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James Elkins

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Birthplace: Henry County, Virignia Colony, British Colonial America
Death: 1820 (80-89)
Patrick, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ralph Elkins, I and Frances Elkins
Husband of Catherine "Caty" (Bowman) Elkins
Father of Artemancia Frazier; Nancie McBriar (Elkins) and James Elkins, Jr.
Brother of Nathaniel Elkins; Ruth Biship (Elkins); Ralph Elkins, II; Mary Phoebe (Elkins) Pedigo; Jesse Elkins and 1 other

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About James Elkins

James Elkins was born c.1735 in Henry County, Virginia. He was the son of Ralph Elkins and wife Francis Brown. He married twice. He first married Catherine (unk) before 1777 and had at least two children, Artemancia Elkins, born c.1777, and James Elkins, Jr., born 1785. He then married Mary "Polly" Layne on October 8, 1804 in Patrick County, Virginia. He died before 1821 in Patrick County, Virginia.

A third child, Nancie Elkins, was born in 1783. It is most likely that Catherine was her mother, but some sources list Mary Polly Lane as the mother.


Richard Elkins Sr

  • Born about 1727 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  • Died Dec 1781 in Washington, Virginia, United States
  • Son of Ralph Elkins and Frances (Browne) Elkins

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James Elkins's Timeline

1735
1735
Henry County, Virignia Colony, British Colonial America
1761
1761
Virginia
1783
1783
Patrick, Virginia
1785
1785
Henry, Virginia
1820
1820
Age 85
Patrick, Virginia, United States