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Descendants of John D. Perkins, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN D.¹ PERKINS , SR. was born Abt. 1760 in Virginia., and died 1839 in Owen Co., Ky.. He married JANE DOWNEY January 07, 1792 in Woodfork Co., Va. (Ky.), daughter of JOHN DOWNEY.

Notes for JOHN D. PERKINS , SR.:
Jean Abrams jabrams@mis.net
DEC. 14, 1996
Researching John D. Perkins born 1760/5, married Jane Downey 1792 Woodford Co., KY. Had seven children. I descend from the oldest son Jeremiah Perkins, married Ann Driscoll in Greene Co., Ohio. Their son William married Elizabeth Cobb, daughter of Asa Cobb. Their son Daniel married Charity Chapman, daughter of William W. Chapman. Family names are PERKINS, CHAPMAN, COBB, MARTIN, OBANION, DRISCOLL and DOWNEY.
Perkins : is a Welsh Patronymic name derived from the given name Peter, which was introduced into the area with William the Conqueror. There were many other varieties in England, but Perkins was most popular in Wales.

More About JOHN D. PERKINS , SR.:
Fact 1: 1839, Will in Owen Co., Ky. List his children.

Children of JOHN PERKINS and JANE DOWNEY are:

POLLY² PERKINS, b. 1781-1804; d. WFT Est. 1824-1892; m. JAMES DOWNEY, October 28, 1819, Owen Co., Ky..

ii.

SARAH PERKINS, b. 1781-1810; d. September 02, 1858; m. RICHARD BENNETT, 1797-1841.

iii.

JEREMIAH PERKINS, b. 1793, Owens or Scott County, Ky.; d. July 03, 1879, Grant County, KY.

iv.

JAMES PERKINS, b. 1794, Owen County, KY; d. 1869, Owen County, KY.

CHARITY PERKINS, b. 1797, Owen Co., Ky.; d. 1829-1891; m. LANDEN MARTIN, December 11, 1825, Owen Co., Ky..

vi.

WILLIAM D. PERKINS, b. 1805, Ky.; d. 1831-1896.

vii.

JOHN D. PERKINS , JR., b. 1808, Owen Co., Kentucky; d. 1851-1900.

viii.

SAMUEL PERKINS, b. 1810; d. WFT Est. 1836-1901; m. LOUISA PERKINS, September 05, 1830, Owen Co., Ky..

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