Thomas Perkins (abt. 1722 - 1773)

Born about 25 Jul 1722 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Pratt) Perkins — married 5 Apr 1748 in Bridgewater, Plymouth. Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1773 at about age 51 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

Thomas Perkins, son of Thomas Perkins and Mary Washburn, was born 25 Jun 1722, died 29 Sep 1773, married Mary, daughter of Solomon Pratt on 5 Apr 1748 and they had 8 children. ^[1]

Birth

Thomas, ch. Thomas and Mary, June 25 [dup. July 5], 1722. [h. Mary (Pratt), s. Thomas (s. David, who came from Beverly about . . . 1686), C.R.2. ch. Thomas (s. David) and Mary (Washburn), July 5, P.R.64.]

Date: 5 July 1722

Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA^[2]

Marriage

Mary and Tho[ma]s Perkins Jr., Apr. 5, 1748. * [Mary, d. Solomon, and Thomas Perkins, s. Thomas (s. David, who came from Beverly about . . . 1686), C.R.2.]

Date: 5 Apr 1748

Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth. Massachusetts^[3]

Children

The Birth of the Children of Thomas Perkins Junior and Mary his wife ^[4].

1. William Perkins born August 16, 1748; William Perkins above named died September 14, 1778.
2. Mary Perkins born March 7, 1750
3. Sarah Perkins born June 5, 1752
4. Enoch Perkins born July 4, 1754
5. Thomas Perkins born August 1, 1756
6. Theodore Perkins born October 22, 1758
7. Deborah Perkins born September 12, 1761
8. Sardine Perkins born April 20, 1764; died March 19; 1766
9. Cyrus Perkins born March 6, 1767

Death

Thomas, h. Mary (Pratt), s. Thomas (s. David, who came from Beverly about . . . 1686), Sept. 29, 1773, a. 51, C.R.2. [Perkenes, Ens., P.R.3. Parkins, P.R.4. Perkins, Lt., P.R.106.]

Date: 29 Sept 1773

Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA^[2]

Burial

Date: 1773

Place: Old Parish Burying Ground, GR#7 Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA

In memory of Mr. Thomas Perkins, who died Sept. 29th, 1773, in the 52d year of his age. When you come here to see my grave, Consider well and well behave; And keep God's holy Sabbath day, Spend well your time without delay.^[5]

Probate

The will of Thomas Perkins of Bridgewater, gentleman was dated 13 March 1773 and proved on 1 November 1773 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Mary, and his children, William Perkins (executor), Eoch Perkins (executor), Thomas Perkins, Theodore Perkins, Cyrus Perkins, Mary Perkins, Sarah Perkins, and Deborah Perkins. ^[6]

His inventory was taken on 8 November 1773 in Bridgewater.^[7]

In 1775, Eliphalet Cary of Bridgewater was appointed guardian to his minor son, Cyrus Perkins.^[8]

In 1788, his estate was set out to William Perkins, Enoch Perkins, Cyrus Perkins, Mary Perkins, Sarah Hudson, wife of Eli Hudson, and Deborah Perkins.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Porter, Hon. Joseph W. "An Account of Part of the Family of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, N.H., Who Lived in Plymouth County, Mass." in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 50 (Jan 1896): 34-40, at 37. Image copy at Internet Archive: 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, NEHGS, (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2008).
3. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-Y9FN-Q?i=37 : FamilySearch.org - Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1721-1842; Assumed to all being born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts
5. ↑ Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Williams, Latham. (Bridgewater: Henry T. Pratt, 1892). repr. Middleborough, MA: Plymouth County Chapter, Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, 1976; Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, n.d.; Pittsfield, MA: Berkshire Family History Association, Inc., 2001).
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8HML : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 277-278 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8HSZ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 285 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-846G : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 388 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-8ZHX : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 273-274 of 639; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9CZ9-L4B : accessed 2016-08-27), entry for Thomas Perkins Jr, submitted by lrhowell2749791.
• Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of master 11_12.ged on 21 October 2010.