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About William Adkins, Sr.
No records exist of William Adkins or Atkinson’s birth or parentage (see Disputed Origins section below). His birth year is estimated based on the assumption that he was at least 21 years old at the time of his marriage (legal age for marriage). “It is not known when William (b ca 1690) died, however, the date is surely between late 1753 when the records seem to show William Jr. being designated as Sr. and 1774 when the records are clear that William Jr. is now Sr."
From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adkins-300
The first reference we have of William in colonial Virginia is his marriage. The "Annals of Henrico Parish" record the marriage of "William Atkinson to dr. of Richard Parker, Jan. 17, 1716."[1][2] A land deed for 150 acres was recorded the same year of the marriage where Richard stated "For love and affection to my daughter Elizabeth, wife of William Atkinson" and is stated again on the 4th page of Richard's will when he states "I give to my daughter, Elizabeth, wife of William Atkinson..."[2]
Family
From https://adkinsmetcalffamily.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/bio-of-william...
William Adkins, Adekyn, Adkinson, or Atkinson, and Elizabeth Parker had the following children:
1, Richard Adkins, born c. 1717 in Henrico County, Virginia and is said to have moved to Tennessee, in 1790.
2, Parker Adkins, born 1720, in Henrico County, Virginia, and died c. 1792 in Montgomery County, Virginia, which was Giles County in 1806. He married a Mary (Polly) Fry Alexander. Parker Adkins severed in the Revolutionary War.
3, William Adkins, Jr., born c. 1721, in Henrico County, Virginia and died between Jan 20, 1784 and Mar 15, 1784. He married Lydia Owens, who was born c. 1724, and died before 1782. Lydia Owens was daughter of William and Lydia Lansford Owens. They had a son Jesse Adkins, whom son was Thomas, whom son was Absalom Apperson Adkins aka Apps Adkins had Jasper Newton Adkins of Magoffin Co., Kentucky whom son was Kelley Lewis Adkins, whom son was Willie Louis Adkins, whose daughter was me: Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf.
4, Jacob Adkins, born c. 1725, in Henrico County, Virginia, and married Judah (unknown) Adkins.
5, Joseph Adkins, had four proven children, but the name of his wife is unknown. Based upon the birth date of Jacob and Sherwood, Joseph was probably born around 1726 or 1727.
6, Sherwood (Sherrod), Adkins, born c. 1728, and married Sally (probably Lucas), around 1760, and lived at Clear Fork, of Wolf Creek, Virginia, that became West Virginia in 1863. Sherwood Adkins was the father of Isaac Adkins, Sr., born c. 1780 and died on March 29, 1860, and Isaac married on May 6, 1804, to Elizabeth Hager, born c. 1780, in Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of Jacob and Sally Hager. Isaac Adkins, Sr., and Elizabeth had a son named Isaac Adkins, Jr., born in 1804, in Virginia, in accordance with the Carter County, Kentucky 1850 Census.
7, Henry Adkins, born c. 1730, and married Rachel Houchins, on January 20, 1756. Henry Adkins lived in the Pigg River area in Virginia, and was born in Goochland County, Virginia.
8, Mary (Polly) Adkins, born c. 1735, in Goochland County, Virginia. She may or may not have been married, since there are no records, but raised six children, probably all by Jacob Harley, the so-called Earl of Oxford
Locations
After 1748 records and listings proliferate in [Lunenburg] while those in Goochland almost cease and after 1756 when Henry married they completely cease. This Westward movement (a part of the White Man's first penetration across the Blue Ridge Mountains) was to what is today Franklin County, Virginia. The family lived in the Snow Creek District District [sic] on the [Harpen] and Story Creeks of the Pigg River. When the move was initiated this area was in Brunswick County becoming [Lunenburg] in 1746, Halifax in 1752, Pittsylvania in 1767, Henry in 1776, and Franklin (as Today) in 1785. Records of the family appear in all these counties making it extremely difficult to find the vital statistics. In this area William was a farmer, land owner, and mill operator; the latter an occupation that stood the family in good stead for many years up to and including the move to what is today West Virginia.
Disputed Origins
From https://www.geni.com/discussions/220508?msg=1424938
Many online family trees show that William Adkins of Henrico County was the son of John Adkins of Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, and his wife Elizabeth Bromwell.
Unfortunately, this has been proven false. The facts from the Bedfordshire Parish Register are (https://archive.org/details/bedfordshirepari06bedf/page/n5/mode/2up):
- John Adkins was baptized on 7 Apr 1639, (found on page A16)
- Elizabeth Bromsall (not Bromwell) was baptized on 21 Dec 1642, (page A17)
- John married Elizabeth on 4 June 1665, (page A65)
- Their son, William, was baptized on 28 Mar 1689, (page A26)
- John was buried 17 Dec 1692, (page A107)
- Elizabeth, listed as a widow, was buried 27 May 1699, (page A108)
- William, listed as an orphan, was buried 9 Sep 1704, (page A109)
Other theories for William's parentage include Thomas Adkins, Jr. of Henrico County, VA and John Adkins of New Kent County although neither can be proven or disproven at the current time.
Seen as child of William Atchison and Ann Cawood.
The William Atkinson that married Sarah Pawley was from Bucks County Pennsylvania, not Virginia. He was one of the first shipbuilders in Philadelphia. His parents were William Atkinson and Mary Hough. His grandparents were Thomas Atkinson and Jane Bond.
From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adkins-301
It's possible he [John Adkins who married Ann Pew] was the father of the William Atkinson who married Richard Parker's daughter at St John's in 1716. Since he appears not to have left a will, evidence is lacking.
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References
- "The Adkins Family of Wayne County, West Virginia, Also Cabell, Lincoln and Boone" by Ronnie Adkins
- Adkins Kith and Kin, Elliott County, Kentucky Research Group, Inc., "The Adkins Family of Kentucky, being a record of the family of William Adkins and Elizabeth Parker whose descendants settled in Kentucky," 24 Hour Books On-Demand Publishing, Kentucky: 2018. “The information contained on pages 1 and 2 has some, now known to be incorrect, information on William's parentage.”
- In "The Name and Family of Adkins" complied by Golza B. Adkins, (widely known as the "Adkins Family Annual Reunion 1955")[6] William's son Parker is given as the ancestor of the Beech Fork and Tri-State Adkins. The information was provided by Hiram Adkins, great-grandson to Parker. In contrast, Ronnie Adkins' book goes into great detail explaining the relationship to establish Parker as William's son.
- In the family genealogy book, "Richard Shockley and Elizabeth Adkins and their Descendants, Volume 1,"it's mentioned that William's first wife, Elizabeth died young. After she passed, William married a woman named Mary by 1733. She is the supposed mother of William's daughter Mary.
- Burial record [no tombstone or burial data referenced] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157419900/william-adkins
- http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/AdkinsFamily.html
- http://hagen.familyfiles.info/870.htm
- Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy – SmartCopy: Feb 13 2020, 21:31:55 UTC
5. WILLIAM V. ADKINS (JOHN THOMAS, JOHN THOMAS, THOMAS, HENRY) was born March 28, 1689 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1774 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH PARKER January 17, 1715/16 in St. John's Church, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, daughter of RICHARD PARKER and MITHA ?. She was born Abt. 1695 in Charles City, Henrico County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1733 in Goochland County, Virginia.
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William Adkins, Sr.'s Timeline
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March 28, 1689
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Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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January 17, 1717
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Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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1720
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Machumps Creek, Henrico County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America
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June 21, 1721
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Henrico County, Virginia
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July 21, 1721
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Henrico County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America
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1723
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Henrico County, Virginia, United States
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1723
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Henrico County, Virginia, United States
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1726
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Goochland County, Virginia
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