John Peter Adkins

Greenberry married Martha Eleanor Lawrence. Martha (daughter of Samuel Irwin/Ervin Lawrence and Rebecca E. 'Becky' Campbell) was born 2 Nov 1852, Mountain Valley, Virginia; died 2 Nov 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Burial on the "Green Berry Adkins" farm. [Group Sheet]

Jackson married Elizabeth M. Adkins 29 Jul 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry L4B6-MF4 Adkins and Elizabeth [L5FR-GS3] Rossett) was born Jun 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1903, Callands, Virginia; was buried , Henry Adkins Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Facebook; Judith Arnn Knight
This is not a question about my usual suspects but a new family instead. Some of you know i have a new cousin--DNA matches us. In my quest to find the exact link that connects us I have been brought back full circle to Pittsylvania County and one William Adkins b about 1760; his findagrave record states the wife was Mary Hartman (b abt 1765) and they were married in 1801. That is pretty straightforward except the same record says they had several children and they were all born in the 1780s. There is another ancestry tree that is for a William Adkins born in Pittsylvania County about the same time. He is also associated with Mary Hartman, same birthdate . The record provides 3 different marriage dates for the couple, the earliest being 1782 which is still too late for her to be the mother of the older children. I am specifically interested in Owen Adkins, how was supposedly one of the sons of old William. Owen was the father of Jackson Adkns who was the father of Rufus Adkins who married Mary Matilda Blair in Rockingham County, NC. I have this couple documented from birth, marriage, childrens' birth information, etc. Mary was the daughter of John Blair, Jr, nephew of Samuel Blair, Sr, my 5th great grandfather. I don't really need to get too involved with the Adkins family if i can just find a connection to the George Edward Adkins who is in her direct line. I need to get old William's line correct so I make sure i am making the right links. As many of the families did in the early days of our country there was a lot of intermarriage among first cousins plus same generations of cousins might have been named for the same ancestor resulting in even more confusion. Any Adkins info? Thanks!

Married:
Children of Jackson and Elizabeth Adkins
Elizabeth Frances Adkins, 1840?1919
Green Berry Adkins, 1842?1930
Lewis Adkins, 1848?1926
Enock Adkins, 1851?1928
Agness F. Adkins Amos, 1853?1929
Selena Ellen Adkins, 1854?1937
Lucy Gibson, 1857?1920
Nannie b Adkins, 1864?1931

Samuel married Rebecca E. 'Becky' Campbell 25 Nov 1844, Franklin County, Virginia . Rebecca (daughter of Peter Campbell and Lucy Jarrett) was born 30 Dec 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Mar 1905, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Owen b ca. 1750 Lunenberg Co. Virginia s/o William and
Lydia (Owens) Jr.; Owen married ca. 1769 to Agnes Goad d/o
John and Margaret ??? Jr.?
Children of Owen and Agnes (Goad) Adkins:

1- Benjamin b. Va. ca. 1770; d. Kentucky Nov. 1839.
2- Wyatt b. Va. ca. 1772; d. Missouri; Nov.5, 1833; m.????
m(2) Mary Bledsoe.
3- Emil (Milly) b. ca. 1779 Va.; d. Tennessee; m. Jan. 11,
1798 Phillip Smith.
4- James b. Va. or Tenn. ca. 1781; m. Sept. 9, 1800 Chloe
Hargis d. 1860.
5- Owen Jr. b. Feb. 4, 1783.
6- Jessee b. ca. 1788.
7- Others ?
The Adkins/Adkinson/Adkerson (etc)documents that are
included on the site are those that are related to Adkins
Goad Shockley interrelationships primarily in the Stanton
River and Pigg River area of Pittsylvania County in the
1700s and early 1800s. Also, not all of the on-line
documents are indexed yet in the "People" index she
referened you to. All of them are indexed in the documents
index listed below

( http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikegoad/html/docindex.htm )

http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/AdkinsFamily.html

OWEN SANFORD ADKINS (WILLIAM, WILLIAM, WILLIAM V., JOHN
THOMAS, JOHN THOMAS, THOMAS, HENRY) was born November 1786
in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and died May 15, 1885 in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He married (1) FRANCES
CAMPBELL. He married (2) ISABELL HARRIS July 15, 1809 in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. She died January 31, 1825.

Notes for OWEN SANFORD ADKINS:
Per
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=p
oki00&id=I010199
"Stories were told that during Owen's lifetime, he had 44
mistresses and was the father of 108 children. He was known
as "Owen of All". Rumor also has it that there is a book
titled "The Life and Legend of Owen of All"."

Appears as #987 in 1850 (Oct. 25) census for Northern
District of Pittsylvania County, VA, work $656, born VA.
With him are Pamelia, 26; Elijah, 19; Papo (illegible), 18,
male, a laborer; James, 15, a laborer; Jane, 13, Arabella,
8; Preston, 6; William, 5; and Isabella, 2.

At #981 is Henry Adkins Sr; at #982 is Francis Adkins, age
50, female; at #983 is Elizabeth Adkins and four children;
at #986 is William Adkins Sr.; at #988 is Martin Adkins,
age 30, with wife and four children; at #989 is Henry
Adkins Jr. , 25, laborer, with wife Nancy, 17.

Register of Deaths 1855--1896 p. 136 line5
Owen Adkins
white male
Died May 15, 1885 in Pittsylvania Co., VA
Cause: old age
age: 99 yrs 6 mo (this would place birth approximately Nov.
1786)
Parents: William & Mary Adkins
born: Pittsylvania Co.
Occupation: farmer
Consort; unmarried (actually widowed)
Informant: Owen Adkins, Jr. Relationship: son

Children of OWEN ADKINS and FRANCES CAMPBELL are:
...i....SAMUEL ADKINS, b. Abt. 1827, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...ii....ABNER ADKINS, b. Abt. 1830.

Notes for ABNER ADKINS:
1861 June 24 Abner Adkins, 33 yrs old single, born
Pittsylvania Co., Va., son of Owen & Fanny Adkins,
occupation-Farmer to Matilda Gibson 37 yrs old single born
Pittsylvania Co., VA dau of Sally Gibson married by: Asa
Hodnett.

An Abner Adkins, soldier, is on the Confederate pension
rolls for Pittsylvania Co.:
Adkins, Abner Soldier
Adkins, Ballard P Soldier
Adkins, Elizabeth F Widow
Adkins, Lewis (?) Soldier
Adkins, Martha Ann Widow
Adkins, Ralph W Soldier
Adkins, W D Soldier
Adkins, W T Soldier

APPLICATION OF A WIDOW OF A DECEASED SOLDIER, SAILOR OR
MARINE FOR A PENSION.
Name: Abner Adkins, age 60
--wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville by a ball which
shattered his jaw: tongue shortened and teeth knocked out
with paralysis of chin. These cited by Dryden Wright in a
letter interceding on his behalf.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia--resident of Museville, VA
Member of: 21st Virginia Regiment of Infantry, I Company

I, William Smith, Notary Public in and for the County of
Pittsylvania do certify that Abner Adkins whose name is
signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared
before me in my county, and, having the said application
fully read and explained to him, as well as the statements
and answers therein made, he the said Abner Adkins made
oath before me that said statements and
answers are true. Given under my hand this 14th day of
March, 1904.
Signed: William Smith

(Beneath the signature is a note that says "My cousin
expired Sept. 29, 1905) Martha his wife received the
pension thereafter.

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA TO WIT: I, J. D. Coles, Judge
of the County Court for the County of Pittsylvania, do
certify that I have carefully enquired and examined into,
and am fully satisfied from the evidence adduced before me
that each and all of the facts set forth in the within
application are true; that the applicant is the identical
person name in the application; that the application is for
the reasons approved, and it is therefore certified that
Abner Adkins is entitled to receive annually from the State
of Virginia the sum of fifteen dollars. Given under my hand
this 26th of May 1858.
Signed: J. D. Coles

...iii....ELIJAH ADKINS, b. Abt. 1831, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...iv....JESSE ADKINS, b. Abt. 1832, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...v....JAMES ADKINS, b. Abt. 1835, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...vi....JANE ADKINS, b. Abt. 1837, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...vii....ARABELLA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1842, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.
...viii....PRESTON ADKINS, b. Abt. 1844, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.
...ix....WILLIAM ADKINS, b. Abt. 1845, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...x....ISABELLA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1848, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.

Children of OWEN ADKINS and ISABELL HARRIS are:
...xi....WILLIAM ADKINS, b. Abt. 1811, Museville,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1891.
191....xii....OWEN SANFORD ADKINS, b. December 12, 1812,
Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. July 20, 1896,
Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
...xiii....MARY ANN ADKINS, b. Abt. 1813, Museville,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. March 1893.
192....xiv....JACKSON ADKINS, b. February 01, 1815,
Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. March 14,
1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
193....xv....MASTIN ADKINS, b. May 1818, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.
...xvi....PERMELIA ADKINS, b. January 31, 1825,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. May 17, 1911, Vashti,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

age 99 years, 6 months
Owen Adkins and Louisa Kendrick never married
Children of OWEN ADKINS and FRANCES CAMPBELL are:
...i....SAMUEL ADKINS, b. Abt. 1827, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...ii....ABNER ADKINS, b. Abt. 1830.
...iii....ELIJAH ADKINS, b. Abt. 1831, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...iv....JESSE ADKINS, b. Abt. 1832, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...v....JAMES ADKINS, b. Abt. 1835, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...vi....JANE ADKINS, b. Abt. 1837, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...vii....ARABELLA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1842, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.
...viii....PRESTON ADKINS, b. Abt. 1844, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.
...ix....WILLIAM ADKINS, b. Abt. 1845, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
...x....ISABELLA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1848, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
Children of OWEN ADKINS and ISABELL HARRIS are:
...xi....WILLIAM ADKINS, b. Abt. 1811, Museville,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1891.
191....xii....OWEN SANFORD ADKINS, b. December 12, 1812,
Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. July 20, 1896,
Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
...xiii....MARY ANN ADKINS, b. Abt. 1813, Museville,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. March 1893.
192....xiv....JACKSON ADKINS, b. February 01, 1815,
Museville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. March 14,
1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
193....xv....MASTIN ADKINS, b. May 1818, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia.
...xvi....PERMELIA ADKINS, b. January 31, 1825,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. May 17, 1911, Vashti,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia.


!NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
Frances Reynolds

!NAME:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh, email
dated 18.Jun.2000

!DEATH:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh, email
dated 18.Jun.2000

!BURIAL:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh, email
dated 18.Jun.2000

Owen married Isabelle Harris 15 Jul 1809, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Isabelle was born Abt 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Isabelle, d/o John Harris (mother unknown)

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

Henry married Gilley Ann Allen 5 Feb 1820, Henry Co., Virginia. Gilley (daughter of Meredith Allen and Nancy Cooper) was born 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1871, Henry Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Peter married Lucy Jarrett 2 Oct 1809. Lucy was born Abt 1793; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]