Jacob
PERKINS
Born
12 September 1624
,
Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England
Died
29 January 1700
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: 12 September 1624 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England
Father:
John PERKINS
Mother:
Judith GATER
Jacob was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1630.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacob married Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE? abt. 1648 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE? was born abt. 1629 in England (United Kingdom). Elizabeth died 12 February 1685 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
Jacob married (2) Damaris UNKNOWN abt. 1685 in Massachusetts Bay Colony . Damaris UNKNOWN was born abt. 1636 Damaris died 13 January 1716 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).
Jacob PERKINS died 29 January 1700 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Spouse & Children of Jacob PERKINS
Jacob PERKINS married 
Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE?
Marriage date: abt. 1648
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE?Marriage date: abt. 1648
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Marriage notes:
"Jacob (1624-1700) & 1-wf Elizabeth [WHlPPLE] (ca 1629-1686) ca 1648 Ipswich {Woodbury (1904) 150 Bigelow-Howe 102 EIHC 1:48, 13:104, 19:266 Converse (1905) 832 Cushing (ms) 186, 362, 450 Putnam's Mag. 2:7 Dodge Anc. (1896) 28 Pillsbury Anc. 45, 347 Dawes-Gates 1:486 F. D. Roosevelt's Anc. 98 Granberry 293 Reg. 10:213, 215, 60:49 Wildes Anc. 90 Perkins (,1) 18 Perkins (,3) 5 Essex Ant. 6:107, 11:25 Hyde 1:32 Avery Pedigree 80 Cary Anc. 56 Salisbury Fam. 282 Ferrin-Preston 12 Woolsey 172 Paul Anc. 72 Treadwell (1906) 4 Perkins (1947) 2 Williams (,16) 116, 144 Bradbury 60}"
Children of Jacob PERKINS and Elizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE?
Elizabeth PERKINSBorn: 1 April 1649, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 4 December 1718, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 December 1718, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Thomas BORMAN (BORDMAN) 1 January 1667 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
John PERKINSBorn: 3 July 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 March 1718, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 March 1718, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Mary FISKE 1676 Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Salisbury Beach)
Married: Elizabeth PRYTHATCH (PRYTHOLD) 18 September 1696 Place: Wenham, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Mary WHITE 28 April 1711 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Judith PERKINSBorn: 11 July 1655, Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 30 May 1743, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 May 1743, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) 16 December 1673 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Ann PERKINSBorn: 14 May 1658, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,
Died: ,
Jacob PERKINSBorn: 3 August 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 12 November 1705, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 November 1705, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Elizabeth SPARKS 25 December 1684 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Sarah TREADWELL 5 January 1693 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Matthew PERKINSBorn: 23 June 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 April 1738, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 April 1738, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Esther BURNHAM 23 March 1685 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah PERKINSBorn: 11 October 1670, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,
Died: ,
Joseph PERKINSBorn: 21 June 1674, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 6 September 1726, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 6 September 1726, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Martha MORGAN 22 May 1700 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Jabez PERKINSBorn: 15 May 1677, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 January 1742, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 15 January 1742, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Hannah LATHROP 30 June 1698 Place: Lisbon, Connecticut, USA
Married: Charity HODGES 17 December 1722 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Jacob PERKINS married Damaris UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1685
Marriage place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Damaris UNKNOWNMarriage date: abt. 1685
Marriage place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Marriage notes:
Damaris was the widow of Nathaniel Robinson, of Boston
Children of Jacob PERKINS and Damaris UNKNOWN
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Birth — 162412 September 1624
Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England
Biography
Jacob Perkins appears in Ipswich, Massachusetts records in 1648.
Source: History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton, page 12.
'Jacob was born in England in 1624. He married first Elizabeth ____ ...He afterwards married for a second wife, Damaris Robinson, widow of Nathaniel Robinson, mariner of Boston.'
'...seven years old when he landed in Boston with his parents in 1631. Two years later, when only nine years old, he removed with others of the family to Agawam or Ipswich, which was to be his future home, and very probably assisted his father in building his house in this strange land.'
'He was the youngest son, and by his father's will was to come into possession of his homestead and lands after his mothers death...He was chosen sergeant of the military company of the town in 1664...He was a farmer and his name is often seen upon the records in the purchase and sale of farming lands.'
'This house he occupied until the seventh of August 1668, when it was destroyed by fire...Read full story
Jacob Perkins appears in Ipswich, Massachusetts records in 1648.
Source: History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton, page 12.
'Jacob was born in England in 1624. He married first Elizabeth ____ ...He afterwards married for a second wife, Damaris Robinson, widow of Nathaniel Robinson, mariner of Boston.'
'...seven years old when he landed in Boston with his parents in 1631. Two years later, when only nine years old, he removed with others of the family to Agawam or Ipswich, which was to be his future home, and very probably assisted his father in building his house in this strange land.'
'He was the youngest son, and by his father's will was to come into possession of his homestead and lands after his mothers death...He was chosen sergeant of the military company of the town in 1664...He was a farmer and his name is often seen upon the records in the purchase and sale of farming lands.'
'This house he occupied until the seventh of August 1668, when it was destroyed by fire...Read full story
Title Our New England ancestors and their descendants, 1620-1900: historical, genealogical, biographical
Publisher New England Ancestral Pub. Co., 1900
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Jun 13, 2007
Length 84 pages
Page 37
Source: The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Complete in Three Parts. by Geo. A. Perkins, M.D., Salem Mass. 1889
Page 7
1649 Birth of ChildElizabeth PERKINS was born 1 April 1649, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 24 years old.
1652 Birth of ChildJohn PERKINS was born 3 July 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 27 years old.
1655 Birth of ChildJudith PERKINS was born 11 July 1655, Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Salisbury Beach)
Jacob was 30 years old.
1658 Birth of ChildMary Ann PERKINS was born 14 May 1658, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 33 years old.
1662 Birth of ChildJacob PERKINS was born 3 August 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 37 years old.
1665 Birth of ChildMatthew PERKINS was born 23 June 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 40 years old.
1667 Marriage of ChildElizabeth PERKINS married 1 January 1667, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Thomas BORMAN (BORDMAN)
Jacob Perkins' House Fire 1668
1670 Birth of ChildHannah PERKINS was born 11 October 1670, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 46 years old.
1673 Marriage of ChildJudith PERKINS married 16 December 1673, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE)
1674 Birth of ChildJoseph PERKINS was born 21 June 1674, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 49 years old.
1677 Birth of ChildJabez PERKINS was born 15 May 1677, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob was 52 years old.
1684 Marriage of ChildJacob PERKINS married 25 December 1684, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth SPARKS
1685 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth LOVELL? WHIPPLE? died 12 February 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1685 Marriage of ChildMatthew PERKINS married 23 March 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Esther BURNHAM
1693 Marriage of ChildJacob PERKINS married 5 January 1693, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah TREADWELL
1696 Marriage of ChildJohn PERKINS married 18 September 1696, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth PRYTHATCH (PRYTHOLD)
1698 Marriage of ChildJabez PERKINS married 30 June 1698, Lisbon, Connecticut, USA to Hannah LATHROP
Death — 170029 January 1700
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 75.
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