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Susan Perley¹

• Father: Isaac Perley¹ b. 26 May 1777, d. 9 Jun 1848
• Mother: Eunice Hancock¹ b. 2 Jan 1782 or 16 Jan 1782, d. 31 Mar 1860

• Relationship: 5th cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susan Perley was born on 15 March 1806.¹
• She was the daughter of Isaac Perley and Eunice Hancock.¹
• Susan Perley married Arthur Higgins on 18 May 1833, by Elder Perkins.¹
• Susan Perley died on 9 January 1870 at age 63 of consumption.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Sep 2009

Susan Ann Perley of Maugerville¹

• Father: Thomas Perley² b. p 1769, d. Jun 1815
• Mother: Rhoda Peabody² b. p 1771, d. 1846

• Relationship: 5th cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susan Ann Perley of Maugerville was born possibly (my best guess) 1805.
• She was the daughter of Thomas Perley and Rhoda Peabody.²
• She married George Peabody and lived in Northampton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.¹

• Last Edited: 24 Apr 2010

Susanna Perley¹

• Father: Henry Perley¹ b. 17 Feb 1755, d. 6 Feb 1838
• Mother: Eunice Hood¹ b. 1 Oct 1757, d. 11 Oct 1790

• Relationship: 4th cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susanna Perley was born on 16 March 1788 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.²
• She was the daughter of Henry Perley and Eunice Hood.¹
• Susanna Perley died on 23 November 1791 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 3.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2009

Susannah Perley¹

• Father: Samuel Perley¹ b. 28 May 1667, d. 29 Jan 1724/25
• Mother: Abigail Cummings¹ b. p 1669, d. 22 Jan 1725/26

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 8 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susannah Perley was born on 19 November 1697 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.²
• She was the daughter of Samuel Perley and Abigail Cummings.¹
• Susannah Perley married Samuel Stickney on 15 November 1715.³
• Susannah Perley died on 12 July 1773 at age 75.³

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2009

Susannah Perley¹

• Father: Asa Perley¹ b. 10 Oct 1716, d. 10 Apr 1806
• Mother: Susannah Low¹ b. 1 Jan 1719, d. 15 Jan 1762

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susannah Perley was born on 13 July 1744.²
• She was the daughter of Asa Perley and Susannah Low.¹
• She married Asa Peabody on 5 September 1765 and lived in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.²
• Susannah Perley and Asa Peabody moved to Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, and the site of his residence was, in 1906, occupied by the residence of Mr. Solomon Washington Howe in the East Parish. He was town treasurer for several years; he was much respected for his integrity and symmetry of character. Just previous to his death he presented the town the original cemetery lot near the First Church; he was the first to be interred there.³

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2009

Susannah Perley¹

• Father: Samuel Perley¹ b. 11 Aug 1742, d. 28 Nov 1830
• Mother: Hephzibah Fowler¹ b. 22 May 1743, d. 28 Aug 1818

• Relationship: 4th cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susannah Perley was born on 11 August 1782.¹
• She was the daughter of Samuel Perley and Hephzibah Fowler.¹
• Susannah Perley married Thomas Hancock of Otisfield, Me.¹

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2009

Susannah Perley¹

• Father: Eliphalet Perley¹ b. 22 Nov 1747, d. 15 Apr 1822
• Mother: Anna Porter¹ b. p 1755, d. 10 Jul 1823

• Relationship: 4th cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susannah Perley was born possibly (my best guess) 1786.
• She was the daughter of Eliphalet Perley and Anna Porter.¹

• Last Edited: 31 Mar 2010

Susannah Perley¹

• Father: Allen Perley¹ b. 9 Jun 1750, d. Dec 1829
• Mother: Judith Case¹ b. p 1752

• Relationship: 4th cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susannah Perley was born on 9 April 1780.²
• She was the daughter of Allen Perley and Judith Case.¹
• Susannah Perley married Ezekiel Marsh.²
• Susannah Perley died on 8 March 1838 at age 57 of consumption.²

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2009

Susannah Perley¹

• Father: Samuel Perley¹ b. 17 Nov 1766, d. 10 Sep 1828
• Mother: Abigail Lewis¹ b. 2 Oct 1773, d. 5 Jun 1848

• Relationship: 5th cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Susannah Perley was born on 14 January 1801 in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine.¹
• She was the daughter of Samuel Perley and Abigail Lewis.¹
• Susannah Perley died on 25 June 1805 in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, at age 4 of scarlet fever.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2009

Sylvester Strickland Perley¹

• Father: Nathaniel Perley¹ b. 1 Mar 1769, d. 8 Jan 1851
• Mother: Lucinda Strickland¹ b. 7 Feb 1777, d. Mar 1842

• Relationship: 5th cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Sylvester Strickland Perley was born on 20 August 1805.¹
• He was the son of Nathaniel Perley and Lucinda Strickland.¹
• Sylvester Strickland Perley died on 5 April 1866 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, at age 60, unmarried.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Sep 2009

Thomas Perley¹

• Father: Lieut. Dudley Perley¹ b. 23 Nov 1738, d. 16 Dec 1810
• Mother: Hannah Hale¹ b. 26 Oct 1743, d. 9 Aug 1806

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Thomas Perley was born on 7 June 1783 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.²
• He was the son of Lieut. Dudley Perley and Hannah Hale.¹
• Thomas Perley died on 22 January 1803 at age 19 unmarried.¹

• Last Edited: 3 Sep 2009

Thomas Perley¹

• Father: Allen Perley¹ b. bt 1 Jan 1608 - 1 Apr 1608, d. 28 Dec 1675
• Mother: Susanna Bokesen, or Bokenson¹ b. p 1616, d. 11 Feb 1692

• Relationship: 8th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Reference: 3846c

• Thomas Perley was born in 1641 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.²
• He was the son of Allen Perley and Susanna Bokesen, or Bokenson.¹
• Thomas Perley married Lydia Peabody on 8 July 1667.²
• Thomas Perley moved to Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts. In 1676, Dec. 12, Richard Dole of Newbury, for £75 sold him 175 acres, "one half of that parcel of land which he bought of Mr. Anthony Crosbie, lying in Rowley." The 8th of January, 1677, he and his wife confirmed to her brother William Peabody, then of Topsfield, later of Boxford, for £32, land lying on the south side of the Andover road in Boxford. Before his removal to Boxford with his brother John, in 1684, he deeded, 31 March of that year, for .£20, eighteen acres of upland lying in Boxford, which they bought of Zaccheus Gould. In 1687, he was assessed on the following property, besides three "heads" or polls: 1 house, 25 acres land, 4 oxen, 2 horses, 10 cows, 7 young cattle, 22 sheep, 8 swine. This year he paid the largest tax of any in the town except his brother-in-law, John Peabody, who paid four pence more.
  
  His residence was on the site of the residence of the late Isaac Hale, which by 1906 was marked by an umbrageous elm, and earlier by its proximity to the apple tree and stone bound which then marked the bound between Ipswich, Topsfield and Boxford, but later, by a change in the line, the salient angle of Topsfield.
  
  He was one of the most prominent and influential citizens of the town, and in an enlarged sense was one of "the fathers of the town." He was made freeman 23 May, 1677. He and John Peabody were chosen, 3 June, 16*9, representative to the General Court, "teell government shall be seated, only they bee to sarve but one at a time." They were again chosen 11 March, 1689-90, but Peabody "sarved" both times. They served together at the quarterly session beginning s June, 1692. He was chosen a representative 31 Oct 1693, and 8 May 1700, he and John Peabody were chosen, only one to serve at a time. He was again chosen for 1702. He was a selectman, 1690, 1694, 1699, 1701, 1704, 1709; a constable 1688; a grand juror 1695; trial juror 1692,1698, 1707; moderator of town meetings 1698, 170l,1704, 1706, 1707 and 1709; he was made quarter master of the Boxford militia company about 1688, and lieutenant in 1691. He served in the committees on settling the boundary between Topsfield and Boxford, on erecting the first church, on organizing the first religious society, on assigning pews and building galleries. In January, 1701, he was one of the committee to receive the deed of the town of Boxford from the Indians, Samuel and Joseph English and John Umpee, grandsons of the old Sagamore Masconnomet ("£8 4s and on pound in vittels and drink to Samuel and Joseph English and two shillings and six pence to John Umpee and Rum and vittels Enouf."). They all assembled at his house to make the transfer and seal it. His name is found on numerous committees, all of peculiar importance. He was extensively interested in promoting iron-smelting, which was begun in the town in 1669. He sold to Mr. John Ruck of Salem, one-sixteenth of the works, 7: 10, 1671, for £60 sterling. He was one of those who composed the jury that condemned Elizabeth Howe of Linebrook Parish, et al., of witchcraft, and who afterwards signed a recantation. He was deacon in the First Church till his death.³
  

  This is his signature in 1704.
• Thomas Perley died on 24 September 1709 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. His will is dated 9 May 1704, and, without the usual verbiage, says: "I bequeath my soul to God and my body to a decent interment in the earth." He devised to his son Thomas all his land not already disposed of by deed to his son Jacob, and to his beloved wife Lydia all the personal estate during her life-time, and after her death in equal portions to his two sons Jacob and Thomas, requiring his "son Thomas to furnish his mother a horse to ride upon and a suitable person to ride before her as often as she wishes to go abroad." He mentions in his will his daughter Mary Hazen and granddaughter Alice Cummings.⁴
  

  "...to furnish his mother a horse to ride upon and a suitable person to ride before her..."

• Last Edited: 21 Aug 2009

Thomas Perley¹

• Father: John Perley¹ b. 1636, d. 15 Dec 1729
• Mother: Mary Howlett¹ b. 1642, d. 21 Oct 1718

• Relationship: 1st cousin 9 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Reference: 3846ah

• Thomas Perley was born in 1669.²
• He was the son of John Perley and Mary Howlett.¹
• 
• Thomas Perley married Abigail Towne on 14 January 1695/96 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.²
• Thomas Perley and Abigail Towne were members of the church in at Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.⁴
• In 1710, Thomas Perley moved to Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, and undoubtedly lived with his father, who was then about 80 years of age, making the parental home his own till his death. He was a prominent and efficient man. In Topsfield, he was a surveyor of highways in 1700, a fence viewer in 1703, a selectman in 1703 and 1705, besides holding other offices at other times. In Boxford he was moderator of town meetings in 1717, 1720, 1722, 1734 and 1735, a surveyor of highways in 1719 and 1735, a selectman in 1717, 1723 and 1730, a constable in 1731, a surveyor of hemp and flax in 1736 and 1737 and a representative to General Court in 1727. He drew and carried on Nathaniel Cogswell's right in the settlement of Pennacook (now Concord, N. H.) 1725-7. He, his cousin Thomas Perley, and Joseph Hale, were the trustees of the "£50,000 loan" of the town in 1732. In the militia he was a sergeant at the age of thirty and a lieutenant in 1712. He was a farmer and owned considerable property. His exhibit on an old valuation list, the date of which has been torn off, is as follows: 1 house, 2 acres orcharding, 13 1-2 acres mowing, 21 acres pasturing, 7½ acres tillage.⁴
  

  Thomas Perley's signature on 1 Aug 1728
• Thomas Perley married Hannah Goodhue in 1713.⁵
• Thomas Perley died on 24 October 1740 The probate inventoried his estate at £725. His son Amos was his executor, and was given all his father's buildings and land in Boxford. Dr. Wood, a skillful practitioner of Boxford, attended him in his last sickness.²
  

  Thomas Perley's signature on 1 Aug 1728
• He and Hannah Goodhue were buried in Harmony Cemetery, East Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, His inscription reads:
  
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• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2014

Thomas Perley¹

• Father: Thomas Perley¹ b. 1641, d. 24 Sep 1709
• Mother: Lydia Peabody¹ b. 1644, d. 30 Apr 1715

• Relationship: 1st cousin 9 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Reference: 3846ca

• Thomas Perley was born on 27 September 1668 (Rowley records say 1670) in East Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, where stood the residence of Isaac Hale in 1906.²
• He was the son of Thomas Perley and Lydia Peabody.¹
• Thomas Perley married Sarah Osgood of Andover.²
• Thomas Perley and Sarah Osgood of Andover joined the First Church, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts on 21 February 1702/3; joined.²
• Mr. Perley inherited his father's homestead and made it his home. He was a farmer, cultivated broad fields of productive soil and owned a wide range of pasturing for his large stock of cattle; yet he found time for public civic services, numerous and onerous. For twelve years he was town clerk, from 1712 to 1723 inclusive. He was surveyor of highways i 1723; was chosen juror 17 Sep 1732; moderator of the town meetings in 1725, 1727 and 1729; a selectman in 1697, 1699, 1701, 1704. 1707, 1709, 1714, 1720 and 1727; and a representative (Wm. Foster colleague) in 1703, 1709, 1718 and 1719. In 1712 he was chosen school master of the town, a calling of eminence in those days, which probably commended him to his numerous elections. The schools were then kept about a month in each of some half-dozen places. He was member of the Boxford church from 21 Feb 1702-3.
  
  The Selectmen's records of Boxford have the following quaint agreement: "An agrement made this twanty forth day of march 1720-21 bet wen y^e subscribers y^e selectmen of boxford on y^e one part and thomas perley of said towne on y^e other part witneseth that y^e said perley doth oblige himsalf to keepe Schoole in said towne for y^e yeere insewing and the Selactmen are obliged to pay said pearley fiftene pounds for his years sarvice but if y^e sd perlay be not Imployed y^e whole yeare in that sarvice than he is to keep an acount of what time he expands in said sarvice; and what damige he sustains thare by and sd selectmen are obliged to satesfy him in Reasone not exseding fiften pounds and if no schoolers apere or come to be taught thane he said perley will Reaquire no pay—
  
  " Thomas pearley on y^e on part
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  He was also a military man and a fine officer. He was ensign for several years, and was commissioned lieutenant 17 Jan 1717, by "William Tailor, Esq., Lt. Gov. and commander-in-chief in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New Hngland, in America. This document was well preserved by the children of one of his granddaughters, Mrs. William N. Cleaveland of East Boxford. He was promoted to the captaincy, probably upon the death of Capt. John Peabody, who commanded the company and died in 1720. The company belonged to Col. John Appleton's regiment.³
  
• Thomas Perley married Elizabeth Porter on 15 May 1727 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.²
• Thomas Perley died on 13 November 1745 in East Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 77. His will is dated 21 Sep 1745, and was witnessed by his cousin Jeremiah Perley, John Wood and John Hovey. He is called yeoman; he gives his son Allen "if he come home again," his undivided half of 500 acres of land in Western (Weston) and Brookfield, which he bought in common with Capt. Stephen Peabody, and his homestead to his son Asa, who moved the old house and built anew on the site. His will was proved at Ipswich 25 Nov 1745. His sons Thomas and Asa were his executors. His real estate was valued at £500, and his personal at £150.²

• Last Edited: 21 Aug 2009

Thomas Perley¹

• Father: Thomas Perley¹ b. 27 Sep 1668, d. 13 Nov 1745
• Mother: Sarah Osgood of Andover¹ b. 4 Nov 1675, d. 23 Sep 1724

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 8 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Reference: 3846cae

• Thomas Perley was born on 22 February 1704/5 in East Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, at the late residence of Isaac Hale.²
• He was the son of Thomas Perley and Sarah Osgood of Andover.¹
• At the age of sixteen, Mr. Perley and his cousin Francis Perley joined with a number of young men in petitioning the town for the right to build and occupy a pew in the church. This petition was granted at once.²
• Thomas Perley married Eunice Putnam, daughter of Elizabeth Porter, on 20 September 1731 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.²
• In 1745, by virtue of his father's will, he inherited that extensive tract of arable, wood and pasture land in East Boxford later known as the Cleaveland farm. On this land he built his dwelling house. This, in 1818, was removed a few rods to the northwest, to allow upon its site the present Cleaveland mansion, and is now standing (as of 1906), in green old age. small and antiquated in style but of considerable historic interest.³
  

  In the Cleaveland House could be seen the buffet of olden time, which the modern sideboard has superseded, and in which used to be arranged in tasteful order the immaculate pewter or the china table-ware, while the circular projection of one shelf displayed a wine-set, serviceable when the parson called or other important guest. Here Gen. Putnam used to visit his sister; here is the best room where the General sat to chat and the chamber where he sought repose. Mr. Perley's youngest son Aaron inherited the estate, and it has since (as of 1906) been in the family.
• He was chosen March 16, 1764, one of a committee of five to divide the town into districts for schools; the next year he was one of a larger committee for the same purpose. At a town meeting, 21 Jan 1773, called "to take under consideration the many unconstitutional innovations and infringements made and making on our rights and privileges which we think calls aloud on us publicly to assert our violated rights," etc., Mr. Perley was chosen one of a committee of five for the purpose. In November, 1776, the town chose him one of a committee of seven for paying the soldiers, etc. The same year he was one of Boxford's "committee of safety and correspondence" to act in conjunction with similar committees throughout the province. At the age of seventy-six, ripe with the fruit of experience, he was chosen the delegate of the town to the convention of delegates from the cities and towns throughout the province to consider the adoption of the Constitution of the United States of America. This was the last office to which he was called, and the crowning service of his public life.
  
  He was moderator of town meetings in 1755, 1759 to 1761, 1763, 1765, 1766, 1768, 1770, 1772 and 1773; was fence viewer in 1738; hog-reeve in 1739; constable in 1744; tithing man in 1763; warden in 1765; surveyor of highways in 1742, 1743, 1746 and 1756; selectman and assessor in 1747, 1754, 1757, 1760, 1761 and 1766; town clerk from I752 to 1757, inclusive; and town treasurer from 1742 to I751, inclusive ; and, with all this burden of public trust, he found time for his extensive agricultural duties.
  
  His family worshiped with the First Church, to which he and his wife were admitted members 30 Jul 1738.³
  

  Mr. Perley quit-claimed his rights to the property of his aunt, Mary (Osgood) Aslebee of Salem, 2 Apr 1745, his signature being here reproduced.
• Thomas Perley died on 28 September 1795 at age 90. He made his will 24 Aug 1789. It names his son Aaron as executor, is witnessed by William Dennis, Daniel Noyes and John O. Xoyes, and was proved 3 Nov 1795. It devises to his son Aaron the homestead, provides for his daughter Rebecca, bequeathes to his son Oliver eighty Spanish milled dollars; to the children of his daughter Huldah a quarter part of the household furniture, and other things to be equally divided; and to Aaron (Allen?) son of his son Oliver, a sum of money, if he shall live with his Uncle Aaron Perley during his minority.⁴
• He and Eunice Putnam were buried in Harmony Cemetery, East Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.²

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2009

Thomas Perley¹

• Father: Thomas Perley¹ b. 22 Feb 1704/5, d. 28 Sep 1795
• Mother: Eunice Putnam¹ b. 13 Apr 1710, d. 2 Feb 1787

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Thomas Perley was born on 19 June 1746.²
• He was the son of Thomas Perley and Eunice Putnam.¹

• Last Edited: 2 Apr 2010

Thomas Perley¹

• Father: Israel Perley¹ b. 2 Jul 1738 or Jun 1738
• Mother: Elizabeth Mooers¹ b. p 1740

• Relationship: 4th cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Reference: 3846caece

• Thomas Perley was born possibly (my best guess) 1769 in Maugerville, New Brunswick, Canada.²
• He was the son of Israel Perley and Elizabeth Mooers.¹
• Thomas Perley married Rhoda Peabody.²
• Thomas Perley died in June 1815. His will is dated 14 May 1815, and was proved in the July following. He left all his property to his wife, and mentions in the will only one son, Francis.²

• Last Edited: 24 Apr 2010