Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of William Perkins (548) & Catherine [Perkins]

1877. Bathshua Perkins. Born on 24 May 1605.

1878. Rev. William Perkins. Born on 25 Aug 1607 in All Hallows, Bread Street, London.5 William died in Topsfield, MA, on 21 May 1682; he was 74.5

From Chamberlain’s History of Weymouth:87
    “Capt. William Perkins, the first schoolmaster of which there is any record, was voted £10 for six months schoohng, 10 Mar. 1651 (Weymouth Town Records.) He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as a pensioner at Michaelmas Term, 1625; afterwards immigrated to Christ’s College from which he graduated, A.B., at lent term, 1627-28.
    “He was son of William Perkins, a merchant tailor, of London, and was born 25 Aug. 1607, and came in the ship William and Francis, leaving London, 7 Mar. 1631-32. This ship arrived at Boston, 5 June, 1632. (Drake's, The Foumders of New England, 11.) He was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 3 Sept. 1634. He married at Roxbury, 30 Aug. 1636, Elizabeth Wootton, and removed to Weymouth in 1643, where he resided till 1652, when he removed to Gloucester, and in 1655 to Topsfield. He became the first munister of the latter place. He was deputy from Weymout in 1644 and Captain there in 1645. He died at Topsfield, 21 May, 1682, aged 75 years.
    “The General Court entered the following record on 7 Oct. 1641: ‘Mr. Willi Perkins, for his fathers £50, is granted 400 acres of land.’ (Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, 1:338.) He was to ‘have power to end small causes at Waymoth,’ 29 May, 1644, and again, 14 May, 1645. (Ibid. 2: 73, 97.) He was a deputy at the General Court, 29 May, 1644, and was called ‘Lieut. Wm. Perkms’ (Ibid. 66) and ‘Capt.,’ 4 Nov. 1746 (Ibid. 184.).”

On 30 Aug 1636 when William was 29, he married Elizabeth Wooton in Roxbury, MA.5

Their children include:
6801 i. William Perkins (Died soon) (12 Oct 1639-23 Dec 1639)
6802 ii. William Perkins (26 Feb 1640[/1]-)
6803 iii. Elizabaeth Perkins (18 Jun 1643-)
6804 iv. Tobijah Perkins (20 Oct 1646-)
6805 v. Katharine Perkins (29 Oct 1648-)
6806 vi. Mary Perkins (17 May 1651[/2?]-)
6807 vii. John Perkins (2 Apr 1655-)
6808 viii. Sarah Perkins ( 2 Mar 1656/7-7 Apr 1745)
6809 ix. Timothy Perkins (11 Aug 1658-)
6810 x. Rebecca Perkins (4 May 1662-)

1879. Toby Perkins. Born bef 1 Apr 1609 in London, England.

1880. Sarah Perkins. Born on 19 Apr 1612 in London, England.

1881. Rebecca Perkins. Born on 27 Jun 1613. Rebecca died aft 18 Apr 1657.

Rebecca married Martin Cousins.

1882. Harrington Perkins. Born on 22 Jan 1618/9 in London, England. Harrington died bef 10 Feb 1618/9 in London, England.

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