Edward Perry, born in Devon, 1630; died in Sandwich, 16 February 1695; married Mary Freeman (1631-1695). Progenitor of Naval heroes - Captain Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Matthew Perry, and others.

Biography

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Edward Perry was born about 1630 at Devon, England.[1] He arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1637.[2] In 1653 at Massachusetts, he married Mary Freeman. [3][4][5]

"He [Edward] settled in Scorton on the east side of Sandwich and was a leading member of the first Quaker establishment on the continent."

"Was a witness to marriage of William GIFFORD of Sandwich, and his second wife, Mary MILLS."

Edward died February 4, 1694/5 at Sandwich. His will was made September 29, 1694 and probated April 9, 1695.[6][7] He was buried at Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[8]

Family

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Mary Freeman was born about 1636, the daughter of Edmond Freeman who emigrated to New England on the ship Abigail in 1635, and his second wife Elizabeth (Unknown) Freeman. [1]

Mary married Edward Perry by about 1653, [1] in a ceremony of Friends. [2]

• 1653/4: March 4: Edward Perry was admonished by Governor Bradford of the Plymouth Court for his 'unorderly' marriage and was ordered to have this ratified by Mr. Prence. [2] [1]
• 1654: June 6: Edward Perry was fined 5L, for not having his marriage ratified before Mr. Prence. [2] [1]
• Her father Edmond Freeman's will, written on June 21, 1682 and proved Nov. 2, 1682, names his three 'sons', Edmond Freeman, John Freeman and Edward Perey, to be executors. [1]

Her husband Edward Perry, of Sandwich, Massachusetts wrote his will on Dec. 29, 1694. In it he names:

• beloved wife Mary, sole executrix
• eldest son Samuel
• son Edward
• youngest son Benjamin
• daughters Peace and Rest
• daughter Deborah
• daughters Dorcas and Sarah
• daughter Mary
• grand daughter Hannah Easton[3]

On Nov. 25, 1709, Barnabas Lathrop, Esq., Judge of Probate, appointed Christopher Gifford to administer the estate of widow Mary Perry, late of Sandwich who died intestate. [4]

9 Children of Mary Freeman and Edward Perry were:

1. Dorcas [3] born about 1661; married John Easton Jr. of Rhode Island on March 23. 1679/80 [5]; died on Jan. 16, 1746. [6]
2. Mary [3] born about 1663. [6]
3. Samuel [3]born March 2, 1665/6 [7]; died in June, 1716; removed to Kingstowne, Rhode Island. [6]. Married Mary Tucker.
4. Deborah [3] born about 1667. [6]
5. Sarah [3] born about 1669. [6]
6. Peace [3] born about 1671; died on Nov 9, 1740. [6]
7. Edward [3] born about 1673. [6]
8. Rest [3] born in 1675; died Nov. 29, 1709; married Jacob Mott. [6]
9. Benjamin [3]born about 1677; died in 1748/9; married Susanna Barker on Oct. 11, 1727; removed to Kingstowne, Rhode Island. [6]

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Disputed Origins

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The Devonshire, England origin of the Perrys is based on family tradition that was passed down over seveal generations in Edward’s family. I don’t know if the same tradition was also passed down for descendants of Ezra or the other Perrys in Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies that are often lumped together without documentary support as siblings. But here again, no one has been able to locate any Perrys in the Devonshire records. The tradition is pervasive enough so that there is probably an element of truth in it. The Perrys simply did not leave documentary records in Devonshire.

Edward’s birth is estimated to have occurred circa 1630-1632. This is based on the 1652 reference in the Sandwich records and his marriage sometime in the 1650s. The earlier the reference to Edmund or Edward in the record, the more likely that it would be another person other than the future husband of Mary Freeman. But is there such a record?

There are enough published accounts from creditable genealogists and historians (Brownson and McLean, Canfield, Samuel Eliot Morison for example) that could not find any support for Edward’s (and hence Ezra’s) parentage that anyone claiming that Edward was the son of Edmund needs to provide the documentary evidence for such a claim.

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References

• http://www.jezzmo.com/Legacy/myfamjun2010/139/11663.html
• https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=perry&oc=0&p=edmund shows lines too.
• SOME NOTES UPON THE PERRYS OF THE NARRAGANSETT COUNTRY, RHODE ISLAND. CONTRIBUTED BY MRS. E. R. SMITH AND COL. T. J. CASEY. < GoogleBooks >. .. A little earlier than the advent in the colony of the two Perry's above mentioned, two other men by the name of Perry, namely, Samuel and Benjamin Perry, sons of Edward Perry, of Sandwich, Mass., came into the Colony, and settled in the town of Kings Towne, in the Narragansett Country.
• “THE PERRY FAMILY OF NEWPORT”. <link Perry family ancestors are found arriving on the Mayflower, as signers of the Mayflower Compact, and in positions as spiritual and political leaders in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. There are two lines of the Perry family that rise to prominence in the 17th century in Rhode Island. …
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perry-3237 cites

1. Colonial Families of the United States of America
2. Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750.
3. Colonial Families of the United States of America
4. U.S. and International Marriage Records
5. Great Migration 1634-1635, C-F. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, "Edmund Freeman" by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. Subscriber Link
6. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Subscriber Link
7. Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island, Volume III
8. Find A Grave: Memorial #148618477
9. Swift, C.F. and Amos Otis. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families (Barnstable, MA: The Patriot Press, 1888). Free copy at Archive.org. Edward Perry is mentioned re persecution of Quakers, p. 266; marriage of Timothy Davis to Edward's daughter Sarah Perry is mentioned p. 301; The Freeman family and Edward Perry's marriage to Mary Freeman is mentioned pp. 385-386. Edward Perry's relations with fellow Quaker Ralph Jones are also discussed.
10. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s at Ancestry.com is sourced from: VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964. 75p. Repr. 1986. Page 54.
11. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry Link
12. Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island, Volume III, pg. 1456
13. Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995. Page 125.

• https://minerdescent.com/2010/06/21/edmund-perry/