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William Adkins

Male 1733 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Adkins was born in 1733 in Maryland (son of Stanton Adkins, I and Sarah Highway).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Stanton Adkins, I was born in 1695 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA (son of ? and ?); died in 1754 in Salisbury, Worcester County, Maryland, USA.

    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]


  2. 3.  Sarah Highway was born in 1695 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA (daughter of ? and ?); died in June 1759 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA.

    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.

    Children:
    1. Stanton Adkins, II was born in 1727 in Worcester County, Maryland; died in Aug 1790 in Worcester County, Maryland.
    2. 1. William Adkins was born in 1733 in Maryland.
    3. Middleton Adkins
    4. Stephen D. Adkins was born in 1719; died in 1790.
    5. George Adkins was born in 1729.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  ?

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


  2. 5.  ?
    Children:
    1. 2. Stanton Adkins, I was born in 1695 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA; died in 1754 in Salisbury, Worcester County, Maryland, USA.

  3. 6.  ?

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


  4. 7.  ?
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Highway was born in 1695 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA; died in June 1759 in Somerset County, Maryland, USA.



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