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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
- David Brian Perkins -- --, 1968 April 20, 1986 North Carolina
- Cadman Byron Perkins -- --, 1908 June 30, 1983 Virginia
- Lydia Perkins -- --, 1578 December 0, 1640
- Elizabeth Perkins -- --, 1798 December 0, 1839
- Mary Jane Perkins -- --, 1843 July 31, 1908
Perkins Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Esther Perkins -- --, 1710 June 1, 1748 Virginia
- Esther Perkins -- --, 1710 June 1, 1748 Virginia
- Nicholas Perkins -- --, 1718 June 17, 1762 Virginia
- Albert Edward Perkins -- --, 1885 December 0, 1901
- Emma Amelia Perkins -- --, 1853 December 0, 1901
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