Paula, Is the the same Edward born 4Apr1607 that married Elizabeth Butcher? PERKINS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: PERKINS-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 85 Today's Topics: #1 Re: [PERKINS] First Perkins to Ame [Don Perkins ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from PERKINS-D, send a message to PERKINS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. The Perkins List Home Page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl A Perkins behind every tree here! ______________________________Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:55:49 -0400 From: Don Perkins <donp12@juno.com> To: PERKINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PERKINS] First Perkins to America Paula: Thanks for your comment. I stand corrected. Don On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 02:18:59 +0000 PaulaMort@att.net writes: > Have to correct you Don. > > Edward Perkins of New Haven, CT did not come from Hillmorton Parish. > He was born in London, England. It is not known exactly when he came > to N.E. > > Paula Perkins Mortensen > > > > -------------- Original message from Don Perkins : > -------------- > > > > To the Perkins-L: You will find that Paula Mortensen (address > > paulamort@att.net ) authored a Perkins origin book entitled: > "English > > Origin of Six Early Colonists by the Name of Perkins" John Perkins > > > arrived about 1630 and Edward Perkins arrived about 1636, both > from > > Hilmorton, England. Don Perkins > > > > On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:23:35 -0400 kygs@aol.com writes: > > > Thank you for that back ground. It was very easy to understand. > I > > > have printed it for my files. > > > Roberta Padgett > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Ott > > > To: PERKINS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Sent: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:46:27 -0400 > > > Subject: [PERKINS] First Perkins to America > > > > > > > > > Reference the first of this recent series of postings: "There is > > > > some confusion > > > as to the first Perkins to arrive in America. Sources indicated > that > > > it may be > > > Richard or Robert." The answer is probably both, depending on > where > > > they > > > settled. There were Perkins in New England at an early date. My > > > > son-in-law has > > > several connections to that family through his Lathrop/Lothrop > line. > > > They > > > eventually migrated west through both Canada (the loyalists) and > > > > through New > > > York. These are not my people so I leave that family to others. > > > > > > > To the south we have Richard Perkins (my ancestor) who first > appears > > > in > > > Baltimore (now Harford) County, Maryland in the 1680's. He was > > > probably born > > > between 1640 and 1660 in southwestern England. While many > postings > > > show that he > > > was born in Baltimore County, I have yet to see any citation of > an > > > original > > > document to support this claim. (There is also nothing to > connect > > > him to the New > > > England Perkins.) Richard was probably transported sometime > after > > > 1685 when a > > > Richard Perkins was convicted along with a hundred or more > others: > > > > > > "8 Jul 1685. The following convicted before Chief Justice > Jefferies > > > at the > > > Court of Oyer and Terminer for Dorset, Somerset and Devon for > waging > > > war against > > > the King and sentenced to be transported to the Americas > [sentence > > > enrolled on 4 > > > Feb 1691]: ... Richard Perkins ... " (PRO: C66/3339/1 & SP > > > (Domestic) James II > > > Vol.1 No.159). (Source: Peter Wilson Coldham, Complete Book of > > > Immigrants > > > 1661-1699, Genealogical Publishing Co, 1990, Pg 525.) > > > > > > Richard married a woman named Mary at about this time. There is > no > > > known record > > > of her surname. There are again many postings that she was Mary > > > > Utie, daughter > > > of George Utie and Susanna Gouldsmith and niece of Nathaniel > Utie, > > > the first > > > representative of the crown who was sent to the upper Chesapeake > as > > > a warden to > > > control the illegal fur trade. He settled Spesutia Island (now a > > > > part of the US > > > Army Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland). This is absolutely > > > incorrect since Mary > > > Utie was married to Anthony Drew from before 1688 until Anthony > died > > > in May > > > 1720. They had at least nine children during this period. This > is > > > well > > > documented since her family was a significant presence in the > area > > > at the time. > > > (One of her descendants did eventually marry a Perkins > descendant > > > in, I believe, > > > Tennessee. > > > > > > Richard and Mary had at least three sons Richard, William and > > > Elisha, and > > > probably three daughters Mary, Sarah and Marsha. William (my > > > ancestor) stayed in > > > Baltimore County while Richard and his wife Mary Sherrill, > Elisha > > > and his wife > > > Margaret Sherrill, Mary and her companion John Hutchison, and > the > > > rest of the > > > Sherrill clan migrated south through Virginia to North Carolina > > > > where they > > > settled on the Catawba River. At that time the Catawba was the > > > western boundary > > > of European settlement. Richard and Mary had a son Richard born > in > > > North > > > Carolina, who had a son Richard, etc. > > > > > > Another early Perkins was Robert who died in Charles County, > > > Maryland sometime > > > after Aft. 30 Dec 1668. A number of postings claim Robert to be > the > > > father of > > > Richard of Baltimore county. Their source citation is Roberts > will. > > > I can only > > > say that the will in not proof. I obtained a copy of Roberts > will > > > from the > > > Maryland Archives and there is no mention of any Perkins > children. > > > > > > Will of Robert Perkins > > > In the name of God amen. The thirtieth day of December in the > year > > > of our Lord > > > one thousand six hundred and sixty eight. I Robert Perkins of > ... in > > > Charles > > > County and Province of Maryland... being sick in body but of > good > > > and perfect > > > mind and memory thanks be to God and calling ... of this > transitory > > > life and .. > > > must yield unto death whom it shall please God to ... Make ... > > > ordain and > > > declare this my last Will & Testament in mannor and form of ... > > > > and first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart > for > > > my sins ... > > > most humbly ... for the ... I give and commit my soul unto > almighty > > > god my > > > saviour and redeemer in whom and by the merritts of of Jesus > Christ > > > I trust and > > > believe .. to be saved and to have ... and forgive ... of all my > > > > sins and that > > > my soul with my .. day of ... again with joy and through the ... > of > > > Christ ... > > > the Kingdom of Heaven prepared for his ... and my body to be ... > > > > such place > > > where it shall please my Executrix ... to appoint and ... and > such > > > good ... and > > > Debts as it shall please God ... above my ... to enjoy the same > > > > forever... only > > > such gifts and legacys as I shall ... in this my last will and > > > testament. > > > ... unto Wm. ... Way ... wife I give and bequoath unto my wife's > > > > son Patrick > > > ... unto my loving wife Anne Perkins my sole executrix as above > said > > > to enjoy > > > .. for ever. In witness where of I have here unto putt my hand > and > > > seal this > > > 30th of December 1668. > > > x Robert Perkins his mark > > > Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us, Baetha > Coates, > > > Thomas Corker, > > > clement Theobold > > > > > > I will be going back one of these days to see if I can finish > the > > > transcription, > > > but right now the original copy from the archives is packed away > > > > somewhere. > > > > > > So we probably have at least three unrelated Perkins to America > > > > prior to 1700. > > > (While I say unrelated, I mean that there is no documented > > > connection.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PERKINS Mailing List ==== > > > Are your PERKINS out of Illinois, Maine, North Carolina or some > > > > other neat > > > place? Tell the Perkins List about it! 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