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Susanna (Bokeson) Perley (abt. 1612 - 1692)

Susanna Perley formerly Bokeson aka Bokenson, Bolderson, Bokesen, Bokensen
Born about in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married before 1636 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at about age 80 in Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

SUSANNA BOKESON [1] [2] [3] [4] was born probably about 1612 in England[2], if she was of an average age (23) when she married ALLEN PERLEY[3] about 1635 in Ipswich [Boxford], Essex, Massachusetts[1][2][4] [5] [6] [7] Her husband Allen was born about 1608 and an immigrant from Wales. [7][4] The matriarch of the Perley Family in the new world died on 11 Feb 1691/92 in Ipswich, a widow of sixteen years, but little else is known about her.[1][2][5][3] She was also called Susanna [BOKESEN / BOKENSON / BOLDERSON].[2][5][4]

Her husband ALLEN PERLEY[1] first arrived in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1630 (came with Winthrop's fleet)[2]. He relinquished his settlement there and returned to England for some reason before 1635.[4] During this visit he acquired a certificate of conformity from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, and on 02 Apr 1635 he departed from London, England (Age: 27; "husbandman Allin Perly," enrolled on the "Planter" as a passenger for New England).[1][4] This time he arrived in Boston on 07 Jun 1635 (his return Arrival) and his first residence was in Ipswich by 1636[1][2][4]. Admission to the Ipswich church was obtained prior to 18 May 1642 as implied by freemanship (as "Allen Pearley").[1] [2] [8] His Will, dated 23 Jun 1670, was amended on 16 Nov 1671[1] to explain his desires should Susanna remarry and his death was on 28 Dec 1675 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.[1] [4] Susanna Perley was his named executrix and attested to an Inventory taken 19 Jan 1675/76[3] which totalled £320 2s. 6d., of which £237 was real estate (against £15 2s. of debt). [9] [10]

Torry lists the marriage of SUSANNA BOKESON and ALLEN PERLEY in 1635 Ipswich.[11] In 1635, Ipswich included all that area north of Salem bounds, as far as the Merrimac River, and from the ocean west as far as the line which divides Boxford and North Andover. A record of this union is found in the Boxford town records.

The couple lived in Ipswich/Boxford after their marriage and had the following seven children:[1]

  1. John Perley was born about 1636 in Ipswich (deposed 28 Sep 1669 "aged 33 Yrs") and died on 15 Dec 1729 in Boxford, Essex, MA ("in his 94th year").[12] He married Mary Howlett (1642—1718) about 1661.
  2. Samuel Perley was born about 1639 in Ipswich, Essex, MA, was married to RUTH TRUMBLE on 15 Jul 1664, and died there in 1669.
  3. Thomas Perley was born about 1641 in Ipswich (deposed 20 Nov 1662 "aged 21 years", on 28 Sep 1669 "age 28", and on 20 Jul 1675 "aged about 34"). He married 8 Jul 1668 in Rowley to Lydia (Peabody) Howlett, widow of Thomas Howlett.
  4. Nathaniel Perley was born about 1643 in Ipswich and died there on 29 Apr 1668 at age 24.
  5. Sarah (Perley) Watson was born about 1648 and married William Watson on 15 Jan 1670/71 in Ipswich.
  6. Timothy Perley was born about 1655 and died on 25 Jan 1718/19 in Ipswich ("in his 65th year"). He was married to Deborah _____ before 1682 (their eldest known child born 28 Mar 1682).
  7. Martha (Perley) Coker was born about 1658. She married Benjamin Coker on 31 May 1678 in Newbury, MA

After spending nearly their entire lives in Ipswich, Allen and Susanna (Bokeson) Perley were received into full church fellowship and joined the [Ipswich] church on 12 Aug 1674.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 ANDERSON, AmericanAncestors.org, GM Vol. V, M-P; Page 438-441 of 666. Record for Allen PERLEY (1608 - 1675) Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, Origin: 2 Apr 1635 age 27, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Ship: enrolled London on "Planter", Emigration 1635; first residence in Ipswich; freeman 18 May 1642; 30Jun 1668 appointed administrator of Nathaniel Perley; m c1636 Susanna _____ she d Ipswich 11 Feb 1691[/2?]; Children: 7 named; he died 28 Dec 1675; will made 23 Jun 1670 & 16 Nov 1671, proved 3 Feb 1675/76.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 COOMBS, Page 14. Entry for Allan Perley b 1608, d 1675 ipswich age 67; immigrated: 1) 1629 to Massachusetts Bay Colony, 2) 1635 on "Planter" to New England; m 1636 Boxford to Susanna Bokesen b1610, d 1692; settled in Topsfield [then Ipswich] and had 7 children.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Massachusetts: Vital Records, AmericanAncestors.org, Volume: Ipswich-V2; Pages: 643 & 648 of 721. Records for Allen and Susanna Perley — [p643] PEARLY (see also Perley), Susanna, widow, d 11 Feb 1691 Ipswich; — [p648] PERLY (see also Perley), Allen, d 28 Dec 1675 Ipswich [court record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court].
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 PERLEY, Martin Van Buren, archirve.org, FAMILY 1: PERLEY, page 1 to 4. Entry For [ALLAN / ALLEN PERLEY / PERLE / PERLY / PEARLY / PARLEY / PARLEIS / APPERLEY], the emigrant ancestor; b 1608 Wales, England; Arrived(1): 1629/30 Charlestown with Winthrop fleet; Arrived(2) 7 Jun 1635 Boston on "Planter"; died 28 Dec 1675 Ipswich MA; m 1635 to SUSANNA [BOKESON / BOKENSON / BOLDERSON / BOKESEN / BOKENSEN ] who died 11 Feb 1692 Ipswich MA, a widow of 16 years.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 CUTTER, HathiTrust.org, Volume IV, Pages 2016-2017. Record for Allan Perley — PERLEY (I) Allan Perley, the immigrant, b 1608 Wales, arrived with Winthrop’s fleet in 1630, and settled in the plantation at Charlestown MA. and went back to England Returned 1635 Ipswich and freeman in 1642. Married 1635 to Susanna Bokesen/Bokensen/ who died 11 Feb 1692 Ipswich. He died previously 28 Dec 1675 Ipswich. 7 children.
  6. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, Ancestry.com, Boxford > Vital Record Transcripts; page 118 of 273. Record for Susanna Bokeson — Susanna Bokeson m 1636 Boxford, Massachusetts to Allen Perley, a native of Wales [recorded 1823 by John Bacon, town clerk].
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, Ancestry.com, Boxford > Vital Record Transcripts; page 184 of 273. Record for Allen Perley — Allen, a native of Wales & Susanna Bokeson m 1636 Boxford MA [recorded 1823 by John Bacon, town clerk.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 PERLEY, Martin Van Buren, archirve.org, FAMILY 1: PERLEY, page 6. Record for ALLAN PERLEY — freeman 18 May 1642; grand juror 25 Sep 1660; excused from training in 1656 & 1664; court cases in 1662 & 1669. He and his wife received into full church fellowship late in life and joined the church 12 Aug 1674.
  9. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File, AmericanAncestors.org, Volume: Essex Cases 20000-2199; Page 21445:1-4 of 21999:4. Record for Allen Perley — Essex Probate #21445 3 Feb 1675/76; Inventory taken 19 Jan 1775/76 totaled £320 2s. 6d.; d 28 Dec last; Susanna Perley executrix.
  10. ↑ PERLEY, Martin Van Buren, archirve.org, FAMILY 1: PERLEY, page 7-9. Record for ALLAN PERLEY — Will dated 23 Jun 1670, amended 16 Nov 1670; Inventory taken 19 Jan 1675/6 totalled £320 2s. 6d., of which £237 was real estate (against £15 2s. of debt): Probate 3 Feb 1675/6, Susanna Perley executrix.
  11. ↑ TORRY, Clarence A., AmericanAncestors.org, Volume 2, Page 1169 of 1482. Record for Susanna BOKESON - BOKENSON, BOLDERSON — PERLEY, Allan/Allen (1608-1675) & Susanna [BOKESON?/ ?BOKENSON/?BOLDERSON] (-1692); m by 1636?; Ipswich {Snow-Estes 1:166; Perley 1, 627; Wildes Anc. 56; Boxford Hist. 77; Parker (,9) 298; Essex Ant. 2:15, 150; Reg. 83:332}.
  12. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, Ancestry.com, Boxford > Vital Record Transcripts; Page 256 [257 of 273. Record for John Perley —PERLEY, John [s. Allen and Susanna (Bokeson), copied 1823 by John Bacon, town clerk], died 15 Dec 1729 Boxford, in his 94th year [gravestone record, Harmony cemetery, East Boxford].


Indexed References

  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V589-6RT : 4 December 2014), Allen Perley and Susanna Bokeson, 1636 Boxford,Essex,Massachusetts; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 823,686, 877,754.

The earliest know Perley in Maine was the 2x Great Grandson of Allen & Susanna Perley. Rev. Samuel Perley (1742-1830) was born in Ipswich, MA but died on 28 Nov 1830 in Gray, Cumberland, Maine. The references below to "CIVIL, GRAY, CUMBERLAND, MAINE" are all questionable. This is an unknown location. Wikipedia describes the history of Gray as a town in Cumberland County, Maine, but no one lived there before the 1730’s. This area was granted in 1736 by the Massachusetts General Court to a group from Boston and the first settlers did not arrive until 1738. The unnamed settlement was twice wiped out by Indians before Fort Gray was built in 1755 and in about 1756 it was being referred to as New Boston. This New Boston Plantation was incorporated as "Gray", after a proprietor named Thomas Gray, on 19 Jun 1778. The following indexed information is contradicted in most cases by other sources and should be disregarded:

  • "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F47H-VJF : 4 December 2014), Susanna in entry for Nathaniel Perley, 1644; citing CIVIL, GRAY, CUMBERLAND, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,932. — WRONG —
  • "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F436-W5B : 4 December 2014), Susanna in entry for Nathaniel Perley, 1644; citing CIVIL, GRAY, CUMBERLAND, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,932. — WRONG —
  • "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4NH-FLN : 4 December 2014), Susanna in entry for Samuel Perley and Ruth Trumbull, 15 Jul 1664; citing Gray,Cumberland,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,932. — WRONG —
  • "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4CG-44K : 4 December 2014), Susanna in entry for Sarah Perley, 1648; citing GRAY, CUMBERLAND, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,932. — WRONG —
  • "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4CG-449 : 4 December 2014), Susanna in entry for Martha Perley, 1650; citing GRAY, CUMBERLAND, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,932. — WRONG —
  • "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4NH-K9N : 4 December 2014), Susanna in entry for Timothy Perley and Dorithy, 1680; citing Gray,Cumberland,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,932. — WRONG —




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Aldrich-908 Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Is there a reason why this profile is not PGM? Note it is PPPd.
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Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
She is Bokeson in her marriage record. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Boxford/Images/Boxford_M184.shtml
posted by Jillaine Smith
Aldrich-908 Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Bokesen-1 and Bokeson-1 appear to represent the same person because: believe these are the same person. unknown spelling of LNAB.
posted by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl

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