Jehu Perkins (1785 - 1836)

Born Feb 1785 in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sailors) Perkins — married Jan 1806 in Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 31 May 1836 at age 51 in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Jehu Perkins settled in Franklin County IN in 1810, then in Fayette Co. IN until 1821, then to Rush Co. IN.

In 1820, he entered section 27 of Noble Township in Rush Co. and erected the first mills (water-driven and horse-powered), tavern, distillery, and store.

17 June 1822 County Commissioners Amaziah Morgan, Jehu Perkins, and John Julian selected the site for the county seat, and April 1, 1822 at his home Jehu Perkins was named a county commissioner.^[1] He had a distillery and hosepower treadmill for the grinding of corn, then built a mill on Little Flat Rock, where Pleasant Run Baptist Church was later built.

RUSH COUNTY INDIANA CHANCERY 1850:

A chancery suit states that Jehu Perkins who died c. 1837 or 38 left these heirs; Ira S., Jacob and Jehu Perkins, Margaret McIlwaine late Margaret Perkins, Hulda the wife of Monrow Wainscott-a granddaughter, Lucinda the wife of Herod Crossly-also a granddaughter, also a granddaughter and all adults, and Katherine Hays, Henry Hays, Lucinda Hays, Mariah the wife of Amos Perkins and Elizabeth Perkins all minors and grandchildren of Jehu. All are residents of Rush Co. and Letticia the wife Thomas Humphrey adults and Margaret Dickinson a granddaughter of Boone Co. and Elizabeth a daughter the wife of William Amos of Howard Co. and Conrad Perkins a son of Clinton Co. and Sarah a daughter the wife of Newton Ward of Clinton Co. Also Fanny the wife of Benjamin Newlin of Wabash Co.; Elizabeth Croday the wife of Thomas Swift of Hancock Co.; Melinda A. Day the wife of William Ward; Lucinda a daughter the wife of Jedidiah Randall who are non-residents of Indiana; Patsy A Day the wife of James McCormack of Marion Co. and Elizabeth Perkins Jehu's widow. Spring term 1850.^[2]

Allegedly he had 21 children, but we have not identified them all.

IRA S. PERKINS was appointed administrator June 15th, 1836 of the estate of Jehu Perkins (deceased). Jehu Perkins was the owner of a general store according to the inventory of his estate. L. C. Perkins, C. S. Perkins and Jacob Perkins purchased items at the sale of personal property, May term, 1851.^[3]

Birth

FEB 1785

Lincoln County, North Carolina

Death

31 MAY 1836

Rush County, Indiana

Occupation

In 1820, he entered section 27 of Noble Township in Rush Co. and erected the first mills (water-driven and horse-powered), tavern, distillery, and store.

Sources

1. ↑ Alexander, Mary "Sketches of Rush County, Indiana" 1903. Online at Archive.org, page 11.
2. ↑ Heirs of Jehu Perkins as listed in a chancery suit, Rush County, Indiana, Court Records, Spring Term, 1850, Book #9, p. 401, County Clerk's Office, Rushville, Indian
3. ↑ Rush Co., IN - Probate Records.

See also:

• "Genealogy of a Branch of the Randall Family, 1666-1879" by Paul R. Randall, pg. 44, 70 & 71 at Archive.org - Children of Jehu and Elizabeth Perkins, Ira, Conrad and Lucinda married into the Randall family
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 20 Sep 2019), memorial page for Jehu Perkins (Feb 1785–31 May 1836), Find A Grave: Memorial #20119146, citing Pleasant Run Cemetery, New Salem, Rush County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Mildred Thomas (contributor 46579614): unsourced.