WILKINS, Isaac, clergyman, born in Withywood, Jamaica, Wisconsin, 17 December, 1742; died in Westchester, New York, 5 February, 1830. His father, Martin, who at one time held a seat on the bench of the island, brought the son to New York in early youth to be educated. He was graduated at Columbia in 1760, was a member from the borough of Westchester of the New York colonial legislature in 1772, and for several years was actively and efficiently engaged in public affairs. He supported the loyalist side of the controversy with the mother country, wrote political pamphlets which appeared in the "Westchester Farmer," and thereby rendered himself odious to the Whigs. He was compelled by the Sons of Liberty to leave this country in 1775, and the British government conferred upon him a life annuity of £125. Mr. Wilkins returned to New York before the end of the war, sold his property in Westchester, and resided on Long Island until the return of peace. In 1784 he removed to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, purchased a farm, and took an active part in political affairs. He went to New York again in 1794, studied for the ministry, was ordained deacon in St. Peter's church, Westchester, in 1798, by Bishop Provoost, and called to the rectorship, being ordained priest in the same church, 14 January, 1801, by the same bishop. He received the degree of D. D. from Columbia in 1811. He married Isabella, daughter of Lewis Morris.--His grandson, Lewis Norris, Canadian jurist, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 24 May, 1801; died in Wind-sot, Nova Scotia, , 14 March, 1885, was the son of Lewis Morris Wilkins, who was a member of the house of assembly of Nova Scotia, a speaker of that body, and a judge of the supreme court. The son was graduated at King's college, Windsor, in 1819, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised at Windsor from 1823 till 1856, when he became judge of the supreme court of Nova Scotia, which post he held till 1876. Previous to his appointment to the judiciary, he had served in both branches of the Nova Scotia legislature.