Samuel Atkinson (1729 - aft. 1804)

Born 12 May 1729 in Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Leah (Sleeper) Atkinson — married 1753 in Burlington County, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

Samuel was a Friend (Quaker)

"Samuel Atkinson was not a member of her first husband's family but he and his twin brother Isaac (born 5-12-1729), were sons of William and Margaret Baker Atkinson, Bristol, PA., and descendants of Thomas and Jane Bond Atkinson who founded this branch of the Atkinson Family in America. See Oliver Hough's "The Atkinson Family of Bucks Co., Pa., also the Gilbert Cope papers."^[1]

It's not known when Samuel died. Leah (Sleeper) Atkinson was called "wife of Samuel" in 1804 when Burlington Meeting, when they granted her a certificate to remove to Baltimore, where her daughter Margaret (Atkinson) Craft had moved 15 years prior. Her son Isaac was also a resident of Baltimore.

Family

Leah and Samuel were the parents of five children.

Children

1. Joseph Atkinson
2. Isaac Atkinson
3. Mary Atkinson
4. Margaret Atkinson b. 12 Mar 1768, m. 3 Jun 1789 John Craft, resided in Baltimore, d. 27 Aug 1834^[2]
5. Elizabeth (Eliza) Atkinson

Burlington and Mt. Holly Quaker Records for Samuel

6d 8m 1753, at the first reading of marriage intentions between Leah Atkinson and Samuel Atkinson, the clerk noted the men inquiring into his cleanness were to "also take the necessary care concerning her child from a former husband".

On 3 Sep 1753, Samuel Atkinson and Leah Atkinson received permission to marry from Burlington MM.

Possibly this was Samuel? 27 Oct 1776, Samuel Atkinson in "disunity for enlisting as a soldier"^[3]

4d 8m 1783, certificate by Mount Holly MM was read at Burlington MM for Samuel and Leah Atkinson and their children Isaac, Margaret, and Eliza.

1d 9m 1783, at Burlington, "A Certificate for Samuel Atkinson (Cooper), his wife Leah, and their children Isaac, Margaret and Elizabeth dated 10d 7m" from Mount Holly was read, held for a month.

possibly this Samuel?

5 Jun 1786, Samuel Atkinson disowned for disunity out of Burlington MM.^[4]

7 Aug 1786 Leah Atkinson, wife of Samuel, and her children Isaac and Elizabeth received permission from Burlington to transfer to Mount Holly MM.^[5]

7 Jun 1804 at Mount Holly, "a certificate of removal was granted on behalf of Leah, wife of Samuel Atkinson to Baltimore Monthly Meeting, signed by the meeting at large."

Death and Legacy

It's not known whether Samuel and Leah both moved to Baltimore, Maryland to be near their daughter Margaret and son Isaac. More research needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Gross, Ethel Sleeper. The Sleeper family of New Jersey and New York. Mount Holly, N.J.: Press of Mount Holly Herald, 1931, page 12
2. ↑ "Maryland Families," in Crafts, James M., and William F. Crafts. The Crafts Family: A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Descendants of Griffin and Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass. 1630-1890. (Northampton, Mass: Gazette Print. Co, 1893), page 737
3. ↑ Hinshaw, William W, and Thomas W. Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1969), volume 2, page 194
4. ↑ Hinshaw, William W, and Thomas W. Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1969), volume 2, page 194
5. ↑ Hinshaw, William W, and Thomas W. Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1969), volume 2, page 194

• Gross, Ethel Sleeper. The Sleeper family of New Jersey and New York. Mount Holly, N.J.: Press of Mount Holly Herald, 1931, page 11