Theater, playing to packed houses and concluded October 21, one of the largest weeks in the history of the theater. This playlet he played in all the principal cities of the country from St. John, N. B., Boston, New York, Chicago to Victoria, British Columbia, south including Seattle, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, Los Angeles and east by way of Salt Lake, Denver, Leavenworth and Kansas City. He is the author of several plays, "The Honor of Cassel," "The Long Ago," "The Greater Bond," "A Gentleman Adventurer," and "The Waywardness of Denise." In 1908 he finished a novel, "A Master of Fence," published in Munsey's Scrap Book, July, 1908. In the year of 1908 he played in New York theaters and with stock company in Jefferson Theater, Portland, and the summer theater at Cape Elizabeth, Maine. In 1908 he had played rôles in two hundred and sixty-five different plays. David F. Perkins was married in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1907, to Catherine Sunbury, who was born in a suburb of Budapest, Hungary, March 7, 1888, daughter of Anthony Walter and Rosa (Parsincha) Sunbury, of (Shamrock) Paxinos, Pennsylvania. They have one child, Dorothy Margaret, born January 9, 1908, at (Shamrock) Paxinos, Pennsylvania. The above sketch is gleanings from manuscript of "The Perkins Family in England and America," by David Page Perkins, member of the Maine. Genealogical Society.

PERKINS

The Perkins family is an ancient one in England. The first of the name of whom there is record, and from whom the family is descended, is "Peter Morley Esq., alias Perkins," who lived in the time of Richard II and was an officer in the household, or steward of the court of Sir Hugo Despencer, about 1300. The name is spelled variously Peerkins, Parkins, Perkings and Perkins. Several of the name lived in the neighborhood of Newent, county Gloucester, England, and the immigrant John is said to have come from that part of England.

(I) John Perkins, immigrant ancestor, was born in 1590, probably in Newent, county Gloucester, England. He sailed from Bristol, December 1, 1630, in the ship "Lion," William Pierce, master, with his wife and five children. He was in the company with Rev. Roger Williams, and after a stormy voyage of sixty-seven days they landed at Boston, February 6, 1631. He settled first in Boston and was admitted a freeman May 18, 1631.

He was one of a committee of four to settle the bounds between Roxbury and Dorchester, November 7, 1632. He removed in 1633 to Ipswich, and had several grants of land. His house was near the river, at the entrance to Jeffries neck, on what is now East street. He was deputy to the general court in 1636 and on the grand jury in 1648-52. His will was dated March 28, 1654. He married Judith

Children: 1. John, born 1614, mentioned below. 2. Thomas, 1616, died May 7, 1686. 3. Elizabeth, 1618, died 1700. 4. Mary, 1620, died 1700. 5. Jacob, 1624, died January 29, 1700. 6. Lydia, 1632, died about 1672; baptized at First Church in Boston June 3, 1632.

(II) John (2), son of John Perkins (1), was born in England in 1614 and came to New England with his parents. He had a grant of land in Ipswich in 1634 and other grants, and owned an island called Hog Island. He married, about 1635, Elizabeth The following is from a paper by Rev. Thomas Cobbet: "About 5 or 6 years after (an intended attack upon "Nahumkeick" by the Indians), in the first planting of Ipswich (as a credible man informs me, namely Quartermaster Perkins), the Tarratines or Easterly Indians had a design to cut them off at the first, when they had but 20 or 30 men, old and young belonging to the place (and that instant most of the men had gone into the bay about their occasions, not hearing thereof). It was thus one Robin, a friendly Indian, came to this John Perkins, then a young man, then living in a little hut upon his father's island on this side of Jeofrye's Neck, and told him that on such a Thursday morning, early, there would come four Indians to draw him to go down the Hill to the water side, to truck with them, which if he did, he and all neare him would be cut off: for there were 40 burchen canoues, would lie out of sight, in the brow of the Hill, full of Armed Indians for that purpose of this he forthwith acquaints Mr. John Winthrop, who then lived there, in a howse near the water, who advised him if such Indians came, to carry it ruggedly toward them, and threaten to shoot them if they would not be gone, and when their backs were turned to strike up the drum he had with him beside his two muskets, and then discharge them; that those 6 or 8 young men, who were in the marshes hard by a mowing, haveing theyr guns each of them ready charged, by them, might take the Alarme and the Indians would perceive theyr plot was discovered and haste away to sea againe: which was accord

ingly so acted and tooke like effect: for he told me that presently after he discovered 40 such canowes sheare off from under the Hill and make as fast as they could to sea. And no doubt many godly hearts were lifted up to heaven for deliverance, both in that deliverance at Salem and this at Ipswich."

John Perkins opened the first ordinary or inn in Ipswich, and was chosen quartermaster of the military. He was one of several to sign a petition February 16, 1681-82, to resist the claims of Mason to a title to lands about Gloucester. He was engaged in the coast fisheries, and used a part of what is Little Neck for curing his fish as early as 1645. He gave his sons farms and made provision for his wife before his death. He died December 14, 1686, and his wife, September 27, 1684. Children: 1. John, born 1636, died 1659; married Lydia 2. Abraham, 1640, died April 27, 1722; married Hannah Beamsley. 3. Jacob, 1646, mentioned below. Luke, 1649, married (first) Elizabeth Jaques; (second) Sarah 5. Isaac, 1650, died 1726; married Hannah Knight. 6. Nathaniel, 1652, married Judith -. 7. Samuel, 1655, died 1700; married Hannah West. 8. Thomas. 9. Sarah. 10. Mary, married John Gamage.

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(III) Jacob, son of John Perkins (2), was born in Ipswich in 1646 and died in 1719. He was called corporal, and sometimes mentioned as "Jacob Perkins the Maltster." His father gave him the use of a farm of a hundred acres in Chebacco parish, being half a farm which he bought of William Wittred in 1661. This farm Jacob relinquished to his father for one on Sagamore Hill, upon which he resided the remainder of his life. The location of his house is still, or was lately, to be seen. He and his brother Abraham acted as attorney for their father during the latter part of his life. His will was dated December 13, 1718, and proved December 14, 1719, and his sons Jacob and John were executors. He married (first) in 1667 Sarah Wainwright, who died February 3.1688. He married (second) in 168889, Sarah, born March 19, 1659, daughter of Robert and Mary Kinsman. Children of first wife: 1. John, born January 31, 1668, died young. 2. Phillis, November 28, 1670, married, November 20, 1685, Thomas Emerson. 3. Francis, December 18, 1672, died before 1719. 4. Westly, March 13, 1674, died before 1697. 5. Sarah, May 18, 1677, married John Leighton. 6. Mehitable, July 12, 1681, married, November 20, 1704, Jacob Burnham. 7. Mary, August 2, 1685, married Jonathan Burnham. 8. Elizabeth, May 8, 1687.

Children of second wife: 9. Jacob, January 3, 1690, married (first) Elizabeth Kinsman, (second) December 6, 1733, Mary Dresser. 10. Eunice, March 14, 1691. 11. John, October 17, 1693, mentioned below. 12. Robert, October 21, 1695, married Elizabeth Douton. 13. Westly, December 3, 1697, married Abigail Rindge. 14. Joseph, October, 9, 1699, married Elizabeth Fellows. 15. Jeremiah, December 1, 1701, married Joanna Smith.

(IV) John (3), son of Jacob Perkins, was born at Sagamore Hill, Ipswich, October 17, 1693. He was a farmer and resided on Sagamore Hill. He married Elizabeth, born May 8, 1695, daughter of Zerubbabel and Grace (Symonds) Endicott, of Boxford. Her father. was grandson of John Endicott, Governor of the Massachusetts Colony. Children: I. Sarah, baptized February 8, 1718. 2. Elizabeth, June 11, 1721. 3. John, October 13, 1723, died March 5, 1735. 4. Eunice, April 10, 1726, died March 31, 1736. 5. Robert, August 25, 1728, mentioned below. 6. Hannah, April 12, 1730. 7. Zerubbabel, February 13, 1731, died March 19, 1735. 8. Anna, February 10, 1733. 9. Mary, October 26, 1735. 10. Eunice, October 14, 1739.

(V) Captain Robert, son of John (3) Perkins, was born in Ipswich and baptized August 25, 1728. He was a soldier in the revolution, lieutenant in Captain Moses Jewett's company, Colonel John Baker's regiment, April 19, 1775, and marched to Medford on the alarm. He was a captain of a troop of horse from Essex county in 1776; also captain of the light horse volunteers of the third Essex county regiment in 1777, in the department of the north, guarding Lieutenant-General Burgoyne's army at Prospect Hill. He was a farmer, and July 19, 1753. bought of Abraham Tilton "a certain mesuage consisting of half a house, half a barn and half a well, situated upon Meeting-house Hill, Ipswich." He owned other lands in Ipswich. He died intestate May 22, 1797, and his estate was found to be insolvent, and was divided pro rata among his creditors, reserving for the widow her third. He married (first) July 19, 1753, intentions published April 6, 1753, Elizabeth, daughter of James Brown, of Ipswich, storekeeper. She died December 4, 1763, and he married (second) Sarah who survived him. Children: 1. John, baptized April 7, 1754, died young. 2. Elizabeth, baptized June 1, 1755, married December 3, 1779, Joseph Brown, of Haverhill. 3. James, removed to Damariscotta, Maine; married Sally Tarbell. 4. Sarah. 5. Joseph, died before 1797. 6. John, baptized

September 26, 1761. 7. Robert, baptized May 17, 1763, mentioned below.

(VI) Deacon Robert (2), son of Captain Robert (1) Perkins, was born in Ipswich and settled early in Woolwich, Maine. He was deacon of the church at Woolwich. Children: Captain Joseph, mentioned below. Samuel. Joanne, married Nathaniel Thwing. Rebecca, married Charles Fairservice; in February, 1860, he was living in Alna, Maine. Mary, or Polly, married Ralph Curtis. Betsey, married. Meyers Reed.

(VII) Captain Joseph, son of Deacon Robert (2) Perkins, was born in Woolwich, Maine, in 1795. He was captain of the local militia company in 1828 and afterward a citizen of prominence. He married, February 22, 1821, Rachel Mathews, of Warren, Maine, born January, 1794, died 1875. Children: 1. Child died in infancy. 2. Mary Ann, born 1825, died 1879. 3. John Wakefield, 1826, died January 25, 1886. 4. Frederick C., August 26, 1828, mentioned below.

(VIII) Frederick C., son of Captain Joseph Perkins, was born born at Woolwich, Maine, and died in Farmington, April 1, 1891. He was educated in the common and high schools, and taught school in Anson, Belgrade and other towns of the vicinity. He began his business career as clerk in the drug store of John W. Perkins at Farmington, but after a short time went to sea. For a number of years he went to the Grand Banks in the fishing-vessels. He had a general store at New Sharon, Maine, for a time. He went to Australia in 1853, and was in that country for six years and a half, following his trade as carpenter and in business as a builder and contractor. He also had a business as hay and grain dealer. When he returned to his native land he engaged in raising sheep and wool. He invested extensively in real estate in the village of Farmington and also in farming lands in the vicinity, as well as Portland and Lewiston, Maine. In politics Mr. Perkins was a Republican. He held various town. offices, including that of selectman and representative to the state legislature in 1871-2. He was in the governor's council in 1875 in Governor Nelson Dingley's administration. He was a trustee of the old academy and served on the building committee of the first, normal school, the appropriation for which was secured from the legislature largely through his efforts. He secured the charter from the state for the Wendall Institute and May School for Girls, both college and preparatory

departments, and also for the Willows Female School of Farmington. He was the prime mover in securing the present high school building in Farmington and was a member of the building committee. Mr. Perkins was generous in his contributions to charity and benevolence, and helped to support both Congregational and Baptist churches. He was a member of the Baptist church, and served on its finance committee and as superintendent of its Sunday-school a number of years. He lent his aid and co-operation in every good work within his reach, and was one of the most useful citizens of the town. He was past worthy chief templar of the Good Templars of the town, and always a strong supporter of temperance and the enforcement of the liquor law. His character was strong, his ability exceptional, his integrity absolute. He married, February 9, 1860, in New Sharon (by Rev. Jonathan Adams), Mary Hawthorne Higgins, born in Stark, Somerset county, January 21, 1835. Their only child was Arthur W., mentioned below. The father of Mrs. Perkins, Isaac Cole Higgins, was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, August 28, 1804, died January 12, 1886, son of Richard Higgins, who came from Orleans or vicinity to Leeds, Maine, and wife Lydia (Cahoon) Higgins. Both the father and grandfather of Richard Higgins were soldiers in the revolution, the grandfather holding a commission. Nancy (Smith) Higgins, mother of Mrs. Perkins, was born in Woolwich, November 19, 1802, died November 18, 1862, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ellis (Hooper) Smith, and a niece of Robert Hooper, of Massachusetts, known in his day as "King" Hooper.

(IX) Arthur Wellesley; son of Frederick C. Perkins, was born in Farmington, December 18, 1860, and received his education there. He prepared for college under the tuition of Professors Burnham and Abbott, and entered Bowdoin College, from which he was graduated in 1887. He taught school and was private tutor for students while reading. law in the office of J. C. Holman, of Farmington, and later in the offices of Sinonds & Libby, of Portland. But he had to abandon the study of law on account of the illness and death of his father. He succeeded to his father's property, and is occupied in the care and improvement of his real estate and in conducting the homestead farm. Mr. Perkins is a Republican in politics. He is an attendant of the Congregational and Baptist churches,