James Adkins (1747 - 1837)

Born 3 Apr 1747 in Pittsville, Pittsylvania, Colony of Virginia

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Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1837 at age 89 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

James Adkins is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-101777
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James was born on April 3rd, 1747 to Richard Adkins and Mary Unknown.

He married Mary. They had the following children:

• Susannah, born about 1776
• Catherine, born about 1779
• Fleming, born about 1780
• Isham, born about 1782
• James, born about 1785

James passed away on February 8th, 1837.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 December 2021, 01:03), entry for James H Atkinson (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:26LN-KX6 ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 February 2021, 10:56), entry for James H Atkinson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GWN1-6X8); contributed by various users.
• Adkins Kith and Kin, Elliott County, Kentucky Research Group, Inc., "The Adkins Family of Kentucky, being a record of the family of William Adkins and Elizabeth Parker whose descendants settled in Kentucky," 24 Hour Books, Inc., Elliott County, Kentucky: 2018. Section 3 page 5, Section 3-A page 1-3.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (14 August 2015), Kentucky > Pike > Not Stated > image 19 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (22 September 2016), 4-vol D Revolutionary War pensioners > image 315 of 459; citing NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962).
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 17, 2020), "Record of James Adkisson", Ancestor # A000800.

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Source Citation

Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 160 : 1920

Name: James Adkisson

Gender: Male

Age: 90

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, VA

First Marriage Date: 1784

Death Date: 1837

Death Place: Pike County, Ky

Father: Michael Adkisson

Mother: Sarah Jane Adkisson

Spouse: Mary Virginia Adkisson

Child: Walker Adkisson

Note: the father, mother and child shown above are not that of James but of the descendant that used him to qualify for DAR membership.