Person:James Elkins (12)

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Sgt. James Elkins
b.Abt 1717 Stafford County, Virginia
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1700
  1. John Elkins1705 -
  2. Jean ElkinsAbt 1710 -
  3. Sgt. James ElkinsAbt 1717 -
  4. Ralph ElkinsAbt 1720 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Sgt. James ElkinsAbt 1717 -
  • W.  Lemira BowmanAbt 1720 - Bet 1810 & 1820
m. Bef 1755
  1. James Elkins1755 - 1836
  2. Samuel ElkinsBet 1760 & 1765 -
  3. Jesse ElkinsBet 1762 & 1767 -
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Facts and Events
Name Sgt. James Elkins
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1717 Stafford County, Virginia
Marriage Bef 1755 to Lemira Bowman
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Records in Virginia

1758 - Elkins Eagle, Vol. IV, No. 4; Virginia Chronology, pg. 101, cont'd:
1758: Sept. James Elkin and John Edwards, both sergeants were paid as members the Virginia Militia. Halifax County Statutes at large, Vol. 7, Henning, p220.
Data Source: Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776


1771 - "Henry Co. Lower Dist. of New River
Ralph Elkins on Smith River
James Elkins on Smith River
James Elkins on Gravely Creek.
Henry Co. Deed Bk. LDS Microfilm, EFE, Vol. 2 No. 1 p5. [Henry Co formed 1776-7 from Pittsylvania & Patrick Counties]." SOURCE: The Elkins Eagle Quarterly Newsletter, Volume IV, No. 4; Titled: Virginia Chronology, Continued, page 102.
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Notes

James Elkin born 1720 was a sergeant in the French and Indian War 1758 and is believed to be the father of James Elkin Sr. of Kentucky, who was born April 16, 1755 in Halifax Co., Va." "James Elkin, the first taxed in Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1767 is the earliest ancestor whom the Elkin Family of Kentucky can knowingly claim."


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Citations

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourfamilylines/family/d17.htm
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I15224&tree=tree1 (Note: has James Elkin as the son of John Elkins (1678-1751), needs research).
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