Wealthy (Arms) Adkins (1805 - 1870)

Born 23 Jan 1805 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Solomon Adkins — married 1 Apr 1833 in Deerfield, MA

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1870 at age 65 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

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Descendant of William Arms, Founder of the Arms family in America.

Biography

Wealthy was born in 1804. She is the daughter of Thomas Arms, Jr. and Hannah Boyden.

From A Genealogical Record of the Arms Family, Pg. 9:

Thomas (Arms), Jr. (Thomas, William), bor. Aug. 3, 1759, died June 2, 1832; married Polly Coolridge, died June 1794, married Hannah Boyden, Oct. 1795.

Page 16:

Children of Thomas, Jr., son of Thomas. Deerfield.

Mehitable, born Oct. 22, 1786.

Polly, born Feb. 9, 1789.

Seny, born Oct. 22, 1791.

Dexter, born Oct. 29, 1797.

Harriet, born Sept. 3, 1799, married Aaron Dickinson.

Fidelia, born Nov. 26, 1801, married Squire Palmer April 23, 1830.

Wealthy, born June 23, 1804, married Solomon Adkins.

John Boyden, b. June 15, 1806, m. Hannah Childs April 17, 1836.

Josiah Coolridge, born Sept. 23, 1808, married _____ Bryant.

Thomas Alvord, born March 11, 1812.

Julia Alma, born Oct. 11, 1814, married Albert Clapp.g

Sources

• A Genealogical Record of the Arms Family in this country, Embracing all the known Descendants of William the First, by Edward Wright Arms, published by the author, Troy, N. Y., 1877.

Wealthy is the daughter of Thomas Arms, son of Thomas Arms, Fourth Generation, Pg. 9. Genealogical Record of The Arms Family, Pg. 9.

Thomas and Hannah's children are listed on Pg. 16. Pg. 16

• A History of Hatfield, Massachusetts, by Daniel White Wells and Reuben Field Wells, F.C.H. Gibbons, Springfield, Mass., 1910. Fidelia R. Atkins, daughter of Solomon and Wealthy (Arms) Atkins, married 19 May 1864, Eurotus Morton, son of John Bardwell and Elizabeth M. (White) Morton, Page 430. History of Hatfield, Pg. 430.
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Birth, Wealthy Arms, 23 Jan 1804, Deerfield. Parents listed as Thomas and Hannah Arms. Reference: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915: Wealthy Arms, 23 Jan 1804, Deerfield, Franklin County. Reference: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-CPT : 10 February 2018); FHL microfilm 0873741 IT 3.
• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850: Solomon Adkins and Wealthy Arms, 1 Apr 1833, Deerfield, Franklin County. Reference: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Resource: With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States; FHL microfilm # 0760648 & 1887384.
• Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910: Solomon Adkins and Wealthy Arms, 01 Apr 1833, Deerfield, Franklin County. Reference: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4H-CLX : 9 February 2018); FHL microfilm 0873741 IT 3.
• Massachusetts State Census, 1855: Deerfield, Franklin County, (undated) 1855. Reference: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQH9-6F7 : 11 March 2018), State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,982.
• Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915: Wealthy Adkins, 10 Mar 1870, Deerfield. Reference: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7KZ-XQW : 10 March 2018), citing Deerfield, Massachusetts, v 229 p 280, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,196.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #160302131; Wealthy Arms Atkins, Brookside Cemetery, Deerfield MA.