Brief Life History of John
When John Perkins was born on 21 June 1710, in Newhaven Towne, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Wesley Perkins, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Howard, was 27. He married Ruth Bishop on 17 May 1739, in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1782, at the age of 72.
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John Perkins
1710–1782
Thankfull Chamberlain
1721–1801
Marriage: 3 December 1744
Reuben Perkins
1745–1804
Titus Perkins
1747–1752
John Perkin Jr
1749–
Ruth Perkins
1751–
Thankful Perkins
1753–1792
Elizabeth Perkins
1753–1837
Aaron Perkins
1756–1826
Ruth Perkins
1758–1815
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- John Pirkins, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- John Pirkins, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Balloting book, Onondaga County, and the balloting book and other documents relating to military bounty lands in the state of New York; ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WK-XBZP
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Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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