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Wilkins, William

Male 1746 - 1807  (60 years)


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  • Name Wilkins, William  [1
    Born 14 May 1746  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1807 
    Person ID I547  Terrell_Combined
    Last Modified 22 May 2015 

    Family Terrell, Elizabeth "Betty",   b. 10 Jun 1756, Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1820, Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 1768 
    Last Modified 22 May 2015 
    Family ID F224  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • -- Dicken:William Wilkins was a citizen of high standing in his community and was a Revolutionary soldier. The records in the South Carolina Archives show that he served as private horseman in Captain Mapp’s Company n 1782.
      -- Dicken: It is a family tradition that William Wilkins and Adam Goudelock were noted for being intrepid Indian fighters. William and Betsy Wilkins reared a large family, being the parents of sixteen children, all but two living to be grown and married. A list of the children follows, a Bible record of births:

      -- Mary Wilkins, b. 11 Nov. 1769, d. 30 June 1855, m. 1789 Thomas Gillenwaters
      -- Elizabeth, b. 11 Aug. 1771, m. William Cantrel.
      -- Milly, b. 5 Mar. 1773, m. Davis Goudelock
      -- Terrell Watkins, b. 21 Feb. 1775, m. Sally Hayden
      -- Robert (Robin), b. 5 Dec. 1776, m. Sally Littlejohn, m. 2nd Tempe Gordon
      -- Jane, b. 14 Aug. 1778, m. William Austell 22 Mar. 1807
      -- Sarah, called Sally Wilkins, b. 28 July 1780, d. 1866, m. Joseph L. Davis
      -- William Wilkins, b. 28 July 1782 m. first Patsy Jackson; second, Frances called Franky Foster
      -- Nancy, b. 17 Mar. 1784, . 1847, m. Joshua Draper
      -- Moses Wilkins (a twin), b. 21 Nov. 1785, d. Nov. 1815, m. Sally Lipscomb, b. 1795
      -- Aaron Wilkins, twin brother to Moses, b. 21 Nov. 1785, m. Eleanor Jeffries
      -- Kesiah, b. 20 Nov. 1787, m. Stephen Tolleson, d. 1852 (13)
      -- John Wilkins, b. 1 June 1789, m. 1817 Polly Lipscomb, b. 1801
      -- George, b. 13 July 1791, d. 1840, m. Elizabeth Martin
      -- Ruth, b. 26 Feb. 1794, d. five years of age
      -- Rachel, b. 26 Jan. 1797, d. 1805.

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Dicken.