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James Wilkins, Sr.
1752 - 1823 (71 years)
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Name James Wilkins, Sr. [1] - James Wilkins served as a private, a sergeant, and a quartermaster in Colonel Winn's regiment. He served under captain Turner. He was wounded at the defeat of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. He came to Christian County Kentucky in 1804. In May of 1847 there were four living children left: William, Isabella Mock, Mary Woodburn, and Hugh B., a Justice of the Peace in Todd County Kentucky. Some of the younger children were baptized at the Purity Church, Chester District, Chester, South Carolina.
The father James was in service most of the time in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina in the Artillery Regiment. He served from early 1780 until the end of the war, three years in South Carolina, in the Regimental Line and in the Militia.
Suffix Sr. Born 1752 South Carolina 
Gender Male Died 16 Mar 1823 Todd County, Kentucky - Elizabeth White Wilkins states in her application for James Wilkins Revolutionary War Pension that James died on the 6th day of March 1824. His gravestone also gives his death year as 1824, but his probate record for his estate indicates that he died in 1823.
Buried Goshen Church Cemetery, Todd County, Kentucky - A newer marker has been added for James Wilkins at the Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery, Todd County, Kentucky, where his wife, Elizabeth White Wilkins, was buried. He was not buried there, but was instead buried at Goshen Church Cemetery in Todd County, Kentucky. The two cemeteries are both located off of Goshen Road, Todd County, Kentucky, and are a little less than a mile apart.
Person ID I0936 The Family Tree Last Modified 23 Jun 2022
Father William Wilkins, b. 1709, Faccombe, Hampshire, England , d. 1753, Christian County, Kentucky (Age 44 years) Mother Rebecca Massey Married 25 Oct 1737 South Carolina Family ID F436 Group Sheet
Family Elizabeth White, b. 9 Apr 1752, Ireland , d. 31 May 1847, Todd County, Kentucky (Age 95 years) Married 16 Mar 1769 Chester District, South Carolina Children + 1. John Wilkins, b. 24 Apr 1770, Chester District, South Carolina , d. 7 Aug 1818, Christian County, Kentucky (Age 48 years)+ 2. Thomas Wilkins, b. 24 Mar 1771, Chester District, South Carolina , d. 1851, Christian County, Kentucky (Age 79 years)+ 3. Ann Wilkins, b. 29 May 1772, Chester District, South Carolina , d. Before 1845, Kentucky (Age 72 years)4. William Wilkins, b. 15 Sep 1774, Chester District, South Carolina , d. 3 Jun 1852, Todd County, Kentucky (Age 77 years)+ 5. Mary Wilkins, b. 16 Jan 1775, Chester District, South Carolina , d. After 1860, Christian County, Kentucky (Age 85 years)+ 6. Margaret Wilkins, b. 5 Jun 1776, South Carolina , d. Feb 1852, Lavaca County, Texas (Age 75 years)+ 7. James Wilkins, Jr., b. 26 Jan 1777, Chester District, South Carolina , d. 1826, Todd County, Kentucky (Age 48 years)+ 8. Jenetta "Jane" Wilkins, b. 05 Nov 1778, Chester District, South Carolina , d. Between 1847 and 1850, Todd County, Kentucky (Age 68 years)+ 9. Alexander Wilkins, b. 16 Feb 1783, Chester District, South Carolina , d. Jul 1853, Dickson County, Tennessee (Age 70 years)+ 10. Hugh Bonar Wilkins, Sr., b. 22 Aug 1784, Chester District, South Carolina , d. 7 Jan 1868, Todd County, Kentucky (Age 83 years)11. Elizabeth Wilkins, b. 1788, South Carolina , d. Before 1845 (Age 57 years)12. Sarah Wilkins, b. 1792, South Carolina , d. Before 1845 (Age 53 years)13. Martha Wilkins, b. 1796, South Carolina , d. Before 1845 (Age 49 years)14. Isabella Wilkins, b. 06 Sep 1800, South Carolina , d. 1863, Todd County, Kentucky (Age 62 years)Last Modified 10 Jul 2016 Family ID F370 Group Sheet
- James Wilkins served as a private, a sergeant, and a quartermaster in Colonel Winn's regiment. He served under captain Turner. He was wounded at the defeat of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. He came to Christian County Kentucky in 1804. In May of 1847 there were four living children left: William, Isabella Mock, Mary Woodburn, and Hugh B., a Justice of the Peace in Todd County Kentucky. Some of the younger children were baptized at the Purity Church, Chester District, Chester, South Carolina.
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Headstones Wilkins, James
Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery, Todd County, Kentucky. Located East of Fairview, Christian County, Kentucky. Turn North off of Highway 68 onto Goshen Road. Cemetery is about 1/10 of a mile on the West side of the road.
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Sources - [S07989] Military Records.
- [S07989] Military Records.
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