Sorry: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Parkins%2DPerkins/ Steven C. Perkins At 02:26 PM 10/10/2005, you wrote: >Is the results link correct?? I have tried three different browsers and >all return a can't find error. I am four generations removed from a male >Perkins so I can't participate in the project, but would sure like to see >the results to verify what I have in my database. > >John > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven C. Perkins" ><sperkins@interaccess.com> >To: <PERKINS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 2:57 PM >Subject: Re: [PERKINS] First Perkins to America > > >>I remind all Perkins researchers that are brick-walled to consider the >>Perkins DNA project if they have a male Perkins who can be tested. >> >>There are 69 participants and some 22 results need to be added to the >>chart at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~scperkins/PerkinsDNA.html >> >>You can see all results at >> >>http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Parkins&2DPerkins/ >> >> >>Regards, >> >>Steven C. Perkins >> >> >>At 01:04 PM 10/10/2005, you wrote: >>>Listers, >>> >>>We Perkins have to remember that due to the nature of the name...Son of >>>Peter...or little Son of Peter...it is quite likely that >>>there are multiple originations as well as subsequent adoptions of the >>>surname. >>> >>>My searches have "petered" out in 1690 with David Perkins being >>>mentioned as a witness to a will. His grandson, David (rather >>>active during the revolution), is allegedly the father of my 4th great >>>grandfather, Lemuel Perkins. >>> >>>The earliest Perkins record I have found is a ship manifest record of >>>Francis Perkins and son, Francis Perkins on the 1607 supply >>>ship to Jamestown, but I do not believe any of that line lived, if the >>>record is even accurate. >>> >>>I have not found a link between my Perkins line and the Ipswitch line, >>>which supposedly dates to 1630. The Ipswitch Perkins' are >>>fairly well documented. >>> >>>I did find another migration around 1634, but haven't found any details >>>concerning it. >>> >>>Anyway, no more intense than my search has been, I have uncovered three >>>different migrations of Perkins' and there are doubtless >>>more. >>> >>>Perhaps the DNA project is the only sure way to nail it down. >>> >>>Stuart >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "John Ott" <johndott@ameritech.net> >>>To: <PERKINS-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 1:46 PM >>>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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