Littleberry Adkins, Sr.

"Bear" was probably NOT Mr. Adkins' given name at birth
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47463602/littleberry_%22berry%2...
Liittleberry <> "Bear" may have been buried in Goochland but he lived over in what is now Cabell County WV and had slaves. (1840 census)
It is interesting that there was a later mullato family with a member named Littleberry Adkins of Goochland who died in 1949. ~• I add the reference here as a source (MMvB 2024)

! also: Pace of death... Was it in Goochland Couny or a similarly named palce in what is now West Virgina? After all: L.Bear (sic) Adkins appears in census date for (future WV) in 1840 and 1850 (!!)

research only

~• a place name: "Adkins Branch" on the Tug River: 37.471300, -81.860457 at Krolitz, WV

~• a cemetery: Adkins Cemetery
Also known as Jones Adkins Cemetery

• Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia
• https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2228649/adkins-cemetery
  • note in particular: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190900477/randolph-robert-adkins (1750-1819) for its early dates
    • but Salt Rock is a long way from Adkins Branch
  • 20 matching records found for Adkins in WV of those who died before 1850
• It should be observed in the above that a Bailey cemetery lies just little ways downstream from the Adkins cemetery, below Panther at Zach's Branch = 22 Zacks Branch Rd, Mohawk, WV 24862
  • this is pertinent in that Bear Adkin's wife Sarah is associated with the Bailey name through her adoption history.
    • there is yet another Bailey cemetery nearby at: Bee Branch Road
    • the Panther Bailey cemetery is https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/77627/bailey-cemetery
    • the Mohawk Bailey cemery is https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2572479/bailey-cemetery

Note: There were a series of Adkins men known a Littleberry Adkins. Perhaps the nickname Bear grew ourt of Little-berry? (See: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47463602/littleberry_%22berry%2... )

I wonder if they lived in what was then known as Montgomery County VA?
"Montgomery County was established on December 31, 1776, made from parts of Fincastle County, which was disbanded at this time and split into Montgomery, Washington, and Kentucky counties. Later, Montgomery lost land to form counties which now border it, including some counties which later formed West Virginia."

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/182532095/person/1...

in a note about https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106053592/person/2...
I wrote to FIREGRUNT2000 of ancestry dot com

"The Portsmouth Star 14 Jun 1949, Tue ·Page 16 has his death announcement, said to have lived in Goochland url: https://www.newspapers.com/image/907267569/?terms=%22Littleberry%20...

I am fascinated by the name as it appears earlier in Adkins genealogies. Such as https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/182532095/person/1... "

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Littleberry "Berry" Adkins, Sr

• BIRTH 10 May 1762 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
• DEATH 10 Sep 1849 (aged 87) Goochland County, Virginia, USA
• BURIAL Community Memorial Gardens Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia

Family

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47463602/littleberry-_berry_-ad...

• Father: Parker V. ADKINS b: ABT 1720 in Henrico County,Virginia
• Mother: Mary b: ABT 1720
• Marriage 1 Nancy (Ann) ADKINS b: 18 APR 1767 in Pittsylvania County,Virginia Married: 29 MAY 1790 in Franklin County,Virginia

Children

1. Jesse ADKINS b: ABT 1791 in Franklin County, Virginia
2. Isom ADKINS b: ABT 1795 in Montgomery County, Virginia
3. Hezekiah ADKINS b: 16 AUG 1800 in Kanawha County, Virginia
4. Little Berry ADKINS b: 1801 in Kanawha County, Virginia--d: 27 MAR 1853
5. Christina ADKINS b: 28 JAN 1805 in Kanawha County, Virginia
6. Dicy ADKINS b: ABT 1807 in Cabell County, Virginia
7. Pricilla ADKINS b: ABT 1810 in Cabell County, Virginia
8. Vicy ADKINS b: 9 OCT 1810 in Cabell County, Virginia

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References

• Adkins, Ronnie. The Adkins Family of Wayne County, West Virginia, Also Cabell, Lincoln, and Boone, The Descendants of William and Elizabeth (Parker) Adkins of Henrico County, Virginia from 1690 to 1990. Montgomery, Alabama (1990); p 12-13.
• Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via sister Charity Adkins by SmartCopy: Dec 7 2014, 3:11:53 UTC
• GEDCOM Source accessed 4 May 2018), entry for Parker Adkins, person ID LBXJ-PZ4. Page accessed 4 May 2018), entry for Parker Adkins, person ID LBXJ-PZ4
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47463602/littleberry-%22berry%2...

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47463602/littleberry-_berry_-ad...

Littleberry "Berry" Adkins Sr.
BIRTH
10 May 1762
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
DEATH
10 Sep 1849 (aged 87)
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Community Memorial Gardens
Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47463602/littleberry-%22berry%2...