Thomas Perry (1755 - 1803)

Born 4 May 1755 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Trask) Perry — married 17 Aug 1778 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died Dec 1803 at age 48 in West Indies

Biography

Thomas Perry was born May 4, 1755, the son of Moses Perry and Eleanor Ellis of Sandwich, Massachusetts^{[1] [2]}

In 1761, he emigrated to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia along with his parents. ^{[3] [4] [2]}

On August 27, 1778, he married Elizabeth Trask, the daughter of Elias Trask, who also settled in Yarmouth ^[2]. Their children included:

1. Thomas Perry 2nd, born September 11, 1779, who married Mercy Robbins, daughter of Joseph and who was lost at sea in 1803 ^[2]
2. Joseph, born May 17, 1781, who died unmarried ^[2]
3. Elizabeth, born October 8, 1783, who married Capt John Clements 3rd, son of John Clements 2nd ^[2]
4. William, born June 10, 1786, who died in the West Indes in May 1803 ^[2]
5. John, born October 4, 1788, who married Hannah Hemeon, daughter of Adam ^[2]
6. Eleanor, born July 24, 1792, who married William Horton, son of Jonathan, and then married William Haswell, of England, and who died without children ^[2]
7. Mary, born February 4, 1794, who married Jacob Wyman, son of Matthew ^[2]

Military Service

It is certain that a Thomas Perry fought for the Revolution, but it is not clear that this was the correct one. Although Yarmouth settlers tried to remain neutral, those who fought would not have been married and had children in English territory during the Revolutionary War. There are other Thomas Perry's who could have served, perhaps more research will clarify this information:

• 9 Jun 1779 Brookline, Brookline, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Sandwich, Volume 2, page 1392 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), which states Thomas Perry May 4 1755 Moses & Eleanor
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; page 527
3. ↑ A history of the county of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia by Campbell, J. R. (John Roy), 1841-1928; Publication date 1876; Publisher Saint John, N.B. : J. & A. McMillan
4. ↑ Brown, George S., Nova Scotia, A Sequel to Campbell's History, Rand Avery, Boston, Massachusetts, 1888.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-K6Y8 : 17 March 2018), Thomas Perry, 09 Jun 1779; citing Military Service, Brookline, Brookline, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,605.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-K6BB : 17 March 2018), Thomas Perry, 1779; citing Military Service, Brookline, Brookline, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,605.