Bible Records of Early Edgecombe (Williams and Griffin)
(C. Avis Catalog entry #548)
Joshua Wilkinson Family Bible: Printed and published by M. Carey, No. 121 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, 1815.
This Bible descended thus: 1.) to Charles Wilkinson, son of Joshua, 2.) to Franklin S. Wilkinson, son of Charles, 3.) to George A. Wilkinson, son of Franklin S., 4.) to Charlotte Wilkinson Toler (Mrs. S.S. Jr.) daughter of George A. Wilkinson.
Joshua Wilkinson, s. of Benjamin and Mary Wilkinson, b. Apr. 22, 1756 and d. Aug. 1, 1818.
He married (1.) Dec. 14, 1780, Sarah ________, b. March 11, 1761; d. Feb. 13, 1814;
He married (2.) June 26, 1814, Mildred __________.
Children of Joshua and Sarah Wilkinson
1.) John Wilkinson, b. March 3, 1782
2.) Sarah Wilkinson b. Dec. 8, 1783; m. Jan. 3, 1829, Willie Atkinson
3.) Mary Wilkinson b. Dec. 4, 1785; m. 1804, Lamon Dunn.
4.) Susanna Wilkinson b. Oct. 16, 1787
5.) Edith Wilkinson b. Aug. 12, 1792
6.) Charles Wilkinson b. May 5, 1794
7.) Benjamin Wilkinson b. April 17, 1796
8.) Joshua Wilkinson b. Sept. 12, 1798; m. Jan. 13, 1835, Mary Bridgers
9.) Silas Wilkinson b. Oct. 21, 1803; m. Sept. 23, 1822, Sarah Jenkins
Charles Wilkinson, son of Joshua and Sarah Wilkinson, b. May 5, 1794, d. Sept. 14, 1834. He married 1.) Jan. 8, 1815, Mary ________, who d. March 22, 1817.
Children:
1. William L. Wilkinson, b. Oct 4, 1815; m. Jan 12, 1837, Belenda Wilkinson
2. Sally Wilkinson, b. Oct 17, 1816
Charles Wilkinson married 2). Nancy _________ on Apr. 9, 1817.
The children of Charles and Nancy Wilkinson were:
a. Joshua I. Wilkinson, b. May 21, 1819
b. John J. B. Wilkinson, b. Mar. 24, 1821
c. Henrietta Wilkinson, b. Aug. 17, 1822
d. Arretter Wilkinson, b. Nov. 21, 1823
e. Brittain (was written, then crossed out) Cal. L. Wilkinson, b. July 29, 1825
f. Charles G. Wilkinson, b. May 7, 1827; m. Dec. 26, 1850, Delphia Wiggins.
g. Susan Jane Wilkinson b. July 6, 1829; m. A. B. Cobb, May 12, 1857
h. Nancy Ann Liza Wilkinson, b. Apr. 5, 1831.
i. Franklin S. Wilkinson b. Sept. 25, 1832.
Note: Then followed a list of thirty Negro slaves and their data.
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Joshua Wilkinson Bible
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