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Stephen Perkins

Birth
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
1755 (aged 74–75)
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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STEPHEN PERKINS, son of John, Edward, was born in New Haven April 7, 1680, and was living, 1736, at a place called Roundhill, New Haven.

He was a farmer.

October 27, 1707, for £19 he bought of Wm. Thompson 23¼ acres of land lying west of Roundhill, bounded in part on Sperry's land.
May 26, 1708, he bought of Sam'l Thompson 20 acres near Roundhill, it being one-third of that lot laid out to John, father of said Sam'l Thompson.

May 12, 1707, he and John Watson exchanged five acres of land near Chestnut Hill bounding on Sperry.
April 13, 1709, he and John Thompson divided and staked their several shares in third division at Roundhill. February 14, 1711-12, he bought of Daniel Johnson two rods and seven feet of land bounded partly on John Perkins. April 7, 1712, for 2s 6d he bought of Abigail Burr of Fairfield seven and one-half acres at a place called Holme's Race. June 16, 1874, he and Eben'r Lines conclude an agreement concerning a 7-acre lot at Haycock Plain, next to Peter Perkins' land.
March 26, 1724, he and his brother Peter deed land from Benj. Wood.

The following items are abstracted from the Proprietors' records:
February, 1725-6, Stephen Perkins may take in the highway against his house provided he carry the way upon good ground in his own lot and the highway to be the same width of the former. * * *

That Stephen Perkins have his right in the next division joining to Glover's lot.

March 12, 1725-6, laid out to Stephen Perkins 16½ acres, leaving 4 rods west for an highway, the whole length of said five rods.

March 14, 1726-7. Then laid out an highway and exchanged land with the proprietors and Stephen Perkins beginning a little westerly of his old house and five or six rods south * * * near the saw mill.

There appears to be no settlement of his estate on the New Haven records.
Believed to be buried here with family. No marker.

He married August 27, 1700, 1 Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Ford and Elizabeth (Hipkins/Hopkins), who was born February 19, 1679, and died

He married second, November 12, 1729, 2 Anna How of Wallingford, Conn.

In 1755 the expense for maintenance of Stephen Perkins and his wife Anna was divided between their children.

The date of his death is uncertain.

The children of Stephen and Elizabeth (Hipkins) Perkins were:

JOSEPH, born Sept. 18, 1701.
ELIZABETH, born Nov. 10, 1703; married Feb. 27, 1728-9, James, son of James Bishop and Abigail (Bennett), who was born Oct. 4, 1700.
LYDIA, born Nov. 24, 1705; married, Dec. 23, 1725
William Wilmott of Oxford; died Dec. 22, 1767, in Oxford.
46 THANKFUL, born April 17, 1708.
47 MARY, born March 31, 1712; married, May 13, 1736, Daniel, son of Matthew Ford, who was born Dec. 31, 1712.
48 STEPHEN, born June 14, 1716; died young.


The children of Stephen and Anna (How) Perkins were:
ANNAH, born March 26, 1731.
STEPHEN, born July 6, 1732; living 1787.
SYBIL, born May 28, 1734.
TABITHA, born April 12, 1736.
ELISHA, born Oct. 8, 1739.
KERAN, born Oct. 8, 1740.
CONTENT, born July 31, 1745.
STEPHEN PERKINS, son of John, Edward, was born in New Haven April 7, 1680, and was living, 1736, at a place called Roundhill, New Haven.

He was a farmer.

October 27, 1707, for £19 he bought of Wm. Thompson 23¼ acres of land lying west of Roundhill, bounded in part on Sperry's land.
May 26, 1708, he bought of Sam'l Thompson 20 acres near Roundhill, it being one-third of that lot laid out to John, father of said Sam'l Thompson.

May 12, 1707, he and John Watson exchanged five acres of land near Chestnut Hill bounding on Sperry.
April 13, 1709, he and John Thompson divided and staked their several shares in third division at Roundhill. February 14, 1711-12, he bought of Daniel Johnson two rods and seven feet of land bounded partly on John Perkins. April 7, 1712, for 2s 6d he bought of Abigail Burr of Fairfield seven and one-half acres at a place called Holme's Race. June 16, 1874, he and Eben'r Lines conclude an agreement concerning a 7-acre lot at Haycock Plain, next to Peter Perkins' land.
March 26, 1724, he and his brother Peter deed land from Benj. Wood.

The following items are abstracted from the Proprietors' records:
February, 1725-6, Stephen Perkins may take in the highway against his house provided he carry the way upon good ground in his own lot and the highway to be the same width of the former. * * *

That Stephen Perkins have his right in the next division joining to Glover's lot.

March 12, 1725-6, laid out to Stephen Perkins 16½ acres, leaving 4 rods west for an highway, the whole length of said five rods.

March 14, 1726-7. Then laid out an highway and exchanged land with the proprietors and Stephen Perkins beginning a little westerly of his old house and five or six rods south * * * near the saw mill.

There appears to be no settlement of his estate on the New Haven records.
Believed to be buried here with family. No marker.

He married August 27, 1700, 1 Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Ford and Elizabeth (Hipkins/Hopkins), who was born February 19, 1679, and died

He married second, November 12, 1729, 2 Anna How of Wallingford, Conn.

In 1755 the expense for maintenance of Stephen Perkins and his wife Anna was divided between their children.

The date of his death is uncertain.

The children of Stephen and Elizabeth (Hipkins) Perkins were:

JOSEPH, born Sept. 18, 1701.
ELIZABETH, born Nov. 10, 1703; married Feb. 27, 1728-9, James, son of James Bishop and Abigail (Bennett), who was born Oct. 4, 1700.
LYDIA, born Nov. 24, 1705; married, Dec. 23, 1725
William Wilmott of Oxford; died Dec. 22, 1767, in Oxford.
46 THANKFUL, born April 17, 1708.
47 MARY, born March 31, 1712; married, May 13, 1736, Daniel, son of Matthew Ford, who was born Dec. 31, 1712.
48 STEPHEN, born June 14, 1716; died young.


The children of Stephen and Anna (How) Perkins were:
ANNAH, born March 26, 1731.
STEPHEN, born July 6, 1732; living 1787.
SYBIL, born May 28, 1734.
TABITHA, born April 12, 1736.
ELISHA, born Oct. 8, 1739.
KERAN, born Oct. 8, 1740.
CONTENT, born July 31, 1745.


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