John Bodkin, Sr.

Abt 1740 - 1791  (~ 51 years)

• Name	John Bodkin
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Abt 1740	Bull Pasture area, now Highland, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	will prob 4 July 1791	Pendleton, Virginia, United States
  Person ID	I4059	My Family Tree | Armstrong-Bird
  Last Modified	10 May 2010

  
  

  Father	Richard Bodkin, Sr.,   b. Abt 1710, Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mrs. Elizabeth Bodkin,   b. Abt 1712, Pendleton, Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1735	Bull Pasture area, now Highland, Virginia
  Family ID	F1600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Moore,   b. Abt 1742, Bull Pasture area, now Highland, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Margaret Bodkin   2. Mary Bodkin,   b. now Highland, Virginia, United States + 3. Lottice Bodkin   4. Letitia Bodkin,   b. now Highland, Virginia, United States   5. William Bodkin,   b. Abt 1764, Bull Pasture area, now Highland, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Euphemia Bodkin,   b. Abt 1765, Bull Pasture area, now Highland, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jane or Joan Bodkin,   b. Abt 1768, Bull Pasture area, now Highland, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. John Bodkin, II,   b. 1770, Bull Pasture area, now Highland, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F1596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - will prob 4 July 1791 - Pendleton, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Source; LaRue peterson, Woods Cross, Utah. Records obtained from History of Highland County, Virginia pages 268, 371. 1850 Census Highland County, F Va. 24 pt 4 From the files of Janice Nicholas John Bodkin, Sr. was born approximately 1740 in Virginia. He was the third son of Richard Bodkin, Sr. His wife was named Mary, her last name unknown. John served in the Revolutionary War according to the text "Historical Register of Virginians in Revolution". John sold 200 acres on New Found Creek on August 10, 1759. He purchased part of the family homestead in 1762. He also purchased some land on the Cowpasture River on October 8, 1769 and August 7,1776, he obtained 100 acres on both sides of Highland County, Virginia. His family seemed to stay in the Highland County -Pendleton County area. John died in 1791 and is buried in Highland County. He and Mary were the parents of at least two sons and four daughters: Children of Mary and John Bodkin Sr. (1) William, b. 1764, m. 1793 - Elizabeth Bodkin (Daughter of Charles). (2) Euphremia, b. 1765, m. 9/29/1786 - William Bodkin (son of James, Sr.) (3) Mary, m. ? McCandless. (4) Letitia, m. 1822 - William Jordan. (5) Jane, b. 1768, m. Richard Bodkin (son of Hugh Sr.). (6) John Bodkin II, b. 1770, m. 12/13/1796 Elizabeth Vint.