][5][6]. Davidships (talk) 09:13, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]