Elisabeth Rossett
- Born: Abt 1782
- Marriage: Henry Adkins on 7 Oct 1799 in Pittsylvania Co, VA
- Died: 28 Apr 1860, Museville, Pittsylavania Co., VA. about age 78
 General Notes:
Marriage Bonds and Ministers returns of PittsylvaniaCounty, Virginia; 1767-1805. 1956
--7 October 1799 Henry Adkerson (Adkins) and Elizabeth Rossett dau.Of Sam Rossett who consents. Sur. William Reynolds. p. 2 (26 of marr. register)
Elisabeth is buried next to her husband, Henry Adkins, behind the Jackson Adkins home. Jackson and his wife are also buried there along with several children. Her tombstone is the only one legible as of Nov 2004 and reads:
ELISABETH ATKINS
DCE APRIL 28, 1860
AGE 78
The U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 for Virginia, Pittsylvania Co., North District, page 489 records Elizabeth Adkins, age 77, married, died in April 1860 after 18 months of illness. The cause of death is listed as Heart Dropsy.
Elisabeth married Henry Adkins, son of William Adkins III and Mary Hartman, on 7 Oct 1799 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. (Henry Adkins was born about 1782 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. and died after 1860 in Museville, Pittsylavania Co., VA..)
Marriage Notes:
From Knorr, Catherine. Marriage Bonds and Ministers returns of Pittsylvania County, Virginia; 1767-1805. 1956
7 October 1799 Henry Adkerson (Adkins) and Elizabeth Rossett daughter of Sam Rossett who consents. Sur. William Reynolds.
p. 2 (26 of marr. register)
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