Home > Perkins/Durham Research > Relevant Links

Perkins/Durham Research: Relevant Links

Culture

Mitsawokett - The History and Genealogy of the Native American Isolate Communities of Kent County, Delaware, and surrounding areas on the Delmarva Peninsula and Southern New Jersey. Research includes all families in this society, of which this Perkins and Durham family were a part.

Moors and Nanticokes: The History and Genealogy of a Mixed-Race Indian Community in Delaware Excellent history, resources and family biographies - Includes a history of Durham Families in Delaware (See Durham Links)

Delaware Tribal History - A study of 240 tribal histories.

Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware - Study of many families including those who were classified as "colored" or "other free" on census and other public records. Many source references are indicated to aid in substantiation. Includes Perkins and Durham family listings.

People v Dean - An Early Suffrage Case in Michigan Supreme Court History - From the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society - includes a case in 1866 regarding a man's ability to vote due to disagreement of his negro vs. indian heritage.

The Perkins Trial - Documented by the Johnson County Tennessee Genealogy Page. Includes details regarding the family of Joshua Perkins, who before the civil war found themselves on trial in order to determine their racial background.

History of African Americans of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore - Focus on African American.

Archeology: Fork Branch - Race amd Ethnicity - Discusses the mixed race questions of Delaware by the Delaware Department of Transportation Archaeology Department. Cannot locate this article anymore!!!!

Maryland Research

Archives of Maryland On Line -

Handley's Eastern Shore Maryland Genealogy Project - A professional genealogist site with resources.

Lower Delmarva Roots Mailing List - The purpose of the Lower Delmarva Area Discussion List is to band together those whose research is in the Lower Delmarva area (Sussex and Kent Counties in Delaware; Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset Counties in Maryland; and Accomack and Northampton Counties in Virginia

Shoreweb.com - Includes Delmarva histories, research, cemetary lists, etc.

Interment.net - Maryland Cemeteries - Cemetery Transcription Library

The Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture -

Delaware Research

Delaware Tombstone Transcription Project - Contains tombstones transcribed by County.

Delaware Genealogical Society - Includes a Delaware Families Project, Tax List Project, Description of old and new Delaware Counties and Hundreds , Delaware Towns, an exellent sketched Delaware Map showing the Hundreds borders with an explanation of settlement and migration patterns, and information on purchasing their many publications.

Delaware Public Archives - Includes several super digital archives. A searchable probate database (this is where I found the probate for Warner Perkins.) There are also several maps. An excellent resource with guides to many of the records that are available.

Grandfathers Clock Genealogy and History Pages - Genealogy and History of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia's Eastern Shore - Includes extracts of old newspapers from this area and information about ordering them on disk. Various history of the area is covered.

Lower Delmarva Roots Mailing List - The purpose of the Lower Delmarva Area Discussion List is to band together those whose research is in the Lower Delmarva area (Sussex and Kent Counties in Delaware; Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset Counties in Maryland; and Accomack and Northampton Counties in Virginia.

Sussex County Delawar US Gen Web - Great resource links, biographies, surname projects, etc.

Sussex County History - History, archaelogy, maps

Delaware Department of Transportation Archaelogy Projects -

Interment.net - Delaware Cemeteries - Cemetery Transcription Library

The Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture -

Historical Society of Delaware - Includes a guide to Research in the Historical Society of Delaware Research Library

Michigan Research

Michigan GenWeb - Among other things, includes a great list of Michigan Cemeteries by County.

Vital Statistics of Wayne County Michigan - Mitsawokett Page. Records of the Migration of some Native American Inhabitants of Delaware to Michigan

Michigan Tombstone Transcription Project - Contains tombstones transcribed by County

Michigan Family History Network - Includes Michigan Civil War Lists and a wealth of other searchable and submitable databases.

Michigan Department of Community Health - Includes a Genealogy Death Index from 1867-1884 as well as information on ordering vital records (back to 1867) on line or by mail.

Library of Michigan 1870 Census Index and Images - Includes a searchable index (head of household or alternate surnames in household) as well as links to images of the page in *pdf format!

Interment.net - Michigan Cemeteries - Cemetery Transcription Library

Perkins

Genealogy Pages that include Perkins Information

Perkins List Homepage - The most complete global research of the name Perkins that I have found. Maintained by Sonya Perkins Lynch.

Fawn Genealogy - Perkins of Delaware Co., Ohio. Maintained by Donald Fawn. Earliest Perkins noted is Thomas Perkins born 1762 in Maryland. Includes descendant chart. Also includes page of unidentified photographs.

John Carter's Genealogy Homepage - While his ancestry is mainly Durham, his pages includes family lines of many related and as-yet-unrelated Perkins lines, including Mitchel Perkins, husband of Martha Jane Durham.

Phelps Research - Maintained by Dallas Phelps. Database Includes MANY Perkins which thus far appear to be unrelated to this line.

The Family History of Donald W. Fisher - Last updated September 2000. Donald's Perkins ancestry is parallel to this research, however Donald has not been actively researching as of late.

Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware - Study of many families including those who were classified as "colored" or "other free" on census and other public records. Many source references are indicated to aid in substantiation. Includes Perkins and Durham family listings.

Steve C. Perkins Genealogy Page - So far not connected to this Perkins line. Ancestry Appears to trace back to Perkins in North Carolina with John Perkins (c1651-c1730) and his father Edward Perkins born 1607, in Hilmorton, Warwickshire, Eng. Died in New Haven, New Haven Col, CT. It would be interesting to study this line to see if there is somehow a connection.

Bob Juch's Kin - So far not connected to this Perkins line. Traces ancestry to William Perkins (born 1673) of New Kent Co., Virginia. The interesting part of this line is the presence of a descendant named Archelaus Mitchell Perkins, who keeps showing up on my searches for Mitchell Perkins.

The Samuel Perkins Hunters - This ancestry traces back to John Perkins born about 1690 of Louisa County, Virginia and his son William born abt. 1760. The page traces the son of William, Samuel, alludes that William had more children, but does not list them.

Historical Perkins on the WWW

The Perkins Trial - Documented by the Johnson County Tennessee Genealogy Page. Includes details regarding the family of Joshua Perkins, who before the civil war found themselves on trial in order to determine their racial background.

DNA study on Parkins and Perkins - Project to study the genetic connections, if any, between various forms of the Perkins surname. Interesting.

Durham

Historical Durham's on the WWW

U.S. Army Military History Institute - A search through their photograph index provides a few "Durham" matches, photos may be ordered.

Family Pages that include Durham

Phelps Research - Maintained by Dallas Phelps. Database includes Descendancy of Mary Ellen Durham, wife of Peter Beckett, daughter of George Durham. Also includes MANY Perkins which thusfar appear to be unrelated to this line.

John Carter's Genealogy Homepage - Common family line is Cott and begins with the descendancy of John Cott (born about 1804 in Delaware), father of Mary Ann Cott who married Elijah Durham, son of George and Susan Durham (presumably the earliest known ancestors to these research page's family line.)

Moors and Nanticokes: The History and Genealogy of a Mixed-Race Indian Community in Delaware - Includes a history of Durham Families in Delaware. Earliest ancestors noted were John and Daniel Durham (probable but unproven relationship.) While none of their children listed were named George, Daniel Durham's will (probated 1786) does leave "a boy named George" to his son until George reaches the age of 21.

Moors of Delaware: Durham Families - Compiled by Joseph A Romeo. Includes parallel research to this Durham line with the earliest ancestors of George and Susan Durham. Resourced very well. Research also of other Durhams in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, Maryland, and even California!

Joseph A. Romeo Homepage - contains the descendancy of the LeCount Family, where one of the daughters, Lydia Ann Le Count married an Elijah Durham (c 1824-1859) in Pennyslvania. This Elijah Durham has not been tied to this Durham Line yet.

Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware - Study of many families including those who were classified as "colored" or "other free" on census and other public records. Many source references are indicated to aid in substantiation. Includes Perkins and Durham family listings.

Home > Perkins/Durham Research > Relevant Links