Mary Ann Reynolds

Notes:

!NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
Frances Reynolds

!NAME:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

Mary married James Alfred Oakes 1853, Preacher Asa Hodnett's home. James (son of William Burl "Billie" Oakes and Sarah Ann "Sally" Phraley) was born 4 Sep 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 16 Apr 1919, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Oakes Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
noted in Mary's widow's pension

1. Elizabeth A. "Lizzie" Oakes was born 6 Mar 1853, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Lavenia Mary Alice Oakes was born 18 Sep 1855, Henry Co., Virginia; died 20 Apr 1915, Henry Co., Virginia; was buried , Oakes Family Cemetery, Chatham, Virginia.
3. Susan A. Oakes was born Abt 1856; died Yes, date unknown.
4. William Karr Oakes was born Abt 1858; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Cephus Calvin Oakes was born 15 Apr 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Oct 1941, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Adkins-Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia .
6. Nannie Bell Oakes was born 25 Dec 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 25 Nov 1951, Charlotte County, Virginia; was buried , Cool Springs Cemetery, Lunenburg, Virginia.
7. Mary Jane Oakes was born Abt 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1941, Franklin County, Virginia; was buried , Boones Chapel Church Cemetery, Penhook, Franklin Co., VA.
8. John James Oakes was born 24 May 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 19 Oct 1952, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery, Henry Co., Virginia.
9. Coleman Benjamin Oakes was born Abt 1868; died 20 Feb 1900, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
10. William Alfred Oakes was born 16 Oct 1872, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 28 Nov 1934, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Oakes Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
11. Della Mae Oakes was born 10 May 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Jun 1900, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
12. Oscar Lee Oakes was born 1877, Virginia; died 6 Oct 1920, Staunton River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Notes:

19 FEB 1844 Pittsylvania Co., VA
On this date, the court ordered the inventory and
assessment of his estate (source: O. Book 38, page 4.(
?Orphans book?).

Robert died before 19 Feb 1844. A chancery suit was brought
15 Jun 1857 which names the heirs, including the husbands
of Robert's daughters.

Chancery Court record dated Aug 1805

YOB from Ancestral File

Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh



Died:
Alternate DOD per stone list 17 Dec 18??
Stone next to Susan, his wife.

Robert married Susanna Carter 21 Feb 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.. Susanna (daughter of Nathan W. [Nathaniel] Carter and Nancy Elizabeth "Betsy" Adkins) was born 26 Jul 1804, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ; died 24 Apr 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Alternate marriage date maybe 11.Feb.1820.

!MARRIAGE:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

Notes:

Slaves of Joseph Reynolds are named as follows: Eliza Seamore; Charles Seamore, David B., Richard and Rob.

Diary of Rev John Cuthbertson 1751-1791 records Marriage of Hew Reynolds and Mary ? at Wm. Nieley's and later the Baptism of Joseph son to Hew Reynolds.



Oaths of Allegiance 1777 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
NOTE: Hugh Reynolds and his son Joseph are found on this 1777 list. Hugh's son William, is not, The record for William Reynolds is found in Virginia Court Records, page 125, also dated 1777. Joseph's Baptism of 15 Aug 1759 gives us his age. William is shown on court records in 1788 when he inherits the land of his grandfather, William Neeley. Both Joseph and William are Qualified as Executors (Book 6/170 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Court Records 1787-91)
Another record dated 22 Mar 1796 for William Reynolds and Charles Lewis must be our William, as the other William Reynolds of Culpepper has died in 1791. No connecton has been documented for William of Culpepper having any connection to the Hugh Reynolds family. -Mary Frances Reynolds

Name:
Capt. Hankins List ~ Oaths of Allegiance - 1777 Pittsylvania County, VA Revolutionary War Records VIRGINIA SECTION IV page 592-593 Lived along Tomahawk Creek.

Joseph married Margaret "Peggy" Devin 21 Aug 1780, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.. Margaret (daughter of William Devin, Sr. and Sarah Smith) was born Abt 1759, Prob Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Abt 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Pittsylvania County, Virginia . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

YOB from FHC #0928908 compiled by Ethel S. Mattingley
YOB & POB from Ancestral File

!MARRIAGE: Pittsylvania Co VA record

Is listed as deceased in her Father's Will dated
25.Nov.1800.

++++++++++++++
YOM from Notes of Nancy Reynolds, aunt of Sandra June Reynolds

Notes:

Married:
21 Aug 1780 Marriage Bond - Margaret Devin and Joseph Reynolds surety Edward Hodges. (Devin file at Piedmont Genealogy Society, Danville VA Public Library from research by Anna D. Evans 07 May 1985)

Notes:

Nathan Carter, h/o Betsy Adkins, served in the war of 1812.

Elizabeth is named Betsy Carter in her father's 1848 will and her husband is named Nathan Carter in the September 11, 1850 settlement of the Estate of her father, William. She is with her husband Nathan in the 1850 census for the Northern District, Pittsylvania Co., VA, page 234A taken Oct. 23, 1850: Nathan (66 - unknown) and Betsy (62 - VA) Carter are Farming with real estate valued at $296. The Slave Schedule for Pittsylvania Co. records Nathan with 4 slaves.
Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Name: Betsy Carter [Betsy Adkins]
Birth Date: abt 1787
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County
Death Date: 15 Jan 1879
Death Place: Second Dist., Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death Age: 92
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Gender: Female
Father Name: William Adkins
Mother Name: Polly Adkins
FHL Film Number: 2048580


Name:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CARTER/1998-12/0914810368

CARTER, Nathan, Elizabeth (Adkins) WC-1895, m 25 Aug 1803 Pittsylvania Co.VA, sd 3 Jul 1857, srv Samuel Calland's VA Milita, lived Pittsylvania Cty VA.

Nathan married Nancy Elizabeth "Betsy" Adkins 18 Jul 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Nancy (daughter of William Vortimer Adkins and Mary Anne 'Polly' Hartman) was born 7 Dec 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 29 Sep 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Adkins-Oakes Cemetery Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She is Betsy Carter in her father's Will

Notes:

See Pittsylvania County, VA Landowners Per 1797 Land Tax: Transcribed by Mary Leigh Boisseau: Lists Hugh Reynolds as owing 2 parcels of land; the first, 105 acres and the second 65 acres. If, Hugh Reynolds, father of Joseph and William, and husband of Mary Nealey Reynolds had died by 1797, he would not have been on this taxables list. Hugh Reynolds, his grandson, s/o Joseph and Peggy Devin Reynolds would only be 17 years old in 1797; therefore this list must refer to Hugh, the original settler in Pittsylvania County.

3 Aug 1771 Va Patent Bk. 40 p. 551, Pittsylvania Co., Hugh Reynolds received patent for 298 acres on waters of Banister River adjoining land of Nealy & Roberts (Doc. 1140)

Hugh Reynolds, William Devin, and William Neely are found on the same tax lists in 1757-1759 of Martock 'Martic', Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Records for Hugh's marriage to Mary Neeley are found in the Rev. Cuthbertson diaries and document the marriage of Hugh, as well as the Baptism of Joseph, and William, his eldest son. Birth record has been located for the birth of William, who is named in the Will of his grandfather, William Neeley, and left William his land, in 1791. Joseph, the 2nd son, was already married to Margaret Devin and was left his grandfather's other possessions. The Mother of these children is also named in this will as 'Mary Reynolds'. In the Cuthbertson records, she is seen as Mary K.


Sources by Don Bennett, Hugh Reynolds, common Ancestor:

Joseph Reynolds of Pittsylvania County - Part 1, Evans, Anna, (Aug. 1993), p. 95.
[S253] Colonial Land Office Patents, (1623 - 1774), No. 40, p. 551.
[S249] The Land Tax Lists of Pittsylvania Co., VA, Compiler: Austin, Gayle, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, 2006), p. 9.
[S480] Land Books, Hugh Reynolds entry, 1803-1809.
[S250] Pittsylvania County, VA. Deeds 1783-1790, Compiler: Austin, Gayle, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, 2007), p. 1 (Abstracted from DB 7, pge 1).
[S665] Register of Marriages and Baptisms Performed by Rev. John Cuthbertso, Fields, S. Helen, (S. Helen Fields, Washington, DC, 1934), p. 185.
[S669] Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson, Entry on 30 Dec 1756.
[S251] Index to the Court Orders of Pittsylvania Co., VA 1767 - 1800, Genealogical Services, (Genealogical Services, Danville, VA, 1982).

On 04 Nov 1774 Hugh Reynolds bought 57 acres on the south side of Tomahawk Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia from William Nealey. (DB 4/91). This is probably the same tract of land listed as 65 acres on the land tax list from 1782 through 1809. After his death, this land went to his son, William Reynolds.
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"His requests for land patents (almost 1200 acres) are recorded in the Land Entry Book, 1737-1770. He may not have received all this land, but it proves he was living here in order to request the surveys." - Anna Evans 1993 Lineages
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On 15 Apr 1783 Hugh Reynolds bought 105 acres on Tomahawk Creek from Killian Kreek for 15 pounds. This is the 105 acre tract shown on the land tax list from 1786 through 1809. At his death, this property went to his son, William Reynolds.

In 1782, the General Assembly of Virginia enacted new legislation providing for the enumeration of the owners of real property in each county. The owner's of each parcel of land were recorded. If a person owned more than one parcel, his name appeared multiple times, one for each tract of land he owned. Hugh Reynolds appears on the 1782 land tax list of Pittsylvania County, VA with 65 acres of land. This is the parcel which he purchased from William Nealey in 1774. For the next three years, only revisions to the land tax list were recorded. From 1786 forward, the list included all properties, not just the revisions from previous years. From 1786 to 1809 Hugh Reynolds appears on the land tax list with two parcels, one of 65 acres and the other of 105 acres. In the 1810 list William Reynolds, son of Hugh, is listed as the owner of these two parcels. This shows that Hugh Reynolds died between the dates of these two tax lists.

FIRST ORDERS OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA
15 Apr 1783 WILLIAM REYNOLDS is exempted from Levies (William of Culpepper Reynolds)
16 May 1785 HUGH REYNOLDS COB5/51 - Hugh Reynolds is exempted from payment of Livies
15 Sep 1788 WILLIAM REYNOLDS Qualified as Executor of the Will of his grandfather, William Nealey. (Book 6/170 1787-91 Court Orders) Pittsylvania Co., VA (Young William of Hugh)
17 Jul 1791 WILLIAM REYNOLDS order to Record Will
20 Feb 1792 WILLIAM REYNOLDS order to Record Inventory
22 Mar 1796 WILLIAM REYNOLDS, Plaintiff, Lewis Charles, Defendant (Young William of Hugh)
-There are two William Reynolds here; William 'of Culpepper' is the elder and the young man William Reynolds is the grandson of William Nealey and the son of Hugh Reynolds and Mary Nealey.
-William 'of Culpepper' Reynolds died in 1791, so the two entries in this record in 1791 and 1792 may apply (probably do) to the elder William or his son, William. The William of Culpepper family lived on the opposite side of the County; to date, 2017, there is no evidence that the two Reynolds families are related or intermarried.

https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/50015/40699_1220705043_3550-00794/273123?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58423779/person/48036612940/facts/citation/800245120142/edit/record#?imageId=40699_1220705043_3550-00794
Hugh Reynolds is a family name; Death record for another Hugh who d. in Frederickstown Maryland (C.C. 15 Aug 1804

Another Hugh Reynolds of Iredell Co., NC is a match to Hugh Reynolds of Pittsylvania.

Birth:
Reynolds Family Association
Hugh Reynolds Pittsylvania Co., VA
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R1b > M269 > U106 > U198 U198 > S15267 > DF89 > RGC29371 > JFS2001 > FT248499 > FT248834 Hugh Reynolds (bca 1740 Martic PA; baptized 15 Aug 1759; dca 1810 Pittsylvania VA) married Mary Neely bca 1740 (daughter of William Neely).

Name:
Hugh Reynolds is found on the tax lists of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania along with a William Reynolds who comes of age a year or two before Hugh. Hugh and the Nealeys and Devins whose families intermarry in Virginia is likely a brother of this William Reynolds who marries Margaret Patterson in Lancaster, PA, and is recorded in the diaries of the Rev. John Cuthbertson. The dna matches to this Reynolds line suggest that William migrated to the area near Ohio or the mid-west. Further research finds Neelys in Rowan County, NC and Statesville, NC., as well as in Martock, Lancaster, PA.

https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Reynolds%20Surname%20Y-DNA%20Study?iframe=ycolorized
Family Group R.17 (R-269) 207109 Reynolds Hugh Reynolds b. abt 1740- d. 1810 R-FT248834 13 23 13 10 11-14 12 12 11 13 13 29 17 9-9 11 11 25 15 20 29 15-15-18-18 10 11 19-22 15 14 16 17 37-37 11 13 11 9 16-16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23-23 16 10 13 12 15 8 12 22 20 14 12 11 13 11 11 13 12 36 15 9 16 12 26 26 19 12 11 13 12 10 9 12 12 10 11 11 30 12 12 24 12 10 10 19 15 17 14 24 16 12 15 24 12 25 18 10 14 17 9 12 11

Died:
He paid taxes until 1810

Hugh married Mary Neely/Nealey/Neilee/Neeley 30 Dec 1756, Muddy Run, Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony. Mary (daughter of William of Pittsylvania Nealey/Neeley and Mrs. William Nealey/Neeley) was born Abt 1740, Prob. Pennsylvania; died Aft 1788, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Virginia County boundaries based on a 1770 map

The Illustration, below, of Virginia County boundaries, uses the following as a base map: A New and Accurate Map of Virginia Wherein most of the Counties are laid down from Actual Surveys. With A Concise Account of the Number of Inhabitants, the Trade, Soil, and Produce of that Province. By John Henry. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to the King. London, Thos. Jefferys, 1770. Call Number: G3880 1770 .H4 Vault. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. County names are transcribed below the map and numbering has been added to show their location. Colorfill has been added to highlight County boundaries. Counties that were listed without boundaries defined are represented without colorfilled areas. The Muster Rolls of Pendleton Militia on 6 Sep 1794 in Captain William Janes' Company were: Michael Arbogast, Jacob Gum, Charles Halterman, and Henry Simmons ( Library of Congress )

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3.Amelia County
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6.Bedford County
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14.Cumberland County
15.Dinwidie County
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25.Hanover County
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28.James City County
29.King and Queen County
30.King George County
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35.Mecklenburg County
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55.Westmoreland County
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William Nealey (Mary's father) is shown William Neely in the 1757 tax list for Martic Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Along with Hugh Reynolds and William Divin.

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of Mary K. Nealey to Hugh Reynolds is recorded in the Rev. John Cuthebertson diaries 'at Wm. Neely's place', in Muddy Run, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Hugh Reynolds bought land in 1768 from and adjacent to William Nealey, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. And William Nealey's will dated 6 Dec 1787, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, leaves his estate to his daughter Mary Reynolds and his two grandsons Joseph & William Reynolds. The Will was proved: 21 Jul 1788 and Security: Hugh Reynolds. Nealey is found spelled several ways: Nealy, Neale, Neely, Nely, Neilee etc.

Notes:

William Devin, Senior is considered to be the Progenitor of the protestant Devin family in the United States of America. William Devin, Senior of Virginia was born in Dublin, Ireland and came to America in 1745 or 1746. In 1750, he married Sarah Smith and settled in what is now Pittsylvania County, Virginia. --The Devin Family, page 1.

William Davin along with son James Davin is listed in the
1767 list of Tithables for Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Colony. As did many landowners of the era and region, William Devin Senior owned slaves. His will states that he owned at least one male slave, named Alleck, which he bequeathed to his daughter Sarah Devin.

William Sr. served as Sergeant of Infantry, Virginia Continental Line. He "received a certificate for balance of full pay, according to act passed November session 1781". [more likely this was his son William Jr.] Children listed in will: James Devin, Mary Biggar, William Devin, Jr.
Robert Devin, Joseph Devin, heirs of Margaret Reynolds,
decd.
References:

(1) War Records No.4 Page 166
(2) Virginia. Will was signed 25 Nov 1800.
(3) 1787 Pittsylvania Co VA for William Devin, Sr.

1787 Pittsylvania Co VA for William Devin, Sr.
Personal Property Tax List: 2 white males 16-21
1 black over 16
0 blacks under 16
8 horses, mules, etc.
12 cattle

William married Sarah Smith 1750. Sarah (daughter of Peter of Yeocomico Smith and Mary Bailey) was born 20 Mar 1727, Pennsylvania Colony; died Bef 22 Nov 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Smith surname assumed based on serveral grandchildren named
'Sarah Smith _____'. No documents have been found to
support her last name except for a manuscript by Dessa
Hoffstetter. However, its source is suspect.

Not named in will of her husband which was dated 25
November 1800.
Dessa's booklet mentions a letter to Alfred Harrison Devin
written by Rev. Robert Ira Devin son of James, son of
William Jr, son of William Sr. The letter is said to make
the following statements: "Records of the Parish of Camden:
'Sarah Devin born March 20, 1728.'"

!NAME:Ancestors of Thomas Clayton Hughes, Ancestors of
Thomas Clayton Hughes, Hughes, Thomas Clayton, Generation
No. 8 # 146

Notes:

Married:
Possibly married in Virginia Colony or Pennsylvania
Colony.(speculation)

After Sarah and William were married, they settled in the area now known as Pittsylvania County, Virginia. William and Sarah were members of the Presbyterian Church and accumulated some wealth. They had eleven children; some dying in childhood. Their four oldest sons fought in and survived the Revolutionary War. (Hofstetter, Dessa; The Devin Family; page 1)

The Devin property in Pittsylvania County, Virginia is shown by deeds and records to be near the Bannister River in the southwest corner of Pittsylvania County, northwest of Danville and east of Martinville, Virginia. In February 17, 1794, William Sr. deeded property to William Jr. as recorded in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Courthouse records. William Sr. bequeathed his house to his daughter, Sarah Devin.

Notes:

Henry Co Will Abstracts, Vol 1&2, 1777-1820, Abstracted and Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Sherwood Forest, Bassett, VA 24055, Southern Historical Press Inc., 1985, p69 II:166-167
LWT of Stephen Carter Sep 28, 1806, probated Mar 30, 1807
"my six sons that is Nathan Carter, Abraham Carter, Thomas Carter, Stephen Carter, John Carter, and William Carter" Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" (Carter)With birth now at 1726 and some exact date for Abraham, let's use 1747 for the marriage:
Nathan Carter [1750]
Abraham Carter b: 1752
Thomas Carter [1754]
Stephen Carter , Jr. [1756]
John Carter [1758]
William Carter [1760]
Liza Carter [1762]
Lucy Carter [1764]

Josiah Carter: His Forebears, Descendants and Allied Families, Randolph A. Malone,
Pg. 19:

Birth:
Moved from Buckingham County after 1789 when he is dropped from the Land Tax Record.

Stephen married Margaret 'Peggy' Mrs. Stephen Carter Bef 1752. Margaret was born Est 1728; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

No evidence but the middle name of her first child, as Nelson Jefferson Carter; Peggy could be a descendant of the Jefferson Cousins of Pittsylvania County. [Pittsylvania is directly adjacent to Henry Co. and Henry County was formed from Pittsylvania VA.

Notes:

http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/AdkinsFamily.html

WILLIAM ADKINS (WILLIAM, WILLIAM V., JOHN THOMAS, JOHN THOMAS, THOMAS, HENRY) was born September 21, 1760 in Henrico County, Virginia?, and died October 22, 1848 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia. He married MARY ANN HARTMAN Abt. 1780 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1765.

Notes for WILLIAM ADKINS:
Will of William Adkins
Wills, Inventories & Accts. vol. 1-A p. 142 ... Dated April 8, 1847 probated Oct. 28, 1848 ?I, William Adkins of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia being of sound mind and in good halth make my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows--
...I give to my son Henry Adkins and his heirs forever the following land to wit, beginning in my line adjoining where he now lives at the fence and around the land he is now in possession of it being a part of my track and thence following the fence around to a pair of draw rails thence up the path to the ridgepath leading from my house to Capt. Hopkinses Dec'd,then down a hollow to a branch in an old field and down the branch to the Creek thence up the same to the Spring that said Henry formerly used continuing up said branch to my back line and along the same to the beginning.
... 2ly I give to my son Owen Adkins and his heirs forever the following land, to wit; beginning at the same place where Henry's new line is to begin thence along between my son Henry and myself to the road leading from my house to the Lynchburg road, thence down said road to a corner in my old line near a field now used by my daughter Sally Gibson, thence to the fence of the said field and along said fence in to an old field not inclosed until it corner oposite an old fence row leading from some pines near the path and so on down said fence row to the head of a hollow and down the same to the creek and up the creek to the land herein before given to my son Henry and along his line to the beginning.
... 3ly, I give to my daughter Sally Gibson and her heirs forever the following land to wit, beginning at the fence around the feald in which she now lived where my son Owen's new line leaves the said fence and thence along the fence to a line between her and my son William and thence along the lain and through the lower side of an old feald crossing the ridge road to trees I have choped as a line to Peek's old field and through the old field by two marked trees on a ridge and so on to two marked trees below the aple orchard on the branch thence up the same and along my back line to the line hereinbefore directed to bound the land given to my son Owen and along that line to the beginning.
... 4ly I give to my son William Adkins and his heirs forever the land whereon he now lives it being all the remaining part of my land on that side of the creek not herein given to others.
... 5ly It is my will and desire that Coleman Renands shall
have and enjoy the land and other property hereinafter mentioned for and during his life and at his death to his lawfully begotten children if he leave any and in case he does not, then to my children herein before mentioned and there heirs forever to wit, I give under the limitations as aforesaid to said Coleman Renands who I hereby recognise as my son and henceforth desire that he shall be called Coleman Adkins the following land, to wit, beginning on the creek between John T. Muse and myself at the mouth of a branch thence along the North side of a crop fence runing near a spring formerly used by Sally Reynolds and so onto the woods and thence along a new chopped line to a branch above William Adkins'; spring and thence up said branch to a new chopped line and along said line to the ridge road and thence along said road and my back line to the land herein before given to my son Henry and thence down his line to the creek and thence down the said creek to the beginning.
... 6ly It is my will and desire that my Executor hereinafter appointed sell upon a credit of one and two years all the residue of my land lying on the West side of Turkey Cock creek and also upon a reasonable credit sell all the perishable part of my estate.
... 7ly I give to Suky Smith one hundred dollars and I give
to Betsy Carter one hundred dollars and I give to Sally Gipson Thirty dollars.
... 8ly I give to my son Coleman Adkins upon the terms
limitations and conditions contained and provided for in
the fifth clause of the will the following property to wit;
one Negro girl named Siza and her future increase and one
horse bridle and saddle worth sixty dollars. I also give
him fifty dollars worth of cows and hoggs and six head of
sheep, I also give him one hilling hoe, one plow, and pare
of gear one pole axe and if he continues to live with me
till my death I give him fifteen barrels of corn and four
Hundred weight of Pork.
... 9ly I give to my following children to be equally
divided between them and there heirs forever all the
residue of my estate of every sort and kine, to wit; I give
one sixth part to my daughter Suky Smith, one sixth to
Betsy Carter, one sixth part to Sally Gipson, one sixth
part to my son Henry Adkins, one sixth part to William
Adkins, and the other sixth part to Owen Adkins, and lastly
I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Vincint
Witcher Executor to this my last will and Testament hereby
revoking all other or former wills by me made writen on two
sheets and subscribed on the sixth page ;this eighth day of
April in the year of our Lord 1847.
William Adkins seal
... Witnesses
...A.H. Moorman
...W.A. Dickinson
...H.S. Muse
At a Circuit superior court of law and chanery continued
and held for Pittsylvania county the 28th day of October
1848 this last will and Testament of William Adkins dec'd
was presented in court and proven by the oaths of A.H.
Moorman and H.S. Muse two subscribing witnesses and ordered
to be recorded and on the motion of Vincent Witcher the
Executor in said will named who made oath and with A.H.
Moorman & H.S. Muse his securities entered into and
acknowledged a bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars
conditioned according to Law certificate was granted him
for obtaining probat of said will in due form.
Teste
... Wm. H. Tunstall Clk.

Estate Settlement of William Adkins dec'dd (1848)
Accounts Current vol. 18 pp. 160-162
Date of confirmation October 20, 1851
Accounts of Executor and Legatees
1. To Susan Smith one of the legatees of William Adkins
dec'dd
November 27, 1849 paid in terms of will $100.00
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund $230.00
1851 to balance due Susan Smith 2.63 ½
TOTAL: 332.63 ½
2. To Nathan Carter in right of his wife Elizabeth Carter
Nov. 27, 1849 paid in terms of will 100.00
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 250.00
TOTAL paid by confirmation: 350.00
3. Sarah Gibson
Nov. 27, 1849 paid in terms of will 30.00
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 219.22
1851 balance due Sarah Gibson 13.41 ½
TOTAL: 262.63 ½
4. Henry Adkins
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 232.19
1851 balance due 2.63 ½
TOTAL: 232.63 ½
5. William Adkins
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 232.19
1851 balance due .44 ½
TOTAL: 232.63 ½
6. Owen Adkins
Sept. 11, 1850 paid for legacy in residuary fund 230.00
1851 balance due 2.63 ½
TOTAL: 232.63 ½
_____________________________________
His grave is among several other "sunken" graves marked
with initialed fieldstones located in a wooded area on the
property of Oscar Berger outside of Chatham, Virginia. Take
Rt. 626 to Cooper's old store. Turn left on Rt. 649.
Cemetary on back of farm now (1984) owned by Oscar Burger.
Tombstone inscription:
Wm Adkins
Birth Sept. the 21st 1760
DC Oct. the 22nd 1848

See ADKINS BOOK
Adkins Land of York to Beech Fork
AUTHOR: Ronnie Adkins
PUBLICATION: 3540 South Georgetown Drive Montgomery, AL
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OLD SURVEY BOOK NO. 1 page 7 PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
William Atkinson 200 A on both sides Pig River Surv'd Mar.
31 1747 at a gum on the Lower side of Pig River and
thenceN10E90p. to a red Oak N65W137p to a Beech on a branch
S10W204p. crossing a branch to a red oak S10E110p. to a red
oak on Pig River and thence down the same & across it to
the beging.
William Atkinson 150A on both sides Pig River Surv'dd
31Mar. 1747 beginning at a red oak on the upper side s'd
river thenceN81W48p. crossing s'd River to a maple on
Harping Creek S89W184p. crossing s'd Harping Creek & the
River to a white Oak N8W96p. crossing a Branch to a pine
N60E70p. to a red oak E98p to a red oak S64E70p. to a pine
S10E103p to the begin.

From Williams, Kathleen. Marriages of Pittsylvania County,
Virginia; 1806-1830. 1980
4. 18 August 1806. George Smith and Lucky Adkins. ( Sucky?
OrSuk?
Sur. William Adkins. p. 145 (p. 42 in marr. register)
5*. 15 July 1809 Owen Adkins and Isabel Harris, dau. of
John Harris who consents.
Sur. James Hines.
p. 3 (p. 46 of marr. reg.)
6. 21 May 1810. Charles Gibson and Sarah Atkinson, dau. of
William Atkinson. Sur. Nathaniel Carter. Thomas Geo. Gibson
consents. Married by the Rev. Joseph Hatchett.
p. 62 ( p. 48 of marr. register)

* Owen's first marriage. Second as follows:
19 September 1825. Owen Atkinson(Adkins) and Fanny Campbell.
Sur. Jacob Zink. p.6(p. 82 of original register)

Children of WILLIAM ADKINS and MARY HARTMAN are:
...i....RHODA ADKINS, m. JESSE POLK, January 29, 1799.
70....ii....HENRY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1782, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1867, Pittsylvania County,
Virginia.
71....iii....OWEN SANFORD ADKINS, b. November 1786,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. May 15, 1885,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
72....iv....ELIZABETH ADKINS, b. Abt. 1788.
73....v....SUSAN ADKINS, b. Abt. 1790.
...vi....SARAH ADKINS, b. Abt. 1792; m. CHARLES GIBSON, May
21, 1810.
74....vii....WILLIAM S. ADKINS, b. Abt. 1795, Virginia?.
75....viii....ANNA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1797; d. February 09,
1862.

!NAME:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh

William married Mary Anne 'Polly' Hartman Abt 1780, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Mary was born Abt 1765; died Bef 1848, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]