William Perkins (1674 - aft. 1736)

Born 10 Nov 1674 in New Kent, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wells) Perkins — married about 1695 in New Kent County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1736 after age 61 in New Kent County, Virginia

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1704 Virginia Rent Rolls lists 4 Perkins' (see below; assume William is the William Perkins in Parish of St. Peters and St. Pauls)
Perkins Charles             James City County 1704
Perkins John                Parish of St. Peters and St. Paul, 1704
Perkins Wm                  Norfolk County, 1704
Perkins Wm                  Parish of St. Peters and St. Paul, 1704

Biography

William Perkins was a Virginia colonist.

William was born in 1673. William Perkins ... ^[1]

Name

Name: William /Perkins/^[2]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1684-1786

Place: New Kent, Virginia^[3]

Marriage

Husband: William Perkins

Wife: Elizabeth UNKNOWN

Child: Anne Perkins

Child: Anne Perkins

Child: William Perkins

Child: Anne Perkins

Child: Judith Perkins

Child: Sarah Perkins

Marriage:

Date: BEF 1699

SDATE 31 DEC 1698^[4]

Death

Death:

Date: AFT 1736

SDATE 1 JAN 1737

Place: New Kent County, Virginia^[5]

Note

Note:

William Perkins and his family can be found in the book Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia by William Hall, but any relationship of William to Nicholas has not been found. There are similar names passed down in both families and many times descendants of both lines live near each other. There is a Perkins DNA Project and early indications are that Nicholas Perkins, b. about 1647 in Charles City Co, d. 1712 Henrico Co, VA, & William Perkins of New Kent were of the same family. Their Haplogroup is R2. How they may connect or in what generation is not known.

Daughter Anne was baptised in St Peter Parish in 1699.

VIRGINIA COLONIAL RECORDS, 1600s-1700s, Genealogy.com online subscription.

Militia Lists, Public Record Office, London.

New Kent Co. 4 Jul 1702. Under James Neaves, Lt. is William Perkins.

Located in the 1704 quit rent rolls of New Kent Co VA with 305 acres.

The source of the early Perkins records is "The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, VA 1684-1786, edited by C. G. Chamberlayne, 1937.

The first mention of William Perkins in the minutes of the Vestry meeting is on 30 Sep 1723; he was to be paid the value of 650 #'s of tobacco per year for keeping Elizabeth Johnson.

Also from the St. Peter's Parish Records:

Tom a negro belonging to Wm. Perkins died Xbr 28, 1718.

Sarah a negro belonging to Wm Perkins died Jany 4, 1718.

William was married to an Elizabeth, but her surname is unknown. It appears as Wells in some online data.

From Perkins researcher Karleene at <karly@pioneer.net>: A William Perkins in England, early 1600s, married an Elizabeth who "might have been a Wells", which is where the person trying to make leaps of faith must have gotten this. Another Wm. Jordan Perkins married an Elizabeth Wells in Feb 1846.

[In the Parish Records from St. Peter's, there is a single entry for a Wells family: Delilah Wells departed this Life Augt ye 4th, 1715.]

William's son William is referred to in the Vestry records as William Perkins Junr up until 1736, after which time there is no longer a designation. Presumably the elder Perkins was deceased by that date.

NOTE: There is an entry in the Charles Parish register (York County, Virginia which is just east of New Kent County) that a William Perkins was born to "Henry and Elizabeth Perkins" on 11/10/1674. It is quite possible his father (William Henry Perkins went by the name of Henry) and this is the birth record of this William Perkins on this WikiTree profile - Jim Miller. PS: My Miller family (who had several marriage ties to the Perkins family) had properties in York County and New Kent County in the mid to late 1600's into the 1700's.

Sources

• County, Va. The Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, Virginia from 1680 to 1787,. Richmond: W.E. Jones, Printer, 1904.
• Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 2007. p. 828.
• Source: S-1569548396 Repository: #R-2141896238 Title: New Kent County, Virginia St. Peter's Parish Vestry Book and Register, 1684-1786 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: The Generations Network, Inc. APID: 1,7469::0 Repository: R-2141896238 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-2082029250 Repository: #R-2141896238 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/26405569/family
• Source: S178 Abbreviation: Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia Title: William Hall, Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia; (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1957.) Microfiche #6101214, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah Repository: #R4 Repository: R4 Name: LDS - Family History Center Address: Montgomery, Alabama City: Montgomery State: Alabama Note: Microfilm and fiche ordered from Salt Lake City
• Source: S576 Abbreviation: Perkins - Bob Dillard Title: Bob Dillard, Genealogical Report of the family of William Perkins. May, 2000. Descendant of William Grief Perkins Note: Dr. Bob Dillard, 1585 Crown Drive, Reno, NV 89503 Repository: #R3 Repository: R3 Name: My Files Address:
• Source: S582 Abbreviation: Quit Rents of Virginia 1704 Title: Annie Laurie Wright Smith, Quit Rents of Virginia 1704 (Original 1957; Reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co 1975) Repository: #R15 Call Number: F225.S63 Repository: R15 Name: Samford University Library Address: Birmingham, Alabama City: Birmingham State: Alabama
• Source: S606 Abbreviation: Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish Title: Transcribed and Edited by C. G. Chamberlayne, VESTRY BOOK AND REGISTER OF ST. PETER'S PARISH. New Kent and James City Counties Virginia. 1684-1786 (Virginia State Library, Richmond, 1937) Repository: #R10 Call Number: F232/N3/S4 Repository: R10 Name: NEHGS Lending Library Address: New England Historic Genealogical Society Address 1: New England Historic Genealogical Society Note: 2008. No longer lends books, available only at the Library.
• Source: S90 Abbreviation: Email Title: Email Repository: #R3 Page: Karleene <karly@pioneer.net> 26 Sep 2002
• Source: S94 Abbreviation: Internet Home Page: Perkins Title: Robert E. Juch <Bob.Juch@IBM.Net>, Internet Home Page: Perkins (<http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/u/c/Robert-E-Juch/index.html> <http://www.juch.org/>) Note: "Ancestors of Erwin Fontaine Perkins" The_Wizard@Cyber-Wizard.Com Repository: #R18 Call Number: (Copies) Perkins/VA/101 Repository: R18 Name: FamilyTreeMaker Home Pages Address: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users> Address 1: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users>

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Claudia Hargiss, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ Source: #S-1569548396 APID: 1,7469::1631
3. ↑ Source: #S-1569548396 APID: 1,7469::1631
4. ↑ Source: #S178 Page: p.552
5. ↑ Source: #S606