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Joshua Adkins 1785 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Boone, West Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Adkins

Mother: Sarah Cornstalk

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In 1785, Joshua Adkins entered the world in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Adkins and Sarah Nancy Sky Polly Cornstalk. Joshua Adkins passed away in 1860 in Boone, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Joshua Adkins entered the world in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, born to Joseph Adkins and Sarah Nancy Sky Polly Cornstalk.
  • Joshua Adkins passed away in 1860 in Boone, West Virginia, United States.

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Joshua Adkins's Ancestors

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Joshua Adkins
1785 – 1860
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Adkins
1723 – 1791
Henrico County, Virginia
Sarah (Nancy Sky Polly) Cornstalk
1750 – 1794
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Hokolesqua Wynepuechsika "Keigh-tugh-quah") Cornstalk
1720 – 1777
Wynepuechsika Villiage, Pennsylvania, British Crown Colony
Helizikinopo (Ounaconoa "Snake") Moytoy
1715 – 1756
Somerset, Western Pennsylvania, British Crown Colony
Great-Grandparents
Katee Mekoche
1680 – 1744
Moses Odum
1670 – 1752
Elizabeth Christian
1670 – 1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nonoma Powhattan
1630 – 1679

Joshua Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Joshua Adkins in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 75
Death of Joshua Adkins in Boone, West Virginia, United States
Boone, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Boone, West Virginia, United States

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