Virginia focused genealogy and history
Tag: Atkinson family
My 9x great grandfather Thomas Gwaltney died in late July 1666 in Surry County, Virginia. On 4 September 1666, two people provided testimony at Surry Court about his nuncupative will [spoken in the presence of witnesses]. John Clarke testified that he was at Thomas Gwaltney’s house in late July two days before he died and … Continue reading Thomas Gwaltney of Surry County, Virginia
My 6x great grandfather Thomas Atkinson (c. 1731-c.1803) operated a store for many years in Amelia County and Nottoway County (formed out of Amelia in 1789). A photocopy of his “daybook” survives among the holdings of the Library of Virginia.[1] A daybook was portable and used to record transactions to later record in an account book, … Continue reading Thomas Atkinson’s Daybook – my 6x great grandfather
I have an old copy of A. R. Hudgins History of Amelia County published in 1965, which includes the following information about Robert Vaughan I [my 6x great grandfather] and Jeter’s Mill: “In 1740 Robert Vaughan [my 6x great-grandfather] was granted 800 acres of land on the lower side of Flatt Creek. (When a … Continue reading History of Jeter’s Mill – Amelia County, Virginia
My first known Atkinson ancestor was my 8x great grandfather Charles1 Atkinson of Essex County, Virginia (c.1665-c.1702) who was covered in an earlier blog post you can check out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2022/08/24/charles-atkinson-c-1665-c-1702-of-old-rappahannock-and-essex-county-virginia/. Charles1 and Ann (Copeland) Atkinson left four children including Charles2 (c.1695-1761), Nicholas2 (c.1697-1773), John2 (c.1699-1478) and Mary2 (c. 1701- ). My 6x great grandfather … Continue reading Thomas Atkinson of Essex County and Amelia County, Virginia – my 6x great grandfather
My latest blog post is about my 7x great grandfather Charles Atkinson whose estate inventory shed light on his possible occupation. Read on to learn about him and his life in the Virginia colony.
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