Our immigrant ancestor in the Perry family was Ezra Perry who lived in the town of Sandwich, Plymouth Colony. Apparently, he came to New England at an early age along with other family members, and is first recorded in Sandwich in 1644. His brother Edward Perry was the great grandfather of Oliver Hazard Perry the "Hero of Lake Erie" in the War of 1812.
Initial information on the Perry family came from Uncle Leigh Zahler, who recalled Perry family members going back to Williams Perry, father of Joseph N. Perry. The connection between Williams Perry and Ezra Perry comes from a series of articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Record300, and the research of Owen Adelbert Perkins274.
Ezra Perry was born in Devonshire, England about 1625300. He lived in Sandwich, Massachusetts as early as 1644, when his name first appears in the town records and where he married Elizabeth Burgess on February 12, 1651300. Ezra was apparently well placed in the community and counts among his descendants Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt and General Douglas MacArthur. He is thought to have been the brother of Edward Perry, another prominent resident of Sandwich and the ancestor of Oliver Hazard Perry, the "Hero of Lake Erie" in the War of 1812. Ezra Perry died at Sandwich on October 16, 1689300, and his wife died on September 26, 1717300.
Ezra and Elizabeth had the following children:
| i. | Ezra Perry | Ezra was born on Febuary 11, 1652300. |
| ii. | Deborah Perry | Deborah was born on November 28, 1654300. |
| iii. | John Perry | John was born on January 1, 1656300. |
| iv. | Sarah Perry | Sarah was born about 1659300. |
| v. | Samuel Perry | Samuel was born in March 1667300. |
| vi. | Benjamin Perry | Benjamin was born on January 15, 1669300. He married Dinah Swift. |
| vii. | Remembrance Perry | Remembrance was born on January 1, 1676300. |
Benjamin Perry was born on January 15, 1669, and about 1694, he married Dinah Swift, the daughter of William Swift and Ruth Toby300. They lived in Sandwich, Massachusetts until 1733, where their children were born300. They then moved to Stoughton, Massachusetts, where Benjamin died in 1749300, and Dinah died in November 1738300.
Benjamin and Dinah had the following children:
| i. | Meribah Perry | Meribah was born on June 11, 1695300, and she died on December 31, 1748300. |
| ii. | Remembrance Perry | Remembrance was born on March 13, 1696300. She married Jeremiah Willis. |
| iii. | Benjamin Perry | Benjamin was born in March 1699300. |
| iv. | Seth Perry | Seth was born in March 1699300. |
| v. | Susannah Perry | Susannah was born on December 27, 1701300. |
| vi. | Abner Perry | Abner was born on March 10, 1703300. |
| vii. | Josiah Perry | Josiah was born on October 18, 1709300. |
| viii. | Nathaniel Perry | Nathaniel was born on July 2, 1713300. He married Mehitable Leonard. |
| ix. | Eliakim Perry | Eliakim was born on May 8, 1716300. |
Capt. Nathaniel Perry was born at Sandwich, Massachusetts, July 2, 1713300. On December 2, 1936, he married Mehitable Leonard of Easton, Massachusetts, the daughter of James Leonard and Hannah Stone and the widow of John Willis300. Nathaniel and Mehitable settled in Easton, where Nathaniel was active in the local militia and received his commission as captain in 1742300. In 1755 his company was in Nova Scotia to "remove" the French from British territory300. After participating in the successful siege of Fort Cumberland in June of 1755, Nathaniel and his company remained in the area for the next year. Due to poor health, he received his release to return home, however, he died June 15, 1756, before he could make the trip300. His widow died in Easton on September 2, 1797300.
Nathaniel and Mehitable had the following children:
| i. | Nathaniel Perry | Nathaniel was born on July 20, 1738300, and he died on December 23, 1813300. He married Mary Williams |
| ii. | Lydia Perry | Lydia was born about 1740300. |
| iii. | Samuel Perry | Samuel was born on July 21, 1742300. |
| iv. | James Perry | James was born about 1745300. |
Nathaniel Perry, Jr., the oldest child of Capt. Nathaniel Perry, was born July 20, 1738300. He married Mary Williams in Easton on April 9, 1761300. Along with his brother, Samuel, Nathaniel accompanied his father to Nova Scotia during the French and Indian War and was present when his father died300. Nathaniel must have been a venturesome pioneer since he is responsible for the migration of his family from Massachusetts to New York. They first moved to Amenia in Dutchess County, New York, and then to Constable in Franklin County, New York300. From there Nathaniel continued to Ontario, Canada where he died at Georgetown, December 23, 1813300.
Nathaniel, Jr. and Mary had the following children:
| i. | Sarah Perry | |
| ii. | Mary Perry | |
| iii. | Nathaniel Perry | |
| iv. | Williams Perry | Williams was born on September 8, 1771274,300. He married Mariam Bannand. |
| v. | Frances Perry | |
| vi. | Asaph Perry |
Williams Perry was born September 8, 1771, probably in Easton, Massachusetts, and he married Mariam Bannand on September 1, 1793274. Little is known about him or his family except that they lived in Constable, New York274.
Williams and Mariam had the following children:
| i. | Williams Perry | Williams was born on February 11, 1795274, and he died on March 28, 1795274. |
| ii. | Joseph Norman Perry | Jospeh was born on August 5, 1796274. He married (1) Mary Ann ___ and (2) Deborah Poole. |
| iii. | Loran Perry | Loran was born on February 27, 1799274, and he died on March 26, 1799274. |
| iv. | Nathaniel W. Perry | Nathaniel was born on February 11, 1801274. |
| v. | Lahonas Perry | Lahonas was born on March 18, 1803274. |
| vi. | Maray Perry | Maray was born on July 28, 1805274. She marrued Warner Comstock. |
| vii. | Henry Perry | Henry was born on July 29, 1808274. |
| viii. | Asaph Perry | Asaph was born on June 29, 1810274. |
Joseph Norman Perry was born August 5, 1796274, probably in New York State, the son of Nathaniel Perry and Mariam Bannand. About 1820, Joseph married Mary Ann ____. He likely was a farmer. Leigh Zahler states that he was married twice, first to Mary Ann who died about 1830. He then married Deborah (Poole) Loomis, widow of Erastus O. Loomis. Joseph was responsible for moving the family from Constable, N.Y., to Alexander, N.Y., the town in Genesee county which abuts Bennington, N.Y., in Wyoming county. He died in Alexander, May 7, 1861.
Joseph and Mary Ann had the following children:
| i. | Williams B. Perry | Williams was born on October 22, 1823270, and he died on October 10, 1893270. Williams married Asenath Warren. | |
| ii. | Adaline Perry | Adaline was born on April 24, 1825274, and she died on August 5, 1847274. Adaline married a Mr. Kent. | |
| iii. | Julia Perry | Julia was born on May 24, 1827270, and she died in 1918270. She married Herman Blodgett. | |
| iv. | Harriet Minerva Perry | Harriet was born on July 8, 1828274, and died on August 8, 1847274. |
Joseph and Deborah had the following children:
| i. | Josephine Perry | Josephine was born on December 14, 1836274, and she died on March 23, 1901274. Josephine married Oel S. Kidder. |
| ii. | George W. Perry | George was born on August 20, 1838274. He married Ann Adkins. |
| iii. | Alice Marina Perry | Alice was born on April 19, 1842274, and she died on March 13, 1846274. |