Reuben Perry I (1734 - 1775)

Born 9 Oct 1734 in Perquimans, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Winslow) Perry — married 6 Nov 1754 (to 1769) in Perquimans, North Carolina

Descendants

Died Jul 1775 at age 40 in Hertford, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Quaker family

Reuben Perry I, son of Jacob Perry 1702–1777 and Hepsibeth Clare1702–1753, was born in 1734 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. He was married there 6 November 1754 to Esther Winslow, who was born there in 1738.

Esther was the daughter of John Winslow and Esther aka Hester Snelling, who was born in 1699 and married John Winslow in 1716, though the Winslow-Snelling marriage is not documented in any known Quaker records. There is no disownment in the records that we have either, nor is there any condemnation of their marriage. Ester/Hester Snelling was the daughter of Israel Snelling and Rachel Welsh who died 31 8 mo 1700; she had a sister Rachel Snelling, born 1691, who married Peter Jones.

The Sr. Jacob Perry's land is mentioned in the will of Daniel Rogerson, Sr. 13 February 1762. A lawsuit over this land mentioned Jacob Perry, Jr., Benjamin Perry Jr., Joseph Perry, and Phillip Perry among others swearing oath to have examined the land in question of 65A siezed in fee tail for David Rogerson valued at 35Ð. The land was auctioned off and sold to Israel Perry for 65Ð. David Rogerson left Perquimans county for Martin County. Following this court action, he never signed the deed in question with his mark. He later purchased land in the then Tyrel County (now Martin County) from Samuel Perry of Chowan County. 

"'Children"' (5)

• Bethany Perry 1760–1760
• Reuben Perry II. 9 October 1760-1844, North Carolina. He was married to Sarah Lamb
• Jacob Perry, born 7 April 1765, Perquimans, North Carolina
• Redmond Perry born 1767
• Nathan Washington Perry, 10 October 1769-1842, in Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois, United States (1) ^[1]

Died Y. 1772 Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Age: 37-38.

Sources

1. ↑ rootsweb

• Reuben Perry I, Familysearch.org. [1]
• MEHRA Ancestors at mehrapublishing.com
• 1998 post by Virginia Ewing. She typed up Perry information from microfiche for Perquimans County, North Carolina from the Encyclopedia of American Quakers by William Wade Hinshaw.
• The Perry family is also chronicled in The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register at google books.
• The Perry family is on Rootsweb, Geni, and Ancestry.
• Perry-7814 was created by Judy Hawman through the import of judyhawman-3.ged on Nov 27, 2015.
• Carolyn Jones Jones Family Tree Web Site

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