Nicholas "Bigbee"[1] Perkins III (1779–1848)[2] was an attorney, federal land agent, and territorial militia officer[3] who played a leading role in the 1807 arrest of Aaron Burr in the Mississippi Territory, now Wakefield, Alabama.

[4][5] Perkins is known for identifying Burr and, along with Edmund P. Gaines,[6] arresting the former Vice-President.

Perkins subsequently escorted Burr to Washington, D.C., and testified at his trial.

[7] Perkins was later the owner of Montpier, built during 1821 and 1822.

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