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Perkins Family History
Perkins Genealogy & Family TreePerkins is an English surname from Leicestershire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the given name Pierre (the French for Peter, which means “rock” or “stone”) with the suffix “kins”, all of which means “little Peter.” The family motto is Simplx vigilum veri which means “An honest one of the sentinels of truth.”
Other spellings include “Perkyns,” “Perkynns,” and “Perkens.” Notable people with the surname include American actor Anthony Perkins (Psycho, The Trial, Black Hole), American actress Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds, Big, The Flinstones), American musician Carl Lee Perkins, and American inventor Edwin Elijah Perkins (inventor of Kool-Aide). The first Perkins to come to America was Francis Perkins in Virginia in 1607.
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Perkins Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Zulpha E. Perkins -- --, 1844
- Hilda Perkins -- --, 1918 December 0, 2002
- Thomas Nelson Perkins -- --, 1870 October 7, 1937 Massachusetts
- Trella Perkins -- --, 1882 April 0, 1910 Missouri
- Cordelia Evelyn Perkins -- --, 1881 October 12, 1970 Iowa
Perkins Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Spencer Hamilton Perkins -- --, 1878 Virginia
- Christian Perkins -- --, 1757 December 0, 1836 Virginia
- Naomi Perkins -- --, 1871 October 6, 1872 Iowa
- Clinton Eugene Perkins -- --, 1874 December 3, 1954 Iowa
- Joseph Perkins -- --, 1699 December 0, 1752 Massachusetts
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