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Reece Perkins b. 1778 PA
d.10.3.1858 PA.
(Probably) Son of (John & Ann
(Unknown) Perkins).
His 1st. wife JANE (WIGTON)
. They were listed on the
1810 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA. In 1810 Reese and his wife Jane Perkins
sell land in West Chichester, Delaware Co., PA to a man by the name of John
Rowan. His 2nd wife
Mrs.
SARAH (CHANDLER) (McCULLOUGH)
b.1796 Delaware d.1880 Birmingham, DE. I find a
Deed dated 1.17.1861 recorded in the Delaware Co., PA Deeds 1861-1862 book
where Reese Perkins Jr., Joseph Perkins, Jane (Perkins) Hayes, Caleb C.
Perkins, Rachael (Perkins) Quigley, Sarah (Perkins) Sharpley and Sarah
Perkins, widow of Reese Perkins Sr. are selling off a certain plantation and
tract of land to Lewis Perkins situated partly
in the township of Concord, PA and partly in the township of Bethel, PA in
the county of Delaware, PA which Reese Perkins Sr. directed to be sold
within 18 months of his decease to pay his debts & expenses and to be
equally be divided among his children with 1/3 of it going to his wife Sarah
Perkins with interest payable annually during her natural life. Reese
Perkins Sr. appointed Sarah Perkins his wife and Joseph Perkins his
executors of his said last will and testament.
His known children w/Jane were:
1. Reese Perkins
Jr. b. ca. 1798 PA m.
Rachel Sophia ________
*1861 of Brandywine Hundred, DE
2.
Mary Perkins b. ? PA m. _______ Vincent
*Died before father*
3.
Joseph Perkins b. 1812 PA *1861
of Concord, PA
<Noted in source book
(Proceedings of the Delaware County Historical Society, Vol. 1 (1902) as
being a son of Reece & Jane (Wigton) Perkins
4. Ann Perkins b.ca.1797 PA m. John Clayton
*Not mentioned in 1861 Land
sale
5. Rachel Perkins b.ca.1799 PA m. Joseph Quigley
*1861 of Concord, PA
6. John W. Perkins b. ? PA
*Died before father*
6a.George Perkins b. ? PA
6b.Sarah L. Perkins b. ? PA
6c.Job Perkins b. ? PA
6d.Caroline Perkins b. ? PA
6e.John Perkins Jr. b. ? PA
7. Jane Perkins b. ? PA m.9.24.1835 @ Concord, PA;
George Hays
*1861 of Newport, DE
8. Sarah Perkins b. 1814 PA m. William H. Sharpley
b.?
d. 1879 PA
*1861 of Concord, PA
9. Margaret Perkins b. ? PA m. _____ Watts
*Not mentioned in the 1861 land
sale of her fathers estate.
10. William Perkins b. ? PA
*Died before father*
His known child w/Sarah was:
11. Caleb C. Perkins b.1839 PA
*1861 of Birmingham, DE
1850 - A man by the name of Solomon Harris age 50 PA , lived with them. |
Source: 1850 PA Census
Source: Marriage to Jane (Wigton) - Proceedings of the Delaware County
Historical Society, Vol. 1 (1902)
Source: Land Sale _Jane Perkins to John Rowan - Delaware Co., PA - Grantors
Deed Indexes 1789-1914
Source: Marriage - St. Paul's
Episcopal Church Records
Source: Marriage - History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, etc.. who
settled in Chester Co., PA 1687 by: Alpheus H. Harlan
Source: Genealogy of the
Sharpless family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near
Chester Pennsylvania, 1682, together with some account of the English
ancestry of the family, including the researches by Henry Fishwick,
P.H.S., and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the
Bi-Centennial Reunion of 1882 by: Gilbert Cope (1887)
Source: Reese Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: Marriage - Reece Perkins Jr. - A record of the descendants of George
and Jane Chandler by Chandler Family reunion committee (1937)
Source: Delaware Co., PA Deeds 1861-1862 |
| Caleb C. Perkins b.1839 PA d.1899 PA. Son of (Reece
& Sarah (Chandler) Perkins). His wife
ANNA BELLA W. (LLOYD). He
was listed on the 1850 Census living with his parents. In 1861 he is mentioned in a Delaware Co., PA deed selling his
father Reese Perkins Sr. estate, as being from Birmingham, DE. Their known children were:
1. Emma Perkins b.1862 PA m.
Jacob Y. McConnell
2. Franklin L. Perkins b.1864 PA
3. Lewis G. Perkins b.1866 PA d.1866 PA |
Source: 1850 PA Census
Source: Genealogy of the Sharpless family, descended from John and Jane
Sharples, settlers near Chester Pennsylvania, 1682, together with some
account of the English ancestry of the family, including the researches
by Henry Fishwick, P.H.S., and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a
full report of the Bi-Centennial Reunion of 1882 by: Gilbert Cope (1887) |
| Lewis Perkins b.ca.1803 PA. His wife MARY (Unknown). They were listed on the 1850 Census at
Concord, Delaware Co., PA. In 1845 he lived next to
Moses Perkins. In 1864 he purchased the estate lands of
Reese Perkins Sr. **No Children** |
| Source:
Delaware Co., PA Deeds 1861-1862 |
| Moses Perkins b.1770 PA d. ca.
1832-1853 PA. Son of (John
& Ann (Unknown)
Perkins). His wife HANNAH
(HALLOWELL
? or WIGTON ?)
b. ? d. 1868 PA. They were listed on the 1850 Census at
Concord, Delaware Co., PA. In 1811, Moses Perkins purchases land from John
Perkins at Concord, Delaware Co., PA Their
known children were:
1.
Margaret Perkins b. 1803
PA m.
Edward Congleton
2. Ann
Perkins b. 1807 PA m. James Grubb
3. Evan Perkins b.1814
4. Erastus Perkins b. ?
5. Jesse Perkins b.1823 PA
*Mentioned in
Margaret Perkins
Will
6. Lydia
Jane Perkins b. 1827 m. Lewis S.
Tally/Talley
7. Eliza Perkins b. ? PA m. _________ Hendrickson
8. Rachel Perkins b. ? PA m. _________ Walker |
Source: Moses Perkins - Last
Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records. Will was dated 1832 but it
was administered to probate in 1853.
Source: Hannah Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate
Records.
Source: Land Purchase - Delaware Co., PA . Grantors Deed Indexes 1789-1914 |
Caleb Perkins Jr. b. ca 177x DE d. 1841 PA.
(Probably) Son of (John & Ann
(Unknown) Perkins). His wife
MARGARET
(HALLOWELL) Perkins
b. 1775 d. 1850 PA.
They were listed on the 1810-1840 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA.
In 1820,
Caleb & Elizabeth Perkins
of Brandywine Hundred, New Castle Co., DE,
by a certain obligation, paid Caleb Perkins of Concord, Delaware Co., PA
$2400.00 conditioned for the payment of the sum of $1200.00 & interest
in 1 year, do grant, bargain, sell, release all that Plantation and
tract of marsh or meadow situated in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, it being the same land and premises which Caleb Perkins father,
by his last will and testament, had owned.
Their known children were:
1. Mary Perkins b. ? m. (Isaac) ? Tyson
1a. Mary L. Tyson b. ?
*Mentioned in grand-fathers Will
*Mentioned in grand-mothers Will
2. Job Perkins b.1804 PA
**More Children are possible***
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a. Rachel wife of Thomas Rambo
*Mentioned in Caleb Perkins Will
b. James Byard Hallowell
*Mentioned in Caleb Perkins Will
c. Margaret Hallowell (daughter of
John Hallowell (a
niece of Margaret)
*Mentioned in Margaret Perkins Will
d. Margaret Hinkle (daughter of Rebecca Hinkle (a niece of Margaret)
*Mentioned in Margaret Perkins
Will
e. Jesse Perkins (son of
Moses Perkins (a nephew of Margaret)
*Mentioned in Margaret Perkins
Will
f. Caleb Perkins bequeathed his sister; Abigail Perkins
$12 per year all of her natural life, mentioned in his Will
g.
Caleb Perkins bequeathed to his nephew, Caleb Perkins (son of his
brother Reece Perkins) $400.00 , mentioned
in his Will. |
Source: Caleb Perkins -
Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: Margaret Perkins - Last Will and Testament - PA Wills & Probate
Records
Source: Land Sale - Deed Books of New Castle Co., DE - New Castle
Deeds 1818-1820 |
| Job Perkins b.1804 PA d.1852 PA.
Son of (Caleb & Margaret (Hallowell) Perkins). His wife
m.7.4.1843 Delaware Co., PA; MARY ANN
(FARRA). b.1825 PA. They were listed on the 1850 Census at
Concord, Delaware Co., PA. Mary A. Perkins is listed as the head of
household on the 1860 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA. Their
known children were:
1. William Penn Perkins b.1844 PA m.
Mary L. (Hanna)
*Removed to New Castle Co., DE
2. Charles Henry Perkins b.1846 PA
3. Mary Emma Perkins b.1848 PA
4. George Washington Perkins b.1850 PA
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a. Jane Perkins b. ? PA m.
George Hays *Mentioned in Job Perkins Will
b. Christin Perkins (male) b. ? PA
*Mentioned in Job Perkins Will
c. Job Perkins (son of John Perkins)
*Mentioned in Job Perkins Will |
Source: Death of Job Perkins - 7.16.1852 -
Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA
Source: Last Will and Testament of Job Perkins - PA Wills & Probate Records
Source: Mothers Maiden Name - PA Death Records
Source: Marriage - Notice - Republican Newspaper - Delaware Co., PA |
| Joseph Perkins b.3.17.1812 PA
d.12.10.1888 PA. Son of (Reese & Jane (Wigton) Perkins). His wife
MARGARET THOMAS (FRAME) b.4.16.1822 d.2.1.1884. They were listed on
the 1850 Census at Concord, Delaware Co., PA. Their
known children were:
1. (Rev.) Dr. Reece W. Perkins b.3.12.1847 PA
d.1912
m. Sallie E. Rhoads
*Removed to New Orleans
2. Robert Ellwood Perkins b.1848 PA d.1870 PA
3. Martha Jane Perkins b.1850 PA d.1926
4. Joseph Walker Perkins b.1852 PA d.1912 |
Source: Maiden name of Joseph Perkins wife: History
of Delaware County and its people; John W. Jordan, LL.D - 1914
Source: Maiden name of Joseph Perkins wife and the Maiden name of the wife
of (Rev) Reece W. Perkins : Commemorative
biographical record of central Pennsylvania, including the counties of
Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder.(1898)
Source: More Family Information:
Proceedings of the Delaware County Historical Society, Vol. 1 (1902)
Source: Burial - Brandywine Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Samuel Perkins b.
ca. 1762 NJ d.1842 Burlington Co., NJ. His wife
MARTHA (SIPLER) b.? d.1843
Bensalem, Bucks Co., PA. They were listed on the
1830 Census at Solebury, Bucks Co., PA. They were from Burlington Co., New
Jersey. Their
known children were:
1. Hester/Esther Perkins b. ca.1786 NJ m. John
Auston/Auson/Aaronson>?
2. Jacob Perkins b.1790 NJ
*1843 Not mentioned in mothers estate
3. Abraham Perkins b.ca. 1803 NJ
4. Hannah Perkins b.ca.1808 m. Albert S. Mendenhall
5. David Perkins b.
*1843 Not mentioned in mothers estate
6. Elizabeth Perkins b. ca.1806 m. Joseph Hall
7. Samuel Perkins Jr. b.1780 NJ
8. George Perkins b.ca.1815
9. William Perkins b. ca. 1818
10. Rebecca Perkins b. m. Amos Hutchinson Dacon |
Source of marriage to Martha
(Sipler) = Death of David Sipler, Bensalem Township, 5.4.1801 - Book 1,
File #1340 - Orphans Court Records, Bucks Co., PA.)
Source: Maiden name of Martha (Sipler) - Bucks Co., PA
- Miscellaneous Records 1842-1844, 1845-1849
Source: Names of Children - Death of Charity Sipler ,
Bensalem Township, 1.28.1835 - Book 2, File #4553 - Orphans Court
Records, Bucks Co., PA
Source: Names of Children - New Jersey Wills & Probate Records. |
| Samuel Perkins Jr. b.1780 NJ. Son of (Samuel
& Martha (Sipler) Perkins). His wife
HANNAH (DUBERRY). They were married
at Solebury, Bucks Co., PA on 10.28.1820 by Isaac Hicks. They were
listed on the 1830 Census at Solenbury, Bukes Co., PA. (Possible) 2nd
wife: SOPHIA (UNKNOWN) b.1800. Both
Hannah Perkins and Sophia Perkins are buried next to each other at the
Solebury Friends Burying Grounds, Bucks Co., PA
**MORE RESEARCH NEEDED** |
Source: Marriage - Publications of
the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - Vol. III No. 1 - (1906)
Source: 2nd wife name: 1850 Census |
| John Perkins b.ca.1758 NJ
d.8.8.1834/1838? Southampton, Bucks Co., PA. *Probably Son of (Jacob
& Elizabeth (Hellings) Perkins). He was
known to have lived at Southampton, Bucks Co., PA for at least sixty
years. He was blind for seventy years of his life. He was a member of
the Southampton Baptist Church in Southampton, Bucks Co., PA for sixty
years. He is not listed on any census record in Bucks Co., PA even
though he lived there a long time. He evidently resided with a relative. In his Last Will and Testament. He left
all of his money and property to his nephews, son's of his sister: Ruth
(Perkins) Slack. No wife or children of his own are mentioned in his
will.
| John Perkins (above)
is
mentioned in a deed (Book 23, p.354) dated 6.5.1787; heir of John &
Elizabeth (Dungan) Hellings, John Perkins being their grandson. In a second deed (Book 26, p.305) dated 1792 where
he and other "Hellings" are selling the property. Also mentioned is
a Henry & Ruth (Perkins) Slack, "late Ruth Perkins" who was the sister
of John Perkins and a grand-daughter of John & Elizabeth (Dungan)
Hellings. |
| *Note* There are
some people on the internet who have stated that this John Perkins
and his sister Ruth (Perkins) Slack, were the children of Jacob &
Elizabeth (Hewlings\Heulings) and that this Elizabeth (Hewlings\Heulings)
was the daughter of John & Elizabeth (Dungan) Hellings. **More
Research is needed* |
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Source: The History of
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Chapter XIII - Southampton - 1703. From the
discovery of the Delaware to the present time by W. W. H. Davis, A.M. -
( 1876 ) and (1905) editions..
Source: Bucks Co., PA Will Abstracts - Book 11, Page 547
Source: Heirs of John & Elizabeth Hellings :
https://hellingsgenealogy.wordpress.com/author/chrishellings/page/2/ |
| **Note** Some or all of this
material may contain errors. It will be up to the researcher to investigate and show proof
before passing on any of this information. |
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