Person:Thomas Adkins (15)
Thomas Adkins
b.Est 1650 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
d.23 Oct 1694 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1650
  1. Thomas AdkinsEst 1650 - 1694
  2. Elizabeth AdkinsEst 1652 -
  3. Samuel AdkinsEst 1655 - 1697
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thomas AdkinsEst 1650 - 1694
  • W.  Jane WilliamsCal 1652 - 1689/90
m. Aft 5 Sep 1672
  1. Mary AdkinsCal 1672 -
  2. Thomas AdkinsCal 1673 - Bef 1709
  3. William AdkinsCal 1675 - Bef 1719/20
  4. Jane AdkinsCal 1678 - 1766
  5. Sarah AdkinsCal 1682 - Aft 1745
  6. Josiah AdkinsCal 1685 - 1713
  7. Benoni AdkinsCal 1690 - 1756
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thomas AdkinsEst 1650 - 1694
  • W.  Mary UnknownBef 1658 - Aft 1698
m. Aft 5 Apr 1692
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Thomas Adkins
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1650 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Marriage Aft 5 Sep 1672 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)to Jane Williams
Marriage Aft 5 Apr 1692 After burial of her first husband.
to Mary Unknown
Will[1][2] 23 Oct 1694 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death[1][2] 23 Oct 1694 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[1][2] 13 Dec 1694 £182-15-00. Taken by Joseph Olmsted, William Pitkin.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thomas2 Adkins, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Josiah Adkins Family of Connecticut. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Oct 1957)
    33:243-45.

    "Thomas2 Adkins was probably born as early as 1650. … The will of Thomas Adkins was made 23 Oct. 1694, the day of his death [Manwaring's Digest, 1:394]. The inventory taken 13 Dec. 1694 names the children as Mary, aged 22; Thomas, 21; William, 19; Jane, 16; Josiah, 9; Sarah, 12; and Benoni, 4. The will does not mention the wife's name, but says of her: 'my wife shall live in my house as long as she is a widow if she please, & improve my Estate, with my son Thomas, for the Good of the Family. Also my Will is that what Estate my wife brought with her shall return to her again.' This makes It clear that she was a second wife and not the mother of the children. This is also indicated by his giving his little boy Benoni [then only 4] to 'my brother Gabriel' [i.e., Gabriel Williams] to bring up, instead of leaving him with his wife. He named each of the children in the will, and made his wife and son Thomas Executors. Dower was set to the widow, and then she was released and Thomas Adkin was appointed Administrator."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Adkins, Thomas, Hartford, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    1:394.

    "Probate Records. Vol. V, 1687 to 1695. Page 194-5.

    Adkins, Thomas, Hartford. Died 23 October, 1694. Invt. £182-15-00. Taken 13 December, 1694, by Joseph Olmsted, William Pitkin. The children: Mary age 22 years, Thomas 21, William 19, Jane 16, Josiah 9, Sarah 12, Benoni 4 years. Will dated 23 October, 1694.

    The last Will & Testament of Thomas Adkins is as followeth: That my wife shall live in my house as long as she is a Widow if she please, & improve my Estate, with my son Thomas, for the Good of the Family. Also my Will is that what Estate my wife brought with her shall return to her again. Also that all my homestead, with the Grass Land in the Swamp, be equally divided between my son Thomas & my son Josiah. Also that my son Thomas shall have my house & shall have my Share of Team & Tackling. Also that my son William shall have a lott at the farther End of my Land. Also that my brother Gabriel shall have my little boy Benoni & bring him up till he come of age, if he please; and if he take him before he is able to earn his living then he shall have some of my Estate to help to bring him up. I give to my daughter Jane the Bedd that I lye on, with the Furniture thereto belonging. I give to my daughter Mary a black Heifer. I give to my son Benoni a lott of 10 acres abutting on the Country Road and so eastward. My wife & my son Thomas to be my Executors.

    (Not signed.)

    Witness: John Williams, Gabriel Williams.

    Court Record, Page 77—19 December, 1694: Adms. to the Relict & son Thomas. The Inventory of Mrs. Elizabeth Adkins was taken 11 November, 1700, and mentions the above named children. (See Vol. VI.)

    Page 82—7 March, 1694-5: This Court being desired to make Dist. of the Estate of Thomas Adkins, doe find the Estate to amount to £150-02-07. Order to Dist. 1-3 of the Personal Estate to the Widow and 1-3 of the Real during her life. To the Eldest son a double portion, and to the rest equal portions, and what they have already received or is given to them to be a part of their portion allotted to them by Distribution. And appoint Deacon Joseph Olmsted and Capt. Joseph Fitch Dist. to divide the Estate to the Legatees, and appoint Thomas Adkins Adms., and the Relict is released."

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