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 <donp12@juno.com>: > -------------- > > > > 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! There is Family behind > > > every tree here! > > > Our Perkins List Home Page: > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl/ > > > http://pages.prodigy.net/kathycorriher/EP/EP.htm > > > Have a Great Perkins Day > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > > > > ancestors at > > > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn > more: > > > > > > > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599 > > > &targetid=5429 > > > > > > > > > ==== PERKINS Mailing List ==== > > > Don't forget to tell the Perkins List about your HOME PAGE! > > > A Connection might be made with the very next e-mail > > > Have a Great PERKINS Day! > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family > and > > > the > > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > > > months. > > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PERKINS Mailing List ==== > > Are your PERKINS out of Illinois, Maine, North Carolina or some > other neat > > place? Tell the Perkins List about it! There is Family behind > every tree here! > > Our Perkins List Home Page: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl/ > > http://pages.prodigy.net/kathycorriher/EP/EP.htm > > Have a Great Perkins Day > > > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in > the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn > more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== PERKINS Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to check out our Projects Page! Here you find projects > going on with Perkins List Members > http://pages.prodigy.net/kathycorriher/EP/EP.htm > A Place where a PERKINS connection might be behind the next e-mail > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >