Sonya (and others), The will of Henry Purkins IV is not from the Nicholas Perkins line of Virginia, as far as I can tell. HPIV was b. Essex County, Va., c1745, m. c1766 in Buckingham County, Va., and d. aft. the Jan. 11, 1803 will in Halifax County, Va. I've included the lineage from my grandfather's research, which dates back to Humphrey Purkins/Perkins of 17th century Virginia. Pat Perkins, La Grande, Ore., USA http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pperkins Humphrey Purkins b. abt 1640, England d. abt 1686, Old Rappahannock County, Va. m. England | Henry Purkins* | b. abt 1660, Old Rappahannock, Va. | d. AFT 11 Mar 1734/35, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | & Mary | d. abt 1700 | m. abt 1680, Old Rappahannock, Va. | | Mary Purkins | | & Richard Taylor | | | Henry Taylor | | | Mary Taylor | | Henry Purkins | | b. 1685-1690, St. Ann's Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Va. | | d. aft 23 Sep 1738, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | & Cary Fargeson | | b. abt 1690 | | d. aft 1742, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | m. bef 25 Mar 1716, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | | Sarah Purkins | | | & George Wright | | | d. abt 1774, Cumberland, Va. | | | | Henry Wright | | | | d. Georgia | | | | George Wright | | | | d. abt 1790, Cumberland, Va. | | | | & Mary Wright | | | | William Wright* | | | | b. abt 1752, Cumberland, Va. | | | | d. Apr 1838, Cumberland, Va. | | | | & Elizabeth Anderson | | | | m. 1 Nov 1785, Cumberland, Va. | | | | William Wright* | | | | b. abt 1752, Cumberland, Va. | | | | d. Apr 1838, Cumberland, Va. | | | | & Elizabeth Woodson | | | | m. 31 Mar 1793, Cumberland, Va. | | | | Archibald Wright | | | | b. 13 Sep 1754, Cumberland, Va. | | | | d. 3 Jun 1810 | | | | & Mary Dejarnette | | | | m. 1782, Cumberland, Va. | | | | Thomas Wright | | | | d. abt 1781, Cumberland, Va. | | | | Mary Wright | | | | b. 27 Sep 1760, Cumberland, Va. | | | | & William Gills | | | | m. 5 Feb 1784 | | | | Gabriel Wright | | | | d. abt 1809, Buckingham, Va. | | | | & Catherine Ransone | | | | m. 1785, Cumberland, Va. | | | | Sarah P Wright | | | | & Henry Ransone | | | | m. 24 Dec 1786 | | | Tabitha Purkins | | | Rachel Purkins | | | & Francis Griggs | | | m. Essex County, Va. | | | Johannah Purkins | | | & John St. John | | | m. Essex County, Va. | | | Henry Purkins* | | | b. abt 1718, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | | d. aft 2 Jun 1780, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | | & Elizabeth Gatewood | | | b. 1720-1724, Essex County, Va. | | | d. abt 1765, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | | m. 1741-1742, Essex County, Va. | | | | William Purkins | | | | b. abt 1742, Essex County, Va. | | | | Henry Purkins | | | | b. abt 1745, Essex County, Va. | | | | d. aft 11 Jan 1803, Halifax County, Va. | | | | & Mary Ransone | | | | b. abt 1750, Buckingham Co., Va. | | | | d. aft 1820, Halifax County, Va. | | | | m. abt 1766, Buckingham Co., Va. | | | | | Elizabeth Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1767, Buckingham Co., Va. | | | | | & William Hubbard | | | | | b. 1758 | | | | | m. aft 1783, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | William Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1770, Buckingham Co., Va. | | | | | & Sarah Morton | | | | | m. 10 Nov 1794 | | | | | Henry Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1774 | | | | | & Elizabeth Comer Penick | | | | | m. 5 Dec 1798 | | | | | Daniel Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1774, Prince Edward Co, Va. | | | | | & Mary Smith | | | | | m. 10 May 1795, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | Mary Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1783, Prince Edward Co, Va. | | | | | Flemstead Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1784, Prince Edward Co, Va. | | | | | Gabriel Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1785, Prince Edward Co, Va. | | | | | & Susan Ware | | | | | m. 1 Dec 1812 | | | | | John Purkins | | | | | b. abt 1787, Prince Edward Co, Va. | | | | | d. bef 1 Jan 1845, Dade County, Mo. | | | | | & Rodey Walters Woosley | | | | | b. 1792, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | d. 1844, Christian County, Ky. | | | | | m. 10 Oct 1808, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | James Purkins* | | | | | b. abt 1793, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | & Jane Turner | | | | | m. 8 Mar 1814, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | James Purkins* | | | | | b. abt 1793, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | & Lucy Standly | | | | | m. 7 Aug 1816 | | | | | Elijah Purkins | | | | | b. 1795, Halifax County, Va. | | | | | & Nancy Hurtm ? | | | | | m. 5 Mar 1814, Prince Edward Co, Va. | | | | Gideon Purkins | | | | Cary Purkins | | | | Youngdimmach Purkins | | | | Mary Purkins | | | | b. Essex County, Va. | | | Henry Purkins* | | | b. abt 1718, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | | d. aft 2 Jun 1780, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | | | & Mary Dunn | | | m. bef 17 Dec 1775 | | | | Gabriel John Purkins | | | | d. 1814 | | | | & Lucy Baber | | | | | Washington Henry Purkins | | | | | b. 16 Dec 1784 | | | | | d. 1850 | | | | | & Nancy Ann Howerton | | | | | m. 1813, Essex County, Va. | | | | Thomas Purkins | | | | Philemon Purkins | | | | Son Purkins | | | | Son Purkins | | | | Son Purkins | Henry Purkins* | b. abt 1660, Old Rappahannock, Va. | d. AFT 11 Mar 1734/35, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Va. | & Tabitha St. John | d. aft 29 Apr 1738, Essex County, Va. | m. bef 17 Dec 1712, Essex County, Va. | | Ann Purkins | | b. 1712-1720 | | Tabitha Purkins | | b. 1714-1716 | | Alice Purkins | | b. 1716-1718 | | & Unknown Bocaton | | Griffing Purkins | | b. 1721-1723