Person:Josiah Adkins (3)

Watchers
m. 8 Oct 1673
  1. Sarah Adkins1674 - 1718/19
  2. Abigail Adkins1676 - 1735
  3. Deacon Solomon Adkins1678 - 1748
  4. Josiah Adkins1679/80 - 1724
  5. Benjamin Adkins1682 - 1756
  6. Ephraim Adkins1685 - 1760
  7. Elizabeth Adkins1687 - 1776
  • HJosiah Adkins1679/80 - 1724
  • WMary Wheeler1684 - 1755
m. 16 Dec 1708
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Josiah Adkins
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 9 Mar 1679/80 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 16 Dec 1708 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Statesto Mary Wheeler
Death[1][2][4] 1 Nov 1724 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[5] 26 Nov 1724 £462-07-06. Taken by Israhiah Wetmore, Solomon Adkins and Joseph Rockwell.
Probate[5] 1 Dec 1724 Administration to the widow.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Josiah Adkins Family of Connecticut. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Oct 1957)
    33:243.

    "Josiah (Adkins), b. 9 Mar. 1679/80; d. 1 Nov. 1724."

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 7. Josiah2 Adkins, in Cooke, Raeola Ford. Josiah Adkins/Atkins and Descendants of Middletown, Conn. (Twin Falls, Idaho: R. Cooke (typescript), 1988)
    2.

    "7. Josiah2 Adkins, b 9 Mar 1679/80, Mdltn, d 1 Nov 1724, Mdltn, (Digest 2:456-7), …"

  3. Middletown Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    17.

    "Atkins, … Josia, s. Josia & Elizabeth, b. Mar. 9, 1679/80 [LR1:28]"

  4. Middletown Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    5.

    "Adkins, … Josiah, Sr., d. Nov. 1, 1724 [LR2:10]"

  5. 5.0 5.1 Adkins, Josiah, Middletown, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    2:456-57.

    "Probate Records. Vol. X, 1723 to 1729. Page 244-5.

    Adkins, Josiah, Middletown. Invt. £462-07-06. Taken 26 November, 1724, by Israhiah Wetmore, Solomon Adkins and Joseph Rockwell.

    Court Record, Page 60—1st December, 1724: Adms. to Mary Adkins, widow, who with Solomon Adkins gave joynt bond.

    Page 120—1st March, 1725-6: Adms. account accepted.

    Page 187—2 April, 1728: Solomon Adkins to be guardian to Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth and Abigail Adkins, minors, all about 14 years of age, they desireing the same.

    Page 188—2 April, 1728: This Court appoint John Stedman of Middletown to be guardian to Josiah, age 13 years, and John, age 11 years, children of the decd.

    See File: 27 April, 1727: An account of Adms. was exhibited by the Adms. Accepted, and this Court doth now order them to dist. the estate:
    £ s d
    To Mary Stedman, alias Adkins, the relict, £41-19s-03d; To Joseph Adkins, eldest son, 99-08-04; To Josiah Adkins, 49-14-02; To John, Mary, Elizabeth and Abigail Adkins, to each, 49-14-02

    And appoint Joseph Rockwell, Nathaniel Bacon and Benjamin Adkins, distributors.

    Page 204—5 November, 1728: Report of the distributors.

    Page 6 (Vol. XI) 26 November, 1729: Josiah Adkins, a minor, 14 years of age, now appeared before the Court and made choice of Edward Higbee to be his guardian. Recog., £100.

    Page 47—4 June, 1731: John Stedman, guardian to John Adkins, a minor son of Josiah Adkins, being removed out of the Colony, the sd. minor made choice of his brother Joseph to be his guardian. Recog., £100. Signified to this Court by John Hamlin, and approved."