James Atkinson, Sr.

Is your surname Atkinson?

Research the Atkinson family

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

James Atkinson, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Surry County, Virginia
Death: December 23, 1723 (62-71)
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Atkinson, Sr., of Surry and Mary ‘Martha’ Pitman
Husband of Mary Atkinson
Father of James Atkinson, Jr. and James Atkinson
Brother of Thomas Atkinson, Jr.; John Atkinson, Sr. and Katherine Richardson
Half brother of William Gwaltney

Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About James Atkinson, Sr.

In August of 1665, Thomas Gwaltney bequeathed to his "son-in-law" (step-son) James Athinson, "a sorrell mare filly with a star in its forehead about 5 months old." The next month he sold to Marcom Markina "one black cow about six years called by the name of Coole Crapp with a hole in it right ear."

 

Origins

From http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaschsm/PitmanT.rtf

Stepchildren of Thomas Pitman, born of his third wife, Martha (---), by her first husband Thomas Atkinson were:

  • 4. THOMAS1 ATKINSON, b. about 1648, m. SUSANNAH (---) in Surry County, and d. in Isle of Wight County after 19 Jan 1687/8.
  • 5. JOHN ATKINSON, b. about 1652, m. ANN HOLLEMAN in Surry County, and d. in Isle of Wight County after 17 Apr 1717.
  • 6. JAMES ATKINSON, b. about 1656, m. MARY HOLLEMAN in Surry County, and d. in Isle of Wight County after 28 Jul 1723..

References

  • Surry County Records, Surry County, Virginia, 1652-1684 By Eliza Timberlake Davis. Page 61. GoogleBooks
  • Atkinson Family In Virginia by Arthur Ray Rowland Publication date 1998 page 18 Archive.Org
view all

James Atkinson, Sr.'s Timeline

1656
1656
Surry County, Virginia
1690
1690
Surry County, Virginia, United States
1690
1723
December 23, 1723
Age 67
Isle of Wight County, Virginia