Elizabeth Kennedy (Keneday), Cherry Valley, NY
William Perkins, Jr. lived in Greenfield Township, Redford, MI from approximately 1832-1847. He was born in Scarborough, near Toronto, Canada in 1820, migrating to Redford, Michigan in 1832.
His father, William Perkins, Sr. was a native of New England (or New Brunswick, or NY) and was married to Elizabeth (middle name might have been "DeHart") Kennedy from Cherry Valley, NY.
Wm. Perkins, Jr. moved to Detroit, MI in 1847 and opened the Perkins Hotel on the corner of Grand River and Middle Street. Any links to this family? Wm. Jr. had a brother John (possibly John J.?)and sisters Elizabeth, Mary Winchell, Dorothy Aldrich, Jemima Cotten, Nancy Foster and Hannah Jones. He may have had a cousin named Andrew Perkins, b Scarborough, Ontario, York Canada around 1820.
Wm. Perkins, Sr. and Elizabeth resided in Wayne County, Michigan until their deaths.