Dea. Joseph Perkins, Sr.

10 Joseph (Jacob2, John1) was born in Ipswich, Mass., June 21, 1674. He removed to Norwich, Conn., in early life and married there Martha, the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Morgan, May 22, 1700. She was of Preston, Conn., born 1680, and died Oct., 1754.

He died in Norwich, Conn., Sept. 6, 1726.

At the time of his removal from Ipswich, Mass., he was accompanied by two of his brothers, Jabez and Matthew. Matthew soon returned to Ipswich. Joseph and Jabez purchased a large tract of land (800 or 1,200 acres) for œ70. This land was situated in the forks of the Quinebaug and Shetucket rivers, in that part of the town of Norwich which became afterward the town of Lisbon and was known as "Perkins' Crotch." This land remained in the family until 1804-1820.

Joseph Perkins was an influential man, both in the town and church; by the latter he was elected a deacon, and is distinguished by his descendants as "Deacon Joseph Perkins."

Actors Humphrey Bogart and Anthony Perkins, dancer/choreographer Martha Graham, and George Washington Ferris, the inventor of the Ferris Wheel, are descendants.

WARNING: The identity of Joseph’s mother is in dispute, some show her as Damaris Robinson or Elizabeth Lovell. Some show Joseph died in Norwich, CT.

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NE Marriages Prior to 1700; The Landed Gentry

!He and his brothers Jabez and Matthew came from Ipswich, MA and bought

from John Fitch (deed dated 28 Sep 1695) 1200 acres lying in the forks of

the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers in the town of Norwich. This was in the

part of Norwich afterwards the town of Lisbon, in the southern portion of it,

known as Newent Society (supposedly named from Newent, Gloucestershire, England,

from the neighborhood of which their grandfather John apparently came) and in

the locality afterwards known as Perkins' Crotch from its situation and owners.

This property remained in the family until 1804/1820 during which it was

alienated. [Gen. of CT Fam.]

Reference

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61787583/joseph-perkins

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GEDCOM Note

Category: Ipswich, Massachusetts
Category: Norwich, Connecticut

Biography ==Joseph Perkins was born 21 Jun 1674 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, the son of Jacob Perkins and Elizabeth Whipple.≤ref name="JPW"/>

He married on 22 May 1700 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.≤ref name="JPW">Perkins, Thomas Allen. Jacob Perkins of Wells, Maine and His Descendants 1583-1936. Haverhill MA: Record Publishing Company, 1947: p. 2. Cit. Date: 29 May 2022.≤/ref> He died on 4 Sep 1726.

Burial

:: Ames Cemetery, Lisbon, New London, Connecticut

Disputed Associations ==In 1947, Thomas Allen Perkins called Jacob Perkins' first wife, Elizabeth Lovell, daughter of Thomas Lovell.≤ref name="JPW" /> These associations found their way to Edmund West's Family Data Collection (see references, Our Family History), and the claim has been widely shared. This Perkins-Lovell marriage was not followed by Robert Charles Anderson (1995), who calls Jacob's wife Elizabeth _____.≤ref>Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III(1995), 1431-1433 (John Perkins), at 1432; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors≤/ref>

Elizabeth Lovell's association as Jacob's wife was disputed by WikiTree collaborators; his wife could not have been this Elizabeth Lovell, see Research Notes. Elizabeth's association as the wife of Jacob Perkins and mother to his children was severed in 2021.

Sources

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• ≤span id='FAG'>≤/span>61787583 * ≤span id='Perkins'>≤/span>Perkins, Fred. Perkins Family of Connecticut, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1860) Vol. 14, Page 113.* ≤span id='Dexter'>≤/span>Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketchesof the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Page 355.

See also:*"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch ([https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL5-4B4] : 15 January2020), Joseph Perkins, 1674.
::Joseph Perkins
::Birth Date 21 Jun 1674
::Birthplace Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
::Father's Name Jacob Perkins*"Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch ([https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75S-25H] : 11 January 2020), Joseph Perkins, 1700.
::Joseph Perkins
::Spouse's Name Martha Morgan
::Marriage Date 1700::Marriage Place Newent Congregational Church, Lisbon, New London, Connecticut*New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/rd/21175/1168/426899326]
::Joseph PERKINS
::Marriage 1700
::Location Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States ::Original Text PERKINS, Joseph (1674-1726) & Martha MORGAN (1680-1754), m/2 Joseph LOTHROP 1727; 22 May 1700; Norwich, CT {Perkins (1947) 2; Cushing (ms) 363; Reg. 14:113; Granberry 283; Brainerd Anc. 198; Perkins (,1) 20; Perkins (,3) 12; Salisbury Fam. 284; Davison 1
::Spouse Martha MORGAN
::Volume Name Volume 2 Page 1168*Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.)Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913. [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1637/rd/28745/56/577941259]
::Joseph, Dea. PERKINS
::Death 1726
::Location Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States ::Original Text Deacon Joseph Perkins the first aboue named Deceased the 6th Day of September Anno Domini 1726
::Volume Name Norwich - V1 Page 56

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