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THOMAS PERKINS

Thomas Perkins b.1796 R.I. d.1876 NY. Son of (Daniel & Susan (Phelps/Phillips) Perkins). His wife ARIADNE (BROWNELL). They were listed on the 1820 New York Census at Columbus, Chenango Co. In 1830 they resided at Solon, Courtland Co., NY. In 1850 and 1860 they are listed at Otselic, Chenango Co., NY

Their known children were:

1. Mariah Loretta Perkins b.1819 NY
2. Miles Thomas Perkins b.1821 NY d.1855 Chenango Co., NH m. Samantha "Sarah" (Lathrop)
      2a. Wells Welcome Perkins, Dr. b. 1846 NY m. Mary Almira (Morgan)
      2b. Lucetta (Lucy) E. Perkins b. 1849 NY
      2c. Anthony O. Perkins b. 1851 NY
      2d. Miles Hesler Perkins b. 1853 NY

3. Mary Juliana Perkins b.1822 NY
4. Tracy R. or K. Perkins b.1824 NY (probably) m. Elizabeth (Healey)
5. Elsie Ariadne Perkins b.1834 NY
6. Charles Grant Perkins b.1839 NY m. Frances E. (Johnson)

Source: 1850/1860 NY Census
Source: Tracy Perkins marriage - The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New v.2 by Timothy Hopkins (1903)

CONSTANT PERKINS

Constant Perkins b. 1787 MA or VT ? d.1860 Columbus, Chenango Co., NY. His wife SUSAN (UNKNOWN). They were listed on the 1830-1855 New York Census at Columbus, Chenango Co., NY.

Their known child was:

1. Augustus Yates Perkins b. 1812 b. NY m. Ann ________
      1a. Augusta H. Perkins b.1838 NY m. ______ Hopson
       1b. Angaline Perkins b.1841 NY m. _______ Spencer
       1c. Elvina Perkins b.1844 NY
       1d. Herbert C. Perkins b.1856

Source: 1850 NY Census

ERASTUS PERKINS

Erastus Perkins b.1778 Norwich, CT, d. 1845/1852 Oxford, Chenango Co., NY. Son of (Erastus & Anne (Glover) Perkins) of Norwich, CT. He came to New York in 1799 .In 1801 he resettled at Oxford, NY. He is listed there in 1810 and 1820. His 1st. wife, ABIGAIL S. (STEPHENS) (dau. of Alvin Stephens) b.1781 d.1815 ,2nd wife 7.15.1815; MRS. URSULA M. (MC CURDY) (ALLEN), d.1.2.1821 widow of Hon. John W. Allen) (She was also the wife of Judge Andrews of Cleveland, OH.) b.1779 d.1820, 3rd m.1822 wife AGNES (Van WAGENEN) (dau. of Gerrit & Sarah (Brinckerhoff) Van Wagenen of Oxford, NY) b.1788 d.1868. They removed to Deposit, Delaware Co., NY.

Known children w/Abigail were:

1. Erastus S. Perkins b.1802 NY d.1882 Houston, TX m. 1828 Eunice (Butler) *1850 Removed to Houston, Harris Co., TX
      1a. Henry E. Perkins b.1830 NY m. Ann W. ______   *1850 Removed to Houston, Harris Co., TX
                     1. R. Perkins (male) b.1850 TX "Blind"
                 2. Ella E. Perkins b.1855 TX
                 3. Sarah M. Perkins b.1857 TX


2. Alvin S. Perkins b.1808 NY d. 1872 Houston, TX m. Frances (Robinson)       <1850 Census - Oxford, Chenango Co., NY - Inn Keeper (Hotel Manager) *Removed to Houston, Harris Co., TX
         2a. Sarah M. Perkins b.1840 NY

3. Leonard S. Perkins b.? d.1859 Houston, TX m. Harriet (Bennett ) *Removed to Houston, Harris Co., TX
4. Gurdeon Perkins b.1812 NY
5. Ann Maria Perkins b.? d.1860 Greene, NY m. Joseph Juliand
6. Jane E. Perkins b.? m. Austin Rouse

Known children w/Agnes were:

1. Sarah Ann Perkins b.1824 NY m. James W. Glover
2. Gerrit Henry Perkins b.1826 NY d. 1900 NY m. Frances (Wilcox)
3. Frances Brown Perkins b.1827 NY m. Andrew J. Hull

*His brother was: Capt. James Perkins
*He had a brother named Jabez Perkins who in 1819 was sleeping in bed with is wife in the cabin, when the cabin was struck by lightning. He and his wife died and they left a large and helpless family destitute and forlorn.

Source: Galpin, Henry J. - Annals of Oxford, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and early pioneers; Oxford, N.Y.: H.J. Galpin, 1906
Source: Death of Ursula Perkins - January 19, 1821 - Paper: Spectator (New York, NY)
Source: Marriage of Erastus Perkins Jr. to Eunice Butler - Signs of the Times - Newspaper - Albany, NY - 1-26-1828
Source: 1850 NY Census
Source: Maiden name of Ursula : Hyde Genealogy: Or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines from William Hyde, of Norwich etc.. By Reuben H. Walworth, LL.D - Volume 2 of 2 (1864)

*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.