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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): Judy 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 Judy 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 Judy Taliaferro.
  • Dorcas Perkins passed away in 1791 in Georgia, United States.

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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
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Dorcas Perkins's Descendants

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Dorcas Perkins (1754–1791) m. Richard Taliaferro (2 Sep 1747–15 Mar 1781)
  1. 1. Judy Taliaferro 1780–1845 m. Absalom Mendenhall 1780–1848
    1. 1. William (Nell) Mendenhall 1808–1842 m. Anne Williams 1806–1857
      1. 1. Joseph Mendenhall 1842–1896 m. Martha Adamson 1844–1880 m. Addie Pierce 1849–1901
        1. 1. Alice (J.) Petterson 1873–1952 m. Bert Gilmore 1872–1939 m. Charles Petterson 1878–1975 m. James (William) Smith 1873–1941 m. Arthur (Ellsworth) Duncan 1869–1924
        2. 2. Annie Clinger 1867–1889 m. Fred Klinger 1852–1934 m. Abraham (Lincoln "Linc") Lockwood 1856–1943
        3. 3. Ethel (Pearl "Pearl") Mendenhall 1892–1959 m. Erastus (William) Agee 1879–1936
        4. 4. Julie (Etta) Mendenhall 1874–1968 m. Charles (Lewis) Lockwood 1867–1942
        5. 5. Zina Mendenhall 1878–1964 m. William (Everett) Sigler 1865–1913 m. Angus (H G) Gunn 1855–1944 m. Mayes –1902
        6. 6. Martha ("Mattie") Mendenhall 1880–1966 m. Irvin (P.) Blunt 1862–1906 m. W. (B.) Miller 1858–1928
        7. 7. Walter (B.) Mendenhall 1869–1871
        8. 8. Mary (B.) Mendenhall 1868–1871
      2. 2. Elias (G.) Mendenhall 1835–1851
      3. 3. William (Kirby) Mendenhall 1836–
      4. 4. Catharine (Jane) Mendenhall 1837–1857 m. William (Alvia) Ledington 1832–1910
      5. 5. Benjamin (L.) Mendenhall 1840–1872 m. Martha ("Mattie") Bell 1843–1910
        1. 1. Edwin (E.) Mendenhall 1864–1912
        2. 2. Oscar (E.) Mendenhall 1866–1945
        3. 3. Estella Mendenhall 1867–1939 m. John (Henry) McLain 1859–
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Mendenhall 1839–1876 m. William (Alvia) Ledington 1832–1910
      7. 7. Samuel Mendenhall 1832–1871 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. Toliver Mendenhall 1804–1835 m. Jane (A.) Bristow 1810–1899
    3. 3. Jane MENDENHALL 1805–1822
    4. 4. Sarah MENDENHALL 1806–
    5. 5. Mary Mendenhall 1807– m. Warren (W.) Dewey 1804–
    6. 6. Dorcas Mendenhall 1809–1869 m. William (Randel) Addington 1802–1875
    7. 7. Temperance MENDENHALL 1812–1875 m. William Donahue 1812–1856
    8. 8. Judith MENDENHALL 1823–1875 m. WilliamCommodore (Perry) DeVore 1825–1870
    9. 9. Jesse (L) MENDENHALL 1817–1898 m. Susan Beaver 1815–1894
    10. 10. Elizabeth (A) Mendenhall 1819–1875 m. Joseph Zumwalt 1813–1881

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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