Thomas Perley

https://historicipswich.org/2017/03/23/colonial-houses-of-boxford/ Thomas Perley, immigrant, left land to son Thomas in his will- mentioned in houses of boxford

BOX.68, Asa Perley House, Salem Rd, Boxford MA 1760. The land was two hundred years ago in the possession of Thomas Perley, son of Allan and Susanna (Bokenson) Perley, the emigrant ancestors of the Perley family in America. Mr. Perley was succeeded on the homestead, by a device in his will, by his son Thomas, who was born in 1668 and who resided with his father as long as the latter lived. In his will he divided his farm between his sons Thomas and Asa. Thomas had that part now known as the Cleaveland farm, and Asa’s portion included the homestead. Asa Perley took up his residence in the house in which he was horn (in 1716) and had always lived, after his marriage, in 1738, with Susanna Low of Essex. He was afterward married to Mrs. Apphia Porter of Danvers and to Mrs. Ruth Kimball of Bradford. In 1760, or about that date, he took the old house down and erected the mansion now standing. After completing the house and caring for the surroundings he set out a sapling elm, which grew to be one of the largest and most beautiful elms in the state. Here Asa lived while passing through his distinguished career. For ten years he was a selectman; in 1771, 1772, 1780 and 1781, he was representative from Boxford to the General Court, and in 1775 — that noted year in the history of the nation — he was a member of the Provincial Congress. The records of this Congress show that in it he held prominent positions, and private papers in the possession of his descendants indicate that he was privy to those secret discussions and manoeuvres that characterized the opening months of the American Revolution. It is a fact worthy of mention that seven of his sons fought in that struggle for independence. At Mr. Perley’s death, the place came into the possession of his son Samuel. (from Perley) _____________________________________________________

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Thomas Perley, Jr BIRTH 27 Sep 1669 Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH Nov 1745 (aged 76) Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Harmony Cemetery Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 174806457 · View Source

Note: there is no extant grave marker for Thomas here. However, his father, he, and his son Asa all lived in the same house in Boxford. Asa is buried here with a surviving grave stone, and since his father and grandfather lived in the same house, they are almost certainly buried in the same cemetery.

Thomas was the son of Lt. Thomas Perley and Lydia Peabody of Rowley and Boxford, Mass.. He m. (1) c. 1695 Sarah OSGOOD, b. Andover 4 Nov 1675, d. Boxford 23 Sep 1724, the daughter of John Osgood and Mary Clement. Thomas m. (2) Boxford 15 May 1727 Elizabeth (PORTER) Putnam, b. 18 Feb 1672/3, d. Oct 1746, the widow of Joseph Putnam and daughter of Israel Porter and Elizabeth Hathorne. Elizabeth was the mother of the famous General Israel Putnam of Revolutionary War fame. The general was only eight years old when his mother married Thomas Perley, so he likely spent much time in his youth at the Perley homestead in Boxford.

Thomas was a Captain in the local militia, and was titled that in many records. He lived in the house that his father built around 1684, and when his father died in 1709, the house was bequeathed to him. He held several positions of public responsibility, and was a Boxford representative in the colonial legislature on many occasions from 1702 to 1719.

Thomas's will was dated 1 Sep 1745 and proved 25 Nov 1745, leaving most property to his two surviving sons, Thomas and Asa. Young Thomas was given the property known later as the Cleaveland farm, and Asa received the homestead. A private account gives Thomas's death date as 13 Nov 1745, which is reasonable based on his will dates, but his death is recorded in Boxford without a date. Children of Thomas and Sarah, all born Boxford:

• Lydia, b. 21 June 1696
• Mary, b. 16 May 1697, bapt Topsfield 5 Sep 1697, d. Ipswich 26 March 1738, m. Boston 13 Dec 1717 John BAKER, b. Topsfield 6 Jan 1690/1, d. Ipswich 1 Aug 1734, son of Thomas Baker and Priscilla Symonds. Mary and Thomas both have surviving grave markers in the Old Burying Ground in Ipswich.
• Hepzibah, born 1699, m. Boxford, Mass. 8 Nov 1723 Thomas REDINGTON, Jr., b. Boxford, Mass. 1 April 1693, d. 1755, the son of Thomas Redington and Mary Kimball of Boxford. Hepzibah and Thomas are buried in the South Cemetery in Lunenburg, Mass.
• Moses, b. Boxford 11 Dec 1701 (the Boxford vital record does not give his name), d. there 9 Nov [year lost, but it's either 1702 or 1703].
• Sarah, bapt. Boxford 19 Sep 1703, living in 1745, m. (int Andover 17 April 1725) Dane ROBINSON, Jr., b. Andover (date lost, but c. 1702 based on d. record), d. Boxford 2 May 1779, aged 77, son of Dane Robinson and Mercy Chadwick of Andover and Boxford. Sarah was presumed living close to the time that her daughter Susanna was baptized in Boxford on 23 Feb 1745/6.
• Thomas, b. 22 Feb 1704/5, d. Boxford 28 Sep 1795, m. Boxford 20 Sep 1731 Eunice PUTNAM, b. Salem 13 April 1710, d. Boxford 2 Feb 1787, daughter of Joseph Putnam and Elizabeth Porter. They had eight known children b. 1732 to 1755. Eunice has a surviving grave marker in the Harmony Cemetery in Boxford.
• Mehetable, b. 26 June 1708, baptized Topsfield "20 June 1708", so one of these two dates has an error in it. She d. Boxford 14 Oct 1723.
• Rebecca, b. 29 Oct 1710, d. 1790, per some private accounts, but I find no evidence. She was living in 1767 when named in her husband's will. She m. Ipswich 14 Feb 1728/9 (also recorded in Salem and Boxford) David PUTNAM, b. Salem 25 Oct 1707, d. Danvers 1769, son of Joseph Putnam and Elizabeth Porter. They had ten children born 1730 to 1754. In several accounts, David has been given the title/rank of "Col.", but I find no record of military service for him. He was apparently the brother of the famed Revolutionary War general, Israel Putnam. David called himself of Danvers in his will, dated 16 Nov 1767 and proved 5 June 1769. Private accounts give his death as being in March 1768, but based on the probate of his will, March 1769 would make more sense. Rebecca was only 58 years of age when her husband died, but I find no records of a possible remarriage, nor any record of her death.
• Allen, b. 14 April 1714
• Asa, b. 10 Oct 1716, d. Boxford 10 April 1806, aged 89, m. (1) Boxford 31 Jan 1737/8 Susanna LOW, b. c. 1718, d. 15 Jan 1762 (per History of Boxford). She may have been the Susannah Low, daughter of Daniel and Susanna Low, baptized at Ipswich 1:7m:1717 (1 Sep 1717). Asa m. (2) Danvers 12 Aug 1762 (but recorded in Boxford VR) Apphia (PUTNAM) Porter, b. Salem 8 July 1716, d. 28 Dec 1780 (per History of Boxford), daughter of Dea. Eleazer Putnam and Elizabeth Rolfe (the vital record is in error in calling her mother Hannah Boardman). She had married first (int 27 Oct 1733) John Porter, b. 1712, d. 1759, the son of Benjamin Porter and Hannah Endicott, and with him had nine children (see Putnam Gen). Asa m. (3) Bradford 8 Dec 1781 Mrs. Ruth Kimball of Bradford (Boxford VR). It is possible that Ruth was the Ruth Head who m. Bradford 22 Oct 1741 Thomas Kimball, the son of Thomas Kimball and Elizabeth Chadwick. Deacon Thomas Kimball died in Bradford 26 Sep 1780 in his 62d year, which fits nicely with the 2 Dec 1781 marriage of Ruth Kimball to Asa Perley. Asa lived with his large family in his father's house, and upon his father's death in 1745 the property became his. Sometime about 1760, he took down the old house and erected a mansion. He served as a selectman for the town, and in the years 1771, 1772, 1780, and 1781 he represented Boxford in the General Court. He was also a member of the Provincial Congress in 1775. Asa had eleven children, all with his first wife, and born from 1738 to 1760. Seven of his sons served during the American Revolutionary War. Asa and his third wife, Ruth, are known to be buried in the Harmony Cemetery in Boxford. His first wife is likely buried there as well, but his second wife may be buried with her first husband, with whom she had many children. Asa has an extant grave marker; it is uncertain if Ruth's is still standing. Upon Asa's death, the family homestead was passed to his son, Samuel.
• Margaret, b. 23 Nov 1719

Family Members Parents Thomas Perley 1641–1709

Lydia Peabody Perley 1640–1715

Spouses Sarah Osgood Perley 1675–1724 (m. 1695)

Elizabeth Porter Putnam 1673–1746 (m. 1727)

Siblings Jacob Perley 1674–1751

Children Photo Mary Perley Baker 1697–1738

Hepzibah Perley Redington 1699–1790

Thomas Perley 1705–1795 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174806457/thomas-perley _______________________________

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Family of Capt. Thomas Perley (7791) & Sarah Osgood 20666. Lydia Perley. Born on 21 Jun 1696 in Boxford, MA.194 20667. Mary Perley. Born on 16 May 1697 in Boxford, MA.194 Mary was baptized in Topsfield, MA, on 5 Sep 1697.193 Mary died on 26 Mar 1738; she was 40. In Nov 1717 Mary married John Baker (5583) , son of Thomas Baker (13 Sep 1636-18 Mar 1717/8) & Priscilla Symonds (2287) (ca 1648-2 Jan 1733/4). Born on 6 Jan 1690/1 in Topsfield, MA. John died in Ipswich, MA, on 1 Aug 1734; he was 43. 20668. Hephzibah Perley. Born on 14 Aug 1699 in Boxford, MA.194 On 8 Nov 1723 when Hephzibah was 24, she married Dea. Thomas Redington (13695) , son of Thomas Redington (25 Jul 1649-7 Jan 1700/1) & Mary Kimball (4872) (ca 1663-7 Jun 1704), in Boxford, MA. Born on 1 Apr 1693 in Boxford, MA. Thomas died in Lunenburg, MA, on 10 Aug 1755; he was 62. 20669. Moses Perley. Born on 11 Dec 1701 in Boxford, MA.194 Moses was baptized in Topsfield, MA, on 21 Dec 1701.193 Moses died in Boxford, MA, on 9 Nov 170[3]; he was 1.194 20670. Sarah Perley. Born on 2 Oct 1703 in Boxford, MA.194 Sarah was baptized in Boxford, MA, on 19 Sep 1703.194 Sarah died aft 1745. On 17 Apr 1725 (int.) when Sarah was 21, she married Dane Robinson, son of Dane Robinson (2 Feb 1670/1-Dec 1753) & Mercy Chadwick (ca 1675-), in Andover, MA. Born ca 1696 in Andover, MA. Dane died on 12 May 1779 in Boxford, MA. Their children include: 38613i. Sarah Robinson (19 Mar 1728/9-) 20671. Thomas Perley. Born on 22 Feb 1704/5 in Boxford, MA.194 Thomas died in Boxford, MA, on 28 Sep 1795; he was 91.194 On 20 Sep 1731 when Thomas was 27, he married Eunice Putnam, daughter of Joseph Putnam (14 Sep 1669-May 1724) & Elizabeth Porter (18 Feb 1672/3-Oct 1746), in Boxford, MA. Born on 13 Apr 1710 in Salem Village, MA.186 Eunice was baptized on 18 Apr 1710.186 Eunice died in Boxford, MA, on 2 Feb 1787; she was 76.194 Buried in Boxford, MA GR3.

Children of Thomas and Eunice (Putnam) Perley, born at Boxford:;

   i. Hulda Perley, b. 13 Feb 1731/2, d. Sep 1774 at Beverly, MA, m. 22 Apr 1761 Joshua Cleaves;

   ii. Rebecca Perley, b. 12 Jan 1733/4, d. 22 Aug 1813.

   iii. Israel Perley, b. 2 Jul 1738, m. Elizabeth Moore, moved to Maugerville, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick;

   iv. Mary Perley, b. 4 Jun 1741, d.15 Jul 1824 at Bridgeton, ME, m. 28 Jun 1764 John Peabody;

   v. Oliver Perley, b. 30 Jul 1743, d. 1825 at Sheffield, New Brunswick, m. Sarah;

   vi. Thomas Perley, b. 19 Jun 1746, d. 20 Apr 1831, m. Dec 1809 Sarah Wood (b. 10 Apr 1765, d. 10 Dec 1854);

   vii. Enoch Perley, b. 19 May 1749, d. 23 Dec 1829 at Middleton, m. 17 mar 1778 Anna Flint (b. 26 Jul 1753 at Middleton, d. 15 Apr 1823, dau. of John & Huldah (Putnam) Flint); and

   viii. Aaron Perley, b. 18 Sep 1755, d. 10 Dec 1831, m. 27 Jun 1786 Mehitable Wood (b. 26 Nov 1761 at Boxford, d. there 15 Mar 1853). 20672. Mehitable Perley. Born on 26 Jun 1708 in Boxford, MA.194 Mehitable was baptized in Topsfield, MA, on 20 Jun 1708.193 Mehitable died in Boxford, MA, on 14 Oct 1723; she was 15.194 20673. Rebecca Perley. Born on 29 Oct 1710 in Boxford, MA.194

Children of David and Rebecca (Perley) Putnam, born at Salem Village:

   i. William Putnam, b. ca. 1729, d. 7 Jul 1807 at Sterling, MA, m. at Danvers, MA, 5 Nov 1751 Elizabeth Putnam (b. ca. Jun 1725, d. before 1807, dau. of Josiah & Ruth (Hutchinson) Putnam);

   ii. Lucy Putnam, b. ca. 1731, d. 20 Jul1818 at Marietta, Washington Co., OH, m. at Middleton, MA, 5 Nov 1751 Ezra Putnam (b. ca. 1728 at Salem, d. 19 Mar 1811 at Marietta, son of Ezra & Elizabeth (Fuller) Putnam);

   iii. Allen Putnam, b. ca. 1732, d. 1759;

   iv. Mehitable Putnam, b. ca. 1734, m. Edward Perkins Sparhawk (b. 10 Jul 1728 at Lynn, MA, son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth (Perkins) Sparhawk);

   v. Joseph Putnam, b. 23 Sep 1739, d. 9 Mar 1818 at Danvers, m. there 26 Mar 1770 Ruth Flint (b. 28 Apr 1751 at Middleton, dau. of John & Hulda (Putnam) Flint);

   vi. Israel Putnam, b. 29 Jun 1742, d. 23 Feb 1825 at Danvers, m. there 7 Feb 1771 Sally Eppes (d. 8 Oct 1784);

   vii. Eunice Putnam, b. ca. 1745, d. young;

   viii. David Putnam, b. ca. 1747, d. 1766 at Salem;

   ix. Eunice Putnam, b. ca. 1751, d. 26 Nov 1846, m. at Middleton Sep 1771 Nathaniel Richardson (b. 20 Mar 1741/2 at Woburn, MA, d. 25 Jan 1796 at Salem, son of Joshua & Eunice (Jennison) Richardson); and

   x. Jesse Putnam, b. 8 Jan 1754, d. 14 Apr 1837 at Boston, m. 13 Feb 1776 Susanna Thatcher (d. 8 Apr 1839, dau. of Samuel & Mary (Brown) Thatcher). On 14 Feb 1728/9 when Rebecca was 18, she married Col. David Putnam, son of Joseph Putnam (14 Sep 1669-May 1724) & Elizabeth Porter (18 Feb 1672/3-Oct 1746), in Ipswich, MA. Born on 25 Oct 1707 in Salem Village, MA.186 David was baptized on 26 Oct 1707.186 David died in Mar 1768 in Salem, MA. 20674. Allen Perley. Born on 14 Apr 1714 in Boxford, MA.194 20675. Asa Perley. Born on 10 Oct 1716 in Boxford, MA.194 Asa died on 10 Apr 1806; he was 89. Asa first married Susanna Low. On 12 Aug 1762 when Asa was 45, he second married Apphia Putnam, daughter of Dea. Eleazer Putnam (8 Sep 1665-25 Jan 1732/3) & Elizabeth Rolfe (15 Dec 1679-2 Jan 1752), in Salem, MA.186 Born on 8 Jul 1716 in Salem Village, MA.186 Apphia died on 28 Dec 1780; she was 64.

Apphia first married John Porter, second Asa Perley as his second wife. 20676. Margaret Perley. Born on 23 Nov 1719 in Boxford, MA.194

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