Richard Perkins (abt. 1541 - abt. 1603)

Born about 1541 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Beresford) Perkins — married 1573 in Bunny, Nottinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died about 3 Jul 1603 at about age 62 in Bunny Park, Nottinghamshire, England

Biography

Richard Perkins ii was born about 1541 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England. He was the son of Richard Perkins and Anne Twynborro, He died on 03 Jul 1603 in Bunny Prk, Nottinghamshire, England and is butied at Saint Mary's Church, Bunny Park, England.^[1]

Richard Parkins of Bunney in Com. Nottingham married Elizebeth widdow of Humffrey Barley of Stoke & d. of Adam Beresford of Bentley in Com. Darby^[2]

Children of Richard and Elizebeth (not necessarily in order of birth):^[2]

1. Frances Perkins; m John Pendock
2. Anne Perkins; m ___ Plumtree
3. Elizabeth Perkins; m ___ Poole of Hedg. in Com. Darby
4. Margerett Perkins; m ___ Brether of Newcastell in Com. Northumberland
5. George Perkins; m Mary Isham
6. Adrian Perkins
7. John Perkins
8. Arden (Aden) Perkins

The above are the only documented children of Richard and Elizebeth. The following children have been claimed by others, without citation:

• Nicholas Perkins
• Arthur Perkins (may be identical with Arden (Aden) Perkins above)

Research Notes

Beware of dates posted with this ancestral line given at PERKINS-L [Perkins] http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/PERKINS/2002-02/1013470270: Richard Perkins II, b. 1541, Mandresfield, Warwickshire, Eng. He married Elizabeth Beresford, m. 1573, in Nottinghamshire, England, b. 1545, Fenny Bently, Derbyshire, Eng, (daughter of Aden Beresford and Ursula Rollestone #864) d. 8 Apr 1608, Bunny Park, Nottinghamshire, Eng. Richard died 3 Jul 1603, Bunny Park, Nottinghamshire.

Sources

1. ↑ Parkyns, Mansfield, (1916) The Perkins family in ye olden times. The contents of a series of letters by the late Mansfield Parkyns ... Utica, NY: privately printed by D.W. Perkins, Archive.org (Chapter V, The Ufton Branch, Pages 34, 41).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Marshall, George William, (1871) The Visitations of the County of Nottingham in the Years 1569 and 1614 ... Vol 4. London: Archive.org (Vol 4, Pages 159-60) "Richard Parkins of Bunney in Com."

See also:

• (Jan & Apr 1878) "Notice of the Perkins Arms in England, Extracts from a Letter from Mansfield Parkyns ..." Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vols 14-16. Salem, MA: Essex Institute, (Vol 15, Nos 1 and 2, Pages 1-13, citing p 7 Ashmole's MSS. 852. fol. 301) (Elias Ashmole, 1665 memory.loc.gov/master/gdc/scdser01/200401/books_on_film_project/PSCLOC_BF010/20070309023le/00000011.pdf).