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Reese (Rees) W. PERKINS and Martha MORGAN



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Reese (Rees) W. PERKINS and Martha MORGAN


Husband Reese (Rees) W. PERKINS 5,6 

           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


         Father: James PERKINS (1751-1826) 5,6
         Mother: Margaret CHANDLER (Abt 1755-1835) 5,6


       Marriage: 8 Jan 1796 - , Darlington, SC 5,6
Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the census in 1840. 5 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

• Alt Birth: 6 Apr 1774, , Cheraw District, Darlington, SC. 6

• Alt Death: 8 Feb 1846, , St. Landry Parish, LA. 6


Wife Martha MORGAN 5,6 

           Born: 1780 - Darlington District, South Carolina 5,6
       Baptized: 
           Died: 8 Jun 1865 - Clear Creek, Galveston, TX 5,6
         Buried: After 8 Jun 1865 - Coward Cemetery (Near Clear Creek Texas) 5,6


         Father: Solomon Sr. MORGAN (1736-1803) 5
         Mother: Jemima WEBB (Abt 1749-      ) 5,6

Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1840. 5 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

• Alt Burial: After 8 Jun 1865, League City, Galveston, TX. 6

Children
1 M William K. PERKINS 5 

           Born: 1797 - SC 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 18 Jan 1849 - Copiah Co., Mississippi 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Harriett Jane WHITE (1806-1844) 5
           Marr: 30 Jul 1818 - St. Francisville, West Feliciana, Louisiana 5

         Spouse: Sarah PRESCOTT (      -      ) 5
           Marr: Unknown 5






2  M  James PERKINS 5





           Born: 11 Jun 1801 - SC 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 13 Dec 1867 - Big Woods, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 5
         Buried:  - Big Woods Cemetery, Ederly, Calcasieu Parish, LA 5



         Spouse: Catherine HENDERSON (1806-1885) 5
           Marr: 23 Feb 1826 - Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana 5








3  F  Harriet PERKINS 5





           Born: 7 Mar 1803 - Darlington District, South Carolina 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 18 Nov 1885 - Jasper, Japser County, Texas 5
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Dvm William NEYLAND (1803-1886) 5
           Marr: 14 Jul 1821 - St. Francisville, West Feliciana, Parish Louisiana 5








4  F  Margaret PERKINS 5,37





           Born: 10 Jun 1805 - , Amite, MS 5,37
       Baptized: 
           Died: 18 Oct 1895 - Houston, Harris, TX 5,37
         Buried:  - Magnolia Cemetery, Harris  Co., Texas 5



         Spouse: Allen C. COWARD (1808-1891) 5,37
           Marr: 21 Dec 1829 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, , LA 5,37








5  F  Hepisbar PERKINS 5





            AKA: HEPSY  5
           Born: 1807 - MS 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: After 1850 5
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Willie BUTLER (1802-1880) 5
           Marr: Abt 1832 - Opelousas, LA 5








6  M  Samuel J. PERKINS 5





           Born: 18 Sep 1810 - Amite Co., Mississippi 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 12 Jan 1869 - Galveston Co., Texas 5
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Rebecca Ann COWARD (1823-1898) 5,37
           Marr: 20 Apr 1837 - St. Landry Parish La/Saint Landry, Evangeline Co., LA 5








7  M  Rees Washington Sr. PERKINS 5





           Born: 8 Dec 1812 - Marion Co., MS 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 4 Jul 1895 - Near Englewood, Calcasieu, Louisiana 5
         Buried:  - Holbrook Cemetery, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 5



         Spouse: Vienna J. COWARD (1816-1890) 5
           Marr: 18 Nov 1834 - Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana/Calcasieu, Rapides Co., LA 5








8  M  Jackson PERKINS 5





           Born: 1815 - Mississippi 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: Bef 1830 5
         Buried: 








9  M  Miranda PERKINS 5





           Born: 4 Oct 1817 - Louisiana 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: Abt 1880 - Texas 5
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Lydia A FOREMAN (1825-1887) 5
           Marr: 1 Dec 1841 - Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana/Calcasieu Co., LA 5








10  F  Elizabeth Ann PERKINS 5,6,34,37





           Born: 1818 - St. Landry Parish, Louisiana/Saint Landry, Evangeline Co., LA 5,37
       Baptized: 
           Died: 5 May 1869 - Houston, Harris, TX 5,6,37
         Buried: After 5 May 1869 - Magnolia Cemetery, Houston, Harrison Co., Texas 5,6



         Spouse: Needham Allen COWARD Sr (1815-1866) 5,6,37
           Marr: 3 Nov 1834 - St. Landry Parish La/Saint Landry, Evangeline Co., LA 5,6,37








11  F  Martha L. PERKINS 5





           Born: 28 Feb 1819 - Amite Co. Mississippi 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: 21 Jul 1918 - East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 5
         Buried: 



         Spouse: William S. TOWNSEND (Bef 1824-      ) 5
           Marr: 7 Nov 1845 5



         Spouse: James Madison HARRELL (Bef 1819-      ) 5
           Marr: 24 Nov 1842 5








12  F  Lethy Ann PERKINS 5





           Born: 1 Nov 1829 - St. Landry Parish, Louisiana/Saint Landry, Evangeline Co., LA 5
       Baptized: 
           Died: Jan 1851 - Panola Co., Texas 5
         Buried: 



         Spouse: William Henry COWARD (1829-1866) 5
           Marr: 18 Mar 1847 - Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana/Calcasieu, Rapides Co., LA 5











General Notes (Husband)



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


General Notes (Wife)



Note: ESTATE OF MARTHA PERKINS
Inventory and Appraisal
Filed Sept.6,1866 Recorded same day
Clear Creek Sept. 1st, 1866
We the undersigned apraisers of the estate of Martha Perkins
Deased apraise the property as follows
The Homestead 182 acres 2.50 $455.00
The Land in Harris County 3 acres $ 25.00
Stock Cattle 76 head 5.50 $418.00
Two Horses Verry Old 2.50 $ 5.00
One Matress 6.66 $ 6.66
One Feather Bed Two Pillows&Bolster $ 11.20
State of Texas, County of Galveston
Sept.1,1866
We solemly swear we have apraised the property of the estate of Martha Perkins deased to the best of our ability.
S.L. Hamblet
D.A. McRae
Richard Coward
Allen Coward
I do solemly swear that I have given in all the property belonging
To the a state of Marthy Perkins.I do ____Certify the was
Signed and Sworn to in present of me. John J. Lewis JPGC this 1st of September 1866. 6







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