DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD PERKINS

Fourth Generation

Mary Perkins, and the inventory amounted to £1498, 17s, 5d.

The children of (60) Peter⁴ and Mary (Peck) Perkins were:

146	PETER⁵, Dea., born Nov. 11, 1741; died Nov. , 1799.
147	EDWARD⁵, born Oct. 25, 1743.
148	HANNAH⁵, born Feb. 1, 1746-7; married Feb. 18, 1769, Capt. David Beecher of Bethany, Conn.
149	EBENEZER⁵, born April 11, 1749; died soon.
150	150 EBENEZER⁵, born 1753; removed to Bethlehem, Conn.
151	SAMUEL⁵, born Sept. 11, 1756.

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ICHABOD⁴ PERKINS, son of (8) Peter³ [(2) John², (1) Edward¹], was born in New Haven February 26, 1715-16; married October 9, 1741, Sarah, daughter of John Ford. March 10, 1735-6, he bought of Josiah Thomas for £8, 4½ acres in fifth division, bounded by Stephen Perkins.

April 22, 1783, his widow Sarah sold to Jas. Howell for £80 all her right in a house and homestead in New Haven, bounded on the new street, the highway, Col. Leverett Hubbard, Dea. David Austin and the heirs of Timo. Howell.

He died Jan. 15, 1741-2, and his widow after April 22, 1783.

The only matter of probate concerning his estate is the following:

"We, Samuel and Peter Perkins, Isaac Sperry and wife Hannah, Daniel Sanford and wife Dinah, Samuel Johnson, Jr., and wife Mabel, all of New Haven, are ye only brothers and sisters of Ichabod Perkins, among whom the estate of said deceased should be distributed:-- and having agreed with his widow for her right of dower, we make the following division of said estate * * *"
Dated May 14, 1743.

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JOEL⁴ PERKINS, son of (12) Nathan³ [(2) John², (1) Edward¹], was born in New Haven, January 29, 1720-1.