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1810 New York Biographical Sketches:

New York Biographical Sketches

EBENEZER PERKINS

Ebenezer Perkins b.ca.1774. Son of (Ebenezer & Hannah (Jayne) Perkins). His 1st wife LUCY (COOPER), his 2nd. wife HANNAH (PURDY).. They were listed on the 1810 & 1820 New York Census at New Paltz, Ulster Co.

His known child w/1st wife:

1. Charity Perkins b.1802 NY m. John Hulse, a son of Isaac Hulse of Ulster Co., NY *Removed to Branch Co., MI
2. **Probably: Ruth Ann Perkins b.ca.1806 m. Isaac Weddle
3. [Female] Perkins b. ca. 1800-1809
4. [Male] Perkins b. ca. 1800-1809

His known Children 2nd wife were:

5. Henry Jean/Jayne Perkins b. ca. 1810 NY
6. Richard D. Perkins b. 1817 NY
7. Unknown
8. Unknown
9. Unknown

Source: NY Census Records
Source: Maiden name of wife Hannah (Purdy) - Biographical Sketch on son Henry Perkins - History of Ulster Co., NY with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches by Nathaniel B. Sylvester (1880)
Source: Name of 1st wife, Lucy (Cooper) - Biographical Sketch of John Hulse - A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Branch Co., Michigan by Henry Park Collin -(1906)
Source: Ebenezer Perkins and Isaac Hulse - History of the Town of Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY by C.M. Woolsey - (1908)
Source: Henry Jean Perkins & Richard D. Perkins (Brothers) - The Will of Henry Jean Perkins - NY Wills and Probate Records

RICHARD D. PERKINS

Richard D. Perkins b.1817 NY. Son of (Ebenezer & Hannah (Purdy) Perkins). His wife SUSAN (Unknown). They were listed on the 1850 Census at Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY. In 1880 he is listed with wife BARBEA (Unknown)

His known children w/1st wife were:

1. Phoebe M. Perkins b.1839 NY
2. Cornelia F. Perkins b.1842 NY
3. Friend H. Perkins b.1844 NY
5. Julia E. Perkins b.1849 NY
6. Isabel Perkins b.1852 NY m. A. D. Lent

His know child w/2nd wife was:

7. William Perkins b. 1861 NY

Source: 1850 NY Census
Source: 1880 NY Census
Source: History of Ulster County, New York : with illustrations and ... Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett, 1825-1894.

NATHANIEL J. PERKINS

Nathaniel Jayne Perkins Sr. b.1764 NY d.1841. Son of (Ebenezer & Hannah (Jayne) Perkins). His wife JANE (Unknown). .b.1773-1836. They were listed on the 1810 New York Census at New Paltz, Ulster Co. In 1820 & 1830 at Seneca, Ontario Co., NY. This couple is buried in the Shuman Cemetery, Potter, Yates Co., NY

Their known children were:

1. Jane Perkins b. ? m. Moses Buckley *1841 of Urbana, Steuben Co., NY
2.*Nathaniel Perkins Jr. b. ? m. Susannah (Unknown)

Heirs of Nathaniel Perkins late of the town of Seneca, Ontario Co., NY (Deceased) are listed as:

Robert S. Straughan; Betsey McGlakan; Herrington Green; Sarah Green; Joseph Perkins; George Manger; Sarah M. Manger; Zopher Perkins; James Perkins; Stephen Perkins; *Nathaniel Perkins; Hannah Ellsworth.

Source: Heirs of Nathaniel Perkins of Seneca, Ontario Co., NY in 1841 - NY Land & Property Records - Book 73 Page 332
Source: Jane (Perkins) Buckley - Heir and daughter of Nathaniel Perkins of Seneca, Ontario Co., - NY Land & Property Records - Book 73 Page 329 & 330
Source: Nathaniel Perkins Jr. - NY Land & Property Records - Book 60 Page 361

WILLIAM PERKINS

William Perkins b.1768 NY. Son of (Ebenezer & Hannah (Jayne) Perkins). His wife is Unknown. He was listed on the 1800-1820 New York Census at New Paltz, Ulster Co.

Question:? Was he Rev. William Perkins of Ulster Co., NY ?

ELAM PERKINS

Elam Perkins b. 12.4.1782 Cheshire/Wallingford, CT, d. 4.18.1862 NY. Son of (Moses & Mary (Smith) Perkins) . His wife LYDIA (WHEAT) (b.1811-1879). He removed with his parents to Hampton, Washington Co., New York in 1785. They were listed on the 1810 New York Census at Hampton, Washington Co., NY. He moved to Warsaw, NY in 1814 and in 1820 & 1830 he is listed at Warsaw, Genesee Co., NY. (Wyoming Co.). In 1850 they are listed at Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N.Y.

Their known children were:

1. Chester Perkins b.1807 NY
2. Samuel Perkins b.1-22-1809 NY
3. Moses Perkins b.1811 NY m.
4. Salmon Perkins b.1813 NY d/y
5. Mary Melissa Perkins b.ca.1815 NY m. Levi Silver* (his 2nd wife)
6. Lydia Perkins b.ca.1818 NY m. Willard Silver
7. Lucy B. Perkins b.ca.1820 NY m. Levi Silver* (his 1st wife)
8. Isabella Perkins b.ca.1825 NY m. Allen D. Fargo
9. Aurora S. Perkins b.ca.1832 NY

For more information about this family: Contact Roberta Heorman
Source: History of the town of Warsaw, New York p. 317-318
Source: HISTORY OF WYOMING CO., NY - BY: F. W. BEERS, 1880
Source: Newspaper Article - Western New Yorker - Warsaw, NY - 4.21.1898
Source: Wheat Genealogy; a history of the Wheat family in America, etc.. by Silas C. Wheat (1903)

MOSES PERKINS

Moses Perkins b. 1747 Cheshire, CT d.1836 Warsaw, Genesee Co., NY. Son of (Elisha(4) & Dinah (Sperry) Perkins )(Elisha (3), John(2), Edward(1) of New Haven). His wife MARY (SMITH). d. Washington Co., NY. They were listed on the 1810 New York Census at Hampton, Washington Co., NY. This couple moved to New York from Wallingford, CT. This couple is buried at Warsaw Pioneer Cemetery @ Warsaw, Genesee Co., NY.

Their known children were:

1. Abigail Perkins b.1769 CT m. Ira How
2. Hannah Perkins b.1771 CT m. Luther Bibins
3. Sarah "Sally" Perkins b.1773 CT m. Alvin Sticking
4. Mary Cook Perkins b.1775 CT m. Ezra Hard
5. Moses Perkins b. 1777 CT d.1809 NY
6. Sylvester Perkins b.1779 CT
7. Chester Perkins b.1781 CT d.1802 NY
8. Elam Perkins b. 1782 CT
9. Anson Perkins b.1784 CT
10. Catherine "Caty" Perkins b.1786 CT m. Simeon Glazer
11. Laura Perkins b.1788 CT d.1811/1812 NY m. Joseph Miller*
12. Orilla Perkins b. 1788 CT m. Joseph Miller* *Removed to Oakland Co., MI
13. Worchester Perkins b.1792 NY d.1793 NY
14. Lucy Perkins b.1794 NY d.1796 NY

Rev. War Soldier
For more information about this family: Contact Roberta Heorman
Source: History of the town of Warsaw, New York p. 316
Source: Newspaper Article - Western New Yorker - Warsaw, NY - 4.21.1898

ANSON A. PERKINS

Anson Abyram Perkins b. 1784 Wallingford/Cheshire, CT d.5.29.1857 Beloit, Rock Co., WI. Son of (Moses & Mary (Smith) Perkins). His wife BETSEY (WORDEN). b. ? d.5.28.1857 He removed with his parents to Hampton, NY in 1785. They were listed on the 1810 NY Census at Hampton, Washington Co., NY and in 1820-1830 at Warsaw, Genesee Co., New York census. This couple also resided at DeKalb, Co., IL until 1851 then moved to Beloit, Rock Co., WI.

Their known children were:

1. Laura Perkins b.1812 NY d.1815 NY
2. Rilla Perkins b.1814 NY d.1815 NY
3.Unknown Perkins b. ? d/y NY
4. Lanson W. Perkins b.1816 NY          *Removed to Beloit, WI
5. Eliza Ann Perkins b.1821 NY d.1838 NY
6. Luther S. Perkins b. ? NY         *Removed to Beloit, Rock Co., WI
7. Harriet Ann Perkins b.? NY m. Darius C. Fargo
8. Anson Abyram Perkins b. 1827 NY        *Removed to Beloit, Rock Co., WI
9. Julia Ann Perkins b.1828 NY d.1850 WI

Soldier in the War of 1812
For more information about this family: Contact Roberta Heorman
Source: History of the town of Warsaw, New York p. 318
Source: Newspaper Article - Western New Yorker - Warsaw, NY - 4.21.1898

SYLVESTER PERKINS

Sylvester Perkins b.1779 Wallingford or Cheshire, CT d. 1861 IL. Methodist Preacher. Son of (Moses & Mary (Smith) Perkins). His wife RUTH (HOOKER) b. Poultney, Rutland Co., VT d.1864 Cortland, IL. He removed with his parents in 1785 to New York. They were listed on the New York Census at Hampton, Washington Co., NY. In 1830 resided at Warsaw, Genesee Co., NY. In 1850 they were listed at Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY. In 1851 he removed to Courtland, Illinois with their son, Moses S. Perkins.

Their known children were:

1. Worchester Perkins b.1806 NY d.1807 NY
2. Eliza Perkins b.1808 NY d.1870 NY m. Hezekiah Lincoln
3. Lizanna Perkins b.1808 NY d.1840 m. George A. Johnson
4. Mary Perkins b. 1810 NY d.1844 NY m. Isaac Phelps
5. Philomelia Perkins b.1811 NY d.1887 IA m. Peter White *Removed to Iowa
6. Thomas Hooker Perkins b. 1813 NY d.1895 *Removed to Minneapolis, MN
7. Abigail Perkins b.1815 NY m. J. Royal Crossett *Removed to Illinois
8. Betsey Perkins b. 1817 Hampton, Washington Co., NY m. Moses Jordon *Removed to De Kalb Co., IL
9. Moses S. Perkins b.1818 NY d.1896 KS *Removed to 1st to Cortland, IL and then in 1865 to Montague, Muskegon Co., MI
10. Daniel F. Perkins b.1820 NY d.1838 NY

For more information about this family: Contact Roberta Heorman
Source: Information on... Betsey Perkins - Portrait and biographical album of DeKalb County, Illinois containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county : together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Illinois, and of the presidents of the United States : also containing a history of the county, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Published 1885 by Chapman Bros. in Chicago .
Source: Information on Philomelia Perkins : The history of Fayette County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map pf Fayette county, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters and &c (1878)
Source: Newspaper Article - Western New Yorker - Warsaw, NY - 4.21.1898

EZRA PERKINS

Ezra Perkins b.10.15.1781 New Marlborough, MA . Son of (Ezra & Rebeckah (Unknown) Perkins of New Marlborough, MA). His wife Unknown (Unknown). He paid taxes at Granville, Washington Co., NY starting in 1799. He was listed on the 1810-1830 Census at Granville, Washington Co., NY.

He was the brother of *Zenas/Zenos Perkins b.5.15.1783 MA
He was the brother of Joel Perkins b.3.7.1803 MA
He was the brother of Hannah Perkins b.10.11.1787 MA

**More Research Needed on his wife and children**

**Some researchers have this Ezra Perkins listed as being Alva Ezra Perkins b.1799, son of Nathaniel & Martha Perkins. This is not possible when Alva Ezra Perkins b.1799 lived at Norway, Herkimer Co., NY in 1830.

**The early New York census (1810-1830) clearly shows that this Ezra Perkins birth year was between 1781-1790**. His birth record, along with his brothers birth record are recorded in the Vital Records at New Marlborough, MA

Source: New York State Census Records

JOHN E. PERKINS

John Erastus Perkins b.1783 Becket, Berkshire, MA d.1847 Massena, N.Y. Son of (Ephraim(5) & Mary (Chaplin) Perkins (Mathew(4), Joseph(3), John(2),John(1) Sr. of Ipswich) . His wife 1st. MARY (ANDERSON) d.1821 , 2nd. POLLY (KINNEY). They were listed on the 1810-1840 New York Census at Massena, St. Lawrence Co.

His known Children w/Mary were:

1. Mary C. Perkins b.1807 NY d.1881 NY m. Samuel Bradford
2. Matthew Perkins b.1809 NY d.1810 NY
3. (Capt.) John E. Perkins Jr. b.1811 NY d.1862 MS *Civil War**Eau Clair Co., WI* *Old Abe-Eagle Mascot of WI Regiment*
4. Ephraim Perkins b.1813 NY d.1877 CA
5. Elizabeth Perkins b.1817 NY d.1851 WI m. John E. Randall *Moved to WI*
6. Orrin A. Perkins b.1820 NY d.1854 *Moved to MN*

His known Children w/Polly were:

1. Frederick Perkins b.1824 NY *Moved to WI*
2. Daniel K. Perkins b.1825 NY d.1852 CA *Moved to CA*
3. Lutheria Perkins b.1827 NY d.1845 NY
4. Newcomb Perkins b.1829 NY d.1919 WI m. 1st Salome Smith, 2nd Dorothy Smith (Sisters) *Moved to Eau Claire Co, WI*
5. Henry Hobert Perkins b.1830 NY d.1887 MA *Removed to Boston, MA

Brother of: Bishop Perkins, Matthew Perkins, Ephraim Perkins

Source: Newcomb Perkins - 1st & 2nd wives - Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess Co., NY; containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens..etc..

MATTHEW PERKINS

Matthew Perkins b.1777 Becket, Berkshire Co., MA d.1808 Massena, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Son of (Ephraim(5) & Mary (Chaplin) Perkins (Mathew(4), Joseph(3), John(2),John(1) Sr. of Ipswich). His wife m. 1803; MARY " SALLY" (TIBBETS). He was the first Surrogate of St. Lawrence Co., NY. It is probably his wife Sally Perkins who was listed on the 1810 NY Census at Lisbon, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.

Their known children were:

1. Benjamin Tibbets Perkins b. unk. d. unmarried age 22
2. Mary Ann Perkins b. m. Dr. Joseph Smith *Removed to Ogdensburg, NY
3. Caroline Perkins b. m. George Warner *Removed to Michigan

Brother of: Bishop Perkins, Ephraim Perkins , John Erastus Perkins

Source: Death of Matthew Perkins - Republican Crisis - Albany, NY - 10.14.1808
Source: Marriage date = Patriot - Newspaper - Utica, NY - 8.22.1803

*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.