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Perez Perkins b. 1773 CT d. 1839 PA. Son of (Jonathan Coit Perkins & Unknown (Unknown) Perkins) He is listed on the 1830 PA Census in Bridgewater, Susquehanna Co., PA. His 1st wife ELISBA (EMMONS). m. 2nd. REBECCA (Unknown) b. 1783 CT. On the 1850 census, Rebecca (Unknown) Perkins is listed at Bridgewater, Susquehanna Co., PA with her niece, REBECCA PERKINS FARGO age.23. The census taker has listed Rebecca Perkins Fargo only as "Rebecca" and giving no last name. Through research, I have learned that she was indeed Rebecca Perkins Fargo according to the will of Perez Perkins, she was his "Beloved Niece".

In his will he mentioned his "Nephew" Quartus Perkins (Below) and his beloved "Niece", Rebecca Perkins Fargo.

*Perez Perkins was the brother of Elisha Perkins b.1766 CT who m. Huldah (Stewart), the parents of Quartus Perkins (below)

*Note: For more information , Contact : Joseph Perkins. Click Here

QUARTUS PERKINS

Quartus Perkins b.1800 CT. Son of (Elisha & Huldah (Stewart) Perkins) and the nephew of Perez Perkins (above). His wife ALMIRA "Mira" (CHAPMAN). They were listed on the 1830-1850 PA Census in Bridgewater, Susquehanna Co., PA.

Their known children were:

1.Asa Perkins b.1836 PA
2.Mary Perkins b.1845 PA
3.Charles L. Perkins b.1846 PA
4.John Perkins b.1849 PA

*Note: For more information , Contact : Joseph Perkins. Click Here

JACOB PERKINS

Jacob Perkins(5) b.1764 Groton, CT d.1846 Montrose, Susquehanna Co., PA. Son of (Ebenezer & Eunice (Unknown) Perkins; who was wounded at the Battle of Ft. Griswold]. His wife is AMA "AMY" (BAILEY) b.1767 Groton, CT d.8.18.1851 Montrose, Susquehanna Co., PA, daughter of John & Mrs. Anna (Fitch) [Fitch] Bailey, daughter of Hezekiah Fitch, widow of Asa Fitch her cousin of Groton, CT. In 1810 Jacob and Amy Perkins came from CT to PA with nine children. They were listed on the 1820-1830 PA Census at Bridgewater, Susquehanna Co., PA and in 1840 at Susquehanna, Luzerne Co., PA. They also resided in Dimock, Susquehanna Co., PA before settling in Montrose, Susquehanna Co.,PA. In 1850 she was living with her son Silas Perkins (below).

His known children were:

1.Stephen Perkins b.1790 CT
2.Francis Perkins b.1792 CT
3.Cynthia Perkins b.1794 CT m. Daniel Lathrop
4.Sarah Perkins b.1800 CT d.1804 CT *Buried: Starr Cemetery - Groton, CT
5.Silas Perkins b.1805 CT
6.Phineus Perkins b.? CT/PA ?
7.Iddo Perkins b.? CT/PA ?
8.William Perkins b. ? CT/PA?
9.Charles Perkins b.1810 CT
10.Phillip Perkins b.1817 PA

Other Possible Children:

11. Amy Perkins b. Groton, CT/PA ?
12. Anne Perkins b. Groton, CT/PA ?

Source: Marriage of female dau. m. Daniel Lathrop - History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. ... . Blackman, Emily C
Source: Barbour Collection - Miner Bible - Groton, CT - Vital Records v. II - page 16
Source: Parents of Ama\Amy Bailey - Boston Transcript Genealogy Columns: United States Newspapers 1932
Source: Additional Children - Box of Clippings Boston Evening paper, January 1911-1941: Boston: Newspapers February 1932 - Boston Evening Transcript, Monday February 15, 1932 Page 14
*Note* - Ebenezer Perkins wounded at the battle of Fort Griswold, CT*

FRANCIS PERKINS

Francis Perkins(6) b.1792 "on the Thames River", Groton, CT d. 1862 Bourbon Co., Kansas. Son of (Jacob & Amy (Bailey) Perkins). His wife REBECCA CHILDS (SHERMAN) b. VT, her parents natives of Rhode Island. He removed to the Susquehanna Valley with his parents in 1810. He was listed on the 1820-1840 PA Census at Bridgewater, Susquehanna Co., PA. By 1850 he removed to Carbondale, Luzerne Co., PA. In 1860 he is listed with wife ELIZABETH (UNKNOWN) b.1805 England at Hammondsville, Jefferson Co., Ohio. They settled at Bourbon Co., Kansas where he died. His wife died at Carbondale, PA.

Their known children were:

1.George Perkins b.1820-1821 PA *Resided 1860 Hammondsville, Jefferson Co., OH
2.Christopher S. Perkins b. ca. 1822-1826 PA m. Eliza (Hyde)      *Resided in Susquehanna Co., PA *Resided 1860 Hammondsville, Jefferson Co., OH
3.Ruth Ann Perkins b. ca. 1823 PA m. Joseph Morse          *Removed to Brooklyn, NY, *Resided 1860 Hammondsville, Jefferson Co., OH
4.Arthur/Luther Perkins b.1824 PA
5.Eunice "Emma" C. Perkins b.1826-1832 PA m. Jedediah Bowen      *Removed to Ripon, WI, *Resided 1860 Hammondsville, Jefferson Co., OH

*The Thames River flows for 15 miles through Norwich to New London and Groton, CT*

Source: PA Census Records
Source: OH Census Records
Source: Families of the Wyoming Valley: biographical, genealogical and historical. (1889) By: George B. Kulp.
Source: Marriage - Susquehanna Centinel - Montrose, PA - 5.6.1818
Source: Biographical Sketch - George Perkins - Portrait and Biographical album of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin - (1889)

CHRISTOPHER S. PERKINS

Christopher S. Perkins b. ca. 1822-1826 Susquehanna Co., PA. Son of (Francis & Rebecca Childs (Sherman) Perkins). His wife ANN ELIZA (HYDE). He is listed with his wife on the 1860 Census at Hammondsville, Jefferson Co., OH. He is listed on the 1870 Census at Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., PA.

Their known children were:

1. Franklin Perkins b.1852 PA
2. Lucy Perkins b. 1854 PA
3. Charles Perkins b.1857 PA
4. Antoinette "Nettie" Perkins b.1863PA
5. Ruth M. Perkins b. 1865 PA

Source: History of Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Penna: Its Homes and Its People - By Edward A. Weston - (1889)

**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.