William Adkins Jr. (abt. 1721 - bef. 1784)

Born about 21 Jul 1721 in Meachum Creek, Henrico County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Owens) Adkins — married about 1745 in Henrico County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 15 Mar 1784 before about age 62 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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Biography

William Adkins Jr. was born in 1721 at Meachum Creek, Henrico County, Virginia. ^[1]

Married about 1745, Goochland County, Virginia Lydia Owen. Her father, William Owen gave them 200 acres of land in 1746 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. ^[2]

William Atkinson had several land surveys in Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1747. One for 200 acres on Pig River and the other described as 150 acres on both sides of Pig River and mentioning Harping Creek. ^[3]

He passed away between 22 Jan 1784 and 15 Mar 1784, possibly 18 February 1784, in Pittsylvania, Virginia ^{[citation needed]}

Will of William Atkins Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Dated Jan 22, 1784 probated March 15, 1784 ^[4]

In the name of God amen this twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty four I ----William Atkins of the County of Pittsylvania being week of body but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God my maker for it do constitute and ordain this to be my last will and testament disannulling all other will or wills doconstitute and commit my body to the Earth from whence it was taken andmy soul to God who gave it in sure and certain hopes of the resurrection.
Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Elisabeth Shockley one shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Bidey Witcher one shilling Sterling, which I give to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Agness Polley one Shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Nancy Witcher one Shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Sarah Parsons one Shilling Sterling which I give to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeth unto my Son Owen Atkins one Negro Girl called Milley which I give unto him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Jesse Atkins one Negroe Wench called Hannah which I give unto him and his heirs forever with the increas of her body from this date. Also one Negro boy called James which I give unto him and his heirs forever. Also one Negro Wench called Eady which I give untohimmy said Son Jesse to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto him and his heirs forever, one grey Horse also all the household furniture and Beds and furniture and all movable utensils to him and his Heirs forever with half of my Stock of Cattle, Hogs, and Sheep. I also give unto my said son Jesse all the land on the Northside of the Water or Creek that my Millison with the Plantation and buildings Excep about ten yards above where the dirt is dug from the pond and then cestraight with hoppers path leaving the hog pen forty yards tothe left-hand straight to the firsline that was made between Owen Atkins and myself thence with the said line to fork of the Creek which I give to him and his heirs forever
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son William Atkins all the Land on the South side of the Creek that the Mill is on which I possess with my mill and with the balance that is not willed to my son Jesse on the Northside of said Creek which I give to him and his heirs forever also one Negro girl called Ginny which I give to him and his heirs forever with the increase of her body Also the half of my Stock of Cattle & hogs & Sheep which I give to him and his heirs forever Also one Steel plate whip saw to him and his heirs forever as Witness my hand and Sealed with my seal the day and year first above written.
William (his X mark) Atkins, S.S.
Signed, Sealed and delivered In presents of
Noton Dickinson, Isaac Martin, Joseph Standbye
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 15th day of March1784 the within last Will and Testament of William Atkins deceased was proved by the Oaths of two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded. a Certificate for obtaining Letters of Administration of the Estate of the said William Atkins decd with the Will annexed is granted to Jesse Atkins who made oath according to Law and with Thomas Hodges and Noton Dickinson his securities entered into Bond as the Law directs and acknowledged the same.
Teste Will Tunstall CS.

Name: William Adkins. ^{[5] [6][7]}

Born 1721 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia ^[8][7]

Residence
1748 – Lunenburg County, Virginia – William Owen (1 tithe), William Owen Jr. (1 tithe), and William Adkins (1 tithe) appeared on a List of “Titheables from the Mouth of Falling River Upwards”.^[9]
20 Mar 1753 - Halifax County, Virginia - Appointed to lay off a road from the mouth of Snow Creek to Hickey's Road.
1782 - Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA. ^[6]

Marriage 1738 Virginia ^[7]

Died 1784 Pittsylvania County, Colony of Virginia ^[8]

Buried possibly Adkins-Lunsford Cemetery, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia. ^[8]

Research Notes

This William V. Adkins, Jr., was not likely married to Elizabeth Betty (Unknown) Adkins since she was born four years after his death. She may have been married to another descendant with the same name. At this point, I'm not sure who to connect her to, so I'm leaving her as she is for now. Miller-33353 19:09, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Middle name - Vincent or Vortimer or nothing?

• Middle names were all but non-existent in 17th and early 18th-century Virginia.^{[10] [11]} Since no primary source document can be found that even hints at a middle name or middle initial for William Adkins, we can assume with 99.9% confidence that he did NOT have a middle name.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #152329210 has middle name but no sourcing.

Sources

1. ↑ 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. Published 1990, Montgomery, Alabama. p 4, 737-738.
2. ↑ 1746 Mar 20 Lunenburg Co., VA Land Transfer: William Owen to William Atkinson - 200 acres at mouth of Ruddy's Creek. From Record Book 1737-1770[1]
3. ↑ Old Survey Book No. 1, page 7 Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [2] William Atkinson 200 A on both sides Pig River Survd Mar. 31 1747 at a gum on the Lower side of Pig River and thence N10E 90p. to a red Oak N65 W137p to a Beech on a branch S10 W204p. crossing a branch to a red oak S10E110p. to a redoak on Pig Riverand thence down the same & across it to the beging. William Atkinson 150A on both sides Pig River Survd 31Mar. 1747 beginning at a red oak on the upper side driver thence N81W48p. crossing sd River to a maple on Harping Creek S89W184p. crossing sd Harping Creek & the River to a white Oak N8W96p. crossing a Branch to a pine N60E70p. to a red oak E98p to a red oak S64E70p. to a pine S10E103p to the begin.
4. ↑ Pittsylvania County, Virginia D&W Bk. Vol. 11 p.136 Dated Jan 22, 1784 probated March 15, 17841784
5. ↑ Family Data Collection - Marriages Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Virginia Census, 1607-1890 Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 30 September 2020), memorial page for William Vortimer Adkins Jr. (21 Jul 1721–21 Feb 1784), Find A Grave: Memorial #152329210, citing Adkins-Lunsford Cemetery, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Helper (contributor 47356124) . No gravestone picture
9. ↑ Bell, Landon C., SUNLIGHT n the SOUTHSIDE LISTS OF TITHES Lunenburg County, Virginia 1748-1783; Published: Clearfield, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvnia, 1931; Reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1991, 1998
10. ↑ A Guide to Seventeenth-Century Virginia Court Handwriting by Kent P. Bailey and Ransome B. True; published by the Virginia Genealogical Society, 2001, page 29
11. ↑ http://www.genfiles.com/articles/middle-names/

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9M7H-ZWM : accessed 2018-01-27), entry for William V. Adkins Jr..

• ADKINS FAMILY OF VIRGINIA, by Jane A. Leavell littlecalamity@hotmail.com [3]

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Gedcom Turley for creating Adkins-233 on 16 November 2010
• Thank you to Denise Spurlock forcreating Atkins-329 on 19 March 2011.
• Thank you to Herbert Wolfe, Jr. for creating Adkins-833 on 3 July 2011.
• This person was created through the import of Spurlock 20110318.ged on 19 March 2011.
• Thank you to Kelly Sinclair for creating Adkins-1655 on 7 December 2013.
• Thank you to Sara (Stevens) Patton for creating Atkinson-1928 on 1 June 2016.
• Thank you to Sara (Stevens) Patton for creating Adkins-3464 on 1 June 2016.