Perkins Family Line

Perkins Family Line

About Martha Perkins

Biography

Martha Perkins, daughter of David Perkins and Martha Howard, was born 30 Nov 1704.[1][2]

She married first Joseph Byram 13 May 1724 at Bridgewater.[3]

Martha's second marriage was to Matthew Gannett 9 Apr 1750.[1][4]

She died in 1779.

Sources

1.0 1.1 Porter, Hon. Joseph W. "An Account of Part of the Family of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, N.H., Who Lived in Plymouth County, Mass." in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 50 (Jan 1896): 34-40, at 36. Image copy at Internet Archive: 2016.

Vital Records of Bridgewater, Vol 1, pg. 255

Vital Records of Bridgewater, Vol 1I, pg. 29

Vital Records of Bridgewater, Vol 1I, pg. 144

See also:

Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 82

Children:

1. John Perkins 1700–1728

2. Mary D. Perkins 1702–1760

3. Martha Perkins (Byram) 1704–1779

4. Elisabeth Perkins 1707–1781

5. Susanna Perkins 1709–1739

6. David Perkins 1711–1790

7. Jonathan Perkins 1713–1796

8. Abraham Perkins 1716–1807

9. Sarah Perkins 1719–

About David Perkins, II

Biography

David Perkins, son of David Perkins and Elizabeth Brown was born in Beverly, Massachusetts[1] and baptized in Newbury, Massachusetts on 1 Jul 1677.[2][3][4]

David married Martha, daughter of John Howard and Sarah Latham on 1 Feb 1698/9[1][5] at Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[6]

David probably died about 1737. "In the settlement of his estate mention is made of his right in his father's estate and to the last clause of his father's will."[1]

Conflicting Family Information

The History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts by Mitchell[7] has a biography for David's father, David. It says:

David married Martha, daughter of John Howard in 1699. They had at least the following children born at Bridgewater: [8]

John, b. 21 Sept 1700

Mary, b. 10 Dec 1702

Martha, b. 30 March 1704

Elisabeth, b. 29 March 1707

Susanna, b. 27 Feb 1709

David, b. 12 Aug 1711

Jonathan, b. 16 March 1716/17

Abraham, b. 16 July 1716

BUT, according to Hon. Joseph W. Porter, Mitchell had incorrect information in his History of Bridgewater. Porter states the following:[1]

"David, b. Beverly. Judge Mitchell in his history of Bridgewater does not give David any son David and gives the father the son's wife and children. David Perkins Jr. m. Martha, dau. of John and Sarah Howard, 1 Feb. 1699. He probably died 1737. In the settlement of his estate mention is made of his right in his father's estate and to the last clause of his father's will." Porter listed David Jr.'s children as:

John

Mary

Martha

Elisabeth

Susannah

David

Jonathan

Abraham

Sarah?

NOTE: David Perkins Corrections to Mitchell's History

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Porter, Hon. Joseph W. "An Account of Part of the Family of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, N.H., Who Lived in Plymouth County, Mass." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 50 (Jan 1896): 34-40, at 36. Image copy. Internet Archive: 2016.

↑ Perkins Genealogy #12 p. 8, 14.

↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (David Perkins: accessed 10 Dec 2015), David Perkins; FHL microfilm 823,653.

↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Repository: #R-15 Publication: NEHGS Note: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2008).David, s. David, bp. July 1, 1677. C. R. 1. [Newbury, MA].

↑ Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial; A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Volume 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914. Access online at Archive.org, vol. 3, p.1306: Line from Abraham, David, David, etc. to Merritt G Perkins.

↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2008): Vital Records of Bridgewater - "David and Martha Haward, Feb. 1, 1698/9. [VR 2:229]".

↑ Nahum Mitchell, History of the early settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth county, Massachusetts. Boston: Printed for the author by Kidder & Wright, 1897. Open Library, page 277.

↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, Pages 251-256

See also:

Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 81-82

Public Member Trees. Ancestry.com. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2006.

References:

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/MMLW-42Q/david-perkins-1677-1736

https://www.geni.com/people/David-Perkins-II/6000000002844094117

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perkins-202

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107443929/david-perkins

https://www.jewishgen.org/webtrees/family.php?famid=F1313&ged=1_522646_u.ged

Martha Howard:

https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr11/rr11_201.html#P70910

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Nana's 7x Great-Grandfather:

My 9x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandfather:

David Perkins, Sr. (1653 - 1736)

David Perkins

Birthdate: February 28, 1653

Birthplace: Hampton, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist

Death: October 1, 1736 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts

Burial: First Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plot: Section B, grave 106

Occupation: Blacksmith

Parents:

Abraham Perkins

1608-1683

Mary Wyeth

1618-1706

Family

Spouse:

Elizabeth Brown

1654-1735

Elizabeth Perkins

Also Known As: "Elisabeth", "Browne"

Birthdate: October 17, 1654

Birthplace: Newbury Plantation, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist

Date of Marriage: 1675

Place of Marriage: Hampton, Province of New Hampshire

Death: July 14, 1735 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Burial: First Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plot: Section B, grave 105

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Francis Browne, of Newbury and Mary Johnson

Children:

1. David Perkins, II 1677–1736

2. Mary Perkins 1678–1683

3. Abraham Perkins 1681–1746

4. Mary Perkins 1683–1685

5. Nathan Perkins 1685–1723

6. Thomas Perkins 1688–1761

7. Mary Perkins 1690–

8. Nathan Perkins 1692–

About David Perkins, Sr.

Biography

David Perkins, the son of Abraham Perkins and Mary Wythe, was born 28 Apr 1653 in Hampton, New Hampshire.[1][2][3][4] "David ye Sonne of Abraham Pirkins & Mary his wyfe was borne ye (28th) of ye (2d) M: 1653."[5]

David married Elizabeth Brown (b. 17 Oct 1654, d. 14 Jul 1735), daughter of Francis Brown, about 1675,[1] probably in Beverly, Massachusetts, although no record has been found.[3] David and Elizabeth had the following children, all but the last one born in Beverly, Massachusetts:[1][3]

Mary, b. c 1678, d. 3 Jan 1683 at Bridgewater, aged about 5 years;

David, Jr., d. c 1737, m. Martha Howard 1 Feb 1698/9;

Abraham, b. 12 Nov 1681 at Beverly,[6] bap 13 Jan 1683/4, d. c. 1746, m1. 23 May 1708 Tabitha Niles (d. 28 Dec 1717), m2. 29 Jun 1718 Margaret Cross;

Nathan, bp. 13 Sept 1685 at Beverly,[6] d. c. 1723 in Bridgewater MA, m. Martha Leonard on 9 Nov 1710;

Thomas, b. 8 May 1688, d. 5 Jun 1761, m. 29 Feb 1716/7 Mary Washburn (b. c 1694, d. 23 Apr 1750).

David was a blacksmith, living in Beverly from about 1675 to before 1688, when he was a juryman in Salem, and removing in 1688 to Bridgewater (South), when he bought land from the sons of Solomon Leonard in 1688.[1]

In 1689, David Perkins was one of the men appointed "to get in Mr. Keith's salary by all loving persuasions and legal means."[7] In 1692, David was appointed the first Representative to the General County in Boston, and he was appointed again in 1694 and 1704-1707.[1][7] David built the first mill in town in 1694 (located where Lazell, Perkins & Co. was located in 1840).[1] He lived on the Boston road.[7]

At Bridgewater in 1694, "It was granted that Mr. David Perkins should have liberty to make a dam across the river below his house, against his own land, provided he damnifies none of his neighbors by overflowing their lands. And Thomas Washburn, by deed 1697, gave Perkins the right of joining the dam to his lands."[7]

"David, h. Elisabeth, Oct. 1, 1736. [in 84th y., G.R.7.]" died at Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[3][8] and is buried at the Old Parish Burying Ground (First Cemetery), Plot: Section B, grave 106, in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.[9]

His will dated 17 Jun 1736[10] names sons David, Abraham, Thomas (sole executor), Nathan, Timothy, James and Solomon and granddaughters Martha and Silence.[1]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Porter, Joseph W. "An Account of Part of the Family of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, NH, who Lived in Plymouth Co., MA," published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Boston, MA: NEHGS. (Online database: American Ancestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018). Jan 1896, Vol. 50, page 36-37.

↑ Libby, Charles Thornton. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Portland, ME: The Southward Press, 1928. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007 at Ancestry.com, p.541: ch. of Abraham/Mary.

↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mortensen, Paula Perkins. English Origin of Six Early Colonists by the Name of Perkins. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1998. Accessed online at LDS.org, p. 16, #33 (12th gen.).

↑ Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial; A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Volume 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914. Access online at Archive.org, vol. 3, p.1306: Born 28 Feb 1653 in Hampton, Line from Abraham, David, David, etc. to Merritt G Perkins.

↑ Sanborn, George Freeman, Jr., and Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Vital Records of Hampton, New Hampshire: to the end of the year 1900. Boston MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Accessed online at AmericanAncestors.org, vol. 1, p. 545.

↑ 6.0 6.1 Beverly Vital Records, page 254

↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Mitchell, Nahum. History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Kidder & Wright: Boston MA, 1897. OpenLibrary, pages 35, 65-66, 277.

↑ Bridgewater Vital Records, page 536.

↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 12 Apr 2019, memorial page for David Perkins (28 Feb 1653–1 Oct 1736), Find A Grave: Memorial #22157132, citing First Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, USA: headstone photo.

↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case #15553.

See also:

Plymouth Colony.net

Vital Records of Hampton, New Hampshire [accessed 17 Mar 2009] Sanborn, George Freeman, Jr., and Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Call Number: F44.H3 S26 1992.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates Publishing Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Family Data Collection - Births. Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Ancestry.com

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Ancestry.com.

Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.

Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L64J-9WG

https://www.geni.com/people/David-Perkins-Sr/6000000000804655968

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perkins-292

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22157132/david-perkins

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:David_Perkins_(8)

https://www.schulerfamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I8694&tree=T01

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Nana's 8x Great-Grandfather:

My 10x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:

Christened: St. John the Baptist, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Denomination: (Probably) Anglican / Puritan

Death: August 31, 1683 in Exeter, Province of New Hampshire

Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Occupation: First settler, Hampton NH; miller, clerk of the market, constable, and tavern keeper.

Parents:

Isaac Perkins

1571-1639

Alice Harding

1572-1603

Family

Spouse:

Mary Wyeth

1618-1706

Mary Perkins

Also Known As: "Wise", "Wythe"

Birthdate: circa 1618

Birthplace: Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Christened: January 19, 1616 at St. Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England

Denomination: (Probably) Anglican / Puritan

About Abraham Perkins, Sr., of Hampton

Abraham Perkins Sr migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Early Tavern Keeper

Biography

Origins

ABRAHAM PERKINS origins have not been proved. Many believe that he could be the son of Isaac Perkins and that he was born in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England. Abraham's mother could be Isaac's first wife, who might be the Alice Perkins that was buried at Hillmorton in Jun 1603;[1][2] some hypothesize that Alice died during Abraham's birth. Others believe Abraham was born later, the son of Isaac and his second wife, whose name is unknown but might be the Alice Perkins who was called "widow of Isaac" in a 1639 Ipswich, Massachusetts deed.[3] Until there is some proof that Isaac and Alice Perkins are Abraham's parents, they should not be connected to this profile. (see "Date of Birth/Baptism and Parents Not Proved" under Research Notes below).

Early New England and Marriage

It is unknown when or where Abraham arrived in New England. His possible father, Isaac Perkins, was recorded as a proprietor of Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1637.[1] Abraham married by about 1637-38 to Mary Wythe,[4][5] daughter of Humphrey and Susan (Pakeman) Wythe (aka Wyeth/Wise).[1][6][7] As the Hillmorton parish marriage registers for the years 1618-1639 do not appear to have a record of their marriage,[8] and because Mary may have been in New England as early as 1635, it is thought that the couple married in New England.

Abraham may have initially settled in Plymouth Colony for a brief time before removing to New Hampshire. On 26 Mar 1639, after the death of Mary's father, Humphrey Wythe, the Ipswich, Massachusetts court ordered that Mary's brother, Benjamin Wythe be apprenticed to Abraham Perkins for a term of seven years, with an effective date of 7 Sep 1638.[7]

The Perkins "brothers", Abraham and Isaac, were among the first families to settle in Hampton, New Hampshire Colony.[9][10] By about 1638/9, they had settled on the north edge of the Meeting House Green, in the area now known as "Old Town" Hampton.[11] Abraham was made freeman on 13 (or 31) May 1640[4][6][9] On 14 Jan 1640, the town granted Abraham 80 acres of land,[12] and later, 3 shares in the commons[1][13][14] on 23 Feb 1645/6.[12] Abraham "is described as being superior in point of education to the most of his contemporaries, writing a beautiful hand, and was often employed as an appraiser of estates, etc."[15] On 10 May 1648, Abraham and Henry Green were given a grant of 21 acres of upland near the Falls, ten acres of salt marsh, five acres of fresh marsh and 2 shares commonage in consideration of their building a water mill (Henry Green purchased Abraham's half of this land a few years later for £30).[12] In 1651 and later, he had an ordinary licence and was later licensed to still and sell by the quart.[1][6] He was often involved in town business and he was marshal in 1653-4,[13][16] clerk of the market in 1650, constable and committee member in 1651, and a juror and grand juror (foreman 1676-7, 1679).[6]

Children

Abraham and Mary were the parents of a large family of thirteen children,[6][13][17] all of whom were born in Hampton:[1][4][14]

Witchcraft

Abraham was involved in at least two witchcraft prosecutions:

In Apr 1673, Abraham and his wife, Mary, gave testimony against Eunice Cole which helped to indict Eunice on charges related to witchcraft, for which she was jailed until trial. Abraham Perkins Senior deposed on 5 Sep 1673, aged 60 [Suffolk Co. MA, Court Files, 13:1228 - needs to be verified] in court, as did his wife, Mary; however, Eunice was found not legally guilty, but suspicious. Eunice was jailed again for witchcraft in 1680, but the Perkins family wasn't involved.[19]

In Jul 1680, Abraham Perkins was on the Jury of Inquest that examined the child of John Godfrey, aged about one year, who died of an illness that was unrecognizable to the "crones" who attended the child. The jury found grounds to suspect the child was murdered by witchcraft and Rachel Fuller was prosecuted for witchcraft.[20]

Death, Will and Probate

Abraham died on 31 Aug 1683[6][9] in Hampton, New Hampshire.[1][16] The will of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, New Hampshire, was signed on 22 Aug 1683 and was proved 18 Sep 1683.[4][9][14] The will signing was witnessed by Seaborn Cotton and John Tucke. Abraham's sons, Jonathan and Humphrey Perkins, inventoried their father's estate on 4 Oct 1683 and they attested to its value, ‎£361 2s 6d, on 5 Oct 1683.[21]

Abraham left almost everything to his sons, Jonathan and Humphrey, with one important stipulation: that they "carefully provide comfortable relief for their mother" and also provide her with: firewood, grain, meat, help caring for livestock, etc. His will directed that if his sons neglected their duty to their mother, then his estate would be divided in thirds, with one-third going directly to his wife/their mother. Abraham left the following specific bequests in his will:[21]

To his beloved wife (no name given), during her life, he gave her the use of the new end of the house and use of the back house; two cows and their increase; all household stuffs except military, carpentry and husbandry implements; 4 sheep and 1/3 of the apples harvested from their orchard;

To sons Jonathan and Humphrey, to be divided equally between them, he gave all his land (except #3 and #4, below) and all his cattle (except the two mentioned above), and all his carpentry, military and husbandry implements;

To son Jonathan, he gave the 4-5 acre lot lying between Abraham's old house and the street on which Jonathan resided;

To son Humphrey, he gave the family home, including all outbuildings, orchards and 10 acre lot on which they sat. Because Humphrey received more property than Jonathan in their individual bequests, Abraham directed that Humphrey alone pay the entire bequest to Sarah (#5);

to daughter Sarah, Humphrey was directed to pay her ‎£20 within four years of Abraham's death.

Abraham directed the following six legacies (totaling ‎£20 10 s.) to be paid equally by sons, Jonathan and Humphrey, ‎£5 each year in the order given:[21]

to granddaughter, Mary Fifield (dau. of his dau. Mary), who resided with Abraham, he gave £5;

to daughter, Abigail, he gave ‎£5;

to son James, ‎he gave £5;

to grandson, John Perkins (son of Luke?), he gave ‎£5;

to son David, and

to son Luke, 5 shillings each, as they had already received their share prior to Abraham making his will.

Research Notes

- See G2G post about Abraham's birth/bap. date and notes below.

Date of Birth/Baptism and Parents Not Proved

Unfortunately, Hillmorton Parish records do not appear to hold any record of Abraham Perkins, and no other documents have been found (i.e. wills, deeds, etc.) that connect Abraham to his [possible] parents, Isaac and Alice Perkins or to his [probable] brother, Isaac.

It is thought that Isaac Perkins of Hillmorton, Warwickshire and of Ipswich, Massachusetts, was twice married to women named Alice (both women having unknown LNABs). The Alice Perkins buried at Hillmorton in Jun 1603 is presumed to be Isaac's first wife[1] and the Alice Perkins called "widow of Isaac" in a 15 Jun 1639 Ipswich, Massachusetts deed[3] is thought to be Isaac's second wife; however, no record of either of Isaac's marriages was found in the Hillmorton marriage registers (1618-1639).[8]

With no primary sources found, we're left to speculate about Abraham's parents and birth year and place, some ideas include:

Abraham, son of Isaac, was born in 1603 (implying that Alice [1st] was his mother). Secondary sources supporting this idea are Mortensen (son of Isaac and Alice [1st], born abt 1603) and Hall (son of Isaac and wife #2, born 1603, bap. 4 Jul 1603, citing Hillmorton Parish register as her source but entry not found in copy of bap. record attached to this bio).[1][22] Support for c 1603 DOB only: Torrey (no parents named, born "?1603") and Noyes (no parents listed, aged 60 in 1663).[5][6] Walter Goodwin Davis, gives no dates, but suggests that Abraham might be Isaac Jr's brother and they might be the sons of the Isaac Perkins who died in Ipswich in 1639.[23] "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", an unsourced online database accessed on Ancestry.com also lists a 1603 birth (no parents).

Abraham, son of Isaac, was baptized on 28 Jan 1608 (implying Alice [2nd] was his mother). There is a partial baptism entry in the Hillmorton register on 28 Jan 1608[/9?] for an "Abraham baptized the xxviii January" (no surname or father's name recorded).[8] Without citing a source, Abraham's Find A Grave profile uses this same date as his date of birth, as do unsourced online databases Family Data Collection - Individual and Family Data Collections - Births.

Abraham, unknown parents, was born sometime between [aft.] 1603 and 1613. Secondary sources that support this include: Dow (no parents named, born abt 1613; died 1683 aged abt 70), Holman (born abt 1613/died 1683 aged 70), Cutter vol. 2 (no parents named, died 31 Aug 1683, aged 72), Cutter vol. 3 (no parents named, born in 1611), Brown (no parents named, born about 1611), Hoyt (b. abt 1613), Noyes again (age 70 in 1683 - see NOTE below), Holmes (b. 1611), Little (b. c 1613, d.1683 age 70) and David Hall (deposed aged 60 on 5 Sep 1673 [still need to check court record]).[6][9][10][13][14][16][17][19][24][25] Other online/unsourced databases that state a DOB other than 1603 or 1608 are: NEHGR 50:34 (d. 31 Aug 1683, aged abt 72), American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (b.1613) and Millennium File (b. 1613 in Gloucestershire) and Hollick (b.1613).[26] NOTE: Although Noyes infers a DOB of 1603 (age 60 in Sep 1663), she also gives an age of 70 at 1683 death: "His will, 22 Aug. (d. 31 Aug., ag. 70) 1683, names..." (will abstract does not state age at death).[6]

Savage does not attribute a birth date or parents to Abraham Perkins, but he states that Isaac Perkins of Hampton is "prob. bro. of 1st Abraham".[4] This is important because Isaac's father is named Isaac Perkins Sr. on Isaac Jr.'s Hillmorton parish baptism record (whether the father on the bap. cert. is the Isaac Perkins of Ipswich, MA, is not known). Unfortunately, there are no documents that name Abraham and Isaac Jr. as brothers. It is known that they had adjoining house lots in Hampton in about 1638.[16] Other secondary sources that list the two as probable brothers, but list no parents include: Savage, Noyes, Dow, Holman, Brown, Davis (see next item), Holmes and Little.[4][6][10][13][14][16][23][25]

3 secondary sources that name Abraham's "father" Isaac Perkins with his family, but do NOT include Abraham as Isaac's son are: Walter Goodwin Davis (Dudley Wildes Ancestry p.169: Isaac's family is listed and all 10 siblings are included, Abraham is the only one missing; p.173: In profile of John of Ipswich, Davis mentions Abraham and Isaac, says they're presumed to be brothers and could be sons of the Isaac that died in Ipswich in 1639), D.W. Perkins (note that Perkins' book doesn't include any of Isaac's children with Alice [1st] or his dau., Abigail; and he adds a possible dau, "Alice" bap. & bur. 1613), and C.H. Pope (no dates, named as son of John, eldest son of John of Ipswich, who rec'd a bequest from his grandfather in 1654; also says "brother" Isaac is the son of Isaac of Ipswich).[2][23][27]

Citations from Torrey

All sources listed by Torrey were reviewed for a link to Abraham's parents &/or his DOB (copied from G2G post/Joe Cochoit):

NEHGR 10:215 Brief writeup on Perkins family. Nothing on birth date or English origins.

NEHGR 12:79, Born about 1611. Nothing on English origins. (in source list).

NEHGR 39:81, Nothing on birth date or English origins.

NEHGR 50:34; Writeup of Abraham Perkins Family. Says he died 31 August 1683 aged about 72. No evidence for English origins.

Hampton NH 908: Dow, Joseph, History of the Town of Hampton, N.H., from Its First Settlement in 1638 to the Autumn of 1892, 2 vols. (Salem, Mass.: Salem Press, 1893). Born about 1613. (in source list).

GDMNH 541, 773: Noyes, Sybil, Charles T. Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Me.: Anthoensen Press, 1928–29, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972). States aged 60 in 1663 – I can’t find this record where I would expect to find it. Nothing on English origins. (in source list).

Salisbury Fam. 282: Hoyt, David Webster, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., with Some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine, Born about 1613. Archive.org (in source list).

Conant 156: Conant, Frederick Odell, A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520 to 1887 (n.p., privately printed, 1887). No birth information, claims without evidence he was from Newent, Gloucestershire, England. Archive.org

Pillsbury Anc. 339: Holman, Mary (Lovering), Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury . . ., 2 vols. ([Concord, N.H.]: Rumford Press, 1938). High quality work, states he died 13 August 1683 aged 70. (in source list)

EIHC 13:92: Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. 13 page 92. Evidence for his children’s birth date. Nothing for Abraham. HathiTrust

Warner-Harrington 789: Warner, Frederick Chester, “The Ancestry of Samuel, Freda and John Warner,” typescript, 5 vols. (Boston, 1949, 1955). No immediate access to this work. Available for online viewing at a Family History Center. Not the type of work you expect to be of high quality primary research.

LBDF&P (1913)25} Lineage Book of National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America (Washington, D.C., 1913). Not found, but not a reliable source.

Sources

↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Mortensen, Paula Perkins. English Origin of Six Early Colonists by the Name of Perkins. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1998. Accessed online at LDS.org, p.7, #18: Isaac prop. of Ipswich 1637; p. 8-9, #20 (11th gen.): Abraham Perkins DOB est. 1603, son of Isaac & Alice [1st], DOD 31 Aug 1683, m. Mary Wyeth c 1638, 13 ch.

↑ 2.0 2.1 Perkins, D. W. "Perkins Families in the United States in 1790." Utica NY: D.W. Perkins, 1911. Accessed online at Archive.org: not named as son of Isaac p. 33 #14 (none of Isaac's ch. from 1st marriage are incl., dau. Abigail not named and it lists a poss. ch. "Alice" who may have been bap. 1613/bur.Aug 20 1613 [Abraham?]); Isaac's wife Alice Perkins burial 22 Jun 1603 (extracted Hillmorton parish records) p. 35.

↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 8, p. 2. Accessed online at HathiTrust: Ipswich Court Records and Files (deed abs.).

↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those who Came before May, 1962, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. Boston MA: Little Brown & Co., 1860. Access online at Archive.org, vol. 3, p.394-398: of Hampton, m. Mary, had 14 ch, freeman 13 May 1640, will 22 Aug 1683, prvd 18 Sep.

↑ 5.0 5.1 Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Access online at AmericanAncestors.org, Vol. 2, p. 1165: "Perkins, Abraham (?1603-1683) & Mary [WYETH] (-1706, ae 88); by 1639; Hampton, NH/Charlestown {Reg. 10:215, 12:79, 39:81, 50:34; Hampton NH 908; GDMNH 541, 773; Salisbury Fam. 282; Conant 156; Pillsbury Anc. 339; EIHC 13:92; Warner-Harrington 789; LBDF&P}."

↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Noyes, Sybil, Charles T. Libby and Walter G. Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Baltimore, MD: The Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979. [Database online] Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007. Accessed at Ancestry.com, p.541: Hampton 1639, age 60 in 1663, m.Mary Wyeth, d.31 Aug 1683, will 22 Aug 1683, 13 ch. w/dates; p.773 (Wyeth). [cited by Torrey]

↑ 7.0 7.1 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y. [Online database of New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.] Accessed online at AmericanAncestors.org, profile of Humphrey Wythe, pp.548-555 (Mary p.550-555).

↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812." [Ancestry.com, database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Warwickshire Anglican Registers, Warwick, England. Warwickshire County Record Office. Roll: Engl/2/1143; DR 256. Images of Hillmorton Parish records: Hillmorton Marriages 1618-1639; Baptisms 1602-1605; Baptisms 1605-1607; Hillmorton 1608-1611; Hillmorton 1611-1616.

↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial; A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Volume 2. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914. Access online at Archive.org, vol. 2, p.824: Line from Abraham, Luke, Luke, et al.

↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Brown, Asa W. "Perkins Family of Hampton, N.H.," published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 12 (Jan 1858): 79. Access online at Archive.org: dob c 1611, dod 31 Aug 1683, m.Mary ___ (b. c 1618, d. 29 May 1706); cites a family bible for dobs of 11/13 children; bro. Isaac p.82.

↑ Hampton Historical Society, Map of Old Town Hampton c 1638.

↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire, from its Settlement in 1638 to the Autumn of 1892. Volume 1. Salem MA: L. E. Dow, 1893. Accessed online at GoogleBooks, vol. 1, p.18: 14 Jan 1640 land grant; p.33: 3shs of commons 23:12:1645; p.535: 10 May 1648 land grant 36+ acres.

↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire, from its Settlement in 1638 to the Autumn of 1892. Volume 2. Salem MA: L. E. Dow, 1893. Accessed online at Archive.org, vol. 2, p.908-910: b. c 1613, freeman 13 May 1640, land grants, dod, 12 ch.; son Luke dob 1641 & m. [cited by Torrey]

↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Holman, Mary Lovering. Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury. Concord, N.H. : Priv. print. at the Rumford Press, 1938. Accessed online at Ancestry.com, also available to check out at Archive.org (waitlist), Vol. 2, p. 338-341: b. c 1613, of Hampton 1639, freeman 1640, m. Mary ___ and ch.[cited by Torrey]

↑ Hazlett, Charles Albert History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and Representative Citizens. Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co., 1915. Accessed online at OpenLibrary.org, Chapter 34, p. 443 (quote/description).

↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Little, George Thomas. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909. Access online at Archive.org, Vol. 2, p.516-7: bro. of Isaac, b.c. 1613, frmn 1640, mrshl 1654, d.1683 aged 70.

↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial; A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Volume 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914. Access online at Archive.org, vol. 3, p.1306: Line from Abraham, David, David, etc. to Merritt G Perkins; cites a family bible for dobs of 11/13 children (like source Brown).

↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Sanborn, George Freeman, Jr., and Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Vital Records of Hampton, New Hampshire: to the end of the year 1900. Boston MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Accessed online at AmericanAncestors.org, vol. 1, p. 3 bap. Abraham & Mary; p. 549 b. Humphrey(2); p. 89 b. Abigail; p. 91 b. Timothy(2); p. 92 b. Sarah.

↑ 19.0 19.1 Hall, David D., Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England, A Documentary History, 1638-1692, 1991. Excerpts published online with permission at website of Hampton Library.

↑ Drake, Samuel G. The Annals of Witchcraft in New England: Rachel Fuller and Isabella Towle, 1869. Excerpts available online at Hampton Library.

↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Batchellor, Albert Stillman, ed. "Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire 1635-1740. Vol. 1: State Papers Series, Vol. 31". Concord, NH, USA: Rumford Printing Co., 1907. Accessed online at Ancestry.com as New Hampshire Probate Records, 1635-1753 [database on-line]: pp. 263-265 - abstracted will.

↑ Hall, Kristin C. "Perkins Register Report" 6/9/04, ©1992-2004 by Kristin C. Hall: p.11, #40 (Abraham listed as son of Isaac & 2d wife, who was bur 28 Jun 1602 - cites Hillmorton Parish regs.); page 16, #72: son of Isaac, bap. 4 Jul 1603 in Hillmorton (cites Hillmorton Parish regs.). Accessed online 12/6/18 at Fambly. (has .pdf of Perkins Register Report)

↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD, 1996). Accessed online at Ancestry.com, Vol. 3 (Dudley Wildes), p.169 (viii): Abraham is NOT listed as son of Isaac, but his 10 sibs. are all named, p. 173: Abraham and Isaac are presumed to be brothers. might be sons of the Isaac that died in Ipswich in 1639.

↑ Hoyt, David Webster, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., with Some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine, at Archive.org, p.282: b. abt 1613 [cited in Torrey]

↑ 25.0 25.1 Holmes, Frank R., Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1923. Accessed online at Ancestry.com, p.186: no parents named, b. Eng 1611, Hampton 1640, listed as bro. of Isaac.

↑ Hollick, Martin E., New Englanders in the 1600's: A Guide to Genealogical Research Published Between 1980 and 2005. Boston MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006, p. 161: "Perkins, Abraham, b. c 1613, d. Hampton, NH, 31 Aug 1682".

↑ Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660; A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, Churches, Courts and Other Contemporary Sources. Boston, MA: C. H. Pope, 1908. Access online at Archive.org, p. 158-9: son of John, eldest son of John of Ipswich, rec'd bequest from gr. father in 1654; Hampton, frmn 1640, ord 1651, wife mary 13 ch.; d.1683, will; says "bro" Isaac is son of Isaac of Ipswich.

See also:

Porter, Joseph W. "An Account of Part of the Family of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, NH, who Lived in Plymouth Co., MA," published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Boston, MA: NEHGS. (Online database: American Ancestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018). Jan 1896, Vol. 50, pages 34-35.

Scales, John, Piscataqua Pioneers, 1623-1775; Register of Members and Ancestors. Dover, N.H.: Press of C. F. Whitehouse, 1919. Accessed online at Archive.org, p. 154: b. c 1596; m. Mary, d. 31 Aug 1683, town office/freeman, etc.; ch. names/dates.

Dow, Robert Piercy. The Book of Dow: Genealogical Memoirs of the Descendants of Henry Dow, 1637, Thomas Dow, 1639, and Others of the Name, Immigrants. Online publication - Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Access online at Ancestry.com, p.221: selectman 8 yrs, marshal 1654, p.91 "Father of Hampton".

"Perkins 1640-1925", The Perkins Stone Memorial at Founder's Park, Hampton, New Hampshire. Photo taken in 2007, access online at Ancestry.com.

Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 30 Nov 2018, Abraham Perkins (28 Jan 1608–31 Aug 1683), Memorial #98819259, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, USA: Unsourced bio w/o photos.

Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Online publication - Provo, UT, USA. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1999: Abraham b.1613, citing Gen. Column of the "Boston Transcript" 1906-1941: 18 Nov 1912, #2729; 4 Nov 1912, #2857; 6 Jan #1913, #3018; 25 Jun #1913, #3409; 8 Dec 1913, #3707; 13 Jan #1915, #4481; 7 Jul 1915, #1613; 25 May 1931, #1500; 3 Aug 1934, #8103; 14 Mar 1934, #8103.

Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. (2) Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009: "Arrived 1639-1640 in MA": citing (1) Colket, Meredith B., Jr. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 2002. [not available online]. (2) Virkus, Frederick A., ed. Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964. [not available online].

West, Edmund, comp. Family Data Collection - Births. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA. Ancestry.com. The Generations Network, Inc., 2001: possible DOB 28 Jan 1608 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire. [Source no longer available on Ancestry.com at 11/30/18 - could not verify info].

Perkins, Carolyn C. Descendants of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, N.H., to the Eighth Generation. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1993. [Can't access source online to verify - 12/2/18].

Biographical Review Volume XVII Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Boston, MA: Biographical Review Publishing Co., 1897. [Can't access source online to verify - 12/2/18].

"U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970." Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LY72-Q93

https://www.geni.com/people/Abraham-Perkins-Sr-of-Hampton/6000000003022168127

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perkins-526

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98819259/abraham-perkins

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Abraham_Perkins_%287%29

https://www.schulerfamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I8696&tree=T01

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[contested]

Nana's 9x Great-Grandfather:

My 11x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 12x Great-Grandfather:

Children:

1. Sarah Perkins 1595–

2. Marie Perkyns 1598–1610

3. Elizabeth Perkins 1600–

4. Thomas Perkins 1601–

5. Abraham Perkins 1608–1683

Family 2

Spouse:

Alice Strawbridge

1579–1639

Alice Perkins

Birthdate: circa 1580

Birthplace: Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Married: 1603 in St. John the Baptist, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Death: after June 15, 1639 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children:

Mother of Jacob Perkins, Abigail Perkins, Isaac Perkins, Hannah Perkins, Lydia (Perkins) Peabody and Mary (Perkins) Green

About Isaac Perkins, of Ipswich

Alice [1st] was buried in Hillmorton on 17 Jun 1603,[5] and Isaac married second to Alice [2nd] UNKNOWN Perkins between 1603-1605. They had the following children:[2]

Jacob, bap. 23 Mar 1605/06;

Abigail, bap. 8 Nov 1607;

Isaac Jr., bap. 26 Jan 1611/12, d. 13 Nov 1685 in Hampton, New Hampshire;

Hannah, bap. 9 Oct 1614;

Lydia, bap. 1 Jan 1617/18;

Mary, bap. 16 Sep 1621.

Isaac lived in Ipswich, Massachusetts and he likely died there. The date of Isaac's death is unknown, but Alice Perkins was recorded as a widow on a deed dated 15 Jun 1639:[2]

Alice Perkins, widow of Isaac Perkins, deceased, sold to Joseph Morse, house and land formally belonging to her said husband, lying above Brook Street, bounded by a highway, John Webster, Thomas Treadwell (granted to John Fawn), 15:4:1639.[10]

Isaac may be buried in an unmarked grave at the Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.[11]

Research Notes

There is no primary source for a birth or bap. date and/or parent for Abraham Perkins. Many assume that Isaac Perkins is his father. Mortensen says that Abraham was born about 1603 and is the son of Isaac and Alice #1. Find A Grave has Abraham's DOB as 28 Jan 1608, so Alice #2 (or an unknown wife) is thought to be his mother. Other sources assert Abraham was born after 1603, as late as 1613. See the research notes section in Abraham's profile for details.

10 of Isaac's 11 children are listed in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis, Abraham is the only child missing from the list.[5]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 29 Nov 2018, Abraham Perkins (28 Jan 1608–31 Aug 1683), Memorial #98819259, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH, USA: An unsourced DOB for Abraham of 28 Jan 1608 would make Alice [2nd] his mother. Mortensen puts his DOB abt 1603, son of 1st Alice.

↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Mortensen, Paula Perkins. English Origin of Six Early Colonists by the Name of Perkins. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1998. Accessed online at LDS.org, p. 7 #18 (10th gen.): Isaac Perkins; there is no bap. date for Abraham and his DOB is est. 1603 with Alice [1st] as his mother, p. 8 #20 (11th gen.).

↑ "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), FHL Film #554754. Accessed online at Ancestry.com: Isacke Perkins, bp. 20 Dec 1571 at Hillmorton, Warwick, ENG; Father: Thomas Perkins.

↑ Hall, Kristin C. "Perkins Register Report" 6/9/04, ©1992-2004 by Kristin C. Hall. Page 11, #40: bap. 20 Dec 1571 in Hillmorton, d./bur. in Ipswich MA abt 1639, m1.Alice UNK d.1602, m2.?, 8 ch.

↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD, 1996). Accessed online at Ancestry.com, Vol. 3 (Dudley Wildes), page 169 (viii). NOTE: son Abraham not listed as son of Isaac.

↑ 6.0 6.1 Perkins, D. W., comp. Notes on the Perkins Families in England: Chiefly Extracts from Probate Registries, with Several Pedigrees Appended. Salem: 1894. Accessed online at Archive.org, page 6, citing: Lichfield Registry, Act Book No. 9, p. 25 (father's will dtd 16 Sep 1588); page 9 (Edward's estate admin./inv.).

↑ Perkins, D. W. "Perkins Families in the United States in 1790." Utica NY: D.W. Perkins, 1911. Accessed online at Archive.org, p. 33 #14.

↑ "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s," (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010). Accessed online at Ancestry.com, p.186: Isaac Perkins, arrival: 1630-1634 in New England.

↑ Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Database on-line, accessed at Ancestry.com, p. 354: propr. 1637, yeoman.

↑ The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 8, p. 2. Accessed online at HathiTrust: Ipswich Court Records and Files.

↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 29 Nov 2018, Isaac “Issache” Perkins, Sr. (1571–1639), Memorial #113255095, citing Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex Co., MA, USA: b.in Rugby, Warwickshire d.Ipswich MA (Unsourced).

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Isaac-Perkins-of-Ipswich/6000000024391253074

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perkins-50

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/ML8H-KJQ

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113255095/isaac-perkins

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Isaac_Perkins_%2828%29

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Nana's 10x Great-Grandfather:

My 12x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 13x Great-Grandfather:

Children:

1. Henry Perkins 1547–1609

2. Anne Perkins 1549–1626

3. Alice Perkins 1551–1573

4. William Perkins 1559–1590

5. Juliana Perkins 1560–1588

6. John Perkins 1561–1601

7. Elizabeth Perkins 1563–1602

8. Edwarde Perkins 1563–1619

9. Frances Perkins 1565–1588

10. Thomas Perkins Jr 1565–1629

11. Luke Perkins 1568–1659

12. Joan Perkins 1570–

13. Isaac Perkins, of Ipswich 1571–1639

14. Lewis Perkins 1574–1659

15. Mary Perkins 1576–1592

16. Lysle Perkins 1576–1659

About Thomas Perkins

Biography

Thomas Perkins Sr. is probably the ninth generation descended from Pierre de Morlaix (aka Peter Morley alias Perkins), of Shropshire, England. Thomas's line of descent may be as follows: Henry, Thomas, William, Thomas, William, John, Henry, Peter Morley alias Perkins. Pierre/Peter was still living 1371, and was the bailiff, or manager, of the estates belonging to Lord Hugh Despencer of the Manor of Shipton in Oxfordshire.[1]

Thomas, born about 1525, probably in Hillmorton parish, Warwickshire, England, was likely the son of Henry Perkins of Hillmorton.[1][2][3] The name of his mother is not known; it may be Elizabeth _____,[3] or Alice Weden,[citation needed] but most sources have no name or "Unknown" listed as the wife of Henry and mother of Thomas Perkins.[1][4][5][6]

Thomas married Alice Kebble in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, probably about 1555.[3] Alice was born circa 1527-1530 in Hillmorton and was buried there on 20 Aug 1613.[1][3]

Thomas and Alice Perkins had the following children:[1]

Henry, b. c 1555 d. 11 Mar 1609, m. Elizabeth Sawbridge and had 15 children;

John, d. bef. 6 Jun 1602, m. Elizabeth Shaw;

William, d. Mar 1590, m. Elizabeth ____;

Edward, d. Aug 1619, m. Sara Smyth;

Thomas, Jr., d. Dec 1629, m. Mary Bate;

Francis, bap. 20 Apr 1565, d. bef. 1588;

Luke, bap. 20 Sep 1568;

Isaac, bap. 20 Dec 1571, d. bef. 1639 in New England, m1. Alice_____, m2. Alice _______.

And possibly others, including:[3]

Elizabeth, b. 1563, prob. d. young;

Joan, b. c 1570, no other info;

Lysle, b. c 1579, no other info.

Thomas was buried at Saint John the Baptist Churchyard, Rugby, Warwickshire,[7] in Hillmorton Parish, on 23 Mar 1592.[1][8][9]

Thomas Perkyns the elder of Hillmorton, husbandman, made his will on 15/16 Sep 1588. The will directs that he "be buried in the church or churchyard of Hillmorton" and refers to his "tenement and land in Hillmorton late in occupation of Thomas Basset".[2] His will names the following people: his wife, Alice; his eldest son and executor, Henry Perkins; sons John, Edward, Luke, William, Thomas and Isache and all their children; "my brother Kebble's wife", Lyslye Kebble, Thomas Kebble, and his brother, William Perkyns. The will was witnessed by Edward Compton, Thomas Bottre, Willyam Kebbell, Edward Heres, Nicholas Denell and Thomas Heres. The inventory of the Estate of Thomas Perkyns was taken on 29 Mar 1592 by Richard Smyth, Thomas Garfilde and Thomas Perkins, appraisers, and was valued at £192 10s. The will was proved by Thomas's son Henry on 11 May 1592 at Litchfield.[4] Thomas left legacies to his children, his wife and a brother, William Perkyns. He made specific bequests, such as 6d. to each of his godchildren, an ewe and a lamb to each of his son's children. He also gave an ewe and a lamb "to his brother Kebble's wife" and a lamb to Thomas Kebble.[2] [10]

The naming of Kebble family members in the will of Thomas Perkins may indicate a possible relationship between the Kebble and Perkyns families. The relationship inferred in this will has been cited as a source for the last name of Thomas's wife, Alice, as no other evidence of her LNAB has been found.

Thomas was possibly the tenth great-grandfather of Anthony Perkins and twelfth great-grandfather of Stevie Nicks.

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Mortensen, Paula Perkins. English Origin of Six Early Colonists by the Name of Perkins. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1998. Accessed online at LDS.org, p. 1 (1st gen.), p. 4 (9th gen.)

↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD, 1996). Accessed online at Ancestry.com, Vol. 3 (Dudley Wildes), page 166.

↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Hall, Kristin C. "Perkins Register Report" 6/9/04, ©1992-2004 by Kristin C. Hall. Page 9, #28: b.1527 in Hillmorton, bur. there 23 Mar 1591/2, father Henry, mother Elizabeth UNK.

↑ 4.0 4.1 Perkins, D. W., comp. Notes on the Perkins Families in England: Chiefly Extracts from Probate Registries, with Several Pedigrees Appended. Salem: 1894. Accessed online at Archive.org, page 10, citing: Lichfield Registry, Act Book No. 9, p.25.

↑ Perkins, D. W., ed. The Perkins Family in Ye Olden Times: The Contents of a Series of Letters by the Late Mansfield Parkyns, Esq. Utica NY, by the author, 1916. Accessed online at Archive.org, page 78.

↑ Perkins, James Fulton. The Ancient History of the Distinguished Surname Perkins - An Essay in Two Parts. Sourced (w/o footnotes) and often cited Rootsweb article linking Pierre de Morlaix to John Perkins of Ipswich.

↑ Find A Grave, database & images: accessed 28 Nov 2018, Thomas Perkins (1527–Mar 1591), Find A Grave: Memorial #45428707, citing St John Baptist Churchyard, Rugby, Warwickshire, England: Unsourced.

↑ Hillmorton, Warwickshire Parish Register, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1143; Doc. Ref.: DR 256. Pub.: Ancestry.com. Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

↑ Hillmorton Parish Register

↑ Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court; c/- findmypast.co.uk

See also:

Burke, Sir John B. Burke's American Families with British Ancestry, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., 1975. Access online at Ancestry.com, page 2863: Thomas m. Alice Kebble and d.1592, had son Henry d.1609.

Perkins, D. W. "Perkins Families in the United States in 1790." Utica NY: D.W. Perkins, 1911. Accessed online at Archive.org, page 31: Thomas married "Alice ___ (probably a sister to Willyam Kebbell)."

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Perkins/6000000002930894077

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perkins-1338

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/ML8H-KJQ

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45428707/thomas-perkins

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_Perkins_%286%29

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Perkins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Perkins Motto

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Simplex vigilum veri

Translation: An Honest One of The Sentinels of Truth.

The rich and ancient history of the Perkins family name dates back to the time of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It comes from the baptismal name Peter. Baptismal names began to appear as surnames relatively late in the growth of the naming tradition. This is a little surprising, given the popularity of biblical figures in the Christian countries of Europe. Nevertheless, surnames derived from baptismal names grew in popularity during the Middle Ages, and have become one of the foremost sources for surnames. In this case the surname Perkins was originally derived from two elements; per a form of Peter and the suffix kin. The literal meaning of the surname is Little Peter, which denotes the son of Peter.

Early Origins of the Perkins Family

The surname Perkins was first found in Leicestershire. The name is traditionally "confined mostly to the southern half of England, being most numerous in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and South Wales. "

Early rolls listed the name in singular and plural forms: Edmund Perkyn 1327 in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk; Robert Parkyn 1327 in the Subsidy Rolls for Staffordshire; Walter Perkyns 1327 in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcester; and Maud Parkynes 1332 in the Subsidy Rolls for Warwickshire.

Perkins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Perkins have been found, including Perkins, Perkin, Perkyns, Perkens, Perkynn and others.

Perkins Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Francis Perkins who arrived in Virginia in 1607

Francis Perkins, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1607

John Perkins, who arrived in Boston in 1630

John Perkins, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1631

William Perkins, who arrived in Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1633

The English surname PERKINS is patronymic in origin, being one of those names derived from the first name of a father. In this case, the surname is composed of two elements: "Per", which is a contracted form of Peter and the diminutive suffix "kin". Hence, the literal meaning of this surname is "Little Peter". The "s" ending usually denoted "Son Of". The surnames of Parkin and Perkinson are other variants of the name. This custom of naming appears to have commenced in the Middle Ages, when it was the practice for sons to take their surnames from the Christian name of their fathers.

Early instances of the surname include one Edmund Perkyn, whose name was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327, and a Walter Perkyns, who lived in Worcestershire in 1327 (Subsidy Rolls). More recent records reveal that this is the surname of some notable English Families. The name is most numerous in the south of England, the south Midlands and South Wales. Notable bearers of the surname include the English theologian William Perkins (1588-1602) and, more recently, the American editor Maxwell Evarts Perkins (1884-1947).

The Perkins family is so ancient, so shadowed in the legends and traditions of a time when accurate records were not kept, that it is impossible to say when or where it had its origin. The very fact that the surname evolved from a Christian name would indicate not only that there are several "branches", but that in all probability, if they could be traced, there are many distinct families of the same surname, derived from ancestors who had the same Christian name, though in no way related to each other.

Before 1700 one family of Perkins produced a then "old pedigree" tracing back to the ancient Kings of Britain before England was a name. There is another pedigree showing the descendants of a Osbert Parkins, who lived soon after the Norman Conquest. And in an old Subsidy Roll of Worcestershire for the Sixth of Edward III (1318) a Julia or Juliana Perkins is recorded as living and paying taxes in Madresfield, when Peter Perkins of the Ufton pedigree was still a boy.

The Perkins of Ufton, Berkshire, are generally believed by genealogists to be the parent branch from which nearly all the Perkins of England and America are descended. The most widely used pedigree is that of Peter or Perkin Morley, who is stated to have been "serviens" ( probably a military rank next below Knight) to Hugh DeSpencer who was at the time one of the richest, most powerful nobles in England and who was living in the year of the poll tax (1381). Traditionally this man is said to have been Pierre de Morlaix, High Steward of the estates of Hugh DeSpencer. He is suppose to have been a younger son of the Morlaix family who fled to England in the train of the DeSpencers. Whether he was the scion of French nobility or the Shropshire man that many genealogists suggest, he is recorded as Peter Morley, alias Perkins of Shropshire, "sevients" to Lord Hugh DeSpencer of the manor of Shipton in Oxfordshire, and husband of Agnes Taylor. This Perkins had a son, Henry Perkins who had a son, John Perkins, living in 1399 who was Seneschal to Thomas DeSpencer, Earl of Gloucester, 1398, recorded in an old Court Roll of Madresfield Manor. John Perkins had a son, William Perkins living in 1420 who married a certain Margaret. In 1424 there was a fine imposed between John Collee and Elizabeth and William Perkins, (son of John the Seneschal) and Margaret, his wife, by which the manor and advowson of Ufton Robert (near Reading) and a moiety of land in Buscot and other places and Ufton where settled on William and Margaret Perkins and their heirs. That is how the family acquired the Ufton estate which belonged to Richard II in which there are records that he acknowledged to hold an estate of the manor of Madresfield by fealty and 8s 5d per annum. The Ufton estate remained some centuries with the descendants of this William & Margaret Perkins. In 1444, William signed as witness to a deed or grant from Henry VI to provost and college of Eton, of lands in New and Old Windsor and Clewer. In 1447 he is mentioned in the Court Roll of the Manor of Bray as holding the office of "Baillous" to the Duke of Gloucester, who was brother to Henry V and uncle and guardian to Henry VI during his minority. William Perkins had a son, Thomas Perkins,Esq., living in 1460 and dead before 1479. In the "Close Roll" , Edward IV (1461) there is a deed by which Thomas Perkins,Esq. in conjunction with the "King Maker", Earl of Warwick, and his brother John, Lord Montague, received certain manors in Hampshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, in which he probably acted as co-trustee. From this Thomas Perkins,Esq., both the Berkshire and Nottinghamshire families descended, the former from John Perkins,(eldest son of Thomas Perkins.Esq.), who inherited the Ufton estates, the latter from another son, Thomas Perkins, to whom the property at Madresfield passed. John Perkins,(eldest son of Thomas Perkins Esq.), had a son named Thomas, who married the daughter and heir of a certain More. This Thomas Perkins had two sons, Richard Perkins, the eldest, he died without issue by his wife, and William Perkins, who married the daughter of a Wells. This William Perkins had a son, Francis Perkins, Esq., of Ufton, who married Anna Plowden. Francis & Anna (Plowden) Perkins had two sons I mention, Francis Perkins the heir, living 1623 who married Margareta, daughter of Jo Eston DeCatmore, Esq. of County Berks; and Edward Perkins, second son. In 1623 there were probably branches of the Ufton family scattered throughout England.

Thomas Perkins (son of Thomas Perkins, Esq.,) to whom passed the estate of Madresfield in Worcestershire, married Ellen Tomplins of Nupend, their eldest son, William Perkins married into Warwickshire, as so did William's son, Richard Perkins of the parish of West Hide, County Hereford.

There was a large settlement of Perkins in the district around Madresfield from much earlier times then the pedigree suggests. They of Madresfield married chiefly into Herefordshire, where they had property. From them various branches appear to have sprung in that and adjacent counties. The families descended from Madresfield are those of Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Ireland.

From William Perkins (1495), of Hillmorton Parish, Warwickshire, was descended the John Perkins who possibly was the one that settled in Ipswich, MA and was the progenitor of many American branches of the Perkins Family.