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William Vortimer Adkins 1721–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1721

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 Aug 1838

Death Location: Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William III

Mother: Mary Hartman

Spouse(s): Lydia Owen

Children(s): William III, Agnes Adkins

The story of William Vortimer Adkins began in 1721 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States. William Vortimer Adkins married Lydia Ledca Owen, and had children including Agnes Adkins, William Vortimer Adkins Iii. William Vortimer Adkins passed away in 1838 in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Vortimer Adkins began in 1721 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.
  • William Vortimer Adkins married Lydia Ledca Owen, and had children including Agnes Adkins, William Vortimer Adkins Iii.
  • William Vortimer Adkins passed away in 1838 in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William III
1760–1848
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
WI
Mary Hartman
1765–1812
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Lydia Owen
1724–1784
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia,British Crown Colony
LO

Children(s)

William III
1760–1848
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
WI
Agnes Adkins
1741–1797
Birth Location: –
AA

William Adkins's Ancestors

Self
William Adkins
1721–1838
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Vortimer Adkins III
1760–1848
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Ann "Polly") Hartman
1765–1812
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Vortimer) Adkins
1721–1838
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Lydia (Ledca) Owen
1724–1784
Henrico County, Virginia,British Crown Colony
Thomas (J) Hardiman
1750–1833
Albemarle, Virginia
Elizabeth (Ann Standeford) 1743
1743–1827
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
William III
1760–1848
Mary Hartman
1765–1812
William Sr
1673–1752
Lydia Lansford
1675–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adkins
1721–1838
Lydia Owen
1724–1784
Thomas Hardiman
1750–1833
Elizabeth 1743
1743–1827
Bartholomew Owen
1619–1677
Joanna Jennings
1642–1691
Katherine Brook-Lunsford
1654–1685

William Adkins's Descendants

1.
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William (Vortimer) Adkins (28 Mar 1721–25 Aug 1838) m. Lydia (Ledca) Owen (1724–15 Mar 1784)
  1. 1. William (Vortimer Adkins) III 1760–1848 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Hartman 1765–1812
  2. 2. Agnes Adkins 1741–1797 m. David Pauley 1733–1785
    1. 1. Joseph (A) Pauley 1757–1845 m. Levinia Midkiff 1762–1854
      1. 1. Samuel Pauley 1790–1871 m. Martha (Patsy) Hill 1795–1840
        1. 1. Squire Pauley 1812–1893
        2. 2. Lewis (R.) Pauley 1820–1880
        3. 3. Joseph Pauley 1819–1887
      2. 2. Squire (Pauley) Sr 1812–1893
      3. 3. Rhoda Pauley 1812–1863
      4. 4. Joseph Pauley 1789–1855
      5. 5. Daniel Polley 1794–1824

William Adkins's Timeline

6 Records

1721
21 July 1721
Birth of William Vortimer Adkins in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
1721
28 Mar 1721
Birth of William Vortimer Adkins in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1738
1738
Age 17
William Vortimer Adkins was married in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
1750
1750
Age 29
William Vortimer Adkins was married in VA
VA
1784
21 February 1784
Age 63
Death of William Vortimer Adkins in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
1838
25 Aug 1838
Age 117
Death of William Vortimer Adkins in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Bullitt, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 July 1721
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1721
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1784
    Event Place: Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Bullitt, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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