Individual Details
Stephen Perkins
(November 15, 1773 - August, 1844)
The will of Stephen Perkins was proved August 1844. He named the following: Children: Samuel, Isaasc, Timothy, John H., Amy, Lucy, Rebecca, Linton and Stephen; Grandchildren: John Wesley, Mary Ann, Amy, Joshua, Lucy, Kinsey (children of son Timothy), Stephen C. Russell, Francis Russell and James Fleming Russell; Son-in-law: James Thomas.
"Stephen Perkins - born about 1774 (probably in Wilkes County, North Carolina), married Ruth Hitchcock. He had one patent and two purchases of land on Wilson Creek in Grayson County, Virginia between 1796 and 1821. His will was dated Jan 24, 1844; he died after 1844." (GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF THE PERKINS FAMILY ... 1646 by Judge Paul M. Perkins)
"The Perkins Family --- (A sketch dictated by Hester Ann Perkins Livesay, July 30, 1913, at age 80, two years before her death)
"Two men, Timothy and Joe Perkins, and their sister, Phenie Russell and her husband, emigrated from England in 1760. They first landed in Connecticut, remained there a short time, and then moved on to Grayson County, Virginia, settling on the waters of Wilson Creek. Timothy moved to the "Old Fields" in Ashe County, North Carolina. His children were Jared, Arad, Timothy, Gordon, William, Lucy (who married Joe Young) and Stephen (our ancestor). *Stephen married Ruth Hitchcock, a noblewoman, and settled where Elbert Perkins now lives in Grayson County, Virginia. Their children were Stephen, Isaac, Linton, John H., Timothy, Samuel (our line), Lucy (who married James Thomas), Rebecca (who married Washington Martin). Samuel (Hester Ann's father) married Evaline Woods and settled in Grayson County, Virginia. Their children were Noah, Milton, Ambrose, Zadok, Marshall (who was killed in the War between the States), Robert, Ruth, Hester Ann, Virginia, Elizabeth, Jane, and Ellen and Orlie, twins. Joe Perkins was a lawyer by profession, witty and entertaining when pleading a case. Many humorous stories were told of him.
"According to Dr. R. H. Harrington of Marion, Virginia, Stephen Perkins swapped title for 2,000 acres in Grayson County.' - (This note was added in pencil at the bottom of the above sketch.)" (From James J. Livesay, 1038 Garden Park Drive, Jackson 4, Miss. Copied by Charles H. Young, Route 1, Box 274, Grapevine, Texas - 23 Jan. 1962.)
"Stephen Perkins - born about 1774 (probably in Wilkes County, North Carolina), married Ruth Hitchcock. He had one patent and two purchases of land on Wilson Creek in Grayson County, Virginia between 1796 and 1821. His will was dated Jan 24, 1844; he died after 1844." (GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF THE PERKINS FAMILY ... 1646 by Judge Paul M. Perkins)
"The Perkins Family --- (A sketch dictated by Hester Ann Perkins Livesay, July 30, 1913, at age 80, two years before her death)
"Two men, Timothy and Joe Perkins, and their sister, Phenie Russell and her husband, emigrated from England in 1760. They first landed in Connecticut, remained there a short time, and then moved on to Grayson County, Virginia, settling on the waters of Wilson Creek. Timothy moved to the "Old Fields" in Ashe County, North Carolina. His children were Jared, Arad, Timothy, Gordon, William, Lucy (who married Joe Young) and Stephen (our ancestor). *Stephen married Ruth Hitchcock, a noblewoman, and settled where Elbert Perkins now lives in Grayson County, Virginia. Their children were Stephen, Isaac, Linton, John H., Timothy, Samuel (our line), Lucy (who married James Thomas), Rebecca (who married Washington Martin). Samuel (Hester Ann's father) married Evaline Woods and settled in Grayson County, Virginia. Their children were Noah, Milton, Ambrose, Zadok, Marshall (who was killed in the War between the States), Robert, Ruth, Hester Ann, Virginia, Elizabeth, Jane, and Ellen and Orlie, twins. Joe Perkins was a lawyer by profession, witty and entertaining when pleading a case. Many humorous stories were told of him.
"According to Dr. R. H. Harrington of Marion, Virginia, Stephen Perkins swapped title for 2,000 acres in Grayson County.' - (This note was added in pencil at the bottom of the above sketch.)" (From James J. Livesay, 1038 Garden Park Drive, Jackson 4, Miss. Copied by Charles H. Young, Route 1, Box 274, Grapevine, Texas - 23 Jan. 1962.)
Events
| Birth | November 15, 1773 | Wilkes County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1800 | Wilkes County, North Carolina - Ruth Hitchcock | |||
| Death | August, 1844 | North Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Hitchcock (1774 - 1844) |
| Child | Samuel Perkins (1804 - ) |
| Child | Isaac Perkins (1808 - 1869) |
| Child | Timothy Perkins (1809 - 1851) |
| Child | John H. Perkins (1811 - 1876) |
| Child | Amy Perkins (1813 - 1883) |
| Child | Rebecca Perkins (1821 - 1857) |
| Child | Lucy Perkins (1816 - 1844) |
| Child | Linton Perkins (1824 - 1891) |
| Child | Stephen Perkins (1826 - 1898) |
| Child | Matilda "Tildy" Perkins (1818 - 1844) |
| Father | Timothy Perkins (1736 - 1834) |
| Mother | Mariam Sperry (1742 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Lutheral Perkins (1765 - 1810) |
| Sibling | Jared Perkins (1766 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Jabez Perkins (1766 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Aarod (or Arad) Perkins (1769 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Timothy Perkins Jr. (1771 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Levi Perkins (1772 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Gordon Perkins (1773 - 1851) |
| Sibling | William Perkins (1775 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Lucy Perkins (1776 - 1848) |