Deacon Thomas Perkins 
(probably April 1622 - 7 May 1686)
Deacon Thomas Perkins|b. probably April 1622\nd. 7 May 1686|p1206.htm|John Perkins|b. probably December 1583\nd. ca Aug 1654|p1302.htm|Judith Gater|b. probably March 1587/1588|p2012.htm|Henry Perkins|b. s 1555|p2172.htm|Elizabeth Sawbridge|b. s 1560|p2173.htm|Michael Gater|b. s 1560|p2013.htm|Isabel Bayley|b. s 1565|p2014.htm|
9-greats-grandfather of Darrell Allen Martin.
He arrived in New England in 1631 with his father and the rest of the family, sailing on the Lyon. He removed to Ipswich with them in 1633. At Ipswich he owned Sagamore Hill, but exchanged this property with his brother John for a house in town. After a few years in Ipswich, he removed to Topsfield. He was chosen one of the Selectmen of Topsfield in 1675/6, 1676/7, and 1681/2. He was Deacon of the Topsfield Church before March 1676/7 and continued in that position for many years, during which he served both church and town in various other capacities as well. He was a farmer by occupation. Thomas was born in Hillmorton Parish, Warwickshire, England, probably April 1622.1 He was the son of John Perkins and Judith Gater. He was baptized in Hillmorton Parish, Warks., Eng., on 28 April 1622.2 He married Phebe Gould in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, circa 1640.3 Thomas died on 7 May 1686.
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- Pedigree of Darrell Allen Martin
Children of Deacon Thomas Perkins and Phebe Gould
- John Perkins+ (1641 - 19 May 1668)
- Phebe Perkins (ca 1644 - ca 1683)
- Zaccheus Perkins (ca 1648 - 1 Dec 1732)
- Martha Perkins+ (1649 - 1728)
- Mary Perkins (ca 1651 - Jun 1728 or Jul 1728)
- Elisha Perkins (ca 1656 - 18 Feb 1741)
- Judith Perkins (28 Jan 1658 - ca 1718)
- Thomas Perkins (ca 1659 - Apr 1722)
- Timothy Perkins (6 Jun 1661 - )
Cited documentation
- [S100] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), vol III, pg. 1432, from his baptism.
- [S100] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, vol III, pg. 1432, John Perkins' "Children: (i-vi baptized Hillmorton, Warwickshire" quoting Walter Godwin Davis' "Ancestry of Dudley Wildes" pgs. 89-90) "v. Thomas, bp. 28 April 1622."
- [S100] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, vol III, pg. 1432, "Thomas ... m. by about 1644 Phebe Gould ... (eldest child b. by 1644)" quoting Walter Godwin Davis' "Ancestry of Dudley Wildes" pg. 92.