Nicholas Perkins III

Nicholas "Bigbee" Perkins III
Born1779 (1779)
Died1848 (aged 68–69)
Burial place
Williamson County, Tennessee
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch
Mississippi Territory Militia
Rank
Major

Nicholas "Bigbee" Perkins III (1779–1848) was an attorney, federal land agent, and territorial militia officer who played a leading role in the 1807 arrest of Aaron Burr in the Mississippi Territory, now Wakefield, Alabama. Perkins is known for identifying Burr and, along with Edmund P. Gaines, arresting the former Vice-President. Perkins subsequently escorted Burr to Washington, D.C., and testified at his trial.

Perkins was later the owner of Montpier, built during 1821 and 1822. At the time of the 1820 census, there were three men named Nicholas Perkins in Williamson County, Tennessee, all slave owners, possessed of title to 44 people, 49 people, and 61 people.

References

  1. 1 2 "Montpier Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nicholas Perkins III". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved June 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "The Conspiracy And Trial Of Aaron Burr". AMERICAN HERITAGE. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Menefee, Samuel P. (April 30, 2024) [Originally published 2009-02-23]. "Aaron Burr's Arrest". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Archived from the original on November 23, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Jr, Harry Kollatz (May 10, 2023). "The Room Where It Happened". richmondmagazine.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Roger (2000). Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199848775.
  7. ↑ "The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Trial of Aaron Burr, by Joseph P. Brady". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Little, Thomas Vance (Spring 1989). "Slavery in Williamson County" (PDF). Williamson County Historical Journal. 20. Franklin, Tennessee: 101–129 [102]. LCCN 86642787. OCLC 14186085. Free access icon

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