William Harding Perkins (1740 - 1806)

Born 1740 in Albermarle County, Virginia Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Lee Fearn — married 12 Dec 1770 in Buckingham, Virginia

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1806 at about age 66 in Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

William Perkins is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 268637
Rank: Captain

Perkins, William Harding (VA). Colonel Virginia Militia 1777-1781.^[1]

William Perkins was born in 1740. He married Elizabeth Lee Fearn on 12 Dec 1770 in Buckingham, Virginia. They had 10 children. ^[2]

American Revolution

William was a Captain from Buckingham County in the Virginia Militia. In 1781 his company was in the Battle of Hot Water and Jamestown. He achieved the rank of a Colonel in the Virginia Militia and is designed so in tax records for Buckingham County^[3][4]

Will

Here is a partial transcript of William's will. The will also mentions his sons George, William H. and Thomas F. Perkins. Colonel William signed this on the third day of June 1806.

Will of William Hardin Perkins, Buckingham Co., VA d. 1806 To daughter Susanna a negro woman named Winny and her after increase, and negro girl named Sally (child of Winney), and a negro boy Darton. To daughter Polly Perkins a negro woman named Jinny and her increase together with a negro boy named Pleasant and a negro boy named Davy (the son of Winny). To daughter Elizabeth Perkins one negro girl by the name of Celia, a negro boy named and a negro boy named Lewis son of Daniel). To daughter Nancy F. Perkins a negro girl by the name of Mima (Mina?), a negro girl by the name of Flora and a negro boy by the name of Isham. To daughter Mildred Perkins a negro girl named Agga and a negro boy named Absolom (Abraham?). And when she arrives to the age of 16 it is my wish that a likely young negro shall be bought for her of the value of 60 pounds. It is my wish that the negroes thus given to my daughters shall remain on my plantation and be worked with my negroes not herin bequeathed during the (unintelligible) of my daughters to whom they are given, and that if any of the negroes thus given should die before my daughters to whom they are given should come to the population (?) of them in that care others of equal value shall be furnished them.I give to my wife a young negro woman named Parbary to her own proper use during her life and to dispose of as she pleases, provided it be amongst any of my children or their survivors. Will Books, 1869-1927; General Index, 1869-1938; Author: Virginia. County Court (Buckingham County); Probate Place: Buckingham, Virginia^[5]

Research Notes

• According to William Hall's well documented Descendents of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia and Colonel Perkins's NSSAR record, William Perkins was born in 1740. He married Elizabeth Lee Fearn on 12 Dec 1770 in Buckingham, Virginia. They had 10 children. He left a will.

Sources

1. ↑ Heitman, Francis B., Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783. (Washington, DC: Rare Book Shop Publishing Co.) 1914. Accessed online at HathiTrust.org, page 436.
2. ↑ Hall, William K., Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia, pp 74-76 (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/187529/?offset=0#page=76&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
3. ↑ McAllister, J. T., Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, 1913, p. 26 (https://archive.org/details/virginiamilitiai00mcal/page/26/mode/2up?q=William+Perkins)
4. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG26-47FW : 1 March 2021), William Harding Perkins, 1777; citing Military Service, Virginia, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774
5. ↑ Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Buckingham, Will book Vol. 1-2, 1869-1927, pp203-204,detail for William Perkins of Buckingham, dated 3 June 1806, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007644781_00110?pId=54120)

See also:

• Descendants of Jean II de Bretagne, Rootsweb World Connect Project.
• Hall, William K., Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia, pp 74-76 (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/187529/?offset=0#page=76&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 April 2019), "Record of Captain William Perkins Jr.", Ancestor # A088962.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 April 2019), "Record of William Perkins", Ancestor # A088958.
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG26-47FW : 1 March 2021), William Harding Perkins, 1777; citing Military Service, Virginia, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774
• Alabama US Surname Files Expanded for Elizabeth Lee Fearn,(https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61266/images/41904_539727-00646?pId=53406).
• Hall, William K., Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia, image 76-78 (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/187529/?offset=0#page=76&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=)
• Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Buckingham, Will book Vol. 1-2, 1869-1927, pp203-204,detail for William Perkins of Buckingham, dated 3 June 1806, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007644781_00110?pId=54120)
• Perkins Family Papers, 1806-1874, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California (https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi01115.xml#bioghist_1.1)