William Atkinson was born in 1677 in Durham, England and died in 1744 at the age of 67. He married Jane Gibson on May 22, 1722 in Gainford, Durham, England. She was born in 1685 in Durham, England and died in 1744 at the age of 59.

Robert Atkinson, son of William Atkinson and Jane Gibson, was born on May 10, 1742 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England and died on February 5, 1817 in Sackville, NB, Canada at the age of 74. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Mercy Killam in 1778. She was born on November 29, 1765 and died on November 27, 1809 in Sackville, NB, Canada at the age of 43. The second time he married Ann Brown, daughter of Edward Brown and Thomasine Johnson, on July 8, 1771 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. She was born in 1750 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England and died on February 28, 1787 in Francklin Manor, Cumberland Co., NS, Canada at the age of 37.

Christopher Atkinson, son of Robert Atkinson and Ann Brown, was born on December 4, 1782 in Sackville, St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada and died on October 5, 1849 in Tidnish, NB, Canada at the age of 66. He married 2 times. The first time he married Ann Smith, daughter of John Smith and Jane Chapman, on February 4, 1805. She was born on August 1, 1786 in Cumberland Township, NS, Canada and died on April 30, 1819 in Sackville, NB, Canada at the age of 32. The second time he married Catherine Goodwin on March 21, 1820. She was born in 1780 and died on November 12, 1875 at the age of 95.