Corrections, additions, documentation earnestly desired! (You really want to read this in a monospaced font, like Courier.) ----------------- Third Generation *ANCESTOR* 7. "Deacon" Thomas[2] Perkins (John 2) was born in Hillmorton Parish, Warwickshire, England probably April 1622 (Anderson, Great Migration, vol III, pg. 1432, from his baptism). Thomas died 7 May 1686 at 64 years of age. He married Phebe Gould in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, circa 1640 (Anderson, Great Migration, vol III, pg. 1432, "Thomas.. m. by about 1644 Phebe Gould.. (eldest child b. by 1644)" quoting Walter Godwin Davis' "Ancestry of Dudley Wildes" pg. 92). Phebe was born in ?Heretfordshire, England 20 September 1620 (Anderson, Great Migration, vol III, pg. 1432, "Phebe Gould, daughter of Zacheus Gould.. in his will of 11 December 1685 Thomas Perkins bequeathed to his son Zacheus 'the farm he lives upon "which I had of my father Gould" ' " quoting Walter Godwin Davis' "Ancestry of Dudley Wildes" pg. 92). Phebe was the daughter of Zaccheus Gould and Phebe Deacon. Phebe died after 7 May 1686 at approximately 65 years of age. She survived her husband, but by how long is not known. He arrived in New England in 1631 with his father and the rest of the family, sailing on the Lyon. He removed to Ipswich with them in 1633. At Ipswich he owned Sagamore Hill, but exchanged this property with his brother John for a house in town. After a few years in Ipswich, he removed to Topsfield. He was chosen one of the Selectmen of Topsfield in 1675/6, 1676/7, and 1681/2. He was Deacon of the Topsfield Church before March 1676/7 and continued in that position for many years, during which he served both church and town in various other capacities as well. He was a farmer by occupation. Deacon Thomas Perkins and Phebe Gould had the following children: *ANCESTOR* + 10 i. John[3] Perkins was born 1641 and died 19 May 1668. 11 ii. Phebe Perkins was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts circa 1644. Phebe died circa 1683 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. Her death was after 1680 and before the death of her father in 1686. 12 iii. Zaccheus Perkins was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts circa 1648 (Anderson, Great Migration, vol III, pg. 1432, "in his will of 11 December 1685 Thomas Perkins bequeathed to his son Zacheus" quoting Walter Godwin Davis' "Ancestry of Dudley Wildes" pg. 92). Zaccheus died 1 December 1732 at 84 years of age. Court records dated 1680 show that at one time he had disgraced himself and brought sorrow upon his aged father, who paid a very large sum of money to extricate him from the mess he was in. *ANCESTOR* + 13 iv. Martha Perkins was born 1649 and died 1728. 14 v. Mary Perkins was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts circa 1651. Mary died June or July 1728 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, at 76 years of age. 15 vi. Elisha Perkins was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts circa 1656. Elisha died 18 February 1741 at 84 years of age. 16 vii. Judith Perkins was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts 28 January 1658. Judith died circa 1718 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died unmarried. It is probable that she lived her entire life in her father's home. 17 viii. Thomas Perkins was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts circa 1659. Thomas died April 1722 at 62 years of age. He was a weaver as well as a farmer. He served on a jury in Salem during the witchcraft delusion. He afterwards, with the other jurors, signed a very honorable declaration of regret for the part they had taken at the trials. 18 ix. Timothy Perkins was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts 6 June 1661. ---------------- Darrell [email protected]