Samuel Atkins (1679 - bef. 1768)

Born 25 Jun 1679 in Eastham, Plymouth

Ancestors

Husband of Emeline (Newcomb) Atkins — married 8 Apr 1703 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 9 Aug 1768 before age 89 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

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Samuel Atkins on June 25, 1679, the son of Henry Atkins and Bethiah Linnell of Eastham, Plymouth Colony^{[1] [2] [3]}

On April 8, 1703, he married Emeline Newcomb, the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Bayes) Newcomb in Edgartown, Massachusetts Bay^[4] e^{[2] [5] [3]}, and lived in Chatham^[6], where his brother Thomas was town clerk^[7]

Their children's dates of birth are not recorded. They included:

1. Henry, who administered his father's estate^{[2] [5]}, and who married Deborah Lothrop, daughter of Joseph ^[3]
2. Eunice Atkins, who married Solomon Collins about 1726^{[7] [5] [3]}
3. Anna, whose marriage to Thomas Kendrick, son of Edward, was published January 27, 1734-35. [Eastham Recs.]^{[2] [5] [3]}
4. Elizabeth, who married first, Daniel Eldredge, 31 January 1727-28, in Eastham, [Eastham Recs.]; and she married second, Solomon Kendrick, about 1735, with whom she moved to Barrington NS about 1762^{[2] [5] [3]}
5. Desire, who married a Mr. Sylvester^{[2] [3]}
6. Bethiah, who married February 3, 1757 Christopher Taylor^{[5] [3]}
7. Tabitha, who married May 12, 1757 Southworth Hamlin, May 12, 1757, in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Chatham Recs.; Mf. 9:33] ^{[2] [5] [3]}

Samuel's name does not appear on the 1761 tax list, but his son Henry wasn't appointed administrator of his estate until August 9, 1768 (Barn. Prob. Recs. 10:195, 13:384, 12:481,482)^[5]. This profile shows he died before that date.

Sources

1. ↑ Eastham and Orleans Vital Records Volume 1, page 70b and 71, published in Volume 7, page 238-9 of The Mayflower descendant : a quarterly magazine of Pilgrim genealogy and history by Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants; Publication date 1899; Publisher Boston : Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, which states '
   • '[p71] Henry Atkins hath a Sonne named Samuell was borne the last of february in the yeare one thousand six hundred fifty one ...
   • Samuel atkins the son of Henry atkins was Born y e 25th day of June annodom 1679
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family, Containing Records of Nearly Every Person of the Name in America from 1635–1874. Also the First Generation of Children Descended from Females Who Have Lost the Name Newcomb by Marriage Newcomb, John Bearss, (Elgin, Ill.: Knight & Leonard, 1874)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} "Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families" by Lydia B. Brownson, Grace W. Held, and Doris V. Norton, (Duxbury, Mass., typ., 1966). This open source shows information that may otherwise be behind a paywall. See Vol. 02 (Athearn to Bailey), page 223 for children of Henry Atkins, and 253 for children of Samuel and Emeline Atkins
4. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Edgartown V1, page 91, also found in NEHGS, which states ADKINS Samuell and Embling Newcomb, Apr. 8, 1703.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7} Andrew Newcomb 1618–1686 and His Descendants Newcomb, Bethel Merritt, (New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1923)
6. ↑ The history of Cape Cod : the annals of Barnstable county, including the district of Mashpee ... Main Author: Freeman, Frederick, 1799-1883; Published: Boston : Printed for the author, 1860-62. On page 614, Volume 2, Samuel Atkins is listed among the Selectmen for Chatham
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} A history of Chatham, Massachusetts : formerly the Constablewick or Village of Monomoit ; with maps and illustrations and numerous genealogical notes by Smith, William Christopher, 1861-; Publication date 1909; Publisher Hyannis, Mass. : F.B. & F.P. Goss

See also:

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~teschek/atkins/i0000061.htm#i61
• Vital Records of Edgartown, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, 1906) Page 91. Marriage record.