Thomas (Adkins) Atkins (abt. 1760 - 1845)

Born about 1760 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Lynch) Adkins — married about 1 Jan 1782 in Laurens , South Carolina

Descendants

Died 5 Aug 1845 at about age 85 in Whitley, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Thomas (Adkins) Atkins is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A003610.

Thomas was born about 1760. He was the son of Benjamin Adkins and Eve Morris. He had 9 children

Thomas joined Captain John Templeton's company of militia in 1777 in South Carolina. while under Col. Linsey repairing a bridge the British had destroyed, he and about 200 other men were taken prisoner. Weapons had not been issued to keep the powder dry. he was a pow for about 6 months before him and others escaped. He served three years and received a discharge from Gen Green at the end of the revolutionary war.

Thomas passed away in 1845.

Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 16 May 2023), "Record of Thomas Atkins", Ancestor # A003610.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86078480/thomas-t-adkins: accessed 30 April 2023), memorial page for Thomas T. Adkins (1760–5 Aug 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86078480, citing Kaswick Cemetery, Lot, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA