The Family Tree of
Henry Atkins, Sr. (1806 to after 1880)
and Sarah Dendy - Atkins (1815 to after 1880)
South Carolina and Calhoun County, Alabama

This web page was made possible by researching some generic family information
originally provided on December 27, 1986 by Jason Lester Atkins,
Oldest Grandson of John Thomas Atkins and Rosa Jane Lester-Atkins, and
Oldest Son of Jesse Clifton Atkins and Virginia May Jarvis-Atkins.

A lot of the following ancestor information was provided by Mrs. George Buchanan.

Some of the following information was provided by Millie F. Mayfield - Franssen,
the great-granddaughter of Valentine Robert Mayfield and Mahala Atkins-Mayfield.


Husband's Name. . .Wife's Name
John Adkins/AtkinsMary (Maiden Name Unknown)
Born 1682 in London, England
Died 1763 in Lunenburg, Virginia
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Francis Atkins, Sr.
Born 1708 in Virginia
Died 1798 in Lyndburg Co., Virginia
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Francis Atkins, Jr.Jane (or Jean) Yeldell
Born 1738 in Lundburg Co, VirginiaBorn in Abbeville District, SC
Died 1818 in Prosperity, Newberry Co., SCDied 1818 in Prosperity, Newberry Co., SC
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Thomas AtkinsEva (or Eve) Feltin (or Fellmon or Feltman)
Born in Prosperity, Newberry Co., SCBorn in Prosperity, Newberry Co., SC
Died in Cedar Springs, Abbeville Dist., SCDied in Cedar Springs, Abbeville Dist., SC
Thomas and Eva had 7 children as follows:
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1. James Atkins (SC)Wife's Name Unknown
2. Samuel Atkins (SC)Wife, Ann Kennedy
3. David Atkins (SC)Wife, Dousby
4. Henry Atkins, Sr. (1806, SC)Wife, Sarah Dendy (1815, SC)
5. Daniel Atkins (Feb. 22, 1814, SC)Wife, Wilson
6. Sophia Atkins (SC)Husband, William Fell
7. Sarah Atkins (SC)Husband, Dousby

Additonal Information About Some of the Above Ancestors

Click to read the 1762 Will of John Adkins (Atkins)

Francis Atkins, Sr. served in the American Militia during the Colonial Wars (French and Indian War, 1754 to 1763), Hening's Statues at Large, Vol. 7, Laws of Virginia, Page 224.

Francis Atkins, Jr. was a prosperous planter, almost 6 foot tall, overweight, with a florid complexion, darkish hair, deep blue eyes, projecting and heavy eye-brows, a large nose, firmly set mouth, and of a jovial disposition.

Jane Yeldell-Atkins was the daugher of Robert Yeldell, Sr. and Phoebe (Maiden Name Unknown).

Francis Atkins, Jr. and his wife, Jane Yeldell-Atkins, both had a reasonable education and lived upright, respectable lives.

For additional information on some of the above individuals please visit the Gencircles Web Site at:
http://www.gencircles.com/users/debpar/1/data/59175

Henry Atkins, Sr.:
Born about 1806 in South Carolina.
Died after 1880 near Calhoun County, Alabama.
Henry married Sarah Dendy.
Sarah was born about 1815 in South Carolina.
Sarah died after 1880 near Calhoun County, Alabama.
Henry and Sarah moved from the Newberry/Abbeville County area of South Carolina to the Calhoun County area of Alabama sometime between 1852 and 1860.
Henry and Sarah are buried on property they owned near their family farm in Calhoun County, Alabama.

Henry and Sarah had 7 children as follows:

  1. Mary L. Atkins: Born about 1838 in South Carolina.
  2. Martha Atkins: Born about 1839 in South Carolina.
  3. Mahala C. Atkins: Born about 1841 or 1842 in South Carolina.
  4. Louisa C. Atkins: Born about 1843 or 1844 in South Carolina.
  5. John Thomas Atkins: Born November 6, 1845 in South Carolina.
  6. Henry A. Atkins, Jr.: Born about 1848 in South Carolina.
  7. Lenora Atkins: Born about 1852 in South Carolina. Lenora married Joseph Hollingsworth.

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