"Thomas Adkins came first to Hartford and was located at East Hartford in 1682. He died in 1694. His children were at his decease viz Mary aged 22 Thomas Jr 21 William 19 Jane 16 Sarah 12 Josiah 9 and Benoni 4 years old. Estate 182 pounds, 15 shillings."

His parents are UNKNOWN as far as I can tell although Internet sites connect him with Josiah Adkins of Middletown or Thomas Adkins of Hartford.

Children:

1. Mary Adkins, b. 1672, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, d. 12 May 1722
2. Thomas Adkins, b. 1673, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, d. 1709
3. William Adkins, b. 1676, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, d. Unknown
4. Jane Adkins, b. 1678, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, d. 8 Dec 1766
5. Sarah Adkins, b. 1682, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, d. Unknown
6. Josiah Adkins, b. 16 Jan 1686/87, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, d. 25 Jun 1713, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT
7. Benoni Adkins, b. 1690, Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT, d. 28 Apr 1756, Southington, Hartford Co., CT

Sources

• http://www.tqsi.info/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I12344&tree=s...

http://books.google.com/books?id=8BMCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1&lpg=PR1&dq=tho...

Before his death he requested that his brother Gabriel take Benoni and bring him up.

Gabriel; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gilmor&id... ID: I11430 Name: Gabriel ADKINS Surname: ADKINS Given Name: Gabriel Sex: M Birth: ABT 1655 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT, USA Death: in , , , Not In 1690 Will Ancestral File #: 92PN-W1 _UID: AB99707AF7EED411AFC7EC7F07C10000A1F3 Change Date: 15 Oct 2002 at 07:36:34 1

Father: Josiah ADKINS b: 1629/1630 in Of, East Hartford, Hartford, CT, USA c: Jul 1620 in Waltham, St. Lawrence, Berkshire, ENG Mother: Elizabeth ANDREWS b: ABT 1632

Sources: Title: Evalyn K. Demeaux Note: 40705 Malibar Av., Hemet, CA 92544-7322, Email: demeaux@yahoo.com, USA, demeaux@yahoo.com, (951) 925-5505

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http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/5f8a7416-fbc1-4a20-82e4-23d0ff1dbfde/... Thomas Adkins

in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records Name:	Thomas Adkins Spouse:	Jane Elizabeth Williams Parents:	Josiah Adkins, Elizabeth Whitmore Birth Place:	Hartford, Hartford, CT Birth Date:	1647 Marriage Place:	Windsor, Hartford, CT Marriage Date:	1672 Death Place:	Windsor, Hartford, CT Death Date:	23 Oct 1694 Source Citation Birth year: 1647; Birth city: Hartford; Birth state: CT Source Information Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.