James PERKINS and Margaret CHANDLER

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Husband James PERKINS ^5,6

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           Born: 7 Nov 1751 - , Prince Frederick Parish, , SC 6
       Baptized: 
           Died: 12 Nov 1826 - , Marion, MS 5,6
         Buried: 

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         Father: Rees PERKINS (Abt 1729-1767) 5,6
         Mother: Elizabeth COLSON (Abt 1733-After 1768) 5,6

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       Marriage: Abt 1772 - , , SC 5,6

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Noted events in his life were:

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• Alt Birth: 11 Nov 1751, SC. ⁵

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Wife Margaret CHANDLER ^5,6

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           Born: Abt 1755 - , , SC 5,6
       Baptized: 
           Died: 1835 - Marion Co., MS 5
         Buried: 

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Noted events in her life were:

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• Alt Death: After 12 Nov 1826, , Marion, MS. ⁶

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Children

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1 M Reese (Rees) W. PERKINS ^5,6

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           Born: 6 Apr 1774 - Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana/Calcasieu, Rapides Co., LA 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 8 Feb 1846 - Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 5
         Buried: After 8 Feb 1846 - Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, Calcasieu Parish, Louisisana 5,6

         Spouse: Martha MORGAN (1780-1865) 5,6
           Marr: 8 Jan 1796 - , Darlington, SC 5,6

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2 F Susanna Lou PERKINS ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1776 - Jasper City Cemetery, Jasper Texas 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: After 1826 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joshua SANFORD (      -      ) 5
           Marr: Unknown 5

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3 F Jane PERKINS ⁵

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           Born: 21 Aug 1778 - SC 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: Aug 1836 - Mississippi 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Rowell SMART (1771-1854) 5
           Marr: 5 Apr 1804 - Liberty Co., GA 5

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4 M Samuel PERKINS ⁵

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           Born: 1781 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: Unknown 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Penelope RATCLIFF (Abt 1780-After 1820) 5
           Marr: 1809 - Liberty Co., GA 5

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5 F Margaret PERKINS ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1784 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 8 Feb 1846 5
         Buried: 

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6 F Nancy PERKINS ⁵

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           Born: 1 Feb 1787 - SC 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: Aug 1836 - Mississippi 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Moses BROWN (1777-1835) 5
           Marr: 7 Aug 1812 - Mississippi 5

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General Notes for Child Reese (Rees) W. PERKINS

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Rees and Martha were both born in South Carolina and believed to have been married there. Some of their children moved to Galveston-League City TX areaand some to the Houston area.

Rees was in the organization of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Amite, Co., MS on May 9,
1806, and the old church minutes show that he came from WelchNeck Church , SC. Rees
was a delegate to the Cole Creek Church in August, 1806, whenthe MS. Assoc. was
formed. Later he had trouble in the church and was dismissed but was restored in 1813. He
was later given another letter of dismissal from Ebenezer onSept 4, 1813.

He was a delegate from Antioch Church to the MS. Assoc. in 1814,1815, and 1817.
Antioch Church joined the MS. Assoc. in 1814, and was located inMarion Co. where the
Perkins, Davis, and Smarts were domiciled. The earliest minutes of the Antioch Church are
not available which is unfortunate, for they would give valuable information. The earliest
minutes begin in 1828.

Rees entered 320 acres of land in 1811 in Section 36, Township 3North, range 13 East, in
what was then Amite Co., but is now Marion Co. just belowColumbia, in the Jamestown
Community on the Pearl River.(Plat Book National Archives,Washington DC T3N-R13E p
751) He was Justice of the Quorum and Foreman of the grand juryin 1812. (Bk A. Sup.Ct)
Rees registered his Brand in the Columbia, MS Courthouse on July4, 1812, Brand Book B
as follows: Rees Perkins - an upper square in the right ear anda split in the left. For a
reproduction of that brand, see "Perkins"
by Fischer p 38.
His brand was registered July 4 , 1812, upper squrae in theright ear and split in the left ear,
branded "RP".
Personal tax rolls of Marion Co. through 1818 show that Reesowned several hundred acres
of land on the Peral River and from 7 to 12 slaves.
He was one of the early Civil Officers in Marion Co.MS...serving as "Justice of the Quorum". (Source: "Marriage Records of Marion County, Mississippi"
by Upton-Foreward-Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge, La.)
Rees is not shown in the 1819 tax roll, so it is assumed that he left Marion Co. in 1818 and
moved to Louisiana, where he is assignee of more than two thousand acres of land along the Calcasieu River in St. Landry Parish.
"Goodspeeds Memoirs" list Rees Perkins as one of the early settlers of Southwest LA.
The Obituary of Rees Washington Perkins lists all of hisbrothers and sisters.



Note: Event: Misc. Info. 4 JUL 1812 Registered his brand at Columbia, Mississippi Courthouse.
Reese Perkins - Nov 13, 1811 bought 1/2 township 320 acres.
Plat Book N3n - R13E p. 751 National Archives, Washington DC.
The Order of the First Families of Mississippi 1699-1817 by Charles Owen Johnson p. 59:
Rees Perkins resided in the Mississippi Territory in 1806. Hewas born in South Carolina on 6 April 1774 and died in St LandryPar. LA on 8 Feb 1846. He married Martha Morgan probably in Darlington Co SC. She was born in South Carolina and died in Galveston, Texas."
Rees Perkins, previous to the treaty between the United States & Spain, called the Neutral Territory, settled on and farmed 640 acres on the Rio Hondo Neutral Territory before 22 Feb 1819. The land he claimed as Private Land Claim #262, Private Land Claim#263, and Private Land Claim #276. This land was situated on the West bank of the West Branch Calcashu River at a pine bluff about three miles from the mouth of said Branch, about one mile above Blount's Ferry and the same distance below Dever's Ferry. His habitation was at Dever's Ferry. The land was in the SouthWestern Land District of the State of Louisiana.

Sources: Imperial Calcasieu Records; Reese W. Perkins obituary, The Daily Press of Lake Charles, Louisiana, July 6, 1895. East Feliciana Parish Cemetery Records by Sagely. East Feliciana Parish Probate Records, St Landry Parish.
Marriage Records; W. Feliciana Parish Marriage Records. ⁶