Individual Details
Richard Willima PERKINS
(Abt 1660 - 1705)
Reputedly born in Plymouth, Devonshire, England to Robert & Ann Perkins and christened ca. 1665. Richard was a cooper. He and wife settled in 1683 on 100 acres of land on the head of Mosquito Creek in Baltimore Co., MD. Their annual rent was four shillings. Richard I was a cooper (a craftsman who makes or repairs barrels or casks) from Plymouth, England. Early Maryland transportation records show that Richard I arrived in Maryland in 1676. Whether he was transported there from England or from another colony is unknown. He and Mary had settled in 1683 on 100 acres of land on the head of Mosquito Creek in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Richard may have had siblings. There was a William Perkins who married Martha Miles on 3 February 1703/4 in Baltimore Co., MD; a William Perkins named in the will of James Ines of Baltimore County 4 March 1703/04; and a William Perkins who was buried 8 January 1708. There is also Joseph Perkins and his wife Mary who had children Rachel (6 January 1725) Mary (20 December 1728), and Hannah (24 May 1731)
Our Richard surveyed 100 acres called "Parkinson" at the head of Musketo Creek in Spesutia Hundred in 1683; by 1700 that land was known as "Parkington" Richard I owned pretty much all of the land and he owned jointly with William Lofton for most of his adult life. In fact, the two named their land "Brotherly Love," which has always implied the possibility of some sort of a brother-in law connection. The two apparently took care of each other's children, and the children left together after their fathers died and moved down to Virginia and from there to North Carolina, where the Perkins, Loftins (Loftons), and Sherrills all inter married.
Richard may have had siblings. There was a William Perkins who married Martha Miles on 3 February 1703/4 in Baltimore Co., MD; a William Perkins named in the will of James Ines of Baltimore County 4 March 1703/04; and a William Perkins who was buried 8 January 1708. There is also Joseph Perkins and his wife Mary who had children Rachel (6 January 1725) Mary (20 December 1728), and Hannah (24 May 1731)
Our Richard surveyed 100 acres called "Parkinson" at the head of Musketo Creek in Spesutia Hundred in 1683; by 1700 that land was known as "Parkington" Richard I owned pretty much all of the land and he owned jointly with William Lofton for most of his adult life. In fact, the two named their land "Brotherly Love," which has always implied the possibility of some sort of a brother-in law connection. The two apparently took care of each other's children, and the children left together after their fathers died and moved down to Virginia and from there to North Carolina, where the Perkins, Loftins (Loftons), and Sherrills all inter married.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1660 | Plymouth, Devonshire, England | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1688 | Baltimore County, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America - Mary | |||
| Residence | 15 Dec 1693 | Perkinton, Musketa Creek, Maryland, British America | |||
| Residence | 10 Sep 1697 | Perkington, Maryland, British America | |||
| Residence | 1704 | Baltimore County, Maryland, British America | |||
| Death | 1705 | Baltimore, Maryland, British America | |||
| Burial | 1705 | Baltimore, Maryland, British America |  | ||
| Alt name | Richard PERKINS Sr. | ||||
| Occupation | cooper - England and Spesutie Parish, Maryland | ||||
| Religion | Church of England - Baltimore County, Maryland |
Families
| Spouse | Mary (1667 - ) |
| Child | Richard PERKINS Jr (1689 - 1772) |
| Child | William PERKINS (1692 - 1760) |
| Child | Mary PERKINS (1695 - ) |
| Child | Elisha PERKINS Sr. (1697 - 1742) |
| Child | Sarah PERKINS (1699 - 1699) |
| Child | Martha PERKINS (1701 - 1735) |
| Father | Richard PERKINS ( - ) |
| Mother | Ann ( - ) |