Captain Mathew Perkins

Matthew Perkins, Birth: (1,2) 23 Jul 1665, s/o Jacob PERKINS/Elizabeth __. (1) Ipswich. (3,4) Jun. (4a) Age 73 at death in 1738 (b. 1765).

Marriage to Esther BURNHAM: (1) 1685/6. (2)

Marriage to Mary __: (4) Wife Mary survived him. (NOTE: Either source 1 has wrong death date for wife Esther (1749, meaning she would have survived him) or source 4 confuses Mary with someone else, perhaps son's 2nd wife Mary.)

Death: (1) 15 Apr 1738. (2) 1755. (4a) 9 Apr 1738.

(2) Resided in Ipswich, MA.

(1) Served in the French & Indian War.

(4) 1687: William HODGKINS Sen'r, Jacob PERKINS and MATTHEW Perkins built 20 feet of wharf in the Cove, Ipswich, MA.

(4) 1688, 12 Jun: Harlackenden SYMONDS, Gentleman of Ipswich, MA, sells to Mathew PERKENS and 36 others land in Yorkshire Co., ME known as Coxall, 6 mi. by 4 mi., bounded by Wells twp., Cape Porpus twp., land formerly owned by Maj. Wm. PHILLIPS, common land, and Harlckenden SYMONDS.

(5) 1695, 28 Sep: Joseph PERKINS and his brothers Jabez and Matthew, coming from Ipswich, MA, bought of John FITCH 1200 or 800 acres of land lying in the forks of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers, in the town of Norwich. This was in that part of Norwich afterwards the town of Lisbon, in the southern portion of it, known as Newent Society, supposedly named for Newent, Gloucestershire, England, from the neighborhood of which their grandfather, John Sr., apparently came, and in the locality afterwards known as "Perkins' Crotch." This property remained in the family until the period from 1804 to 1820. Matthew PERKINS soon returned to Ipswich and remained there.

(2) 1699: Called Thomas BOARMAN Jr. "cousin."

(3) Source names children Matthew, of wife Esther; Esther, of wife Esther; Joseph, John, Abraham, Martha DODGE, Hannah WOODBURY, Ruth. (NOTE: Hannah WOODBURY is probably granddaughter Hannah PERKINS who m. Josiah WOODBURY.)

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64088455/matthew-perkins
• 1) "Genealogical Sketches of the Woodbury Family," by Charles Levi Woodbury (John B. Clarke Co., Manchester, NH, 1904) p.96,151.
• (2) "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts," by David W. Hoyt (New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1981) p.284.
• (3) Verna Halpain, El Cajon, CA. Source unknown.
• (4) "The Hammatt Papers, Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts," by Abraham Hammatt (Reprint 1880-1899. Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1980) p.138,251-252,363. Cites: (a) Tombstone.
• (5) "Genealogies of Connecticut Families From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register" (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1983; rpt. Broderbund Software, 1997, CD 179). "Perkins Family of Conencticut," by Fred B. Perkins. Vol. 3, p.109.

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Biography

Matthew Perkins was born on 23 Jun 1665 in Ipswich, Massachusetts to Sergeant Jacob and Elizabeth Perkins.≤ref name="birth">"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL5-M93 : 10 February 2018), Mathew Perkings, 23 Jun 1665; citing Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 24; FHL microfilm 877,468.≤/ref>≤ref name="Old">"Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts," by David W. Hoyt (New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1981) p.284. Access online at Archive.org.≤/ref>≤ref>Perkins, ThomasAllen (1947), Jacob Perkins of Wells, Maine and His Descendants 1583-1936. Haverhill, Mass: Record Publishing Company, 1947. Access online at Archive.org.≤/ref>
He married Esther Burnham on 23 Mar 1685 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.≤ref name="birth" />≤ref>Genealogical Sketches of the Woodbury Family," by Charles Levi Woodbury (John B. Clarke Co., Manchester, NH, 1904) p.96, 151.≤/ref>≤ref>“New England Marriages Prior to 1700.” Ancestry.com.≤/ref>
In 1687, he and others built a wharf at Ipswich, Massachusetts.≤ref name="Hammatt">"The Hammatt Papers, Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts," by Abraham Hammatt (Reprint 1880-1899. Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1980) p.138,251-252,363≤/ref> On 12 Jun 1688, he bought land in Yorkshire County, Maine.≤ref name="Hammatt" /> On 28 Sep 1695, he and his brothers bought land in Norwich, Connecticut.≤ref>"Genealogies of Connecticut Families From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register" (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1983; rpt. Broderbund Software, 1997, CD 179). "Perkins Family of Connecticut," by Fred B. Perkins. Vol. 3, p.109.≤/ref>
In 1703, Matthew Perkins served as “lieutenant at the eastward” ofIpswich.≤ref>Felt, Joseph B. (1834) “History of Ipswich, Essex, andHamilton” Cambridge [Mass.]: Printed by C. Folsom, p. 325.≤/ref> In1710, Captain Matthew Perkins commanded a company In the third expedition against Port Royal.≤ref>Waters, Thomas Franklin; Goodhue, Sarah Whipple; Wise, John (1905) “Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony ..”Ipswich Historical Society, Ipswich, Mass: The Ipswich historical society. pps. 40-41. Access online at Archive.org.≤/ref>
He died on 15 Apr 1738 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.≤ref>Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com.≤/ref>≤ref>Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 May 2019), memorial page for Capt Matthew Perkins (Jul 1665–19 Apr 1738), 64088455, citing Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568) .≤/ref>

Older Research Notes ==# Marriage to Mary __: Wife Mary survived him. (NOTE: Either source 1has wrong death date for wife Esther (1749, meaning she would have survived him) or source confuses Mary with someone else, perhaps son's 2nd wife Mary.)≤ref name="Hammatt" /># Source names children Matthew, of wife Esther; Esther, of wife Esther; Joseph, John, Abraham, Martha DODGE, Hannah WOODBURY, Ruth. (NOTE: Hannah WOODBURY is probably granddaughter Hannah PERKINS who m. JosiahWOODBURY.)≤ref name="Old" />

1. He called Thomas Boarman Jr "cousin.”≤ref name="Old" />

Sources

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See also:* Perkins, George Augustus (1889), The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Salem, Massachusetts: Perkins, George Augustus.pp. 11-12. Archive.org.