Floyd Wesley Perkins1

b. 18 June 1891, d. 10 October 1972
Family
Father*Abraham Perkins2,3,4 b. 12 May 1854, d. 14 Jun 1930
Mother*Mary L. Martin2,3,4 b. 1854, d. 1932
Birth*18 June 1891Floyd Wesley Perkins was born on 18 June 1891 in Indiana.2 
Relationship Note*Floyd Wesley Perkins and Lloyd Leslie Perkins were twins.3 
Marriage*21 September 1920He married first Cordella Porter, daughter of John A. Porter and Temperance M. Baer, on 21 September 1920 in Howard County, Indiana.5,4 
(Husband) Death29 September 1950Floyd became a widower when Cordella (Porter) Perkins died on 29 September 1950 at age 57.6,7 
Marriage*April 1961He married second, as her second husband, Sophia Bell Roberson, daughter of James C. Duke and Fannie B. Tallent, in April 1961 in Howard County, Indiana.1,4 
Death*10 October 1972He died on 10 October 1972 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, at age 812,4 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Shiloh Cemetery, Kokomo.8,7 

Family 1

 Cordella Porter b. 9 Mar 1893, d. 29 Sep 1950

Family 2

 Sophia B. Duke b. 18 Feb 1912, d. 6 Jun 1992

Citations

  1. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, citing The Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, 11 April 1961, page 11, reporting that a marriage license was issued to Floyd Wesley Perkins, Kokomo R.R. 2, farmer, and Sophia Bell Roberson, 302 E. Carter Street, nurses aid. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Floyd Wesley Perkins, age 81, farmer, veteran of WWI, married to Sophia Roberson, died on 19 October 1972 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA, born on 18 June 1891 in Indiana, son of Abraham Perkins and Mary Martin, informant his wife, Sophia Perkins, Date Registered 1972, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1972; Roll: 14. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  3. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Abe and Mary L. Perkins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana; Roll: T624_355; Pages: 2a-2b; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1374368. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2870] Floyd Wesley Perkins 1972 Obituary, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Kokomo Tribune, (Kokomo, Indiana), Friday, October 20, 1972, Page 5, (Downloaded on June 30, 2025), reporting that Floyd Wesley Perkins, 81, Kokomo R.R. 2 died the previous afternoon in his home following a two-year illness; that he was a retired farmer and a veteran of World War I; that he was born in Ervin township, Howard County on June 18, 1891 to Abraham and Mary (Martin) Perkins; that he had lived in Ervin township throughout his lifetime; that he married Cordella Porter in 1925, who preceded him in death; that in April 1961 he married Sophia Roberson, who survived him; that also surviving were eight stepchildren, whose names were included, two sisters and his twin brother, Lloyd Perkins of Amboy. Hereinafter cited as Floyd Wesley Perkins 1972 Obituary, Indiana.
  5. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 September 1920 in Howard, Indiana, USA of Floyd Perkins, son of Abraham Perkins and Mary L. Martin, and Cordella Porter. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  6. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Cordello Perkins of rural Howard County, Indiana (10 miles SW of Galveston), age 57, housewife, married to Floyd Perkins, died on 29 September 1950 in Memorial Hospital, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA, born on 9 March 1893 in Howard County, Indiana, daughter of John Porter and Marishline Baer, burial in Shiloh Cemetery, informant her husband, Floyd Perkins, Date Registered 1950, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1950; Roll: 10.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Cordella Perkins, Memorial# 79861383. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Floyd W Perkins, Memorial# 79861384.

Lieutenant Francis Perkins1,2

b. 8 September 1729, d. 1783
Family
Father*Thomas Perkins1 b. 1688, d. 5 Jun 1761
Mother*Mary Washburn1 b. c 1690, d. 23 Apr 1750
Birth*8 September 1729Lieutenant Francis Perkins was born on 8 September 1729 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Marriage*14 December 1762He married Susanna Waterman of Halifax, daughter of Deacon Robert Waterman and Martha __?__, on 14 December 1762 in Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,1,5 
Death*1783He died in 1783.1 

Family

 Susanna Waterman b. 6 Feb 1742

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Perkins, pages 277-281. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S747] Williams Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Illustrated with Plans and Views, downloaded from Google Books, (Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Henry T. Pratt, Printer, 1882), page 147. Hereinafter cited as Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 253. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 289.
  5. [S693] George Ernest Bowman, Vital records of the town of Halifax, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Includes indexes. (Boston, Massachusetts: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1905), Volume I, page 31. Hereinafter cited as Halifax vital records to 1849.

Francis A. Perkins1

b. 3 May 1850
Family
Father*William M. Perkins2,1 b. 1828
Mother*Jane Hamrick2
Birth*3 May 1850Francis A. Perkins was born on 3 May 1850 in Braxton County, Virginia.2,3,4 
(Son) Census US 185021 August 1850Francis A. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 21 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. He was two months old.5 
(Son) DeathHe was an infant when his mother died, probably not long after his birth.3 
(Son) MarriageHe was still a baby when his father married a second time to Rachel Gillespie.6,7 
(Son) Census US 186014 June 1860Francis A. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 June 1860 in the household of his father and stepmother near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 10 years old.7 
(Stepson) Death3 December 1867He was 17 years old when his stepmother, Rachel (Gillespie) Perkins, who had raised Francis from infancy, died on 3 December 1867 at about age 30. Her death left Francis's father a widower for the second time, with eight minor children between the ages of one and 17 years.8 
(Son) Marriage1868The following year his father married a third time to Nancy J. Lynch.9 
(Son) Census US 187029 June 1870Francis A. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of his father and second stepmother near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 20 years old, at home, and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Nancy J. Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2566] West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, death from flu of Francis A. Perkins on 30 Jan 1923 in Hyers, Braxton County, West Virginia, age 73 , born on 3 May 1849 in Braxton County, Virginia, son of William Perkins and Jane Hamrick, referencing County Records, West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, Reference ID 1853, GS Film# 1953052, Digital Folder# 4257654, 004257654, Image# 1903, citing "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TQ-ZJJ : 10 March 2018), Francis A. Perkins, 30 Jan 1923; citing Hyers, Braxton, West Virginia, County Records, 1853, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,052. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Jane Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 187b, recording the age of baby Francis A. as two months old, and we note the date the census was taken was 21 August 1850. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Nancy J. Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A, Francis was recorded as 20 years old, and his year of birth estimated as 1850.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Jane Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 187b.
  6. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Floyd Perkins on 25 June 1928 in Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, age 62 years 10 months 17 days, married, farmer, born 12 July 1865 in West Virginia, son of William Perkins, born in Virginia, and Rachel Gillispie, born in Virginia, burial on 26 June 1928 in Bridgeport, referencing FHL Film# 847172. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Rachel Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 349; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Rachael Perkins on 3 December 1867 in Braxton County, West Virginia, married to William M. Perkins, daughter of William and Mary Gillespie, referencing FHL Film# 572705.
  9. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wm M Perkins and Nancy Lynch in 1868 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

Franklin Perkins1

b. 14 February 1844, d. 2 August 1915
Family
Father*Elijah Perkins1,2 b. 1814, d. 3 Nov 1888
Mother*Sarah Riffle1 b. 1815
Birth*14 February 1844Franklin Perkins was born on 14 February 1844.1 
(Son) Census US 185021 August 1850Franklin was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 21 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 6 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(Son) Census US 186014 August 1860Franklin was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 August 1860 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 18 years old and had attended school within the census year.4 
Marriage*15 September 1864He married Anne C. Engel, daughter of Daniel Engel and Anna Marie Weltz, on 15 September 1864 in Braxton County, West Virginia.5,1,6 
Death*2 August 1915He died on 2 August 1915 in Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 711 
Burial* and was buried in Perkins Cemetery, Braxton County.1 

Family

 Anne C. Engel b. 20 Jul 1845, d. 7 Apr 1899

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Franklin Perkins, Memorial# 159378982. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elijah Perkins, Memorial# 159378919.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, (his name transcribed as "Elizah" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 187b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 462; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Anne C (Engel) Perkins, Memorial# 226319602.
  6. [S2532] Family History Library, West Virginia, County marriage records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1776-1971. Marriage records, available online, compiled from abstracts, transcriptions, and originals of West Virginia county marriage records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed: marriage on 15 September 1864 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, of Franklin Perkins, age 22, born about 1842, and Ann C Engle, age 19, born about 1845, referencing "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTS-YX5N: 9 November 2021), Franklin Perkins, 1864; digital images, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, County marriage records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1776-1971.

George W. Perkins1

b. December 1869
Family
Father*William M. Perkins1 b. 1828
Mother*Nancy J. Lynch1
Birth*December 1869George W. Perkins was born in December 1869 in West Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 187029 June 1870George W. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was five months old.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Nancy J. Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Hallie Perkins1

b. 10 April 1866
Family
Father*William H. Perkins1 b. 28 Aug 1840, d. 17 Aug 1917
Mother*Margaret __?__1 b. Apr 1843, d. 1926
Birth*10 April 1866Hallie Perkins was born on 10 April 1866 in Franklin Township, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188015 June 1880Hallie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 15 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 13 years old.2 

Citations

  1. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Hallie Perkins on 10 April 1866 in Franklin Township, Braxton County, West Virginia, son of William Harrison Perkins and Margaret Perkins, referencing FHL Film# 573797. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Margaret Perkins, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 417D; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Hallie B. Perkins1

b. 2 July 1880
Family
Father*Samuel Ellis Perkins1 b. 8 Mar 1849, d. 15 Aug 1932
Mother*Mariah J. Hosey1 b. 13 Mar 1853, d. 5 Oct 1915
Birth*2 July 1880Hallie B. Perkins was born on 2 July 1880 in West Virginia.2,1,3 
(Daughter) Census US 190027 June 1900Hallie B. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 27 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 19 years old, was able to read and write, and had attended school for three months of the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel E. and Mariah J. Perkins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375690. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel E. and Maria J. Perkins, Year: 1900; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Pages: 21A-21B; Enumeration District: 0007. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Hallie Burgess (Perkins) Hamric, Memorial# 159076559. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Hepzibah Perkins1

b. 15 February 1719/20, d. 12 April 1800
Family
Father*Thomas Perkins1,2 b. 1688, d. 5 Jun 1761
Mother*Mary Washburn2 b. c 1690, d. 23 Apr 1750
Birth*15 February 1719/20Hepzibah Perkins was born on 15 February 1719/20 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,4,5 
Marriage*3 April 1746She married first Eleazer Carver Jr., son of Deacon Eleazer Carver and Katherine __?__, on 3 April 1746 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,6,7 
(Wife) Death15 May 1755Hepzibah became a widow when Lieutenant Eleazer Carver died on 15 May 1755.8 
Marriage*6 November 1759She married second Ebenezer Keith, son of Samuel Keith and Bethia Fobes, on 6 November 1759 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,9 
Death*12 April 1800She died on 12 April 1800 in Bridgewater at age 801,10 
Burial* and was buried in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Her gravestone identified her as the widow of Ebenezer Keith and formerly the widow of Lt. Eleazer Carver, her death in her 81st year.10 

Family 1

 Eleazer Carver Jr. b. 6 Dec 1724, d. 15 May 1755
Children 1.Mary Carver11 b. 28 Aug 1748, d. 2 Dec 1811
 2.Bethiah Carver11 b. 6 Jul 1754, d. 19 May 1821

Family 2

 Ebenezer Keith b. 25 Oct 1716, d. 12 Apr 1778

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Keith, pages 214-224. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Perkins, pages 277-281.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Perkins, pages 277-281, with date of birth as "1720."
  4. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214, with date of birth as "1709". Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 254. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  6. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214.
  7. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 72.
  8. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 444, referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.
  9. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 210.
  10. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 503, referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.
  11. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Carver, pages 129-130.

Humphrey Perkins1

Family
Marriage*before 1688He married Martha Moulton before 1688 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.2 

Family

 Martha Moulton b. c 1666
Children 1.Abigail Perkins1,3 b. 7 Dec 1712
 2.Martha Perkins1,3 b. 7 Dec 1712

Citations

  1. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #80., Ephraim Leonard (Joseph, Jacob, Solomon), pages 83-84. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 571. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, #3., John Leonard (Solomon), pages 37-38.

Isaac Lewis Perkins1

b. April 1832, d. 30 March 1917
Family
Father*Elias Perkins2 b. 1811
Mother*Malinda __?__2 b. 1810
Birth*April 1832Isaac Lewis Perkins was born about April 1832 in Virginia.3,4 
Name VariationHe was usually called Lewis.2 
(Son) Census US 185021 August 1850Lewis was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 21 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 16 years old and his occupation was recorded as "none."2,5 
Marriage*1851He married Susan Hannah Rogers, daughter of Noah Rogers and Jane M. Perrine, about 1851.6,1 
Census US 1860*3 August 1860Susan and Lewis Perkins were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. Lewis was 30 years of age and a farmer, with a personal estate valued at $50, and Susan was 28 years of age. Their two sons, John and Lair, who were ages 7 and 4 years, respectively, were enumerated with their parents in 1860. In the next household on the same census page, William B. Young was enumerated with his widowed father.7,8 
Census US 1870*10 August 1870Susannah and Isaac L. Perkins were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 10 August 1870 near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Lincoln, Braxton County, West Virginia. Isaac was 36 years of age, farming, and had real estate valued at $300 and a personal estate valued at $150, and Susannah was 38 years of age and keeping house. Four children were enumerated with them in 1870. The ages of John R , Lair V., Arminta J. and William T. were reported as 19, 12, 6 and 5 years, respectively, and all were recorded as "at home."9 
(Nephew) MurderThe savage murder of Jemima Green, which occurred on 20 May 1875 near Sutton, Braxton County, produced, according to the newspapers, "a great deal of excitement." For at least four years after her murder, news articles covering her brutal killing, and the resulting multiple arrests and trials of the accused, were published in West Virginia newspapers. Some of the individuals mentioned in the news articles, as events developed, included Isaac Lewis Perkins, Samuel Ellis Perkins, David Wine, Elijah Perkins, Mariah Jane (Chapman) Hines, Isaac W. Hines, Sarah Jane Mollohan, Elizabeth (Rogers) Mollohan, William B. Young and Sarah Jane (Wine) Wine Williams. We've transcribed several of the news articles and placed them here with Jemima.10 
(Cousin) IndictedAugust 1875 At the August 1875 term of the Braxton County, West Virginia, Circuit Court, the Grand Jury indicted cousins, Isaac Lewis Perkins and Samuel Ellis Perkins, and their friend, David Wine, for the murder of Jemima Green. Newspapers reported on 30 August that the parties, with one exception, were in jail.11 
(Cousin) Court ActionSeptember 1875A preliminary examination of the men indicted for the murder of Jemima Green was held in September 1875 before the Braxton County Court. One newspaper reported that "no legal proceedings for years have attracted so much attention in this locality and called forth such an effort on behalf of both parties." And that "crowds of people daily attended court during the protracted" ten days of examination. It was estimated that about 90 witnesses were examined, and their testimony recorded. At the conclusion of the proceedings, it was decided by the Court that there was sufficient evidence to justify sending the accused men, cousins Samuel Ellis Perkins and Isaac Lewis Perkins and their friend, David Wine, on for future trial.12 
(Nephew) Evidence20 September 1875 On 20 September 1875, after attending the ten day preliminary hearing for the three men indicted for the murder of Jemima Green, a newspaper correspondent writing from Sutton, Braxton County, wrote a summary report of the evidence produced at the examination which was published in his newspaper on 4 October 1875. His purpose was to help his reader "understand the motive and cause of the tremendous legal exertions" he observed at the hearing and to outline some of the leading facts in the case. His summary began with a description of the horrific brutality of the crime as reported in the verdict of murder by the Jury of Inquest. Continuing, he wrote that the victim, Jemima Green, three weeks prior to her murder, had given birth to a child, and that it was rumored that Jemima had identified Elijah Perkins as the baby's father. Although the truth of the rumor was not pursued, evidence was presented that Elijah Perkins, his nephew, Isaac Lewis Perkins and David Wine moved Jemima and her effects, in the night time, to Otter creek, where she was murdered four days later. Provisions, provided by Samuel Ellis Perkins, were delivered to her by Isaac Lewis Perkins. Additional evidence showed that Samuel Ellis Perkins, a son of Elijah Perkins, left his home the night of the murder and returned about 3 o'clock in the morning. He admitted under questioning that he had been to Otter creek that night, and further evidence indicated that his cousin, Isaac Lewis Perkins, had also been away from home that same night. Additional testimony, described in the article as "unimpeachable", showed that David Wine had been away from home that whole night and had been seen on the road both to and from the house where Jemima was murdered.

In addition to his summary of the evidence against the accused, the news article included the author's observations of the ten-day hearing, the crowds of spectators in attendance, and his opinions of the attorneys and witnesses. Our transcription of this complete news article may be found among the others with Jemima.12 
(Nephew) Trial6 December 1875A special term of the Circuit Court for Braxton County was held on 6 December 1875 for the trials of Samuel Ellis Perkins, David Wine, and Isaac Lewis Perkins. The trial of Samuel Ellis Perkins was the first to be heard before a jury. The examination of the State's witnesses began after it was first proven that Jemima Green had been murdered. The testimony of Mariah Jane (Chapman) Hines and Marion Nichols proved for the State that a threat was made by the prisoner on the Wednesday prior to the killing on Thursday night. The State next proved an opportunity by the prisoner at the proper time to execute his threat, and submitted several admissions that showed him to be one of the parties to the killing. The State further showed that the prisoner had attempted to remove suspicion from himself by procuring another party to charge a third person with the crime. This last evidence was the testimony of Mariah Jane (Chapman) Hines, who was, at the time of the murder, the paramour of the prisoner, Samuel Ellis Perkins, but had been abandoned by him sometime in July when he, the prisoner, "took to his bosom another woman." The position of the Defense was that Chapman, who had since married Isaac Hines, perjured her testimony to get even with her former lover. We note here that the newspaper article had some very unkind things to say about Mariah's character.

The trial lasted nine days, with 80 witnesses examined, and the Defense's case included a complete alibi proven by the prisoner and a direct contradiction of all the important facts proven by the State. Which side was telling the truth? The jury decided it was the State when they found the prisoner, Samuel Ellis Perkins, guilty of murder in the first degree. They also found that he should be punished by confinement in the Penitentiary.

The prisoner then moved the court to set aside the verdict of the jury and grant him a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to law and the evidence in the case, and on the ground that a member of the jury had expressed an opinion previous to the trial, and on account of newly discovered evidence. Five affidavits were offered to the court by counsel for the Defense, among them the sworn statement of Sarah Jane Mollohan, the second paramour of the prisoner who had recently ousted Mariah Jane (Chapman) Hines. Mollohan's statement was that she, Sarah Jane Mollohan, her mother, Betsy Mollohan, and William B. Young, all residents of Little Otter creek, had together visited the home of Jemima Green on the night of the murder at about 2 o'clock. Her statement was that she, Sarah Jane Mollohan, stood at the door and witnessed her mother, Betsy Mollohan, and William B. Young bludgeon Jemima Green to death.

Although her terrible statement was not readily believed, the Court decided it was just as worthy as the story of Mariah Jane (Chapman) Hines, and possibly more so from the fact she admitted to being one of the murderers herself. The Court, after further examination of the case, set aside the verdict of the jury and granted Samuel Ellis Perkins a new trial. And on his petition, and the petitions of the other two prisoners, Isaac Lewis Perkins and David Wine, ordered a change in venue in each of the cases to the Gilmer Circuit Court. Our transcription of this complete news article may be found among the others with Jemima.13 
(Nephew) ArrestJanuary 1876A warrant for the apprehension of his uncle, Elijah Perkins, charged with complicity in the Jemima Green murder, was issued in Braxton County about January 1876, shortly after his nephew, Isaac Lewis Perkins, was awaiting trial, and his son, Samuel Ellis Perkins, was on trial, for the same crime. Our complete transcription of this short news item may be found among the other articles with Jemima.14 
(Nephew) Evidence3 March 1876 On 3 March 1876, Sarah Jane Mollohan, who was then very sick and expecting to die, made her oath for the Court that her former statement of 20 December 1875 was entirely false and that she had been hired, and scared into making it by the Perkins family. Sarah Jane, who had been identified at the first trial of Samuel Ellis Perkins as his paramour, had made an oath for the Court at that first trial stating that the murder of Jemima Green had been committed in her presence by her mother, Betsy Mollohan, and William B. Young. Our transcription of this short news item may be found among the other articles with Jemima.15 
(Defendant) Court Action27 March 1876The Western Democrat reported on 27 March 1876, without printing any of their names, that the persons charged with the murder of Jemima Green had been brought into court in Gilmer County to make an application for bail. Previous news articles had identified Samuel Ellis Perkins, Isaac Lewis Perkins, David Wine, Elijah Perkins and Sarah J. Williams as the individuals charged with the crime and, after the court overruled their application, they were remanded to jail. Our transcription of this short news item may be found among the other articles with Jemima.15 
(Defendant) Court Action29 July 1876The Martinsburg Independent of 29 July 1876 reported that Samuel Ellis Perkins and Isaac Lewis Perkins had been acquitted of the murder of Jemima Green by the jury at Glenville, Gilmer County, "in the face of what is styled unimpeached evidence." Our transcription of this short news item may be found among the other articles with Jemima.16 
Census US 1880*1 June 1880Susan H. and Isaac L. Perkins were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. Isaac was 48 years of age and a farmer, and Susan was 48 years of age, and housekeeping. Their two youngest children were enumerated with them in 1880. Their daughter, Minta, was reported to be 21 years of age, although other records indicate she would have been about age 18, and their son, Willis, was recorded as 14 years old. Their two older sons, John R. Perkins and Lair V. Perkins, had married and were enumerated with their wives and children in 1880. John in Holly, Braxton County, and Lair in Otter, Braxton County.17 
(Husband) Death29 March 1916Lewis became a widower when Susan H. Perkins died on 29 March 1916 at age 84.6 
Marriage*6 August 1916Four months after the death of his first wife, he married second, as her third husband, Diana G. (Carpenter) Dillon Williams, daughter of John L. Carpenter and Nancy J. Perrine, on 6 August 1916 in Braxton County, West Virginia. They had both been widowed, Isaac once and Diana twice.18 
Death*30 March 1917He died a year and one day after his first wife, on 30 March 1917, in Little Otter, Braxton County, at age 841 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Aggie Perkins Cemetery, Chapel, Braxton County.1,6 

Family 1

 Susan Hannah Rogers b. 18 Mar 1832, d. 29 Mar 1916
Children 1.John R. Perkins19 b. 15 Dec 1852, d. 14 Jul 1932
 2.Lair V. Perkins20 b. 4 Aug 1855, d. 19 Feb 1897
 3.Arminta J. Perkins9 b. 15 Dec 1861, d. 8 Jul 1907
 4.William T. Perkins9 b. 15 Aug 1864, d. 2 Dec 1926

Family 2

 Diana G. Carpenter b. 1843

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaac Lewis “Uncle Lewis” Perkins, Memorial# 243057291. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elias and Malinda Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 187b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elias and Malinda Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 187b, reporting Lewis as 16 years old and estimating his year of birth as 1834.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaac Lewis “Uncle Lewis” Perkins, Memorial# 243057291, recording his date of birth as April 1832.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, (his name transcribed as "Elizah" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 187b.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan Hannah “Aunt Tudie” (Rogers) Perkins, Memorial# 243050874.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis and Susan Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Elizabeth Acerman, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336.
  9. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac L. and Susannah Perkins, their surname transcribed as "Parkins" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 430B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S2565] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, South Branch Intelligencer, (Romney, West Virginia), Friday, 4 June 1875, page 2; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 5 July 1875, page 3; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 19 July 1875, page 5; The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, (Wheeling, West Virginia), Wednesday, 21 July 1875, page 2; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 30 August 1875, page 3; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 4 October 1875, page 2; The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, (Wheeling, West Virginia), Monday, 29 November 1875, page 3; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 27 December 1875, page 3; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 10 January 1876, page 3 (1); The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 10 January 1876, page 3 (2); The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 10 January 1876, page 3 (3); The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 27 March 1876, page 3 (1); The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 27 March 1876, page 3 (2); Martinsburg Independent, (Martinsburg, West Virginia), Saturday, 29 July 1876, page 1; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 15 January 1877, page 3; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 22 January 1877, page 3; The Wheeling Daily Register, (Wheeling, West Virginia), Wednesday, 20 June 1877, page 4; The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, (Wheeling, West Virginia), Monday, 6 May 1878, page 4; The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, (Wheeling, West Virginia), Monday, 11 November 1878, page 4; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Saturday, 14 December 1878, page 1. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia.
  11. [S2565] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia, online at www.newspapers.com, The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 30 August 1875, page 3; The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 4 October 1875, page 2.
  12. [S2565] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia, online at www.newspapers.com, The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 4 October 1875, page 2.
  13. [S2565] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia, online at www.newspapers.com, The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 10 January 1876, page 3 (2).
  14. [S2565] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia, online at www.newspapers.com, The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 10 January 1876, page 3 (3).
  15. [S2565] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia, online at www.newspapers.com, The Weston Democrat, (Weston, West Virginia), Monday, 27 March 1876, page 3 (1).
  16. [S2565] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1875 Murder of Jemima Green in Braxton County, West Virginia, online at www.newspapers.com, Martinsburg Independent, (Martinsburg, West Virginia), Saturday, 29 July 1876, page 1.
  17. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac L. and Susan H. Perkins, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 466D; Enumeration District: 009. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  18. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of I L Perkins, age 82, born about 1834, and Dianna Williams, age 68, born about 1848, on 6 August 1916 in Braxton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  19. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John R. Perkins, Memorial# 70172736.
  20. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lair V Perkins, Memorial# 192901475.

James Perkins1

b. 5 March 1720
Family
Father*Nathan Perkins1 b. 13 Sep 1685, d. b 4 Jun 1723
Mother*Martha Leonard1 b. c 1685, d. 1761
Birth*5 March 1720James Perkins was born on 5 March 1720 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
(Son) Estate12 June 1730A division of the estate of Nathan Perkins of Bridgewater deceased was made on 12 June 1730 among Martha Hayward, identified as the wife of Isaac Hayward and former widow of Nathan Perkins, his sons Nathan, Solomon, Timothy and James, and his daughters Martha and Silence.3 
(Grandson) Will21 January 1735/36The will of David Perkins dated 21 January 1735/36, and proved on 5 October 1736, named grandsons Nathan, Solomon, Timothy and James, "my son Nathan's children", and their sisters Martha and Silence.3 
Marriage*5 May 1742He married Bethia Dunham on 5 May 1742 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 

Family

 Bethia Dunham
Child 1.James Perkins Jr.+1 b. 1 Apr 1746, d. 28 Aug 1827

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Perkins, pages 277-281. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 254. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 70, Martha Leonard, pages 67-68. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 289.

James Perkins1

b. June 1884
Family
Father*Samuel Ellis Perkins1 b. 8 Mar 1849, d. 15 Aug 1932
Mother*Mariah J. Hosey1 b. 13 Mar 1853, d. 5 Oct 1915
Birth*June 1884James Perkins was born in June 1884 in West Virginia.2,1 
(Son) Census US 190027 June 1900James was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 27 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 15 years old, worked as a farm laborer with his father and brothers, was able to read and write, and had attended school for five months of the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel E. and Mariah J. Perkins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375690. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel E. and Maria J. Perkins, Year: 1900; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Pages: 21A-21B; Enumeration District: 0007. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

James Perkins Jr.1

b. 1 April 1746, d. 28 August 1827
Family
Father*James Perkins2 b. 5 Mar 1720
Mother*Bethia Dunham2
Birth*1 April 1746James Perkins Jr. was born on 1 April 1746 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4 
Marriage*14 February 1771He married Mary Hooper, daughter of James Hooper and Mary Johnson, on 14 February 1771 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,1 
(Husband) Death9 October 1826Deacon James became a widower when Mary (Hooper) Perkins died on 9 October 1826.5 
Death*28 August 1827He died on 28 August 1827 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 81.3,6 

Family

 Mary Hooper b. 16 Apr 1744, d. 9 Oct 1826
Children 1.Bethia Perkins3 b. 1 Mar 1772
 2.Rufus Perkins3 b. 3 Sep 1774
 3.Levi Perkins3 b. 16 Sep 1776
 4.Martha Porter Perkins3 b. 1778
 5.Mary Perkins3 b. 1780

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 289. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Perkins, pages 277-281. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume I, Births, page 254.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 537, with the note that she had been "82 the 16th last April."
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 537.

John Perkins1

b. 21 September 1700
Family
Father*David Perkins1 b. 1653, d. 1 Oct 1736
Mother*Martha Howard1
Birth*21 September 1700John Perkins was born on 21 September 1700 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Perkins, pages 277-281. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 254. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

John Perkins1

b. 1838, d. 1890
Family
Father*Elijah Perkins1,2 b. 1814, d. 3 Nov 1888
Mother*Sarah Riffle1 b. 1815
Birth*1838John Perkins was born about 1838.1 
(Son) Census US 185021 August 1850John was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 21 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
Marriage*20 October 1859He married Melsenia A. James, daughter of Isaac James and Hannah Hutchinson, on 20 October 1859 in Braxton County, Virginia.4,1,5 
(Husband) Death20 August 1877John became a widower when Melsenia A. (James) Perkins died on 20 August 1877 at about age 39.4 
Death*1890He died in 1890 at about age 521 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Perkins - Meadows Cemetery, Braxton County, West Virginia.1,4 

Family

 Melsenia A. James b. 1838, d. 20 Aug 1877

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Perkins, Memorial# 159080856. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elijah Perkins, Memorial# 159378919.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, (his name transcribed as "Elizah" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 187b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Melsenia A (James) Perkins, Memorial# 159080884.
  5. [S2548] West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, online from the Family History Library, www.famillysearch.org, marriage on 20 October 1859 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, of John Perkins, age 21, born about 1838 in Braxton County, Virginia, Single, son of Elijah Perkins and Holly, and "Melcena" James, age 21, born about 1838 in Braxton County, Virginia, Single, daughter of Isaac James and Hannah, referencing West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, FHL Digital Folder# 007499352, FHL Film# 34484, Originating System EASY, Batch# M54976-4, citing "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR43-P17: 30 January 2020), John Perkins, 1859. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932.

John F. Perkins1

b. 12 July 1864, d. 25 June 1928
Family
Father*William M. Perkins2 b. 1828
Mother*Rachel Gillespie2 b. 1837, d. 3 Dec 1867
Research Notes* Several researchers have reported that John Floyd Perkins and Palser Perkins were the same person, and we acknowledge that they may have been. We continue to have doubts, however. The only evidence we have found for Palser is the record of his birth in October 1860, and the earliest record we have for John is his enumeration with his parents on the 1870 census where he was reported as 10 years old, having attended school within the census year, and unable to read or write. That information would fit perfectly for Palser, and other researchers have simply indicated that Palser's name had been changed, after his birth, to John Floyd. That may be the case, however it bothers us that John's birth month has consistently been reported as July while Palser's was October of the same year. Palser, we believe, was named after his mother's brother, Palser Gillespie, and we've found nothing to indicate a rejection of the brother or his name to justify a name change. We've not found Palser Perkins in any other record after his birth, and we have not found John in the 1880 census. In the 1900 census John's date of birth was reported as July of 1864; in 1910, on the census, his age was recorded as 46 years, and his year of birth estimated as 1864; and the record of his death reported his date of birth as 12 July 1865. We've taken into consideration that many of the people in the extended Gillespie and Perkins families of that time were not able to read and write, and that they may not have known, or cared, how old they were. Even so, our research and analysis has led us to the conclusion, in large part, because of the two different months recorded for their births, that John Floyd Perkins and Palser Perkins were two different individuals and that John Floyd Perkins was likely born in July of 1864.3,4,5,6,2 
Birth*12 July 1864John F. Perkins was born, probably on 12 July 1864, in Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia.4,5,6,2,7 
Name VariationHis full name was John Floyd Perkins.8 
(Son) Death3 December 1867He was 3 years old when his mother died on 3 December 1867 at about age 30. Her death left John's father a widower for the second time, with eight minor children between the ages of one and 17 years.9 
(Son) Marriage1868The following year his father married a third time to Nancy J. Lynch.10 
(Son) Census US 187029 June 1870John was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of his father and stepmother, Nancy J. Perkins, near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia, however we suspect his information was recorded incorrectly, and belonged with his older brother, Palser. In 1870, John would have been about 6 years old and probably not yet in school, although he was recorded as 10 years old, which was Palser's age in 1870, and having attended school within the census year, as Palser would have, and not able to read and write. Palser's name was not recorded on the census and, we suspect, he may have been skipped over, and his information confused with John's, by the census taker in his rewriting of his notes when he prepared his official report.1 
Marriage*30 October 1884He married first Louisa A. Gillespie, daughter of John Gillespie and Rebecca Morrison, on 30 October 1884. Louisa was 24 years of age and John's age was recorded as 23, and his year of birth estimated as 1861. Our research indicates he was likely born in 1864 and was about 20 years old when he married for the first time.11,12 
(Husband) Death28 November 1899John became a widower when Louisa A. (Gillespie) Perkins died on 28 November 1899 at age 43.11 
Marriage*22 March 1900He married second Frances Vance Davis, daughter of Dennis Davis and Louisa Frances Titus, on 22 March 1900 in Harrison County, West Virginia.13,14,8 
Census US 1900*7 June 1900Vance and John F. Perkins were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 7 June 1900 in Glade, Webster County, West Virginia. John was 35 years of age and, we suspect, a farmer, although his occupation was not reported on the census. He had been employed all 12 months of 1899, and was able to read, write and speak English. Vance was 23 years of age, and also able to read, write and speak English. They rented their farm, had been married for less than one year, and Vance had given birth to no children. The two daughters John had had with his first wife were enumerated with John and Vance in 1900. Florence and Flora were ages 17 and 15 years, respectively, were both able to read, write and speak English, and Flora had attended school for three months of the census year. A boarder, Joseph Randall, was also enumerated in the Perkins household in 1900. He was single, 29 years of age, had been born in Pennsylvania, and worked as a Teamster.15 
Death*25 June 1928He died on 25 June 1928 in Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, at age 634,2,16,7 
Burial*26 June 1928 and was buried on 26 June 1928 in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, West Virginia.8,2 

Family 1

 Louisa A. Gillespie b. 1 Jun 1856, d. 28 Nov 1899
Children 1.Florence C. Perkins17,8 b. Feb 1883
 2.Flora Alice Perkins18,8 b. 18 Jan 1885

Family 2

 Frances Vance Davis b. 6 Sep 1876, d. 8 Feb 1972

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Nancy J. Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Floyd Perkins on 25 June 1928 in Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, age 62 years 10 months 17 days, married, farmer, born 12 July 1865 in West Virginia, son of William Perkins, born in Virginia, and Rachel Gillispie, born in Virginia, burial on 26 June 1928 in Bridgeport, referencing FHL Film# 847172. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Palser Perkins in October 1860 in Braxton County, West Virginia, son of William M Perkins and Rachel Perkins, referencing FHL Film# 573797. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Nancy J. Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A, reporting John's age as 10, and estimating his year of birth as 1860.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John F. and Vance Perkins, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0135, John's date of birth recorded as July 1864. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John F. and Vance F. Perkins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Simpson, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1683; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1375696, John's age recorded as 46, and his year of birth estimated as 1864. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Floyd Perkins, Memorial# 158022414, recording his date of birth as 12 July 1865. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Floyd Perkins, Memorial# 158022414.
  9. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Rachael Perkins on 3 December 1867 in Braxton County, West Virginia, married to William M. Perkins, daughter of William and Mary Gillespie, referencing FHL Film# 572705.
  10. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wm M Perkins and Nancy Lynch in 1868 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Louisa A (Gillespie) Perkins, Memorial# 143208925.
  12. [S2548] West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, online from the Family History Library, www.famillysearch.org, marriage on 30 October 1884 in Braxton County, West Virginia, of L. A. Gillaspie, age 24, born about 1860, and J. H. Perkins, age 23, born about 1861 , referencing West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, FHL Digital Folder# 004130680, FHL Film# 573806, Originating System ODM, Batch# M53980-1, citing "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZ6-H6K : 30 January 2020), L. A. Gillaspie in entry for J. F. Perkins, 1884. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932.
  13. [S1387] West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John F Perkins, age 35, widowed, born about 1865 in Braxton County, West Virginia, son of William and Jane Perkins, and Frances Vance Davis, age 23, born about 1877 in Harrison County, West Virginia, daughter of Dennis Davis, married on 22 March 1900 in Harrison County, West Virginia; our research notes indicate that Frances's name was originally transcribed in error as "Mary", and was later corrected, with documentation, proving her name was actually Frances Vance Davis.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances Vance (Davis) Perkins, Memorial# 158022167.
  15. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John F. and Vance Perkins, Year: 1900; Census Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0135.
  16. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Floyd Perkins on 25 June 1928 in Harrison County, West Virginia, married to Frances Davis, son of William Perkins and Rachel Gillispie, referencing FHL Film# 1953438.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence C (Perkins) Paugh, Memorial# 134302247.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Flora Alice “Flossie” (Perkins) Phillips, Memorial# 7098900.

John R. Perkins1

b. 15 December 1852, d. 14 July 1932
Family
Father*Isaac Lewis Perkins1 b. Apr 1832, d. 30 Mar 1917
Mother*Susan Hannah Rogers1 b. 18 Mar 1832, d. 29 Mar 1916
Birth*15 December 1852John R. Perkins was born on 15 December 1852 in Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 18603 August 1860John was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 7 years old.2,3 
(Son) Census US 187010 August 1870John R. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 10 August 1870 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Lincoln, Braxton County, West Virginia. His age was reported as 19 years, and he was recorded as "at home."4 
Marriage*July 1871He married first Malinda Williams, daughter of John J. Williams and Christina Wine, in July 1871 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,5,6 
Census US 1880*24 June 1880Malinda and John R. Perkins were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 23 and 24 June 1880 in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. John was 28 years of age and worked as a coal miner, and Malinda was 27 years of age and keeping house. Three children were enumerated with them in 1880. Robert N. was 8 years old; and Hallie and Walter were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively. Enumerated in the first household before theirs, on the same census page, was Malinda's mother, Christina (Wine) Williams, and brother, Marcellus Williams, and in the next household after John and Malinda, on the same census page, was Malinda's uncle, James Wine, with his new second wife.7,8,9 
(Husband) Death10 December 1911John became a widower when Malinda (Williams) Perkins died on 10 December 1911 at age 58.5 
Death*14 July 1932He died on 14 July 1932 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton.1 

Family

 Malinda Williams b. 11 Aug 1853, d. 10 Dec 1911

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John R. Perkins, Memorial# 70172736. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis and Susan Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Elizabeth Acerman, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac L. and Susannah Perkins, their surname transcribed as "Parkins" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 430B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Malinda (Williams) Perkins, Memorial# 81426222.
  6. [S2548] West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, online from the Family History Library, www.famillysearch.org, marriage in July 1871 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, of John R. Perkins, age 20, son of I. L. Perkins and Susan Perkins, and Malinda Williams, age 18, daughter of John J. Williams and Christina Williams, referencing West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, FHL Digital Folder# 004130680, FHL Film# 573806, Originating System ODM, Batch# M53980-1, citing "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2M1-BMQ: 30 January 2020), John R. Perkins, 1871. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John R. and Malinda Perkins, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 423D; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Marcellus Williams, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 423D; Enumeration District: 007.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Catharine Wine, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 423D; Enumeration District: 007.

Jonathan Perkins1

b. 16 March 1713/14
Family
Father*David Perkins2 b. 1653, d. 1 Oct 1736
Mother*Martha Howard2
Birth*16 March 1713/14Jonathan Perkins was born on 16 March 1713/14 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*17 June 1738He married Bethia Hayward, daughter of Nathaniel Hayward and Elizabeth Fobes, on 17 June 1738.1,4,5 

Family

 Bithia Hayward b. 3 Nov 1711

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 1. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Perkins, pages 277-281. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 255. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hayward, pages 181-190.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 168.

Joseph Perkins1

b. 9 July 1735
Family
Father*Solomon Perkins2 b. 30 Jun 1712
Mother*Lydia Sprague2 b. 31 Jul 1715
Birth*9 July 1735Joseph Perkins was born on 9 July 1735 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Relationship Note*Joseph and Benjamin Perkins were twins.4 
Marriage*11 August 1761He married Martha Hayward on 11 August 1761 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). The marriage record in Bridgewater stated that the Plymouth County record noted they were both "of Middleborough."5,6 

Family

 Martha Hayward

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Perkins, pages 277-281.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 255. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, pages 252 and 255.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 174, with a notation that the Plymouth County record stated they were both "of Middleborough."
  6. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Hayward, pages 181-190, identifying an incorrect Martha Hayward as Joseph's wife; Mitchell confused his aunt Martha Perkins, whose stepfather was Isaac Hayward, with the much younger Martha Hayward Joseph married.

Lair V. Perkins1

b. 4 August 1855, d. 19 February 1897
Family
Father*Isaac Lewis Perkins1 b. Apr 1832, d. 30 Mar 1917
Mother*Susan Hannah Rogers1 b. 18 Mar 1832, d. 29 Mar 1916
Birth*4 August 1855Lair V. Perkins was born on 4 August 1855.1 
(Son) Census US 18603 August 1860Lair was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 4 years old.2,3 
(Son) Census US 187010 August 1870Lair V. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 10 August 1870 in the household of his parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Lincoln, Braxton County, West Virginia. His age was reported as 12 years, and he was recorded as "at home."4 
Marriage*1874He married Mary Agnes Lewis, daughter of Charles M. Lewis and Miriam M. Clutter, in 1874 in Braxton County, West Virginia.5,1,6 
Census US 1880*1 June 1880Mary A. and Lair V. Perkins were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. Lair was 25 years of age, farming, and unable to read and write, and Mary was 22 years of age and housekeeping. Two children were enumerated with them in 1880. Nathan G. was 5 years old and Elizabeth J. was age 3.7 
Death*19 February 1897He died on 19 February 1897 at age 411 
Burial* and was buried in Aggie Perkins Cemetery, Chapel, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 

Family

 Mary Agnes Lewis b. 2 Feb 1859, d. 30 Jul 1935

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lair V Perkins, Memorial# 192901475. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis and Susan Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Elizabeth Acerman, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac L. and Susannah Perkins, their surname transcribed as "Parkins" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 430B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Agnes (Lewis) Perkins, Memorial# 186372522.
  6. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary A Lewis and Lair V Perkins in 1874 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. V. and Mary A. Perkins, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 449A; Enumeration District: 009. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Levi Perkins1

b. 16 September 1776
Family
Father*James Perkins Jr.1 b. 1 Apr 1746, d. 28 Aug 1827
Mother*Mary Hooper1 b. 16 Apr 1744, d. 9 Oct 1826
Birth*16 September 1776Levi Perkins was born on 16 September 1776 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 255. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Lloyd Leslie Perkins1,2

b. 18 June 1891
Family
Father*Abraham Perkins1 b. 12 May 1854, d. 14 Jun 1930
Mother*Mary L. Martin1 b. 1854, d. 1932
Birth*18 June 1891Lloyd Leslie Perkins was born on 18 June 1891 in Indiana.1,2 
Relationship Note*Lloyd Leslie Perkins and Floyd Wesley Perkins were twins.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Abe and Mary L. Perkins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana; Roll: T624_355; Pages: 2a-2b; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1374368. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lloyd Leslie Perkins, Memorial# 19895672. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Lora L. Perkins1,2

b. 6 October 1886
Family
Father*Samuel Ellis Perkins2 b. 8 Mar 1849, d. 15 Aug 1932
Mother*Mariah J. Hosey2 b. 13 Mar 1853, d. 5 Oct 1915
Birth*6 October 1886Lora L. Perkins was probably born on 6 October 1886 in West Virginia.1,2,3 
Name VariationHis full name was Lora Lee Perkins3 
Name Variation although it was often recorded as Lee Lora Perkins, and he usually called himself Lee.4 
(Son) Census US 190027 June 1900Lora L. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 27 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 13 years old, worked as a farm laborer with his father and brothers, was able to read and write, and had attended school for five months of the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel E. and Maria J. Perkins, Year: 1900; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Pages: 21A-21B; Enumeration District: 0007. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel E. and Mariah J. Perkins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375690. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card for Lora Lee Perkins, born on 6 October 1886, residence in 1917-1918 at Riffle, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA, nearest relative his father, S. E. Perkins; his height was 5 Ft 6, his build was medium, his hair and eyes were black, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Braxton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lee Lora Perkins, Memorial# 186346228. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Louisa Perkins1

b. 1851
Family
Father*Elijah Perkins1 b. 1814, d. 3 Nov 1888
Mother*Sarah Riffle1 b. 1815
Birth*1851Louisa Perkins was born about 1851 in Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186014 August 1860Louisa was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 August 1860 in the household of her parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. She was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
Marriage*1868She married John F. Clutter in 1868 in Braxton County, West Virginia.2 

Family

 John F. Clutter b. 1842

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 462; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Louisa Perkins and John F Clutter in 1868 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

Lucretia Perkins1

b. 21 November 1854, d. 12 May 1933
Family
Father*Elijah Perkins1,2,3 b. 1814, d. 3 Nov 1888
Mother*Sarah Riffle1 b. 1815
Birth*21 November 1854Lucretia Perkins was born about 21 November 1854 in Braxton County, Virginia.4,5,6 
Name VariationShe was called Tish.3 
(Daughter) Census US 186014 August 1860Lucretia was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 August 1860 in the household of her parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. She was 6 years old.7 
(Daughter) Census US 187019 August 1870Lucretia was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 19 August 1870 in the household of her parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Lincoln, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 14 years old.1,8,9 
Marriage*1871She married David Harper Shock about 1871.10,3 
(Wife) Death21 January 1896Lucretia became a widow when David Harper Shock died on 21 January 1896 at age 46.10 
Death*12 May 1933She died on 12 May 1933 in Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 783 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Rutherford Cemetery, Gilmer County, West Virginia.3,10 

Family

 David Harper Shock b. 13 May 1849, d. 21 Jan 1896

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 448B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elijah Perkins, Memorial# 159378919. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucretia “Tish” (Perkins) Shock, Memorial# 114395037.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 448B, Lucretia's age recorded as 14, and her year of birth estimated as 1856.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucretia “Tish” (Perkins) Shock, Memorial# 114395037, her date of birth reported as 21 November 1854.
  6. [S2531] Family History Library Electronic Resource, West Virginia births and christenings : COLLECTION RECORD, 1853-1928. A name index, available online, to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of West Virginia containing 544,589 records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers, although due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records, while a few records may be earlier or later: birth of Lucretia Perkins on 21 November 1854 in Braxton County, Virginia, United States, daughter of Elijah Perkins and Sarah Perkins, referencing "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5PG-361: 12 December 2019), Lucretia Perkins, 1854; records from multiple microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia births and christenings : COLLECTION RECORD, 1853-1928.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elijah and Sarah Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 462; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Franklin and Catherine Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 448B.
  9. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John F. and Louisa Clutter, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 448B.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, David Harper Shock, Memorial# 114395038.

Lydia Perkins1

b. 27 May 1741
Family
Father*Solomon Perkins2 b. 30 Jun 1712
Mother*Lydia Sprague2 b. 31 Jul 1715
Birth*27 May 1741Lydia Perkins was born on 27 May 1741 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Perkins, pages 277-281.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 255. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Margaret S. Perkins1

b. 1858
Family
Father*William M. Perkins1 b. 1828
Mother*Rachel Gillespie1 b. 1837, d. 3 Dec 1867
Birth*1858Margaret S. Perkins was born about 1858 in Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186014 June 1860Margaret S. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 June 1860 in the household of her parents near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. She was 2 years old.1 
(Daughter) Death3 December 1867She was about 9 years old when her mother died on 3 December 1867 at about age 30. Her death left Margaret's father a widower for the second time, with eight minor children between the ages of one and 17 years.2 
(Daughter) Marriage1868The following year her father married a third time to Nancy J. Lynch.3 
(Daughter) Census US 187029 June 1870Margaret S. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 29 June 1870 in the household of her father and stepmother near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 12 years old, had attended school within the census year and was able to read, although not yet to write.4 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Rachel Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 349; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Rachael Perkins on 3 December 1867 in Braxton County, West Virginia, married to William M. Perkins, daughter of William and Mary Gillespie, referencing FHL Film# 572705. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wm M Perkins and Nancy Lynch in 1868 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William M. and Nancy J. Perkins, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 416A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Martha Perkins1

b. 10 December 1717
Family
Father*Nathan Perkins1,2 b. 13 Sep 1685, d. b 4 Jun 1723
Mother*Martha Leonard1,2 b. c 1685, d. 1761
Birth*10 December 1717Martha Perkins was born on 10 December 1717 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,2 
(Daughter) Estate12 June 1730A division of the estate of Nathan Perkins of Bridgewater deceased was made on 12 June 1730 among Martha Hayward, identified as the wife of Isaac Hayward and former widow of Nathan Perkins, his sons Nathan, Solomon, Timothy and James, and his daughters Martha and Silence.1 
(Granddaughter) Will21 January 1735/36The will of David Perkins dated 21 January 1735/36, and proved on 5 October 1736, named grandsons Nathan, Solomon, Timothy and James, "my son Nathan's children", and their sisters Martha and Silence.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 70, Martha Leonard, pages 67-68. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190, noting her father as her mother's second husband Isaac Hayward. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 255. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Martha Perkins1

b. 30 November 1704
Family
Father*David Perkins1 b. 1653, d. 1 Oct 1736
Mother*Martha Howard1
Birth*30 November 1704Martha Perkins was born on 30 November 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Perkins, pages 277-281. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 255. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Martha Perkins1,2

b. 7 December 1712
Family
Father*Humphrey Perkins2,1
Mother*Martha Moulton1,2 b. c 1666
Baptism*7 December 1712Martha was baptized on 7 December 1712 with her sisters Sarah and Abigail, eleven months after their father's death, in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.3,4 
Marriage*16 September 1720She married Ephraim Leonard of Bridgewater, son of Joseph Leonard and Martha Orcutt, on 16 September 1720.2,3,5 

Family

 Ephraim Leonard b. b 1700

Citations

  1. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #3., John Leonard (Solomon), pages 37-38. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  2. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, #80., Ephraim Leonard (Joseph, Jacob, Solomon), pages 83-84.
  3. [S1183] Asa W. Brown, "Perkins Family of Hampton, N.H.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 12, pages 79-83, (January 1858). Hereinafter cited as "Perkins Family of Hampton, N.H."
  4. [S1039] Hampton, NH: Vital Records to 1900, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 2, page 17. Hereinafter cited as Hampton Vital Records to 1900.
  5. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 56, Enoch Leonard, pages 56-57. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).