Stuart, Thanks so much for your help. I have had the worst time trying to find out anything about my David, where he came from or his parents. According to the census and the Poorhouse records, he was born abt 1775, give or take a year. I hope to someday find out this mystery! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <perkins-stuart@usa.net> To: <PERKINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 6:24 AM Subject: Re: [PERKINS] PERKINS in Orange Co. NC. > Pat, > > I don't see a David Perkins, born 1775 in any of my line. There are many, > many David's...we like to recycle names. Actually, it is a Scottish/English > tradition to name the first son after grandpa, second son after daddy and > additional sons after daddy's brothers, so genealogy can easily get > confusing. > > The earliest David I show died in 1733. He shows up on a will as a witness in > 1690, but I cannot trace him beyond that. His grandson, David, is in my line. > This David was born 1733. The next David I show was born in 1815, and is > again the grandson. > > > I have been gathering together the work of several cousins. My information is > located at http://home.alltel.net/perkinssw > > The password/phrase to get to the genealogy pages is "we are family", with > spaces. Please don't share it outside the family, since living individuals > are included. The "Perkins" link after the password takes you the bulk of the > information. > > Anyway, let me know if you find a link to what I have. I'm always looking to > expand it. > > Stuart Perkins > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:38:04 PM EDT > From: "Pat Stansbury" <pals@c2i2.com> > To: PERKINS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PERKINS] PERKINS in Orange Co. NC. > > > Has anyone come across Perkins from Orange/Durham Co. NC ? > > I am looking for info on a David Perkins, born abt 1775. He was listed in > > Orange Co. NC Poorhouse in 1850. He came in with a Martha Perkins age 45, > > and 2 small children, Andrew (age 4) and sister Nancy. I can't find out if > > David was the father and husband, OR if he was the grandfather. > > Any help or ideas will be So appreciated!!! > > Thanks, > > Pat > > > > > > > > ==== PERKINS Mailing List ==== > > Don't be a LOOKIE LOO! Tell us about your PERKINS connections! > > You never know where your next PERKINS family member is hiding! > > You just might find it here! > > Our Perkins List web site! > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl/ > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 be a LOOKIE LOO! Tell us about your PERKINS connections! > You never know where your next PERKINS family member is hiding! > You just might find it here! > Our Perkins List web site! > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sonyapl/ > > > ============================== > 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 >