Perkins Family Page
Perkins of South Carolina
The earlies know Perkins in the line lived in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The Perkins were of a mixed people known as Redbones, which are closely related to the Melungeons of Virginia and Tennessee and the Lumbee Indians of Robeson Co., North Carolina.
Joshua Perkins, believed to be the son of Jacob "Old Jock" Perkins and Mary "Polly" Black, served in the American Revolution. He is accepted by the DAR, and descendants are eligible for membership. He moved with his wife Mary Mixon and family to Southwest Louisiana in the early 1800's along with other Redbones families, including Ashworth and Dial. Since the Perkins had very dark skin, they were constantly dogged with rumors that they were part African. There was even a slander trial in Tennessee based on that issue.
My Perkins Line
- M. Lee Murrah (Angelina Co., TX)
- Ina Gertrude Johnson m. Earvin Elroy Murrah (Angelina Co., TX)
- Hester Ann Laura Forsythe m. Samuel Virgil Murrah (Angelina Co., TX)
- Sarah Alice Darenda Landrum m. William David Forsythe (Angelina Co., TX)
- Mary Jane Johnson m. Maston L. Landrum (Angelina Co., TX)
- Vianna Ashworth m. Patrick Johnson (Angelina/Houston Co., TX)
- James J. Ashworth m. Mary (Polly) Perkins (SC/Southwest LA/Angelina, TX)
- Joshua Perkins (SC/Southwest LA) m. Mary Mixon (SC/Southwest LA)
- Jacob (Old Jock) Perkins m. Mary (Polly) Black
Published Genealogies and Other Sources
None known.
Other Perkins Sites
- Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware
- Perkins Family Genealogy Forum
- The Perkins Trial
Updates and Corrections
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