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From: "Richard B. Atkinson, Jr." <>
Subject: Re: [ATKINSON] Burwell Atkinson/Shadrack
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:50:37 -0500


Hi Deven,

Your e-mail has been printed and is in my "go pack" for when I go back to
Virginia. I will definitely do some looking for additional info on a
possible Atkinson-Bacon's Rebellion link. This is all interesting because
Nathan Atkinson went to NC and while there killed a man, Jernigan, who was
reportedly a Tory. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to hang.
Friends from Virginia broke him out of jail he later ended up becoming the
first Atkinson to go to Camden County, Georgia. NC tried to extradite, but
Georgia turned them down. I have a copy of some of the court records from
the proceedings in NC and I will dig them out and get some dates for you.

Dick


----- Original Message -----
From: Deven Atkinson <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ATKINSON] Burwell Atkinson/Shadrack


> Hi, Dick.
>
> I have Isle of Wight County, VA, Atkinsons. My Elisha Atkinson was
born
> there in 1745. His parents were John and Anne Atkinson. Elisha served in
> the Rev. War and during that time (1780s) lived in Cape Fear, NC. What I
> find interesting is that the timing of the move from Virginia to North
> Carolina appears to coincide with Bacon's Rebellion. Those Bacon
supporters
> who did not swear renewed allegiance to the Crown (via the Governor) were
> expelled from the VA colony. I have yet been able to prove that my Isle
of
> Wight Atkinsons were part of this early rebellion. If you could keep it
in
> mind when you do visit the area, perhaps some additional light can be
shed.
>
> Thanks,
> Deven Atkinson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Berrie Atkinson, Jr. <>
> To: <>
> Date: Thursday, September 30, 1999 1:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [ATKINSON] Burwell Atkinson/Shadrack
>
>
> [snip]
> >
> >During my next trip to Virginia (I hope before the end of the year) I
plan
> >on going to Richmond and use the state archives located there. I also
want
> >to go to Isle of Wight County, Va. and see what I can find there since an
> >early history of the Atkinsons written by (you guessed it) Burwell
Atkinson
> >in the late 1800's does mention Isle of Wight, but not in any context.
> >
> >I hope all this adds a little fuel to fire and welcome any comments or
> >information.
> >
> >Richard (Dick) Berrie Atkinson, Jr.
> >http://www.atkinson-family.com
> >
>
>
>
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