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William Joshua Perkins 1730–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Richard II

Mother: Mary Sherrill

Spouse(s): Mary Black

Children(s): George Perkins, Jacob Perkins

The story of William Joshua Perkins began in 1730 in Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. William Joshua Perkins married Mary Black, and had children including George Perkins, Jacob Perkins. William Joshua Perkins passed away in 1801 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Joshua Perkins began in 1730 in Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.
  • William Joshua Perkins married Mary Black, and had children including George Perkins, Jacob Perkins.
  • William Joshua Perkins passed away in 1801 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Perkins's Ancestors

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William Perkins
1730–1801
Birth Place: Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Richard Perkins II
1689–1772
Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Mary Sherrill
1693–1772
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard Perkins
1663–1706
England
Mary Ute
1667–1735
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Carter
1651–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Carter
1613–1669

William Perkins's Descendants

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William (Joshua) Perkins (1730–1801) m. Mary Black (27 January 1739–8 November 1842)
  1. 1. George Perkins 1752–1840 m. Keziah Manning 1763–1849
    1. 1. Anna (E) Perkins 1781–1860 m. William Graves 1776–1830
      1. 1. Keziah Graves 1811–1868 m. William Childress 1800–1837
        1. 1. Catherine Childers 1827–1890 m. Joseph Bartlett 1824–1862
    2. 2. Stephen (Graves) Perkins 1783–1850
  2. 2. Jacob Perkins 1756–1819

William Perkins's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Joshua Perkins in Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
1801
1801
Age 71
Death of William Joshua Perkins in Carter Crossing, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Carter Crossing, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Saint Georges, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Carter Crossing, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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