Staton Adkins, III

Family/Spouse: Margaret Mitchell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Debts: 1765-1768, Worcester County, Maryland; ADKINS, Stanton (1765 0 21 Jan 1768) 2/7/7 from 1765 in Ledger C carried forward, total account 3/8/9 paid by delivery of 4,555 cypress shingles. Brother Stephen charged 0/5/10 on this account on 21 Jan 1768.
• Land Purchase: 13 April 1770, Worcester County, Maryland, USA; Buys a parcel of land made up of parts of "Wolfs Den" and "Forlorn Hope" from his brother Stephen.
• Lease: 4 June 1771, Worcester County, Maryland; p. 250 Holloways of the Eastern Shore and Descendants Near and Far 1066-1985Witnessed; Robert Dennis, John Scarborough, Joseph Dashiell. 100 acres
• Military: 15 July 1780, Worcester County, Maryland; Listed on the rolls for the Wicomico Battalion Pvt 4th Class William Davis Company. Also listed is his brother Middleton Adkins
• Tax List: 1783, Acquango Hundred, Worcester County, Maryland, USA; Land listed: "Dear Harbour" (387 acres) and "Wolf's Den" (16 acres}. Evidently "Dear Harbour" was a large tract, portions of which were owned by different people.
• Will: 14 August 1790, Worcester County, Maryland; Printed copy in records. Will probated 3 Sep 1790. Wife & son, Milby, named as executors. Wife refused to be Ex. Elijah S. Adkins exec. Widow claims her dower.

Notes:

Died:
Probably buried on his land Forlorn Hope, where there are many Adkins buried, mostly unmarked graves.

Stanton married Hannah Holloway in 1755 in Worcester County, Maryland. Hannah (daughter of Joseph Holloway and Priscilla) was born in 1740 in Worcester County, Maryland; died after 1790 in Worcester County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Will: Aug 1790

Notes:

Birth:
Her father and Joshua Holloway (1716) were brothers

Other Events:

• Overseer: 1733, Bogguenorton 100, Somerset County, Maryland; He was appointed for 2 years, he had to get people who lived on the road to keep it up, w/o pay. They used oyster shells or the roads.
• Land: 1734, Somerset County, Maryland; By 1735 he owned land Wool Down 100a (purchased from a Truitt) and Adkins Delight 50a, and Hog Quarter
• Land Tax: 1736, Worcester County, Maryland; Forlorn Hope 200a
• Tax List: 1723-1740, Bogguenorton 100, Somerset County, Maryland; Consistently in the tax lists from 1723-1740. Starting in 1735 he lists a dependent, Stephen Adkins, until 1740
• Land: 1745, Worcester County, Maryland; Listed on Worcester Co Debt Books as owing rent on three properties"Forlorn Hope", "Wolves Den" and "Atkins Delight"
• Land Tax: 1745, Worcester County, Maryland; Taxed for Dear Harbour. The original grant had been for 477a but he asked for a resurvey to acquire all vacant land. This land later passed to his son Stanton to leased it to his father in law, Joseph Holloway in 1770

Notes:

Died:
Died intestate

Stanton married Sarah Highway in ca 1715 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA. Sarah (daughter of ? and ?) was born in 1695 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA; died in June 1759 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Some say her last name is Highway, but I have no proof of that. There is a Robert Adkins who could have been Stanton's brother, who married Elizabeth Highway, who's father was Thomas Highway. Sarah could belong to that family, but no records of this.

Died:
Sarah's will probated, she left a few minor bequeaths to daughters, her sureties were Philip and Charles Parker.

Other Events:

• Tax List: 1730, Baltimore 100, Maryland; Listed with father and brother John Jr. (Males get taxed when they are over 15)
• Bought Land: 1740, Worcester County, Maryland; Bought Temple Hall in 1740 and sold it 31 August 1779.
• Deed: 4 June 1771, Worcester County, Maryland; The Holloway's did not have land close to their daughter Hannah, so they made a lease with Stanton for land closer to him, where they later moved. It was near Snow Hill & Powellville. (in notes)
• Will: 1782, Worcester County, Maryland; Will probated on 7 July 1789 Son in law Stanton was called to verify the handwriting of Joseph.
• Tax List: 1783, Worcester County, Maryland; 100a of Dear Harbour

Joseph married Priscilla. Priscilla was born in 1720 in Somerset County, Maryland; died after 1771 in Worcester County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

? married ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

? married ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Land Purchase: 21 August 1714, St Martin's District, Somerset County, Maryland, USA; Purchased from John Freeman, A tract called Teagues Content, at the time this area was known as Somerset, in the Baltimore 100 which (parts of) later become Sussex Co. Delaware. Teasgues Content remains in MD after the divide.
• Tax List: 1724, Baltimore Hundred, Worcester Co, MD; John Holloway
• Tax List: 1731, Baltimore Hundred, Worcester Co, MD; He was shown as a head of HH with John Jr. and Joseph Holloway living with him
• Deposition: 12 April 1733 , Somerset County, MD; He gave a deposition, stating he was 54 years old, putting his birth in 1679
• Deed: 26 July 1752, St. Martin's District, Worcester County, Maryland; Gifted land to his son Thomas, a tract Teagues Content. 160 acres

Notes:

Died:
Worcester Court records records in 1755 that John Holloway (probably Jr.) sold to Robert Montgomery 12 barrels corn, colt, 9 hogs, spindle wheel. This was most likely the final closing of John Sr's estate.

John married Mary on 7 November 1697 in Somerset County, Virginia. Mary was born in 1679; died in 1753 in Somerset County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]