Perkins Ancestors

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Generation No. 1

NICHOLAS PERKINS was born 1614 in England, arrived in Henrico County, Virginia in 1641, and died about 1664 in Charles City County, Virginia. He married MARY BURTON, daughter of JOHN BURTON and LYDIA FRYE. She was born 1618 in Virginia.

Child of NICHOLAS PERKINS and MARY BURTON is:

  1. LYDIA PERKINS, b. about 1640
  2. ELIZABETH PERKINS, b. 1643
  3. NICHOLAS PERKINS, b. 1647

Generation No. 2

LYDIA PERKINS (NICHOLAS PERKINS1) was born about 1640 and died after 1690 in Charles City County, Virginia. She married JOHN NOWELL. He was born about 1640 and died June 3, 1665 in Charles City County, Virginia.

Child of LYDIA PERKINS and JOHN NOWELL is:

  1. MARY NOWELL, b. about 1660, Charles City County, Virginia; d.about 1727, Henrico County, Virginia; m. ROBERT BURTON

NICHOLAS PERKINS (NICHOLAS PERKINS1) was born 1647 in Virginia and died about 1711 in Henrico County, Virginia. He married SARAH CHILDRESS. She died about 1722 in Henrico County, Virginia.

Children of NICHOLAS BURTON and SARAH CHILDRESS are:

  1. NICHOLAS PERKINS, d. about 1709; m. ELIZABETH
  2. PHILEMON PERKINS, d. 1769; m. OBEDIENCE COX
  3. RICHARD PERKINS, m. JANE SHELTON
  4. ABRAM PERKINS, d. 1742
  5. SARAH PERKINS
  6. ELIZABETH PERKINS
  7. MARY PERKINS, m. AMOS LADD
  8. CONSTANTINE PERKINS, b. 1682; d. September 3, 1767; m. ANN POLLARD

LYDIA PERKINS marries JOHN NOWELL and consequently is the last PERKINS ancestor I have. Therefore, I haven't pursued the PERKINS family beyond LYDIA.,

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