George Wilkins (1786 - 1875)

Born 28 Feb 1786 in North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Died Jul 1875 at age 89 in Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina

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Biography

George was born in 1786 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He was the son of John Wilkins and Sarah Webb. He married Elizabeth Joyce. They farmed in Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina where he passed away in 1875 at age 89.

Notes

• Probate Records have George’s Will written 29 Jan 1874, probated 1875. Affidavit in a suit filed by daughter Nancy Wilkins Brown in May 1876 states George’s death occurred late July last (July 1875), his wife’s death Feb last (Feb 1876).

• George’s Will named Henry H. Brown as Executor. It gave George’s only living child Nancy Wilkins Brown $10, all land and other property going to Henry H.Brown, her son-in-law married to Nancy’s daughter Lockie. Estate files in 1876 show suit brought by daughter Nancy Wilkins Brown against her son-in-law Henry H. Brown claiming fraudulant Will with affidavits submitted by their lawyers. Judgement was given to Nancy.

Sources

• Source: S-213995348 Repository: #R-843952628 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=87516288&pid=445

• Repository: R-843952628 Ancestry.com

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BV-539 : 12 April 2016), George Wilkins, Stokes county, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1004, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-SC5 : 12 December 2017), George Wilkins, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD3-VSD : 12 April 2016), George Wilkins, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 28, family 185, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,659.

• Probate Records (Stokes County, North Carolina), 1753-1971 ; Indexes 1753-1965; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Stokes County); Probate Place: Stokes, North Carolina;Source Information;Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.

• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3V5Q : 17 March 2018), George Wilkins, 1875; citing Stokes, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .