\ \ PERKINS FAMILY^OF CONNECTICUT. x LTBRAllY. * *■ ""By Fred. B. Perkins, of Hartford, Conn. £> J v %* «2 £>• [Reprinted from the New England Hist, and Gen. Register, for April, I860.] «J?/fIgtOBt ^ This article is of course very imperfect. It does not attempt to pro- ceed further than the fourth generation, except in a few cases ; and doubtless contains errors among the few facts actually given Such is peculiarly the peril of genealogical labors. It is nothing but a beginning; and will accomplish quite as much as it deserves, if it assists the writer in gathering information as to all descendants, tester of the name or blood, and indeed of any of the kin or ancestry, of John Perkms, senior, of Ipswich, grandfather of Joseph and Jabez, the first settlers of the name in Connecticut. Any such information will be thankfully received ^ThtsTrucle does not include the lineage of the Ashford family, whose first Connecticut ancestor seems to have descended from a later emi- grant ; nor of Thomas, the first of the name in Enfield, who came thither about 1683, from Topsfield, Mass. 1, Dea. Joseph1 Perkins, b. at Ipswich, Mass , 21 (or 22) June, 1674 ; d. at Norwich, Conn., 4 (or 6) Sept. 1726. He and his brothers Jabez (No. 2, below) and Matthew, coming from Ipswich, Mass., bought of John Fitch, (deed dated 28 Sept. 1695), 1200 acres of land (another account savs 800 acres, for £10), lying in the forks of the Qumebaug and Shetucket rivers, in the town of Norwich. This was in that part of Norwich afterwards the town of Lisbon, in the southern portion of it, known as Newent Society, (supposed named from Newent Gloucester- shire, England, from the neighborhood of which their grandfather John, senioV, apparently came), and in the locality afterwards known as Per- kins's Crotch," from its situation and owners. This property remained in the family until the period from 1804 to 1820, during which it was alienated. Matthew Perkins soon returned to Ipswich and remained there. Joseph and Jabez were for a long time influential men and lead- ing church members in that portion of the town. Joseph1 Perkins, m. 22 May, 1700, Martha Morgan of Preston Conn- b 1680, d. 30 (or 23) Oct. 1754. Their children were : (3) EzSe^/b 5 Nov. 1701 ;J(4) Joseph^ b. 25 Oct. 1704 d. 7 July, 1794 ;-(5) Martham b. 21 Aug. 1705 ; m 1st Thomas Todd 2d, Solomon Lathrop : 3d, Matthew Loomis;—(6) Jo/m,2[t] b. 5 Oct. 1709, d 16 April 1761;-(7 Jerusha*[f] b. 1 Sept. 1711, d. 8 Feb. 1742; m, Rev! JeJidiah Hyde ;L(8) MaklUyi > 31 Aug 1713 d. 3 May, 1773 ;-(9) Deborah^] and (10) Ann2 twins b 20 July 1715; Ann d 29 June 1731 ; Deborah m. Benajah Carey ;—(11) Hannah *[t] b. 1717j Lemuel Bingham ;-(12) Simon? b. 1720 ;-(13) William.^ b. m. 1722. 2 Jabez1 Perkins was accepted an inhabitant of Norwich, 1701 ; he died 15 Jan 1741-2. He m., 1st, 30 June, 1698, Hannah Lathrop of Norwich, who d. 1721. Their children were : (13a) Jata,»[t] b. 31 June, 699 d 27 April 1739 ;—(14) Hanhah,\i] b. 1701, d. 1745, m, Joshua Huntington ^lli^thh 1703 ;-i(16) Ma^MlV^m b n05—(18) Lucy,2 (Miss Caulkins says "Luke"), b. 1709 ;—(19) Judith* b. 1714. He m. 2d, 1722, Charity Leonard. \*\ 2 4. Dr. Joseph2 Perkins, gr. Y. C. 1727, being first of thirty-six of the name, and mostly of the same family, who have graduated or taken degrees at Yale College, 1727-1858. He practised in Norwich, and " became very eminent in both medicine and surgery, performing all the capital operations in that part of the colony. He possessed brilliant talents, and was distinguished for scientific pursuits and undissembled piety, patriotism and benevolence." He was long a deacon, and had much influence. He m., 1st, 1728, Lydia Pierce, who d. 7 Jan. 1730. They had (20) Lydia,a[i] m. Daniel Kirtland. He m., 2d, 23 July, 1730, Mary, dau. of Dr. Caleb Bushnell, of Nor- wich. They had (21) Joseph3[i] b. 10 Aug. 1733, d. of small pox, 5 May, 1775;—(22) Mary,3 b. 11 July, 1735; m. 1st, Daniel, son of Samuel and Abigail (Comings) Bishop ; m. 2d, Jonathan Starr; no chil.;—(23) Si?non3[i] b. 25 Oct. 1737, d. 4 Sept. 1778 ;—(24) Eli- sha3[i] b. 16 Jan. 1741, d. at New York of yellow fever, 6 Sept. 1799 ; —(25) Andrew,3[t] b. 17 July, 1743 ;—(26) Solomon,3[i] b. 16 June, 1745, d. 1806 ;—(27) Caleb,3[f] b. 25 Jan. 1749. 5. Thomas Todd, who m. Martha2 Perkins, was of Rowley, Mass. Solomon Lathrop, her 2d husband, was of Norwich, fourth in descent from Rev. John Lathrop, of Barnstable, England, and Barnsta- ble, Mass; Solomon Lathrop was b. 1706, d. 1733; she had by him (28) a dau.,3 d. about 1734 ;—(29) Joseph,3^ b. Norwich, 20 Oct. 1731, d. West Springfield, Mass., 31 Dec. 1820. Matthew Loomis, her 3d. hus., she m. in 1739, and afterwards lived with him at Bolton, Conn. By him she had (30) Martha,°[i^ m. Lemuel White ; (31) Levi,3[i] ; (32) Mary,3[i^\ m. Hendy; (33) Andrew,3[i] ; (34) Jerusha3 m. Tyler, and had ch.;—(34a) Mabel.3 6. John2 Perkins, was called " the great Perkins," from his size. He m., 1st, Elizabeth, sister of Mary Bushnell, wife of his brother, Dr. Joseph.2 They had (35) John3[i] ;—(36) Elizabeth,3 m. 19 May, 1748, Joseph Woodward ; and their descendants will be found in Bond's Watertown, p. 663, &c. He m. 2d, Lydia, dau. of Solomon Tracy, and had (37) Lydia,3[t~\ m. Nathaniel Bishop ;—(38) Ruth,3 d. single ;—(39) Levi,3[i] ;—(40) Civ- il,3^] {not Sibyl) m. Jedediah Lathrop ;—(41) Eliphaz,3\i~] ;—(42) Abijah3 d. single ;—(43) Durden,3 d. single. 7. Rev. Jedediah Hyde, who m. Jerusha2 Perkins 17 July, 1733, was third in descent from William Hyde, a first settler of Norwich. He was a Separatist, and was pastor of a church on " Bean Hill," Norwich. They had (44) Martha3[f] b. 19 Aug. 1734, d. before 1769 ; m. Jabez Post;—(45) Jerusha,3[i] b. 7 June, 1736; m. Silas Stark;—(46) Jede- diah,3[f] b. 24 Aug. 1738, d. 29 May, 1822;—(47) Diadema3[f\ (Dei- damia ?) b. 10 Dec. 1740 ; m. Dr. Benjamin Butler. 8. Matthew2 Perkins, owned a farm of 1000 acres in Hanover So- ciety, north part of Lisbon. He belonged to the Hanover branch of the family, known thereabouts as the " Black Perkinses." He was a large and powerful man. He died from lockjaw, caused by a bite on the thumb which he received from a young negro slave, whom he was chas- tising for some fault. He m. 1739, Hannah, dau. of Samuel Bishop and Sarah Fobes, who was then aged 15, and who d. at Lisbon, 28 Oct. 1809, aged 87. Their children were : (48) Joshua,3^ b. 1740, d. 1833 ;— 3 (49) Hannah,3[i~\ who d. aged 96 ; m. 1st, Joseph Kirkland ; m. 2d, Mr. Shepherd ;—(50) Matthew,3 d. at Princeton College, aged 19 ;—(51) Ephraim,3[t~\;—(52) Jerusha3^] m. Jabez Fox ;—(53) Nathan3[i] b. 12 May, 1748, d. at West Hartford, 18 Jan. 1838 ;—(54) Susanna,3^'] b. 1753, d. at New Haven of nervous fever, 10 Segt. 1810 ; m. Rev. J. Staples ;—(55) Sarah,3[i] b. 1755 (?) ; m., 1st, Robert McKown ; m., 2d, Alexander Gordon;—(56) Matthew,3 d. an infant;—(57) Enoch3 d. an infant;—(58) Enoch,3[i~] b. 16 Aug. 1760, d. at Hartford, 28 Aug. 1828 ;—(59) Frederick3^ b. 1763, d. at JJtica, N. Y., 14 April, 1839, buried at Whitesboro', near there ;—(60) Samuel,3[t] b. 1767, d. Sept. 1850. 9. Benajah Carey, who m. Deborah2 Perkins, 11 Feb. 1742, was of Scotland Society, Windham, a farmer; had (61) Zillah,3[t~] m. 1st, James Luce, of Windham; m. 2d., Jonathan Kingsley ;—(62) Debo- rah,3 m. Jedediah Stark, several chil.;—(63) James3 m. Abigail Kings- bury, several chil.;—(64) Abigail,3 and several more, who d. young. 11. Lemuel Bingham, who m. Hannah2 Perkins, had by her : (65) Hannah,3 m, Joshua Lazel, had seven or eight children ;—(66) Zeruiah,3 m. Olive Smith, and had chil.;—(67) Lucy3;—(68) Jedediah,3 m. a Webb, had eight or ten chil.;—(69) Faith,2 m. Jesse Tracy, and had chil.;—(70) Elias,3 m. Vashti Elderkin. and had chil. 13. William2 Perkins, m. Elizabeth Buck, had : (71) Elizabeth* m. Samuel Jacobs, had chil.;—(72) William3;—(73) Philip3 m. a Sparks, had chil.;—(74) Daniel Buck3. 13a. Jabez2 Perkins, m. 11 May, 1735, Rebecca Leonard, who d. 2 Sept. 1788. They had : (75) Jedediah3 b. 10 June, 1725, d. 14 Oct. 1768 ; m. Temperance Hazen;—(76) a dau.3, b. and d. 8 Sept. 1726 ;— (77) a son,3 b. & d. 11 July, 1727 ;—(78) Jabez,3[f] b. 30 June, 1728, d. 20 Feb. 1795;—(79) Elkanah,3 b. 23 July, 1730, d. 8 May, 1740 ;— (80) Rebecca,3 b. 1730, d. young;—(81) Samuel3 b. 26 April, 1732, d. 25 June, 1736 ;—(82) Hannah,3 b. 4 Oct. 1733, d. Aug. 1808, m. Jabez Fitch;—(83) Charity3 b. 2 Nov. 1734, d. 4 Aug. 1736 ;—(84) Charity,3 b. 17 Feb. 1737; m. Samuel Lovett;—(85) Samuel,3 b. 17 Feb. 1738, d. at St. Eustatia, no chil., 29 July, 1765. 14. Joshua Huntington, who m. Hannah2 Perkins, Oct. 1718, was gr. son of Simon Huntington, the first settler; had : (86) Jabez3 b. Aug. 1719 ;—(87) Jedediah3 b. 1721 ;—(88) Andrew3 b. 1724;—(89) Lydia3 b. 1727;—(90) Zachariah3 b. 1731. 17. Jacob2 Perkins m. Jemima Leonard of Taunton, Mass.; had: (91) 'Jacob.3[t] and (92) Jemima3 twins ; the latter m. Mr. Burnham;— (93) Simeonm ;—(94) Jabez,3[f] ;-(95) Hezekiah3^ ;—(96) Ebe- nezer3;_(97) Daniel3;—(98) Elkanah3;—{99)Zebulon3;—(100) Zepha- niah3;—(101) Lucy3 d. aged 15 ;—(102) Judith3;—(103) Mary3 and two more. 20. Daniel Kirtland or Kirkland, who m. Lydia3 Perkins, had by her : (104) Daniel4;—(105) Lydia* m. Capt. Lathrop. 21. Dr. Joseph3 Perkins, lived in Lisbon; an eminent physician, and highly esteemed as a man. He m. 10 May, 1757, Joanna Burnham, who d. 16 Nov. 1811, aged 77. They bad : (106) Joseph* b. 11 July, 1759;—(107) Benjamin* b. 1 April, 1763;—(108) Elias4 and (109) 4 Elijah,* twins, b. 5 April, 1767; the latter d. in Philadelphia, 21 June, 1806. 23. Simon3 Perkins, a captain in the Revolutionary war; a farmer in Lisbon, owning part of the original Perkins lands there, in Newent Society; m. Olive Douglas; had: (110) Olive* b. 24 Nov. 1769;— (111) Simon* b. Lisbon, 17 Sept. 1771, d. 19 Nov. 1844, at Warren, Ohio;—(112) Rebecca* b. 29 Sept. 1773, d. at Kinsman. Ohio, 27 May, 1854;—(113) Joanna,* b. 12 Dec. 1775;—(114) Daniel Bishop* b. 26 Oct. 1777, d. single, and disordered in mind from excessive study, 10 June, 1848. 24. Elisha3 Perkins, &33s££l the well known inventor of the " metal- lic tractors." He was of strong and vigorous constitution, and of very active habits, being many years accustomed to ride on horseback an average of sixty miles a day, in pursuing his practice. He never used stimulating or spirituous drinks; and three or four hours' sleep daily suf- ficed him. The " tractors" were two small pointed instruments or pencils, one of steel and one of brass, and were used to relieve nervous affections, sprains, &c, by being drawn over the part, the points lightly touching it. Dr. Perkins was expelled from the Connecticut Medical Society in 1797, on account of his invention ; and afterwards died of yellow fever, caught while experimenting with the tractors on that disease in New York, whither he had gone to prove them in it. He lived in Plainfield, Conn., and m., 23 Sept. 1762, Sarah Douglas, of Plainfield, sister of his brother Simon's wife. She d. of consumption, 10 Aug. 1795. They had: (115) Elisha* b. 18 July, 1763;—(116) Mary* b. 12 Aug. 1765, d. in Philadelphia of yellow fever, Sept. 1793;—(117) John Douglas* b. 3 Feb. 1769;—(118) Sarah* b. 26 Oct. 1771 ;—(119) Benjamin Douglas,4 b. 24 June, 1774, d. in New York ;—(120) Susan,* b. 9 Oct. 1776, d. at Woodstock, Vt., 31 Jan. 1853 ; m. 1st, Dr. J. L. Arnold, of St. Johnsbury, Vt.; and 2d, Charles Marsh, of Woodstock, Vt., by whom she had Hon. George P. Marsh;—(121) Elizabeth* b. 6 Nov. 1778;—(122) Henry* b. 20 April, 1781 ;—(123) George4 b. 19 Oct. 1783 ;—(124) Olive,* b. 13 March, 1789. 25. Andrew3 Perkins, a merchant in Norwich ; m. 1st, Ann Tur- ner; had : (125) Anne4;—(126) Andrew*. He m. 2d, 1789, Elizabeth, dau. of Eldad Taylor, of Westfield, Mass.; she was b. 1760, and d. at Norwich, 21 May, 1819. They had (127) Charles*;—(128) Abigail4;— (129) Harriet.* 26. Solomon3 Perkins, a farmer in Lisbon ; m. 1st, Susanna Fitch : had: (130) Richard*;—(131) Joseph*;—(132) Maria*;—(133) Lydia4; (134) Susanna*. He m. 2d, a Lester; and had (135) Lester*. 27. Caleb3 Perkins, a physician ; practised a long time in West Hartford, and afterwards removed to Meadville, Pa. He m. Sarah, sister of Judge John Trumbull, author of McFingal; had (136) Sarah4;—{137) John Trumbull*;—(138) Elizabeth*;—(139) Lucy*;—(140) 'Caleb*;— (141) Sophia4. 29. Rev. Joseph2 Lathrop, D. D., gr. Y. C, 1754 ; licensed, Suffield, Jan. 1756; settled at West Springfield, Mass., 25 Aug. 1756; an emi- nent and influential clergyman, and author of many published sermons. For his life and works, see Sprague's Annals, I. 528. He m., May, o 1759, Elizabeth, youngest dau. of Capt. Seth Dwight, of Hatfield, Mass., who d. 13 May, 1821, from a fractured bone by a fall on ice. They had : (142) Solomon*;—(143) Seth*;—(144) Joseph4;—(145) Samuel,4 d. an infant;—(146) Samuel4 b. 1773, d. 1846 ;—(134) Dwight*. 30. Lemuel White, who m. Martha3 Loomis, had by her: (147) Lemuel*;—(148) Martha*;—(149) Clarissa*;—(150) John J.*;—(151) Anna*;—(152) Elizabeth*. 31. Levi3 Loomis, m. and had: (153) Levi*;—(154) Seba*; and others. 32. Mr. Hendy, (or Hendee), who m. Mary3 Loomis, had by her: (155) Abner*;—(156) Mary*;—(157) Eliphalet*;—(158) Leonard*. 33. Andrew3 Loomis, m. a Strong, had: (159) David*;—(160) Beulah*. 35. John3 Perkins m. Bethia Baker, had: (161) Martha;*—(162) John4;—{163) Polydore*;—(164) Apollos*;—(165) Jo/m4; (166) £/iza- M4,-—(167) ^m^ms4; (168) ^Iwson4,- (169) Abijah4;—(170) PAt7e- Zws4,-—(171) Dyer*; and two or three more, who d. infants. 37. Nathaniel Bishop, who m. Lydia3 Perkins, was son of Samuel and Abigail Bishop, and brother of husband of Mary3 [22] ; they had (172) Joanna*;—(173) Lydia*;—(174) Daniel*. 39. Levi3 Perkins, long known as "Squire Levi," lived in Lisbon, Hanover Society, on his large farm, which he managed with great skill. He m. Alethea Howard, of the Coventry family ; they had no chil. 40. Jedediah Lathrop, who m. Civil3 Perkins, (she being his 2d wife), had by her (175) Civil*;—(176) Jedediah*. 41. Eliphaz3 Perkins m. a Fitch, and had : (177) Chauncey,* and a number more. 44. Jabez Post m. Martha3 Hyde at Norwich, 12 Aug. 1756, and lived at Norwich, where he d. Dec. 1775. They had: (178) Jabez Per- kins, b. 19 June, 1758, d. single, at Newtown, N. J., where he lived in 1811; a silversmith by trade, and a soldier of the Revolution;—(179) Jedediah Hyde, b. 1760 ; also a son and two daughters, who d. without issue. 45. Silas Stark m. Jerusha3 Hyde, 12 April 1758. He was of Col- chester, Conn., where they lived. Had : (180) Simeon* b. at Colchester, 18 Dec. 1758, d. 17 June 1759 ;—(181) Jerusha,* b. 20 May, 1760;— (182) Silas* b. 22 Feb. 1762;—(183) Jedediah Hyde* b. 28 Feb. 1764; (184) Abel', b. 6 May, 1766;—(185) William,* b. 20 April, 1770. 46. Capt. Jedediah3 Hyde, a farmer and Revolutionary officer. Was 1st lieut. in Capt. Coil's company at Bunker Hill; and afterwards a cap- tain in the regular line. He moved from Norwich to Paulet, Vt., and thence to Poultney, Vt., and about 1788 settled in Hyde Park, a new town which he named, and in which he was an original proprietor. He m. 1st, Mary Waterman, b. at Norwich, 19 April, 1739, and who d. while he was absent on service. They had eight chil. He m. 2d, 1780, wid. Elizabeth (Brown) Fanning, of Stonington, b. there 1751, d. 28 Nov. 1825. They had seven chil. 6 47. Dr. Benjamin Butler m. Diadema3 Hyde, 27 Dec. 1761. He was of Norwich, b. at Windham, 21 April, 1739, and d. at Norwich, 17 June, 1789. They had five chil. 48. Joshua3 Perkins, a farmer in Scotland Society, Windham ; a man of remarkable constitutional vigor, being accustomed to break intract- able colts and take long journeys on horseback, when about eighty. He m. 1st, Abigail Bishop, sister of the husbands of Mary3 [22] and of Lydia,3 [37] and his own first cousin. They had (186) Abigail* ;-^{181) Tabitha*;—(188) Daniel Comings*;—(189) Azariah*;—(190) Nathan- iel*;—(191) Clarissa* (all of these last four d. young, of scarlet fever) —(192) Sarah*;—(193) Charles*. He m. a 2d wife when over eighty; she d. before him. 49. Joseph Kirkland of Utica, N. Y., the 1st husband of Hannah3 Perkins, had by her: (194) Joseph*;—(195) Lovisa,* d. single, aged eighteen ; and two others, d. infants. 51. Ephraim3 Perkins removed at marriage to Becket, Mass., where he lived. He m. Mary Chaplin, and had (196) Ephraim;*—(197) Ben- jamin Chaplin*;—(198) Matthew*;—(199) John Erastus*;—(200) Ori- gen Augustus*;—(201) Bishop*, (afterwards member of Congress from New York); and two others, d. young. 52. Jabez Fox, who m. Jerusha3 Perkins, was of Scotland Society, Windham, a farmer of shrewd and saving character ; had: (202) Jeru- sha,* d. single, aged eighteen ;—(203) Mary4;—(204) Sarah,* m. Hon. Joel W. White, now U. S. consul at Lyons ; and two more, d. young. 53. Rev. Nathan3 Perkins, pastor of the church at West Hartford from his ordination, 14 Oct. 1772, to his death in 1838, and a prominent and influential divine. For a memoir of him, see Sprague's Annals.. He gr. at Princeton, 1770, and m. 1774, Catherine, dau. of Rev. Timothy Pitkin, of Farmington, who was b. 22 Feb. 1757. They had, (205) Nathan* (afterwards minister at Amherst, Mass.) ;—(206) Timothy Pit- kin* d. 1858;—(207) Catharine *;—(208) Frances * ;—(209) Edward* d. at Savannah, Ga., 1826 ;—(210) Julia* d. of consumption, single, aged 18. 54. Rev. J. Staples, of Canterbury, Conn., who m. Susanna3 Per- kins, was b. 1743 and d. 16 Feb. 1804. They had, (211) John* b. 23 Apr. 1773 ;—(212) Matthew* b. 17 Feb. and d. 8 June, 1775;—(213) Seth Perkins* b. 31 Aug. 1776, (an eminent lawyer in New Haven and after- wards in New York city, where he is still in practice, and a remarkably vigorous man for his years);—(214) Susanna* b. 1 Aug. 1778 ;—(215) Nancy * b. Dec. 1781, d. Feb. 1782 ;—(216) Sophia* b. 1782, d. 29 Oct. 1789 ;—(217) Matthew* b. 1 May, 1784, d. 25 June, 1797 ;—(218) Job* b. 23 Aug. 1786 ;—(219) Sophos* b. 19 Dec. 1789, d. at Sparta, Ga.,22 July, 1826 ;—(220) Sophia 4;—(221) Lucius* b. 19 Mar. 1794, d. 21 June, 1797. 55. Robert McKown, the 1st h. of Sarah 3 Perkins, was of Norwich, a sea-captain, who went on a voyage and was never heard of. They had (222) Sarah*;—(223) Margaret*;—(224) Mary *;—(225) Hannah*; —(226) Robert* d. young. Alexander Gordon, her 2d h., had by her (227) Robert *;—(228) Lovisa,4 d. single about 1845;—(229) Anna.4 7 58. Enoch s Perkins, gr. Y. C. 1781, a lawyer in Hartford, a man of great strength and rectitude of character, of a retiring disposition, and useful in various public stations. For memoir of him (by Rev. Horace Hooker) see Christian Spectator Dec. 1828. He was m., 20 Sept. 1787, by Rev. Nathan Strong, at Farmington, to Anna, sister of his brother Nathan's wife, and dau. of Rev. Timothy Pitkin of Farmington, and Temperance, dau. of Pres't. Thomas Clap of Yale College. They had (230) Anna*b. 19 June, 1788;—(231) Charlotte* b. 30 Jan. 1790; — (232) Henrietta4 b. 16 March, 1792;—(233) Emily* b. 1 Jan. 1796; (234) Thomas Clap* b. 30 July, 1798 (lawyer in Hartford);—(235) Henry Augustus* b. 21 Oct. 1801 (president of Hartford Bank) ;—(236) George William* b. 22 Feb. 1804, d. at Chicago 13 Nov. 1856 (minister at Montreal, Canada; Meriden, Conn.; and Chicago). 59. Frederick 3 Perkins, farmer, lived on his father's homestead in Lisbon, but afterwards removed to Utica, N. Y., where he d. He m. 1st, Sally, dau. of Jeremiah Kinsman of Lisbon. She d. soon, without issue. He m. 2d, Lucy dau. of James Eldredge, Esq., of Brooklyn, Conn., she d. at Utica, N. Y., 6 Nov. 1847, aged 77. They had (237) Frederick Fanning* b. 30 Oct. 1799;—(238) James Eldredge* b. 1802, d. an infant;—(239) Lucy Gallup4 b. 1804 ;—(240) James Alfred* b. 1807. 60. Samuel 3 Perkins, gr. Y. C. 1785 ; educated for the ministry, licensed and preached, but soon gave up that profession for the law. He lived in Windham, was a man of much ability and considerable literary attainments, and author of a History of the War of 1812, and of a His- tory of the World. He m. Anna Huntington, and had (241) Anna*;— (242) Samuel Huntington* (lawyer in Philadelphia);—(243) Horatio Nelson* d. an infant;—(244) Harriet.* 61. Jonathan Kingsley, the 2d h. of Zillah 3 Carey, was of Wind- ham (Scotland society), had (245) James Luce 4 (professor of Latin lan- guage and literature at Yale College), b. 28 Aug. 1778, d. 31 Aug. 1852; —(246) Mary Whiting* b. 12 March, 1781 ;—(247) Martha* b. 22 Jan. 1784 ;—(248) Jonathan* b. 22 July, 1786. 78. Jabez3 Perkins, m. 1st, 18 April, 1751, Anna Lathrop, who d. 23 April, 1785. They had (249) Erastus,4 b. 17 Feb. 1752, d. at Norwich 18 Oct. 1853, in his 102d year;—(250) Anna* b. 4 Oct. 1754, d. 1 Jan. 1799 ;—(251) Jabez* b. 21 June, 1757, lost at sea Oct. 1780, no chil.;— (252) Hannah* b. 19 May, 1760, d., single, ll Sept. 1788;—(253) Asher* b. 30 May, 1764, d., single 16 Oct. 1784 ;—(254) Lydia* b. 11 Oct. 1767 ; m. Shubael Breed of Norwich, and now living there in full possession of her faculties. Jabez3 m. 2d, 25 Apr. 1786, Lydia Avery, she d. 17 May, 1819, without issue. 91. Jacob3 Perkins, m. 1st, Mary Brown of Newport, R. I., had (255 and 256) two daughters, one m. a Carew, and one a Huntington of Nor- wich. He m. 2d, Abigail Thomas of Norwich ; had (257) Jedediah* a sailor, planter in Cuba, and at last moved to Michigan ;—(258) Samuel* d. sin- gle ;—(259) Abigail* m. Rev. John Sherman of Mansfield ; had seven chil.;—(260) Mary* m. 1st, a Storrs, had a dau. who m. Hon. Owen Lovejoy, M. C. from Illinois ; and 2d, a Parker of Trenton, no chil.;—(261) Sarah*;—(262) Jacob,4 d. single;—(263) Zephaniah, m. in New York city, d. at New Orleans. 8 93. Simeon 3 Perkins, moved to Liverpool, N. S., sometime before the Revolution, and remained there, always continuing a British subject. He m. 1st, at Norwich, Abigail Backus, and had one son, drowned at sea, single. He m. 2d wife in Liverpool, had several chil., one the father of J. Newton Perkins, Esq., of Norwich. 94. Jabez 3 Perkins, m. Mary Backus, had one child, (264) Mary* m. Capt. Edward Whiting of Norwich. The line of Jabez [94] is now extinct. 95. Hezekiah 3 Perkins, m., 1783, Sarah Fitch; had (265) Francis Asher* father of Edmund, a brilliant lawyer of Norwich ;—(266) Eliza Leonard,* b. 1801, d. 10 May, 1802 ;—(267) George Leonard*;—(268) Charlotte*;—(269) Henry Fitch*;—(270) a dau.4 d. young. I subjoin the Will of John Perkins, senior, of Ipswich, a copy of which has kindly been furnished me by H. N. Perkins, Esq., of Boston. Will of John Perkins, senior, of Ipswich. 28th of yee first m°. called March, 1654. I John Perkins the elder of Ipswich being at this tyme sick and weake in body yet through the mercy and goodness of the Lord retaining my understanding and memory : doe thus dispose of and bequeath my temporall estate as Followeth. First. I do give and bequeath unto my eldest sonn John Perkins a foale of my young mare being now with foale if it please the Lord she foale it well also I give and bequeath to my sonn John's two sonnes John and Abraham to each of them one of my yearling heyfers: also I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Perkins one cow and one heyfer also 1 give and bequeath to his son John Perkins one ewe & to be delivered for his use at the next shearing time also I doe give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Sargeant one cow and an heyfer to be to her and her children after her decease as it may please y° Lord they may increase, the promts or increase to be equally devided amongst the sayde children: also I do give to my daughter Mary Bradbury one cow and one heyfer or a young steere to remain to her and to her chil- dren in theyr increase or promts as it shall please the Lord to bless them and to be equaly devided to ye children : also I doe give and bequeath to my daughter Lidia Bennett one cow and one heyfer or steere to be equaly devided to her children in theyr increase or promts after her decease : I doe also give unto my grandchilde Thomas Bradbury one ewe to be sett apart for his use at ye next shearing tyme : also I doe give and bequeathe unto my sonn Jacob Perkins my dwelling house together with all the outhowseing and all my landes of one kinde and other together with all improve- ments thereupon to be his in full possession according to a former covenant after the decease of my wife and nott before and so to remaine to him and to his heires forever; all the rest of my estate of one kinde and other I do wholy leave to my deare wife Judith Perkins apointing and ordaining my sade wyfe the sole executrix of this my last will and testament desiring my sayde wife to dispose of the cattell above men- tioned according to her discresion as they shall prove steeres or heyfers, as also to dispose of some of the increase of the sheep to ye children of my son Thomas and of my three daughters at the discresion of my sayde wife and this I doe ordaine as my last will and tescament subscribed with mine own hand this twenty eighth day of ye first month 1654. Signed in presence of John Perkins. William Bartholmew Thomas Harris Proved in court held at Ipswich 26 (7) 1654 by the oath of William Bartholmew and Thomas Harris per me Robert Lord, cleric.