Dr. Robert T. Askins

1800 - 1863  (63 years)

• Name	Robert T. Askins
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	18 Mar 1800	Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jun 1863	Florence County, South Carolina, USA
  Siblings	3 brothers
  1. Samuel G. Askins,   b. 1794, Liberty,Pickens,South Carolina, USA d. 1860  (Age 66 years)   2. John Askins,   b. 1797, Liberty,Pickens,South Carolina, USA d. 1820  (Age 23 years)   3. William T. Askins, III,   b. Abt 1801   d. 1860  (Age 59 years) ▻ Amelia + 4. Dr. Robert T. Askins,   b. 18 Mar 1800, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA d. 14 Jun 1863, Florence County, South Carolina, USA  (Age 63 years) ▻ Sarah Jane Pilkington,  m. 18 Mar 1820 ;   Ann Hewitt;   Martha Jane Steel
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 3 half sisters (family of William T. Askins and Zilpha Lynch Culpepper)
  1. Eliza Jane Askins,   b. 10 Feb 1829 ▻ Ervil L. Keefe   2. Nancy Bethany Ann Askins,   b. 15 Jul 1839   d. 25 May 1918, Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ Weston Jones   3. James Alexander Askins,   b. Abt 1843   d. 22 Jun 1862, Richmond, Lee, Mississippi, USA  (Age 19 years)   4. Mary Elizabeth Askins,   b. 1 Jun 1847   d. 2 Jun 1919  (Age 72 years) ▻ John E. Taylor
  Person ID	I52	Askins
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	William T. Askins, Jr.,   b. 18 Aug 1775, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1863, Mars Bluff, Florence County, South Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Gregg,   b. 1760, Liberty,Pickens,South Carolina, USA d. 27 Nov 1827, North side Jefferies Creek Darlington County, South Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1791	Marion Dist.,South Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Jane Pilkington,   b. 14 Jan 1805, Marion Dist.,South Carolina, USA d. 21 Mar 1846, Florence County, South Carolina, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1820	Florence County, South Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Mary Aky Ann Dora Catherine Askins,   b. 12 Dec 1820   2. Margaret Aramintha Askins,   b. 14 Jul 1823   3. Robert Evander Askins,   b. 3 Oct 1829   d. 29 Apr 1898 (Age 68 years)   4. Jane Lowire Askins,   b. 5 Dec 1830   d. 17 Aug 1839 (Age 8 years) + 5. William Pilkington Askins,   b. 22 Apr 1832, Marion Dist.,South Carolina, USA d. 27 Mar 1903 (Age 70 years)   6. Sarah Elizabeth Askins,   b. 18 Jan 1835 + 7. John Drura Askins,   b. 24 Apr 1837, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA d. 30 Jan 1913, Florence County, South Carolina, USA (Age 75 years)   8. Thomas J Askins,   b. 5 Aug 1845   d. 27 Dec 1845 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Hewitt,   b. 5 Sep 1809   d. 26 Apr 1858 (Age 48 years)
  Children	1. Joseph Armstrong Jolly Askins,   b. 20 Jun 1847   d. 26 May 1865, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Age 17 years) + 2. Samuel Marion Askins,   b. 30 Aug 1849   d. 26 Feb 1934, Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Martha Jane Steel,   b. Abt. 1823   d. Abt. 1870 (Age 47 years)
  Children	1. Estrallia Ann Askins,   b. 28 Sep 1861
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Robert T. Askins was born in Marion District, South Carolina, on 18 March 1800 and he died in Darlington District, South Carolina, on 14 June 1863.' He lived to be 63 years old. He was a medical doctor and a farmer. Although he shows up in records as having lived in both Marion and in Darlington districts, he actually always lived in what today would be Florence County. His home was on the north side of Lynches Creek (River) .He was married three times and he had at least eleven children . He first married Sarah Pilkington on 18 March 1820." She was a daughter of Drura Pilkington and his wife Jane Pilkington who had moved from Chesterfield County, Virginia, and settled on the north side of Lynches River, on DeHays Branch, in old Marion District, now Florence County. Robert T. Askins and Sarah Pilkington Askins lived together on the north side of Lynches River for sixteen years, and they were the parents of at least eight children. Sarah Pilkington Askins died on 21 March 1846. Dr. Robert T. Askins married, second, to Ann Hewitt of Williamsburg District on 3 June 1846. Ann Hewitt had been born 5 September 1809, a daughter of Eliphalet H. Hewitt and his wife Mary Burrows Hewitt. Ann Hewitt Askins died on 26 April 1858. During the nearly twelve years that she and Dr. Robert T. Askins lived together on the north side of Lynches River they had at least two children who lived to be adults, as follows: Joseph Armstrong Jolly Askins, born 20 June 1847, died 26 May 1865 as a Confederate soldier in prison at Camp Chase, Ohio. He left neither a wife nor children. Samuel Marion Askins, born 30 August 1849, died 26 February 1934. He married Lizzie F. Webster." Dr. Robert T. Askins married, third, to Martha Jane Steel on 13 June 1856. Martha Jane Steel had been born about 1823, and she died about 1870. They lived together for four years, during which time they had one child Sources ↑ Based on research done by John W. Lawrence for C.B. Askins. Additional information compiled by Robert F. Askins.' See also: Eaddy, The Promised Land Darlington County Probate Court Records Rolls 1224, 1568, 1569 D.A.R. application #481095 Marion County Deeds, Book W. Page 85

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Bible of Mr. Sam M. Askins.