John (69) Wilkins b. Abt 1700 Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 Jul 1775 Northampton County, Virginia, USA: MilesFiles

John (69) Wilkins

Abt 1700 - Bef 1775 (< 75 years)

Name John (69) Wilkins [1]

Birth Abt 1700 Northampton County, Virginia, USA

Gender Male

Reference Identifier N'hamp

Record ID 54745

Will 7 Jun 1775 Northampton County, Virginia, USA [2]

In his will John Wilkins gave to son William my 133 A. plantation whereon I now live, n. men Sam, Cesar, and Joe (to make shoes), and also the land purchased of Stokely Wilkins if my son pays a reasonable price for same as judged by my friends John Wilkins (B.S.) and William Scott. To my grandson William Wilkins n. boy Isaac. To my son Benjamin ns. Dinah, Luke and Mark. To Nathaniel Tyson and Judith his wife during their lives the use of ns. Tamar and Jack, and then to my grandchildren John Wilkins Tyson, William Sylvester Tyson and Ann Tyson. To my granddau. Margaret Ellegood n. girl Rachel. To my granddau. Susanna Baker n. girl Leah, and my dau. Jean Baker to have use of her during her life. To my dau. Esther Widgeon during her life n. woman Rachel who I bought out of Henry Warren's estate, and n. woman Pegg, and then to her children Mary Ellegood, Esther Ellegood and Frances Wilkins Widgeon. My n. boy Jacob until he is 21 to serve my son William, and then to work for himself with paying my son one month's work each year. To my dau. Jane Baker n. boy Peter. To Thomas Stratton Wilkins 6 silver table spoons. To John Wilkins Tyson gold sleeve buttons. To Nathaniel Tyson 5 sheep. To John Widgeon 5 sheep. In case I have a right to my son John Wilkins' dec'd estate, it to be div. by my children Esther Widgeon, Jane Baker, William Wilkins, Benjamin Wilkins and Judith Tyson. Son William extr. Witt: William Scott, Josias Willis, Elishey 'her?' Willis, John Robins.

Death Bef 11 Jul 1775 Northampton County, Virginia, USA [2]

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

d. Bef 28 Jan 1650/51, Northampton County, Virginia, USA

(Age < 52 years) (Great Grandfather)

Frances (--?--), b. Abt 1680 d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)

Siblings 2 brothers and 1 sister

+	1. John (69) Wilkins, b. Abt 1700, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 Jul 1775, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 75 years) ▻ Judith (--?--), m. Bef 19 May 1731
+	2. William James (70) Wilkins, b. Abt 1702, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 12 Jun 1770, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 68 years) ▻ (1st wife of Wm) (--?--), m. Abt 1734 ; Catherine (--?--), m. Abt 1750
	3. Nathaniel (71) Wilkins, b. Abt 1704, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Oct 1750, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 46 years)
+	4. Esther (72) Wilkins, b. Abt 1706, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 10 Oct 1775, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 69 years) ▻ John Waterfield, m. Abt 1725 ; Elias (of Wm of Thos Sr) Dunton, Sr., m. 6 Oct 1750

Person ID I54745 MilesFiles23

Last Modified 3 Jan 2017

Father	William (19) Wilkins, b. Abt 1670, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Nov 1750, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 80 years)
Mother	Frances (--?--), b. Abt 1680 d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	Abt 1700	Northampton County, Virginia, USA [1, 3]
	Henry Hunt reports that she was the daughter of William Benthall & Elizabeth (Bibby?), but I can't confirm that.
Family ID	F19639	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Judith (--?--), b. Abt 1710 d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage Bef 19 May 1731 Northampton County, Virginia, USA [4]

It was on this data that John Wilkins and Judith witnessed the will of Obedience Robins.

Children

	1. John (201) Wilkins, b. Abt 1732, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 7 Jun 1775 (Age < 43 years)
	2. James (202) Wilkins, b. Abt 1734, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 9 Feb 1774, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 40 years)
+	3. Esther (206) Wilkins, b. Abt 1735, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Apr 1784, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 49 years) ╚═ John Elligood (Age < 36 years) m. 19 Mar 1752; ╚═ John Widgeon (Age < 40 years) m. 22 Aug 1772
+	4. William (203) Wilkins, b. 15 May 1736, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 Dec 1797, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 61 years) ╚═ Agnes (169) Stratton (Age 33 years) m. 9 Nov 1758; ╚═ Elizabeth Goffigon m. 12 Aug 1773
+	5. Benjamin (204) Wilkins, b. Abt 1738, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elisha Willis m. 26 Jul 1775
+	6. Judith (205) Wilkins, b. Abt 1740, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nathaniel Tyson (Age < 52 years) m. 13 Jun 1761
	7. Frances (of John) Wilkins, b. Abt 1742, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+	8. Jane 'Jean' (207) Wilkins, b. Abt 1744, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Jan 1786 (Age < 42 years) ╚═ Timothy Bloodworth Baker (Age 33 years) m. 27 Nov 1766; ╚═ Samuel Mapp (Age 60 years) m. 1 Jul 1776

Family ID F19687 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Mar 2023

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1700 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA
	Marriage - Bef 19 May 1731 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA
	Will - 7 Jun 1775 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA
	Death - Bef 11 Jul 1775 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA

[S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 581 (Wilkins Family), 940.
[S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 442 (will of John Wilkins), 497.
[S2686] Henry Barraud Hunt Jr., William Tankard, Gentlemen, Jamestown 1607, Ancestors & Descendants, (Self Published, 2nd Edition, Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, VA 23301, copyright 2010), p. 1009, 2686.
[S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 593 (Wilkins Family), 940.

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John (69) Wilkins