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JOHN PERKINS
John Perkins b. ca.1805 VA d. before 1850 Allen Co., OH. His 2nd. wife Mrs. HANNAH (MORRISON) ROBERTS, widow of William Roberts. They came to Ohio from Greenbrier Co., VA about 1830/1831. They are listed on the 1840 OH Census at Auglaize Township, Allen Co., OH.

His known children were:

1. John Perkins b.1830 VA
2. Sarah Perkins b.1833 VA
3. Amanllis Perkins b.1836 VA

Source: OH Census
Source: Marriage to Mrs. Hannah (Morrison) Roberts - History of Allen Co., OH - Warner, Beers & Co. (1885)
Source: Burials - Westminster Cemetery - Westminster, Allen Co., OH - Find-A-Grave.com

 

BAKER PERKINS

Baker Perkins b. ca.1775 VT d. October 1846 OH His wife NANCY (BUTLER ?) b. ? d. before 1846. They came to Ohio in 1811 and were listed on the 1830 Census at Xenia, Greene Co., OH. Buried on the farm south of Xenia, OH.

Their known children were:

1. Thomas B. Perkins b. ? VA  d. 1826 OH   *Mentioned in fathers will
2. John S. Perkins b. 1804-1811 VA or OH         *Mentioned in fathers will
3. Mary B. Perkins b. ? VA m. Merrit Wright    
*Mentioned in fathers will
  
    3a. Charles Perkins Wright b. ? OH
4. Martha B. Perkins b. ? VA d. before 1846  m. John B.M. Wright    
*Martha is mentioned in fathers will as being deceased
5. Stith G. Perkins b.  VA    *Mentioned in fathers will

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I find a land purchase deed dated 9.3.1817 recorded in the Green Co., OH Deeds 1815-1816, 1814-1815, 1817-1819 Book. Samuel Gowdy and his wife Isabella of Xenia, Greene Co., OH are selling land to Baker Perkins of Greene Co., OH for $400. A parcel of land located in the town of Xenia, Greene Co., OH containing sixty square poles on the waters of the Shawney run.

I find a land purchase deed dated 10.18.1817 recorded in the Green Co., OH Deeds 1815-1816, 1814-1815, 1817-1819 Book. James Butler and his wife Ann of Greene Co., OH are selling land to Baker Perkins of Greene Co., OH for $500. A parcel of land of 50 acres in Greene Co., OH on the waters of Ceararis Creek.

I find a land purchase deed dated 2.24.1818 recorded in the Green Co., OH Deeds 1815-1816, 1814-1815, 1817-1819 Book. Nathaniel Lee of Petersburg, VA is selling land to Baker Perkins of Greene Co., OH for $400. A 150 acre parcel of land located in Greene Co., OH.

I find a land purchase deed dated 11.22.1841 recorded in the Greene Co., OH Deeds Book. Joshua Butler and his wife Mary of Greene Co., OH are selling land to Baker Perkins for $2.00. A parcel of land located at Xenia, Greene Co., OH in consideration of their love and affection of their sister Elizabeth (Butler) Beacham, wife of Thomas Beecham. The amount of $2.00 is paid by Baker Perkins to permit the said Elizabeth Beacham to receive the rents & profits of said land during her lifetime. After her death, the land should immediately convey the lands to her heirs.

Source: History of Greene County, Ohio : embracing the organization of the county, its division into townships, sketches of local interest gleaned from the pioneers from 1803 to 1840, together with a roster of the Revolution and the War of 1812; By: Robinson, George F., 1838-1901
Source: Baker Perkins Last Will and Testament - OH Wills & Probate Records

 

JOHN S. PERKINS
John S. Perkins b.1804-1811 VA or OH d.1872 OH. Son of (Baker & Nancy (Unknown) Perkins). His wife ELIZABETH A. (SALE) b.1813 KY, dau. of John Sale who d.1.8.1827 Xenia, Green Co., OH & his wife Nancy. They were listed on the 1830 Census at Xenia, Greene Co., OH. They were listed on the 1850 Census at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.

His known children were:

1. Ursula Perkins b. ? OH d/y OH
2. Cornelius S. Perkins b.1831 OH m. Emeline Martin
3. William Thomas Perkins b.1834 OH  m. Sallie DeCamp
    
3a. George B. Perkins b. ? OH

4. Charles G. Perkins b.1837 OH
5. Cornelia Perkins b.1839 OH
6. John Sales Perkins b.1842 OH d.1900 OH m. Lucinda Bowermaster
7. Octavias Perkins b.1848 OH
8. Francis A. Perkins b.1850 OH d.1870 OH
9. Mariah E. Perkins b.1852 OH m. William Bowermaster

SOURCE: History of Greene County, Ohio : embracing the organization of the county, its division into townships, sketches of local interest gleaned from the pioneers from 1803 to 1840, together with a roster of the Revolution and the War of 1812; By: Robinson, George F., 1838-1901
SOURCE: John S. Perkins b.1842 Marriage Information to Lucinda Bowermaster:
Genforum Posting

SOURCE: William Thomas Perkins - Memoirs of the lower Ohio valley, personal and genealogical - v. 1
Source: Name of wife -  Greene Co., OH Civil Dockets 1831-1841 - Estate & heirs-at-law of John Sale

 

THOMAS B. PERKINS
Thomas B. Perkins b.1826 OH. Son of (Baker & Nancy (Unknown) Perkins).

*More research is needed*

SOURCE: History of Greene County, Ohio : embracing the organization of the county, its division into townships, sketches of local interest gleaned from the pioneers from 1803 to 1840, together with a roster of the Revolution and the War of 1812; By: Robinson, George F., 1838-1901

 

STITH PERKINS
Stith Perkins b. ca.1804 VA d.1887 Hamilton Co., OH . Son of (Baker & Nancy (Unknown) Perkins). He was listed on the 1830 Census at Hamilton Co., OH. His 1st wife CATHERINE (UNKNOWN);  2nd wife m. 1862;  ELIZABETH J. (GROVES). They were listed on the 1850 & 1860 Census at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH. He was again listed on the 1880 Census at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH with his widowed daughter.

His known child was:

1. Eliza Perkins b.1828 OH m. _______ Leasure
(Possible) 2. Mary Perkins b.1829
3. Julia B. Perkins b.1833 OH
3. William Perkins b.1834 OH
4. George Perkins b.1835 OH
5. James Perkins b.1838 OH
6. Elizabeth Perkins b.1841 OH
7. Seth Perkins b. 1843 OH
8. Clara E. Perkins b.1849 OH

*More research is needed*

SOURCE: History of Greene County, Ohio : embracing the organization of the county, its division into townships, sketches of local interest gleaned from the pioneers from 1803 to 1840, together with a roster of the Revolution and the War of 1812; By: Robinson, George F., 1838-1901
Source: Maiden name of wife: OH Marriage Records

 

DAVID PERKINS, Rev.
Rev. David M. Perkins b.1807 VT. d.3.12.1864 Suffield, Portage Co., OH. His wife m. 1827 @ Summit Co., OH;  ELECTA \ ELECTRA (TUPPER) b. MA a dau. of Reuben  & Hilda (Hurlbut) Tupper. He was paying taxes at Suffield, Portage Co., OH in 1832/1833. They were listed on the 1840 & 1850 Census at Suffield, Portage Co., Ohio. According to the History of Portage Co., OH, David Perkins was an earlier settler and came to this county (Portage Co., OH in 1814\1815). He is supposed to be listed in Portage Co., OH in 1830 but, the census images at Ancestry.com and Familysearch.org are so poor that they are missing their text. He made his first land purchase at Suffield, Portage Co., OH on 7.1.1833.

Their known children were:

1. Diantha Perkins b. ca.1830 OH m. Joel Coburn  
*Mentioned in Fathers last Will
2. Silas Perkins b. 1832 OH d.1911 KS m. Sarah (Corl)    
*Mentioned in Fathers last Will    *Removed to Bourbon, IN, *Removed to Russell, KS

3. Simon Perkins b. ca. 1834 OH    *Mentioned in Fathers last Will
4. David Perkins Jr. b. ca. 1838 OH  d/y
5. Mary Ellen Perkins b. ca. 1844 Portage Co., OH m. Volney Rogers   
*Mentioned in Fathers last Will
6. Unknown Perkins  d/y


**NOTE**. Two separate descendants of this Rev. David M. Perkins submitted their Y-DNA samples at FamilyTreeDNA. These descendants have a proven match between others in the Perkins YDNA Study that relate to John Perkins Sr. of Ipswich, MA, or his cousins Abraham Perkins of Hampton, NY and Isaac Perkins of RI, Maine. They have a 4th cousin Match to the DNA Submitter who relates to Elkanah & Phebe Perkins.

Source: Family History - History of Portage Co., OH
Source: Marriage: Mary Ellen Perkins to Volney Rogers: Portrait & Biographical Album of Rock Co., WI p. 214
Source: David Perkins - Last Will and Testament - OH Wills & Probate
Source: Electra (Tupper)  lineage - The Hurlbut Genealogy - Record of the Descendants of Thomas Hurlbut by Henry H. Hurlbut (1888)

 

SIMON PERKINS

(*Capt.) Simon Perkins b. ca.1834 OH. Son of (David & Electra (Tupper) Perkins). His wife MARY A. (ROGERS). They resided at Randolph, Portage Co., OH

Their known children were:

1. David Perkins b. ca. 1856 OH
2. Electa Perkins b. ca. 1859 OH m. C. B. Ladd
3. Maude Perkins b. ca. 1868 OH

*Civil War Soldier - Union
Source: History of Portage Co., OH
Source: Marriage: Simon Perkins to Mary Rogers: Portrait & Biographical Album of Rock Co., WI p. 214

 

ELISHA PERKINS
Elisha Perkins b. ca.1790 VT or NY. **Possible** Son of (Stephen & Ruth (Bishop) Perkins). He came from New York to Ohio. His wife m. JUDITH (PRIOR) b.1791 Hampshire Co., MA d.1862 OH. In 1824, it is noted in the *History of Summit Co., OH that Elisha Perkins was a brother-in-law of Elisha Prior who m. *Katharine (Stiles) and I have also seen it written that Elisha Prior wives name was Harriet (Stiles). They were listed on the 1810-1830 Ohio Census at Northampton, Portage Co., OH. He was later of Northampton, Summit Co., OH after 1840. The township didn't change, only the county.

His known child was:

1. Elizabeth Perkins b. ? m. Edwin Dewey
Source: Biographical Sketches of Akron, OH - History of Summit Co., OH
Source: OH Census Records
*Source: "Brother-in-law" of Elisha Prior - History of Summit Co., Ohio: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio by William H. Perrin (1881)
Source: His connection with Stephen Perkins - Bronson v.VII - Akron, OH Library

 

FLETCHER PERKINS

Fletcher Perkins b.1762 Wallingford, CT d.1.15.1831 Portage Co., OH. Son of (Stephen b. ?  d.1815 Meridian, New Haven Co., VT & Susannah (Curtis) Perkins). His wife Mrs. DAMARIS (CURTIS) MILLER  b.1764 d.8.13.1830 OH. They were listed on the 1830 Census at Atwater, Portage Co., OH. No widow mentioned in his last will and testament.

His known children  were:

1. Stephen Perkins b. 10.13.1791 Wallingford, CT   d. 9.12.1821 Atwater, Portage Co.,OH       *Mentioned as (deceased) in fathers will
2. Amasa Perkins b.6.23.1793 Wallingford, CT  *Twin        
*Mentioned in fathers will
3. Sally Perkins b.6.24.1793 Wallingford, CT *Twin  m. Absalom Anthony     
*Mentioned in fathers will
4. Triphosa\Tryphosa Perkins b.8.28.1795 Wallingford, CT  m. Solomon\Salmon Reed        
*Mentioned in fathers will
5. Eunice Perkins b.8.23.1797 Wallingford, CT   m. Philemon Anthony        *Mentioned in fathers will
6. Triphena\Tryphena Perkins b.6.22.1800 Wallingford, CT  m. Abijah Isaac Higby   *Mentioned in fathers will

7. Damarias Perkins b.12.20.1802 Wallingford, CT d.1884 Atwater, Portage Co., OH  m. Jared Stratton   
*Mentioned in fathers will
8. David C. Perkins b. ?                *Mentioned in fathers will
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I find a land purchase deed dated 6.17.1799 recorded in the Charlotte, Chittenden Co., VT Land Records 1795-1811Book. Philo Perkins of Charlotte, Chittenden Co., VT is selling land in Charlotte, Chittenden Co., VT to Fletcher Perkins of Wallingford, CT for $1 (One Dollar). A parcel of land of 99 1/2 acres in the 2nd division lot drawn to the original right of Lot Tripp in the township of Charlotte, Chittenden Co., VT

I find a
land sale deed dated 6.3.1801 recorded in the Charlotte, Chittenden Co., VT Land Records 1795-1811 Book. Fletcher Perkins of Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT is selling land in Charlotte, Chittenden Co., VT to Isaac Foot for $300.00. A parcel of land of 100 acres in the second division drawn to the original right of Lot Tripp on original proprietor of Charlotte, right of said hundred acres to be taken off from the east end of said lot.

I find a
land purchase deed dated 9.16.1826 recorded in the Stark Co., OH Deeds 1824-1828 Book. Amasa Perkins and Sally his wife of Atwater, Portage Co., OH are selling land to Fletcher Perkins of Atwater, Portage Co., OH for $30.00. A parcel of land located in Lexington, Stark Co., OH which is east and south of land deeded to the heirs of Stephen Perkins. (deceased)

I find a
land sale deed dated 1.2.1830 recorded in the Stark Co., OH Deeds 1828-1832 Book. Fletcher Perkins of Atwater, Portage Co., OH is selling land to David Perkins of Atwater, Portage Co., OH for $30.00. A parcel of land located at Lexington, Stark Co., OH being far enough south on the west line of said lot to leave 80 acres on the north side of said lot by a parallel line east & west through the long thence south fifteen rods then east far enough to contain 10 acres of land of equal width, is bounded west on the lot line north on said 80 acres & east & south on land deeded to the heirs of Stephen Perkins be the same more or less.

 
I find the Probate record & Last Will and Testament of Stephen Perkins of Meridian, New Haven Co., CT dated 10.23.1815 recorded in the Wallingford, CT Probate Records 1813-1827. Heirs at law are listed as:  Fletcher Perkins, Philo Perkins, Liberty Perkins, Lois (Perkins) Rice, Tabitha (Perkins) Anger (deceased) & heirs of Tabitha (Perkins) Anger.

Source: Fletcher Perkins - Last Will and Testament - OH Wills & Probate Records
Source: Children of Stephen Perkins - Common Pleas Records. Stark,OH - Court Records Nov. 1837-Sept.1838 *See Clarissa Perkins petition.
Source: Birth dates of children 1-7 - Wallingford, CT Vital Records, Birth Records 1762-1888

 

AMASA PERKINS
Amasa Perkins b.6.23.1793 Wallingford, CT. Son of (Fletcher & Damaris (Curtis) Perkins). His 1st wife TRYPHOSA (COWLES) b. ? d. before 1819 a daughter of Timothy,  his 2nd wife m.9.15.1819; SALLY (DIBBLE). They were listed on the 1830 Census at Atwater, Portage Co., OH. In 1831 Amasa Perkins was paying taxes as a heir of Stephen Perkins, at Lexington, Stark Co., OH. I find a land sale deeded dated 2.15.1832 where Amasa & Sally Perkins are selling off his portion of land in Lexington, Stark Co., OH that he acquired from his father Fletcher Perkins.

Their known children w.Sally were:

1. Sarah Dibble Perkins b.11.13.1820 m. Lewis A. Tanner
2. Amasa Dibble Perkins b.11.24.1824 OH d.1909 Hamilton Co., IN m. Mary "Pollie" Garris
3. George Bold Perkins b.4.15.1827 m. Mary Rosevilla, Mary Santee, Amanda Fox
     
 3a. George R. Perkins b.1876 OH

4. Abiah Ives Perkins b.10.1.1838 OH d.1905 Portage Co., OH m. James Chapman
5. Rose L. Perkins b.7.4.1840 OH m. William Swartz
6. [Infant-Male] Perkins b. 10.10.1841 OH d.10.10.1841 OH


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I find a
land sale deed dated 9.16.1826 recorded in the Stark Co., OH Deeds 1824-1828 Book. Amasa Perkins and Sally his wife of Atwater, Portage Co., OH are selling land to Fletcher Perkins of Atwater, Portage Co., OH for $30.00. A parcel of land located in Lexington, Stark Co., OH which is east and south of land deeded to the heirs of Stephen Perkins. (deceased)

I find a
land sale deed dated 9.25.1826 recorded in the Stark Co., OH Deeds 1824-1828 Book. Amasa Perkins and Sally his wife of Atwater, Portage Co., OH are selling land to the heirs of Stephen Perkins, late of said Atwater, Portage Co., OH (deceased). A parcel of land located at Lexington, Stark Co., OH which is east on the lot line, north of our own land and land deeded to Fletcher Perkins containing 40 acres.

Source: Descendants of Robert Deeble
Source: Name of 1st & 2nd wife of Amasa Perkins - Dibble Family - Your Ancestors - Volume 3 by VanBuren Lamb Jr. (1949)
Source: Death - Amasa D. Perkins - Fort Cemetery - Hamilton Co., Indiana
Source: George R. Perkins - OH Death Certificates



 

STEPHEN PERKINS
Stephen W. Perkins b. 10.13.1791 Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT  d. 9.12.1821  Atwater, Portage Co., OH. Son of (Fletcher & Damaris (Curtis) Perkins). His wife UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN). He was known to have lived and died at Atwater, Portage Co., OH. His children were deed land by his brother Amasa Perkins, located at Lexington, Stark Co., OH on Sept.16th, 1826. He was the person buried as Stephen W. "son of Fletcher Perkins" that is buried in the Atwater Cemetery, Atwater Portage Co., OH near the David Baldwin plots.

His known children were:



1. Mary Perkins b.ca.1814 CT d.7.11.1906 Atwater, Portage Co., OH m.12.16.1837 @ Atwater, Portage Co., OH; Harlow Ward        
*Mentioned in grandfathers will
2
. Laura Perkins b. ? CT/OH d. before 1831 OH (never married/no children) *NOT Mentioned in grandfathers will < *Is mentioned in 1837 land record by her sister Clarissa
3. Clarissa S. Perkins b. 2.8.1822 OH d.8.15.1910 Streetsboro, Portage Co., OH m.2.18.1841 @ Atwater, Portage Co., OH; Joel Page    
*Mentioned in grandfathers will


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I find a land sale deed dated 9.25.1826 recorded in the Stark Co., OH Deeds 1824-1828 Book. Amasa Perkins and Sally his wife of Atwater, Portage Co., OH are commissioning land to the heirs of Stephen Perkins, late of said Atwater, Portage Co., OH (deceased). A parcel of land located at Lexington, Stark Co., OH which is east on the lot line, north of our own land and land deeded to Fletcher Perkins containing 40 acres.

I find a
land sale deed dated 5.10.1836 recorded in the Stark Co., OH Deeds 1835-1845 Book. Mary Perkins of Portage Co., OH is selling off her inherited land in Lexington, Stark Co., OH to Thomas J. Wood of Portage Co., OH for $90.00

I find a
land sale partition document dated 9.16.1837 recorded in the Common Pleas Records: Stark Co., OH Court Records Nov. 1837-Septemter 1838 Book. Clarissa Perkins, a minor and under the age of 18 by her guardian Arad Anthony, is petitioning the court against Thomas J. Wood in regard to the land Amasa & Sally Perkins, conveyed to the heirs of Stephen Perkins. Land located at Lexington, Stark Co., OH. They are asking the court to divide the 40 acres of land in two equal parts after the death of her sister *Laura Perkins who died without issue. She won her case was was paid $45.00 for her 1/2 share of the land.


 
Source: Stark Co., OH Deeds 1824-1828
Source: Portage Co., OH Deeds 1835-1845
Source: Clarissa S. Perkins to Joel Page - Portage Co., OH Marriage Records 1837-1850
Source: Mary Perkins to Harlow Ward - Portage Co., Marriage Records 1837-1850
Source: Burial - Atwater Cemetery - Atwater, Portage Co., OH

 

*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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