Robert Perry (1784 - 1852)

Born 9 Dec 1784 in Trelawnyd, Flintshire, Wales

Husband of Sarah Ellen (Hoskins) Perry — married 1808 in Radnor, Ohio

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1852 at age 67 in Radnor, Delaware, Ohio, United States

Biography

Robert, son of Harry Parry & Margaret Roberts, was born on 9 December 1784 and baptised on 12 December 1784 in Trelawnyd, Flintshire, Wales.^[1][2]

"The first marriage in the township [Scioto, adjacent to Radnor] was that of Robert Perry, who wooed and won the fair Sarah Hoskins. The ceremony took place in the log cabin of Richard Hoskins in 1808" ^[3]

He is recorded in Radnor, Ohio, at age 65, with wife Sarah, age 62, and 2 others: Margaret Parry (19) and Lewis Wolfley (17). ^[2] Almost all other heads of household on that census page were also born in Wales.

Robert passed away in 1852. He is buried at Radnor Cemetery, where his obelisk tombstone is engraved with his date of death and age. ^[4]

Comments below taken from FAG: H/O Sarah Ellen Hoskins. S/O Henry and Margaret Perry.

In the History of Delaware County: "The first marriage in the township was that of Robert Perry, who wooed and won the fair Sarah Hoskins. The ceremony took place in the log cabin of Richard Hoskins in 1808, and was performed by the Rev. Cloud, a Methodist minister, who had traveled all the way from Franklinton for."

Robert Perry's Last Will and Testament from 1852 (#125) is available at the Delaware Co. Records Center. Contributor: Robert Styer (46870493)

Research Notes

• It is possible that his parents are Henry Perry and Margaret (Unknown) Perry. The Perrys in the early 1800s in Delaware County all seem to have been from the same family in Wales. I have not found a Welsh birth record for Robert, but have for his likely siblings Levi and Leah. Weatherall-96 20:54, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
• I believe that the birth date is off by a little bit. I have changed to what I believe to be correct according to a source found. Trelawnyd is only 3.8 miles from Whitford where other siblings were born.Sundvall-27 01:55, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Flintshire Baptisms"
   Page: 41
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 3 February 2024)
   Robert Parry baptism on 12 Dec 1784 (born 9 Dec 1784), son of Harry Parry & Margaret Roberts, in Trelawnyd, Flintshire, Wales.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3Y-21W : 21 December 2020), Robert Parry, Radnor, Delaware, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "History of Delaware County, Ohio, published by O. L. Baskin and Co., Chicago, Illinois in 1880, p. 485. On-line version at Archive.org (Page 453 of 818 in online book)
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 April 2021), memorial page for Robert Perry (16 Dec 1785–18 Sep 1852), Find A Grave: Memorial #7474587, citing Radnor Cemetery, Radnor, Delaware County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by micpearson (contributor 46562837)

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7474587/robert-perry