I am hoping the following information can help someone and perhaps that someone can also help me. I am currently searching for proof of father/son connection of William(3) Perkins, Topsfield MA and William (4) Perkins believed to have removed from Topsfield to New Kent VA---- a will, death records, other printed info or clues? Anyone can help? Names can be provided of Perkins slaves given away or emancipated in Christian Perkins' will of March 1836 Garrard Co KY, and named in will of James Perkins, Garrard Co KY 1858 Here's the line: 1) GEORGE PERKINS of County Warwick, London 2) WILLIAM(1) PERKINS, London, Merchant Tailor, d. bef 1671, London England. m. Jane. 3) (Immigrant Ancestor) Rev. WILLIAM(2) PERKINS, b. All Hallows, Bread St. London 25 Aug 1607; d. 21 May 1682 Topsfield MA; Came to Rocksbury (Roxbury) MA on the William & Francis, Winthrop Fleet, 1632; m. 30 Aug 1636 Elizabeth Wooten(b.abt 1615, d. 1690 Topsfield); Capt., military and civil service. Orig. planter Mass. Bay Colony. CHildren : Born.ROXBURY: William b. and d. 1639; WILLIAM(3) 2/25/42; Born WEYMOUTH: Elizabeth 6/18/1643; Tobijah 10/20/1646; Katherine 10/29/1648; Born GLOUCESTER: Mary 5/17/1652; Born TOPSFIELD: John (m. Ann Hutchinson); Sarah (m. John Bradstreet); Timothy, (m. Edna Hazen); Rebecca (m. Thomas Fiske) 4) WILLIAM(3) PERKINS, b. Roxbury 2/25/1642, m. 24 Oct 1669 Elizabeth Clarke, dau of Daniel Clarke, CH: Elizabeth, b. 21 July 1670; Mary b.4/4/1672; WILLIAM(4) b. abt 1674; John b.20 Feb 1676; Dorothy b. 30 Apr 1678; Timothy b. 23 Feb 1681; Nathan b. 24 Apr 1683; Rebecca b. 4 Sept 1685; 5) WILLIAM(4) PERKINS, b. abt 1674, d. 1755 New Kent; m. Elizabeth (Wells?) moved to New Kent VA bef. 1698?; CH: Anne, b.&d. 1698; Anne bap. 4 May 1701, died young; WILLIAM(5) bap. 25 August 1706, Anne b. 26 Jan 1708/9, Judith b. 15 Dec 1711, Sarah b. 29 June 1717 6) WILLIAM(5) PERKINS, Bap. 25 Aug 1706 d. 1755 New Kent VA; m. Isabella Christian, CH: All Born in New Kent: Christian, b. 25 Dec 1734; WILLIAM(6) PERKINS b. abt 1736, Children with 2nd wife Mary Otey: David, Elizabeth (m. Benedict Crump 12 Oct 1762), Mary d. Jan 1734 New Kent 7) WILLIAM(6) PERKINS, b. abt 1736, New Kent, d. 1813 Patrick Co. VA; m. 23 Feb 1756 in Goochland Co VA Mrs. Susannah (Holland) Massie; CH: Thomas b. 1756, d. 1850 Barren Co KY, CHRISTIAN b. 7 Aug 1757 in Goochland; William(7) b. 22 Aug 1759; Sarah Sally b. 9 Aug 1763; Mary Ann b. 1765, David b. 1786 d. 3 May 1865, m. Amelia Banks, M. Polly Banks; Elizabeth b. abt 1788; Nancy b. abt 1790, Susannah b. abt 1792 8) CHRISTIAN PERKINS b. 7 Aug 1757 Goochland Co VA, d. Apr 1836 Garrard Co KY, m. Louisiana Raney (divorced, date presently unknown) CH: JAMES b. 1785 Henry Co VA, Believe all born KY: Joseph, William, John, Sally (m. Reynolds), Polly (m. Reynolds), Susan.(m. Isaac Homes) KY. **NOTE: Christian fought in the Revolutionary War, serving in the 4th VA Regiment, Infantry; after war moved to Henry Co Va, where may have received land grant, then moved to Lincoln Co KY, then to Garrard Co KY. Kentucky Will 1836. 9) JAMES PERKINS, b. 1785 Henry Co VA, d. 16 June 1858 Garrard Co KY, m. 27 Feb 1810 Nancy Jennings in Garrard Co KY. CH: Aisley (m.Daniel McDonald), Eliza (m. John Sturgas), Jordan, Wyatt, NEWITT, Embry, Emanuel, William, Kentucky Will 1858 10) NEWITT, b. abt 1821 d. abt Jan 1860 Garrard Co KY, m.19 Aug 1840 in Garrard Co to Sally Sadler b.abt 1823, CH: JAMES E. b. July 1842, George b. abt 1845, Nixon b. abt 1846, William b. abt 1847, Emanuel b. 1849, Nancy b abt 1851(m. A. H. Holtzclaw), Kentucky Court Probate Records. 11) JAMES EDWARD b. July 1842 Garrard Co KY d. 16 Nov 1911, Veteran's Home Wood Wisconsin; bur.Tuscola IL, m. Sarah Ann Majors, b. 15 Sept 1858 Cass Co MO, d. 28 Oct 1881 Falmouth, Jasper Co IL(dau of Samuel M. Majors of Cass Co MO.) CH: all born Jasper Co IL: Janette Lee b. 1 Oct 1876; Mary Lydia b. 6 May 1878; IRA EDWARD b. 8 December 1880 *NOTE: Sarah died 10 months after son born. All children raised by different families, sometimes went by their foster family names :Janetta--Ross; Lydia--Franz, Ira (Eddie)-Suddath. **NOTE: James E. fought in the Civil War, mustered in as private 4 Aug 1862 Co.H, 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers, Union; Major battles at Richmond KY, Cynthiana KY, Hopkinville KY, Franklin TN, Resaca GA and Montgomery AL, plus minor battles. Wounded. Mustered out Corporal, 10 July 1865 Edgefield TN. IRA EDWARD b. 8 Dec 1880 Falmouth, Jasper, IL, d. 11 May 1951. m. in Chicago 1911 to Marie E. Laugel b. 13 Aug 1885 d. 3 Nov 1919 Chicago(dau of Agustus J. Laugel of Ste Marie, Jasper IL.) CH: Marjorie Francis Perkins b. 16 Feb 1912 d. 28 Aug 1974. NOTE: Ira "Eddie" served overseas , First World War Sources: 1) The Great Immigration Begins, NEHGR, 1995; 2) Pre 1633 Planters of the Mass. Bay Colony, The Winthrop Society (Winthrop Fleet) Carmel CA; 3) Land Office Records in Richmond VA, Gen Publ Co, repr. Balto 1960; 4) Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, James Savage, 4 vols, Gen Publ. Co Boston, 1860; 5) 1704 Quit Rent Rolls of New Kent VA; 6) Early American Marriages, 7) Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish New Kent and James City Counties, VA 1684-1786, C. G. Chamberlayne 1937; Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of VA, by Hall; The Douglas Register, Rev. Douglas, and wills, birth/death certificates, marriage records and National Archives records. Karleene in Oregon karly@pioneer.net