Hello All, I like Ancestral Quest http://www.ancestralquest.com/ I have used AQ since 1996. Ancestral Quest version 3 is PAF version 4. After that the two programs have gone their separate ways. One of the reasons (there are many more) I like AQ is because AQ lets you give your sources a type while PAF doesn't. It doesn't matter in the beginning when you don't have many sources, but when you have a lot of them it is a lot easier to look under a certain type for them. AQ is an easy program to use. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. As you get more advanced it has those feature as well such as media and the creation of web pages. My web site(URL below) was made with FrontPage 2000 and AQ for the surname pages. If you want to see one way in which it adds pictures look in the last generation of my WALLACE surname. Click on "Ancestors" button. If anyone has any specific questions on this program please fell free to email me and I will be happy to try and answer them. Bye for now! Genealogically yours, Alison Forte [email protected] Researching: FORTE, FERRARA, DUDLEY, THOMAS Please visit Alison's Genealogy Page at http://www.cadvision.com/fortea > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: February 3, 2001 3:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PERKINS] Re: Genealogy Programs > > > I received a number of responses off list that might be > beneficial to some of > you: > > << I use > PAF......Personal Ancestor File..... Have used it for years and like it > better than several others. One of which is Family Treemaker...... >> > > <<have been using Family Tree Maker for quite a few years now and > have not > had any complaints about it. Did upgrade about two years ago and > really find > it does what I need. I agree with Bill you need to hear from > others. ruth>> > > <<You probably don't have a MAC, but if you do or know someone > who does....I > use Reunion genealogy software and love it. Also have FTMaker. > Much prefer > Reunion. Denell>> > > > > you should send a copy of your response to the list so that > others can use > your response in their evaluation. you see from the three above that > everyone has their favorite and in time might give another a try. > As yet no > one has responded with one that they absolutely hated. > > Bill > > > ==== PERKINS Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to tell the Perkins List about your Perkins brick wall! > It's a big list and we all love to help! > Our Perkins List web site: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl/ > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >

Here is the info for John Perkins late of Plainfield, Windham Co., CT, who was a leading member of the Susquehanna Company which settled the Wyoming Valley (now centered on Wilkes-Barre, PA, originally New Troy, CT, then Wyoming, PA), and several sons. I am a direct descendant of this John Perkins and his wife Hepzibah Griswold, and their son David Perkins (b. Jan. 1, 1769) and his wife Sarah Ferrier. > Subject: [PERKINS] Perkins in the Revolutionary War Project > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 09:28:17 -0800 > > I am getting ready to update and clean up the Revolutionary War Project. If > you would like to add yours or make changes to your submission...Now would be > a great time to do it :o) > > The format is as follows: > Your name and e-mail address Warren Davis 400 Graisbury Ave. Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre) [email protected] > Vets name: John Perkins, b. 1728 (direct descendent of John and Judith [Gator] Perkins of Boston/Ipswich, formerly of Hillmorton, Engl.) > Company: Capt. Simon Spaulding's Independent company of the Wyoming Valley (then part of Connecticut). > Loyalist or Patriot: Patriot > Commanding Officer if known: Capt. Simon Spaulding, under command of Col. Zebulon Butler. His company and the company of Capt. John Durkee, also under Butler's command, about 700 men in total, were involved in the Battle of Wyoming (aka, Wyoming Massacre) on July 3, 1778. About 3,000 British troops under Maj. John Butler, Tories, and hired Iroquois Indians from upstate NY raided Wyoming Valley. The battle was lost by the Connecticut Yankee settlers, and most were savagely killed and scalped, many burned, in three days of marauding after the battle. John Perkins and his family escaped; John came back to the valley soon afterward, but was killed on Nov.7, 1778. His wife stayed in CT; Surviving sons David, Aaron and Griswold returned to Wyoming and prospered there. > When mustered in and out if known: 1778 > Colony: Connecticut and Pennsylvania were fighting over rights to this territory (Wyoming/Wilkes-Barre) before and after the War of Revolution. It was knbown as the Yankee-Pennamite War. Eventually the Pennamites prevailed , but terms allowed original Yankee settlers to retain lands or receive compensation. At the time of the Revolutionary War, the troops were mustered on behalf, and by authority of Connecticut. > Birth and death date if known: b. 1728, d. 7 Nov 1778 -- see below: ===================================================================== € JOHN15 PERKINS (JOHN14, JACOB13, JACOB12, JOHN11, HENRY10, THOMAS9, HENRY8, THOMAS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, HENRY2, PETER MORLEY1) was born Abt. 1728 in New London, Conn., and died November 07, 1778 in Kingston, PA. He married (1) SARAH THOMPSON January 10, 1749/50 in Hebron, Conn., daughter of JOHN THOMPSON and MARY OTIS. She was born March 08, 1724/25 in Hebron, Conn., and died Abt. 1762 in Hebron, Conn. He married (2) HEPZIBAH GRISWOLD Abt. 1764 in Hebron, Conn., daughter of CAPT BENJAMIN GRISWOLD. She was born May 31, 1730 in Windsor, Conn, and died June 29, 1820 in Windsor, Conn. Notes for JOHN PERKINS: Emily Ritchie Perkins, "The Perkins Family, A Sketch of Inter-colonial Migration," PA Geneological Magazine, Vol VII, pp. 163 - 178: "On July 8, 1751 he [JOHN14] and his wife Lydia ³in consideration of the love they bore their son, John15 Perkins, of New London, North Parish," conveyed the whole of that land which their father, Philip Mallsor, late of New London, North Parish, deseased, gave to his daughter Lydia Perkins, in and by his last will. " pg. 176 "John15 Perkins was born circa 1728 and reached his majority about 11/20/1750, when he received from Philip Mallsor, his grandfather, a house and land in the township of New London. There he remained until 1761 when he removed to Hebron, Conn. primarily to protect the property interest of his first wife. At Hebron, he made various purchases and sales of lands between 1764 and 1772, the last conveyance being on 5/31/1772 when he sold to Capt. Benjamin Griswold, of Windsor, Conn. twenty acres with house and barn thereon standing. Some two years later, attracted by the possibilities offered by the Wyoming Valley, then under the jurisdiction of Conn., now in PA, Mr Perkins followed the 'course of empire' westward, and, during the Indian warfare of the Revolution was slain by the savages at Kingston, 11/7/1778." pg. 177 Children of JOHN PERKINS and SARAH THOMPSON are: i. MARTHA20 PERKINS. ii. SARAH PERKINS, b. September 07, 1751, New London, Conn.; m. LUMAN LONG. Notes for SARAH PERKINS: Emily Ritchie Perkins, "The Perkins Family, A Sketch of Inter-colonial Migration," PA Geneological Magazine, Vol VII, pp. 163 - 178: iii. MARY PERKINS, b. Bef. 1762, Hebron, Conn.; m. ELIJAH MANN, August 20, 1771, Hebron, Conn.. iv. LYDIA PERKINS, b. Bef. 1762, Hebron, Conn.; m. DAVID SKINNER, September 18, 1780, Hebron, Conn.. Children of JOHN15 PERKINS and HEPZIBAH GRISWOLD are: v. JOHN16 PERKINS, JR, b. Abt. 1764, Hebron, Conn.; d. July 06, 1777; m. JOANNA ELKINS, February 09, 1792. Notes for JOHN PERKINS, JR : Emily Ritchie Perkins, "The Perkins Family, A Sketch of Inter-colonial Migration," PA Geneological Magazine, Vol VII, pp. 163 - 178 : Revoluntionary soldier, slain in the war. Pg. 178"N. Eng. Hist. & Gen. Register", Vol XII, pp. 82 vi. AARON PERKINS, b. Abt. 1766, Windsor, Conn; d. Aft. 1818, Kingston, PA. Notes for AARON PERKINS : Emily Ritchie Perkins, "The Perkins Family, A Sketch of Inter-colonial Migration," PA Geneological Magazine, Vol VII, pp. 163 - 178 : "Revolutionary Soldier, enlisted from Windsor in 1776, in Capt Robert Durkee's independant Co. of the Wyoming Valley, Connecticutt Line; was in the skirmish at Millstone, NJ and subsequently served against the Indians; Conn. pensioner in PA under Act of 1818." pg. 178 vii. GRISWOLD PERKINS, b. Abt. 1767, Windsor, PA; d. Abt. 1786, Kingston, PA. Notes for GRISWOLD PERKINS : Emily Ritchie Perkins, "The Perkins Family, A Sketch of Inter-colonial Migration," PA Geneological Magazine, Vol VII, pp. 163 - 178 : "Died at Kingston in Susquehanna, PA; estate administered by mother Mrs Ziba Perkins 10/7/1786." pg. 178 viii. DAVID PERKINS16, b. January 01, 1769; d. June 08, 1854, Kingston, PA; m. SARAH FERRIER, b. Amity New York. Notes for DAVID PERKINS : Emily Ritchie Perkins, "The Perkins Family, A Sketch of Inter-colonial Migration," PA Geneological Magazine, Vol VII, pp. 163 - 178 : On 3/25/1791, he came into possession of various lots in Kingston, orginally set off to his father, comprising some 500 acres. On the death of his grandfather Benjamin, he also inherited land in Hebron, Conn. pg. 178 Notes for SARAH FERRIER : Emily Ritchie Perkins, "The Perkins Family, A Sketch of Inter-colonial Migration," PA Geneological Magazine, Vol VII, pp. 163 - 178:

Hi Pam you wrote to reply off line but this is a topic that comes up every year and it is beneficial for all considering the purchase or upgrade. I personally benefited when I changed programs by a couple of days of conversations that went on. In a message dated 01-02-03 13:03:01 EST, you write: I am about to purchace a new genealogy program, as I am unhappy with the one I have. I would like everyones input as to their best pick of programs. Please respond to me off list, as I do not wish to start a big discussion on the list. I will post the results to the list. Also, has anyone purchased the set of Census Index CD Bundle from Family Tree maker 1607-1880? Is this purchase worth it? <<<<<<<<<<< I myself decided on Family Tree Maker some years ago. I have not upgraded it. I purchased the cheapest package as I was advised that the CD's were incomplete, unsourced, and generally not worth the cost. The difference in the packages at that time was the number of cd's that they included, not the program itself. I have been very happy with the software, though there are a few things that I would like for it to do now that I am more experienced and am organizing my data in different ways. I was also advised at that time that most of the better programs would do nicely, they just had a few different options that might or might not be of use to me. There were a few programs that some people were very dissatisfied with. (I do not remember which ones they were) I was also advised not to submit my research to any of the commercial firms as they would publish it in with all the other data and make a profit on my efforts. They would sell good research in with plagerised copying of bad data making their product technically all but worthless, in fact worse than worthless as some would pass on that bad data as researched thus furthering the dissemination of bad data. I hope others will supply the names of the programs that they use that they like. I will be passing on the comments to the PERKINS and RUGGLES lists for the edification of those subscribers. Bill

Hi all as most of you know I am of a different "political" ancestral (ROFLMAF) persuasion so I have little interest in Continental or State veterans of the war of 1775-1783 (at this time) but I am very interested in communicating with those of you who might have veterans whose beliefs led them to be of the Loyalist label for any reason, not just the moral dilema that their descendents faced in the "other" War of Secession, 1861-1865 -- blood against blood, friend against friend. Even if you have no proof but because they uprooted and moved to Canada suddenly and without any aparrent reason, I want to communicate with you. For the other War preceeding the "Revolution", the last of the French and Indian Wars, I am compiling data on individuals and engagements, mostly for the engagements in the Champlain Valley, NY and mostly New England colonials. I am interested in corresponding with anyone who has data on ANY individuals not just PERKINS or RUGGLES. Have a great weekend, really nice here in Raleih, NC, only in the upper 40's but crystal clear Carolina Blue sky. Feels like Spring is trying to come on. Bill

Hello Listers, I am looking for someone to help create a Nicholas Perkins Project for the Perkins List Home Page. It could be detailed or basic. If you can make a web page to link up to then great, if not gather info and I'll put it up for you. If anyone is interested, Please contact me! We really need this line up next! Have a Great Perkins Day! Sonya Perkins Lynch Perkins Rootsweb Mailing List Owner Perkins List Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl Sonya's Home Page: http://mygaggle.homepage.com Get your Site by Sonya: http://websonya.com Special rates for Genealogy Sites!

I do not have much info on my Perkins and hope someone out there can help. My JOHN A PERKINS was born 1837, ENG. or WALES (?) Came to the US with 3 brothers, possibly landed in NEW YORK. All 4 brothers fought in the civil war, 2 for the north and JOHN A and the other brother for the south. JOHN A PERKINS married JOSEPHINE BUCHANAN b. 1837, her death certificate gives place of birth as AL. They had 5 children: ELIJAH THOMAS, MOLLY, CORA, LIZZIE, and ANNA. After the war they migrated to PERRY CO., MS and then to SNYDER, TX. If anyone has anything on this famiy I would greatly appreciate it. Many Thanks, Gwen Perkins

Please contact me if you are related to this woman. I'm at [email protected] Richard Piccarreto

I am pleased to announce that I have finally found the final resting place for John and Millie Cameron. In 1892 they moved to Delano, MN. and lived there for three years until John died. He is buried in St. Peters Cemetery in an "unmarked" grave. Millie and the four kids moved to Minneapolis in 1895. Millie died in 1897 and was sent to Delano for burial. She is buried in a different Cemetery than John. A wonderful man by the name of Mr. Rieland did the research for me. He read to me over the phone the obits for both John and Millie. John was Catholic, Millie was "Very active in the Methodist Church" Some great news has also come from this discovery. Also in Delano was Millie's sister Mary and her family. Her father Mr. Alexander H. Lyons lived there too (he was 89 at the time Millie was buried). As I was driving home from work tonight I also had another "Revelation". The mystery over the youngest child Elvie, I believe goes like this... Charles M. Perkins marries Lucinda (Lucy) Lyons in 1880 in Wadena Co.(Charles wife is listed as Lucy Perkins). They have a child Elvina Perkins. Lucy dies when she is 30 years old in 1884 (the birthdates match, the rest is assumption) The John and Millie Cameron family take and adopt little Elvie. (Elvie Perkins later marries Charles Cooper on her 20th birthday Aug. 20th 1901). Charles later remarries Anna Perkins and they have sons George and Charles N. Perkins. Mr. Rieland is going to send me all this documentation (I can hardly wait!) He is also going to help me place markers at the sites of Harrison and Stephan Lyons. They were both members of the 1st Minnesota Volunteers during the Civil War. They have heroic stories. Both men are in unmarked graves. Mr. Rieland is known as a "Missionary" for this cause. He has placed HUNDREDS of markers on the gravesites of people whom he finds in unmarked graves in Minnesota. I still have several mysteries to solve. I do not yet know where John J. Cameron was born and his parents names. I would love to find out what happened to John Cameron Jr. I am hopeful that I might find descendants from him and connect with lost Cameron family. Another mystery is a woman named Ida or Ada Cameron. She was living in the John Cameron household in Duluth in 1890-1. She also paid for three cemetery plots one of which is Millie's. I am so grateful for this breakthrough. I want to thank everyone for all their help and support. I am looking forward to the next brick wall and the next and the next.... Dean Cameron

Jim Perkins [email protected] John Perkins Son of John Perkins and Abigail Dodge b. July 20, 1753 in Wenham Massachusetts Mustered in Wenham into Capt. Thomas Kendall's Militia Served under Col. Baker's regiment Battle of Lexington, April 19,1775

[email protected] (Lois Perkins) Vets Name: Ancil B. Perkins, Pvt. Company: 4th Battery, lst Battalion MAINE, Light Artillery Enlisted: Readfield, ME Nov. 12, 186l and reenlisted Feb. 5, 1864 at Brandy Station, VA Born: April 20, 1845 (age 16 at time of enlistment) Parsonsfield, ME Died: 1906 El Paso, TX (He was one of the early settlers of Big Spring, TX) Was in the following battles: Harpers Ferry, Bull Run, Antietam, Battle of the Wilderness, Fall of Petersburg and present at the surrender at Appomatax Court House

Anyone out there know anything about this? Ohio.  Reply above or to <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>.   Citation from Akron Chapter DAR website:   "RICHARD HARRINGTON was born 22 April 1756 in Rhode Island. He married Roby Perkins in 1774. As a Revolutionary soldier he was a member of Arnold's expedition to Quebec; he was in the battle when Montgomery fell, and also took part in the battle of Stillwater. About 1815, Richard moved to Tallmadge, OH and purchased a farm. He died on his farm 8 June 1831. Richard and Roby are buried in Harrington Cemetery in Northampton. Stone. In 1990 DAR Index." I believe Roba Perkins may be related to General Simon Perkins, co-founder of Akron,Ohio. Any help? Let the list know alright? Thanks, sonya Perkins Lynch   Perkins Rootsweb Mailing List Owner Perkins List Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl Sonya's Home Page: http://mygaggle.homepage.com Get your Site by Sonya: http://websonya.com Special rates for Genealogy Sites!

I am getting ready to update and clean up the Revolutionary War Project. If you would like to add yours or make changes to your submission...Now would be a great time to do it :o) The format is as follows: Your name and e-mail address Vets name: Company: Loyalist or Patriot: Commanding Officer if known: When mustered in and out if known: Colony: Birth and death date if known: Any  information that you may have pertaining to his Military career. Spouse: Military pension or widow's pension if known A short story about this persons military career if possible! Sonya Perkins Lynch Perkins List Mom Perkins Rootsweb Mailing List Owner Perkins List Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl Sonya's Home Page: http://mygaggle.homepage.com Get your Site by Sonya: http://websonya.com Special rates for Genealogy Sites!

My records show John PERKINS and Sarah PHILIPS marred on 27 Aug 1849 Franklin CO,MO. I think she was the daughter of Austin Philps of Jefferson CO, MO. I may be wrong but this is what I have; 1 PERKINS ---------------------------------------- Children: John (1813-) 1.1a John PERKINS* ------------------------- Birth: 1813, KY Occ: LDS; AFN;CS95-Q Reli: B.A. Kincaid Has Marrage Records of second marriage Spouse: first [may be Elvira] Marr: Children: Elizabeth Ann (~1838-) MARY L. (~1835-) NARCISSA J (~1840-) Other Spouses Marsaleete BATES, SARAH PHILIPS 1.1a.1 Elizabeth Ann Perkins ------------------------- Birth: abt 1838, MO Occ: LDS; AFN; 4PFF-37 Spouse: Charles R. BRADFIELD Birth: 1824, NC Father: BRADFIELD Marr: 21 Sep 1857, Jefferson C0., MO Children: Robert Theadore (1875-1935) Delia (1861-) Samuel A (~1864-) Lee T. (~1866-1942) Mary E (1869-) Lucy M (1868-1868) 1.1a.2 MARY L. Perkins ------------------------- Birth: abt 1835, KY 1.1a.3 NARCISSA J PERKINS ------------------------- Birth: abt 1840, MO 1.1b John PERKINS* (See above) ------------------------- Spouse: Marsaleete BATES Birth: 1814 Marr: 10 Sep 1850, Jefferson CO., MO Children: Edward M. (1837-) William (~1840-) Vinvint C (1841-) MIERS (~1851-) Other Spouses first [may be Elvira], SARAH PHILIPS 1.1b.1 Edward M. Bates ------------------------- Birth: 1837 1.1b.2 William Bates ------------------------- Birth: abt 1840 1.1b.3 Vinvint C BATES ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1841 1.1b.4 MIERS Perkins ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1851, Jefferson Co., MO 1.1c John PERKINS* (See above) ------------------------- Spouse: SARAH PHILIPS Marr: 27 Aug 1840, FRANKLIN CO, MO Children: Elvira (~1844-) Sarah C (1846-) John [W] or [H] (~1849-) Other Spouses first [may be Elvira], Marsaleete BATES 1.1c.1 Elvira Perkins ------------------------- Birth: abt 1844, MO Spouse: Robert Baker Birth: abt 1840, PRU [per 1870 Census] Children: Charles (~1862-) Sarah (~1866-) John (1869-) 1.1c.2 Sarah C Perkins -------------------------Birth: 1846 1.1c.3 John [W] or [H] PERKINS ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1849, MO I HAVE A NEWS CLIPPING IN THE SAME AREA OF THE FARM; MY COPY IS PRETTY BAD SO I WILL DO MY BEST TO COPY. I AM A PRETTY BAD TYPIST AND SLOW. THE PACIFIC TRANSCRIPT PACIFIC, MO FRIDAY DECEMBER 15 1905 BIRTH-DAY CELEBRATION A man 84 years old Has 84 Descends Many if not quite all the 84 descendants of John M Perkins gathered at the farm home of that man at Grubville, in this county last Saturday, December 9, to congratulate him upon having attained at the 84th anniversary of his birth. One remarkable feature of the gathering was the fact that four generations of John were present -John M. and his son John L., his son John M., and his son John H. All sat around the same dinner table. Of the 14 living children grand old grandsire, ten were present. Thirty seven grand-children and 13 great grand-children live to venerate his name, and most of them live within a small radius in the south east corer of Franklin County, and are well to-do and respected farmers. twenty -four of the grand-children and all 13 of the next generation were present on this occasion. The second Mrs. Perkins , mother of nine of the children and a due number of the grand-children to her credit, still lives a hearty, middle age dame of seventy summers. May both of the venerable couple live to celebrate other anniversaries. Mrs. Joseph Withington wife of Conductor Withington, of this city, is a daughter of the old Patriarch. she and her two children were at the home gathering and little Ben Withington accompanied them. _____________________________________________________________________ I alway though this was part of the family but i could never link. Is the second wife M. BATES and Mrs. WITHINGTON her daugther. this a copy of a clipping past down in our family, I have never check it out, the dates and location put them in the right time and place. My grand mother was a BECKEMEYER, and married a BRADFIELD. I am the son of Annie [BRADFIELD] KINCAID. B. A. KINCAID Picayune, MS [email protected] andy

Well, I am starting to unravel the mystery of Elvie Cooper. I used to think that she was Elvie Cameron married Charles Cooper in Duluth Aug. 20 1901. She turned out to be Elvina Perkins b. Aug 20 1881 in Wadena Co. She was adopted at about age 4 by my GGGrandparents John and Millie Cameron. She was the daughter of Charles M. Perkins and Jane (I think) Perkins. Jane died in 1884 at the age of 30. Charles was alive but he was 45 at the time of Jane's death. My guess is that he could not care for his daughter and my Cameron's stepped in. Charles later remarried and had at least two other children. I have all their names but unfortunately they are at my office. I'll repost again Fri. to make sure I have all the names right. Any Perkins out there who might be related to Elvina???? Thanks, Dean Cameron

The GenExchange New York Emigrant Savings Bank project website has been named Family Tree Makers website of the day. The website located at http://www.genexchange.org/esb/index.cfm is the brain child and ambition of Monica Bennett, who has been working endlessly to transcribe the original records from microfiche. Called the single most important genealogical source material for New York City discovered this century, the New York Emigrant Savings Bank, opened in 1850 and run by Irish immigrants, for Irish immigrants, contain records for emigrants from California, Michigan, Florida, upstate New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Alabama and Missouri and are a true treasure trove of information. The records, being painstakingly transcribed by Monica Bennett, are some of the most sought after genealogical source materials, particularly for the New York Metropolitan area.. These key genealogical resources are sure to unlock mysteries for anyone looking for an emigrant ancestor who might have emigrated through New York. The records contain details about the place, date of birth, relatives, as well as military duties the emigrant might have had in the United States, and much, much more.

1)[email protected] 2)[email protected] __________________________ Perkins, Nathaniel Private Company H 10th New York Heavy Artillery Enlisted September 19, 1862 at Brownville, New York April 4, 1864 Transferred to U.S. Civil War Navy by order of the Secretary of War Ordinary Seaman Served aboard: USS Allegheny USS Dale USS Princeton USS San Jacinto Mustered out at close of war at Petersburg, Virginia Service Pension # 23037 February 9, 1898 $12.00 per month Died: December 12, 1907 Burial in Richland Township (Hemlock), Saginaw County, Michigan Widow's Pension Martha (Dorchester) Perkins #19112 Nathaniel Perkins' brother: Wayne Seibert: [email protected] George Washington Perkins Company H 10th New York Heavy Artillery Enlisted at Brownville, New York Died Lakeview County, Michigan

From: [email protected] William F. Perkins Company- I [if I read it right] 153rd. Regiment-Illinois Mustered into service Feb.27,1865 in Chicago at the age of 18, Mustered out Sept. 21, 1865 in Memphis, Tn. His residence is listed as Winfield, Ill. DuPage Co. at time of enlistment. William was 5'4 brown hair, blue eyes and light complexion. He was also listed as a Brakeman in Rome, N.Y. as a civilian. It was the job of the 153rd to guard the railroad in Tenn.

There are three Perkins listed in the Roster of the Historic Regiment "1st Minnesota Volunteers" If you do not know about them it is worth reading the book "Last Full Measure" by Richard Moe. You can find them online at www.firstminnesota.com Click on "Old First" then click "Roster of old first" and then search the database by "Last Name" you will find three "Perkins". The last of the three is an Ellet Perkins and the site has a wonderful picture of him in Full Uniform. I am not related to any of these men. But my "Perkins" connection may come from there somehow. I have two GGGUncles who were in the 1st Minnesota and the stories are heroic. Their sister (my GGGrandmother) and her husband adopted a young girl named Elvina Perkins in Aldrich, Wadena Co. MN. sometime between 1885-1888. Several of the veterans of the 1st lived in that area. There was another Vet. of the Civil War there from another unit named Charles Perkins. Oh well another mystery to solve........ Dean Cameron

Hi all There is a many Vol Set named "The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865" It lists each participant alphabetically and their State Rgt & Co. There are about 5-700 PERKINS listed there. Another set is "The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865" which lists, by state each individual, Rgt, Co., rank. You do not want to know how many PERKINS are listed, the number is absolutely HUGE. I have looked through a one Volume listing for the Mexican War, but do not remember what info is there nor how many. Most State Libraries or Archives usually have these sets. Bill

I didn't notice any Mexican War Perkins on the web page, so I'll start a list here: >From Pat Perkins, [email protected] Constant Haslin PERKINS 2nd Missouri Mounted Vol's under Capt. Clarkston, commanded by Col. Sterling Price enlisted: 20 June 1846, Greenfield, Dade County, Mo. discharged: 16 Sept 1847, Leavenworth, Kans. b: c1816, Halifax County, Va. d: 16 Jan 1863, Ray County, Mo. m: Parthena E. Ball, 16 June 1839, Polk County, Mo. height: 6-1 hair: brown eyes: blue complexion: fair occupation: farmer source: pension application, number unknown, transcription in records of Eugene T. Perkins, Portland, Ore.