Descendants of Thomas Adkins/Atkins Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS1 died 23 Oct 1694 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Notes for THOMAS ADKINS/ATKINS: --first came to Hartford Children of THOMAS ADKINS/ATKINS are: i. MARY2 ATKINS, b. Abt. 1672. ii. THOMAS ATKINS, b. Abt. 1673. iii. WILLIAM ATKINS, b. Abt. 1675. iv. JANE ATKINS, b. Abt. 1678. v. SARAH ATKINS, b. Abt. 1682. vi. JOSIAH ATKINS, b. Abt. 1685. 2. vii. BENONI ATKINS, b. 1690; d. 28 Apr 1756, Southington, Hartford, Connecticut. Generation No. 2 2. BENONI2 ATKINS (THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 1690, and died 28 Apr 1756 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut. He married ESTHER HALL 20 Aug 1715, daughter of JOHN HALL and MARY PARKER. She was born 30 Aug 1693. Notes for ESTHER HALL: --of Wallingford Marriage Notes for BENONI ATKINS and ESTHER HALL: --married 20 July? Children of BENONI ATKINS and ESTHER HALL are: 3. i. THOMAS3 ATKINS, b. 22 Apr 1716, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; d. 1790. 4. ii. LUTHER ATKINS, b. 1718; d. 03 Aug 1788, Wolcott, Middlesex, Connecticut. iii. ESTHER ATKINS, b. 01 Jun 1720; m. ZEBULON DEMING. iv. SARAH ATKINS, b. 01 Apr 1722. 5. v. ZEALOUS ATKINS, b. 18 Jan 1725, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; d. 28 Jul 1785. vi. ZUBA ATKINS, b. 05 May 1727. vii. MARY ATKINS, b. 04 Mar 1732. viii. LOIS ATKINS, b. Abt. 1734. Generation No. 3 3. THOMAS3 ATKINS (BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 22 Apr 1716 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, and died 1790. He married (1) MARY ASPINWALL 08 Feb 1738, daughter of ELIEZAR ASPINWALL. She died 24 Jul 1780. He married (2) UNKNOWN Abt. 1780. She was born Abt. 1721, and died 12 Feb 1806. Children of THOMAS ATKINS and MARY ASPINWALL are: i. MARY4 ATKINS, b. 26 Nov 1739. ii. ACTEA ATKINS, b. 28 Oct 1741. iii. RHODA ATKINS, b. 28 Jan 1745; m. JOSIAH FOWLER. iv. JERUSHA ATKINS, b. 14 Mar 1747. Notes for JERUSHA ATKINS: --unmarried 6. v. SAMUEL ATKINS, b. 17 Jan 1750; d. 02 Jul 1830, Bristol, Connecticut. vi. THOMAS ATKINS, b. 10 Oct 1752; d. 1776. vii. MARY ATKINS, b. 1765; d. 29 Jan 1813. 4. LUTHER3 ATKINS (BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 1718, and died 03 Aug 1788 in Wolcott, Middlesex, Connecticut. He married EUNICE ANDREWS 14 Nov 1743, daughter of DANIEL ANDREWS. Children of LUTHER ATKINS and EUNICE ANDREWS are: i. ZILPAH4 ATKINS, b. Abt. 1744; m. STEPHEN PRATT, 27 Oct 1763. 7. ii. PHEBE ATKINS, b. Abt. 1746; d. 25 Apr 1826. iii. BENONI ATKINS, b. Abt. 1749. iv. EUNICE ATKINS, b. Abt. 1752. v. ELIZABETH ATKINS, b. Abt. 1754. vi. LUTHER ATKINS, b. Abt. 1757. vii. CHAUNCY ATKINS, b. Abt. 1761. viii. CHILD ATKINS, b. Abt. 1767; d. Jan 1768. 5. ZEALOUS3 ATKINS (BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 18 Jan 1725 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, and died 28 Jul 1785. He married ABIGAIL. She was born Abt. 1726, and died 05 Mar 1800. Children of ZEALOUS ATKINS and ABIGAIL are: i. ABIGAIL4 ADKINS, b. Abt. 1747. ii. JEMIMA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1748. iii. GIDEON ADKINS, b. Abt. 1751; d. 08 Sep 1769. 8. iv. LUCY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1754. v. CHARLES ADKINS, b. Abt. 1758; d. 04 Feb 1809. vi. MARY ADKINS, b. Abt. 1766. vii. MARTHA ADKINS, b. Abt. 1766. viii. CHILD ADKINS, b. Abt. 1768; d. 30 Jan 1768. Generation No. 4 6. SAMUEL4 ATKINS (THOMAS3, BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 17 Jan 1750, and died 02 Jul 1830 in Bristol, Connecticut. He married EUNICE WIGHTMAN 1773, daughter of JOHN WIGHTMAN and POLLY STODDARD. She was born Abt. 1755, and died 02 Oct 1825. Notes for SAMUEL ATKINS: --I gather that he was the one who changed the spelling of Adkins to Atkins and his descendants continued. Children of SAMUEL ATKINS and EUNICE WIGHTMAN are: i. WELTHENA5 ATKINS, b. 13 Mar 1774; m. SIMEON UPSON. ii. HANNAH ATKINS, b. 27 Feb 1776; m. (1) ISAAC ALLEN; m. (2) JABEZ OTIS. Notes for JABEZ OTIS: --of Westfield, Massachusetts iii. THOMAS ATKINS, b. 06 Mar 1778; m. LYDIA NEAL. iv. SABRINA ATKINS, b. 08 Apr 1780; m. DECIUS MERRIMAN. v. AVERY ATKINS, b. 05 Dec 1782; m. IRENE BOTSFORD. vi. POLLY ATKINS, b. 28 Feb 1785; m. GEORGE MITCHELL. vii. CYNTHIA ATKINS, b. 07 Sep 1786; m. (1) ROSWELL HAWLEY; m. (2) BENJAMIN MEIGS. viii. ROLLIN ATKINS, b. 05 Sep 1790; d. 04 Apr 1846; m. HARRIET BISHOP, 22 May 1817. ix. IRENUS ATKINS, b. 15 Nov 1792; m. EUNICE BECKWITH, 14 Sep 1814. x. SALLY ATKINS, b. 16 Feb 1795. xi. ROSWELL ATKINS, b. 08 Apr 1798; d. 1818, Georgia. xii. LLOYD ATKINS, b. 22 Oct 1800; d. 14 Feb 1826; m. CHARITY CRAMPTON, 22 Oct 1823. 7. PHEBE4 ATKINS (LUTHER3, BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born Abt. 1746, and died 25 Apr 1826. She married ASA BARNES 30 Oct 1765, son of STEPHEN BARNES and MARTHA WHEADON. He was born 24 Aug 1745. Children of PHEBE ATKINS and ASA BARNES are: i. NAOMI5 BARNES, b. 29 Apr 1766; m. GEORGE COWLES. 9. ii. ALLEN BARNES, b. 16 Jul 1767; d. 27 Sep 1809. 10. iii. SELAH BARNES, b. 04 Mar 1769; d. 15 Oct 1850. 11. iv. RUTH BARNES, b. 21 Dec 1771. v. MARTIN BARNES, b. 17 Jun 1773; d. 1776. vi. ELI BARNES, b. 21 May 1775; m. (1) SUSAN MORRIS; m. (2) ROXANNA NEWELL, 04 Nov 1795; b. 12 Jan 1775; d. 11 Apr 1812. vii. ASA BARNES, b. 22 Jul 1777; m. POLLY W WOODRUFF. viii. MARTIN BARNES, b. Mar 1779; d. 1780. ix. IRA BARNES, b. 15 Nov 1781; m. (1) RHODA; m. (2) ESTHER TINKER, 10 Nov 1842. x. PHILO BARNES, b. 02 Mar 1782; m. (1) AMANDA POND, 04 Jul 1802; d. Sep 1832; m. (2) ELECTA DURRIN, 08 Oct 1818; d. 14 Jun 1853. xi. DENNIS BARNES, b. Abt. 1784; d. Sep 1813. 8. LUCY4 ADKINS (ZEALOUS3 ATKINS, BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born Abt. 1754. She married ROBERT WEBSTER 23 Feb 1775, son of AARON WEBSTER and LYDIA. He was born 14 Dec 1752, and died 10 Mar 1790. Children of LUCY ADKINS and ROBERT WEBSTER are: i. ANNA5 WEBSTER, b. Abt. 1776; m. JARED CLARK. ii. LUCY WEBSTER, b. Abt. 1777. iii. JOEL WEBSTER, b. 26 Jun 1779. iv. LYDIA WEBSTER, b. 11 Sep 1781; m. ASAHEL UPSON, 07 Aug 1806. v. IRA WEBSTER, b. Abt. 1783; d. 17 Mar 1784. vi. IRA WEBSTER, b. 24 Dec 1784; d. 25 Sep 1834; m. AMY MALLORY. Notes for AMY MALLORY: --of East Haven vii. ABIGAIL WEBSTER, b. 09 Jan 1787; m. ZEBULON BYINGTON, 13 May 1807. viii. POLLY WEBSTER, b. Abt. 1789; d. 02 Mar 1790. Generation No. 5 9. ALLEN5 BARNES (PHEBE4 ATKINS, LUTHER3, BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 16 Jul 1767, and died 27 Sep 1809. He married SARAH WEBSTER, daughter of AARON WEBSTER and LYDIA. She was born 07 Aug 1767, and died 02 Dec 1811. Notes for SARAH WEBSTER: --died 2 Jan 1811? Children of ALLEN BARNES and SARAH WEBSTER are: i. DENNIS6 BARNES, b. 1791. ii. SALLY BARNES, b. 16 Sep 1794; m. JULIUS S BRISTOL. 10. SELAH5 BARNES (PHEBE4 ATKINS, LUTHER3, BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 04 Mar 1769, and died 15 Oct 1850. He married (1) NANCY COWLES 09 Oct 1791, daughter of JOSIAH COWLES and MARY SCOTT. She died 07 Apr 1831. He married (2) ADAH 28 Dec 1831. She died 07 Feb 1858. Children of SELAH BARNES and NANCY COWLES are: i. CHARLES C6 BARNES, b. 08 Feb 1792; d. 1813. ii. ELIHU BARNES, b. 17 Nov 1793; d. 1793. iii. PHEBE BARNES, b. 03 Apr 1795; m. JOHN S WHITTLESEY, 30 Sep 1814. iv. LAURA BARNES, b. 14 Apr 1797; d. 03 Jun 1865; m. HENRY P LLOYD, 23 Feb 1820. v. MARTHA BARNES, b. 08 Jan 1801; m. CHARLES GOODRICH. Notes for CHARLES GOODRICH: --Rev.; a missionary to Sandwich Islands. vi. WILLIAM BARNES, b. 11 Apr 1803; d. 11 Jun 1852. vii. AMZI J BARNES, b. 05 Aug 1805; m. (1) LAURA BUNNELL; m. (2) BETSEY A PECK, 19 Nov 1828. viii. NANCY BARNES, b. 05 Apr 1808; m. ISAAC BURRITT, 17 Oct 1832. ix. SELAH BARNES, b. 27 Jul 1811; d. 31 Jul 1839. x. CHARLES BARNES, b. 30 Oct 1813; m. SOPHIA UPSON, 19 Jan 1834. xi. ALLEN BARNES, b. 23 Jun 1816; m. GRACE K SMITH, 20 Dec 1843. Child of SELAH BARNES and ADAH is: xii. HENRY E6 BARNES, b. 31 Oct 1832; m. ELIZA S CARPENTER, 01 May 1862. 11. RUTH5 BARNES (PHEBE4 ATKINS, LUTHER3, BENONI2, THOMAS1 ADKINS/ATKINS) was born 21 Dec 1771. She married LEVERETT CURTISS. Child of RUTH BARNES and LEVERETT CURTISS is: i. LAURA6 CURTISS, d. 22 Dec 1822; m. LEMUEL ANDREWS, 01 Jan 1821; b. 15 Nov 1790; d. 01 May 1864. Endnotes 1. Timlow, Heman R. Ecclesiastical and other Sketches of Southington, Conn., Hartford: 1875.