Charity Perkins

February 29, 1759 may be the date of death.

Memories might have been weak for the birth date and age for Charity. The dual dating for the conversion to the Gregorian calendar (1752 for Britain) might have confused the dating. Reading the headstone inscription might have introduced some errors. The date of death is given as 29 February, however, both 1639 and 1659 were not leap years.

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Charity Perkins formerly Hodges aka Leonard

Born 5 Apr 1682 in Taunton, Bristol, Plymouth

Daughter of Henry Hodges and Esther (Gallup) Hodges

Sister of Mary (Hodges) Keith, Esther (Hodges) Southworth, William Hodges, John Hodges, Henry Hodges Jr., Joseph Hodges, Benjamin Hodges, Ephraim Hodges, Abigail Hodges and Elizabeth (Hodges) Richmond

Wife of Elkanah Leonard — married 25 Mar 1703 in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts

Wife of Jabez Perkins — married 17 Dec 1722 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British Americamap

Mother of Elkanah Leonard, Joseph Leonard, Rebecca (Leonard) Perkins, Abiah (Leonard) Haskell, Simeon Leonard, Jemima (Leonard) Perkins and Charity (Perkins) Gates

Died [date unknown] in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 7 Dec 2019 | Created 30 Aug 2010

Biography

Charity Hodges was born on 05 April 1682 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony, British America [1] [2] [3] [4] and her parents were Esther (Gallup) and Henry Hodges.

She was a member of the Newent Congregational Church in Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut Colony. [5]

She first married on 25 March 1703 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Elkanah Leonard and they had ten children born in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [2] [4][6] [7]

She married secondly on 17 Dec 1722 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony to Captain Jabez Perkins of Norwich and they had one child Charity Perkins, born in 1724 Norwich. [2] [8][9] [10]

In 1725 Charity Perkins was admitted to the Newent Congregational Church in Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut Colony.

Her husband Jabez Perkins died in 1742 and she eventually moved back to Massachusetts.

She died on 29 Feb 1759 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America [2] [11] and was buried at the Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [11]

Research Notes

The source by Hodges [2] gives the death date for Charity as 29 February 1739. The death date on Charity's headstone (as best I can read the photograph) 29 February 1759 - a birth date on the headstone of April 1685 = 73 years. This closely coincides with the age at death on the headstone of 74 years. There are a few reasons why there are some discrepancies in the death date and death age for Charity ...

Memories might have been weak for the birth date and age for Charity. The dual dating for the conversion to the Gregorian calendar (1752 for Britain) might have confused the dating. Reading the headstone inscription might have introduced some errors. The date of death is given as 29 February, however, both 1639 and 1659 were not leap years.

Sources

↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records 1620-1988, database online, Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). [Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 v1 Births p215. Boston: NEHGS, 1929] p215. Taunton Births ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hodges, Almon D., Jr. Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family of New England, Ending Dec 31, 1894, 3rd Edition. Boston: Frank H. Hodges 1896 p82-83. [Digital copy available at Internet Archive.] ↑ Gallup, John. 'Genealogical History of the Gallup Family in the United States, Also, Biographical Sketches of Members of the Family. Hartford, CT: Press of the Hartford Printing Co., 1893. Database online, Ancestry.com. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On the Basis of Farmer's Register v2 Boston: Little, Brown and Co. in 1860 p439. [Digital copy available at Internet Archive.] ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920, database online, Connecticut Church Records, Lisbon, Newent Congregational Church 1723-1932 Hartford, Connecticut State Library in 1944 p112 on ancestry.com. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database online, Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. p254. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay & Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com. ↑ New England Historical & Genealogical Register 1847-2011, database online, Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. New England Historical and Genealogical Register v13 p253. Samuel G. Drake, Publisher of Boston, MA in 1859 on ancestry.com. ↑ Perkins, Thomas Allen. Jacob Perkins of Wells, Maine and His Descendants, 1583-1936. Haverhill, MA: Record Publishing Co., 1947 p2. [Online viewing at HathiTrust]. ↑ Perkins, George A., M.D. The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Salem, MA: The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co. in 1889 p20. [Digital copy available at Internet Archive.] ↑ Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut. Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, Part I. Hartford, CT, 1913. p 9. [Digital copy available at Internet Archive]. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Find A Grave, database online Memorial #73563679 FAG error - 1759 is not a leap year, 29 Feb 1759 will not save in WikiTree. use day prior. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings 1639-1915" database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCVW-GQ7 : 4 Dec 2014) citing FHL#0844826 item#1-3; for Charity Hodges, b: 05 Apr 1682 Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. "Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649-1906" database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7W7-GTP : 3 Dec 2014) Charity in entry for Charity Perkins, 06 Dec 1724

Perkins, Fred, Perkins Family of Connecticut, New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, MA in 1860) v14 p113

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Biography==Charity Hodges was born on 05 April 1682 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony, British America <ref> Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records 1620-1988,database online, Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. MassachusettsVital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). [Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to theYear 1850 v1 Births p215. Boston: NEHGS, 1929] p215. Taunton Births</ref> <ref name="Hodges">Hodges, Almon D., Jr. Genealogical Recordof the Hodges Family of New England, Ending Dec 31, 1894, 3rd Edition. Boston: Frank H. Hodges 1896 p82-83. [Digital copy available at [https://ia802606.us.archive.org/27/items/genealogicalreco00hodg/gen... Internet Archive.]] </ref> <ref> Gallup, John. 'Genealogical History of the Gallup Family in the United States, Also, Biographical Sketches of Members of the Family. Hartford, CT: Press ofthe Hartford Printing Co., 1893. Database online, Ancestry.com.</ref><ref name="Savage"> Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of theFirst Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those WhoCame Before May, 1692, On the Basis of Farmer's Register v2 Boston:Little, Brown and Co. in 1860 p439. [Digital copy available at [https://archive.org/details/agenealogicaldi02unkngoog Internet Archive.]] </ref> and her parents were Esther (Gallup) and Henry Hodges.

She was a member of the Newent Congregational Church in Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut Colony. <ref> Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920, database online, Connecticut Church Records, Lisbon, Newent Congregational Church 1723-1932 Hartford, Connecticut State Library in 1944 p112 on ancestry.com. </ref> She first married on 25 March 1703 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Elkanah Leonard and they had ten children born inMiddleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. <ref name="Hodges"/> <ref name="Savage"/><ref>Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records,1620-1988, database online, Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. p254. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay & Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com.</ref><ref> New England Historical & Genealogical Register 1847-2011, database online, Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. New England Historical and Genealogical Register v13 p253. Samuel G. Drake, Publisher of Boston, MA in 1859 on ancestry.com. </ref> She married secondly on 17 Dec 1722 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony to Captain Jabez Perkins of Norwich and they had one child Charity Perkins, born in 1724 Norwich. <ref name="Hodges"/> <ref>Perkins, Thomas Allen. Jacob Perkins of Wells, Maine and His Descendants, 1583-1936. Haverhill, MA: Record Publishing Co., 1947 p2. [Online viewing at HathiTrust]].</ref><ref>Perkins, George A., M.D. The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Salem, MA: The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co. in 1889 p20.[Digital copy available at [https://ia902607.us.archive.org/11/items/familyofjohnperk00perkuoft/familyofjohnperk00perkuoft.pdf Internet Archive.]] </ref> <ref>Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut. Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, Part I. Hartford, CT, 1913. p 9. [Digital copy available at [https://ia902205.us.archive.org/35/items/vitalrecordsofno01norwi/vitalrecordsofno01norwi.pdf Internet Archive]].</ref> In 1725 Charity Perkins was admitted to the Newent Congregational Church in Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut Colony. Her husband Jabez Perkins died in 1742 and she eventually moved back to Massachusetts. She died on 29 Feb 1759 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America <ref name="Hodges"/> <ref name="FindAGrave">Find A Grave, database online [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73563679 Memorial #73563679 <b>FAG error - 1759 is not a leap year, 29 Feb 1759 will not save in WikiTree.</b> use day prior.</ref> and was buried at the Thompson Hill Cemetery in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. <ref name="FindAGrave"/>