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William Perkins (1722 - 1800)

William Perkins
Born in Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico County, Virginia, British Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , [half] and
Husband of — married 1739 in Henrico County, Virginia Colonymap
Husband of — married 24 Feb 1756 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 78 in Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

William Perkins ... [1]

William was probably born in 1722 in Henrico County, Virginia. He is said to be born just 18 years before his son William Harding Perkins was born in 1840. His parents were Constantine Perkins and his wife, Ann.[2]

Marriage and Family

He married Lucy Watkins about 1739 in Henrico County, Virginia. They had at least three children.
  • William Perkins, born 1740[3]
  • Constance (Perkins) Blakey, born about 1750 [4]
  • John Watkins Perkins, born 1752
Lucy died about 1752.
William married a second time to Susannah (Holland) Massie, widow of Thomas Massie. They married on February 23, 1756 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony.[5][6]

Death

In 1799, William Perkins was taxed on 357 acres in Buckingham County, Virginia. In 1800, the taxes are on his estate.[7][8]
He died around 1800.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Lilia Merryman, Nov 2, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hall, William K. Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Edwards Brothers, INC (published digitally by FamilySearch International, detail for William Perkins, pp 12, 24-26 (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/187529-descendants-of-nicholas-perkins-of-virginia)
  3. ↑ DAR Descendant Record (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=567801&MyLineageCount=1)
  4. ↑ Blakey, Bernard, A Blakey Book, 1983, online at Ancestry.com(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/29:15784?ssrc=pt&tid=3648777&pid=430003379891)
  5. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66NW-V641 : Sun Oct 29 23:33:08 UTC 2023), Entry for William Perkins and Susanna Massie, 24 Feb 1756.
  6. ↑ Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol III, Hecle-Muscoe, Massie Family,(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/434696:48643?ssrc=pt&tid=3648777&pid=1744818471)
  7. ↑ Land Tax Records, Buckingham, 1799, image 309, William Perkins, 357 acres, left side, 3up from bottom, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS46-YY1L)
  8. ↑ Land Tax Records, Buckingham, 1800, image 320,William Perkins, right side, 7 down, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS46-YYYZ)

See also:

  • Lilia Merryman, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Lilia and others.




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Clark-55845 Robert Clark MA, MBA
Perkins-3116 and Perkins-2832 appear to represent the same person because: These two profiles are duplicates. Please Merge.
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Lonski-12 Jill (Lonski) Foster
Perkins-20715 and Perkins-3116 appear to represent the same person because: of parents, wife dates and places. These two have been merged.
posted on Perkins-3116 (merged) by Jill (Lonski) Foster
edited by Jill (Lonski) Foster
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Perkins-8836 and Perkins-3116 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates and spouse
posted on Perkins-3116 (merged) by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen

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