Amos Perley (1699 - abt. 1748)

Born 3 May 1699 in Topsfield, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Margery (Cogswell) How — married 1 Mar 1722 in Boxford, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about Mar 1748 at about age 48 in Boxford, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Mr. Amos Perley was a surveyor of highways, overseer of the poor, constable, selectman, and for many years clerk of the First Parish of Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Amos Perley was born on 3 May 1699, in Topsfield, Essex County, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of Thomas Perley and Abigail Towne Peabody. ^[2]

Death

March 1748. ^[3]

Will: It was dated 14 January 1748 and proved 11 April 1748. The will mentions his wife, Margaret, son Amos. ^[4]

Marriage

Margery Cogswell (sometimes called Margaret), 1 March 1722, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. ^[5]

Children:

• Stephen Perley (1725-1727) ^[6]
• Amos Perley (1727-1750) ^[7]
• Abigail Perley (1729-1729) ^[8]
• Hannah Perley (1731-1810) ^[9]
• Abigail Perley (1732-1807) ^[10]
• Nathaniel Ward Perley (1734-1810) ^[11]
• Enoch Perley (1737-1737) ^[12]
• Eunice Perley (1739-1822) ^[13]
• Sarah Perley (1741-1741) ^[14]

There seems to be no record of Amos Perley's death in Boxford, but he must have died prior to 11 Apr 1748, when his estate entered probate. ^[15] Thus, a date of death in late March of 1748 would be logical.

Sources

1. ↑ Jameson, The Cogswells in America [needs page reference].
2. ↑ "Perly:" Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Topsfield - Births, p. 86: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Topsfield/Images/Topsfield_B086.shtml (accessed 1 Jul 2017)
3. ↑ Find A Grave
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14. ↑ Find A Grave
15. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881: https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/essex-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1638-1881/image/?pageName=21448:4&volumeId=13789&rId=30399037 (accessed 1 Jul 2017)

• Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #175013480.
• Ephraim Orcutt Jameson, The Cogswells in America, Boston, Massachusetts: A. Mudge & Sons, 1884.