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PERRY BIBLE

Typed copy found in the Kellenberger Room, Craven County Library, Perry 
Folder. The spelling has been retained

COPY OF HANDWRITTEN NOTEBOOK IN POSSESSION OF MARY PERRY COBB LAUGHINGHOUSE

Copy made 1 June 1965

TITLE PAGE
Handwriting of G. W. Perry

My Family Record
Containing the births and deaths of my brothers and sisters also the births 
and death of my own children and the births of my sisters children together 
with my wifes age and mine and our marriage with the birth and marriage of our 
half brother

Tis is my family record of my own constructioun.
Signed  G. W. Perry


Page one
FAMILY RECORD
MARRIAGES
George W. Perry and Sara B. Koonce was married February the 17th day A. D. 1846
Simon E. Koonce and Nancy R. Laroque was married February the 21st day A. D. 
1850
Simon E. Koonce and Lucy E. Duval was married the 4th day of December A. D. 
1855

Handwriting # 2
Hardy H. Perry and Eva B. Hines were married on the 24th day of December A. D. 
1874
Carolina Perry and J. O. Foy were married on the 17th day of December A. D. 
1874

Page two
Handwriting of G. W. Perry

FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
(Marginal notes) For the deaths of my father and mother's children see page 14

AGES OF THE CHILDREN OF MY PARENTS

Silas Perry and Mary Perry 
namely
Thomas was born the 27th day of March, 1817

Sara Ann Susan was born the 8th day of January, 1819
George Woolfe was born the 18 day of March, 1821
Silas Jonas was born the 31st day of January, 1823

The above is a correct statement of the ages of all the children of my parents 
and recorded by me, G. W. Perry

Page Three
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
(Marginal note) For the deaths see page twelve

September 2
George Woolfe Perry was born March 18, 1821, and my wife Sara Becton was born 
the 22 day of December, 1829, and the ages of our children is as follows, to 
wit:

Silas was born the 14th of August, 1847
Mary was born 26th of March, 1849
Hardy Hill was born the 10th day of February, 1851
Oliver Hasard was born the 27th of January, 1854
Augustus was born the 20th of February, 1856
Carolina was born the 10th of October, 1857
Virginiar was born the 27 of April, 1860
Martha Davis was born the 24 of May, 1862

Page Four
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
(Handwriting No. 3)
Martha Davis, the fourth daughter of G. W. and S. E. Perry, his wife was born 
the 24 of May, 1862
(Handwriting of G.W.P)
Maude was born the 14th of January, 1866

Page Five
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
Age of my sister Sara Anne Susan and her children, the age of her husband, 
Melcher Rhem I know not yet he was older than my sister
Her ch., Mary Ann Elisabeth was born the 30th of December, 1836
William Silas was born 15th of September, 1838
Edward Hardy was born the 4th of June, 1840
Christianna was born the 24th of June, 1842

Page Six
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
The following is the age of my half brother

Simon Edwards Koonce was born the 9th of November, 1825.  This is a son of the 
second marriage of my mother and the onley child of that marriage
Age of my wife S. B. Koonc
Sarah Becton Koonce was born the 22nd of December, 1829
My half brother is so to me on my mothers side and is the same to my wife on 
her farthers side

PAGE SEVEN
FAMILY RECORD
BEARTHS
(Handwriting No. 4)
Martha F. Koonce was born September 30th, 1838
Will be 69 in September of this year, 1905
(Handwriting No. 5)
Martha F. Koonce, daughter of Benjamin and Harriett Koonce, died Aug. the 28, 
1905

Page Eight
FAMILY RECORDS
BEARTHS
Page blank

Page Nine
FAMILY RECORDS
BIRTHS
(In this page is a printed calling card, on which is printed Miss Mary Perry 
Cobb along with a brown-tone picture of her, estimated 16 years old. In 
handwriting on this card appears this note (handwriting No. 6), only child of 
B. P. Cobb and Maud P. Cobb, born June 12, 1888)

(Handwriting No. 7)
Mary Perry Cobb, daughter of B. P. and Maud P. Cobb, was born June 12th, 1888
Sallie Benjamin Cobb, daughter of B. P. and M. P. Cobb, was born May 9th, 1890

(Handwriting No. 8)
Ned Laughinghouse born Nov. 10, 1886
Eliza O'Hagan Laughinghouse, daughter of Ned and Mary Cobb Laughinghouse, was 
born Oct. 25, 1909

(Handwriting No. 9)

Ned Perry Laughinghouse, son of Ned and Mary Cobb Laughinghouse, was born Aug. 
7th, 1917

Page Ten
(Handwriting of No 10)
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
William Lanice Foy, son of J. O. and Carolina Foy, was born Tuesday, October 
12th, 1875 (weight 12 pounds at birth)
(Handwriting No. 7)
Sarah Elizabeth Foy, daughter of J. O. and Carolina Foy, was born October 
30th, 1877
St. Helena Foy, daughter of J. O. and Carolina Foy, was born April 28th, 1880
Maude Inez Foy, daughter of J. O. and Carolina Foy, was born June 13th, 1882

Page Eleven
FAMILY RECORDS
BIRTHS
(Handwriting No. 10)
Evilina Robenia Perry, the only child of H. H. and Eva B. Perry, was born 
Thursday, September 16th, at 5 oclock in the morning in the year 1875

Page Twelve
(Handwriting of G. W. Perry)
FAMILY RECORDS
DEATHS
(Marginal notes: For the ages, see page 3 and for my marriage, see page 1)
The following is the dates of the deaths of my children
Silas dide the 27th day of August, 1847
Mary dide the 12th day of August, 1853
Augustus dide the 1st of October, 1856
Martha Davis Perry dide the 20 of May, 1864
Verginiar Perry dide the 13 of September, 1864

(Handwriting No. 2)
George Wolf Perry departed this life on the 7th day April A.D. 1877

(Handwriting No. 7)
Hardy Hill Perry, son of G. W. and Sarah B. Perry, died August 28th, 1901

(Handwriting No. 11)
Sarah Becton Perry, widow of George W. Perry, died Sunday, 6:45 A.M. Nov. 1st, 
1903

Page Thirteen
FAMILY RECORDS
DEATHS
(Handwriting No. 10)
Evilina Benners Hines, daughter of J. J. and Robenia A. Hines and wife of 
Hardy H. Perry, departed this life Saturday, September 18th, at half past 
twelve oclock at night in the year 1875 (in the 21st year of her age)
Evilina Robenia Perry, daughter of H. H. & Eva B. Perry, departed this life 
Tuesday, October 17th, in the year 1875 (7 oclock in the morning, age 1 month 
and 3 days)

(Handwriting No 7)
Sallie B. Cobb died October 26th, 1890, age five months and seventeen days

(Handwriting No. 4)
Carolina Foy, daughter of G. W. and S. B. Perry, died Dec. 26th, 1906, age 47

Page Fourteen
(Handwriting, G. W. Perry)
FAMILY RECORDS
DEATHS
(Marginal notes: For the births, see page 2)
The following is the dates of the deths of the children of my parrants (Silas 
& Mary Perry) to wit
The date of the deth of Thomas I know not
Sarah Ann Susan Rhem dide 24th of August, 1845 in Jones Co, NC, the same 
county she was born
Silas Jonas Perry dide 16th of December, 1845, in the sitey of Mobile, 
Alabama, half after 11 oclock in the night and was buried there. He was born 
in Jones Co., NC

(Handwriting No. 10)
Simon E. Koonce departed this life, Thursday, October 21st, 1875, and was 
buried in Trenton, Jones County, NC


Page Fifteen
FAMILY RECORDS
MARRIAGES
(Handwriting No. 7)
Benjamine P. Cobb and Maud Perry was married 17th February, 1880 (or 1886?) 
A.D.

(Handwriting No. 8)
Ned Laughinghouse and Mary Perry Cobb was married Jan. 12, 1909

Page Sixteen
FAMILY RECORDS
MARRIAGES
(Handwriting No. 7)
Maud Inez Foy and Leonidas John Moore were married on the 7th of Sep., 1904

Page Seventeen
(Handwriting No. 6)
Oliver Hazard Perry & Clara Bell Carmon (?) were married May 3rd, 1882

Page Eighteen
(Handwriting No. 6)
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
Oliver Hazard, son of O. H. and Clara B. Perry, was born Dec. 25, 1882
George Agustus, son of O. H. and Clara B. Perry, born Jan. 21, 1884
Marcus Washington Carman (?), son of O. H. and Clara B. Perry, was born May 
10, 1888
Annie Becton, daughter of O. H. and Clara Perry, was born Jan. 12, 1890
Oliver Hazard, son of O. G. and Clara B. Perry, died June 28, 1883, age 6 
months & 2 days

Page Nineteen
St. Hellena Goy, daughter of J. O. & Carolina Foy, died January 17th, 1919, 
age 38 years & 9 months
(Handwriting Mary C. Laughinghouse)
Oliver H. Perry, son of G. W. and Sarah B. Perry, died (no date)
Maud Perry Cobb, daughter of G. W. and (sic) Sarah B. Perry, died June 8, 1927
Daniel Wolf Perry, son of O. H. and Mary A. Perry, died (no date)

Page Twenty
Blank

Page Twenty One
(Handwriting No. 6)
Oliver H. Perry and Mary Arnol was married November, 1895
Q. (Quinn) G. Southland (Southerland) and Annie Becton Perry was married (no 
date)

Page Twenty Two
Daniel Wolf Perry, son of O. H. and Mary Perry, was born Aug. 25, 1896
Oliver Hazzard Perry, son of O. H. & Mary Perry, was born November 17th, 1906

Page Twenty-Three
The birth of L. J. & Maud Foy Moore's children
Lucy Park Moore was born January 5th, 1906
Sarah Elizabeth Moore was born February 6, 1908
L. J. Moore Jr. was born July 31, 1909
Hardy Perry Moore was born December 3, 1911
William (Terry) Foy Perry Moore was born January 7, 1914.

Page Twenty-Four
Benjiman (Tolonces ?) Moore was born December 14, 1916
Sam Street Moore was born June 16, 1918


IN THE BACK OF THIS BOOK IS A RECORD OF SLAVES BORN, ALL IN THE HANDWRITING OF 
G. W. PERRY. THESE PAGES ARE NUMBERED.

PAGE 1
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS (AILCY'S CHILDREN)
Christopher was born April 3, 1835
Mary was born February 8, 1837
Harriet was born May 4, 1839
Mitchael was born May 1, 1841
An was born April 28, 1843
Rachal was born March 29, 1845
Owen was born July 17, 1847
Henry was born May 30, 1849
Franklen was born March 3, 1853

PAGE 2
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS (MONEN'S CHILDREN)
Basil was born May 29, 1847
Juliar was born August 9, 1848
Martha was born January 31, 1850
Marylisar was born Mach 21, 1852
Lewis was born September 30, 1853 (dead)
Amanda was born May 13, 1855
Boy no name was born November 24, 1856 (dead)
Eleander was born November 11, 1857
Silvester was born June 24, 1859

PAGE 3
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS (MARY'S CHILDREN)
Mariah was born October 10, 1854 (dead)
Ablis (?) was born July 28, 1856 (dead)
Norris was born December 14, 1857
James was born August 21, 1861

PAGE 4
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD (BOUGHT)
BIRTHS (AN'S CHILDREN)
Nancy was born October 14, 1855 (dead)
Christoana was born December 6, 1858 (dead)
Lila was born March 14, 1860
Lesar (?) was born October 13, 1861

PAGE 5
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD  (BOUGHT)
BIRTHS (JULIARAN'S CHILDREN)
Louveniar was born January 11, 1857
Sarah was born July 10, 1858
Emmer was born December 19, 1859 (dead)
Mary was born March 15, 1861

PAGE 6
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS (HEARRIET'S CHILDREN)
Isaac was born August 26, 1856 (dead)

PAGE 7
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS (MANNA'S CHILDREN) NOTE: The name is almost not readable on the copy
Simmons was born March 29, 1858

PAGE 8
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
George was born December 12, 1843
Gaston was born August 19, 1845
George is a child of Welthy
Gaston is a child of Mary

PAGE 9
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS, (AN'S CHILDREN'S AGES)
Susan was born December 22, 1859

PAGE 10
BLACKS, FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS (RACHAL'S CHILDREN'S AGES)
Louisar was born May 9th, 1860


FOLLOWING THE RECORD OF SLAVES WAS THE FOLLOWING IN HANDWRITING NO. 2

HORSES' AGES OF O. H. PERRY
Ethan Allen, Jr was folded May 23rd 1870 NOTE: the date is not clear.  Ethan 
Allen is sired by Ethan Allen and dammed by Mollie, a fast trotter belonging 
to L. J. Moore and known as the Moore mare.

END OF BOOK
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