Daniel Perkins (1752 - 1830)

Born 25 Jun 1752 in York, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Penny) Perkins — married 25 Oct 1774 in Wells, Maine

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1830 at age 77 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Daniel Perkins served with Penobscot Expedition during the American Revolution.

Daniel Perkins is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A088726.

Daniel Perkins is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-268433
Rank: Private

Daniel Perkins was a pioneer settler of Penobscot.

Daniel Perkins was born on 25 Jun 1752^[1] in York, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were John Perkins (1712 - 1792) and Elizabeth (Pearce) Perkins (1717 - 1795).

Daniel married Abigail Penny (1752 - ~1810) on 25 Oct 1774 ^[2]or 28 Aug 1774 ^[3] at Wells, York Maine; d. 1831 in Wells, Maine.

Daniel died on 10 Mar 1830 ^[4][5]in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States aged 77.

Daniel Perkins ( 1752 - 1831 ) ^[6][7]
Daniel Perkins, also born in Old York, arrived in the Majorbagaduce territory in October of 1774 and settled on 120 acres of land with his wife Abigail Penny of Wells. During the Revolutionary War, on refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the crown, he was imprisoned. The British confiscated his cattle and crops, tore down his house, removed the lumber to "(the neck)" north of Castine, and used it to erect barracks. Shortly after, he escaped from prison and with his family returned to York where he enlisted in the revolution, serving in the Penobscot Expedition from York County in 1779. At the close of the war he returned to Majorbagaduce, tore down the barracks made from the lumber of his home, moved the materials across the Bagaduce River to the east side and rebuilt his homestead in the southern area of what now is South Penobcot. It was here that he remained for the rest of his life and worked primarily as a farmer. Ten children were born of this marriage, the tenth being Pelatiah who continued to live in the same area. Pelatiah was married to Lucy Herrick, the daughter of Alpheus Herrick, and this union also produced ten children, the second of whom was Daniel. Pelatiah was a farmer, Justice of the Peace and obviously a religious man since he was very instrumental in the building of the Methodist Church in South Penobscot, now privately owned. He died in April of 1864. Pelatiah's son, Daniel, born in 1821, continued the farming tradition, but also found time to serve as a tax collector and later as a representative of the State Legislature. He was married to Amanda Hawes and their marriage produced eight children. The house that they built at the head of the bay still stands along side the United Methodist Church. He died in 1887 and his remains rests in the cemetery directly across the highway from the Methodist Church.

Known children of Daniel Perkins and Abigail Penny were as follows:

• i. Hannah Perkins; b. 13 Aug 1775 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Edward Wight, son of John Wight and Abigail Bowen, Oct 1794 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 15 May 1853 at Hancock, Maine, at age 77.
• ii. Abigail Perkins; b. 13 Mar 1777 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Daniel Wight, son of John Wight and Abigail Bowen, Mar 1796 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 13 Nov 1840 at Hancock, Maine, at age 63; she was buried at Grindle-Wight Cemetery, South Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
• iii. Daniel Perkins; b. 30 Sep 1778 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Hannah Grindle were published Nov 1797; d. 25 Jun 1858 at Winterport, Waldo, Maine, at age 79.
• iv. Elizabeth Perkins; b. 11 Mar 1781^[8] at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
• v. Thomas Perkins; b. 4 Mar 1783^[9] at York, York, Maine; m. Clarissa Nash circa 1807; d. 20 Sep 1862 at South Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, at age 79.
• vi. Lucy Perkins; b. 7 May 1785^[10] at York, York, Maine; d. 1 Aug 1786 at York, Maine, at age 1.
• vii. Lucy Perkins; b. 22 Mar 1788^[11] at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. John Blodgett, son of Seth Blodgett and Lucy Johnson; d. 18 Apr 1831 at age 43.
• viii. Joanna Perkins; b. 9 Nov 1790^[12] at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.
• ix. Olive Perkins; b. 7 May 1793^[13] at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 19 May 1796 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, at age 3.
• x. Pelatiah Perkins; b. 11 Aug 1795^[14] at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Lucy Herrick, daughter of Samuel Herrick and Lucy Black, 5 May 1817; d. 28 Apr 1864 at Hancock, Maine, at age 68.

Home in 1790:^[15] Penofscot, Hancock, Maine

Head of Household: Daniel Perkins

Males - Under 16: 2

Males - 16 and over: 1

Females: 6

Home in 1810:^[16] Penobscot, Hancock, Maine

Head of Household: Daniel Perkins

Males - 10 thru 15: 1

Males - 45 and over: 1

Females - Under 10: 1

Females - 45 and over : 1

Name: Danl Perkins

Home in 1820:^[17] Penobscot, Hancock, Maine

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

Head of Household: Daniel Perkins

Males - 45 and over: 1

Females - Under 10: 1

Females - 45 and over : 1

Notes:

1. The town of Penobscot often recorded birth dates for residents that were born elsewhere. Daniel's 25 Jun 1752 birth date for example. It is not clear where his children were born.
2. Penobscot was Major-bigwaduce prior to 1787
3. Not found in 1830 census
4. Faylene Hutton cemetery collection lists him in Castine Cemetery, several children buried there. His burial place is unknown but likely on his homstead in Penobscot.
5. Of Castine ME
6. Perkins, Daniel. Private, (late) Capt. Samuel Sayer's co., commanded by Lieut. Samuel Young subsequent to Aug. 3, 1779, (late) Maj. Littlefield's detachment of York Co. militia; entered service July 7, 1779; discharged Sept. 6, 1779; service, 2 mos., on Penobscot expedition. ^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-243 : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins, 25 Jun 1752; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-2T5 : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins and Abigail Penny, 18 Sep 1774; citing York, York, Maine, reference 84; FHL microfilm 12,836.
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F468-KM9 : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins and Abigail Penney, 28 Aug 1774; citing Wells, York, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,622.
4. ↑ SAR & DAR
5. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-3PZB : 16 March 2018), Daniel Perkins, 1831; citing Burial, Castine, Hancock, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,292.
6. ↑ Early Population of Penobscot
7. ↑ Wheeler, George Augustus. 1875. History of Castine, Penobscot and Brooksville, Maine: including the ancient settlement of Pentagöet. Bangor [Me.]: Burr & Robinson.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-VH9 : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins in entry for Perkins, 11 Mar 1781; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
9. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-VHQ : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins in entry for Perkins, 04 Mar 1783; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
10. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-N7M : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins in entry for Lucy Perkins, 07 May 1785; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
11. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-N7W : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins in entry for Lucy Perkins, 22 Mar 1788; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
12. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-J7Q : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins in entry for Joanna Perkins, 09 Nov 1790; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
13. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-D5R : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins in entry for Olive Perkins, 07 May 1792; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
14. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-5QT : 10 February 2018), Daniel Perkins in entry for Petatiah Perkins, 11 Aug 1795; citing PENOBSCOT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,752.
15. ↑ 1790; Census Place: Penofscot, Hancock, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 57; Image: 47; Family History Library Film: 0568142
16. ↑ 1810; Census Place: Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 532; Image: 00523; Family History Library Film: 0218682
17. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; Page: 637; NARA Roll: M33_34; Image: 34
18. ↑ Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 12, Page 150.

• Revolutionary War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993
• SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD. Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY. 1998
• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol 12, pg 150
• Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County Maine, by Leonard F Tibbetts and Darryl B Lamson; Picton Press, Rockport ME; 1997; p. 390-391.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Fred Nash for starting this profile.