Susan Angeline Atkins

F, b. 1 October 1849
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FatherAmbrose Avery Atkins b. c Aug 1815, d. 23 or 25 Mar 1864
MotherSusan L. Avery b. c 23 May 1818, d. 15 Jul 1875
Last Edited3 Mar 2021
Birth*Susan Angeline Atkins was born on 1 October 1849 in North Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 

Citations

  1. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Births, 1849-1854, Marriages, 1844-1853, Deaths, 1849-1853; Vol. I, scan of original town records, p.8 of scan, p.7 of original volume.).

Emily Ambrose Atkins

F, b. 18 August 1854
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FatherAmbrose Avery Atkins b. c Aug 1815, d. 23 or 25 Mar 1864
MotherSusan L. Avery b. c 23 May 1818, d. 15 Jul 1875
Last Edited3 Mar 2021
Birth*Emily Ambrose Atkins was born on 18 August 1854 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 

Citations

  1. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Births, 1854-1919, Marriages, 1851-1915, Deaths, 1854-1919; Vol· I, scan of original town records, p.3 of scan, p.2 of original volume.).

Laura A. French

F, b. circa 1839, d. 23 March 1897
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Last Edited4 Mar 2021
Birth*Laura A. French was born circa 1839 in IllinoisG. Her parents were born in N.H.1 
Marriage*She married Henry Joseph Atkins, son of Joseph Snelling Atkins and Eunice L. Carr, on 15 December 1861 in Morgan County, IllinoisG.2 
Marriage*Laura A. French married second John A. Smith on 8 January 1874 in Morgan County, IllinoisG.2 
Death*Laura A. French died of heart disease on 23 March 1897 at her home west of Jacksonville, Morgan County, IllinoisG.3,4 

Children of Laura A. French and Henry Joseph Atkins

Citations

  1. She was age 30 in the 1870 census of Jacksonville, Ill. and 41 in 1880.
  2. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920).
  3. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Illinois, U.S., Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916).
  4. Newspapers.com, http://www.newspapers.com, (St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 26 Mar 1897, p.13).

Herbert French Atkins

M, b. August 1864, d. 6 February 1944
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherHenry Joseph Atkins b. 23 Feb 1835, d. 4 Dec 1870
MotherLaura A. French b. c 1839, d. 23 Mar 1897
Last Edited4 Mar 2021
Birth*Herbert French Atkins was born in August 1864 in IllinoisG.1 
Death*He died on 6 February 1944 in Alameda County, CaliforniaG.2 
He was attending graduate school at Cornell University in 1887-88, being listed in the 1888 Cornell catalog. It said he got his A.B. degree from Illinois College. He then apparently changed to Harvard University, where he attended from 1888-94 ending up with a law degree.

When the 1900 census was taken Herbert and a few others were boarding in a home headed by a woman named Minerva Scott in Jacksonville, Ill.

When he was married in June 1901 the following notice appeared in the 28 Jun 1901 issue of the St. Louis Republic newspaper on p.8: "Girl for His Bride: Jacksonville, Ill., June 27.--The marriage of Miss Helen Dawson to H.F. Atkins was solemnized this evening. The groom is a graduated of Illinois College and of the Harvard Law School, and before locating here practiced in St. Louis. He is prominent in Odd Fellows, Masonci, K.P. and B.P.O.E. circles."

In the 1902 city directory of Jacksonville he was listed as a lawyer working out of rooms 1 and 2 in the Scott Block.

The 1912 directory of Redlands, California has Herbert F. Atkins and wife Helen M. living at 40 1/2 Nordina Street, and occupation was orchadist. The following year the Harvard Alumni Directory gave his address as 53 East Cypress Avenue in Redlands. The 1919 Harvard directory has him at 3680 Fifth Avenue in Los Angeles.

In 1914 he was badly injured in a train accident in New York and his life spiraled downward from there. The following newspaper account offers the following sad story: "Harvard Man, Duped by Life, Made Vagrant. Arrested for sleeping in restaurants on Telegraph avenue in Berkeley, Herbert F. Atkins, 72, addressless and unemployed, told a sad story yesterday to Police Judge Youngs in Berkeley. 'I'm a Harvard graduate, your honor,' he said. 'I was a professor of law at Columbia. Nineteen years ago I was in a New York train accident. As a result of that accident I spent twelve years in hospitals. When I came out all my family and relatives were dead. My memory had been impaired. I've been a wanderer ever since.' Judge Youngs questioned Atkins at some length with technical legal questions. 'You certainly know your law, said the court.' 'It doesn't do me any good,' said Atkins. 'I can earn enough at odd jobs to eat. But my problem is finding a place to sleep, and so I've been sleeping in restaurants.' At this juncture Policeman Henry Whaley, who had arrested him, offered to take charge of Atkins and help him find a home. The court turned the aged man over to Whaley's custody." (San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr 1933, p.5) The San Diego Union of 29 Apr 1933, p.10 also covered the story, adding a bit more detail, including that the accident was in 1914 and that he was "forced to a hospital for 12 years."

In the 1940 census he appears as a divorced 75-year-old laborer living in Oakland, California, renting a place on Brush Street. It said he was in the same place in 1935. 

Citations

  1. He was age 5 in the 1870 census of Jacksonville, Ill., 15 in 1880, and in 1900 it gave his date of birth as Aug 1864. All sources say he was born in Illinois. His death record in California gives a birthdate of 1 Jan 1862 but this is probably incorrect. He was living alone at the time and it's probable the information on his birth wasn't readily available.
  2. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997).

Mabel Atkins

F, b. circa 1869
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherHenry Joseph Atkins b. 23 Feb 1835, d. 4 Dec 1870
MotherLaura A. French b. c 1839, d. 23 Mar 1897
Last Edited4 Mar 2021
Birth*Mabel Atkins was born circa 1869 in IllinoisG.1 
She was not included in the census record in 1880 with her mother and brother so may have died before then. 

Citations

  1. She was age 9/12 in the 1870 census of Jacksonville, Ill.

John A. Smith

M, b. circa 1839
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Last Edited4 Mar 2021
Birth*John A. Smith was born circa 1839 in IllinoisG.1 
Marriage*He married second Laura A. French on 8 January 1874 in Morgan County, IllinoisG.2 

Citations

  1. He was age 41 in the 1880 census of Jacksonville, Illinois.
  2. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920).

Helen M. Dawson

F
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Last Edited4 Mar 2021

Cordelia Atkins

F, d. 25 April 1820
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FatherSamuel Atkins b. 29 Sep 1776, d. 5 Sep 1856
MotherMary Gross Stevens b. 27 Jun 1780, d. 24 Feb 1856
Last Edited22 Mar 2021
Death*Cordelia Atkins died on 25 April 1820 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 

Citations

  1. Jude Damon, "Record of Marriages and Deaths in Truro from November 15th 1786," scanned on ancestry.com in collection Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 1786-1828), p.59. Hereinafter cited as "Truro Marriages and Deaths 1786-1828."

Olive Watkins

F, b. circa 1813
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FatherThomas Watkins
MotherHannah O. (?)
Last Edited16 Apr 2021
Birth*Olive Watkins was born circa 1813 in Provincetown, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 
Marriage*She married Joseph Atkins, son of Richard Higgins Atkins and Sophia Rich, on 10 April 1859 in Provincetown, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG. It was his first and her second marriage.2 

Child of Olive Watkins and Xenophon Rich

Citations

  1. She was age 46 when married. Place of birth and parents' names from marriage record.
  2. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Provincetown
    Records of Marriages, 1855-1908; Vol. 2, scans of original record, p.8 of scanned images, p.6 of original record).

Katharine Kiche

F, d. 21 June 1574
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Last Edited22 Jan 2023
Marriage*Katharine Kiche married first William Harris, son of John Harris, on 21 November 1568 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 
Death*Katharine Kiche died on 21 June 1574 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, EnglandG. 

Citations

  1. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (Boston: NEHGS, 1846-), The English Origin of Thomas Harris of Winnisimmet (Chelsea), Massachusetts, Vol. 176, No. 4, Fall 2022, p.365.

Thomas Watkins

M
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Last Edited5 Mar 2021

Child of Thomas Watkins and Hannah O. (?)

Hannah O. (?)

F
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Last Edited16 Apr 2021

Child of Hannah O. (?) and Thomas Watkins

Lydia Hinckley

F, b. circa 1755, d. 25 March 1825
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Last Edited21 Mar 2021
Birth*Lydia Hinckley was born circa 1755.1 
Marriage*She married third Joshua Atkins, son of Capt. Joshua Atkins and Rebecca Atwood, on 20 May 1794 in Truro. Joshua was a 70 year-old widower on his third marriage while Lydia was a 38 year-old woman.2,3 
Death*Lydia Hinckley died on 25 March 1825 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.4 

Citations

  1. She was age 38 when she was married in 1794 and 65 when she died in Mar 1825.
  2. Jude Damon, "Record of Marriages and Deaths in Truro from November 15th 1786," scanned on ancestry.com in collection Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 1786-1828), Record refers to Joshua as a widower, age 70. [page is torn on original record and full date and name of wife come from other secondary source]. Hereinafter cited as "Truro Marriages and Deaths 1786-1828."
  3. George Ernest Bowman, Vital Records of the Town of Truro Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, abstracted online by the Massachusetts Vital Records Project, <https://ma-vitalrecords.org/> (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933). Hereinafter cited as Truro VRs online.
  4. Jude Damon, "Record of Marriages and Deaths in Truro from November 15th 1786," scanned on ancestry.com in collection Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 1786-1828), p.60. Hereinafter cited as "Truro Marriages and Deaths 1786-1828."

Prince Nickerson

M, b. 1729, d. 1812
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Last Edited6 Mar 2021
Birth*Prince Nickerson was born in 1729. 
Marriage*He married second Ruth Covel, daughter of James Covel Sr. and Mehitable Nickerson, on 22 August 1759 in Chatham, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 
Death*Prince Nickerson died in 1812. 

Child of Prince Nickerson and Ruth Covel

Citations

  1. Wikitree, http://www.wikitree.com, (<https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Covell-382>, date viewed 6 Mar 2021).

Samuel Atkins

M, b. circa 17 August 1774, d. 24 August 1775
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherSamuel Atkins b. 8 Dec 1748, d. 6 Dec 1834
MotherRuth Lombard b. 12 Aug 1755, d. 2 Dec 1788
Last Edited7 Mar 2021
Birth*Samuel Atkins was born circa 17 August 1774.1 
Death*He died on 24 August 1775.2 
Burial*He was buried in the Old North Cemetery in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.3,4 

Citations

  1. He was age 1 y, 7d when he died on 24 Aug 1775. His birth record was not found in the Truro town records.
  2. Gravestone and burial records.
  3. John B. Dyer, Inscriptions from Gravestones in the Old North Cemetery, Truro, Mass., from 1713 to 1840 (Provincetown, Mass.: Advocate Press, 1991), p.6. Hereinafter cited as Truro Old North Cemetery Inscriptions.
  4. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Samuel Atkins, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43441357/samuel-atkins>, includes photo of gravestone).

Machiel Atwood 1679

M, d. 1728
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Last Edited9 Mar 2021
Marriage*Machiel Atwood 1679 married Prudence Harding. 
Death*Machiel Atwood 1679 died in 1728. 

Child of Machiel Atwood 1679 and Prudence Harding

Prudence Harding

F, b. 1667, d. 1713
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Last Edited9 Mar 2021
Marriage*Prudence Harding married Machiel Atwood 1679. 
Birth*Prudence Harding was born in 1667. 
Death*She died in 1713. 

Child of Prudence Harding and Machiel Atwood 1679

Thankful Hinckley

F
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Last Edited19 Mar 2021
Marriage*Thankful Hinckley married Josiah Damon Atkins, son of Joseph Atkins and Apphia Lewis, on 17 March 1825 in Truro.1 

Citations

  1. Jude Damon, "Record of Marriages and Deaths in Truro from November 15th 1786," scanned on ancestry.com in collection Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 1786-1828), p.19. Hereinafter cited as "Truro Marriages and Deaths 1786-1828."

John Knowles

M
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Last Edited9 Mar 2021

Nathaniel Harding

M
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Last Edited10 Mar 2021

Child of Nathaniel Harding and Hannah Young

Hannah Young

F
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Last Edited10 Mar 2021

Child of Hannah Young and Nathaniel Harding

Martha Atkins

F, b. 5 March 1758, d. 25 December 1840
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherJoshua Atkins b. 1 Mar 1725, d. 17 Dec 1798
MotherMartha Harding b. 27 Aug 1726, d. 31 Mar 1758
Last Edited14 Mar 2021
Baptism*Martha Atkins was baptized on 5 March 1758 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 
Death*She died on 25 December 1840.2 
Burial*She was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Truro.2 
There is no proof that this is the Martha who married Nathaniel Rich. The fact that his father had another daughter Martha born 5 years after her suggests that the first Martha died young, but it seems like the second Martha married a Barnabas Paine, leaving the first to be the spouse of Nathaniel Rich. The gravestone ages of both Marthas - Rich and Paine - match up with their birth dates. In the case of Martha Paine, the date is only two days off, while Martha Rich was 82 in Dec 1840, suggesting 1758. More research is necessary to prove both of these marriages. 

Citations

  1. Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Truro Church Records, p.43 of scanned images).
  2. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Martha Atkins Rich, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135298932/martha-rich>, includes photo of gravestone).

Heman Smith Rich

M, b. 27 August 1764, d. 18 June 1822
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FatherRichard Rich b. 1735, d. 1813
MotherBetty Smith b. 1743, d. 1812
Last Edited18 Mar 2021
Birth*Heman Smith Rich was born on 27 August 1764 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 
Marriage*He married Jane Atkins, daughter of Joseph Atkins and Sarah (?), on 24 June 1788 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.2,3 
Marriage*Heman Smith Rich married second Apphia Lewis on 11 March 1804 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.4,1 
Death*Heman Smith Rich died on 18 June 1822.1 

Citations

  1. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and Some of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v.83-84 in 5 parts (1929), p.395.
  2. Jude Damon, "Record of Marriages and Deaths in Truro from November 15th 1786," scanned on ancestry.com in collection Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 1786-1828), p.1. Hereinafter cited as "Truro Marriages and Deaths 1786-1828."
  3. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and Some of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v.83-84 in 5 parts (1929), p.395 (Gives date of the 22nd, whereas original record clearly states 24th]
  4. Jude Damon, "Record of Marriages and Deaths in Truro from November 15th 1786," scanned on ancestry.com in collection Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 1786-1828), p.10. Hereinafter cited as "Truro Marriages and Deaths 1786-1828."

Nathaniel Rich

M, b. 26 October 1759, d. 10 June 1835
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FatherObadiah Rich b. 1707, d. 1788
MotherRuth Dyer b. c 1723, d. 1803
Last Edited14 Mar 2021
Birth*Nathaniel Rich was born on 26 October 1759 in Truro.1 
Marriage*He married Martha Atkins, daughter of Joshua Atkins and Martha Harding, on 13 November 1781 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.2 
Death*Nathaniel Rich died on 10 June 1835 in Truro.3 
Burial*He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.4 

Citations

  1. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and Some of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v.83-84 in 5 parts (1929), p.269, 401.
  2. George Ernest Bowman, Vital Records of the Town of Truro Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, abstracted online by the Massachusetts Vital Records Project, <https://ma-vitalrecords.org/> (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933). Hereinafter cited as Truro VRs online.
  3. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and Some of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v.83-84 in 5 parts (1929), p.401.
  4. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Nathaniel Rich, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135298585/nathaniel-rich>, includes photo of gravestone).

Shubael Coan

M
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Last Edited16 Mar 2021

Thomas Lewis

M, d. 6 August 1773
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Last Edited10 Mar 2021
Marriage*Thomas Lewis married first Mary Atkins, daughter of Capt. Joshua Atkins and Rebecca Atwood, on 8 August 1763 in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.1 
Death*Thomas Lewis died on 6 August 1773.2 
Burial*He was buried in the Old North Cemetery in Truro, Barnstable County, MassachusettsG.2 

Citations

  1. George Ernest Bowman, Vital Records of the Town of Truro Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, abstracted online by the Massachusetts Vital Records Project, <https://ma-vitalrecords.org/> (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933). Hereinafter cited as Truro VRs online.
  2. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thomas Lewis, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45013327/thomas-lewis>, includes photo of gravestone).

Samuel Gross

M
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Last Edited10 Mar 2021

Jonathan Snow

M
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Last Edited10 Mar 2021

Hannah Atkins

F, b. 10 March 1773
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FatherNathaniel Atkins b. 30 Jul 1744, d. 3 Jan 1840
MotherElizabeth Blackwell d. 23 Jan 1839
Last Edited10 Mar 2021
Birth*Hannah Atkins was born on 10 March 1773. 

Elizabeth Atkins

F, b. circa 1774
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
FatherNathaniel Atkins b. 30 Jul 1744, d. 3 Jan 1840
MotherElizabeth Blackwell d. 23 Jan 1839
Last Edited10 Mar 2021
Birth*Elizabeth Atkins was born circa 1774.