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Deacon Joseph Perkins b.1760 Lyme, CT. d. 1824 Bridgewater, VT. Son of (Abraham Sr. & Mary (Person) (Ely) Perkins). His wife 1st. PATIENCE (HAYES), 2nd PATIENCE "Patty" (DENNISON). They were listed on the 1790-1820 VT Census at Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT. He followed his brother Benjamin and 1/2 brothers, William, Daniel, Samuel, Perkins from CT to VT.

His known children w/1st wife were:

1. Mary Perkins b.1786
2. Mehitable Perkins b.1788 d.1809 Brownville, N.Y.

His known children w/2nd wife were:

1. Patience Perkins b.1795
2. Joseph Perkins b.1.6.1798
3. Jeddediah Perkins b.1802 Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT d.1876 Fair Haven, VT
4. Seabury Perkins b.1803 VT d.1813 Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT

Source: Death of Mehitable Perkins - Spooner's Vermont Journal - 11.6.1809 - Windsor, VT
Source: Death of Seabury Perkin s- Spooner's Vermont Journal - 7.5.1813 - Windsor, VT
Source: Death of Joseph Perkins Sr- Killed by a falling tree - History of the town of Bridgewater, VT
Source: Death of Jeddediah Perkins - VT Vital Records

JOSEPH PERKINS Jr.

Dr. Joseph Perkins Jr. b.1798 Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT d.1872 Castleton, Rutland Co., VT. Son of (Joseph & Patience (Dennison) Perkins). He was married 5 times. His first wife was MARY (GRIDLEY), 2nd; AMELIA COOK, 3rd; ZILPAH HIGLEY, 4th; CYNTHIA CLAGHORN, 5th; Mrs. IOLA (DENISON) GUERNSEY. He was listed on the 1850 Census at Castleton, Rutland Co., VT. He came to Castleton, Rutland Co., VT in 1818 where he studied Medicine for three years and graduated from the Vermont Academy of Medicine at Castleton, VT in 1821.

His known children w/Mary Gridley were:

1. Selah Gridley Perkins, Dr. b.1829 VT d.1862 VT Civil War m. Juliett (Wilcox) *Doctor - Practiced Medicine at Waterford, NY and Castleton, VT
     1a.Mary E. Perkins b.1850 VT
       1b.Joseph W. Perkins b.1852 VT

2. William Cullen Perkins, Dr. b.1828 VT d.1865 VT          *Removed to Lansing, IA then returned to Rutland Co., VT
3. Unknown Perkins b. VT

His known child w/Amelia Cook was:

4. Unknown Perkins b. VT

His known child w/Zilpah Highley was:

5. Mary A. Perkins b.1835 VT m. Nathaniel Gilbert

His known children w/Cynthia Claghorn were:

6.Unknown Perkins b. VT
7. Maria J. Perkins b.1838 VT
8. Elizabeth Perkins b.1840 VT d.1899 Fair Haven, VT
8. Joseph L. Perkins b.1842 VT
10. Sarah S. Perkins b.1844 VT
11. Charles C. Perkins b.1846 VT

*In 1850 his mother Patience (Dennison) Perkins age. 80 and his sister Patience Perkins age. 54 are living in his household.*

Source: 1850 Census
Source: History of Rutland Co., VT - Chapter XVI - Part Two
Source: The Vermont Medical Register for the year 1877. By Charles Paine Thayer (1877)
Source: VT Vital Records
Source: Dr. Selah G. Perkins m. Juliet E. (Wilcox): Your Ancestors, a national magazie of genealogy and family history by H. F. Johnson

NATHAN PERKINS

Nathan Perkins b.1757 MA d.1832 VT. Son of (Nathan(4) b.1710 & Sarah (Unknown)(Pratt) Perkins,,Nathan(3) b.1685,David1653(2)Abraham1613 (1)England to Hampton, N.H.) His wife HANNAH (STURTEVANT). He came to Vermont from Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. They were listed on the 1790-1830 VT Census in Windsor Co., VT.

Their known children were:

1. Mary Perkins b.1781 MA m. Besser Simmons
2. Lois Perkins b.1782 MA d.1784
3. Hannah Perkins b.1784 MA m. Seth Washburn
4. Josiah Perkins b. 1785 MA
5. Deborah Perkins b.1786 MA m. Cyrus Soul
6. Selome Perkins b.1791 VT
7. Nathan Perkins Jr. b. 1793 VT
8. Laura Perkins b.1796 VT
9. Friend Perkins b.1802 VT
10. Edwin Perkins b.1805 VT

*He served in the Rev. War from VT. Capt. Cottle's Company

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Source: Death of Nathan - Vermont Gazette Newspaper - 4.17.1832

JOSIAH PERKINS

Josiah Perkins b.1785 MA. Son of (Nathan & Hannah (Sturtevant) Perkins). His wife ALICE (BURKE). They were listed on the 1820 Census at Windsor, Windsor Co., VT.

Their known child was:

1. Moses Burke Perkins b.1811 VT m. Clarissa M. (Washburn)
2. Josiah S. Perkins b.1814 VT m. Maria H. (Hubbard)
       2a. Augustus E. Perkins b.1842 VT
       2b. Edgar F. Perkins b.1845 VT
       2c. Emma Perkins b. ca.1847 VT
       2d. Edwin Perkins b. ca. 1849 VT m. Lettie (Christ)    *Removed to MN, Removed to WI
       2e. Vilroy Perkins b.1851 VT
       2f. Alice Perkins b.1853 VT

3. Solomon Wait Perkins b. ca. 1817 VT d.1883 VT
4. Leonard Perkins b.1818 VT m. Adeline M. (Gibson)
5. Edwin Eugene Perkins b.1821 VT d.1847 VT
6. Norman E. Perkins b.1824 VT m. Catherine (Savage)        (*Removed to White Hall, Greene Co., IL)
       6a. Elleress "Ella" Perkins b.
       6b. Clara Perkins b.
       6c. Alda K. Perkins b.
       6d. Charles H. Perkins b.
7. Edward Homer Perkins b.1826 VT d.1912 VT

Source: VT Census Records
Source: Solomon Perkins, Edwin E. Perkins , Edward H. Perkins - Burials - Find-a-grave.com - Brownsville Cemetery, West Windsor, Windsor Co., VT
Source: Norman E. Perkins - Burial Records - Find-A-Grave.com

RUFUS PERKINS

Rufus Perkins b. 1754 Preston, CT d.1804 Chester, VT. Son of (Oliver & Hannah (Gates) Perkins). His wife SUSANNAH (DUTTON). They were listed on the 1790 VT Census at Chester, Windsor Co., VT. Susannah (Dutton) Perkins m. 2nd.(m.1809) Eleazer Butterfield.

His known children were:

1. James Perkins b.1785 Rockingham, VT
2. Moses Perkins b.1786 Rockingham, VT
3. Rufus Perkins b.1788 Rockingham, VT
4. Abel Perkins b.1790 Rockingham, VT m. Jane Miller/Jane Lockwood ?   *Removed to Frankfort, IL & Kansas
      4a. Abel Perkins Jr. b.1824 VT m. Sarah H. Bemiss
5. Oliver Perkins b.1792 Chester, VT
6. Lydia Perkins b.1794 Chester, VT
7. Amasa Perkins b.1795 Chester, VT    *Removed to Wisconsin
8. Aaron Perkins b.1797 Chester VT
9. Betsy Perkins b.1797 Chester, VT (*Twin)
10. Silas Perkins b.1799 Chester, VT
11. Stephen Perkins b.1800 Chester, VT

*See the book: Rufus Perkins of Rockingham and Chester, VT, pub. 1917

WILLIAM PERKINS

William Perkins Jr. b.1745-50 MA. His wife HANNAH "ANNA" (HILLARD). They were married March 23rd, 1780 at Hardwick, MA. They were listed on the 1790 VT Census at Barnard, Windsor Co., VT. They settled at Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., New York.

Their known children were:

1. William Perkins b. ca. 1778 d.1828 Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.
2. John Perkins b. 1783 VT d. 1826 Potsdam, N.Y.
3. Elizabeth Perkins b.1786 VT
4. Cynthia/Sinthea Perkins b.1788 VT

Source: Marriage - Vital Records of Hardwick, MA, to the year 1850

THEADORE "Thomas" PERKINS

Theodore or Thomas Perkins b.1758 MA. His wife MARTHA (CONANT). They were listed on the 1790 VT Census at Pomfret, Windsor Co., VT. They moved Montpelier, VT in 1794. His wife & children settled in 1800 at Lyme, NH.

Their known children were:

1. Thomas Perkins b.1785 *settled at Lyme, NH d. 1871
2. Martin P. Perkins b.1788 *settled at Shipton, Canada
3. Mary Perkins b.1791 VT
4. Alfred Perkins b.1793 VT
5. Linus/Elinus P. Perkins b.1795 VT m. Harriet (Wilder) at Hanover, MA (1819) * Resided at Scituate, MA

*Theodore Perkins and Martha (Conant) were from Bridgewater, MA, moved to Pomfret, VT and then to Plainfield, VT. They located on a pitch in the southwestern part of the town. In 1794 he sold his claim and moved to Montpelier, VT. In 1798 he went to Kentucky to look after a tract of several thousand acres that he had inherited. He wrote back that his claim was good, and that he was coming back for his family. He was never heard from again. His friends thought he was murdered. His wife removed to Lyme, N.H., in 1800. Their son Alfred Perkins b.1793 was the first white child born in Plainfield, VT.

*Source. History of Washington Co., VT

WILLIAM PERKINS

William Perkins b.1.6.1755 Mt. Carmel, CT d.1840 Crown Point, Essex Co., NY. Son of (John(4) & Dorcus (Brooks) Perkins, Elisha(3),John(2),Edward(1) of New Haven, CT) His wife 1st. RUTH (HOTCHKISS) b.1751-ca.1785; 2nd. MARTHA "Patty" (CLAFLIN) b.1767 MA. In 1775 he was of Chatham, New Haven Co., CT were he enlisted in the Revolutionary War. After the war he removed to Vermont. He was listed on the 1790 VT Census at Pomfret, Windsor Co., VT. In 1800 he was of Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT. In 1803-1804 William Perkins and his family moved to Stanstead, Richelieu County, Quebec, Canada. In 1836 he removed to Crown Point, Essex Co., NY where he died.

His known children w/ 1st wife were:

1.(Unknown) Perkins b. 1777 CT
2. Lent H. Perkins b.1778 CT m. Sarah Packard at Georgeville, Quebec, Canada {Settled Stanstead, Quebec, Canada}
3. Elias Perkins b.1780 CT m. Elizabeth Parker {Settled in Clinton Co. ,NY}
4. Dorcus Perkins b.1782
5. Rebecca Perkins b.1784

His known children w/2nd wife were:

1. Martha "Patty" Perkins b. 1787 VT m. Obediah Baldwin {Settled at Crown Point, NY}
2. William Perkins Jr. b.1789 VT m. Lucy Seaver {Settled at Crown Point, NY}
3. Eunice Perkins b.1791 VT m. James Mc Allister {Settled at Odelltown, Quebec}
4. Elizabeth "Betsey" Perkins b.1792 VT m. Otis G. Hosmer {Settled at Louisville, NY}
5. Sarah "Sally" Perkins b.1794 VT
6. John Perkins b. 6.15.1796 Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT *(This is the man that I, Denise Perkins Ready of perkinsresearch.com; is seeking") * I also ask... could he be this John Perkins listed as being born 8.16.1799 Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT ?
7. Mary "Polly" Perkins b.1798 VT (probably m. Robert Marsh)
8. Levia Perkins b.1800 VT (probably m. Jeremiah Smith)

Rev. War Soldier: CT - Capt. Arnold's Company, Capt. Burrell of the Reg. Commanded by Col. Worcester for 6 months.
Source: Revolutionary Pension Claim - S14126
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