William Perkins

29 March 1772–9 April 1847 (Age 75)
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of William

When William Perkins was born on 29 March 1772, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Zephaniah Perkins, was 30 and his mother, Patience Ripley, was 29. He married Sophia Bradford on 16 December 1816, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 9 April 1847, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Perkins
1772–1847
Sophia Bradford
1793–1842
Marriage: 16 December 1816
Sophia Bradford Perkins
1817–1905
Rebecca Perkins
1820–1913
William Perkins
1824–1911

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 December 1816Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1776
    Age 4
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 4
    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
    Age 22
    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    Name Meaning

    1 English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.2 Dutch: patronymic from a pet form of Peer, a Dutch form of Peter .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Perkin
    Peter

    Sources (25)

    • William Perkins, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
    • William Perkins in entry for Ebenezer Tyler Dean and Rebecca Perkins, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    • William Perkins in entry for Ebenezer Tyler Dean and Rebecca Perkins, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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