Tabitha (Perkins) Clark (1770 - 1790)

Born 10 Jun 1770 in South Kingston, Kings, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Died 3 Oct 1790 at age 20 in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Tabitha Perkins was the beloved daughter of Nathaniel Perkins Jr.^[1] Tabitha was born June 10, 1770 the daughter of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. and Mary Record in South Kingston, Rhode Island.^[1] Tabitha married Jesse Clark, but they never had any children as a fatal illness claimed her life shortly after her twentieth birthday, in October of 1790.^[1]

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Biographic and Genealogical References

• Definitive Primary Source, Nathaniel Perkins Jr., The Journal of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. A Revolutionary War Hero ^[1] Data Extract:

1. ) Nathaniel Perkins Jr. Autobiography: As of Oct/Nov 1998, the Autobiography was in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Argotsinger, descendants of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. Archibald Clark, was the son of one of the three Clark son-in-laws inherited the autobiography. He married Lucy (Laura) Briggs, and they had a daughter Eunice Clark, who married Thomas Wetherbee, their grandson Burton Argotsinger, who had a son Clinton Argotsinger, who held possession of the document in 1998.
2. ) Family Record:
   1. ) Nathaniel Perkins Jr., son of Nathaniel Perkins Sr. was born Tuesday, 1 Jan 1739/40.
   2. ) Wife: Mary Record, daughter of John Record, was born 20 Feb 1739/40; married to Nathaniel Perkins Jr. on 9 Oct 1760
   3. ) Children: {Nathaniel Perkins mentions going to Broadalbin, NY in 1790 in his Journal and at that time both he and his wife would have been 50, and this also dates his account of his children. Therefore the following list of children enumerated by Nathaniel is certain to be 100% accurate and complete.}
      1. ) Elizabeth; b. 4 June 1761;
      2. ) Nathaniel III; b. 6 July 1763 in Poughkeepsie, NY;
      3. ) Deborah; b. 30 Oct 1765 in South Kingston; m. Asa Clark
      4. ) Mary; b. 9 November 1767 in South Kingston;
      5. ) Tabitha; b. 10 June 1770; d. 3 Oct 1790; m. Jesse Clark
      6. ) Virtue; b. 13 Aug 1772;
      7. ) Luke; b. 5 May 1774;
      8. ) John; 10 May 1776;
      9. ) Thankful; 2 Sept 1778; m. Jonathan Clark.
   4. ) Footnotes. The following information is contained in footnotes from the original text:
      1. ) Daughter Deborah married Asa Clark
      2. ) Daughter Tabitha married Jesse Clark, but probably no children from this marriage as she died at age 20 and Nathaniel does not make any mention that she had any children in the account of her death.
      3. ) Daughter Thankful married Jonathan Clark.
   5. ) Occupation. Nathaniel Perkins notes that he was taught in several of the mechanical arts by his father and as a young man chose the career of smithing, but upon taking a wife in 1760, he changed his vocation to that of a house carpenter. Nathaniel continued as house carpenter until Nov. of 1767 when he noted that he had acquired an infirmity so that he "could not go out on two days of carpentering" and re-entered the profession of smithing, and of that of a fisherman. This fishing enterprise failed, and in 1775 Nathaniel used his smithing, woodworking and leather skills to manufacture war implements and variety of other goods. After the war the economy collapsed and Nathaniel built a wagon in 1789 and moved to Broadalbin, where the story ends.

Research Notes

1. ) There are numerous family trees which incorrectly cite Mary Crandall as the wife of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. The the source of this erroneous information comes from the following source:
   1. ) Crandall Genealogy This source is also appears to be the information origin linking William Perkins and Mary (Perkins) Hall as children of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. As of 2019-04-16 have not been able to find the original text of this clipping.
2. ) 2019-04-16. Prior to this date William Perkins and Mary (Perkins) Hall had been linked as children of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. of this profile as per the above error-riddled source. On 16 April 2019, in accordance with the full account of the children of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. in his autobiography, they were disassociated from this profile. It appears there may have been a second, contemporary Nathaniel Perkins who fathered these children, but no evidence has been gathered to affirm or deny that possibility, hence they now appear in the Wikitree database without parents.
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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Donald N. Moran, The Journal of Nathaniel Perkins Jr. A Revolutionary War Hero, The Liberty Tree Newsletter, Oct/Nov 1998.

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