I have only a little bit of information about Robert Perrigo, ancestor in the Allen line and immigrant. What I have, however, is so intriguing that I want to share it, in hopes that someone else has found more pieces to his puzzle and would be willing to share it.
So far as is believed, our ancestor was born somewhere in England, although his surname is believed to have derived from France. His birth date is unknown, and his birth place and parents are unknown, although someone has indicated his father's name might be William Perrigo. There was no documentation attached to that statement. At least one internet researcher believes he was born in 1624 in St Clements, Hastings, Sussex, England.
The next thing we know about Robert is that he was married in 1657 in New Barbadoes, New Jersey to Sarah Smart, daughter of Robert Smart. (New Barbadoes was settled by the Dutch, and is now known as Hackensack.) Robert and Sarah had at least three children together, Ezekiel, Sarah, and Robert. They were born in Saybrook, Ct. where the couple had settled. Apparently Sarah died, and about 1670 Robert married for a second time, to Mary or Marah Wood. Together they had four or five children, the last born in 1683, a few months after her father's death.
Mary remarried, to Henry Peterson, but all may now have been well between Henry and his step children. In April of 1711, 28 years after Robert's death, Henry wrote a letter to the court basically saying that he had learned that some of the children of Robert were hiring attorneys and claiming that the estate of Robert Perrigo, which had been settled in 1684, had not been properly handled. In 1711, Henry was offering up another 63 acres of Perrigo's land, at Beaver Brook, to add to the estate. This letter is now on Ancestry,com. Part of this dispute may be because Robert's son, Robert, had apparently been left only one shilling in the will. Unfortunately, the probate records for the time period prior to 1700 were destroyed, so these are the only hints we have about the Perrigo estate.
As to his occupation, again, it is difficult to say much. There are hints that he may have worked in the maritime industry, since he was said to be on Mr. Goodall's ship, "now at Goodman Rusco's" in 1659 when his young son Ezekiel received medical treatment. If course, it's also possible that he was a merchant or a trader or any number of other occupations. Since he had 63 acres of land not included in the original estate, he likely did at least some farming.
With no estate records, no inventory, and very few other records to go on, we are left with little knowledge of this ancestor. We know he married twice, had at least seven children, and probably died before the age of 50. We also know he came to the New World from the Old, and possibly had friends or relatives in New Jersey, (or Sarah was in Connecticut for some reason), since the couple married in New Jersey. More research needs to be done concerning Robert, but in the meantime, we can honor what we know of his life.
The line of descent is:
Robert Perrigo-Sarah Smart
Sarah Perrigo-John Royse
Moses-Royce-Hannah
John Royce-Hannah Bellamy
Elizabeth Royce-William McCoy
James McCoy-Nancy Ann Lane
Vincent McCoy-Eleanor Jackson
Nancy McCoy-George Allen
Edward Allen-Edith Knott
Richard Allen-Gladys Holbrook
Their descendants
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Allen line: Hugh Calkins, Immigrant, about 1599-1690
We know a little more about Hugh Calkins than about some of our other immigrant ancestors. Research done by Mr. Roy Edwards in 1998 finally pinpointed his parents' marriage and his christening date. Since they were both in the same location, we are taking Waverton, Cheshire, England, as his hometown, although it is possible that they lived on a farm or in a village even smaller than Waverton. At any rate, the records show that Waverton was an important place in their lives. This area is to the east of the northern part of Wales, so it is not surprising that for a long time it was believed that Hugh was from Wales.
Hugh was the son of Rowland and Ellen Payne Calkin, who were married June 23, 1597 at St. Oswald church in Chester. . He was christened on April 8,1603 at St Peter in Waverton. Brothers William, Hugh, and Peter were baptized there, too.
We don't know his parent's occupation, nor his, but this area has been known for dairy and for sheep raising, so it's possible that Rowland, and later Hugh, were involved in farming, at least to some extent. We don't know when Hugh married, or to whom, although her name is frequently given as Ann, or Sarah Ann, Eaton. Since marriages frequently took place in the bride's church, it is possible that the records still exist somewhere, but they don't seem to be at Waverton. It's estimated that the marriage took place sometime around 1626, since their first known child was born in 1627.
We also don't know when Hugh and Ann became "non-conformists." Were they born into non-conforming families, or did they all become non-conforming over time, or were Hugh and Ann "breakaways" from the family religion? We don't know the answer to that yet, either, but we do know they were non-conformists; one source even terms Hugh "radical". It is believed that Hugh and Ann and their children came to America about 1640, since daughter Deborah was buried at Waverton October 4, 1639. It's possible that Hugh had come earlier and that Ann stayed behind to deliver and then bury their child. They traveled with Rev. Richard Blinman once they were here, so perhaps they came as part of his congregation in 1640.
Hugh and Ann's children were Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, Deborah John, David, and Deborah again. There may also have been a daughter Susan. David and the second Deborah were born in Massachusetts, after the family arrived here. Hugh and family settled first at Green's Harbor in Plymouth Colony, but soon moved to Gloucester with Mr. Blinman. We don't know the whole story, but there was some sort of religious dissension involving his minister and others. He was made a freeman Dec. 27, 1642 at Gloucester, so he owned at least a modest amount of property by then. He was a selectman 1643-1648, and then moved to New London, Connecticut, about 1650, again with Rev. Blinman. He was a selectman and representative there, and was also a town clerk. In 1662 he moved to what would become Norwich, leaving some of his daughters in New London. In Norwich he was the first deacon of the church, and a representative in 1663-1664. He died in 1690, at the age of ninety years. He and son John are listed as founders of Norwich, so the land was wilderness when they arrived.
There is a Calkins Family Association with their own website that has most of this information, and I recommend that you "google" for it and enjoy all the work that has gone into that site. I am so grateful that this work has been done so that we can enjoy knowing a little about our immigrant ancestor.
The line of descent is:
Hugh Calkins-Ann possibly Eaton
Deborah Calkins-Jonathan Royce
John Royce-Sarah Perrigo
Moses Royce-Hannah
John Royce-Hannah Bellamy
Elizabeth Royce-William McCoy
James McCoy-Nancy Lane
Vincent McCoy-Eleanor Jackson
Nancy McCoy-George Allen
Edward Allen-Edith Knott
Richard Allen-Gladys Holbrook
Their descendents
Hugh was the son of Rowland and Ellen Payne Calkin, who were married June 23, 1597 at St. Oswald church in Chester. . He was christened on April 8,1603 at St Peter in Waverton. Brothers William, Hugh, and Peter were baptized there, too.
We don't know his parent's occupation, nor his, but this area has been known for dairy and for sheep raising, so it's possible that Rowland, and later Hugh, were involved in farming, at least to some extent. We don't know when Hugh married, or to whom, although her name is frequently given as Ann, or Sarah Ann, Eaton. Since marriages frequently took place in the bride's church, it is possible that the records still exist somewhere, but they don't seem to be at Waverton. It's estimated that the marriage took place sometime around 1626, since their first known child was born in 1627.
We also don't know when Hugh and Ann became "non-conformists." Were they born into non-conforming families, or did they all become non-conforming over time, or were Hugh and Ann "breakaways" from the family religion? We don't know the answer to that yet, either, but we do know they were non-conformists; one source even terms Hugh "radical". It is believed that Hugh and Ann and their children came to America about 1640, since daughter Deborah was buried at Waverton October 4, 1639. It's possible that Hugh had come earlier and that Ann stayed behind to deliver and then bury their child. They traveled with Rev. Richard Blinman once they were here, so perhaps they came as part of his congregation in 1640.
Hugh and Ann's children were Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, Deborah John, David, and Deborah again. There may also have been a daughter Susan. David and the second Deborah were born in Massachusetts, after the family arrived here. Hugh and family settled first at Green's Harbor in Plymouth Colony, but soon moved to Gloucester with Mr. Blinman. We don't know the whole story, but there was some sort of religious dissension involving his minister and others. He was made a freeman Dec. 27, 1642 at Gloucester, so he owned at least a modest amount of property by then. He was a selectman 1643-1648, and then moved to New London, Connecticut, about 1650, again with Rev. Blinman. He was a selectman and representative there, and was also a town clerk. In 1662 he moved to what would become Norwich, leaving some of his daughters in New London. In Norwich he was the first deacon of the church, and a representative in 1663-1664. He died in 1690, at the age of ninety years. He and son John are listed as founders of Norwich, so the land was wilderness when they arrived.
There is a Calkins Family Association with their own website that has most of this information, and I recommend that you "google" for it and enjoy all the work that has gone into that site. I am so grateful that this work has been done so that we can enjoy knowing a little about our immigrant ancestor.
The line of descent is:
Hugh Calkins-Ann possibly Eaton
Deborah Calkins-Jonathan Royce
John Royce-Sarah Perrigo
Moses Royce-Hannah
John Royce-Hannah Bellamy
Elizabeth Royce-William McCoy
James McCoy-Nancy Lane
Vincent McCoy-Eleanor Jackson
Nancy McCoy-George Allen
Edward Allen-Edith Knott
Richard Allen-Gladys Holbrook
Their descendents
Friday, July 18, 2014
Allen line: William McCoy 1753-1813, pastor and spinning wheel maker
If I were to keep a list of my most interesting ancestors, William McCoy would go on that list. Maybe it's because he made spinning wheels to supplement his income. Maybe it's because he fought in the Revolutionary War. Maybe it's because he was a pastor, and a pioneer. Maybe it's because this is one ancestor that we know for sure used a flatboat and the Ohio River as a means of transportation. There is much more to learn about him, but this post will tell a little of his story. .
William McCoy was born March 31, 1753 (some sources say 1754), most likely in Virginia. His parents were James Thomas McCoy from Ireland and Ann Bruce from Scotland. It is most likely that the McCoys were from Scotland, also, but they had been in Ireland for at least two generations before James Thomas came to America. We don't know if James had siblings but it is likely that he did.
As for William, most on line sites will tell you he was born in Fayette County, Pa. However, this area was not settled at that time, and in History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania by Franklin Ellis, it states that his father's land warrant there bears a date of June 14, 1769 and was surveyed September 23, 1769. This tract was called "Flint Hill" and covered 305 acres. There was a second tract of 223 acres surveyed to him the same date in September. William would have been about 16, then, when the family moved to Fayette County. James and Ann had moved their family to frontier Pennsylvania after the French and Indian War, but before the Revolutionary War. It was still a dangerous enough place because of the Indians that the first log cabin they built as a home was reconstructed as a stronger "Fort McCoy", where families from the area could gather for protection against Indians, and the McCoys then built another log cabin for their home. This area was under attack at intervals during the time period leading up to, and during the Revolutionary War.
We know that William was a private in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War, so he would have been called out on various alarms and patrols. He was a private in Captain Andrew Swearingen's Company, under Colonel David Williamson, in Washington County, Pa. He had married Elizabeth Royse (sometimes spelled Rice) about 1776, so it appears that the young family may have already been heading west. Many of William's fellow militia members participated in some horrible Indian massacres in 1781-1782 in "Ohio Country." William's name is not noted on compiled lists of participants, but the list may be incomplete. We will never know, probably, but we have to accept the possibility that he went, and the certainty that he would have heard about it when the troops returned.
The McCoy family was on the move again about 1788, in the flatboat trip down the Ohio. Their son Rice was supposedly born near Cincinnati, Ohio, and was one of the first white children born there, if tradition is to be believed. However, the McCoy's kept traveling (I wonder how many days Elizabeth was permitted to recover before the trip began again?) and eventually settled in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and later moved to Shelby County, Kentucky. By this time the McCoy family included William, James, Sarah, John, Isaac, Lydia, and Rice. William would marry in Shelby County.
One of the driving passions of William's life was his devotion to his Lord Jesus Christ. His father's family was Baptist, so it is natural that he also became a Baptist. I have been unable to locate anything regarding his religious training, which was likely minimal, or when he became a pastor. However, we know that beginning in the early 1800's William was frequently crossing the Ohio River into Clark County, Indiana, and preaching in cabins there. By 1809, he moved to Clark County and became the pastor of Silver Creek Baptist Church there. He still helped support the family by making spinning wheels. Because of Indian troubles, he again moved to a farm near Charlestown, where he died on September 1, 1813 and is buried in Silver Creek Cemetery near his original Indiana home. Elizabeth lived, likely with family, until 1834, and was unfortunately alive to know that several of her family, children and grandchildren, died in the 1833 cholera epidemic.
Our line of descent is:
William McCoy-Elizabeth Royce
James McCoy-Nancy Lane
Vincent McCoy-Eleanor Jackson
Nancy McCoy-George Allen
Edward Allen-Edith Knott
Richard/Edith/Vernon/Tessora/Nancy Corinne Allen
Their children, grand children, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren
William McCoy was born March 31, 1753 (some sources say 1754), most likely in Virginia. His parents were James Thomas McCoy from Ireland and Ann Bruce from Scotland. It is most likely that the McCoys were from Scotland, also, but they had been in Ireland for at least two generations before James Thomas came to America. We don't know if James had siblings but it is likely that he did.
As for William, most on line sites will tell you he was born in Fayette County, Pa. However, this area was not settled at that time, and in History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania by Franklin Ellis, it states that his father's land warrant there bears a date of June 14, 1769 and was surveyed September 23, 1769. This tract was called "Flint Hill" and covered 305 acres. There was a second tract of 223 acres surveyed to him the same date in September. William would have been about 16, then, when the family moved to Fayette County. James and Ann had moved their family to frontier Pennsylvania after the French and Indian War, but before the Revolutionary War. It was still a dangerous enough place because of the Indians that the first log cabin they built as a home was reconstructed as a stronger "Fort McCoy", where families from the area could gather for protection against Indians, and the McCoys then built another log cabin for their home. This area was under attack at intervals during the time period leading up to, and during the Revolutionary War.
We know that William was a private in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War, so he would have been called out on various alarms and patrols. He was a private in Captain Andrew Swearingen's Company, under Colonel David Williamson, in Washington County, Pa. He had married Elizabeth Royse (sometimes spelled Rice) about 1776, so it appears that the young family may have already been heading west. Many of William's fellow militia members participated in some horrible Indian massacres in 1781-1782 in "Ohio Country." William's name is not noted on compiled lists of participants, but the list may be incomplete. We will never know, probably, but we have to accept the possibility that he went, and the certainty that he would have heard about it when the troops returned.
The McCoy family was on the move again about 1788, in the flatboat trip down the Ohio. Their son Rice was supposedly born near Cincinnati, Ohio, and was one of the first white children born there, if tradition is to be believed. However, the McCoy's kept traveling (I wonder how many days Elizabeth was permitted to recover before the trip began again?) and eventually settled in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and later moved to Shelby County, Kentucky. By this time the McCoy family included William, James, Sarah, John, Isaac, Lydia, and Rice. William would marry in Shelby County.
One of the driving passions of William's life was his devotion to his Lord Jesus Christ. His father's family was Baptist, so it is natural that he also became a Baptist. I have been unable to locate anything regarding his religious training, which was likely minimal, or when he became a pastor. However, we know that beginning in the early 1800's William was frequently crossing the Ohio River into Clark County, Indiana, and preaching in cabins there. By 1809, he moved to Clark County and became the pastor of Silver Creek Baptist Church there. He still helped support the family by making spinning wheels. Because of Indian troubles, he again moved to a farm near Charlestown, where he died on September 1, 1813 and is buried in Silver Creek Cemetery near his original Indiana home. Elizabeth lived, likely with family, until 1834, and was unfortunately alive to know that several of her family, children and grandchildren, died in the 1833 cholera epidemic.
Our line of descent is:
William McCoy-Elizabeth Royce
James McCoy-Nancy Lane
Vincent McCoy-Eleanor Jackson
Nancy McCoy-George Allen
Edward Allen-Edith Knott
Richard/Edith/Vernon/Tessora/Nancy Corinne Allen
Their children, grand children, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren
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