John was born in 1759. He passed away in 1847.
Will of John Atkinson Senr. Johnston Co., NC, Original Wills, written 15 Jun 1847, proved Aug Court 1847. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/y63z7xh7
wife Phereba Atkinson
my overseer John Atkinson Junr. [NOTE - The term “Junr” doesn’t necessarily mean that this John Atkinson is a son of John Atkinson Sr.; it merely means he is a younger man with the same name.]
son Elijah Atkinson
daughter Nancy Ann Mitchenor
son Thomas Harris Atkinson - land in Wayne Co., NC
son William Francis Atkinson - land in Wayne Co., NC
son Richard Hardy Atkinson
grand daughter Mary Elizabeth Atkinson
my wife Phereba & five children viz, Elijah, Thomas H., William F. and Richard H. Stkinson and their sister Nancy Ann Mitchenor
He mentions his “minor heirs.”
my three youngest sons Thos William and Richd Atkinson
Exrs: Elijah Atkinson, son in law Agrippa Mitchenor
Wit: Daniel Sinlayson, _?_ Whitly, Jas A Raiford
Recorded Book M page 608 to 614
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