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Descendants of Perry Progenitor-462950

Fifth Generation


15. slaver, tobacco merchant Perry Micajah I-1034 (Richard III , Richard II , Richard , Progenitor ) was born in 1641 in New Haven CT. He was christened in . He died in 1721 in London probaby.

Partner with Thomas Lane (Died 1710) qv. http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia. His birthdate from http on Heysham line qv. IGI Internet has man of this name born 10 Oct 1644 son of Richard Perry and Unknown. This man's son is Lord Mayor London in 1728. Of Perry and Lane (of which Thomas Lane died 1710), tobacco merchants. This Micajah began trading with Va in 1660s and had partnered with Lane by 1673. His g/father is the greatest tobacco merchant in England in Val Hope. pp. 110-111. He is a City MP about 1733. Is this the City MP noted in V. Hope, p. 109? see items from Robert C. Nash, on tobaco trades, p. 360. This man an acknowledged leader of the tobacco trade, his excise defaults as blatantly corrupt practice, re govt surveys of excise practices, before 1733 re Walpole's Act, bitterly resisted. p. 360 Note 28, govt viewed Perry as rather a nuisance as in Partl debates he spoke against govt proposals. See Hoppit on bankruptcies, p. 101, he bankrupted in late 1740s due to being over-extended to Va merchants. Virginia colonial agents John Povey and Nehemiah Blakiston to 1721 used Perry as their banker. See Alison Olson, Anglo-American Politics, 1660-1775, New York. 1973. See Joseph Albert Ernst, Money and Politics in America, 1751-1775: A Study in the Currency Act of 1764 and the Political Economy of Revolution. Chapel Hill. NC, 1973. and Jack M. Sosin, Agents and Merchants: British Colonial Policy and the Origins of the American Revolution, 1763-1775. Lincoln, Nebraska. 1965. See re John Povey qv. Providing slaves to Virginia in the 1710s. Olson, p. 368, by 1688, the firm Perry and Lane is backing William Byrd's applications from Virginia. See Olson, Va merchants of London, 1983. p. 367. See also, Alison Olson, The Board of Trade and the London-American Interest Groups, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth Studies, VIII. 1980. See Alison Olson, Anglo-American Politics, 1660-1775, New York. 1973. See Olson, Va merchants of London, 1983. p. 367. See also, Jacob Price, The Tobacco Adventure to Russia: Enterprise, Politics and Diplomacy in the Quest for a Northern Market for English Colonial Tobacco, 1676-1722, American Philosophical Society, Transactions, NS LI, Part 1, 1961, p.31ff, cited in Olson, Va Merchants of London, p. 366. Cf., Jacob M. Price, Perry of London, A Family and a Firm on the Seaborne Frontier, 1615-1753. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Ma, 1992. Per Ken Cozens from The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 2, October 1909, pp.104-105. Published by Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture from jstor at http://www.jstor.org/stable/1916330. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm. He had a nephew John Jarrett at Jamestown.

Micajah married Owen Anne Owens-291360 daughter of Rev Dr Anglican Owen Richard-291367 and ONotknown Miss-291368. Anne was born in 1639 in Circa. She died in 1689.

Per Ken Cozens from The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 2, October 1909, pp.104-105. Published by Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture from jstor at http://www.jstor.org/stable/1916330. Dealt in debts, tobacco, slaves. He became the Virginia rep of Perry Lane and Co. It is possible he left descendants in Charles City Va. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.

Micajah and Anne had the following children:

+ 29 M i Tobacco merchant London Perry Richard-291371 died on 16 Apr 1720.
  30 M ii London Lord Mayor Perry Micajah II-291379 was born in 1694. He died in 1753.

He is Lord Mayor London in 1728.
        Micajah married Cocke Elizabeth-291380 daughter of Cocke Progenitor-310484 and CNotknown Miss-310485. Elizabeth died in 1738.

16. Perry Mary-291355 (Richard III , Richard II , Richard , Progenitor ) was born about 1640 in New Haven CT.

Dealt in debts, tobacco, slaves. He became the Virginia rep of Perry Lane and Co. It is possible he left descendants in Charles City Va. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm. http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.

Mary married Of Charles City Va Lowe Michael-291359 son of Lowe Progenitor-304298 and LNotknown Miss-304299.

From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.

Michael and Mary had the following children:

  31 M i Lowe Micajah-291361 died in 1703 in London.

gapskey maybe He is son2. Dealt in debts, tobacco, slaves. He became the Virginia rep of Perry Lane and Co. It is possible he left descendants in Charles City Va. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
        Micajah married Hamblin Sarah-291362 daughter of Hamblin Progenitor-320635 and HNotknown Miss-320636.

She m2 to William Edwards of Surrey and had Micajah Edwards and Sarah Edwards. http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.
+ 32 F ii Lowe Johanna-291363.
  33 F iii Lowe Mary-462873.
  34 M iv Returned to Ireland Lowe John-474439.

Dealt in debts, tobacco, slaves. It is possible he left descendants in Charles City Va. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.

21. Perry John-277146 (Richard III , Richard II , Richard , Progenitor ) was born in 1647 in New Haven CT. He died in 1710 in Tipperary Ireland. He was buried in Tipperary Ireland.

He is son3. http on lineage of Micajah Perry tobacco merchant. http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia. From the 1690s he invested in land of Alloway, West New Jersey with John Pyke of Woodenstown and William Vaughan of Co Tipperary. (All three names died in Tipperary Ireland) From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm. He in Price's book, "seaborne", was left bequests by John Perry of Newcastle, brother of Micajah.

John married Riall Elizabeth-101606 daughter of Riall Progenitor-291356 and RNotknown Miss-462942 about 1683.

gaps4 for more on Riall. http on lineage of Micajah Perry tobacco merchant. She had ten or so children. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.

John and Elizabeth had the following children:

+ 35 M i Of Woodruffe and Cork Perry Samuel-265275 was born about 1702.
  36 F ii Perry Sarah-474405.

She is yst dr. Dr of John and Elizabeth. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
        Sarah married Of Dublin Bagwell William-425152 son of Bagwell Progenitor-474401 and BNotknown Miss-474402.

Family are Presbyterian Dissenters. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
  37 F iii Perry Rebecca Pyke-474408.

She possibly m to Robert Browne of Ireland and had son John Perry Browne. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
+ 38 F iv Perry Anne-474409.
  39 F v Perry Elizabeth-474416.

She is dr1. She had about six children. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
        Elizabeth married Lawton Benjamin-474417 son of Lawton Progenitor-474451 and LNotknown Miss-474452.

Of French Huguenot origins. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
  40 M vi Perry Edward-474418.

He is son3. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
        Edward married Neville Anne-474420 daughter of Of Riggsdale Co Cork Neville John-474421 and Riggs Elizabeth-474422.

From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
  41 M vii Perry John-474423.

It is not known if he married and had children. He inherited lands of Woodrooff Co Tipperary and Alloway, West New Jersey and 1000 pounds sterling. He is son2. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
  42 M viii Lawyer Perry Richard-474425 was born about 1683.

He marries Vaughan a widow of one of his uncles. Influential landowner in Tipperary. He is son1. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.
        Richard married Vaughan Elizabeth-474426 daughter of Vaughan Senior-474428 and VNotknown Miss-474429 in 1709. Elizabeth died in 1723.

She is widow of Phinehas Riall (sic) when she marries Perry. From http://www.jessandra.de/Woodrooff.htm.

22. Captain Perry Henry-291340 (William , Richard II , Richard , Progenitor ) died in 1661.

He is of Buckland. http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.

Henry married (1) wife1 Menefie Elizabeth Menife-291341 daughter of Captain Menefie George-291342 and MNotknown Mary-291343.

She is an only dr. http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.

Henry and Elizabeth had the following children:

  43 F i Perry Elizabeth-291345.
        Elizabeth married Coggs John-291350 son of Coggs Progenitor-291377 and CNotknown Miss-291378.

http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.
  44 F ii Perry Mary-291346.

http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.
        Mary married London mercer Mercer Thomas-291347 son of Mercer Progenitor-291348 and MNotknown Miss-291349.

http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.

Henry married (2) wife2 of Henry Perry PNotknown Edy-291353.

Widow of Jeremiah Clements. http as Sally's Family Place on Perry family of Virginia.

24. Perry John-471191 (Philip , Philip , Richard , Progenitor ).

John married Macland Elizabeth possibly-471192 daughter of Macland Progenitor-471202 and MNotknown Miss-471203.

They had the following children:

  45 F i Perry Elizabeth-471199 was born in 1699/1700.
  46 M ii Perry James-471200 was born in 1690/1691.
        James married PNotknown Miss-471201.
+ 47 M iii Perry John-471204 was born in 1690. He died in 1760.
+ 48 M iv Perry Nicholas-471206.
  49 M v Perry Benjamin-471210 died in 1767.
        Benjamin married PNotknown Elizabeth-471211.
+ 50 M vi Perry Jacob-471212.
  51 M vii Perry Joseph-471214.
        Joseph married Hunter Alice-471215 daughter of Hunter Progenitor-474437 and HNotknown Miss-474438.
+ 52 M viii Perry Philip-471216 was born about 1700.

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