Greenberry Adkins

Jackson married Elizabeth M. Adkins. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Adkins and Elizabeth Rossett) was born in Jun 1823 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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.


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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=poki00&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.

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 )

Owen married Isabelle Harris. Isabelle was born in c 1800 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Division of Henry Adkins' estate on this date.

Henry married Elizabeth Rossett on 07 Oct 1799 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elizabeth Rossett is the daughter of Sam Rossett; surety for marriage, William Reynolds
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/genealogynotes2.html

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

Notes:

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WILLIAM ADKINS (WILLIAM, WILLIAM V., JOHN THOMAS, JOHN THOMAS, THOMAS, HENRY) was born September 21, 1760 in Henrico County, Virginia?, and died October 22, 1848 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia. He married MARY ANN HARTMAN Abt. 1780 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1765.

Notes for WILLIAM ADKINS:
Will of William Adkins
Wills, Inventories & Accts. vol. 1-A p. 142
... Dated April 8, 1847 probated Oct. 28, 1848
?I, William Adkins of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia being of sound mind and in good halth make my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows--
...I give to my son Henry Adkins and his heirs forever the following land to wit, beginning in my line adjoining where he now lives at the fence and around the land he is now in possession of it being a part of my track and thence following the fence around to a pair of draw rails thence up the path to the ridgepath leading from my house to Capt. Hopkinses Dec'd,then down a hollow to a branch in an old field and down the branch to the Creek thence up the same to the Spring that said Henry formerly used continuing up said branch to my back line and along the same to the beginning.
... 2ly I give to my son Owen Adkins and his heirs forever the following land, to wit; beginning at the same place where Henry's new line is to begin thence along between my son Henry and myself to the road leading from my house to the Lynchburg road, thence down said road to a corner in my old line near a field now used by my daughter Sally Gibson, thence to the fence of the said field and along said fence in to an old field not inclosed until it corner oposite an old fence row leading from some pines near the path and so on down said fence row to the head of a hollow and down the same to the creek and up the creek to the land herein before given to my son Henry and along his line to the beginning.
... 3ly, I give to my daughter Sally Gibson and her heirs forever the following land to wit, beginning at the fence around the feald in which she now lived where my son Owen's new line leaves the said fence and thence along the fence to a line between her and my son William and thence along the lain and through the lower side of an old feald crossing the ridge road to trees I have choped as a line to Peek's old field and through the old field by two marked trees on a ridge and so on to two marked trees below the aple orchard on the branch thence up the same and along my back line to the line hereinbefore directed to bound the land given to my son Owen and along that line to the beginning.
... 4ly I give to my son William Adkins and his heirs forever the land whereon he now lives it being all the remaining part of my land on that side of the creek not herein given to others.
... 5ly It is my will and desire that Coleman Renands shall have and enjoy the land and other property hereinafter mentioned for and during his life and at his death to his lawfully begotten children if he leave any and in case he does not, then to my children herein before mentioned and there heirs forever to wit, I give under the limitations as aforesaid to said Coleman Renands who I hereby recognise as my son and henceforth desire that he shall be called Coleman Adkins the following land, to wit, beginning on the creek between John T. Muse and myself at the mouth of a branch thence along the North side of a crop fence runing near a spring formerly used by Sally Reynolds and so onto the woods and thence along a new chopped line to a branch above WilliamAdkins'; spring and thence up said branch to a new chopped line and along said line to the ridge road and thence along said road and my back line to the land herein before given to my son Henry and thence down his line to the creek and thence down the said creek to the beginning.
... 6ly It is my will and desire that my Executor hereinafter appointed sell upon a credit of one and two years all the residue of my land lying on the West side of Turkey Cock creek and allso upon a reasonable credit sell all the perishable part of my estate.
... 7ly I give to Suky Smith one hundred dollars and I give to Betsy Carter one hundred dollars and I give to Sally Gipson Thirty dollars.
... 8ly I give to my son Coleman Adkins upon the terms limitations and conditions contained and provided for in the fifth clause of the will the following property to wit; one Negro girl named Siza and her future increase and one horse bridle and saddle worth sixty dollars. I also give him fifty dollars worth of cows and hoggs and six head of sheep, I also give him one hilling hoe, one plow, and pare of gear one pole axe and if he continues to live with me till my death I give him fifteen barrels of corn and four Hundred weight of Pork.
... 9ly I give to my following children to be equally divided between them and there heirs forever all the residue of my estate of every sort and kine, to wit; I give one sixth part to my daughter Suky Smith, one sixth to Betsy Carter, one sixth part to Sally Gipson, one sixth part to my son Henry Adkins, one sixth part to William Adkins, and the other sixth part to Owen Adkins, and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Vincint Witcher Executor to this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all other or former wills by me made writen on two sheets and subscribed on the sixth page ;this eighth day of April in the year of our Lord 1847.
William Adkins seal
... Witnesses
...A.H. Moorman
...W.A. Dickinson
...H.S. Muse
At a Circuit superior court of law and chanery continued and held for Pittsylvania county the 28th day of October 1848 this last will and Testament of William Adkins dec'd was presented in court and proven by the oaths of A.H. Moorman and H.S. Muse two subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Vincent Witcher the Executor in said will named who made oath and with A.H. Moorman & H.S. Muse his securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars conditioned according to Law certificate was granted him for obtaining probat of said will in due form.
Teste
... Wm. H. Tunstall Clk.

Estate Settlement of William Adkins dec'dd (1848)
Accounts Current vol. 18 pp. 160-162
Date of confirmation October 20, 1851
Accounts of Executor and Legatees
1. To Susan Smith one of the legatees of William Adkins dec'dd
November 27, 1849 paid in terms of will $100.00
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund $230.00
1851 to balance due Susan Smith 2.63 ½
TOTAL: 332.63 ½
2. To Nathan Carter in right of his wife Elizabeth Carter
Nov. 27, 1849 paid in terms of will 100.00
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 250.00
TOTAL paid by confirmation: 350.00
3. Sarah Gibson
Nov. 27, 1849 paid in terms of will 30.00
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 219.22
1851 balance due Sarah Gibson 13.41 ½
TOTAL: 262.63 ½
4. Henry Adkins
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 232.19
1851 balance due 2.63 ½
TOTAL: 232.63 ½
5. William Adkins
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 232.19
1851 balance due .44 ½
TOTAL: 232.63 ½
6. Owen Adkins
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 230.00
1851 balance due 2.63 ½
TOTAL: 232.63 ½
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His grave is among several other "sunken" graves marked with initialed fieldstones located in a wooded area on the property of Oscar Berger outside of Chatham, Virginia. Take Rt. 626 to Cooper's old store. Turn left on Rt. 649. Cemetary on back of farm now (1984) owned by Oscar Burger.
Tombstone inscription:
Wm Adkins
Birth Sept. the 21st 1760
DC Oct. the 22nd 1848

See ADKINS BOOK
Adkins Land of York to Beech Fork
AUTHOR: Ronnie Adkins
PUBLICATION: 3540 South Georgetown Drive Montgomery, AL
36109-2232;(334)-272-3813; radkins@civic-center.ci.montgomery.al.us

OLD SURVEY BOOK NO. 1 page 7 PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
William Atkinson 200 A on both sides Pig River Surv'd Mar. 31 1747 at a gum on the Lower side of Pig River and thenceN10E90p. to a red Oak N65W137p to a Beech on a branch S10W204p. crossing a branch to a red oak S10E110p. to a red oak on Pig River and thence down the same & across it to the beging.
William Atkinson 150A on both sides Pig River Surv'dd 31Mar. 1747 beginning at a red oak on the upper side s'd river thenceN81W48p. crossing s'd River to a maple on Harping Creek S89W184p. crossing s'd Harping Creek & the River to a white Oak N8W96p. crossing a Branch to a pine N60E70p. to a red oak E98p to a red oak S64E70p. to a pine S10E103p to the begin.

From Williams, Kathleen. Marriages of Pittsylvania County, Virginia; 1806-1830. 1980
4. 18 August 1806. George Smith and Lucky Adkins. ( Sucky? OrSuk?
Sur. William Adkins. p. 145 (p. 42 in marr. register)
5*. 15 July 1809 Owen Adkins and Isabel Harris, dau. of John Harris who consents.
Sur. James Hines.
p. 3 (p. 46 of marr. reg.)
6. 21 May 1810. Charles Gibson and Sarah Atkinson, dau. of
William Atkinson. Sur. Nathaniel Carter. Thomas Geo. Gibson
consents. Married by the Rev. Joseph Hatchett.
p. 62 ( p. 48 of marr. register)

* Owen's first marriage. Second as follows:
19 September 1825. Owen Atkinson(Adkins) and Fanny Campbell.
Sur. Jacob Zink. p.6(p. 82 of original register)

Children of WILLIAM ADKINS and MARY HARTMAN are:
...i....RHODA ADKINS, m. JESSE POLK, January 29, 1799.
70....ii....HENRY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1782, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
71....iii....OWEN SANFORD ADKINS, b. November 1786, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. May 15, 1885, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
72....iv....ELIZABETH ADKINS, b. Abt. 1788.
73....v....SUSAN ADKINS, b. Abt. 1790.
...vi....SARAH ADKINS, b. Abt. 1792; m. CHARLES GIBSON, May 21, 1810.
74....vii....WILLIAM S. ADKINS, b. Abt. 1795, Virginia?.
75....viii....ANNA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1797; d. February 09, 1862.

William married Mary Hartman about 1780 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Mary was born about 1765; died before 1848 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]