Lewis PERKINS

Lewis Perkins, son of Rees and Elizabeth Colson was born 1763 in Prince Frederick Parish SC and was baptised there. (Parish Register P 44).
He migrated down the Mississippi River to Feliciana Parish, LA. He brought a large company of migrants with him-- the Duns, Scotts and many others.
He died in Amite Co, MS on Aug. 6 1838. He married first, Janet Scott and had four children: Sarah Perkins Tolbert, James Perkins, M.D., and Janet Perkins Jenkins and Lewis Perkiins. He married second, Martha Gayden and had four children: Nancy Perkins Green, Eliza Perkins Turnipseed, Dalcho Perkins (son) and Monroe Perkins.

Family Records of Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers P 232 Was a Col.
Left SC in 1806 and came to E. Feleciana Par. LA
"East Feliciana Past and Present" , H. Skipwith 1892 Pgs 54-55
"Revolutionary Soldiers in Mississippi" by Welch ¹¹⁷

2689. Lewis PERKINS ¹¹⁷ (Rees PERKINS³, G. REES², Daniel¹) was born in 1763 in Prince Fredric Parish, SC ^{¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸} and died on 6 Aug 1838 in Amite Co., Mississippi ^{¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸} at age 75. Another name for Lewis was Lewis Sr. PERKINS.¹¹⁸

Lewis married Janette SCOTT ¹¹⁷ between 1791 and 1794.¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸ Janette was born about 1770 ^{¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸} and died between 1806 and 1808 in Amite Co., Mississippi ^¹¹⁷ about age 36. Another name for Janette was Janetta SCOTT.¹¹⁸

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt Marriage: 1794. ¹¹⁸

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt Death: 1806. ¹¹⁸

Lewis next married Martha Patsy GAYDEN ¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸ on 19 May 1808 in Amite Co., Mississippi.¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸ Martha was born in 1781 in South Carolina ^{¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸} and died between 1821 and 1838 in Amite Co., Mississippi ^{¹¹⁷ ¹¹⁸} about age 40.

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt Marriage: 12 May 1808, Amite Co., Mississippi. ¹¹⁸

Noted events in her life were:

• She has conflicting birth information of Alt. Birth and 1781. ¹¹⁷

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