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The Watts On-line
Issue No. 14
February 7, 1997


Thank you to those who sent me their full name.  It is very helpful.  If you have not sent me your full name yet please do so to save me the time of e-mailing you directly.  I also want to ask you to please send me a message if you do not receive a newsletter.  I have had a couple newsletters come back as undeliverable.  If they come back for any reason I have to delete the name from the mailing list so the others can receive their newsletter.  This is the reason some of you are getting duplicates at times.  Thank you for your cooperation.   Lori

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Contents:

1.  Members Lines
2.  Queries
3. 1807 Land Lottery GA
4. Watts et v Herring
5. Middlesex County, Virginia Wills

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MEMBERS LINES

1.  John K. Brown, Jr. - jkbrown@mont.mindspring.com

Attached is my Watts lineage in Tuscaloosa and Bibb county, AL:

Thanks,
John

                    Descendants of: Abraham WATTS         

1 Abraham WATTS #300 b. ABT  1805 m. 15 AUG 1826 Lucelia HERRING #301 b. ABT  1804
 
2 Daniel Henry WATTS #163 b. 17 OCT 1829 d. 24 SEP 1897 m. 24 NOV 1858 Dorothy Elizabeth "Dolly" WEAVER #164 b. 16 DEC 1837 d. 14 FEB 1904
   
3 Nancy Jane Rebecca WATTS #546 b. 08 FEB 1860 m. 13 SEP 1877 William Henry "Bill" LOGAN #551
   
3 John Dempsey "Garner" WATTS #547 b. 01 NOV 1861
   
3 George Weaver WATTS #13 b. Jul 1863 d. 20 JAN 1938 m. 07 JAN 1883 Adelia WEAVER #14 b. 20 OCT 1863 d. 11 JUN 1944
     
4 Lillian Hulette "Lillie" WATTS #226 b. 03 OCT 1883 d. 19 JUN 1952
     
4 Charlie McCoy WATTS #227 b. 16 APR 1885 d. 27 AUG 1970 m. 12 SEP 1906 Martha Jane KINNARD #555 b. 15 JAN 1888 d. 22 JUN 1962
       
5 Cecil WATTS #928
       
5 Eldridge C. WATTS #927
       
5 Wayne L. WATTS #926 b. 25 APR 1923 m. FEB 1946 Frances Lillian YOUNG #943 b. 1926 d. 1976
                   
m. 1977 Myrtle Bigbee WALDRIP #944 d. 1995
       
5 Gesner WATTS #929
     
4 Minnie Ann Ronada WATTS #209 b. 18 SEP 1887 d. 17 APR 1935 m. 07 NOV 1906 Arthur BICE #556 b. 1880 d. 1933
       
5 Talmage BICE #557
       
5 Talburt Orlando BICE #558 b. _____ d. 09 OCT 1995 m. Mattie Maude KING #728
       
5 Ardell BICE #665 b. 26 SEP 1907 d. 22 MAY 1923
      
4 John Cleveland WATTS #228 b. 01 SEP 1890 d. 06 DEC 1928 m. 25 DEC 1915 May Leah STEWART #560 b. 06 JAN 1899 d. 31 DEC 1991
       
5 A. J. WATTS #930
       
5 Marvin WATTS #931
       
5 Johnnie WATTS #932
     
4 Mark WATTS #664 b. 01 MAY 1893 d. 08 MAY 1893
     
4 Birdie Clyde WATTS #5 b. 11 SEP 1894 d. 06 MAY 1982 m. 25 DEC 1912 Irby Leon BURT #4 b. 22 MAY 1892 d. 15 MAR 1990
       
5 French Inez BURT #3 b. 26 JAN 1914 m. 06 SEP 1943 John Kennedy BROWN #2 b. 14 JUL 1914 d. 03 JUN 1995
          
6 John Kennedy BROWN, Jr. #1 b. 24 MAR 1955
       
5 Ferry Eleanor BURT #6 b. 16 JUN 1915 m. 12 JUN 1944 Kenneth DALE #159 b. 11 FEB 1914 d. 28 MAY 1962
         
6 Jane DALE #160 b. 11 FEB 1947 m. 24 MAY 1967 Albert PINION #161 b. 01 JAN 1946
           
7 Laura Beth PINION #162 b. 06 NOV 1974
       
5 Ruth Alper BURT #7 b. 15 MAY 1917 d. 10 FEB 1991 m. Earl KILBY #431
         
6 Walter B. KILBY #428
         
6 Betty KILBY #429 m. William Lowery #933
           
7 Katie LOWERY #934
          
6 Jane KILBY #430
       
5 I. L. BURT, Jr. #8 b. 21 OCT 1919 d. 02 OCT 1926
       
5 Mallory McCoy BURT #9 b. 02 APR 1921 m. Johnnie Ruth HARRISON #438
         
6 Mallory Dan BURT #935
         
6 Landra BURT #937
         
6 Awana BURT #936
       
5 Eustace Pierre BURT #10 b. 26 FEB 1923 d. 01 DEC 1923 
       
5 George Edsel BURT #11 b. 09 SEP 1924 d. 24 MAR 1945
       
5 Vincent Astor BURT #223 b. 06 FEB 1927
       
5 Varner Lanier BURT #12 b. 06 NOV 1928 m. Jo Lillie GRAY #439
          
6 Kyle BURT #514
         
6 Keith BURT #515
         
6 Kendall BURT #516
       
5 Birdie Waynelle BURT #224 b. 12 JAN 1931 m. Vernon WELCH #427
         
6 A. V. WELCH #432 b. ABT  1957 m. Dee _____ #938
         
6 Rebecca WELCH #433 b. ABT  1960
       
5 William Eugene "Billy" BURT #225 b. 24 AUG 1934 d. 18 NOV 1984 m. LaRue TIBBS #426 b. 29 MAR 1940
         
6 William "Little Billy" BURT #434
         
6 Bradley BURT #435
     
4 Willie Norma WATTS #229 b. 06 FEB 1897 d. 1941 m. 26 DEC 1915 Luke P. YOUNG #561 b. 1886 d. 1963
     
4 India Ellen WATTS #230 b. 11 DEC 1900 d. 28 APR 1971 m. 11 MAR 1923 Jess SKINNER #559
     
4 Daisie Dean Beatrice WATTS #663 b. 05 NOV 1903 d. 09 SEP 1905
     
4 Otis George Talmadge Van Buren WATTS #231 b. 19 OCT 1906 d. 19 APR 1954 m. 13 SEP 1925 Hettie Marvin KORNEGAY #562 b. 1904
       
5 Van Buren WATTS #1056 b. 02 JUL 1926 m. 26 DEC 1958 Thelma Lee MORSE #1062
         
6 Walter Lee WATTS #1067
       
5 James Wilford WATTS #1057 b. 1928 m. Pauline TERRY #1063
         
6 George Randall WATTS #1073
       
5 John Clyde WATTS #1058
       
5 Adelia Elizabeth WATTS #1059 m. John GRAY #1064
       
5 Mary Yvonne WATTS #1060 m. Ferol GUNTER #1065
       
5 Beatrice Deloris WATTS #1061 m. 30 JAN 1958 David Ray SANGING #1066
   
3 Joshua Bradford "Brad" WATTS #548 b. 14 OCT 1865 d. 14 OCT 1955 m. Martha SKINNER #552
   
3 William Louis WATTS #549 b. 02 APR 1870 d. 02 JUL 1958 m. Fannie THOMPSON #553
   
3 Bethania "Becky" WATTS #550 b. 02 APR 1870 m. 21 DEC 1889 J. M. LOGGINS #554
 
2 Phillip M. WATTS #303 b. 23 APR 1840

2.   Dave Eaton - devo@vnet.ibm.com

 My Watts family, predominantly in GreenbrierCo,VA then GalliaCo,OH, and I have hundreds of these folks' relatives (almost exclusively in the two counties mentioned).  The tree:

David Watts b. 1725 Scotland
 
James Watts b. 1753 in MD, m. Mary Perkins
 
David Watts b. 1784 in GreenbrierCo,VA (now WV), m. Elizabeth Morrison
  
James Watts b. 1805, m. Margaret Polly Waddell
   
David A. Watts b. 1834 in GalliaCo,OH, m. Sarah Caroline Hill
    
James Harvey Watts b. 1860, m. Viola Belle Skinner
     
Homer Wesley Watts b. 1891, m. Myrtle Marie Unroe

-dave in santa cruz

3.   Barbara Waldrop  e mail  user 181801@aol

This is my line starting with my mother and going back to the Thomas Watts that you printed before for me.

Source

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Mary Florence "Fayr" WATTS. Born 1 Mar 1897 in Cabiness Monroe Co Ga. Died 19 Dec 1984 in Forsyth Monroe Co Ga. Buried in Forsyth City Cem.

                She married Edward Littleton GOGGANS, 21 Dec 1916 in Cabiness Monroe Co Ga.

  Parents

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Roberts Eppinger WATTS. Born 11 May 1871 in Cabiness Monroe Co Ga. Died 28 Dec 1954 in Monroe Co Ga. Buried in Cabiness Baptist Church Monroe Co Ga. Occupation Farmer Dairyman. Religion Baptist.

  He married Vesta Ann WILLIS, 17 Dec 1891.

  Vesta Ann WILLIS. Born 2 Feb 1871 in Cabiness Monroe Co Ga. Died 23 Sep 1923 in Cabiness Monroe Co Ga. Buried in Cabiness Church Monroe Co Ga.

  Grand Parents

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Frederick Littleberry WATTS. Born 20 Jun 1830 in Monroe Co Ga. Died 17 Dec 1910 in Butts Co GA. Buried in Cabiness Bapt. Ch., Monroe Co., GA. Religion Baptist.

               Was a Confederate Veteran and had been a member of Cabiness Baptist Church for 40 years. Before that he had been a member of Rocky Creek Baptist.

  He married Jane Augusta Throop EPPINGER, 10 Dec 1868 in Pike Co Ga By James H Weaver.

  Jane Augusta Throop EPPINGER. Born 7 Dec 1838 in Pike Co Ga. Died 23 Feb 1924. Buried in Cabiness Baptist Church Monroe Co Ga. Occupation Teacher/Housewife. Education Graduated Griffin.

  G Grand Parents

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Pascal Moten WATTS. Born 7 Apr 1803 in Green Co Ga. Died 15 May 1886 in Monroe Co Ga. Occupation Farmer, Physican. Religion Bapt.

  His mother died when he was young (before 1810) and his father died in 1818 in Morgan co.

  He gave the land for Antioch church in Morgan Co In 1825  It was famous in that day, There is a Historical marker in the road between Shady Dale and Madison that says  "Three miles from here in a grove of Oaks Antiock Church was established in a primative log cabin Sept 18 1804. Soon a building 40x60 was erected on 4 1/2 acres of land including the original site. In Sept 1827 4000 people attended a session of the Ocmulgee association in the church yard. A sermon by Antioch minister Adiel Sherwood started a revival that swept through 22 Counties bringing16,000 converts in two years.Dr Sherwood preached 333 sermons in 30 counties in that period. In 1845 Antioch Church moved to it's present location" (Located in Godfrey Ga a few miles from the original site.He joined Rocky Creek Church in Monroe Co in 1827 and was its oldest male member when he died

  He was a root and herb doctor and made his own remedies from bark and roots gathered in the woods. He had quite a good practice.

  He married Martha Frances CROWDER, 14 Apr 1829 in Monroe Co Ga.
 
Martha Frances CROWDER. Born 23 Apr 1815 in Putnam Co Ga. Died 8 Mar 1876 in Monroe Co Ga.
Married Monroe Co Ga by Moses D White M G  14 Apr 1829 Book A pg76
She joined the Rocky Creek Bapt Ch  in 1830.

  GG Grand Parents

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Littleberry WATTS. Died 1818 in Morgan Co GA.

  He married Nancy WHATLEY, 21 Feb 1801 in Green Co Ga
  Nancy WHATLEY.

  Four children were listed Littleberry's Guardians bonds in Morgan Co. Elisha Hunter was guardian of Pascal and Nancy and Pleasant Watts was guardian of Mahala Ann and Emily A.  Mary Bailey Watts  married Littleberry in 1810. Pleasant Watts had also married a Bailey.

  GGG Grand Parents

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Thomas WATTS.

  There were several Thomas Watts in Wilkes, Green, Oglethorpe and Morgan Counties Ga but from tax and Land Lottery reports  I believe  that he was the one who died 29 May 1813 in Green Co GA.  

               He married Sarah (Sally).

  Sarah (Sally).

               Submitted by Barbara Waldrop  e mail  user 181801@aol

4.  weikerd@juno.com (William E Ikerd)

Lori, below is line of another WATTS researcher, who is NOT on line. I met him in our library while he was here (in Emporia, KS) visiting. How about that for a coindence? 

Hope your Christmas was a good one......Bill

WATTS line of Clifton B Huff, 4855 Greenwood Terr, Cincinnati, OH 45226
(note-- NOT on-line)
Clifton Beryl Huff, son of
Clifton Blair Huff b 1904 Allen Co., KS and Mable Mae LaBrant. Clifton
son of
Clifton Benton Huff  and America Blair b 1865 Ripley Co., IN. America dau
of
Richard Vawter Blair and Sabra Watts b 1831 Dearborn Co., IN. Sabra dau
of
Johnson Watts b 1794 Fayette Co., KY and Elizabeth McClain/McClane.
Johnson son of
(Judge) John Watts b 1767 Culpeper Co., VA and Frances Sebree. John son
of
John Watts and Sarah Barnett.

 

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QUERIES

1.  From:  lcrawfor@mail.orion.org (Linda L. Crawford

Hi,

This is in request of names and addresses. I am looking for Arenna Watts born 1852 in KY. In 1860 she was living with Maclin and Nancy Southard in Dallas County MO. Our query from earlier was to learn who she was and was she connected to the Southards. Nothing else has been learned about her.

Linda Crawford

2.  From:  walta at nhuar@aol.com.
Does anyone have the Watts from Surry Co NC 1782 Tax list?

Please address to me walta at nhuar@aol.com.

3.  From:  Steve Watts   swatts@scvnet.com
I am looking for Civil War information on my WATTS rebels.  I was aware my gg-Uncle had served in the Confederate Army during the war,  but only yesterday became aware that my gg-GF also served.  Now I'm *really* interested in locating their military and pension records.

They were living in Bedford Co., VA per 1860 Census and it is believed they would have enlisted from Bedford Co.  However, if they joined with other members of this WATTS family, they may have enlisted from Amherst Co., VA.  Their names were:

                          William P. WATTS (my gg-GF)
                       
Anslum L. WATTS (my gg-Uncle)

I don't know what unit(s) they served in.  I understand that the Library of Virginia may be one place to check for records, but am not familiar with procedures, costs, etc.  I'm also curious what (if any) CSA service records might be available from NARA.

      Thanks for any help!     -- Steve Watts   swatts@scvnet.com

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WATTS 1807 LAND LOTTERY GEORGIA

Column (1) Name of fortunate drawer .
Column (2) Name of militia district of person's residence
Column (3) Number of land lot
Column (4) Number of district of land drawn
Column (5) County of land drawn W=Wilkerson ,B=Baldwin
Column (6) County land was probably in after division of counties

Example-Archibald Watts of Flournoy's Militia District Green County drew lot #107 in the 14th District of Wilkerson County.  The land was in Telfair after it was formed Dec. 10 ,1807 is now in Dodge County

The counties in row 6 are not absolutely correct for example 15th district of Baldwin when the land was drawn was later partly in Jasper, partly in Morgan, and partly in Putnam

                        COUNTY OF RESIDENCE GREEN COUNTY                     

1

2

3

4

5

6

Watts, Archibald

Flournoy’s

107

14

W

Telfair

Witts, Thomas (orphan)

Armour’s

44

17

W

Laurens

Watts, John

Carlton’s

76

28

W

Twiggs

Watts, Jacobus

Carlton’s

25

8

B

Jones

Watts Jeremiah

Watts

260

12

W

Jones/Jasper

Watts, Harrison

Carleton’s

143

10

W

Telfair/Mont

Watts, Thomas (Orphans of)

Watts

53

7

W

Telfair

Watts, Jeremaih

Watts

11

10

W

Telfair/Laur

                  COUNTY OF RESIDENCE JACKSON COUNTY

1

2

3

4

5

6

Watts, Benjamine

Cockran’s

312

22

W

Laurens

                  COUNTY OF RESIDENCE TATTNALL COUNTY

1

2

3

4

5

6

Watts, Reubin

McDonald’s

115

16

W

Telfair

Watts, John

McDonald’s

83

16

B

Telfair

                 COUNTY OF RESIDENCE WASHINGTON COUNTY

1

2

3

4

5

6

Watts, Tabitha

Kendrick’s

77

8

W

Telfair

Watts, Wm H.

Malones

57

15

B

Jas/Morg/Put

The 1805 Land Lottery settled original Wayne Co in the southeast corner of Ga and the first 5 districts of original Baldwin and Wilkerson Counties

The 1807 lottery completed distributing districts 6 through 20 in Baldwin, and 6 through 28 in Wilkerson.

This lottery with the 1805 lottery opened up for white settlers the vast oval between the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers and the Indian frontier was moved father west from the Oconee to the Ocmulgee River.  The capital had also moved to Milledgeville in Baldwin County. . There was a migration of state officials and business men made this an important part of the state.

Wilkerson was soon divided into Laurens, Telfair, Dec 1807. Twiggs 1809, then these counties were later divided into Dodge, Wheeler,  and part of Montomery also the County lines were moved around. (Pulaski was formed from Laurens in 1808)

Some of Baldwin was divided into Jones 1807, Morgan 1807, Putnam 1807, Randolph 1807 (name changed to Jasper in 1812), Georgia counties have been divided and redivided and county lines moved many many times.

The 1807 index only gives the fortunate drawers. The 1805 listed all of the people who had a draw or draws in this lottery.

Submitted by User181801 - Barbara Waldrop

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WATTS ET V HERRING

Notes from the Records of Stafford County, Virginia, Order Books, published in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XLIV - No. 4, October 1936, p. 296, 298  - 299.

At a Court held for the County of Stafford, March 13 1689/90.

Present:  Coll. William Gizhugh

                Mr. Samuel Hayward                                  Capt. George Mason
                Mr. Edward Thomason                                Mr. John Withers
                Mr. William Buckner                                   Mr. Matt. Thompson

                                                                                                                                Justices

 Watts et v Herring

                Edward Watts and Anne his wife complaining sheweth that Christopher Herring of this County in August last past at the house of Symon Stacey at Potomack Creek in this County and within the Jurisdiction of this Court the plt. Anne then and there being in the peace of God and of our Sovereign Lord and Lady the King and Queene and assault did them and there makes upon the body of her the said Anne and with force and Arms did her the said Anne Kick, beat and Evilly intreat so that by the said Kicking and blows she the said Anne was grievously bruised and for a considerable time Lame all which being Contrary to the peace of their Majesties that now is their Crown and dignity and to the damage of them the plts.  Ten thousand pounds of Tobacco Wherefore they have brought their action against the said Christopher Herring and humbly prays Judgment for their damages as aforesaid and that the deft may be compelled to give Security for his good behaviour as well toward the plts as to all their Majesties Liege People and pay the Costs of Suite.

                Plea - And the said Christopher Herring the deft. by Richard Gibson his Atturney comes and defends the force and Injury when Ct.. and for plea saith that for the assault Trespasse and Battery Supposed to be done by the deft. in and upon the body of the plt. Anne the afsd. Edward and Anne their action ought not to have against him because the afsd.  Anne the day and year afsd. in and upon him the said Christopher Herring at the place afsd. an assault did make and him the said deft. to the uttermost of her power in strength Sence Malice Spight and Envy in the condition he then was did beat wounde and Evill Intreat soe that the said Christopher Herring did truly deep of and defend himself from the rage malice assault and Battery of the plt.  Anne and therefore if any damage did then happen to her it was then by the said assault there made upon him the said Christopher Herring and this he is ready to verifie and humbly prays Judgment of the said Edward and Anne against him their action ought to have or maintaine which plea as overruled by the Court and the deft. for Tryal puts himself upon the Country and the plts. likewise.

                Jury - Therefore tis ordered that the Jury Enquire the fact.  Sigismund Massey, Thos. Norman, David Stranham, Bryant Batty, Richard Williams, William Parker, John Gather, Simon Stacy, William Brenton, Rice Hooe, George Shephard, Ralph Walker, which said Jurors Elect tryed and Sworne to say the Truth of the premises do say upon their oaths We find for the plt. one hundred pounds of Tobacco damages.

                Judgt. - Therefore tis ordered that Judgment shall be entered on the verdict of the Jury and that the said Christopher Herring shall pay unto the said Edward Watts and his wife one hundred pounds of Tobacco for Damages as afsd. with Costa als Execution

                Jury Charge - Ordered that Edward Watts shall pay the Jury Seventy two pounds of Tobacco with Costs als Execution.

Note:  Transcribed as shown above without correction of spelling.

Transcribed by:

Paul Watts Allred, 8660 Nash Way, Sacramento, CA 95828 -
pwallred@ucdavis.edu

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS

1713-1734

“The Virginia Genealogist”  Vol. 3 and 4

Page 31.  John Watts.  Inventory.  appraised pursuant to order of 1 Feb 1714 (1715) by Thomas Smith, James Lewis and James Smith who were sworn before Capt. George Wortham.  Total valuation 6.8.0.  Signed by Eliza E. Watts, administratrix.  Returned 5 April 1715 by Eliza Watts.

Page 161.  Will of Hugh Watts of the County of Middlesex, dated 13 Sept. 1720.
“Unto my two loving daughters Eliz. Watts and Ann Watts all  my land and Negro equally and for want of heirs to my two grandchildren Agatha Watts and John Watts and for want of heirs to my godson William Daniel.

All the rest and residue of my personal estate unto my wife Joanna Watts and my daughter Eliza.  And Ann Watts equally.  My two grandchildren Agatha Watts and John Watts should have when they come to age eighteen, one bead and covering apiece and one cow and calf apiece.

                            Hugh (H) Watts
Wit:  John Pinnell, Eliza (X) Daniell, Richard Daniell.
7 Feb. 1720  (1721).   Proved by the witnesses.

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