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Thursday, May 14, 1959'by John T. GupitIn my last article I stated that no doubt there was a son of Lewis Perkins, named John, but since then I have had an opportunity to Chefk Mrs. Welch’s Revolutionary Soldiers who came to Mississippi and! she does not name one as being John. There could have been a grandson possibly. The best thing is to forget that Lewis had a son or grandson named John ' until further proof can b.e found.I jjhave a more accurate genealo-gy j on James Perkins family | which I will now give. As stated j befjpre James Perkins, son of Ress and} Elizabeth Perkins, was born in South Carolina, Nov. 19, 1753, He | married Margaret Chandler. Aftfer leaving South Carolina they lived in Georgia. In 1810 they rec^ved Passport to move and removed to Marion County, Mississippi.Ih the Probate Court Records of Marion Co., Miss, is the will and settlement of estate of James Perkins, The will is dated Nov. 18, 182|6. In the will these are named, a Negro slave to work for wife anti daughter while they lived and then to be freed, a daughterikoose IksRI6 Remedy j for Acid-upset StomachSusanna Lou Sanford, son Samti-el Peijkinsj son Ress PerkijnL daughter Nancy Brown, wife'of Moses Brown, these received $1, $10, $10, $5, respectively, the rest of the property to be divided between |th_ree daughters EliziibhM Tanner, Jane Smart and Margaret Perkins. Nathan P. Smart [and Cornelius Newman, witnesses, anti Hosea Davis was administrator.Of the above children I have not been able to get a complete genealogy, but I do have ome of the records. Rees, Nancy, Eli^ar beth, ahd Samuel moved to Louisiana to what was then St. Landry Parish, later Calcasieu Parish. Their descendants are fsdnd in Beauregard and Vernon Parishes and the surrounding regions.In the Successions of Calc; isieu Pariah,, Lake Charles, La., i: the will of Rees Perkins, Cast 35, Rees Perkins Estate Opened Mhrch 2, 1846, Legatees: James Perkins, Samuel Perkins, Rees Perkins, Jr., Hapsey Perkins, Miranda Perkins, Hepsey, wife of Willis Butter, Eliza, wife of T\ eed-ham Coward, (‘Who were married Nov. 3, 1834), Margaret, wife of Allien Coward (Married Dec. 21, 1829), Lefchy Ann, wife of William Coward, Martha, wil e of Townsend, Harriett, wife of William Newland.Rees Perkins was born April 6, 1774, died Feb. 8, 1846, an I isrtrim- lsesville lburied in Big: Woods Cemetery, in dale isieu Parish, La., his wife is not k aowh, (nor was her marker found at Big Woods.Jame; Perkins, sons of Rees Perkins, was born July 11, 1801, died Dec. 13, 1867, Catherine Henderson, his wife was bom July 21, 1806, died Nok 7, 1885. Both are buried at Big Woods Cemetery. The children | of James Perkins and Catherine Henderson were Willis Perking who married Ma-nerva Coward, Louisa Perkins married David Lyons, Margaret Perkins marrjed Thomas Jefferson Gill, Cat ferine Perkins married a Lyons, Martha Perkins married Dempsey lies, LevicyPerkins rnarr. Eli Perkins nr Jamesed J. W. Hanchey, arried a Broussard, Perkihs married. Susan lies, Rees Per tins married a Ber-ry and. Samujel Perkins married Jane Reed.Samuel T. Perkins, who seems to be fee son1 of Rees, Sr., married Rebecca Coward, March 28, 1837, and sbme of their childrenwere Appalbnia who marriedmarried Mar) Perkins who lOsr ikvinGideon) Johnson, Eldig, Samuel, Keva, Thorrta^ and Jeane.Jr., married Vi-anna Coward 1 and some of their children weref Allen Perkins who ret Andrews, Rees arried Mary Tul-erkins married a Jamel; Perkihs marriedLyons,Della ISscoubas, Minerva' Perkins.manueiwrrrri Osoair Lynns, and Martha
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Leesville, Louisiana, US
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