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William Palmer Atkins 1736 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1736

Birth Location: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1 Feb 1821

Death Location: Honeybrook, Chester, Pennsylvania

Father: Richard Atkyns

Mother: Alice (Town)

Spouse(s): Martha Buffington

Children(s): William Jr, Joseph Atkins, William Atkins, Jonathan Atkins, Alice Atkins, Anna ATKINS, Caleb Atkins

William Palmer Atkins was born in 1736 in Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Richard Atkyns and Alice Ann Palmer (Town). William Palmer Atkins married Martha Rupp Buffington, and had children including William Atkins Jr, Joseph Buffington Atkins, William Atkins, Jonathan Buffington Atkins, Alice Ann Atkins, Anna ATKINS, Caleb Atkins. William Palmer Atkins passed away in 1821 in Honeybrook, Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • William Palmer Atkins was born in 1736 in Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Richard Atkyns and Alice Ann Palmer (Town).
  • William Palmer Atkins married Martha Rupp Buffington, and had children including William Atkins Jr, Joseph Buffington Atkins, William Atkins, Jonathan Buffington Atkins, Alice Ann Atkins, Anna ATKINS, Caleb Atkins.
  • William Palmer Atkins passed away in 1821 in Honeybrook, Chester, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Atkyns
1689 – 1761
Birth Location: boston, suffolk county, massachusetts
RA
Alice (Town)
1700 – 1774
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Buffington
1748 – 1810
Birth Location: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
MB

Children(s)

William Jr
1760 – 1848
Birth Location: West Chester Co., Pennsylvania
WJ
Joseph Atkins
1762 – 1844
Birth Location: West Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
JA
William Atkins
1765 –
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jonathan Atkins
1766 – 1834
Birth Location: Pennslyvania, USA
JA
Alice Atkins
1770 – 1820
Birth Location: Newlin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
AA
Anna ATKINS
1775 – 1851
Birth Location: Chester co PA
AA
Caleb Atkins
1779 – 1859
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CA

William Atkins's Ancestors

Self
William Atkins
1736 – 1821
Birth Place: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Richard Atkyns
1689 – 1761
boston, suffolk county, massachusetts
Alice (Ann Palmer) (Town)
1700 – 1774
England
Grandparents
Thomas Atkins
1654 – 1709
St. Clement, Sandwich, Kent, England
Abigail Waite
1655 – 1689
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Atkyns
1619 – 1676
Anne Maris
1624 – 1683
Marshall Waite
1604 – 1669
Rebecca Hepbourne
1625 – 1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Atkins
1594 – 1620
Ellyn Wright
1591 – 1640
Richard (Weyte)
1582 – 1680
MARGARET CARTER
1582 – 1687
George Hepburne
1590 – 1665
Hannah (Hepburne)
1605 – 1665

William Atkins's Descendants

1.
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William (Palmer) Atkins (18 Dec 1736 – 1 Feb 1821) m. Martha (Rupp) Buffington (1748 – 1810)
  1. 1. William (Atkins) Jr (1760 – 22 Oct 1848)
  2. 2. Joseph (Buffington) Atkins (13 Aug 1762 – 1/2/1844)
  3. 3. William Atkins (1765 – )
  4. 4. Jonathan (Buffington) Atkins (abt 1766 – 1834)
  5. 5. Alice (Ann) Atkins (25 September 1770 – 12 August 1820)
  6. 6. Anna ATKINS (1775 – 9 July 1851)
  7. 7. Caleb Atkins (14 Aug 1779 – 1859) m. Mary Burnbaugh (24 Aug 1786 – 1846)
    1. 1. Mary Atkins (18 Sep 1807 – 28 January 1885)
    2. 2. Mary Atkins (18 Sep 1807 – )
    3. 3. Martha (B) Atkins (abt 1808 – 1 Nov 1876)
    4. 4. Martha Atkins (22 Mar 1809 – )
    5. 5. Cabel Atkins (19 Mar 1811 – )
    6. 6. Caleb Atkins (19 Mar 1811 – )
    7. 7. Dr. (Joseph) Atkins (25 Mar 1812 – Feb 18, 1904)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Atkins (29 Mar 1813 – 7 Dec 1891)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Atkins (29 Mar 1813 – 7 Dec 1891)
    10. 10. Joseph Atkins (28 Mar 1815 – )
    11. 11. Joseph Atkins (28 Mar 1815 – )
    12. 12. Margaret (H. (Baker)) Atkins (1817 – 25 Oct 1879) m. William (Henry) Newlin (Jun 1813 – 21 Dec 1895)
      1. 1. - (girl) Newlin (abt 1835 – bef 1850)
      2. 2. James (Baker) Newlin (Feb 1838 – 14 Feb 1914) m. Mary (Matilda) Kagel (Apr 1832 – 12 Dec 1901) m. Kezia Hanway (abt 1843 – Aft. 1920)
        1. 1. Christian (DeHaven) Newlin (abt 1853 – 21 Jun 1923)
        2. 2. William (F) Newlin (Mar 1867 – Dec 1929) m. Anna (W.) Hanson (Sep 1859 – Feb 1943)
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Newlin (26 Jun 1838 – 26 Feb 1917)
      4. 4. Eleanor (Watters) Newlin (1842 – 20 Mar 1907)
      5. 5. Eleanor ("Ellen" Watters) Newlin (abt 1842 – 20 Mar 1907) m. Benjamin Flood (1 Mar 1837 – 24 Jan 1916)
      6. 6. Martha (Jane) Newlin (20 Aug 1843 – 24 Dec 1924)
      7. 7. Lauretta ("Laura") Newlin (6 Feb 1847 – 15 Mar 1916)
      8. 8. Emma (L) Newlin (1849 – 1860)
      9. 9. William (Henry Newlin,) Jr. (Oct 1854 – 8 Nov 1930)
      10. 10. John (Franklin) Newlin (22 Jun 1855 – 10 Feb 1925)
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Newlin (09 NOV 1888 – 1 Aug 1973)
      11. 11. Joseph (Lincoln) Newlin (Nov 1859 – May 13 1905)
    13. 13. Margaret Atkins (8 Jan 1817 – 25 Oct 1879)
    14. 14. Davis ATKINS (6 MAR 1818 – 5 AUG 1899)
    15. 15. David Atkins (6 Mar 1818 – 5 Aug 1899)
    16. 16. Samuel Atkins (abt 1819 – 21 November 1903)
    17. 17. Samuel Atkins (20 May 1819 – 21 November 1903)
    18. 18. Hannah Atkins (2 Apr 1821 – )
    19. 19. Hannah Atkins (2 Apr 1821 – )
    20. 20. Catherine (Ann) Atkins (6 Jun 1823 – )
    21. 21. Samuel Atkins (abt 1824 – )
    22. 22. Alice Atkins (1 Jun 1825 – )
    23. 23. Alice Atkins (1 Jun 1825 – )
    24. 24. Mercy Atkins (20 Apr 1827 – )
    25. 25. Mercy Atkins (20 Apr 1827 – )
    26. 26. William Atkins (1829 – )
    27. 27. William Atkins (1829 – )
    28. 28. Sarah Atkins (abt 1829 – )
    29. 29. Sarah Atkins (1831 – )
    30. 30. Sarah Campbell (abt 1831 – )
    31. 31. James (B) Atkins (23 Aug 1832 – 20 Apr 1915)
    32. 32. James (Brumbaugh) Atkins (23 Aug 1832 – 23 Apr 1915)
    33. 33. Elizabeth Atkins (abt 1813 – )
    34. 34. Margaret Atkins (abt 1817 – )
    35. 35. Hannah Atkins (abt 1821 – )

William Atkins's Timeline

2 Records

1736
18 Dec 1736
Birth of William Palmer Atkins in Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1821
1 Feb 1821
Age 85
Death of William Palmer Atkins in Honeybrook, Chester, Pennsylvania
Honeybrook, Chester, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1736
    Event Place: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1821
    Event Place: Honeybrook, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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