Joseph Cephus Adkins

Joseph married Julia Graves Rigney 27 Aug 1888. Julia (daughter of Richard Rigney and Elvira G. Gibson) was born 11 Jul 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 25 Mar 1951, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

1. Virginia Wade Adkins was born 30 Jun 1889, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 11 Nov 1974, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Christian Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
2. Elvira Jane "Elva" Adkins was born 30 Jul 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 4 Jul 1973.
3. Joseph Hubert Adkins was born 20 Sep 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 19 Mar 1960, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Worlds, Rt. 807, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
4. Anna E. "Annie" Adkins was born 28 Sep 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 Nov 1963, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Collins Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
5. Mary Cornelia Adkins was born 1900, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 8 May 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Cooper Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
6. Forrest Green Adkins was born 19 Mar 1901, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 23 Jul 1987, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Oak Ridge Christian Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
7. Henry Gilmer Adkins was born 29 Apr 1908, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 25 May 1981, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia.
8. Mildred A. Adkins was born 23 Oct 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Nov 1955, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia.
9. Eugene E. Adkins was born Abt 1912, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.

Caleb married Almira Green 'Mira' Reynolds 4 Oct 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Almira (daughter of Perry Green 'Bay' Reynolds * and Cassandra Ann W. 'Cassie' Reynolds *) was born 15 Jul 1853, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Almira is the daughter of Perry Green Reynolds. The middle
initial is probably for Green after her father.

Notes:

Married:
Caleb also married Permelia Lawrence Their Family:
Permelia Lawrence
AKA: Amelia Individual Information
Birth Date: Jan 20, 1861 - VA
Death: May 2, 1943
Burial: in Lawrence-Adkins Cem., Museville, VA
Spouses and Children
1. *Caleb Adkins (Nov 22, 1848 - Jan 16, 1916)
Partnership: 1881
Status: Unmarried
Children:
1. Leander A. Lawrence (1882-1945)
2. Maggie Bell Lawrence (1883-1941)
3. John Lawrence (1896-1974)
4. James Lawrence (1898-1954)
5. Buck Lawrence (1900-1972)
6. Bee Lawrence (1904-1968)

Anderson married Nancy Booker Reynolds 19 Feb 1836. Nancy (daughter of Joseph M. Reynolds and Nancy Ford) was born 15 Mar 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 16 Aug 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Adkins-Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Mike William located the grave of Perry Green Reynolds

Perry married Cassandra Ann W. 'Cassie' Reynolds * 5 Dec 1837. Cassandra (daughter of Hugh Reynolds and Elizabeth Mitchell) was born 25 Feb 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 22 Mar 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

When Cassandra marries Perry G. Reynolds she is marrying
her father's (Hugh) half brother. Cassandra's grandfather
is Joseph Reynolds; her second husband's (Perry Green
Reynolds) father is also Joseph Reynolds. (with Nancy Ford)

!NAME:Reynolds Bible, Reynolds Bible, Gilmer Evans
Reynolds, Family Registry pages #2

!BIRTH:Reynolds Bible, Reynolds Bible, Gilmer Evans
Reynolds, Family Registry pages #2

!BIRTH:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

!DEATH:Reynolds Bible, Reynolds Bible, Gilmer Evans
Reynolds, Family Registry pages #2

Name:
2nd Husband Cousin

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Bond: Joseph D. Reynolds (probably his brother,
Joseph Devin, as her grandfather Joseph had died in 1832)

Notes:

!NAME:Eileen Adkins, Adkins, Eileen, email dated Jan. 18,
2011

Henry married Elizabeth [L5FR-GS3] Rossett 7 Oct 1799, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born 1783, Virginia; died 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Henry Adkins (1782-1867 )and Elizabeth Rossett(1785-1875)daughter of Sam DeRossett and a woman from the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians name not recorded from Catahoula, Louisiana...Henry and Elizabeth are my great grandparents x4 Henry is the son of William III and brother of Owen .

Notes:

Married:
Elizabeth Rossett is the daughter of Sam Rossett; surety
for marriage, William Reynolds
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy


Children of HENRY ADKINS and ELIZABETH ROSSETT are:
...i....JOSEPH ADKINS, m. BATHINA MARTIN, January 18, 1830.
184....ii....NANCY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1801.
...iii....AGNES ADKINS, b. Abt. 1804; m. HENRY GIBSON,
August 26, 1833.
185....iv....WYATT ADKINS, b. Abt. 1804, Pittsylvania Co.,
Virginia; d. 1869, Grant County, Indiana.
186....v....ANDERSON ADKINS, b. August 05, 1806,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. March 01, 1876,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
187....vi....JOHN WARD ADKINS, b. Abt. 1811; d. Warren
County, Missouri?.
188....vii....CALEB ADKINS, b. Abt. 1820, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1893.
189....viii....ELIZABETH M. ADKINS, b. June 1823,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1903, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.
...ix....HENRY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1825; m. NANCY BLAND NAPIER,
November 22, 1850; b. Abt. 1833, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia. In 25 October 1850 census for Northern District,
Pittsylvania Co. VA, next door to Henry and Elizabeth
Adkins, are Henry Adkins Jr., age 25, laborer, and wife
Nancy, 17.
190....x....JACKSON ADKINS, b. Abt. 1819.


!MARRIAGE:Eileen Adkins, Adkins, Eileen, email dated Jan.
18, 2011

Notes:

Slaves of Joseph Reynolds are named as follows: Eliza Seamore; Charles Seamore, David B., Richard and Rob.

Diary of Rev John Cuthbertson 1751-1791 records Marriage of Hew Reynolds and Mary ? at Wm. Nieley's and later the Baptism of Joseph son to Hew Reynolds.



Oaths of Allegiance 1777 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
NOTE: Hugh Reynolds and his son Joseph are found on this 1777 list. Hugh's son William, is not, The record for William Reynolds is found in Virginia Court Records, page 125, also dated 1777. Joseph's Baptism of 15 Aug 1759 gives us his age. William is shown on court records in 1788 when he inherits the land of his grandfather, William Neeley. Both Joseph and William are Qualified as Executors (Book 6/170 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Court Records 1787-91)
Another record dated 22 Mar 1796 for William Reynolds and Charles Lewis must be our William, as the other William Reynolds of Culpepper has died in 1791. No connecton has been documented for William of Culpepper having any connection to the Hugh Reynolds family. -Mary Frances Reynolds

Name:
Capt. Hankins List ~ Oaths of Allegiance - 1777 Pittsylvania County, VA Revolutionary War Records VIRGINIA SECTION IV page 592-593 Lived along Tomahawk Creek.

Joseph married Nancy Ford 26 Jul 1803, Prob. Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Nancy was born Est 1780, Virginia; died 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Grandson of Original Settler, Hugh Reynolds

Hugh married Elizabeth Mitchell 24 Sep 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia . Elizabeth (daughter of James A. [Allen] Mitchell and Sarah Warren Philpott) was born 6 Dec 1779, Tomahawk, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 5 Feb 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Said Susan Ann Edwards was the child of Calahill Edwards born on 11 - Jan - 1831 at Pitts Co VA died at Pitts Co VA on 2 - Oct - 1896 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth A Reynolds born on - - 1829 at Pitts Co VA died at Pitts Co VA on (c) - - 1860-1865 married on (a) - 1855

4.
The Said Elizabeth A Reynolds was the child of James M Reynolds born on - - 1803 at Pitts Co VA died at Pitts Co VA on (c) - - 1862-1870 and his ( 1st ) wife Rebecca Giles born on - - 1807 at Pitts Co VA died at Pitts Co VA on (c) - - 1861 married on 18 - May - 1826

5.
The Said James M Reynolds was the child of Hugh Reynolds born on (c) - - 1770-1780 at Pitts Co VA died at Pitts Co VA on (p) - - 1840 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Mitchell born on (c) - - 1770-1780 at Pitts Co VA died at Pitts Co VA on (p) - - 1830 married on 12 - Sep - 1801

6.
The Said Elizabeth Mitchell was the child of James Mitchell born on - - 1751 at Pitts Co VA died at Pitts Co VA on - - 1795 and his ( 1st ) wife Sarah Warren Hubbard born on - - at Charles Co MD died at Pitts Co VA on (p) - - 1818 married on 28 - Mar - 1779

Notes:

Married:
Reynolds Bible, Reynolds Bible, Gilmer Evans
Reynolds, page 1