Elizabeth (Shaw) Perkins (abt. 1569 - abt. 1603)

Died about 29 Jun 1603 at about age 34 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

Wife of John Perkins, her will was made on 29 June 1603 in Hillmorton, County Warwick, England. ^[1] Her birth is based on the fact that she had children who were not of age when she died.

Will

"1603 Elizabeth Pirkins of Hillmorton in the County of Warwick, widow, late wife of John Pirkins of Hillmorton, Husbandman. In her will, dated 29 June, 1603, she mentions: Edward Shawe "my brother," --- Shawe "my mother," Elnor Shawe "my sister," Henry Shawe "my brother," Mary Masters "my sister," Thomas Shawe "my brother," Agnes Shawe "my sister," Elizabeth Shawe "my goddaughter," Henry Pirkins "my brother," and his three daughters, Elizabeth Perkins "my sister," Joan Sturman, servant, Isaac Pirkins "my brother," and his 3 daughters, Thomas Pirkins "my brother," & his 2 daughters, Edward Pirkins "my son," executor; Edward Shawe and Henry Pirkins "my brothers," overseers; William Porter, witness.

"The inventory, dated 11 July, 1603, was taken by: John Sherrodde, John Shawbridge, Nicholas Marston, appraisers.

Amount (not stated.)

"Proved at Lichfield, 13 August, 1603, by Edward Shawe the lawful uncle of Edward Pirkins the exor.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor, Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996), Volume 3, Page 167
2. ↑ (Lichfield Registry, Act Book No. 10, Page 118.)
3. ↑ Notes on the Perkins Families in England, D. W. Perkins, compiler Publication: n.p., Salem, Mass, 1894. Available without charge at Internet Archive.pg 6