"Thomas3 Adkins, born about 1673, died before 28 Oct. 1709 when the inventory of his estate was taken; it included land, also 'Credit due to him by ye Country, £8-12-06,' which implies that he died in service during Queen Anne's War. Administration on his estate was granted, 7 Nov. 1709, to his brother, Josiah Adkins of Simsbury. [Manwaring*s Digest, 2:5). It may be inferred that if Thomas was married, his wife did not survive him. Whether he left issue, is not positively determined. It will be noted below that when an acquittance was given by the three sisters and their husbands and by an attorney for the brother Benoni, this covered their interest in the estates of their brothers Josiah and William, but does not mention the estate of their brother Thomas. From this it might be supposed that Thomas had left issue. On the other hand, if he left issue, such issue should have participated in the acquittance, either personally or by a guardian. Records … indicate that Thomas3 may have left a young child, Thomas4 Adkins (ca .1700-1783) of Guilford, Conn."
