1. Benjamin
Head PERRY Jr.
was born on 12 Jan 1777 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia. One
source indicates
that he was born in June. The 1880 census for his sons, Benjamin
H. Perry
and Thomas Jefferson Perry, indicates that he was born in
Virginia.
He resided at
his farm in
Henry Co., Kentucky in 1810. He is shown on Page 365 of
the census, along
with his father. The census shows two males < 10 (Washington,
Thomas), one
male 26-44 (Benjamin), two females <10, and one female
26-44. He was
Baptist from 1813 to 1840 in Port Royal, Henry Co.,
Kentucky. He (and/or
this father) was a member of the Cane Run Baptist Church of Port
Royal in
1813. Other members were John McAndrews, William P. Yarbrough,
Benjamin
Johnson, Rosanna McGuire, Lucy McAndrews, Mary (Head?) Perry
(his mother?),
and Lucy Yarbrough. He resided at his home in Port Royal,
Henry Co.,
Kentucky in 1820. Benjamin Sr., Benjamin Jr., Elijah, and
Joseph Perry all
lived near each other in Henry County, Kentucky in
1820.
He resided at
his home in
Henry Co., Kentucky in 1830. He lived near his father,
Benjamin, Sr. He
bought a 74 acres of land on 1 Aug 1838 in Scott Co.,
Indiana. He patented
the West Half of the North West Quarter of Section 4 of Township
3-N of
Range 7-E of the 2nd Prime Meridian consisting of 40 acres on 1
August 1838
(possibly September 1836). The land was registered at
Jeffersonville,
Indiana. Benjamin H. Perry, Roderick Perry, William Perry,
Robert H. Wilson,
Thomas B. Wilson, Joseph Wilson and Patrick Wilson all had farms
very near
each other. This exact land was later sold to James Harvey
Wilson of Scott
County, Indiana.
He is refered to as
Benjamin
Head Perry of Henry Co., Indiana. There is a record of Josiah
Perry
purchasing land in Henry Co., Indiana in 1835, but his
relationship is
unknown.
The actual
certificate of land
transfer reads:
The United States of
America
Certificate No.
10485 445
To all to whom these
Presents
shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Benjamin
Head Perry of
Henry County Indiana [Kentucky?]
has deposited in the
general
land office of the United States,
a certificate of the
register
of the land office at Jeffersonville
whereby it appears
that full
payment has been made by the said
Benjamin Head Perry
according
to the provisions of
the Act of Congress
of the 24th
of April, 1820 entitled "An Act
making further
provision for
the sale of the Public Lands," for
the west half of the
north west
quarter of Section four in Township
three North of Range
7 East in
the district of Lands subject
to sale at
Jeffersonville,
Indiana, containing seventy four acres...
...Given under my
hand in the
city of Washington, the first of August
in the year of our
Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thrity eight.
...Martin Van
Buren...
He resided at
his farm in
Henry Co., Kentucky in 1840. He resided at his farm in
District 1 near his
brother George Perry in Henry Co., Kentucky in 1850. His
real estate was
worth $3300 and his personal estate was not reported according
to the 1850
census.
He died on 24
Dec 1856 in
Henry Co., Kentucky. He was buried after 24 Dec 1856 in
Henry Co.,
Kentucky. He is buried at the Port Royal Baptist Church
Cemetery. The 1810
census extract shows that Benjamin Jr., was actually older than
Benjamin,
Sr.
The land transaction
indicates
that his middle name is "Head".
Benjamin Head PERRY
Jr. and
Jemima STEWART were married on 21 Jul 1802 in Henry Co.,
Kentucky. There
was a marriage of Benjamin Perry to Elizabeth Madras on 21
September 1805 in
Campbell County, Kentucky. There is a record of a marriage of
Benjamin Perry
to Mrs. Betsy Nelson on 31 December 1809 in Shelby County,
Kentucky.
Jemima STEWART (daughter of John STEWART and Sarah
__________?) was born
on 22 May 1779 in Fauquier Co., Virginia. The 1880 census
for her son,
Benjamin H. Perry, indicates that she was born in Kentucky. But
the 1880
census for her son Thomas Jefferson Perry indicates the she was
born in
Virginia.
She died on
16 Jul 1834 in
Port Royal, Henry Co., Kentucky. She is not listed in the
1850 census.
She was
buried after 16 Jul
1834 in Henry Co., Kentucky. She is buried at the Port
Royal Baptist
Church. The census shows 2 males < 10, 1 male 26-44,
two females <10, and
one female 26-44. Benjamin Head PERRY Jr. and Jemima
STEWART had the
following children:
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i. Washington PERRY, born on 22 Apr
1803, Henry Co., Kentucky;
married Martha BRYAN, on 27 Jan 1833, Henry Co., Kentucky; died
on 12 Jan
1875, Port Royal, Henry Co., Kentucky.
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ii. Mary May PERRY was born on 18 Oct
1805 in Henry Co.,
Kentucky. She died on 8 Mar 1837 in Henry Co.,
Kentucky. She was buried
after 8 Mar 1837 in Henry Co., Kentucky. She is buried at
the Port Royal
Baptist Church Cemetery.
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iii. Thomas Jefferson PERRY, born on 15
Apr 1806, Henry Co.,
Kentucky; married Sarah S. STEWART, about 1835, Kentucky; died
on 9 Feb
1889, Kentucky.
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iv.
George PERRY, born in 1808, Henry Co., Kentucky; married
Julia Ann
JOHNSTON, on 24 Dec 1834, Henry Co., Kentucky; died in 1860/61,
Scott Co.,
Indiana.
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v.
William PERRY, born on 25 Mar 1809, Henry Co., Kentucky;
married
Martha Ann TINGLE, on 23 Nov 1844, Henry Co., Kentucky; died on
22 Aug 1875,
Carroll Co., Kentucky.
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vi. B. A. PERRY was born in 1810 in
Henry Co., Kentucky. She
resided at her father's home in Henry Co., Kentucky in
1850. Greenup, B.A.,
Sarah (Sally) and Lucy all lived with their father.
She died about 1880 in __________?.
This may have been Benjamin H.
Perry.
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vii.
Greenup PERRY, born on 5 Jun 1812, Henry Co., Kentucky;
married S.
__________?, about 1835, __________?; died on 22 Dec 1885,
__________?.
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viii. Benjamin H. PERRY III was born on
19 Mar 1813 in Henry Co.,
Kentucky. He resided at his father's farm in Henry Co.,
Kentucky in 1850.
He resided at his farm in Port Royal, Henry Co., Kentucky in
1860. The ages
of Benjamin (58), Greenup (52), Sarah (45) and Lucy (42) are
recorded
different than more certain data.
His real estate was valued at $5,500, and
personal estate at $10,000 in
1860.
He resided at his home in Port Royal, Henry
Co., Kentucky in 1880. He
is recorded as 71 years old, or born in 1808/09. He is living
with his
borther Green (or Greenup) and sister Lucy. Living in his home
are A.
Dandridge, 50 years old, a wash woman and black, and Lizzie
Dandridge, 90
years old, from Virginia and black. He lived very near his
brother Thomas
Jefferson Perry.
The 1880 census for Port Royal, Henry County,
Kentucky lists a Perry
Milton on the same page as Benjamin H. Perry. So, the source of
the Thomas
Milton Wilson middle name may have been this family. Perry
Milton was born
in 1836/37 in Kentucky. He was married to Frances. In Jericho,
Henry County,
Kentucky is listed Robert J. Milton, born in 1806/07 in Kentucky
(his
parents were born in Virginia).
He died on 3 Mar 1885 in Kentucky. He
was buried after 3 Mar 1885 in
Henry Co., Kentucky. He is buried at the Port Royal
Baptist Church
Cemetery. On 10 July 1856 James Harvey Wilson purchased
the west half of
the northwest quarter of Section 4 of Township 3-N of Range 7-E
in Scott
County which contained 80 acres for $400 from Benjamin H. Perry
of Henry
County, Kentucky. It is unsure which Benjamin this
was.
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ix. Sarah PERRY was born on 14 Jun 1815
in Henry Co., Kentucky.
She resided at her father's home in Henry Co., Kentucky in
1850. Greenup,
B.A., Sarah (Sally) and Lucy all lived with their
father.
She resided at the farm of her brother,
Benjamin Perry in Port Royal,
Henry Co., Kentucky in 1860. She died on 19 Jun 1872 in
Kentucky. She was
buried after 19 Jun 1872 in Henry Co., Kentucky. She is
buried at the Port
Royal Baptist Church Cemetery. Since her tombstone
indicates Perry as her
surname, she may never have married.
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x. Lucy PERRY was born on 19 May 1816
in Henry Co., Kentucky. She
resided at her father's home in Henry Co., Kentucky in
1850. Greenup, B.A.,
Sarah (Sally) and Lucy all lived with their father.
She resided at the farm of her brother,
Benjamin Perry in Port Royal,
Henry Co., Kentucky in 1860. She resided at the home of
Benjamin H. Perry
in Port Royal, Henry Co., Kentucky in 1880. She lived with
her brother
Benjamin and Green (or Greenup) Perry.
She died on 7 Feb 1902 in Kentucky. She
was buried after 7 Feb 1902 in
Henry Co., Kentucky. She is buried at the Port Royal
Baptist Church
Cemetery.
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xi. John Allen PERRY was born on 18 Sep
1818 in Henry Co.,
Kentucky. He died on 25 Jul 1839 in Kentucky. He was
buried after 25 Jul
1839 in Henry Co., Kentucky. He is buried at the Port
Royal Baptist Church
Cemetery.