Individual Details
Owen Adkins Sr.
(Abt 1750 - Abt 1790)
On June 25, 1777, Owen and Agnes sold 300 acres of land to Luther Hopper, 100 acres to Owen's uncle, Henry Adkins, and 121 acres to Owen's dad, William. For all of this land, they received 162 pounds 10 shillings (a large amount of money in 1777). In 1790, probably in Hawkins County, Tennessee, Owen, Agnes, and two of their children were murdered by Indians. Their two year old son, Jessee, was scalped but survived.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1750 | Lunenberg County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1769 | Agnes Goad | | ||
| Death | Abt 1790 | Watauga, Tennessee | | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes Goad (1750 - 1790) |
| Child | Benjamin Adkins Sr. (1770 - 1839) |
| Child | Wyatt Adkins (1772 - 1833) |
| Child | Emil "Milly" Adkins (1779 - ) |
| Child | James Adkins (1781 - 1860) |
| Child | Owen Adkins Jr. (1783 - ) |
| Child | Jessee Adkins (1788 - ) |
| Father | William Adkins Jr. (1721 - 1784) |
| Mother | Lydia Owens (1724 - ) |
| Sibling | Agnes Adkins (1740 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Adkins (1746 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Leddy "Lydia" Adkins (1748 - 1766) |
| Sibling | Nancy "Anne" Adkins (1750 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Adkins (1752 - ) |
| Sibling | Jessee Adkins (1754 - 1833) |
| Sibling | William Adkins III (1760 - 1848) |
Endnotes
1. Marty Mason (3313 Dana Drive, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 55305; marty_mason@hopkins.k12.mn.us).
2. Marty Mason (3313 Dana Drive, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 55305; marty_mason@hopkins.k12.mn.us).
3. Marilyn Hill (165 Breckenridge Drive, Alexandria, KY, 41001-1145; kyrose@TSO.Cin.IX.net).
4. Mike Goad (mgoad@cswnet.com; 1998).
5. Ronnie Adkins, "Adkins Land of York to Beech Fork" (3540 South Georgetown Drive Montgomery, AL 36109-2232; (334)-272-3813; ronmar@knology.net), Page 738.