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SAMUEL H. PERKINS

Samuel Huntington Perkins b. 2.15.1797 Windham, CT d.1874 PA. Son of (Samuel & Anna or Nancy (Huntington) Perkins, son of Matthew & Hannah (Bishop) Perkins, a son of Joseph & Martha (Morgan) Perkins, a son of Jacob & Unknown wife *either Elizabeth (Unknown) or Demaris (Robinson) Perkins, a son of John Perkins, Sr. of Ipswich, MA).  His 1st wife; CHARLOTTE ELDERKIN CLARKE, his 2nd wife MARY (FEARISS\FEARIES) DONNELL., his 3rd wife MARGARET (Unknown) SAVAGE. They were listed on the 1830 PA Census at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. In 1840 at Walnut Ward, Philadelphia Co., PA.

His known child w/1st. wife:

1. Samuel Clarke Perkins d/y

His known children w/2nd wife were:

1. William Donnell Perkins b.1827 d.1833
2. Samuel Clarke Perkins b.11.14.1828 m.
Mary Hooker Packard    *After 1848 resided at Philadelphia, PA
3. Robert Smith Perkins b.1830 d.1830
4. Charlotte Ann Perkins b.1831

*His sister Harriet Perkins m. Edwards Clarke

Source: PA Census Records
Source: Marriage to Charlotte Edwards Clarke - The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle. By: George F. Tuttle (1883)
Source: Marriage to Charlotte Elderkin Clark - The Clark Genealogy, some descendants of Daniel Clark, of Windsor,  CT - (1913)
Source: Marriage to Charlotte Clark - The Huntington Family in America - A Genealogical Memoir of the Known Descendants of Samuel Huntington from 1633 to 1915 by the Huntington Family Association(1915)

Source: Marriage to Mary F. Donnell - Evening Post - Newspaper - New York, NY - 9.21.1826
Source: Marriage to Mary Donnell - National Gazette - Philadelphia, PA - 9.21.1826
Source: American Ancestry: Giving name and descent in the male line......etc.. Volume 5 by Thomas Patrick Hughes and Frank Munsell
Source: Marriage to Mary Fearies Donnell - The History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, MA - Volume I - (1874)  by Benjamin W. Dwight.

 

ELIJAH PERKINS, Dr.
Elijah Perkins, Dr. b. 1767 CT d.1806 PA. Son of (Joseph(5) & Joanna (Burnham) Perkins)-Joseph(4), Joseph(3), Jacob(2), John Sr.(1) of Ipswich, MA]. His wife SUSAN STEPHENSON. (He was a cousin of Dr. Elisha Perkins who invented the "Tractors").

A known child was:

1. William Washington Perkins b. 1805 or 1809* PA              <*Paternity has been questioned due to conflicting dates of birth -{I have been told that In 1822 - His mother's will stated that he was under the
                                                                                                                        age of 15}{Anyone reading this statement will have to find proof of this. I have not done the research myself.][A Y-DNA test against this linage will either
                                                                                                                         prove or disprove this theory]

Source: [Marriage] The Jerseyman, Volume 6 -  edited by Hiram Edmund Deats
Source: The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts - By: George Augustus Perkins -p.104 - PART III  - Sergeant Jacob Perkins.
Source: PA Census Records

 

WILLIAM W. PERKINS
William Washington Perkins b. 1805 or 1809 PA. *Baptized the Son of ( Dr. Elijah(6) & Susan (Stephenson) Perkins -[Joseph(5), Joseph(4), Joseph(3), Jacob(2), John Sr.(1). of Ipswich, MA] . His wife LUCY (WALBRIDGE). They were listed on the 1830 & 1840 PA Census at Meadville Borough, Crawford Co., PA. He was a Newspaper editor and also ran a hotel in Meadville, PA.

Their known children were:

1. William Elijah Perkins b.1831 m. Annie Rosenberg
2. George Walbridge Perkins b.1831 Erie, PA d.1886 Cleveland, OH m. 1st Sarah Louisa Mills; 2nd. Emily Swan   *Also Resided in Buffalo, NY, Grand Rapids, MI and Chicago, IL
3. Charles Clarkson Perkins b.1835 d.1859 unmarried
4. David Walbridge Perkins b.1840 d.1864 IL or MI m. Allie P. Raynor  , she m. 2nd; 1867 Mr. Field  *Removed to Jackson, MI
and Chicago, IL

Source: The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts - By: George Augustus Perkins -p.104 - PART III  - Sergeant Jacob Perkins.
Source: [George W. Perkins life
] - Right-Hand Man: The life of George W. Perkins by: John A. Garraty.
Source: Descendants of Henry Wallbridge by: W.G. Wallbridge (1898)
Source: PA Census Records

 

DANIEL PERKINS
Daniel Perkins b. 1769 Ireland d.7.20.1830 Meadville Borough, Crawford Co., PA. His wife SARAH "SALLY" (WILSON). They were married in Lancaster Co., PA on 11.19.1793 and were listed on the 1810-1830 Census at Meadville Borough, Crawford Co., PA. According to his Will, he lived at the corner of 2nd & Chestnut Street, Meadville Borough, Crawford Co., PA.

Their known children were:

1. James W. Perkins b. ca.1794 PA
2. Daniel A. Perkins b. ca. 1796 PA
3. Mary "Molly" Perkins b. ca.1800 PA  m. John P. Davis
4.
Susan L. Perkins b.1803 PA
5.
Sarah "Sally" Perkins b. 1805 PA m. William McLogan
6. Elizabeth Perkins b.1808 PA
7. Margaret Perkins b. ? m.___________ Brackenridge

Source: Daniel Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: Elizabeth Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: PA Census Records

 

JOSEPH L. PERKINS
Joseph L. Perkins b.1807 Frederick Co., MD or MA ? d. 9.6.1873 Crawford Co., PA.. Son of (Henery & Unknown (Unknown) Perkins).  He came with his parents to Venango, Crawford Co., PA in 1817. His wife ANN (Unknown). They were listed on the 1830 & 1840 Census at Hayfield, Crawford Co., PA. In 1850 they were listed at Venango, Crawford Co., PA. He was the first postmaster of Venango borough and justice of the peace for 25 years.

Their known children were:

1. George H. Perkins b.1833 PA
2. Margaret Perkins b.1836 PA
3. Francis Perkins b.1841 PA

Source: PA Census Records
Source: Gazetteer and business directory of Crawford County, Pa., for 1874
(1874)

 

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