Richard Perkins (1713 - 1789)

Born 18 Dec 1713 in Baltimore, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cutchen) Perkins — married 5 Jan 1735 in St George Parish, Harford, Maryland

Descendants

Died 9 Jul 1789 at age 75 in Abgal, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

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"His nickname was Tomahawk Dick for his pratice of carring a tomahawk in his belt.

Richard moved his family to North Carolina some time after 1754. An inquisition held on July 11, 1789 at Lincolnton, Lincoln County North Carolina by Justice John Moore Sr. the jury found that Richard Perkins at age of 76, was killed and murdered by Ezekial Polk Jr. of Mecklenburg county, North cArolina and John Hunter, son of Edward Hunter late of Lincoln county, North Carolina.

On the night of the ninth of July by force and arms they assaulted Richard Perkins They violently threw him to the floor of the courthouse and then there threw him out a second story window. He was killed by the drop of over seventeen feet. The jury found Plk and Hunter had no property in Lincoln County Richard Perkins was the the first person burried at the Old White Church cemetery now the Emanuel cemetery." ^[1]

Biography

Birth

St. George's Parish Register of Births,

Marriages & Deaths, 1681 - 1799

"Richard Perkins was born the 18th day of December 1713." ^[2]

Death

9 JUL 1789

Abgal, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Marriage

5 JAN 1735

St George Parish, Harford, Maryland, United States^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: findagrave
2. ↑ St. George's Parish, Harford Co. Register image 1046 page 214
3. ↑ Source: #S62 Record ID Number: MH:SC3599 Page: Birth year: 1710; Birth city: White Marsh; Birth state: NC

• "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGJ3-L1WZ : 8 March 2021), Richard Perkins, 18 Dec 1713; citing Birth, Maryland, British Colonial America, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm

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• Source: S1 Record ID Number: MH:S1 User ID: 51858526B8C412A89E840F24A024E232 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: #R1 Record ID Number: MH:SC3132 Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=51056604&pid=1092
• Repository: R1 Record ID Number: MH:R1 User ID: 51858526B8BB02A87E840F24A024E232 Name: Ancestry.com
• Source: S62 Record ID Number: MH:S62 User ID: 51858526B9BD72ACBE840F24A024E232 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Repository: #R1 Note: #N1277

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ID Number: MH:N1299

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Duane Hearrell for creating WikiTree profile Perkins-3276 through the import of 103.GED on May 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Duane and others.