State-Wide, NC - Perkins Family Bible ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Formerly the property of Dr. Thomas Henry Perkins of "Wilmington" in Fluvanna County, Va. He was born April 5, 1825, and died May 8, 1887 at "Wilmington" Fluvanna County. He was a son of Dr. Frederick Anderson Perkins of "Roundabout" Louisa County. This bible was given by Dr. Perkins to his daughter, Mrs. Louisa Catherine Adams, who in turn gave it to a Negro family of the name Washington, descendants of former slaves, as it contained a lengthy record of their births, marriages and deaths. Facts vital to the Perkins and allied families were transcribed circa 1928 by Wm. Ronald Cocke III, and later, in 1940, by Judge Cardwell, for the late Judge W.R. Perkins, where it may be found in his papers in the library of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va. Births Ann Beverly Perkins, daughter of Dr. Thomas H. Perkins, born October 18, 1849 Louisa Catherine Perkins, daughter of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins, born April 14, 1852 Harriet Washington Perkins, daughter of Thos. H. Perkins, born September 21, 1854 Lewis W. Perkins, son of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins born Nov. 17, 1856 Tomasia Perkins, daughter of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins, born November 22, 1859 Thomas Henry Perkins, son of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins, born April 24, 1863 Rolfe Hughes, son of Nannie & E.T. Hughes, born May 5, 1868 Mary Randolph Hughes, daughter of Nannie & E.T. Hughes, born Sept. 28, 1870 Betty Perkins Hughes, daughter of Nannie & E.T. Perkins, born April 12, 1873 Ann Beverly Hughes, daughter of Nannie & E.T. Hughes, born Nov. 3, 1876 Clara Louise Kent, daughter of Hallie W. & H.P. Kent, born May 29, 1886 Lewis Poindexter Kent, son of Hallie W. & H.P. Kent, born May 2, 1884 Thomas Ashby Kent, son of Hallie W. & H.P. Kent, born -- Marriages Thomas H. Perkins & Mary E. Melton were married October 24, 1848 Nannie Beverly, daughter of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins & Eldridge Tucker Hughes were married March 28, 1867 Louise Catherine Perkins & John Willie Adams were married Oct. 28, 1880 Hallie Washington Perkins & Henry Poindexter Kent were married May 8, 1883 Betty Perkins Hughes, daughter of Eldridge Tucker Hughes, & Ronald Cocke were married October 19, 1892 Mary Hughes, daughter of Eldridge Tucker Hughes, & Sinclair Omohundro were married October 30, 1894 Rolfe Eldridge Hughes & Hallie Cosby were married Jan. 30, 1900 Deaths Thomasia Perkins, child of Dr. Thos. H. & Mary E. Perkins died June 6, 1862 2 yrs - 6 mos - 13 days Mary E. Perkins, wife of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins, died April 2, 1865 Lewis W. Perkins, son of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins, died Dec. 22, 1876, 20 yrs - 1 mo Thomas Henry Perkins, Jr., son of Dr. Thos. H. Perkins, died Jan. 29, 1883 19 yrs - 9 mos - 5 days Dr. Thomas Henry Perkins, died May 8, 1887, 62 yrs - 1 mo - 3 days Hallie Kent, daughter of Hallie W. & H.P. Kent, died in September, 1906 Dr. Thomas Henry Perkins' Family Graveyard at his home "Wilmington" at Wilmington Post Office, Fulvanna County, Virginia Transcript of Gravestone inscriptions made by W.R. Cocke, III Thomasia Perkins Born Nov. 22, 1859 Died June 6, 1862 Aged 2 years, 6 mos. and 13 days Suffer little children to come unto me Mary E. Perkins Wife of Thos. H. Perkins born July 4, 1829 died April 2, 1865 In Memory of Lewis W. Perkins Born Nov. 12, 1856 Died Dec. 2, 1876 In Memory of Nannie B. Hughes Wife of E.T. Hughes Born Oct. 18, 1849 Died Sept. 4, 1883 In Memory of Thomas H. Perkins Born April 24, 1863 Died Jan. 20, 1883 In Memory of Dr. T.H. Perkins who departed this life May 8, 1887 Aged 62 years Blessed are the dead Which died in the Lord [This typed record can be found at the NC Archives on the Mezzanine in the "Perkins" vertical folder] ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Wm. Ronald Cocke III ______________________________________________________________________