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Joshua Witcher Adkins 1783 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: , Henrico, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA

Father: Joesph Adkins

Mother: Sarah Adkins

Spouse(s): Adelphia Adkins, Barberry Lucas

Children(s): Joshua Adkins, Ruth Adkins, Nancy Adkins, John Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Jonathon Adkins, Luke Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Joshua Adkins, Joshua Adkins, Martha Adkins, Nancy Adkins, Matthew Adkins, Harvey Adkins, Martha Adkins, John Adkins, Elisha Adkins, Cornelius Adkins, Wesley Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Thomas Adkins, Amy Adkins, Sarah Atkins, Ann Kinder, Alexander Adkins, Monroe Adkins

In 1783, Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr entered the world in , Henrico, Virginia, USA, born to Joesph Adkins and Sarah Cornstalk Adkins. Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr married Adelphia "Delphia" Adkins, Barberry Barbara Lucas, and had children including Joshua Adkins, Ruth Adkins, Nancy Adkins, John Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Jonathon Adkins, Luke Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Joshua Adkins, Joshua Adkins, Martha Mattie Adkins, Nancy Adkins, Matthew Mack Adkins, Harvey Adkins, Martha "Mattie" Adkins, John Adkins, Elisha Adkins, Cornelius Adkins, Wesley Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Thomas Adkins, Amy Adkins, Sarah Atkins, Ann Kinder, Alexander Adkins, Monroe Adkins. Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr passed away in 1860 in Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr entered the world in , Henrico, Virginia, USA, born to Joesph Adkins and Sarah Cornstalk Adkins.
  • Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr married Adelphia "Delphia" Adkins, Barberry Barbara Lucas, and had children including Joshua Adkins, Ruth Adkins, Nancy Adkins, John Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Jonathon Adkins, Luke Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Joshua Adkins, Joshua Adkins, Martha Mattie Adkins, Nancy Adkins, Matthew Mack Adkins, Harvey Adkins, Martha "Mattie" Adkins, John Adkins, Elisha Adkins, Cornelius Adkins, Wesley Adkins, Lewis Adkins, Thomas Adkins, Amy Adkins, Sarah Atkins, Ann Kinder, Alexander Adkins, Monroe Adkins.
  • Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr passed away in 1860 in Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joesph Adkins
1723 – 1791
Birth Location: Henico, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Adkins
1750 – 1794
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Adelphia Adkins
1786 – 1860
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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Barberry Lucas
1794 – 1860
Birth Location: Sinking Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Adkins
1807 – 1880
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
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Ruth Adkins
1808 – 1891
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Adkins
1809 – 1870
Birth Location: Kentucky
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John Adkins
1810 – 1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Lewis Adkins
1810 – 1880
Birth Location: Giles County, Virginia
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Jonathon Adkins
1810 – 1814
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Luke Adkins
1814 – 1914
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
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Lewis Adkins
1812 – 1870
Birth Location: Giles, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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Joshua Adkins
1816 – 1880
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia
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Joshua Adkins
1818 – 1880
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, USA
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Martha Adkins
1819 – 1900
Birth Location: Cabell Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Adkins
1820 – 1870
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Matthew Adkins
1822 – 1907
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Harvey Adkins
1825 – 1925
Birth Location: Cabell County, (West), Virginia, USA
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Martha Adkins
1826 – 1880
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, United States
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John Adkins
1827 – 1927
Birth Location: Cabell Co, , "West" Virginia, USA
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Elisha Adkins
1831 – 1850
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, USA
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Cornelius Adkins
1831 – 1922
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, USA
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Wesley Adkins
1838 –
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Lewis Adkins
1812 – 1870
Birth Location: Giles, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Adkins
1825 – 1850
Birth Location: Monroe Co., Virginia, USA
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Amy Adkins
1830 – 1860
Birth Location: Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Atkins
1829 – 1858
Birth Location: Logan, West Va.
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Ann Kinder
1832 – 1917
Birth Location: Virginia
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Alexander Adkins
Birth Location: –
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Monroe Adkins
Birth Location: –
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Joshua Adkins's Ancestors

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Joshua Adkins
1783 – 1860
Birth Place: , Henrico, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joesph Adkins
1723 – 1791
Henico, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Cornstalk) Adkins
1750 – 1794
Montgomery, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Vincent) Adkins
1689 – 1754
Charles City, Henrico County, VA, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Mitha") Parker
1695 – 1784
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Great-Grandparents
Sir Adkins
1639 – 1721
Sarah Pugh
1641 – 1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bromwell
– 1676
Elizabeth Goodhall
1614 – 1651

Joshua Adkins's Descendants

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Joshua (Witcher) Adkins (1783 – 1860) m. Adelphia ("Delphia") Adkins (Abt. 1786 – Bet. 1860-1870) m. Barberry (Barbara) Lucas (1794 – 1860)
  1. 1. Joshua Adkins (1807 – 1880)
  2. 2. Ruth Adkins (14 Oct 1808 – 20 Oct 1891)
  3. 3. Nancy Adkins (Abt 1809 – Bef 1870)
  4. 4. John Adkins (1810 – Bef 1870) m. Mary (Ann) Dotson (Abt 1834 – Aft 1880)
    1. 1. John (A.) Adkins (10 Sep 1852 – 4 Apr 1931)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Adkins (Feb 1878 – 9 Feb 1951)
        1. 1. William (Henry) Brumfield (abt 1898 – 30 Mar 1965)
    2. 2. Edward Adkins (Abt 1855 – Aft 1910)
    3. 3. Adaline Adkins (Abt 1856 – )
    4. 4. Tennessee Adkins (Abt 1860 – )
    5. 5. Emma (Nancy) Adkins (Abt 1863 – 12 Mar 1927)
      1. 1. Marnie (Mae) Miller (17 Jul 1904 – Bef 2002)
        1. 1. Charles Collins
    6. 6. Virginia ('Jennie') Adkins (Feb 1870 – )
  5. 5. Lewis Adkins (Abt 1810 – Aft 1880)
  6. 6. Jonathon Adkins (1810 – 1814)
    1. 1. John (H.) Adkins (Abt 1843 – )
      1. 1. James (Crow) Adkins (Jan 11, 1886 – Jun 07, 1958)
        1. 1. Alonzo ("Lonnie") Adkins (30 Jan 1904 – 4 Jul 1997)
  7. 7. Luke Adkins (1814 – 1914)
  8. 8. Lewis Adkins (1812 – 1870)
  9. 9. Joshua Adkins (Abt 1816 – Bef 1880)
  10. 10. Joshua Adkins (Abt. 1818 – 1880)
  11. 11. Martha (Mattie) Adkins (December 1819 – Aft 1900)
  12. 12. Nancy Adkins (1820 – 1870)
  13. 13. Matthew (Mack) Adkins (1822 – 16 Jul 1907)
    1. 1. Priscilla (Silener) Adkins (Sep 1854 – 19 Aug 1933)
      1. 1. Rachael (E) Adkins (29 Jan 1880 – 23 Feb 1960)
        1. 1. Dollie (Ann) Dequasie (7 May 1903 – 14 Sep 1984)
      2. 2. Gertie (Rosalee) Adkins (2 Sep 1891 – 4 Jan 1962)
      3. 3. Juda Adkins (Dec 1893 – 1928)
        1. 1. Everette (Charles) Province (19 Apr 1922 – 14 Nov 1984)
      4. 4. Louetta ('Lulu') Adkins (Sep 1898 – May 1985)
        1. 1. Reola (Dean) Adkins-Godby (10 Jun 1933 – 2 Feb 1997)
    2. 2. Garlen (Jarrell) Adkins (16 May 1858 – 11 Jan 1938)
      1. 1. Mark ("Dangie") Bragg (Abt 1903 – Sep 1974)
        1. 1. Joy (Yetteve) Bragg (11/03/1929 – 07/22/2019)
      2. 2. Hal (Andrew) Adkins (Abt 1911 – )
        1. 1. William (Randal) Adkins (20 Jun 1937 – 19 Nov 1985)
      3. 3. Gatewood Adkins (abt 1916 – 26 February 1991)
        1. 1. Randall Adkins (22 Mar 1953 – 6 Nov 2020)
      4. 4. Carrie Adkins (abt 1917 – 16 Jan 2006)
    3. 3. Jerome (Shelton) Adkins (30 Jan 1860 – 27 Apr 1934)
      1. 1. Eva Adkins (28 Feb 1900 – 1982)
        1. 1. Lollie ("Marie") Adkins (25 Dec 1918 – 4 Sep 1989)
      2. 2. Gertie Adkins (22 Apr 1908 – Apr 1985)
        1. 1. Edna (Delephine) McComas (26 Aug 1936 – )
        2. 2. Elza (Cline) McComas (19 Sep 1944 – 23 Sep 1999)
    4. 4. Julia (Sylvia) Adkins (Feb 1863 – 27 May 1924)
      1. 1. Rosa Adkins (Aug 1879 – )
        1. 1. Arlton (Lee) Adkins (27 Aug 1918 – 24 Oct 1998)
      2. 2. Jerome (Shelton) Adkins (17 Jul 1882 – 24 Aug 1958)
        1. 1. Romie (M.) Adkins (20 Dec 1902 – Jun 1983)
      3. 3. Martha (Jane) Adkins (16 March 1884 – 12 October 1945)
        1. 1. Elba Adkins (1 Aug 1904 – 24 Jul 1971)
        2. 2. Herbert (Clarence) Adkins (16 Mar 1908 – 12 Jun 1987)
        3. 3. Sherlie (Glade) Adkins (27 Feb 1910 – 4 Jun 1986)
      4. 4. Georgia (Leigh) Adkins (6 March 1890 – 3 Jan 1972)
        1. 1. Aster (Clark) Adkins (21 Aug 1913 – 11 Oct 1996)
      5. 5. Arizona (Zonie) Adkins (Sep 1896 – 28 Apr 1977)
        1. 1. Millard (Warren) Adkins (15 May 1921 – 26 Jun 1986)
        2. 2. Stella (Mae) Adkins (24 Mar 1932 – 02 May 2021)
      6. 6. Rosa Adkins (Abt 1902 – Abt 1932)
        1. 1. Dorothy Carper (4 Sep 1929 – 11 Apr 1996)
      7. 7. Goldie (Francis) Adkins
        1. 1. Pearl (Mae) ADKINS (21 Dec 1931 – 30 May 2006)
    5. 5. Sibbie Adkins (mar 1864 – 21 April 1940)
      1. 1. Bertha (M.) Adkins (Apr 1888 – 1968)
        1. 1. Louellen Atkins (Sep – )
      2. 2. Betty (Eleanor) Adkins (3 January 1911 – 26 September 1996)
        1. 1. Eleanor (Ann (Hodges)) Spurlock (29 June 1937 – 25 Dec 1990)
    6. 6. Hezakiah Adkins (abt 1869 – )
      1. 1. Sampson Adkins (Nov 1897 – )
      2. 2. Ella Adkins (1899 – 28 Feb 1969)
        1. 1. Arizona Barker (19 Jun 1926 – 14 Mar 2003)
        2. 2. Lorene Barker (1933 – 2018)
      3. 3. Dora Adkins (24 Apr 1906 – 3 Dec 1988)
    7. 7. Elijah Adkins (07 April 1869 – 15 Aug 1946)
      1. 1. Roxie (L) Adkins (April 20 1903 – 16 Apr 1935)
        1. 1. Wynona ('Nonie') Hager (6 Feb 1921 – Mar 1989)
      2. 2. Enoch (Adam) Adkins (13 Aug 1904 – 14 April 1959)
      3. 3. Edith (Marie) Adkins (27 Nov 1907 – 19 Jan 1998)
        1. 1. Maxine (Nance) McCoy (10 Dec 1930 – 21 Sep 2010)
        2. 2. Lucille McCoy (21 May 1950 – )
    8. 8. Ansel Adkins (24 Feb 1872 – 16 Nov 1921)
      1. 1. Verlin Adkins (31 Jul 1909 – Jan 09, 1997)
        1. 1. Wanda (Violet) Adkins (1927 – 2015)
        2. 2. Emma (Jene) Adkins (abt 1930 – )
  14. 14. Harvey Adkins (April 1825 – Bef. 1925) m. Rachel Bennett (abt 1829 – 11 May 1855) m. Hettie (Jane) Adkins (Jul 1831 – Aft. 1900)
    1. 1. Robert Adkins (Abt 1851 – 10 Oct 1928)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Adkins (1853 – )
    3. 3. Nancy (C) Adkins (Abt 1855 – )
    4. 4. Britton Adkins (30 July 1855 – 18 Mar 1928) m. Phoebe (Jane) Fry (15 February 1855 – 29 March 1922) m. Unknown Spurlock (Bef 1865 – )
      1. 1. Avril (Vernon) Adkins (19 Aug 1887 – 20 Jun 1957) m. Venilla (Susan) Manns (abt 1890 – 15 Sep 1972)
        1. 1. Jesse (James) Adkins (7 Sep 1907 – )
        2. 2. Erie (M) Adkins-Bias (21 Jan 1912 – 21 Dec 1982) m. Averal (Robert) Bias (August 25, 1908 – Nov 19, 1973)
        3. 3. John (Marshall) Adkins (13 Nov 1918 – 16 Jan 1977) m. Hester (Jane) Brogan (8 Feb 1921 – 15 November 1988)
        4. 4. Herman (Cecil) Adkins (5 Aug 1920 – 25 January 1986) m. Grace (Irene) Vandall (5 Feb 1923 – 1 Feb 2000)
        5. 5. Avril (Vernon) Adkins (27 Mar 1923 – 27 Dec 1997) m. Betty Childress (1925 – 9 Jan 2022)
        6. 6. Eva Adkins (20 Jan 1925 – 21 Jan 1925)
      2. 2. Eva Adkins (Oct 1889 – 31 May 1935)
        1. 1. Sadie (Rae) Kingery (12 July 1909 – 19 March 1938)
        2. 2. Leslie (Thomas) Cantrell (17 Nov 1920 – 1 September 1973)
        3. 3. John (Jacob) Cantrell (13 August 1930 – 9 April 1976)
      3. 3. John (Marshall) Adkins (6 May 1891 – 5 September 1960)
      4. 4. John (Wesley) Adkins (15 May 1892 – )
      5. 5. Nancy Blackburn (18 Apr 1896 – 10 Mar 1960)
        1. 1. Violet (Marie) Sears
        2. 2. Ruby (Ellen) Lapointe
      6. 6. Leslie Adkins (Jul 1899 – Unknown)
    5. 5. Levina Adkins (1861 – )
    6. 6. William (Henry) Adkins (2 March 1872 – 23 Nov 1947)
      1. 1. Almeda (J) Adkins (25 Feb 1896 – 14 Nov 1981)
        1. 1. Gertrude (Ellen) Meadows (29 May 1913 – 13 oct 1995)
    7. 7. Calvin Adkins (Abt. 1874 – )
  15. 15. Martha ("Mattie") Adkins (1826 – 1880)
  16. 16. John Adkins (1827 – 1927)
  17. 17. Elisha Adkins (1831 – 1850)
  18. 18. Cornelius Adkins (1831 – 1922)
  19. 19. Wesley Adkins (1838 – )
  20. 20. Thomas Adkins (1825 – 1850)
  21. 21. Amy Adkins (1830 – 1860)
  22. 22. Sarah Atkins (1829 – 31 Aug 1858)
  23. 23. Ann Kinder (Abt 1832 – 11 September 1917)
    1. 1. Andrew (F) Kinder (abt 1856 – )
      1. 1. Minora (Catherine) Kinder (Jul 27, 1875 – Nov 1937)
        1. 1. Beatrice (Esther) Estep (Mar 27, 1913 – Oct 22, 1997)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Kinder (abt 1859 – 26 March 1922)
      1. 1. Victoria (A.) Kinder (JAN 1877 – 14 Dec 1957)
        1. 1. Fonso (Albert) Kincaid (9 Aug 1900 – 8 Jun 1960)
        2. 2. Nellie Kincaid (6 August 1902 – 24 January 1965)
    3. 3. General (Thomas) Kinder (Dec 15, 1864 – Dec 23, 1945)
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Kinder (21 Jun 1884 – Jan 1978)
        1. 1. Emma (E.) Goddard (02 Mar 1924 – 11 May 1945)
      2. 2. Albree (Haslett) Kinder (14 JUN 1888 – 12 Aug 1977)
        1. 1. Clarence (Everett) Kinder (5 Dec 1922 – 25 Dec 1949)
  24. 24. Alexander Adkins
  25. 25. Monroe Adkins

Joshua Adkins's Timeline

6 Records

1783
1783
Birth of Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr in , Henrico, Virginia, USA
, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1785
abt 1785
Age 2
Birth of Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1807
24 Apr 1807
Age 24
Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr was married in Greenbrier, , Virginia, USA
Greenbrier, , Virginia, USA
1854
03 Mar 1854
Age 71
Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr was married in Wayne, VA
Wayne, VA
1860
1860
Age 77
Death of Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr in Boone, West Virginia, United States
Boone, West Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 77
Death of Joshua Witcher Adkins Sr in Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1785
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: , Henrico, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1807
    Event Place: Greenbrier, , Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1854
    Event Place: Wayne, VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Greenbriar Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Boone, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Boone, West Virginia, USA
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