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OBED PERKINS

Obed Perkins b.1808 VT. d.1871 NY. Son of ( Job & Phoebe (Harrington) Perkins). His wife FANNY (WOOLSEN). They were listed on the New York state census at Hannibal, Oswego Co. , New York.

Their known children were:

1. Phoebe Ann Perkins b.1834 NY d.1902 NY m. James G. Wilson     *Removed to Nebraska
2. John Perkins b.1836 NY d.1836 NY
3. John Alvin Perkins b. ca. 1838 d. 1896 NY m. Mary J. (Frost)
4. Eunice\Urnis Maria Perkins b. 1841 NY d. 1913 NY m. _______ Curtis
5. Mariette Perkins b. 1844 NY d. 1913 NY
6. Harriet Lovica\Louisa Perkins b.1847 NY  m. 1st Isaac Phelps, 2nd James Carkner
7. Allen Delos Perkins b.1849 NY d. 1926 NY m. 1st. Julia (Ladd), 2nd. Fannie (Kosboth)
8. Byron Herbert Perkins b. 1851 NY d. 1949 NY
9. Milo Eugene Perkins b.1855 NY d. 1924 NY

Source: Obed Perkins - Last Will & Testament - NY Wills and Probate Records

 

STEPHEN PERKINS
*Stephen Perkins b.1794/95 Ulster Co., NY. His wife HANNAH (Unknown). They were listed on the 1820 & 1830 New York Census at Seneca, Ontario Co., New York. In 1850 & 1855 they resided at Seneca, Ontario Co., NY and in 1865 at Milo, Yates Co., NY. In 1870 he was listed at Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY.

Their known children were:

1. Henry Perkins b. 1819 NY  *He could also be William "H" Perkins (below)
(possible) William H. Perkins b.1820 NY *1850 Gorham, Ontario Co., NY
2. Lewis L. (Linus) Perkins b.4.20.1825 NY *1850 Gorham, Ontario Co., NY
3. Nancy Perkins b. 1826 NY
4. Ruth Perkins b.1829 NY
5. Luke Perkins b.1832 NY
6. Margaret Perkins b.1835 NY
7. Susan Perkins b.1839 Seneca Co., NY m.1st. _______ Brown; m.2nd_______ Travis; m.3rd. Mason Lang

*He is probably a Grandson of Ebenezer Perkins or a Grandson of Zopher Perkins  (My guess he is a son of Valentine Perkins)

Source: NY Census Records

 

WARREN PERKINS
*Warren\Walter ? Perkins b.1789 Canterbury, CT d.1877 (Near) Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. Son of (Leonard & Grace (Brewster) Perkins). His 1st wife; ABIGAIL (HYDE), 2nd wife DOROTHY (CADY) b.1791 Shutesbury, MA d.1872 (Near) Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. They were listed on the 1820 New York Census at Henrietta, Ontario Co., NY. In 1821 the town of Henrietta later became a town in Monroe Co., NY. In 1830-1850 they were listed at Barre, Orleans Co., NY. In 1851 they removed to Falls Church, VA. After the Civil War they removed near Buffalo, Erie Co., NY where they both died.

Their known children were:

1. Leonard B. Perkins b.1817 NY d.3.14.1819 NY
2. Leonard Brewster Perkins b.1819 NY d.1890 Cambridge, IL m. 1st. Catherine _______, 2nd Salicia (Lamb)
2. Emma S. Perkins  b.1822 NY m. John Bartlett         
*Resided at Falls Church, VA
3. Emily S. Perkins b.1822 NY *(Twin) m. Clinton Squires  
*Resided at Washington, DC
4. Seth W. Perkins b.1824 NY d.1891 m. Mary J. Smith  
*1850 VA, removed to Cambridge, IL
5. Samuel C. Perkins b.ca.1826 NY d.1890 m. 1st Almira (Love), 2nd. Esther (Benham)

Soldier in the War of 1812
Source: The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907: A Record of the ..., Volume 1, Part 2
Source: Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, MASS, 1645-1910 by Orrin Peer Allen (1910)
Source: Name Difference: "Walter Perkins" instead of "Warren Perkins" - The Descendants of Andrew Warner by Lucien C. Warner(1919)

 

SAMUEL B. PERKINS
Samuel Brewster Perkins b.1785 CT. Son of (Leonard & Grace (Brewster) Perkins). His wife  JEMIMA (STEVENS) b.1795 d.1859 NY, daughter of Jacob Stevens. They were listed on the 1820 at Henrietta, Ontario Co., NY. In 1821 the town of Henrietta later became a township in Monroe Co., NY. In 1824 he traveled to Genesee Co., MI and purchased land for his father-in-law who removed there. His first land purchase was in Township/Range 006 North-007 East, Section 15, W 1/2 NW 1/4 in Genesee Co., MI. In 1831 his father-in-law returned to New York.  In 1830-1850 they are listed at Barre, Orleans Co., NY. Samuel B. Perkins died in 1871 at Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN

Their known children were:

1. Charles Wesley Perkins b.1818 Henrietta, NY
2. George Perkins b.1819 NY Henrietta, NY d.1820 Henrietta, NY
3. Jane S. Perkins b.1820 Henrietta, NY m. Elias Wilcox
4. Flavius Perkins b.1822 Barre, NY m. Mary (Smith)
5. Warren L. Perkins b.1824 Barre, NY

Source: The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907: A Record of the ..., Volume 1, Part 2

 

WILLIAM M. PERKINS
William Madison Perkins b.1809 CT d.1867 Byron, NY. Son of (Leonard & Grace (Brewster) Perkins). His wife CHARLOTTE (WOODWARD). They were listed on the 1830-1850 New York Census at Byron, Genesee Co., NY.

Their known children were:

1. Martha Perkins b.1833 Batavia, NY m. Leonard Love        *Resided Attica, NY
2. Dwight W. Perkins b. 1835 NY d.1864 Civil War m. Harriet T. Gillan
3. Charles A. Perkins b.1837 NY d.1909 NY m. Phoebe Smith  
*Lived and died at Byron, NY
4. Flavius Perkins b.1839 NY d.1861 Civil War - Darnstown, Maryland , not married.
5. Lucy M. Perkins b.1842 NY m. Gilbert Huyck   
*Removed to Clarendon, NY
6. Ralph H. Perkins b.1844 NY d.1882 KS , unmarried
7. Mary G. Perkins b.1846 NY m. George Tyler
8. Harriett C. Perkins b.1849 NY m. Austin Goodrich     
*Removed to Des Moines, IA

Source: Death of Dwight W. & Charles A. Perkins - Batavia Daily News
Source: The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907: A Record of the ..., Volume 1, Part 2

 

HARLAND  PERKINS
Harland Perkins b. 1796 CT d.1855 Byron, NY. Son of (Leonard & Grace (Brewster) Perkins). His 1st wife LUCY (WOODWARD\WOODARD) d.1834 NY; m.2nd. MAHALA (PERKINS) b. ? Dunham, Canada? d.1894 NY (A sister of (Miss) Cynthia Perkins b.1816 Dunham, Canada d.1901 NY)  daughters of Samuel & Martha "Patty" (Ingalls) Perkins. They were listed on the 1830-1850 New York Census at  Byron, Genesee Co., NY.

His known children w/1st wife were:

1. Mary E. Perkins b.1824 NY
(possibly) Sylvester Perkins b.1825 NY     
*1850 Census at Byron, Genesee Co., NY
2. Martha A. Perkins b.1828 NY
3. Julia M. Perkins b.1831 NY

His known children w/2nd wife were:


1.
John L. Perkins b.1836 NY       *By 1880 -Removed to McBride, Montcalm Co., MI
2. Jeanette Perkins b.1838 m. Rialto Arnold                
*Removed to Metuchen, NJ
3. Warren F. Perkins b.1840 Byron, NY d.1889 MI     
*Removed to McBride, Montcalm Co., MI
4. Willis Dalton Perkins b. 1844 NY d.1894 Antrim Co., MI m. Adelia Belcher 
*1870 - Removed to Leslie, Ingham Co., MI
5. Helen Perkins b.1847 d.1910 S. Byron, NY m. Lucius Mann

For more information: Contact  Ed Perkins
Source: Death date of Harlan Perkins - Byron, NY - Cemetery Records
Source: Death of Mahala Perkins  and mentioning that she was the "sister of Miss Cynthia Perkins" - Batavia Daily News - Newspaper - 11.16.1894 *See both obituaries

 

SAMUEL PERKINS
Samuel Perkins b. 1792 d.ca.1820/21. His wife m. 3.16.1812 @ Richford, Franklin Co., VT;  MARTHA "Patty" (INGALLS) b.1794 VT d.1855 NY. They removed to Farnham\Dunham - Quebec, Canada. Sometime after 1816 they left Dunham, Quebec, Canada and removed to Avon, NY and soon after settled at Byron, Genesee Co., NY. When Samuel Perkins died ca.1820/21, Martha (Ingalls) Perkins m. 2nd. John Taggart and had at least 7 more children by the last name of Taggart.

Their known children were:

1. Mahala Perkins b.1794 Dunham, Quebec, Canada d.1894 NY
2. Cynthia Perkins b.1814 Dunham, Quebec, Canada      
*Never married
3. Mary\Martha "Polly" Perkins b. ?

Source: Name of Martha "Patty" Ingalls - Reference:  http://www.longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I18568&tree=Tuttle . Several of the children may have been born in Farnham ,  Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. There is a reference on the web as to the 'Ingalls, Sleeper, Taggart and Sanborn families who moved from New Hampshire  to Dunham/Farnham Quebec Canada, then New York, then Almont, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
Source: The Genealogy and history of the Ingalls family in America: giving the descendants of Edmund Ingalls who settled at Lynn, Mass in 1629. By: Charles Burleigh (1903) - Pub:  G.E. Dunbar, Malden, MA
Source: Obituary of Cynthia Perkins - Batavia Daily News 
Source: Obituary of Mahala Perkins - Batavia Daily News - *Click above link to see both obituaries.

 

CORNELIUS J. PERKINS
Cornelius Joshua Perkins b.1836 Herkimer Co., NY. Son of (Ezra "Alvah" & Mary H. (Crossman) Perkins). His wife MARGARET (SHAVER), 2nd HELEN\ELLEN C. "ELLA" (JOHNSON). They resided at Salisbury, Herkimer Co., NY.

His known children w/Margaret (Shaver) were:

1. Elenora "Nora" Perkins b.1858/1859 NY
2. Leonard Perkins b.1862 NY d.1941 NY m. Frances (Meer); Mary (Youmans)
3. George S. Perkins b.1865 NY
4
. Clinton J. Perkins b.1866 NY m. Genevieve (Johnson)
5. Frederick Perkins b. 1868 NY
6. Wilber Perkins b. 1869/1870 NY
7. Harry Perkins b.1872 NY
8. Mary Perkins b. 1874 NY

9. Cornelia A. Perkins b. 1878 NY  m. Melvin Cramer
10. Edna Perkins b. ? NY

His known children w/Ella (Johnson) were:

11. Cecil M. Perkins b.1884 NY
12. Neal\Neil E. Perkins b.1886 NY
13
. Ernest Perkins b.1888  NY
14. Laura D. Perkins b.1890 NY m. William Terrill
15. Flora Perkins b.1890 NY m. Calvin Lighthart
16. Raymond Perkins b.1894 NY
17. Brayton Perkins b.1896 NY

Source: 12-22-1914 - The Evening Recorder - Amsterdam, NY
Source: Obituary - Leonard Perkins - Utica NY Observer - 1941
Source: Marriage - Cornelius J. Perkins to Ella (Johnson) -  Flora M. Perkins -  NY Marriage Records

 

 

*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.

 

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