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Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins 1765–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Parker 🦋

Mother: Mary Shawnee

Spouse(s): Nancy Hunter, Big Wing, Monetoshe Monetoshe

Children(s): Rachel Foster, Eliza Adkins, Amelia Wallace, Levi Adkins, Elijah Adkins, Aaron Atkins\Adkins, Elizabeth Atkins\Adkins, Richard Adkins

The story of Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins began in 1765 in Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA. In 1830, Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins resided in Anderson, Tennessee, USA. Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins married Big Nancy White Wing, Monetoshe Monetoshe, Nancy Hunter, and had children including Aaron Atkins Adkins, Amelia Millie Adkins Wallace, Elijah Adkins, Eliza Celia Adkins, Elizabeth Atkins Adkins, Levi Adkins, Rachel Adkins Foster, Richard Adkins. Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins passed away in 1840 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins began in 1765 in Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1830, Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins resided in Anderson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins married Big Nancy White Wing, Monetoshe Monetoshe, Nancy Hunter, and had children including Aaron Atkins Adkins, Amelia Millie Adkins Wallace, Elijah Adkins, Eliza Celia Adkins, Elizabeth Atkins Adkins, Levi Adkins, Rachel Adkins Foster, Richard Adkins.
  • Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins passed away in 1840 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Parker 🦋
1720–1794
Birth Location: MacHumps Creek, Henrico Parrish, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Shawnee
1722–1777
Birth Location: Machumps Creek, Henrico, Virginia, British Crown Colony
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Hunter
1772–1839
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, British Crown Colony
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Big Wing
1764–1843
Birth Location: Shawnee, Perry, Ohio, Royal British Colony of Virginia
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Monetoshe Monetoshe
1770–
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Foster
1799–1866
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
RF
Eliza Adkins
1797–1833
Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee or Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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Amelia Wallace
1799–1840
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee or Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Levi Adkins
1794–1877
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
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Elijah Adkins
1791–1845
Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee or Montgomery County, Virginia
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Aaron Atkins\Adkins
1789–1833
Birth Location: Camden, Kershaw Co., South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Atkins\Adkins
1794–1884
Birth Location: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Richard Adkins
1774–1828
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Elijah Adkins's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Adkins
1765–1840
Birth Place: Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Parker Vincent Adkins Revolutionary War Patriot 🦋
1720–1794
MacHumps Creek, Henrico Parrish, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly" Blue Sky Cornstalk Fry Cherokee and) Shawnee
1722–1777
Machumps Creek, Henrico, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Grandparents
William (Vincent Vortimer Adkins Atkinson) Sr
1689–1784
Machump Creek, Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Sarah (Elizabeth Turner Mintha) PARKER
1695–1784
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Chief Cornstalk
1710–1777
Pennsylvania
Helizikinopo (Ounaconoa 'Snake' (Sh\CH) 'Wolf Clan' Moytoy**) (Cherokee-Shawnee)
1715–1756
City Of Refuge, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Adkins
1660–1725
Mitha Straightail
1668–1716
Capt. Ii
1655–1725
Martha 10122
1668–1717
Ionoco ⭐️⭐️
1672–1754
Katee Mekoche
1680–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chief ❤️
1630–1709
Shawnee Pekowi
1650–1668
Dr Garter)
1629–1681
Ann Powell
1638–1671
John Tail
1630–1709
Nimeeth, Pekowi
1668–1716
Hokolesqua Clan
1628–1696
Powhatan Cornstalk
1630–1679

Elijah Adkins's Descendants

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Elijah ((Pekoi & Shawnee)) Adkins (1765–1840) m. Nancy Hunter (1772–18 Feb 1839) m. Big (Nancy White) Wing (1764 or 15 May 1770–1843) m. Monetoshe Monetoshe (1770–)
  1. 1. Rachel (Adkins) Foster 1799–1866
  2. 2. Eliza (Celia) Adkins 1797–1833
  3. 3. Amelia ("Millie" Adkins) Wallace 1799–1840
  4. 4. Levi Adkins 1794–1877
  5. 5. Elijah Adkins 1791–1845
  6. 6. Aaron Atkins\Adkins 1789–1833
  7. 7. Elizabeth Atkins\Adkins 1794–1884 m. David Wallace 1790–1841
    1. 1. Levi Wallace 1815–1866
    2. 2. Jane Longmire 1821–1851
    3. 3. John (Miller) Wallace 1811–1884
    4. 4. Brice Wallace 1827–1917
    5. 5. John Wallace 1823–1905
    6. 6. Robert Wallace 1819–1897
    7. 7. Elijah Wallace 1811–1884
    8. 8. Nancy Lamar 1829–1872
    9. 9. Malinda Brumfield 1813–1880 m. John (Templeton Wallace) Sr 1809–1892
      1. 1. Henry (Hugh Berry) Wallace 1830–1909 m. Lydia ('Leddy') Gideon 1836–1860 m. Mary (E) Kelso 1845– m. Mary (Ann) Forrester 1830–1899
        1. 1. John (Henry) Wallace 1853–1935 m. Martha (Rosella Elizabeth "Rosie:") Presley 1862–1924
        2. 2. Willis (Homer) Wallace 1859–
        3. 3. Malinda (C) Wallace 1856–
      2. 2. Nancy (J) Wallace 1833–1921
      3. 3. Matilda Wallace 1832–
      4. 4. William (Patton) Wallace 1828–1889
      5. 5. Candace (Melvina) Wallace 1854–1896
      6. 6. David (Cornelius) Wallace 1845–1882
      7. 7. Nicholas Wallace 1835–1921
      8. 8. Augustus (M.) Wallace 1834–1875
      9. 9. Henry (L) Wallace 1851–1880
      10. 10. Andrew (Jasper) Wallace 1842–1943
  8. 8. Richard Adkins 1774–1828

Elijah Adkins's Timeline

5 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins in Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 25
Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins was married
None
1830
1830
Age 65
Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins resided here in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 75
Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins resided here in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 75
Death of Elijah (Pekoi & Shawnee) Adkins in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1790

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Anderson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 185; Family History Library Film: 0024533

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: 517; Page: 14; Family History Library Film: 0024542

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-198

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records (Maury County, Tennessee); Author: Tennessee County Court (Maury County); Probate Place: Maury, Tennessee
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