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William Vortimer Adkins 1718 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Meachum Creek, Henrico County (now Goochland County), Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1784

Death Location: Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Adkins

Mother: Elizabeth Parker

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William Vortimer Adkins was born in 1718 in Meachum Creek, Henrico County (now Goochland County), Virginia, USA, the child of William Vincent Adkins and Elizabeth "Mitha" Parker. William Vortimer Adkins passed away in 1784 in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Vortimer Adkins was born in 1718 in Meachum Creek, Henrico County (now Goochland County), Virginia, USA, the child of William Vincent Adkins and Elizabeth "Mitha" Parker.
  • William Vortimer Adkins passed away in 1784 in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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William Adkins's Ancestors

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William Adkins
1718 – 1784
Birth Place: Meachum Creek, Henrico County (now Goochland County), Virginia, USA
Parents
William Vincent Adkins
1689 – 1754
Charles City, Henrico County, VA, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Mitha") Parker
1695 – 1784
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Grandparents
Sir (John Thomas) Adkins
1639 – 1721
Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah (ELIZABETH) Pugh
1641 – 1716
Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bromwell
– 1676
Elizabeth Goodhall
1614 – 1651
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bromwell
1567 – 1625
Anne Brearley
1581 – 1663
Richard MA)
1594 – 1682
Dorothy Whiterent
1595 – 1664

William Adkins's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of William Vortimer Adkins in Meachum Creek, Henrico County (now Goochland County), Virginia, USA
Meachum Creek, Henrico County (now Goochland County), Virginia, USA
1784
15 Mar 1784
Age 66
Death of William Vortimer Adkins in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Meachum Creek, Henrico County (now Goochland County), Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

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