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1830 Pennsylvania Biographical Sketches:

Pennsylvania Biographical Sketches

Reece Perkins b. 1778 PA. (Probably) Son of (John & Ann (Unknown) Perkins). His wife JANE (WIGTON) . They were listed on the Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA.

His known children were:

1. Reese Perkins Jr. b. ca. 1798 PA d.10.23.1859 m. Mrs. Sarah (Chandler) (McCullough) b.1796 Delaware d.1880

1a. Caleb C. Perkins b.1839 PA

2. Mary Perkins b. ? PA m. _______ Vincent *Died before father*
3. Joseph Perkins b. 1812 PA     <Noted in source book (Proceedings of the Delaware County Historical Society, Vol. 1 (1902) as being a son of Reece & Jane (Wigton) Perkins

4. Ann Perkins b. ? PA m. John Clayton
5. Rachel Perkins b. ? PA m. ______ Quigley
6. John W. Perkins b. ? PA *Died before father*
      6a.George Perkins b. ? PA
      6b.Sarah L. Perkins b. ? PA
      6c.Job Perkins b. ? PA
      6d.Caroline Perkins b. ? PA
      6e.John Perkins Jr. b. ? PA
7. Jane Perkins b. ? PA m. George Hays
8. Sarah Perkins b. ? PA m. William Sharpley
9. Margaret Perkins b. ? PA m. _____ Watts
10. William Perkins b. ? PA *Died before father*

1850 - A man by the name of Solomon Harris age 50 PA , lived with them.

Source: 1850 PA Census
Source: Marriage to Jane (Wigton) - Proceedings of the Delaware County Historical Society, Vol. 1 (1902)
Source: Marriage - St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records
Source: Marriage - History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, etc.. who settled in Chester Co., PA 1687 by: Alpheus H. Harlan
Source: Genealogy of the Sharpless family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester Pennsylvania, 1682, together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the researches by Henry Fishwick, P.H.S., and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the Bi-Centennial Reunion of 1882 by: Gilbert Cope (1887)
Source: Reese Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: Marriage - Reece Perkins Jr. - A record of the descendants of George and Jane Chandler by Chandler Family reunion committee (1937)

CALEB C. PERKINS

Caleb C. Perkins b.1839 PA d.1899 PA. Son of (Reece & Sarah (Chandler) Perkins). His wife ANNABELLA W. (LLOYD). He was listed on the 1850 Census living with his Grandfather, Reece Perkins b.1778.

Their known children were:

1. Emma Perkins b.1862 PA m. Jacob Y. McConnell
2. Franklin L. Perkins b.1864 PA
3. Lewis G. Perkins b.1866 PA d.1866 PA

Source: 1850 PA Census
Source: Genealogy of the Sharpless family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester Pennsylvania, 1682, together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the researches by Henry Fishwick, P.H.S., and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the Bi-Centennial Reunion of 1882 by: Gilbert Cope (1887)

LEWIS PERKINS

Lewis Perkins b.1803 PA. His wife MARY (Unknown). They were listed on the 1850 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA.

No Children Listed.

MOSES PERKINS

Moses Perkins b.1770 PA d. ca. 1832-1853 PA. (Probably) Son of (John & Ann (Unknown) Perkins). His wife HANNAH (HALLOWELL ?) b. ? d. 1868 PA. They were listed on the 1850 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA.

Their known children were:

1. Margaret Perkins b. 1803 PA m. Edward Congleton
2. Ann Perkins b. 1807 PA m. James Grubb
3. Evan Perkins b.1814
4. Erastus Perkins b. ?
5. Jesse Perkins b.1823 PA *Mentioned in Margaret Perkins Will
6. Lydia Jane Perkins b. 1827 m. Lewis S. Tally/Talley
7. Eliza Perkins b. ? PA m. _________ Hendrickson
8. Rachel Perkins b. ? PA m. _________ Walker

Source: Moses Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records. Will was dated 1832 but it was administered to probate in 1853.
Source: Hannah Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records.

CALEB PERKINS

Caleb Perkins Jr. b. ca 177x d. 1841 PA. (Probably) Son of (John & Ann (Unknown) Perkins). His wife MARGARET (HALLOWELL) Perkins b. 1775 d. 1850 PA. They were listed on the 1810-1840 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA.

Their known children were:

1. Mary Perkins b. ? m. (Isaac) ? Tyson
       1a. Mary L. Tyson b. ?                           *Mentioned in grand-fathers Will *Mentioned in grand-mothers Will
2. Job Perkins b.1804 PA

**More Children are possible***

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a. Rachel wife of Thomas Rambo *Mentioned in Caleb Perkins Will
b. James Byard Hallowell       *Mentioned in Caleb Perkins Will
c. Margaret Hallowell (daughter of her brother John Hallowell (a niece of Margaret)   *Mentioned in Margaret Perkins Will
d. Margaret Hinkle (daughter of her sister Rebecca Hinkle (a niece of Margaret)   *Mentioned in Margaret Perkins Will
e. Jesse Perkins (son of her brother-in-law Moses Perkins (a nephew of Margaret)     *Mentioned in Margaret Perkins Will

f. Caleb Perkins bequeathed his sister; Abigail Perkins $12 per year all of her natural life, mentioned in his Will
g. Caleb Perkins bequeathed to his nephew, Caleb Perkins (son of his brother Reece Perkins) $400.00 , mentioned in his Will.

Source: Caleb Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: Margaret Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records

JOB PERKINS

Job Perkins b.1804 PA d.1852 PA. Son of (Caleb & Margaret (Hallowell) Perkins). His wife m.7.4.1843 Delaware Co., PA; MARY ANN (FARRA). b.1825 PA. They were listed on the 1850 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA. Mary A. Perkins is listed as the head of household on the 1860 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA.

Their known children were:

1. William Penn Perkins b.1844 PA m. Mary L. (Hanna)   *Removed to New Castle Co., DE
2. Charles Henry Perkins b.1846 PA
3. Mary Emma Perkins b.1848 PA
4. George Washington Perkins b.1850 PA

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a. Jane Perkins b. ? PA m. _________ Hays    *Mentioned in Job Perkins Will
b. Christin Perkins (male) b. ? PA     *Mentioned in Job Perkins Will
c. Job Perkins (son of John Perkins) *Mentioned in Job Perkins Will

Source: Death of Job Perkins - 7.16.1852 - Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA
Source: Last Will and Testament of Job Perkins - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: Mothers Maiden Name - PA Death Records
Source: Marriage - Notice - Republican Newspaper - Delaware Co., PA

JOSEPH PERKINS

Joseph Perkins b.1812 PA d.1887 PA. Son of (Reese & Jane (Wigton) Perkins). His wife MARGARET THOMAS (FRAME). They were listed on the 1850 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA.

Their known children were:

1. (Rev.) Dr. Reece W. or M. Perkins b.3.12.1847 PA m. Sallie E. Rhoads *Removed to New Orleans
2. Robert Ellwood Perkins b.1849 PA
3. Martha Jane Perkins b. ? PA
4. Joseph Walker Perkins b. ? PA

Source: Maiden name of Joseph Perkins wife: History of Delaware County and its people; John W. Jordan, LL.D - 1914
Source: Maiden name of Joseph Perkins wife and the Maiden name of the wife of (Rev) Reece W. Perkins : Commemorative biographical record of central Pennsylvania, including the counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder.(1898)
Source: More Family Information: Proceedings of the Delaware County Historical Society, Vol. 1 (1902)

SAMUEL PERKINS

Samuel Perkins b. ca. 1762 NJ d.1842 Burlington Co., NJ. His wife MARTHA (SIPLER). They were listed on the 1830 Census at Solebury, Bucks Co., PA. They were from Burlington Co., New Jersey.

Their known children were:

1. Hester/Esther Perkins b. ca.1786 NJ m. John Auston/Auson/Aaronson>?
2. Jacob Perkins b.1790 NJ
3. Abraham Perkins b.ca. 1803 NJ
4. Hannah Perkins b.ca.1808 m. Albert S. Mendenhall
5. David Perkins b.
6. Elizabeth Perkins b. ca.1806 m. Joseph Hall
7. Samuel Perkins Jr. b.1780 NJ
8. George Perkins b.ca.1815
9. William Perkins b. ca. 1818
10. Rebecca Perkins b. m. Amos Hutchinson Deacow/Deacon/Dearson

Source of marriage to Martha (Sipler) = Death of David Sipler, Bensalem Township, 5.4.1801 - Book 1, File #1340 - Orphans Court Records, Bucks Co., PA.)
Source: Names of Children - Death of Charity Sipler , Bensalem Township, 1.28.1835 - Book 2, File #4553 - Orphans Court Records, Bucks Co., PA
Source: Names of Children - New Jersey Wills & Probate Records.

SAMUEL PERKINS JR.

Samuel Perkins Jr. b.1780 NJ. Son of (Samuel & Martha (Sipler) Perkins). His wife HANNAH (DUBERRY). They were married at Solebury, Bucks Co., PA on 10.28.1820 by Isaac Hicks. They were listed on the 1830 Census at Solenbury, Bukes Co., PA. (Possible) 2nd wife: SOPHIA (UNKNOWN) b.1800. Both Hannah Perkins and Sophia Perkins are buried next to each other at the Solebury Friends Burying Grounds, Bucks Co., PA

**MORE RESEARCH NEEDED**

Source: Marriage - Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - Vol. III No. 1 - (1906)
Source: 2nd wife name: 1850 Census

JOHN PERKINS

John Perkins b.ca.1758 NJ d.8.8.1834/1838? Southampton, Bucks Co., PA. *Probably Son of (Jacob & Elizabeth (Hellings) Perkins). He was known to have lived at Southampton, Bucks Co., PA for at least sixty years. He was blind for seventy years of his life. He was a member of the Southampton Baptist Church in Southampton, Bucks Co., PA for sixty years. He is not listed on any census record in Bucks Co., PA even though he lived there a long time. He evidently resided with a relative.

In his Last Will and Testament. He left all of his money and property to his nephews, son's of his sister: Ruth (Perkins) Slack. No wife or children of his own are mentioned in his will.

John Perkins (above) is mentioned in a deed (Book 23, p.354) dated 6.5.1787; heir of John & Elizabeth (Dungan) Hellings, John Perkins being their grandson. In a second deed (Book 26, p.305) dated 1792 where he and other "Hellings" are selling the property. Also mentioned is a Henry & Ruth (Perkins) Slack, "late Ruth Perkins" who was the sister of John Perkins and a grand-daughter of John & Elizabeth (Dungan) Hellings.

*Note* There are some people on the internet who have stated that this John Perkins and his sister Ruth (Perkins) Slack, were the children of Jacob & Elizabeth (Hewlings\Heulings) and that this Elizabeth (Hewlings\Heulings) was the daughter of John & Elizabeth (Dungan) Hellings. **More Research is needed*

Source: The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Chapter XIII - Southampton - 1703. From the discovery of the Delaware to the present time by W. W. H. Davis, A.M. - ( 1876 ) and (1905) editions..
Source: Bucks Co., PA Will Abstracts - Book 11, Page 547
Source: Heirs of John & Elizabeth Hellings : https://hellingsgenealogy.wordpress.com/author/chrishellings/page/2/

**Note** Some or all of this material may contain errors. It will be up to the researcher to investigate and show proof before passing on any of this information.