James Wilkins (abt. 1729 - abt. 1781)

Born about 1729 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1781 at about age 52 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

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Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 February 2023), "Record of James Wilkins", Ancestor # A007991.

Biography

James Wilkins was born about 1729 in Hanover County, Virginia. His parents were John Josiah Wilkins (~1700 - 1757) and Mary (Kimbrough) Wilkins (1704 - 1746).

James died in ~1781 in Mecklenburg County aged ~51.

Vital

Name: James Wilkins^[1][2]

Birth date: about 1729

Birth place: unknown

Death date: about 1781

Death place: Mecklenburg county, aged about 51.

• James was born before 1728 in Hanover county, Virginia and died between July and October 1781.^[1]

Family

• Father: John Josiah Wilkins^[2]
• Mother Mary (Kimbrough) Wilkins ^[2]

His siblings were...

1. John Wilkins (1721 - 1757)
2. Thomas Wilkins (1726 - 1770)
3. William Wilkins (1728 - 1790)
4. Richard Wilkins (1732 - 1795)
5. Susannah (Wilkins) Stovall (1737 - ~1772)

James married Arabella Smith (1717 - ~1785) on June 20, 1751. According to SAR application, they were married in 1754. ^[1]

Their children were...

1. Susannah Sukey (Wilkins) David (1754 - >1840)
2. Arabella (Wilkins) Vaughn (1754 - 1774) ^[2]
3. Mildred Wilkins (1755 - )
4. Charles Smith Wilkins was one on their sons, born October 4, 1755 and died April 12, 1817. Charles married Elizabeth Puryear (b. 1776, d before 1846) on June 22, 1795 in Mecklenburg county, Virginia.^[1][2]

Sons of American Revolution

According to SAR application, National Number 94274, James was a "signer of the Legislative Petition of May 14, 1777, Mecklenburg co, Virginia. Held the rank of Captain in militia at beginning of Revolutionary War but did not serve as an active officer during the War. Public service: Surveyor of roads Nov. 1777."^[1]

Reference Notes

• ^[2]Find A Grave 351767

THIS REFERENCE NUMBER APPEARS TO BE IN ERROR. IT IS LEFT HERE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=351767 Wilkins, Richard & Rebecca Twitty Descendants Richard Wilkins (c1734 Spotsylvania Co., VA - 1795 Granville Co., NC), was the son of John Wilkins (c1700 - c1758 Lunenburg Co., VA), and Mary Kimbrough (1704 New Kent Co., VA - c1746 Lunenburg Co., VA). Mary was the daughter of John Kimbrough (c1661 British Isles -1743 Hanover Co., VA), and Elizabeth Bradley (1663 New Kent Co., VA - 1750 Hanover Co., VA). Richard's siblings were: Thomas (c1726-1770), married Hannah Clements; William (c1728-c1790), married Sarah Averett; James (c1730-1781), married Arabella Smith Morrow; Susannah (c1733-UNK); and Mary Ann (c1738-c1800), married John Stovall. Richard's wife, Rebecca Twitty (c1734 - c1796 Granville Co., NC), was the daughter of John and Mary Twitty. Richard's and Rebecca's children were: Thomas (c1758-UKN); Rebecca (c1761-UKN), married Sherwood Harris; Sophia (c1763-UKN); William (c1765-UKN), married Susannah Hicks; Richard (c1769-UKN), married Mary Parham; Polly (c1772-UKN), married Isaac Deer; Allen (c1775-UKN), married Susannah Estes.

• Birth date was estimated as 1728 on Wilkins-6040 and as 1730 on Wilkins-1831. In this merge, the median, 1729, has been used.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. National Society, Sons of the American Revolution
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Find A Grave: Memorial #351767

Acknowledgements

Merge of Wilkins-6040 sourced from "Unsourced family tree handed down to Vickie (Carter) McKinley." completed 4/7/2021 by Peggy McMath.

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