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Dorcas Perkins 1754 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Georgia, United States

Father: Hardin Perkins

Mother: Sarah Price

Spouse(s): Richard Taliaferro

Children(s): Judith Taliaferro

Dorcas Perkins was born in 1754 in Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC, the child of Hardin Perkins and Sarah Price. Dorcas Perkins married Richard Taliaferro, and had children including Judith Taliaferro. Dorcas Perkins passed away in 1791 in Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Perkins was born in 1754 in Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC, the child of Hardin Perkins and Sarah Price.
  • Dorcas Perkins married Richard Taliaferro, and had children including Judith Taliaferro.
  • Dorcas Perkins passed away in 1791 in Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hardin Perkins
1730 – 1795
Birth Location: Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico, Virginia, United States
HP
Sarah Price
1734 – 1821
Birth Location: Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Richard Taliaferro
1747 – 1781
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
RT

Children(s)

Judith Taliaferro
1780 – 1845
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
JT

Dorcas Perkins's Ancestors

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Dorcas Perkins
1754 – 1791
Birth Place: Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC
Parents
Hardin Perkins
1730 – 1795
Tuckahoe Creek, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah Price
1734 – 1821
Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Perkins's Descendants

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Dorcas Perkins (1754 – 1791) m. Richard Taliaferro (2 Sep 1747 – 15 Mar 1781)
  1. 1. Judith Taliaferro (1780 – 18 Aug 1845) m. Absalom Mendenhall (18 Mar 1780 – 25 Aug 1848)
    1. 1. Taliaferro Mendenhall (1804 – 5 Mar 1835) m. Jane (A.) Bristow (11 MAR 1810 – 21 MAR 1899)
    2. 2. Jane MENDENHALL (1805 – 12 Sep 1822)
    3. 3. Sarah MENDENHALL (1806 – ) m. Joseph Wade
    4. 4. Mary Mendenhall (19 Jun 1807 – ) m. Warren (W.) Dewey (before June 19, 1804 – )
    5. 5. William (Nel) Mendenhall (ABT. 1808 – Bet. 1842-1845) m. Anne Williams (1806 – 1857)
      1. 1. Samuel Mendenhall (1832 – bet. 1871-1874) m. Nancy J. (1835 – )
        1. 1. Frances Mendenhall (1854 – )
        2. 2. Reuben (B.) Mendenhall (1857 – )
        3. 3. Mary (A.) Mendenhall (1860 – )
        4. 4. Arletta Mendenhall (1866 – )
      2. 2. Elias (G.) Mendenhall (1835 – Bet. 1851-1855)
      3. 3. William (Kirby) Mendenhall (1836 – )
      4. 4. Catharine (Jane "Jane") Mendenhall (abt 1837 – abt. 1857) m. William (Alvia) Ledington (16 Mar 1832 – 30 Nov 1910)
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Mendenhall (abt 1839 – 1876) m. William (Alvia) Ledington (16 Mar 1832 – 30 Nov 1910)
      6. 6. Benjamin (L.) Mendenhall (abt 1840 – before 1872) m. Martha ("Mattie") Bell (March 18, 1843 – 3 Dec 1910)
        1. 1. Edwin (E.) Mendenhall (3 May 1864 – 4 Jul 1912)
        2. 2. Oscar (E.) Mendenhall (MAR 1866 – 1945)
        3. 3. Estella Mendenhall (1867 – 20 Jan 1939) m. John (Henry) McLain (11 Feb 1859 – )
      7. 7. Joseph Mendenhall (1842 – Jan 16, 1896) m. Martha (Olive) Adamson (1844 – before June 1880) m. Adeline ("Addie") Lester (Jan 1849 – 1901)
        1. 1. Rhoda (Anne "Annie") Mendenhall (1867 – Nov 1889) m. Christian (Frederick) Klinger (Apr 1852 – 25 December 1934) m. Lincoln Lockwood (5 Dec 1856 – 22 Jun 1943)
        2. 2. Mary (E.) Mendenhall (1868 – between 1871-1879)
        3. 3. Walter (B.) Mendenhall (Oct. 1869 – abt 1871 or 1872)
        4. 4. Alice (Jane) Mendenhall (7 Feb 1873 – 6 Jul 1952) m. Albert (Richard "Bert") Gilmore (11 Jun 1872 – 17 Feb 1939) m. James (William) Smith (7 Jan 1873 – 7 Sep 1941) m. Arthur (Ellsworth) Duncan (6 Jun 1869 – 15 Apr 1924) m. Charles (Rudolph) Peterson (28 Feb 1878 – Jan 7, 1975)
        5. 5. Julia (Etta) Mendenhall (20 Jul 1874 – 30 Jul 1968) m. Charles (Louis "Louis") Lockwood (1 Apr 1867 – 19 Nov 1942)
        6. 6. Alzena (B. "Allie") Mendenhall (26 Oct. 1878 – 27 Jan 1964) m. Mayes ( – abt 1902) m. William (Everett) Sigler (9 Feb 1865 – 5 Jan 1913) m. Angus (Hugh George) Gunn (15 Jan 1855 – 19 June 1944)
        7. 7. Martha (Olive) Mendenhall (abt 1880 – 21 July 1966) m. Irvin (P.) Blunt (26 DEC 1862 – 14 AUG 1906) m. Walter (Breth) Miller (18 Sep 1858 – 12 Jan 1928)
        8. 8. Ethel (Pearl "Pearl") Mendenhall (7 Apr 1892 – 2 Aug 1959) m. Erastus (William) Agee (6 Jul 1879 – 13 Aug 1936)
    6. 6. Dorcas Mendenhall (Oct 1809 – 6 Sep 1869) m. William (Randel) Addington (25 August 1802 – 5 October 1875)
    7. 7. Temperance MENDENHALL (1812 – 1875) m. William Donahue (1812 – 1856)
    8. 8. Jesse (L) MENDENHALL (21 Jun 1817 – 28 Dec 1898) m. Susan Bever (Aug 2, 1815 – 25 Dec 1894)
    9. 9. Elizabeth (A) Mendenhall (1819 – 1875) m. Joseph Zumwalt (3 Sep 1813 – 26 Nov 1881)
    10. 10. Judith MENDENHALL (1823 – 1875) m. Perry DeVore (27 Jan 1825 – 8 Nov 1870)

Dorcas Perkins's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Dorcas Perkins in Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC
Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC
1791
1791
Age 37
Death of Dorcas Perkins in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Buckingham, Virginia o Surrey, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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