Diary of Simeon Perkins – Marriages

MARRIAGES

15Jan1767 – Seth Drew & Desire Cole, widow of Benjamin Cole

14May1767 – Stephen Morine & Miss Susannah Patterson

28Jul1767 – Elijah Minard & Miss Mary Stevens

26Jun1768 – Michael Turpin & Abigail Whittemore at Chester, NS – St. John’s Anglican Church records.

4May1772 – John Carroll (Irish) & Deborah Cuffee (Free Negro)

25Feb1773 – John Cobb & Polly Young

5Apr1774 – Edward Kelley (Kelly) & Jane Vance

9May1774 – Zoeth Freeman & Jane Harlow, d.o. Robert & Jane (West) Harlow

28Jul1774 – John Mitchell & Rhoda Tucker

6Aug1774 – John Hopkins Jr. & Susannah Jones, d.o. John Jones

6Oct1774 – Robert Stevenson & Jane Headley, widow of William Headley at Moose Harbour

13Oct1774 – William Cheever & Rebecca Holmes

27Dec1774 – Moses Levet & Azubah Nickerson

29Dec1774 – Benjamin Cole Jr. & Elizabeth Tupper

5Jan1775 – James Ferguson from north of Britain & Elizabeth MacDonald d.o. James MacDonald of Herring Cove, now Brooklyn

27Jul1775 – Bartlett Bradford & Hannah Dean

3Aug1775 – Joseph Atkins & Miss Waitstill Cahoon at Port Medway

23Aug1775 – Capt. Benjamin Bowden & Ruthy Godfrey, widow Capt. John Godfrey (Church of England ceremony)

10Sep1775 – Simeon Perkins & Elizabeth Headley, widow of John Headley d.o. Henry & Elizabeth Young. [Elizabeth m.(1) John Headley, lost at sea; a daughter Ruth born dead on Jan 1, 1768].

15Oct1775 – Jesse Atwood & Esther Cheever, d.o. Rev. Cheever

8Feb1776 – Enoch Dexter & Mary Freeman, d.o. Elisha Freeman, Esq.

14Oct1776 – Medad Tupper & Miss Lois Hunt, d.o. Capt. Samuel Hunt

9Dec1776 – Doan Freeman & Rebecca Harrington, d.o. Eben Harrington

15Dec1776 – John Collings & Miss Polly Stuart 15Dec1776 – Isaac Joice & Miss Abigail Hopkins

6Jan1778 – Lathrop Freeman & Miss Sally Cobb, d.o. Capt. Jabez Cobb

15Mar1778 – Perez Tinkham & Miss Hannah Ford

2Apr1778 – Nathan Tupper, Jr. & Miss Lydia Freeman, d.o. late Simeon Freeman

2Mar1779 – Peleg Freeman & Miss Hannah Dean, daughter-in-law of  Capt. Bradford

24Mar1779 – Silvanus Morton, Jr. (20 yrs.) & Susannah Freeman, 17, d.o. Barnabas Freeman

15Jul1779 – Jonas Girdley & Miss Salome Nickerson 21Sep1779 – Michael Lee & Miss Betsey Waterman, daughter-in-law of Capt. Drew

27Sep1779 – Mr. Wicks, soldier, & Betsey Patterson

25Nov1779 – James Knowles & Miss Betsey Burbank

17Jul1780 – Snow Parker & Miss Patty Knowles

10Oct1780 – William Ford, s.o. Theodosius Ford, & Miss Abigail Murray d.o. William Murray & Joanna (Tupper) Murray

8Dec1780 – Robert McLarn (McClearn) & Miss Sally West, d.o. Thomas & Sarah West, b. New England 22 Sep 1760, d. 1849

21Dec1780 – Capt John Howard & Widow Hannah Tinkham, relict of Doc. Perez Tinkham, d.o.  Theodosius Ford & wife, Hannah (Burbank) Ford

1May1781 – John Dogget(t) & Dorcas Cole, d.o. Benjamin & Desire (Smith) Cole

1Nov1781 – Lieut. Donald McLeod, King’s Orange Rangers, & Mrs. Betsey Lee, relict of Michael Lee

14Apr1782 – Capt. John Howard & Miss Mariah West, d.o. Capt. John West & Phoebe (Freeman) West, Liverpool. Mariah b. Liverpool 23Dec 1765, d. Halifax 30 June 1782

14Apr1782 – Ensign John Cameron & Miss Lucy Godfrey, d.o. Benjamin & Bethiah Godfrey, b. Chatham, Cape Cod 1 Jan 1763, her father a Proprietor of Township of Liverpool

14Apr1782 – Capt. Nathaniel Atkins & Miss Lucy Nickerson

10Nov1782 – Robert Callahan & Mrs. Jane Stevenson

19Nov1783 – Job Huskins, s.o. John & Ann Huskins, & Rebecca Turpin, d..o. Michael Turpin, East Ragged Islands, and Abigail (Polly) (Whittemore) Turpin at Chester, NS

29Jan1784 – Capt. John McAlpine & Widow Rebecca Barss

1Feb1784 – Doc. Stephen Thomas & Miss Barbery Ross

25Apr1784 – Ephraim Hunt published to Mary Kempton, d.o. Richard & Fear (Curtis) Kempton, b. 21 Dec 1764; d. 28 Dec 1846

13May1784 – Milton Foster & Phoebe Tucker, d.o. James & Rhoda (French) Tucker, b. Liverpool 29 Sept 1762

4Jul1784 – Samuel Thorn, Legion soldier, & Rebecca Barss, d.o. Jonathan & Ruth (Eldridge) Barss, b. Liverpool

7 Apr 1771 – Samuel was from Dutchess County, New York, member of Tarleton’s Legion

3Oct1784 – Ruth Headley, Simeon Perkins’ step-daughter, published to Elkanah Freeman

21Oct1784 – Ruth Headley & Elkanah Freeman, s.o. late Elisha Freeman & his wife, now Mrs. Drew

9Dec1784 – James Morton & Lucy Gorham, d.o. Jabez Gorham, b. at Liverpool 2 Sept 1762

3Apr1785 – Zenas Waterman, s.o. Ichabod & Hannah (Rogers) Waterman, published to Eunice Dean, Capt. Bradford’s daughter-in-law, b. Liverpool 16 July 1766

3Oct1785 – Ralph Clint & Margaret (Peggy) Tucker, d.o. late James Tucker & Rhoda (French) Tucker, b. Canso, NS, 24 Aug 1767. [James & Rhoda Tucker m. Liverpool 22 Mar 1762]

1Nov1785 – Simeon Freeman & Experience Ford, d.o. late Theodosius Ford, b. Liverpool 5 Mar 1768, d. Liverpool 11 Apr 1808

15Jun1786 – Humphrey MacDonald & Miss Drucilla Drew, d.o. Lemuel Drew & Mary (Freeman nee West) Drew, b. Liverpool 20Jul 1768 (Humphrey, s.o. James & Elspbeth MacDonald, lost at sea in brig LADY WENTWORTH December 1798 on trip to New York

4Jul1786 – Thomas Christopher & Miss Mary (Peggy) Parker, d.o. Benjamin & Mary Parker, b. 7 Dec 1766

3Dec1786 – Jacob Brown published to Sarah McLarn (McClearn), d.o. John & Nancy McLarn (McClearn)

5Aug1787 – Intention of marriage published between Mr. George Mitchell & Miss Elizabeth Mack

9Aug1787 – Marriage of George Mitchell and Miss Elizabeth Mack attended by Simeon Perkins

23Aug1787 – Capt. James Gorham married Miss Jedidah Tracy, sister of spouse of Benajah Collins, Esq.

6Sep1787 – Alexander Stevenson, schoolmaster, Port Medway, & Miss Mary Smith, dau. of Jonathan Smith by Samuel Hunt, Esq.

9Sep1787 – Doc. Edward Smith & Mariah Porter

11Oct1787 – Mr. Benjamin Parker & Miss Polly Burbank, dau. of Mr. Timothy & Lydia (Crowell) Burbank

8Nov1787 – John Fraser & Bertha Dexter, dau. of late Ebenezer & Lydia (Ryder) Dexter

29Nov1787 – William Puttam & Miss Experience Luin, born 1770

20Dec1787 – Jacob Mitchell, a ship’s carpenter from Boston, married Lydia Bangs, 2nd dau. of Mr. Joseph & Thankful Bangs, born 26 Mar 1769

24Jan1788 – Mr. Prince Snow & Sarah Bangs, eldest dau. of Mr. Joseph & Thankful Bangs

24Jan1788 – Mr. Ebenezer McLeod, 2nd son of Mr. John McLeod, & Miss Dorcas Gardner, dau. of Mr. Thomas Gardner

27Jan1788 – Mr. Joseph Freeman, son of late Capt. Joseph Freeman, & Elizabeth McLarn, youngest dau. of Widow Isabella McLarn (McClearn)

31Dec1788 – Minard Van Horne, son of Richard & Patty Van Horne, married at Liverpool to Susanna, dau. of Robert & Jane (West) Harlow, family from Newark, New Jersey

29Mar1789 – Mr. Hallett Collins published to Miss Patty Freeman

29Mar1789 – Thomas Kempton published to Elizabeth Doggett

29Mar1789 – Israel Cole published to Lois Doggett (Lois born Liverpool 17 Jan 1770, dau. of Samuel & Deborah (Foster) Doggett; Israel son of Benjamin & Desire Cole, born Liverpool 18 Jan 1766

19Jun1789 – Robert Pringle & Miss Mary Woods, dau. of Joseph & Sarah Woods, Liverpool

21Jun1789 – Mr. Stephen Snow, son of Prince & Sarah (Atwood) Snow, published to Miss Janet More, dau. of Alexander & Janet More of Rothiemarchus, Scotland, Clyde River and Liverpool

4Dec1790 – Mr. Joseph Bangs published to Miss Lydia Gorham, dau. of Mr. Jabez Gorham

4Dec1790 – William Bartlett, shoemaker, late of Kingston in New England, published to Widow Sarah Dolliver, widow of Robert Dolliver

23Dec1790 – Joseph Bangs married to Miss Lydia Gorham

27Feb1791 – Silvanus Freeman & Miss Peggy Drew

28Jun1791 – Mr. Elisha Hopkins, Jr. & Miss Mary Ann Thomas, dau. of John Thomas, Esq.

20Aug1791 – David, son of David & Catherine Smith, Virginia, married to Anna, dau. of Jacob & Anna Peach, Liverpool

1Sep1791 – Dorcas (Cole) Doggett, d.o. Benjamin & Desire (Smith) Cole, widow of John Doggett, Jr., mar. Stephen Page, born 28 Dec 1769

25Oct1791 – Peter West, s.o. Thomas & Sarah West, b. Liverpool 15 Sept 1762, mar. Isabella, d.o. James & Isabella McClearn

13Aug1792 – Paul Harding mar. Miss Rebecca Smith, dau. of William Smith, shoemaker

6Sep1792 – Joseph Woods, Jr., from Port Mouton, son of Joseph & Sarah (Curtis) Woods, born Liverpool 22 Mar 1769, and Bethia, dau. of Ebenezer & Lydia Dexter. Joseph listed as a fisherman, seaman and privateersman. During War of 1812, shipped on a privateer and never returned

9Jan1793 – Capt. Zebulon Perkins mar. Miss Abigail Collins, dau. of Mr. Hallett Collins

10Jan1793 – Mr. James Taylor, shelburne, mar. Miss Susannah Collins, dau. of Benajah Collins, Esq.

3Feb1793 – Russell Douglas mar. Polly Godfrey

6Oct1793 – Lemuel Drew 3rd arrives from Petite Riviere where he had been to marry a Miss Park, dau. of William Park, dec’d

13Oct1793 – John Roberts, carpenter, published to and married Miss Desire Parker, dau. of Mr. Benjamin Parker

24Nov1793 – Samuel Freeman at The Falls (Milton) published to Rebecca Harlow

20Jan1794 – George, son of Benajah & Susanna (Tracy) Collins, born East Haddam, Conn., 17 Jan 1771 married Lydia, dau. of Joseph & Elizabeth  Barss. George listed by Simeon Perkins as a seaman, then merchant in Township of Liverpool

3Feb1794 – Joseph Collins, Jr., mar. Miss Polly (Mary) Drew

23Feb1794 – Capt. Samuel Man, late of Shelburne, now of Liverpool, published to wed Elizabeth McLeod, widow of late Lieut. Donald McLeod, King’s Orange Rangers, and dau. of Mrs. Drew (nee Elizabeth (Waterman) Lee – McLeod’s third marriage

21Apr1794 – Mr. William Mack mar. Mrs. Mary Parker, widow of Mr. Benjamin Parker, Jr., dec’d (nee Burbank)

21Aug1794 – Capt. John Freeman marries dau. of John McLeod

24Aug1794 – Alexander Patillo published to Elizabeth (Roberts) Bartlett, who had been married to Joseph Bartlett

24Aug1794 – Rev. Mr. Israel Cheever published to Widow Verge

25Aug1794 – Thomas Roberts marries Elizabeth Ford

28Aug1794 – Mr. Bennett married to a dau. of John McLeod

1Jan1795 – Capt. Thomas Parker mar. Miss Rhoda Collins

1Oct1795 – Capt. Nathaniel Freeman mar. Miss Rebeckah Hopkins

26Nov1795 – Miss Abigail Perkins, dau. of Simeon & Elizabeth Perkins, mar. to Joshua Newton, Esq.

28Sep1796 – Mr. Harris Harding mar. Hetty Harrington

24Mar1799 – James Freeman, son of William Freeman, Esq., marries Betsey (Elizabeth) Collins, dau. of Widow Desire Collins 31Mar1799 – John Freeman published to Patty (Martha) Tupper, dau. of Major Tupper

16May1799 – Mr. Thomas Freeman married to Miss Sally (Sarah) Hopkins

20Oct1799 – Capt. Thomas Parker marries Miss Nancy (Ann) Rogers, only dau. of Mr. James Rogers

12Oct1799 – Nathan Tupper, Jr., mar. to Miss Delight Prentice at Cornwallis, N.S.

19Dec1799 – Seth Bangs marries Sally Chisholm

30Dec1799 – William, son of John & Christie Forbes, of Rossshire, Scotland, soldier at Bunker Hill, discharged at Shelburne November 1783, Liverpool 1798, is married to Widow Mrs. Maxwell (died 1831)

10Aug1800 – Mr. Chace Wiggins, a mason plasterer, originally from Portsmouth and Wiscasset, marries Miss Mariah McLeod

1Jan1801 – Theresa Church, sister-in-law of Mr. (Walter?) Manning, mar. Findlay Hicks of Annapolis, N.S.

11Jan1801 – Miss Catherine Doggett marries Capt. Peleg Little of Annapolis, N.S., dau. of Samuel & Deborah (Foster) Doggett, Liverpool, died 11 Mar 1814, 63rd year [Above note in Perkins Diary – did not state who died]

20Jan1801 – Mr. Stephen Collins marries Miss Sally Park

27May1802 – William Lewis marries Widow Hannah Dolliver, dau. of Lodowick Smith, widow of Samuel Dolliver

5Dec1802 – Mr. Power from Newfoundland marries Mrs. Susannah Taylor, widow of late Mr. James Taylor

8Dec1802 – Robert Lavender, from Port L’Hebert, son of Robert & Susanna Lavender, probably from South Carolina, Loyalists, marries Ann Barbara, dau. of Lewis & Jane (Snow) Allen

3Feb1803 – Mr. James McLannan (McClearn) is married to Widow Elizabeth Roberts, widow of Mr. Thomas Roberts

14Aug1803 – Capt. James Freeman marries Miss Experience Parker

16Feb1804 – John Perkins, son of Simeon & Elizabeth Perkins, marries Miss Elizabeth Thomas, second dau. of John Thomas, Esq.

7Mar1804 – John Lock from Jones Harbour marries Mary Harlow, dau. of Josiah Harlow

26Apr1804 – John Dolliver is married to Miss Harriet Kirk

10Jly1804 – Mr. Benjamin Kempton marries Miss Lucy Collins, dau. of Hallett Collins, Esq.

11Sep1804 – Barnabas Harlow marries Widow Nancy Harlow

13Sep1804 – Andrew Little is married to Patience Smith

6Oct1804 – Doc. Hefferman is married to Rebecca Freeman, widow of John Freeman

1Apr1805 – Michael Waters marries Widow Sarah Snow Jr.

1Apr1805 – Mr. Dean marries Elizabeth Dolliver, widow of James Dolliver

17Nov1805 – Mr. Abdiel Kirk is married to Miss Hamilton of Halifax at Port Medway

Book Missing – 5 March 1806 – 30 November 1809

10Dec1809 – Stephen Harrington marries Betsey Morris

14Dec1809 – Joshua Chadsey marries Miss Olive Strickland

29Apr1810 – Mr. James DeWolf, Horton, son of Elisha DeWolf, marries Elizabeth Margaret Freeman, dau. of James Freeman, Esq. 29Jan1811 – Doc. Andrew Webster marries Miss Ann Barss, dau. of Joseph & Elizabeth (Crowell) Barss, Esq., born Liverpool 21 Aug 1787

3July1811 – Mr. Thomas Barss marries Miss Amelia DeWolf

20Oct1811 – Joseph Freeman, Esq., marries Mrs. Ann Parker, dau. of Mr. James Rogers and widow of Thomas Parker

22Dec1811 – Mr. Smith Jones marries Miss Mehitable Chadsey

13Apl1812 – Last entry by Simeon Perkins in his diaries

9May1812 – Death of Simeon Perkins

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