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1790 Vermont Biographical Sketches:

Vermont Biographical Sketches

Ebenezer Perkins b.1789 R.I. Son of (Holmes & Susanna (Tyler) Perkins). His wife BETSY (ROBERTS). They resided in R.I. & CT.

Their known children were:

1. Caroline Perkins b.1815
2. William Perry Perkins b.1816 CT d.1887 MO *Removed to Newton Co., MO
3. Mary Perkins b.1819 RI
4. Thomas D. Perkins b.1823 RI d.1840 R.I.
5. Hannah Perkins b.1825 RI
6. Harriet Perkins b.1828 RI
7. Elizabeth E. Perkins b.1830 RI
8. Sally L. Perkins b.1830 RI
9. Albert H. Perkins b.1833 RI d.1903 R.I. m. Mary A. (Sedgwick)
10. Charles Eben Perkins b.1834 RI d.1898 m. Ann M. (Sedgwick)

For more Information, contact ........Gloria Perkins Flathom Click Here
Source: Burial - William P. Perkins - Powers Cemetery - Pepsin, Newton Co., MO - Find-A-Grave.com
Source: Burials - New Diamond Hill Cemetery - Providence Co., R.I. - Find-A-Grave.com

JOHN PERKINS

John Perkins b.1787 Middletown, Rutland Co., VT d.1859 NY. Son of (Francis & Esther (Colburn / Corbin) Perkins). His wife WEALTHY (GRINNELL). He was listed on the 1810 Vermont Census at Middletown, Rutland Co., VT. They were listed on the 1830 NY Census at Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., NY.

Their known children were:

1. Lois Perkins b. 1810
2. Almira Perkins b.1812
3. Salome Perkins b.1815
4. John Perkins Jr. b.1817 m. Orinda (Cutting)
5. James Perkins b.1820
6. Clarissa Perkins b.1822
7. Francis Perkins b.1825 NY
8. Olivia Perkins b.1827 NY
9. Jarvis William Perkins b.1827 NY d. 1898 Dunkirk, NY m. Lydia A. (Blood)

WATERMAN PERKINS

Waterman Perkins b.1793-1798 Watertown, Rutland Co., VT d.1843 NY. Son of (Francis & Esther (Colburn-Corbin) Perkins). His wife MARY "Polly (DARBEE).b.1799 d.1843 Aurora, NY [Married 1816, Mar. 28 at Wells, VT]. They were listed on the 1820 Census at Aurora, Niagara Co., NY and in 1830 at Aurora, Erie Co., NY. In 1830 he lived next to his brother Samuel Perkins (listed below). They lived at Griffin Mills, Erie Co., NY which was a Hamlet of the town of Aurora, NY and are buried in the Griffin Mills Cemetery.

Their known children were:

1. Nelson D. Perkins b.1818
2. Ester C. Perkins b.1820 NY m. Lewis C. Maples; Riley Blakeley
3. Mary "Polly" Perkins b.1822 NY d.1830 NY
4. Laura Perkins b.1824 d.1826 NY
5. Abijah Paul Perkins b.1.3.1826 d. 2.1.1904 MI *1854 Purchased land at Aurora, Erie Co., NY and then Removed to Muskegon Co., MI\*He actually removed to Ottawa Co., MI
6. Alvira Perkins b.1828 NY m. James D. Chandler *1855 Resided at Aurora, Erie Co., NY
7. Myron Waterman Perkins b.1830 NY m. Sarah A. (Slayman)
8. Caroline B. Perkins b.1833 NY d.1836 NY
9. Caroline M. Perkins b.1838 NY m. Dr. Loren F. Boies *1855 Resided at Aurora, Erie Co., NY in the household of her sister, Alvira (Perkins) Chandler

Source: for Caroline Perkins marriage: History of the city of Buffalo and Erie County. D. Mason & Co. 1884 , Syracuse, N.Y.
Source: for other children: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.erie/499.2.1.1.3/mb.ashx
Source: MI Death Records - Death of Abijah Paul Perkins
Source: Record of the Family of Levi Kimball and Some of his Descendants by Lebi Darbee (1913)

NELSON D. PERKINS

Nelson D. Perkins b.1818 VT/NY. Son of (Waterman & Mary "Polly" (Darbee) Perkins). His 1st wife MARTHA (HUNTLEY), 2nd wife REBECCA (BIRDSALL) (HOLMES). Probably the Nelson Perkins who purchased land in 1847 in Erie Co., NY

His known children w/1st wife were:

1. Francis Marion Perkins b.1841 Erie Co., NY *1855 - Resided with his Grandfather Waterman Perkins at Aurora, Erie Co., NY
2. Wesley Perkins b. ? d.1843
3. Mary Elizabeth Perkins b. ? m. Lovett Doty
4. Caroline M. Perkins b. ?
5. Charles Eugene Perkins b. ?
6. Eliza Jane Perkins b. ?
7. Sarah Ann Perkins b. ?

Source: Record of the Family of Levi Kimball and Some of his Descendants by Lebi Darbee (1913)

SAMUEL PERKINS

Samuel Perkins b.1789 Rutland Co., VT. Son of (Francis & Esther Colburn / Corbin). His wife is AMY (UNKNOWN). They are listed on the 1820 Census at Middletown, Rutland Co., NY. They removed to New York and were listed on the 1830 & 1840 Aurora, Erie Co., NY Census near his brother Waterman Perkins (listed above). They removed to Elmira, Stark Co., IL. He later moved with his daughter Lucia A. (Perkins) Gross to Howard Co., KS.

Their known children were:

1. Nelson Perkins b. ca 1826 NY m. Henrietta _________ (Adams ?)    *Removed to Stark Co., IL, OH & Decatur Co., Iowa
         1.a. Eldorado Perkins b.1854 IL
         1.b. Frances Perkins b.1857 OH m. Crockett Oney     *Resided Decatur Co., IA

2. Lucia A. Perkins b.1835 NY m.7/4/1852 Orson/Orrin M. Gross       *Resided Howard Co., KS

*Need additional information*

Source: IA Census Records

MILETUS O. PERKINS

Miletus Ozeniah Perkins b. April 7th, 1832 OH d. June 22nd, 1894 Amherst, Lorain Co., OH. Son of (Wesley & Ophra (Snow) Perkins). His wife CLARISSA CORNELIA (PORTER). He was a Civil War Veteran. Buried in the Cleveland Street Cemetery, Amherst, OH.

Their known children were:

1. Tryphena Perkins b. May 18th 1856 WI
2. Orpha Ettie Perkins b.June 11th, 1858 Amherst, OH
3. Mina Perkins b.1864 OH

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ROSWELL B. PERKINS

Roswell B. Perkins b.1839/1840 Amherst, OH. Son of (Wesley & Orpha (Snow) Perkins). His wife ANNA AMELIA (ROBINSON). He died ca. 1900 OH.

Their known children were:

1. Mary Snow Perkins b. May 27th, 1872 OH m. Eber H. Cornwell
2. Wesley Roswell Perkins b. Sept. 5th, 1875 OH m. Anna Delpha (Edwards)

Please Contact: Rhoda Perkins Boyer For the remaining lineage of Wesley Roswell Perkins b.1875

*Note* Some of all of this Information may not be correct. It will be up to you, the researcher to show proof before passing any of this information on.