Nathaniel Perry (abt. 1775 - bef. 1841)

Born about 1775 in Caroline County, Province of Maryland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Harper) Perry — married 2 Jun 1801 in Caroline County, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died before 23 Nov 1841 before about age 66 in Caroline County, Maryland, USA

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Biography

Parentage; Date of Birth

Nathaniel's parentage and date and place of birth are supported by a page on FamilyCentral.net that indicates that at least his parentage, and perhaps also his date and place of birth, are written down in a 1786 family bible.^[1] Nathaniel's parentage is also supported by William Perry's will, which refers to a son named Nathaniel.^[2] Nathaniel's estimated date of birth is confirmed by Nathaniel's age as reported in the 1800, 1820 and 1830 US Censuses. In the 1800 US, Census, he was listed as under 16 thru 25, which would have meant that he was probably born sometime in 1775-1784. In the 1820 US Census, he was listed as 45 and upwards, which would have meant that he was probably born in 1775 or earlier. In the 1830 US Census, he was listed as 50-59, which would have meant that he was probably born sometime in 1771-1780.

Marriage

Nathaniel married Sarah Harper in Caroline, Maryland on June 2, 1801.^[3][4][5][1]

Children

A page on FamilyCentral.net indicates that a 1786 family bible shows Nathaniel's and Sarah's children, their dates and places of birth, and, for some, their spouses.^[1] Nathaniel's parentage of most of the children listed below is also confirmed by the record of the distribution of his estate transcribed below. According to the information on the FamilyCentral.net page Nathaniel and Sarah had 12 children, all born in Caroline, Maryland:

1. John A., b August 29, 1802,^[1] m. December 11, 1833 Ann Sharpe,^[1] d. after April 23, 1844^[6]
2. Edward R., b. December 15, 1803,^[1], m. 1st(?) _________, m. 2d(?) March 20, 1840 Sarah Burgess^[1] [Census records suggest he was already married in 1830 and had children; so either the marriage date of Sara Burgess is incorrect or he had a prior marriage], d. after April 23, 1844^[6]
3. William, b. June 29, 1805,^[1] m. September 7, 1839 Ann Waddell,^[1] d. after April 23, 1844^[6]
4. Josiah, b. July 7, 1806,^[1] d. sometime before April 23, 1844^[7]
5. Mary Ann, b. June 6, 1807,^[1] m. October 20, 1832 John Buckley,^[1] d. sometime before April 23, 1844^[6]
6. Elizabeth, b. November 23, 1809,^[1] d. sometime before April 23, 1844^[7]
7. Richard, b. March 22, 1812, m. 1854 Julia Ann (Rule) Lane in San Jose, California, d. June 1892 in Monterey, California
8. Sarey, b. 25 February 1813,^[1] d. sometime before April 23, 1844^[7]
9. James Brannock, b. October 1816,^[1] d. sometime after April 23, 1844^[6]
10. Margaret Ellen, b. September 4, 1818,^[1] m. December 29, 1835 Isham Eaton,^[1] d. sometime after April 23, 1844^[6]
11. Charles Henry, b. September 4, 1818,^[1] m. October 30, 1854 Ellen F. Dillen,^[1] d. sometime after April 23, 1844^[6]
12. Nathaniel, b. April 14, 1821,^[1] m. July 17, 1855 Sarah Martha Carmine in Poplar Neck, Maryland,^[1] d. February 1, 1912 in Wilmington, Delaware^[1]

Manumission of George Cornish

Set forth below is the only original record found that relates to Nathaniel, apart from his marriage record, US Census records, and the record of the distribution of his estate.

State of Maryland Caroline County to wit; Whereas heretofore to wit; On the twenty ninth day of May one thousand eight hundred and sixteen a certain Nathaniel Perry of Caroline County by deed of Manumission duly executed acknowledged and recorded among the land records of Caroline County did manumit and set free a certain negro man named George Cornish to be free from and after the twenty fifth day of December Eighteen hundred and thirty four and the said negro man named George Cornish having made application to me for a certificate of his freedom agreeably to the act of assembly in such case made and provided; And whereas also upon the Oath of William Perry of Caroline County that the said negro man named George Carnish for whom this certificate is made is the same person mentioned in the said manumission; I do therefore grant his said application and hereby certify that from his age as expressed in the said manumission he was twenty five years of age the twenty fifth day of December last five feet eight and a quarter inches high or thereabouts of a Black complexion was born and raised in Caroline County and has no marks or scars that I can discover.

(seal) In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the public seal of my office this 16th day of January Anno Domini 1835

Cost $1.00 Cts

Jo Richardson Clk of Caroline County Court^[8]

US Censuses for 1800, 1820, 1830

The 1800 US Census shows Nathaniel as the head and sole occupant of a household in Caroline Maryland containing a male (him) between the ages of 16 and 26 years old.^[9]

The 1820 US Census shows Nathaniel as the head of a household in Election District 3, Caroline, Maryland consisting of 3 free white males under 10 (Richard, James and Charles), 2 free white males 10-16 (William and Josiah), 1 free white male 16-18 (John and Edward), 1 free white male 45 and up (Nathaniel), 2 free white females under 10 (Sarey and Margaret), 2 free white females 10-16 (Mary Ann and Elizabeth), 2 free white females 26-45 (Nathaniel's wife Sarah and an unidentified woman), and 1 free colored person under 14 (possibly George Cornish, although he would not have been free at the time). 5 persons in the household were engaged in agriculture.^[10] Nathaniel Jr. would not have been included because he was not born until 1821.

The 1830 US Census shows Nathaniel as the head of a household in District 3, Caroline, Maryland consisting of 1 free white male 5-10 (Nathaniel Jr), 2 free white males 10-15 (James and Charles), 2 free white males 15-20 (Richard and an unidentified boy), 3 free white males 20-30 (probably John, William and Josiah), 1 free white male 50-59 (Nathaniel), 1 free white male 10-15 (Margaret), 1 free white female 15-20 (Sarey), 1 free white female 20-30 (probably Elizabeth), 1 free white female 40-49 (Nathaniel's wife Sarah), 1 free colored male 55-99, 1 free colored female under 10, 1 female slave under 10, 1 female slave 10-24, and 1 female slave 24-35^[11] The 1830 US Census shows that Nathaniel's son Edward had established his own household by 1830 and had apparently gotten married and had several children.^[11] One of Nathaniel's older daughters -- either Mary or Elizabeth -- is not listed in Nathaniel's household, suggesting that one of them may have gotten married, moved into a relative's household or died.

The 1840 US Census for Caroline, Maryland does not show a household headed by Nathaniel, but does show a household headed by his son William, which included a free white male 70-79. This may have been Nathaniel, although, if so, his age was marked in error as he would have been 65 at the time.^[12]

Death

Nathaniel died sometime in 1841, as shown by a Caroline County record dated November 23, 1841 in which John A. Perry, William Perry, Edward R. Perry and Nathaniel Perry posted a bond for the administration of their deceased father's estate by John and William.^[13]

Estate Distribution

The following is a transcription of a record relating to the distribution of Nathaniel's estate:

Caroline County to Wit -- John A. Perry and William Perry administrators of Nathaniel Perry late of Caroline County, deceased

The balance due to the deceased estate; as per first & final account of administration exhibited into the Registry of the Orphans Court of the County aforesaid on the twenty third day of April Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and forty four, amounting to the sum of $424:11 1/4

Distribution thereof according to Law -- (viz)

• To John A. Perry (one of these accountants) so of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• To Edward R. Perry son of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• To William Perry (one of these accountants) so of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• To Richard Perry son of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• James B. Perry son of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• To Charles Henry Perry son of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• To Isom Eaton in right of his wife Margaret Ellen (formerly Margaret Ellen Perry) daughter of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• To Nathaniel Perry son of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12
• To Samuel Richard Buckley grandson of the said deceased, one ninth part of the above balance -- 47:12 1/12

This distribution draws interest from the 23rd day of November 1842.

Test. W. A. Ford, Regr of Wills for Caroline County

Caroline County Orphans Court

The 23rd day of April 1844

The foregoing distribution was duly examined by the Court, approved, and ordered to be recorded

Cert. by. W. A. Ford, Regr of Wills for Caroline County^[14]

^{[1] [9] [10] [11] [12] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [13] [14]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22} "Nathaniel Perry," familycentral.net
2. ↑ See transcription of William Perry's will in his profile.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Henry Downs Cranor, "Marriage Licenses of Caroline County, Maryland, 1774-1815," 1904, p 37
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Cranor, Henry Downes. Marriage Licenses of Caroline County, Maryland, 1774-1815. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Henry Downes Cranor, 1904.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-FFSP : accessed 22 April 2016), Nathl Perry and Sarah Harper, 02 Jun 1801; citing Caroline, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties.; FHL microfilm 13,780.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7} Based on being mentioned as living in the record of Nathaniel's estate distribution dated that date.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Based on not being mentioned as living in the record of Nathaniel's estate distribution dated that date.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Archives of Maryland Online, Volume 834 (Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857), Page 88
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH55-6FY : accessed 25 April 2016), Nathaniel Perry, 1800.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLY-LZD : accessed 25 April 2016), Nathaniel Perry, 1820.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPP-7XB : accessed 25 April 2016), Nathaniel Perry, District 3, Caroline, Maryland, United States; citing 298, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 55; FHL microfilm 13,178.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR2-VDL : accessed 25 April 2016), William Perry, Caroline, Maryland, United States; citing p. 333, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 164; FHL microfilm 13,184.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, Caroline, Administration Bond 1836-1851, Case #116
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, Caroline, Distributions 1837-`853, Case #120