Stephen Perkins (1680 - abt. 1753)

Born 7 Apr 1680 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ford) Perkins — married 27 Aug 1700 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Husband of Ann (Howe) Perkins — married 12 Nov 1729 in New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died about 1753 at about age 72 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Stephen Perkins, son of John, Edward, was born in New Haven April 7, 1680^[1] and was christened 8 Jul 1688. He was a farmer.

He married Elizabeth Ford on 25 Aug 1700,^[2] , daughter of Samuel Ford and Elizabeth (Hipkins/Hopkins), who was born February 19, 1679, and died.

The children of Stephen and Elizabeth (Hipkins) Perkins were:

• JOSEPH, born Sept. 18, 1701.
• ELIZABETH, born Nov. 10, 1703; married Feb. 27, 1728-9, James, son of James Bishop and Abigail (Bennett), who was born Oct. 4, 1700.
• LYDIA, born Nov. 24, 1705; married, Dec. 23, 1725 William Wilmott of Oxford; died Dec. 22, 1767, in Oxford.
• THANKFUL, born April 17, 1708.
• MARY, born March 31, 1712; married, May 13, 1736, Daniel, son of Matthew Ford, who was born Dec. 31, 1712.
• STEPHEN, born June 14, 1716; died young.

• October 27, 1707, for £19 he bought of Wm. Thompson 23¼ acres of land lying west of Roundhill, bounded in part on Sperry's land.
• May 26, 1708, he bought of Sam'l Thompson 20 acres near Roundhill, it being one-third of that lot laid out to John, father of said Sam'l Thompson.
• May 12, 1707, he and John Watson exchanged five acres of land near Chestnut Hill bounding on Sperry.
• April 13, 1709, he and John Thompson divided and staked their several shares in third division at Roundhill. February 14, 1711-12, he bought of Daniel Johnson two rods and seven feet of land bounded partly on John Perkins. April 7, 1712, for 2s 6d he bought of Abigail Burr of Fairfield seven and one-half acres at a place called Holme's Race. June 16, 1874, he and Eben'r Lines conclude an agreement concerning a 7-acre lot at Haycock Plain, next to Peter Perkins' land.
• March 26, 1724, he and his brother Peter deed land from Benj. Wood.

The following items are abstracted from the Proprietors' records:

• February, 1725-6, Stephen Perkins may take in the highway against his house provided he carry the way upon good ground in his own lot and the highway to be the same width of the former.

That Stephen Perkins have his right in the next division joining to Glover's lot.

• March 12, 1725-6, laid out to Stephen Perkins 16½ acres, leaving 4 rods west for an highway, the whole length of said five rods.
• March 14, 1726-7. Then laid out an highway and exchanged land with the proprietors and Stephen Perkins beginning a little westerly of his old house and five or six rods south * * * near the saw mill.

He married second, November 12, 1729, Anna How of Wallingford, Conn.^[3]

The children of Stephen and Anna (How) Perkins were:

• ANNAH, born March 26, 1731.
• STEPHEN, born July 6, 1732; living 1787 married Susanna Curtiss
• SYBIL, born May 28, 1734.
• TABITHA, born April 12, 1736.
• ELISHA, born Oct. 8, 1739.
• KERAN, born Oct. 8, 1740.
• CONTENT, born July 31, 1745

In 1736, was living at a place called Roundhill, New Haven.

In 1755 the expense for maintenance of Stephen Perkins and his wife Anna was divided between their children.

The date of his death is uncertain. Last known child born in 1745. There appears to be no settlement of his estate on the New Haven records. Stephen is believed to be buried at Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven, CT. No marker.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VPB-8TPZ : 7 January 2020), Steven Perkins, 1680.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H963-T62M : 11 January 2020), Stephen Perkins, 1700.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP72-GDSM : 15 April 2022), Stephen Perkins in entry for Annah How, ; citing Marriage, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272235.
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132736709

• WikiTree profile Perkins-1697 created through the import of Our Gittinger - Hickman Family History.GED on Jun 21, 2011 by Linda Gittinger. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Linda and others.
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• Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogies of Connecticut Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), vol 3, p 118.
• Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 6, p 1421.