John married Mary L Harwell 18 Aug 1834, Brunswick County, Virginia. Mary was born ca. 1806; died 15 Dec 1844, Brunswick County, Virginia; was buried , Raney-Mallory Family Cemetery, Smoky Ordinary, Brunswick, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

1. Martha Atkinson was born 1835, Virginia.
2. Mary Atkinson was born 1840, Virginia.
3. John Pepper Atkinson was born 31 Jul 1842, Virginia; died 9 Aug 1861, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia; was buried , Raney-Mallory Family Cemetery, Smoky Ordinary, Brunswick, Virginia.

John married Theodora Phelps 29 Jul 1849, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia. Theodora was born 1820, Putnam County, Georgia; died 1905, Georgia; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

1. Lucy A Atkinson was born 1850, Virginia.
2. Theodore Ellis Atkinson was born 22 Dec 1851, Brunswick County, Virginia; died 19 Feb 1939, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia.
3. William Yates Atkinson was born 11 Nov 1854, Oakland, Meriwether, Georgia; died 8 Aug 1899, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia.
4. Thomas Alexander Atkinson was born 1 May 1856, Meriwether County, Georgia; died 1 Jan 1904, LaGrange, Troup, Georgia; was buried , Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup, Georgia.
5. Roswell James Atkinson was born 27 May 1860, Oakland, Meriwether, Georgia; died 15 Feb 1935; was buried , Greenville City Cemetery, Greenville, Meriwether, Georgia.

John married Elizabeth Lundie 25 Aug 1800, Brunswick County, Georgia. Elizabeth was born ca. 1779, Virginia; died 22 Jan 1854, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Coke's Chapel Methodist Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Coweta, Georgia. [Group Sheet]