Patricia, I'm in California but our Perkins' were between New York and Michigan and a shotgun scatter-pattern in the Midwest. To have you say some of the Perkins' were possibly mulatto really struck me. I have a couple of photos of women whom I believe are our Perkins' and I have told many cousins over the last 5 years that it appeared that some of them had lip structure consistent with Negro characteristics. Where are your Perkins' from and where were they settled? I'll share anything I have. Do you have old photos? I have only a couple with the reference. Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA Researching: New York: Jefferson County: Dorchester, Perkins, Van Schaick, Truax Michigan: Saginaw County, MI: (Hemlock-Richland Township) Perkins, (Jonesfield Township-Merrill) Warner, Gauley, Shannon, Genesee County, MI: (Flushing Township) Warner, Sundell Gratoit County, MI: (Wheeler) Ault, Gauley, Gillie, Pinkerton, Shannon Washtenaw County: Ault and descendants Quebec, Canada: Argentiul County, Quebec, Canada; Arundel, Grenville, LaChute, Rawcliffe: Lowe, Shannon, Gauley, Gillie, Ivall, DeRiviere, Boyd, Stapleton. Washington State: Gray's Harbor and King County, Washington: Perkins, Stevens. Jorgenson And anywhere else good information can be found!

Patricia, Kevin, For several generations in North Carolina, my Perkins' ancestors were slave holders, and a few fought on the side of the South during the war of congressional agression (formerly known as the war of northern agression). The possibility of either: a) mulatto children or b) freed slaves adopting the Perkins surname is very real. Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: <KevinOBrien8527@aol.com> To: <PERKINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:51 PM Subject: [PERKINS] Re:"Old Jock" Perkins - Physical Characteristics | Patricia, | I'm in California but our Perkins' were between New York and Michigan and | a shotgun scatter-pattern in the Midwest. To have you say some of the | Perkins' were possibly mulatto really struck me. I have a couple of photos of | women whom I believe are our Perkins' and I have told many cousins over the last 5 | years that it appeared that some of them had lip structure consistent with | Negro characteristics. Where are your Perkins' from and where were they | settled? I'll share anything I have. Do you have old photos? I have only a couple | with the reference. | Sincerely, | Kevin O'Brien | Laguna Hills, CA