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From: "grandcross" <>
Subject: Re: Perkins surname, used to be [DNA] Come on, I1a Haplotypes
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:45:11 -0500
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Kathryn wrote:

So...if anyone on this list knows of a William Perkins, b.1738 with
descendants please let me know. There's one in Lynn, Mass. but he died at
University and never married. I checked his brothers out but none of them
traveled to N.C. where the other match is.......ISN'T THIS FUN? So, Ken,
aren't you sorry you asked?
Peace!
Kathryn


Kathryn:

If you haven't already done so, you might want to check birth records, and
even the Historical Society, of Gloucester, Massachusetts (settled in 1623).
There are many Perkins still living there and in the surrounding area, such
as Essex and Ipswich as Ken mentioned. There's even a Perkins Street in
town. The family name is quite common and has been around for ages. In 1653
Elizabeth Perkins was implicated in a law suit for slander arising out of
allegations of witch craft. I'm not sure what part she played in those
proceedings!

You just might get a lead from some of these sources.

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