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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Burial location not identified in Find-a-Grave - Jun 2022
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Author: Mr. Thomas Edward Atkinson
Samuel Atkinson born about 1720 in Halifax Co., Va. was one of the 4 children of Thomas and Sarah Hughes Atkinson. Samuel married Mary Ann Taylor daughter of Richard and Mary Anne Perrey Taylor around 1744 in either VA or MD. They were the parents of 11 children of which four of their sons served in the Revolutionary War and another, Robert, served in the War of 1812.
Samuel received a fourth of his father’s land after his father died in 1726 and on Jul 10, 1745 he received a royal land patent of 400 acres on the Willis River in Goochland Co. Based on Samuel's will he was a rather prosperous land owner. His home was situated on a 435 acre tract which he left to his son Samuel. This tract was in Cumberland County, Virginia, He left 450 acres in Pittsylvania, County, Virginia to be split between his sons Josiah and Jesse. Another tract of 269 acres, believed to be in Cumberland County was left to his son Robert. His blacksmith tools and his liquor still was left to Samuel, Jr.
In his will Samuel, Sr. described the land left to his son Robert as "...lands conveyed to me by John Montague and Lawrence Smith, whereon Montague's old ordinary is situated ..."
Samuel supported the American cause during the Revolution and some of his contributions are to be found in the “Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims” Volume I compiled and transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, Iberina, Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia. ISBN: o=935931821 as follows:
(pg. 284): Cumberland County Court Booklet: pg. 2:
Samuel Atkinson: 1 horse 20 years by Gen. Lawson June 1781 by John Merryman for Cont. 710
pounds; 68 ¾ bu wheat by do. Oct. 1780 by Ben Wilson & Henry Skipwith comr. for State 1315
pounds; carriage of the same do. 1 pound; driving beeves for do. Dec. 1780 for do. 8 shillings, 560# beef for do. Aug. 1781 by Ben Wilson DC for State 6 pounds (total) 30010 pounds.
Samuel’s will was written May 7, 1794 in Cumberland Co., VA, and recorded on September 22, 1794, Cumberland Co., VA, WB 3, page 34.
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