Will try this again, I understand the first time this post was garbled. Want proof John and Samuel PERKINS are indeed the father & grandfather of Joseph PERKINS. Joseph and Mary Pauline USSERY PERKINS had 3 daughters and 13 sons. JOHN PERKINS married MARY ANTHONY 21 February 1764 in Louisa Co., VA. Mary may have been the daughter of Luke Anthony. They had one known child, SAMUEL PERKINS, b. ca. 1764, VA; d. 27 September 1839, Madison Co., KY. SAMUEL PERKINS married his first wife, JEAN JOHNSON in Louisa Co., VA. Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier. He was married twice, second wife unknown. JEAN JOHNSON was the daughter of Richard Johnson of Virginia. Samuel and Jean Johnson PERKINS son, JOSEPH PERKINS, b. 27 November 1784, Virginia; d. 14 February 1847, Attala Co., MS. JOSEPH PERKINS (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 27 November 1784 in Virginia, and died 14 February 1847 in Attala Co., MS. He married MARY PAULINE USSERY 12 July 1812 in Pulaski, Giles Co., TN, daughter of PETER USSERY and AMELIA JARVIS. Joseph was in the war of 1812 and served under Col. Lowry & Capt. Looney. Joseph was a Private, West TN Infantry. By 1821 he was among the first tax payers in the present day Lowndes County. In 1821 he paid taxes for one white poll and five slaves in the amount of $5.25. On August 22, 1825 Joseph bought 79.98 acres of land in the W1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 17 South, Range 17 West. By 1827 he owned 160 acres of land in the same township and range. The land records in Lowndes County reveal Joseph was planning to move to Oktibbeha County on November 2, 1835 when he sold some of his land to William Kidd. He had completed his move by June 21, 1836 when he sold the remainder of his land to William Kidd. The deed of 1835 had Joseph's residence as Lowndes County and the deed of 1836 had his residence as Oktibbeha County. It appears three of his sons, Alfred 'Alf', Thomas and John moved to Oktibbeha County with Joseph in 1835 and his son William moved there in 1836. In 1837, Joseph Perkins built a horse operated grist mill a mile and a half east of Sessums stands, which served the immediate neighborhood. About 1838 Joseph established the first tanning yard in the county. It was not far from the grist mill. The Askew Crossing road passes north and south through the old site, and the right of way of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.., Starkville branch, runs through the northern end of it. It was here Perkins bored a deep well, the first artesian well in Oktibbeha County. (Usry Bul #68 page 6). As a trade center, Agency, MS, (now abandoned) rivaled, perhaps exceeded Starkville in the middle 50's. It did not equal the county seat in number of stores, but surpassed it in value of trade. Some of the store keepers were JOHN USSERY PERKINS, Dr. J.B. PERKINS, Gordon Alston, Admiral Warren and Perkins and James. The physicians in Beat 5 during the period around 1858 were: C.W. Jordan, Joseph B. Perkins, E. R. Burt, and J.G. Carroll. Perkins was the son of Joseph Perkins, who began his medical practice in 1852 and continued actively in practice; he moved to Starkville in 1892. He died there in 1899. Carroll came from Carrollton, Alabama, in 1857 and practiced at the Choctaw Agency community until 1894 then he moved to Starkville where he died in 1902. While on a business trip to Attala County, MS in 1847 Joseph became ill and was in the first Baptist Hospital, Starkvile, MS where he died. He is buried in Oktibbeha County, MS. MARY PAULINE USSERY: Mary Pauline also referred to as May, and Joseph lived next to her brother, Richard Ussery at the time of the 1820 census. In 1840 they were living in Oktibbeha Co., MS where Joseph ran a tannery. JOSEPH PERKINS and MARY USSERY had 3 daughters and 13 sons. Three of the children died in infancy. Children of JOSEPH PERKINS and MARY USSERY are: 1. WILLIAM DIXON PERKINS, b. Abt. 1813, Giles Co., TN; d. Okitibbeha Co., MS. He married (1) MARY ANN WARD 19 December 1833 in Lowndes Co., MS, daughter of WILLIAM WARD. He married (2) ELIZABAETH TAGGART 22 September 1847 in Lowndes Co., MS. On 7 Jan. 1834, William bought 40.17 acres of land in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1//4 of Section 35, Township 16, Range 17 West. He sold the land two years later and moved to Oktibbeha county where he appeared in the 1850 census. William was one of the founders of the Starkville Baptist Church -July 28, 1839. Children of WILLIAM PERKINS and MARY WARD are: i. WILLIAM5 PERKINS, b. 1836. ii. ELIZABETH PERKINS, b. 1837. iii. FRANKLIN PERKINS, b. 1839. iv. JAMES PERKINS, b. 1842. Child of WILLIAM PERKINS and ELIZABAETH TAGGART is: v. ADELLA5 PERKINS, b. 1850. 2. ALFRED J. 'ALF' PERKINS, b. Abt. 1814, Roane Co., TN; d. Aft. 05 June 1880, Lowndes Co., MS, Bur: Vaughn Cemetery Lowndes Co., MS. He married KEZIAH VAUGHN Bef. 02 November 1835 in Mississippi, daughter of JOHN VAUGHN and ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON. Children of ALFRED PERKINS and KEZIAH VAUGHN are: i. JOHN HARDIN PERKINS, b. 13 Oct 1836, Mississippi; d. 20 April 1902, Noxubee County, Ms, Bur: Bluff Lake, Noxubee, MS. ii. WILLIAM J. PERKINS, b. Abt. 1838, Mississippi; d. Aft. 03 August 1870, Texas. iii. MARY ELIZABETH 'MOLLIE' PERKINS, b. Abt. 1841, Lowndes Co., MS; d. Bur; Greenwood, Leflore Co,, Mississippi. iv. SAMUEL H. PERKINS, b. Abt. 1846, MS d. Abt. 1870, Apalachicola, Franklin, FL, Bur: in Florida. Samuel never married. v. SUSAN H. PERKINS, b. Abt. 1847. vi. GEORGE FLETCHER PERKINS, b. 05 Jan 1853, Lowndes Co., MS; d. 10 Sep 1923, Lowndes Co., MS, Bur: Lowndes Co., MS, vii. ALFRED PERRY PERKINS, b. 03 Jan 1855, Caledonia, Lowndes, MS; d. 15 July 1937, Lowndes Co., MS. 3. THOMAS G. PERKINS, b. 1816, Giles Co., TN; m. MARY A.H. GREER, 15 Oct 1838, Lowndes Co., MS. MARY A.H. GREER was the daughter of Edmond Greer. 4. JOHN USSERY PERKINS, b. 02 January 1818, Monroe Co. MS; d. 05 February 1896, Oktibbeha County, MS. He married (1) MARY. He married (2) JANE WARE in Mississippi. Child of JOHN PERKINS and MARY is: i. JOSEPH5 PERKINS, b. 1849. Child of JOHN PERKINS and JANE WARE is: ii. JOHN BOLIVER5 PERKINS, b. 15 October 1859. 5. LEMUEL PREWITT PERKINS, b. 05 February 1822, Mississippi; d. 13 January 1897. He married MARY LOUISE SPENCE 02 October 1844 in Lowndes Co., Mississippi. Children of LEMUEL PERKINS and MARY SPENCE are: i. IVANONA5 PERKINS, b. 1845. ii. MARY PERKINS, b. 1847. iii. SAMUEL PERKINS, b. 1849. 6. SARAH EVELINE PERKINS, b. 25 July 1825, Monroe Co., MS; d. 04 October 1891, Lowndes Co., MS, Bur: Vaughn Cemetery Lowndes Co., MS. She married GEORGE WILBUR VAUGHN , CAPT. 14 April 1842 in Mississippi, son of JOHN VAUGHN and ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON. Children of SARAH PERKINS and GEORGE VAUGHN are: i. REBECCA ANN 'ANNIE'5 VAUGHN, b. 19 May 1843, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi. ii. SAMUEL S . VAUGHN, b. 1844, Mississippi. iii. JOSEPH WILBUR VAUGHN, b.ca. 1846, MS; m. LOTIE EVANS?, 06 February 1877, Lowndes Co. MS. iv. MARY ELIZABETH VAUGHN, b. 1848, Columbus, Lowndes Co, MS; d. Clay Co., MS; m. WILLIAM MCKINDRY COLTRANE, v. JOHN M. VAUGHN, b. 1850, Mississippi. vi. WILLIAM BOLIVAR VAUGHN, b. December 1851, Lowndes Co., Mississippi. vii. HENRY LUTHER VAUGHN, b. 11 March 1856, Mississippi; d. 04 April 1892, Mississippi; m. LILLY TRIGG. viii. NANCY ALICE VAUGHN, b. 21 Jany 1858, MS; d. 15 Sep 1894; m. PRINCE WILLIAMS?, 24 February 1877, Lowndes Co. MS. ix. AMANDA T. VAUGHN, b. 15 November 1853; d. 27 March 1905. x. GEORGE PARHAM VAUGHN, b. 04 March 1866, MS; d. 24 Sep 1893, MS; m. CARRIE V. EAST, 09 Nov 1885, Lowndes Co., MS 7. PETER BRANDON PERKINS, b. 10 February 1826, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1877, Clarksville, Red River Co., TX-Old Shamrock Cemetery. He married MARTHA JANE USSERY 01 February 1848 in Lowndes Co., MS, daughter of SAMUEL USSERY and MARY SHOTWELL. Peter and his wife Martha were first cousins. In 1850 they were living in Okibbeha County but they were back in Lowndes County by the 1860 census. After the death of Peter, Martha Jane and some of the family moved to Red River County, Texas. Children of PETER PERKINS and MARTHA USSERY are: i. MARY CATHERINE5 PERKINS, b. 25 December 1848, Perkinsville, Lowndes Co., MS; d. 26 January 1940, Paris, Lamar Co., MS. ii. HENRY ARTHUR PERKINS, b. 1851, Perkinsville, Lowndes Co., MS. iii. PHYLETHIA 'PELITA' PERKINS, b. 1855, Perkinsville, Lowndes Co., MS. iv. JOHN PERKINS, b. 1856. v. JOSEPH ALBERT PERKINS, b. 1856, Perkinsville, Lowndes Co., MS. vi. DAVID O. PERKINS, b. 1858, Perkinsville, Lowndes Co., MS. vii. LAURA E. 'SALLY' PERKINS, b. 1858, Perkinsville, Lowndes Co., MS. viii. SARAH PERKINS, b. 1859. 8. JESSE PERKINS, b. 1830. 9. SAMUEL PERKINS, b. 1833. 10. MARTHA PERKINS, b. Abt. 1834. 11. JOSEPH BOLIVAR PERKINS, b. Abt. 1835. 12. DAVID PERKINS, b. 1838. 13. AMANDA PERKINS, b. 1841. Flo -- mailto:dickey@azstarnet.com