Anne Harden Perkins

Brief Life History of Anne Harden

When Anne Harden Perkins was born on 9 August 1752, in Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Nicholas Perkins, was 34 and her mother, Bethenia Harding, was 35. She married Joseph Henry Scales on 8 January 1771, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died from 14 May 1828 to 10 August 1829, in Henry, Virginia, United States, and was buried in Axton, Henry, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Henry Scales
1750–1796
Anne Harden Perkins
1752–1828
Marriage: 8 January 1771
Mary " Polly" Scales
1772–1803
Nicholas Perkins Scales
1774–1847
Mary Scales
1776–1825
Bethenia Scales
1777–1812
Joseph Henry Scales
1779–1856
Robert Scales
1781–1852
Susanna Scales
1784–1819
Ann Hardin Scales
1786–1840
Constantine Perkins Scales
1789–1840
Elizabeth Letcher Scales
1792–1820
Peter Perkins Scales Sr.
1793–1845

Sources (11)

  • Ann Scales, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Anne Harden Perkins Scales, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ann Scales in entry for John Beck, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

World Events (7)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

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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