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Abraham Perkins

Male 1713 - 1786  (73 years)


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  • Name Abraham Perkins 
    Birth 1713  Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 19 Apr 1775  Lexington, Middlesex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sargent in Captain Jewett's Co. at Lexington Alarm 1775  
    Death 10 May 1786  Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Ely Cemetery, Lyme, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2703  Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2019 

    Father Abraham Perkins,   b. 15 Sep 1671, Ipswich, Essex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Abigail Dodge,   b. 12 Sep 1681, Beverly, Essex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1701  Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • from "Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849", vol 2 1910 (archive.org)
      Marriage of Abraham Perkins and Abigail Dodge, at Chebacco, Nov. 6. 1701.
    Family ID F824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Ely,   b. 1718, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1759, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [1, 2
    Marriage 28 Feb 1739  Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • from "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Lyme Vital Records 1667-1852 (ancestry.com)
      Abraham Perkins m. Elizabeth Ely, Feb. 28, 1739, by Rev. George Beckwith
    Children 
    +1. Francis Perkins,   b. 14 Dec 1741, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1821, Horton, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +2. William Perkins,   b. 20 Oct 1743, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1826, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +3. Abraham Perkins,   b. 1 Aug 1745, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1824, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +4. Elizabeth “Betsey” Perkins,   b. 4 Jan 1748, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1829, Woodstock, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +5. Daniel Perkins,   b. 15 Jan 1750, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Abigail Perkins,   b. 5 Feb 1752, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1764, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
    +7. Samuel Perkins,   b. 14 Apr 1754, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1825, Homer, Cortland, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +8. Sarah Perkins,   b. 21 Jun 1756, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1813 (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 May 2022 

    Family 2 Mary Pearson,   b. 22 Aug 1726, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1759  Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph Perkins,   b. 17 May 1760, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1824, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +2. Benjamin Perkins,   b. 10 Jun 1762, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1813, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     3. Abigail Perkins,   b. 27 Mar 1764, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1764, Lyme, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Abraham Perkins Gravestone
    Abraham Perkins Gravestone
    Probably a replacement stone
    Revolutionary War / Sgt / Abraham Perkins / Lexington Alarm / Died May 10 1786 / AE 73

    Inscription according to "The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Mass" published in 1889:
    Dea. Abraham Perkins died May 10, 1786, in the 73d year of his age.

    Histories
    Excerpts from 'Family of John Perkins'
    Excerpts from "Family of John Perkins"

  • Notes 
    • from "The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts"
      Abraham was born in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass., in 1708. He removed to Lyme, Conn., with his brother, James, in 1936 or soon after that time. He there married first, with Elizabeth Ely, Feb. 28, 1739. She was the daughter of Major Daniel Ely, of Lyme, and was born in 1718. She died Feb. 21, 1759, at the age of forty-one years. After the death of his wife, Elizabeth, he married a second time to Mary Ely; she was the widow of Richard Ely; her maiden name was Person, or Pearson. Their marriage took place July 15, 1759. He was chosen a deacon of the church in Lyme. By occupation he was farmer. The will of Deacon Abraham Perkins was signed April 3, 1786, and proved Sept. 11, 1786. At this time his wife, Mary, was living. In his will he mentions his children as follows: Francis, William, Abraham, jr., Betty Mather, Daniel, Samuel, Sarah Pratt, Joseph and Benjamin. His sons, William, Samuel and Abraham, were names as the executors of the will. A stone in the graveyard, of Lyme, bears this inscription, "Dea. Abraham Perkins died May 19, 1786, in the 73d year of his age."

      BIRTH NOTE: Birth date is normally listed as 1708. There appears to be a transcription error associated with the gravestone (73 vs 78). Assuming that gravestone is correct for now.

      MILITARY NOTE: Revolutionary War veteran. Sergt. in Capt. Jewett's Co. at Lexington Alarm 1775.
    • from "The Connecticut Gazette", 26 May 1786 (genealogybank.com)
      At Lyme, on Wednesday the 10th instant, Deacon Abraham Perkins, aged 72 years.

  • Sources 
    1. [S81] Perkins, George Augustus, The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Mass, (Salem, Mass, Salem Press, 1889), pg 60-61.

    2. [S86] Vanderpoel, George B, The Ely ancestry : lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who came to Boston, Mass., about 1655, (Calumet Press, New York, 1902).