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American judge and planter
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Male
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Birth:
17 May 1781
Death:
30 November 1866
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Biography
Introduction
John Perkins (1781-1866) was an American judge and planter.
Early life
John Perkins was born on May 17, 1781 in Somerset County, Maryland. His father was an English-born immigrant.
Career
Perkins was the owner of a plantation in Vidalia, Louisiana from 1807 to 1811. He eventually became the owner of the Somerset Plantation, an 18,000-acre plantation in Madison Parish and Tensas Parish.
Personal life
Perkins married Mrs Bynum, a widow, in 1818. They had two sons, including John Perkins Jr., a politician, and William Perkins, who died at sea in 1854. After he was widowed, he married Mrs Seaton of Port Gibson, Mississippi. They resided at The Briars in Natchez, Mississippi.
Death
Perkins died on November 30, 1866.