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| Abraham T. Perkins b.3.31.1802
NY d.6.6.1882 MI.
Son of (Christopher & Hannah Bishop (Carpenter) Perkins). His wife
HARRIET (HOPPER)
b.1805 NY d. 10.20.1875 Valparaiso, IN while visiting her son Lewis
Perkins. They were listed on the 1830 Census at
Ira, Cayuga Co., NY Census. He removed with his brothers from NY to MI. They
were listed on the 1840 Michigan
Census in Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI. Their known children were:
1. Catherine E. Perkins b.1827 NY
2. Eliza Perkins b. ? d/y
3. Alamander Perkins b.1831 NY
4. Lewis Perkins
b.1833 NY
5. Samuel H. Perkins b.1837 NY
* A Emily Terpenning age.13 b.MI resided in their household
in 1850 * |
For more information on this Family.
Read " Branches & Roots of Oliver Perkins" by Steven G.
Perkins
Source: Death - Harriet (Hopper) Perkins - MI Death Records Index
Source: Newman
Perkins Family - By Newman Perkins IV - Clayton, MI - (1888)
Source: Death Notice - Porter County Vidette - Valparaiso, IN - 10.21.1875 |
| Elmeron Perkins b.1814 NY d.1881
MI. Son
of (John Newman & Betsey (Tanner) Perkins). His wife
ELIZA B. (CHURCH) b.1810
d.1888 MI. They came from Warren Co., NY and were listed on the 1840 Census at Dover, Lenawee Co., MI. In 1850-186 MI Census in Rome, Lenawee Co., MI.
In 1870 this family removed to Grundy Co., IL. Their
known children were:
1. Oliver Newman\Newman Oliver Perkins b.1841 MI
d.1890 IN << Removed to
Mishawaka, IN
2. Reuben E. Perkins b.1842 Clayton, MI m. Cecelia
(Starbuck)
<< A partner in the Perkins Windmill & Ax Company at Mishawaka, IN
3. Almon Perkins b.1845 MI d.1846 MI
4. Judson Hervey Perkins b.1847 MI m. Ada (Brumbach)
4a. Stella Perkins b. ?
4b. Ethel Perkins b. ?
4c. (Adopted Son) Samuel G. Perkins b. ?
5. Sarah E. Perkins b.1851 MI |
Source: MI Census Records
Source: Maiden name of Eliza (Church) - Judson H. Perkins - OH Co. Marriage
Records
Source: Death - North Dover Cemetery - Clayton, Lenawee Co., MI
Source: Marriage - Reuben E. Perkins - IN Marriage Records
Source: Judson H. Perkins - A Standard History of Jasper and Newton
Counties, IN (1916) |
Christopher Perkins b.3.18.1795 NY
d.2.21.1878 Gratiot Co., MI. Son of (Christopher & Rebecca (Palmer) Perkins).
His 1st wife UNKNOWN. His 2nd ? wife
Mrs. SARAH "SALLY" (OSBORN)
CHASE b.1803 Canada
d.1875 Gratiot Co., MI.
Christopher Perkins and Mrs. Sally (Osborn) Chase were married Feb. 6,
1839 in Madison, Lenawee Co., MI. He came to Michigan around 1836 and first purchased land in Township\Range
003 North-002 West, Section 33, W1/2 NE 1/4 in Ingham Co., MI. On 8/10/1839
he purchased land in Township\Range 008 South-002 West, Section 11, NE 1/4
in Hillsdale Co., MI. He is listed on the 1840 Census at Dover, Lenawee Co.,
MI and on the 1850 Census at Hillsdale, Genesee Co., MI. In 1860 he is
listed on the census at Ransom, Hillsdale Co., MI
Unknown children w/1st wife:
(possibly) 1.
Frank
Perkins b.1822 NY
Their known children w/Sarah were:
1. Hyram O. Perkins b.1843 MI d.
Civil War - at the battle of Gaines Mills and was buried on the
battle-ground.
2. Francis M. Perkins b.1845 MI m.
Effie (Bradley) and removed to Pettisville,
Fulton Co., Ohio for awhile but returned to Saginaw, MI
2a. Hiram C. Perkins b.1875
2b. Lewis T. Perkins b.1877
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Source: For more information on this Family.
Read the book " Branches & Roots of Oliver Perkins" by Steven G.
Perkins
Source: Francis "Frank" Perkins - Biographical Sketch - See:
A standard history of Williams County, Ohio; an authentic
narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the
commercial, industrial, educational, civic and social development; (1920) by
Charles A. Bowersox - Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, IL p.103
Source: Lenawee Co., Mich. Newspaper
Marriage Notices.
Source: Newman Perkins Family - By Newman Perkins IV - Clayton, MI - (1888) |
| Hiram Perkins b.ca.1815. His wife
CATHERINE (CHASE). He first purchased
land on 9/15/1835 in Township\Range 006 South-002 East, Section 20, W1/2 NW
1/4 in Lenawee Co., MI. He is listed on the 1840 Census
as "Hinman Perkins" in Rome, Lenawee Co., MI. In 1850 he is listed as Hiram Perkins at
Rollin, Lenawee Co., MI. Their
known children were:
1. Mary R. Perkins b.1836 MI d. 4.30.1911 MI m.
_____ Losee
2. Samantha Perkins b.1838 MI
3. Chester
Perkins b.1843 MI |
| Source: MI Death Records - Maiden name of
Catherine, married name of Mary R. Perkins |
| John Tanner Perkins b.7.2.1810
Greenwich, Washington Co., NY d.1861 Rollin, Lenawee Co., MI.
Son of (John Newman & Betsey (Tanner)
Perkins). His wife MARY M. (JONES).
He first purchased land on 10/1/1835 in Township\Range 007 South-002 East,
Section 6, E 1/2 SW 1/4. They were listed on the 1840 Michigan
Census at Dover, Lenawee Co., MI. John T. Perkins died and his wife m. 2nd. John Forbes. Their known children were:
1. Sophia E. Perkins b.1839 MI d.1843 MI
2. Helen M. Perkins b.1843 MI
3. Ameila Perkins b.1846 MI
4. Emma
Perkins b.1850 MI
5. Ora Perkins b.1853 MI d.1856 MI
6. Alice Perkins b.1857 MI |
| Source: Newman Perkins Family
- By Newman Perkins IV - Clayton, MI - (1888) |
| James R. Perkins b.1807 NY d.8.8.1863 KY
(Civil War). Son of (Gilbert &
Elizabeth (Synder) Perkins). His
wife m.11.29.1830 at Conquest, Cayuga Co., NY in the home of William
Synder/Snider; ELEANOR
(VanSISE). They were
listed on the 1850 Census at Mentz, Cayuga Co., New York Census and in 1860 Census at Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI.
Their known children were:
1. James G. Perkins b.1831/1832 NY
2. Emily Perkins b.1834 NY
3. John P. Perkins b.1836 NY
d.1905 Lenawee Co., MI
4. Newton P. Perkins b.1839/1840 NY
**Note**: Re: Civil War Records of James R. Perkins.
Ira A. Perkins stated was a witness
to the marriage of James R. Perkins to Elenor (VanSise) at Conquest,
Cayuga Co., NY |
Source: Soldier of the Civil War - Civil
War Records - Private - Company B - 9th Cavalry Volunteers - Died of
Typhoid Fever
Source: Maiden Name of Eleanor (Vansise) =
Civil War Records
Source: NY Census Records
Source: MI Census Records
Source: MI Death Records |
| Moses P. Perkins b.6.26.1797
Saratoga Co., NY d.3.14.1879 Hudson, MI. Son
of (Christopher
and Hannah Bishop (Carpenter) Perkins), His wife ELIZA
(BLAKE). They were listed on the 1820
Census at Cato, Cayuga Co., NY and in 1830 at Ira, Cayuga Co., NY. He first
purchased land on 9.15.1831 Township\Range 007 South-033 East in Section 6,
NW1/2 in Lenawee Co., MI. In 1835 he resided at Dover, Lenawee Co., MI. They were listed on
the 1840 at Madison, Lenawee Co., MI. Their
known children were:
1. Lyman P. Perkins
b. 1818 Ira, Cayuga Co., NY d. 1887 Buffalo, NY
2. Harriet Perkins b. ? NY
3. Palmer C. Perkins b.1822
4. Stephen P. Perkins b.1825
5. Warren B. Perkins b.1827
6. Almeda Perkins b.1829 MI
7. Lydia Perkins b. ?
8. Eliza Perkins b. ?
9. Mary Perkins b. ? m.
______ Tracy
*Removed to Port Huron, MI
10. Newton
M.
Perkins b.1839 Madison, Lenawee Co., MI
11. Eleanor Celia Perkins b.1842 KS
m. Charles G. Day
*He was a twin with Stephen
Perkins (below)
*He was a half
brother of
Christopher
Perkins Jr. (above).
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For more information on this Family.
Read " Branches & Roots of Oliver Perkins"
Source: Death - Lyman P. Perkins - The Courier - Newspaper - Buffalo, NY
Source: Newman
Perkins Family - By Newman Perkins IV - Clayton, MI - (1888) |
| Stephen Perkins b.6-26-1797
Saratoga Co., NY
d. 6.29.1875 Hudson, MI. Son of (Christopher & Hannah Bishop (Carpenter) Perkins). His wife FREELOVE (TERPENNING/TERPNEY).
m. 12-23-1819. They were listed
on the 1820 Census at Cato, Cayuga Co., NY and in 1830 at Ira, Cayuga Co.,
NY. He first purchased land in Township\Range 007 South-003 East, Section 7,
NW 1/4 next to Moses Perkins (listed above).
They were listed on the 1840 Census at Dover, Lenawee Co., MI. Twin of Moses
P. Perkins (above). Their
known children were:
1. John Perkins b. 11-4-1820 Cayuga Co., NY
2. Samuel C. Perkins
b. 2-5-1823 Cayuga Co., NY
3. Moses Perkins b.2-2-1825 Cayuga Co., NY
4. Nelson Perkins b.
4-1-1827
Cayuga Co., NY
5. Franklin Perkins b. 6-8-1829 Cayuga Co., NY d.1898 Placerville, CA
6. Lewis Perkins b. 5-7-1831 Lenawee Co., MI d.1853 Lenawee Co., MI
7. Susan M. Perkins b. 8-20-1835 Lenawee Co., MI d. 10.24.1898 Hudson, MI m.
______ Randall
8. Cynthia Perkins b. 10-4-1838 Lenawee Co., MI m. 3-8-1853
Franklin Titus
9. Harriet D. Perkins b. 11-17-1839 Lenawee Co., MI m.
William D. James
10. Harrison
Perkins b. 3-24-1842 Lenawee Co., MI
*He
was a twin with Moses Perkins (above) |
Source:
Marriage of Cynthia Perkins -
Illustrated History and
Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan. -
By John I. Knapp
and R. I. Bonner
For more information on this Family.
Read " Branches & Roots of Oliver Perkins" by Steven G.
Perkins
Source: MI Death Records - death of Susan (Perkins) Randall.
Source: Death - Franklin Perkins - Obituary - 4.22.1898 - Hudson Post |
Samuel C. Perkins b. ? d.1847/1848
Hillsdale Co., MI. He was known to have resided at Rowland, Hillsdale
Co., MI in 1847/1848. His house was auctioned off on Jan. 17th, 1848.
The Administrator of his estate was listed as
Stephen Perkins , who I believe to be the Stephen Perkins residing
at Dover, Lenawee Co., MI (Above).
This would not be Stephen Perkins son Samuel C. Perkins b.1823, more
than likely a brother or a cousin.
ADMINISTRATION SALE
By an order of the Judge of Probate of the county of Lenawee, I shall
offer for sale at public auction the east half of the south east quarter
of section No. one in township No. eight south range No. two west, in
the township of Rowland, in the county of Hillsdale, and State of
Michigan, at the house of Samuel C. Perkins, in the said township of
Rowland, and County of Hillsdale, on the fifth day of March next, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, and one fourth of the purchase money will be
required down, and the remainder in two annual payments with annual
interest.
Dated at Dover, Lenawee County, January 17th, 1848. - STEPHEN
PERKINS - Administrator |
Source: Hillsdale Whig Standard - March
7th, 1848
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William Perkins b.1780
Naples, VT or NY. His wife SUSANNAH (HUBBARD) b.1790
VT d.1850 MI. They were married in Vermont. In 1818 they removed to Galen,
Seneca Co. (In 1823 became Galen, Wayne Co)., NY and lived there until 1838.
He is listed on the 1820 Census at Galen, Seneca Co., NY as "William
Perkins".
He is listed on the 1830 Census at Galen, Wayne Co., NY Census as "William
Purkins". In 1840 he was listed at Census at
Rome, Lenawee Co., MI. In 1850 he was listed as age 70.
They were known to have had 11
children.
Their known children were: 1-5.
Children (Names Unknown)
*(possible) Moses Perkins\Purkins b. ca. 1800-1810
VT
<*Listed
on the 1830 Census at Galen, Wayne Co., NY Census as Moses Purkins
6. Stephen Perkins b.1808 VT d.11.17.1818 NY
7. Horace Perkins b.1809 Vernon,
Oneida Co., NY or Galen, Wayne
Co., NY
8. William J. Perkins b.1810 VT or NY
9. John L. Perkins b.12.25.1824 Galen, Wayne Co., NY
*(Possible) Daniel Hubbard
Perkins b.1821 NY
*(Possible)
James Harvey Perkins
b.1826 Wayne Co., NY
*(Possible) Phebe S. Perkins b. ? d.4/14/1822 Galen, NY
10-11. Children (Names Unknown) *Brother or close
relative of Erastus Perkins
*The Moses Perkins\Purkins b. ca.1800-1810 VT <Listed above) may
have been a son of Erastus Perkins
Filed on 6.18.1824
& Record
on 4.8.1833 -
William & Susannah Perkins of Galen, Wayne Co., NY sold land to Daniel
Hubbard of the town of Redfield, Oswego Co., NY
(Oswego Co., NY Deeds - Liber O, Page 337)
*NOTE*
Highly possible that this couple was the
William & Susannah (Unknown) Perkins
who once lived at Oneida Co., NY and Ontario Co., NY
*NOTE* In 1823 - Wayne Co., NY was formed from Parts of Seneca &
Ontario Counties. |
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Source: History and biographical record of
Lenawee Co., MI. by W. Stearns & Co., 1879.
Source: Death - Stephen Perkins, son of William Perkins of Galen, Seneca
Co., NY - Columbian - Newspaper - 11.26.1818 |
William J. Perkins Jr. b.ca.1801-1810 VT/NY. He came
from Galen, Wayne Co., NY to MI in 1838. Son of (William
& Susannah (Hubbard) Perkins). His wife JANE
(Unknown) b.1813 NY. He is
listed on the 1840 Michigan Census at Dover, Lenawee Co., MI near
Christopher Perkins &
Hiram Perkins & Elmeron Perkins and on
the 1850,1860 Census at Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI. In 1870 at Hudson, Lenawee
Co., MI in the household with his brother
John L. Perkins.
Their known child was:1. Jane Perkins b.1846 MI
2. (possibly) Frances Amanda Perkins b. ca. 1850 MI d.1880 m.
Francis Edson Drury
*A Samuel B. McCarty\McCourtie, age 13 was living in their household
in 1850*
In 1860 William Perkins, age 84 (b.1776 NY) was living in his household
**More Research is needed**
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Source: MI Census Records
Source: History and
biographical record of Lenawee Co., MI. by W. Stearns & Co., 1879.
Source: Frances Amanda Perkins marriage - The National cyclopaedia of
American biography v. 24 (1935) |
| *NOTE*. Some or all of this
material may contain errors. It will be up to the researcher to show proof before passing
on any of this information. |
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