Cornelius Perkins (1775 - 1858)

Born 25 Dec 1775 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Barrows) Perkins — married 20 Nov 1796 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1858 at age 82 in Paris, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Perkins Name Study.

Cornelius Perkins, son of Gideon Perkins and Desire Dunham, was born 25 Dec 1775 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[1][2][3][4]

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN
Cornelius married Mercy Barrows^[3][4] on 20 Nov 1796 in Carver, Massachusetts.^[5] They had ten children^[3] as follows:^[6]

1. Luther, b. 10 Dec 1797, d. Weld ME; m1. Sally Durell, m2. Olive Brown; minister;
2. Cornelius, b. 4 Nov 1799, d. young;
3. Gideon, b. 22 Nov 1801, m. Polly Dunham; minister;
4. Seth, b. 2 Sep 1803, m. Laodicea Dudley;
5. Mercy, b. 8 Aug 1805, m. Isaac Davis;
6. Desire, b. 28 Dec 1807, m. Harvey Berry;
7. Daniel, b. 23 Apr 1810, m. Drusilla Fuller;
8. Cyrus, b. 14 Jan 1812, d. 1880; m. Harriet Dunham;
9. Charles, b. 24 Jan 1814, m. Amazina Cushman;
10. Cornelius, b. 19 Jul 181[7], d. 1833.

LIFE EVENTS
In 1798, Cornelius Perkins owned 50 acres in Paris, Maine, valued at $75 (his house, valued at less than $100, was not included in this valuation).^[6] He is thought to be one of the first settlers in that area.^[3]

In 1803, Cornelius and his family removed from Paris to Woodstock, Maine, and settled on lot #6 of Smith's survey, in the east part of Woodstock, the grant to Gorham Academy.^[4][6]

At the Sep 1819 Woodstock town meeting, Cornelius Perkins was chosen to be the delegate to represent Woodstock at the convention to frame a constitution for the new state of Maine.^[3][4]

Cornelius was in a Woodstock town office for 30 or more years.^[3][4] He was also a deacon of the baptist church. Cornelius was one of the organizers of the second baptist church in Paris, Maine (the North Paris Church aka Paris and Woodstock Church) that was established 11 Mar 1828[/29] and was its first deacon.^[7] He was a member of Maine Temperance Society in about 1832^[4] and represented the Paris and Woodstock Church at the [baptist church] association in 1834 and 1835.^[6]

After his wife, Mercy, died in 1856, Cornelius removed from Woodstock to Paris, Maine, where he died.^[6]

U.S. CENSUS
The Cornelius Perkins household was enumerated in the following United States Federal Census records:

• 1800 in Hebron, Oxford, Maine: 3 males and 1 female.^[8] (Hebron is adjacent to southeast Paris).
• 1810 - not found.
• 1820 in Woodstock, Oxford, Maine: 7 males and 3 females.^[9]
• 1830 in Woodstock, Oxford, Maine: 5 males and 2 females.^[10]
• 1840 in Woodstock, Oxford, Maine: 1 male and 1 female.^[11]
• 1850 in Woodstock, Oxford, Maine: Cornelius, age 74 and Mercy, age 75.^[12]

DEATH and BURIAL
Cornelius died in Paris, Maine,^[4] aged 83, in 1858,^[3][6] on 20 Dec, and was buried at Dunham Neighborhood Cemetery (aka Koskela-Dunham Cemetery), South Woodstock, Oxford Co., Maine.^[13]

Research Notes

Little states that Cornelius married first to Experience, daughter of Samuel Battles,^[3] however no record of this marriage has been found.

Sources

1. ↑ Early Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1600-1850, Carver Births p. 48: "Cornelius, ch. Gideon and Desire, Dec. 25, 1775."
2. ↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, Provo, UT, USA. Access online at Ancestry.com v.2, Soule p. 277: parents, dob (VR:48)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Little, George Thomas. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909. Access online at Archive.org, Vol. 2, p.517: parents, b. 25 Dec 1775 Carver, d.1858 in Paris ME; m1. Experience, d.Samuel Battles, m2. Mercy Barrows (b.8 Jan 1775, d.Weld ME); 10 ch. (names only).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Lapham, William Berry. History of Woodstock, Maine, with Family Sketches and an Appendix. Portland ME: Stephen Berry, 1882. Access online at GoogleBooks, p.38: delegate; p.88: temp. soc.; p.247: of Carver MA, b. 25 Dec 1775, son of Gideon and Desire; m. Mercy Barrows of Middleboro (b. 5 Jan 1775); rem. Woodstock 1803; d. Paris; 10 ch. w/dob/dods; town office 30+ yrs., delegate.
5. ↑ Early Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1600-1850, Carver Marriages, p. 117: "Cornelius and Mary Barrows [int. Mercy Barrow], Nov. 20, 1796."
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Lapham, W. B. & Maxim, S. P. History of Paris, Maine: From its Settlement to 1880, Paris ME: Authors, 1884. Access online at GoogleBooks, p.99: owned 50 acres/val $75 in 1798; p.183: d. 1858 age 83; p.285: deacon, rep. at assn 1834 & 1835; p.286: sons Luther, Charles; p.692-3: of Carver MA, b. 25 Dec 1775, s. Gideon & Desire, m. Mercy Barrows of Middleboro (b. 5 Jan 1775), rem. Woodstock 1803, d. Paris, 10 ch. w/dob/dods, delegate. (similar info to HWM & GFM2)
7. ↑ Crockett, Dea. George B., Consolidated History of the Churches of the Oxford Baptist Association, State of Maine, and a Historical Sketch of the Association, Bryant's Pond, ME: A. M. Chase & Co., 1905. Access online at MaineGenealogy.net, p.80, 82.
8. ↑ "1800 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com, (1800 Hebron, Cumberland, ME; Roll 6; P. 227; Image 227; FHL Film: 218676), Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, Provo, UT, USA: 2 over a.25 (1m/1f - Cornelius 25 & Mercy 25), 2 m. under a.10 (Luther b. 1797 & Cornelius b. 1799).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 22 Aug 2018, Cornelius Perkins, Woodstock, Oxford, ME, USA; citing p. 16, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington DC: NARA, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 281,241.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch: 19 Aug 2017, Cornelius Perkins, Woodstock, Oxford, Maine, USA; citing 9, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington DC: NARA, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 497,946.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch: 15 August 2017), Cornelius Perkins, Woodstock, Oxford, Maine, USA; citing p. 82, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington DC: NARA, n.d.), roll 146; FHL microfilm 9,706.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Apr 2016, Cornelius Perkins, Woodstock, Oxford, ME, USA; citing family 145, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, DC: NARA, n.d.).
13. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 22 Aug 2018, Cornelius Perkins (25 Dec 1775–20 Dec 1858), Memorial #164143508: Headstone photo.

See Also:

• Boston Evening Transcript: Genealogy Pages, 1911-1940. Online database: NEHGS, 2016. Accessed at AmericanAncestors.org, 4 Nov 1912 #2857: b. 1775, son of Gideon (s. Joshua) and Desire_____.