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    John Perkins[1, 2, 3]

    Male 1583 - 1654  (70 years)


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    • Name John Perkins 
      Born 23 Dec 1583  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 23 Sep 1654  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I3528  Our Family Tree | Edea Pitre's Ancestors
      Last Modified 9 Sep 2008 

      Father Henry Perkins,   b. 1556, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 11 Mar 1609, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
      Mother Elizabeth Sawbridge,   b. 1564, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1603, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
      Married 29 Nov 1579 
      Family ID F3766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Judith Gater,   b. 19 Mar 1588, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1684  (Age 95 years) 
      Married 09 Oct 1608  Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. Jacob Perkins,   b. 12 Sep 1624, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1700, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
      Last Modified 9 Sep 2008 
      Family ID F3751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Dec 1583 - England Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 09 Oct 1608 - Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Sep 1654 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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    • Sources 
      1. [S2655423082] Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County Connecticut, (J.H. Beers & Co.), 366.
        "The Perkinses of Norwich and that part of the town which became Lisbon were descended from John Perkins, who was born at Newent, England, in 1590. He sailed in the ship 'Lyon' to New England in December, 1630, and arrived at Boston in February, 1631. His wife Judith and their five children accompanied him. In 1633 Mr. Perkins removed to Ipswich, where he became one of the leading men, and was several times deputy to the General Court. He died in 1654."

      2. [S2655423087] Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1, (The Essex Institute), 190-191.
        "ESTATE OF JOHN PERKINS, SR. OF IPSWICH.

        28th of first mo called March 1654 I John Perkines the Elder of Ipswich being at this tyme sick and weake in body yet through the mercy and goodnes of the Lord retaining my vnderstanding and memory: Do thus Dispose of and bequeath my Temporale estate as ffolloweth first I Doe giue and bequeath vnto my Edest sonn John Perkines a foale of my young mare being new with foale if it please the Lord shee foale it well also I give and bequeath to my sonn Johns two sonnes John and Abraham to each of them one of my yearleing heyfers: also I give and bequeath to my sonn Thomas Perkines one cow and one heyfer also I giue & bequeath to his sonn John Perkines one ewe to be delivered for his vse at the next shearing tyne also I doe give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Sarieant one cow and an heyfer to be to her and her children after her Decease as it may please ye Lord they may increase the proffits or increase to be equelly Devided amongst the sayde children also I Doe give to my Daughter mary Bradbery one cow and one heyfer or a young steere to remaine to her & to her children in theyr increase or proffits as it shall please the Lord to bless them and to be equaly Devided to the children: also I Doe give and bequeath to my Daughter Lidia Bennitt one cow and one heyfer or steere to be equaly Devided to her children in theyr increase or proffits after her Decease: I Doe also give vnto my Grandchilde Thomas Bradbery one ewe to be sett apart for his vse at ye next shearing tyne: also I Doe give and bequeath vnto my sonn Jacob Perkines my Dwelling howse together with all the outhowseing, and all my landes of one kinde and other together with all improvements therevpon to be his in full posession & according to a former covenant, after the decease of my wyfe and nott before and so to remaine to him and to his heires forever: all the rest of my estate of one kinde and other I Doe wholy leave to my Deare wife Judeth Perkines apointing and ordaining my sayde wyfe the sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament Desiring my sayde wife to Dispose of the cattell aboue mentioned according to her discresion as they shall prosper steeres or heyfers as also to Dispose of some of the increase or some of the increase of the sheep to the children of my sonn Thomas and of my three Daughters at the Discresion of my sayde wife and this I Doe ordaine as my Last will and Testament subscribed with mine owne hand this twenty eighth Day of ye first month 1654

        John Y Perkines
        Witness: William Bartholomew, Thomas Harris.
        Proved in Ipswich court 26 : 7 : 1654 by the witnesses.

        Inventory taken by William Bartholomew and John Annabl: the dwelling howse and barne wth out howseing, 40li. 60s.; Land about the howse about eight acres, 12li.; more Land unbroake up about fourteen acres, 21li.; a pcell of marsh about six acres at 40s. p acre, 12li.; a pcell of vpland and marsh being much broken about xx acres at 20s. p acre, 20li.; 12 acres of improved Land at 50s. p acre, 24li.; one mare with a mare foal, 25li.; six milch cowes, 30li.; four yearling heyfers & a steere, 11li. 10s.; six ewes at 35s. p, 10li. 10s.; 5 yewe Lambes, 5li.; one yearling weather and two weather Lambs, 2li.; one young calfe, 15s.; one cow at the pasture, a sow & 3 piggs, all, 8li.; one feather bed with bedsteed & furniture, 4li.; one coverlid with other small thinges being Linen most, 2li. 10s.; Left in money at his decease, 10li.; a cart, plowes, a harow with severall goodes of Lumber as caske, tubbes, cheares, axes, hoes, etc., 5li.; severall ketles, pottes & dishes in the kitchen, 2li.; his wearing aparell, 5li.; total, 250li. 5s.

        Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 21,337."

      3. [S2655423090] The Planters of the Commonwealth, Charles Edward Banks, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.), 92-93.
        "1631

        LYON, William Peirce, Master, sailed from Bristol December 1, 1630, and arrived February 5, with 'about twenty passengers and two hundred tons of goods.' [...]

        JOHN PERKINS of Hilmorton, Warwick [to] Boston
        Mrs. Judith Perkins
        John Perkins
        Elizabeth Perkins
        Mary Perkins
        Thomas Perkins
        Jacob Perkins"