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For various reasons I have decided to change the
newsletter to a bi-monthy newsletter.
I hope this does not slow down the contributions and hopefully it
will give some of you more time to digest the amount of information being
sent out. The newsletter will
now be sent to you on the first and third Friday of every month.
I truly appreciate those of you who contribute regularly.
I hope there is something for everyone this week! I am going to try and fill the many requests I have had for back issues. I will start with issues #1 thru #4. If you message me by March 13th, I will be happy to send you these issues on March 14th. Sending them individually is time consuming so I want to send them out in groups. Thanks, Lori ******************************************** 1. Members
Lines - Descendants of Jacob Watts ******************************************** Descendants of Jacob Watts
1
Jacob Watts b: 19 Jul 1730 in Spotsylvania Co., VA d: 14 Apr 1821 in Orange Co., VA
.. +Elizabeth
Durrett b: 1739 in Pro. Orange Co., VA
m: Abt. 1752 in Albemarle , VA
d: 11 Jan 1819 in Albermarle Co. VA
Father: Richard Durrett
Mother: Sarah Hampton ................
3
David Austin b: 02 Jun 1791 in Albemarle Co. VA d: 14 Nov 1853 in Huntsville,Randolph,MO
....................
+Francis Talbot "Fanny" Williams
b: 1794 in Orange Co., VA
m: 27 Dec 1810 in Orange Co., VA
d: 06 May 1864 in Huntsville,Randolph,MO
Father: John Williams
Mother: Mildred Durrett ................
3
Elizabeth "Betsey" Austin
b: Abt. 1792 in Albemarle Co. VA
d: in Lawrence Co., OH
....................
+Charles Parke Goodall b:
1796 in Orange Co., VA m:
04 Nov 1816 in Albemarle Co., VA d:
06 Feb 1871 in Union Twp., Lawrence Co., Ohio
Father: William Goodall Mother:
Lucy Davis ................
3
Garrett Austin b: 1794 in Albemarle Co. VA
d: Mar 1839 in Howard Co., MO
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+Nancy Ann Pulliam Wilkinson
m: 06 Jan 1820 in Albemarle Co., VA
................
3
Francis "Fanny" Austin
b: Abt. 1798 d:
in Albemarle Co. , VA
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+Wilson Ballard m: 07 Dec 1812 in Albemarle Co., VA
................ 3
Willis Austin b: 1799 in Albemarle Co. VA
d: 30 Sep 1877 ....................
+Jane Malone
b: Abt. 1800 in Orange Co., VA
m: 23 Dec 1823 in Orange Co., VA
d: 19 Jan 1886
Father: John Melone
Mother: Rebecca Burrell ................
3
Richard Durrett Austin
b: 21 Jun 1800 in Albemarle Co., VA
....................
+Susannah Ware Mansfield
b: 12 Jun 1799 in Albemarle Co., VA
d: 29 Apr 1899
................
3
Mildred (Milly) Austin
b: 23 Feb 1801 in Albemarle Co. VA
d: 01 Oct 1884 in Albemarle Co. VA
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+William M. Wood
b: 28 Dec 1799 in Albemarle Co. VA
m: 12 Dec 1822 in Albemarle Co. VA
d: 25 Apr 1856 in Albemarle Co. VA
Father: John Wood Mother: Elizabeth Sunderland ................
3
Walker Austin b: Abt. 1802
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3
James Walker Austin
b: 04 Apr 1804 in Albemarle Co., VA
d: 02 Sep 1865 in Austin, Travis Co., TX
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+Euphremia Mckinney
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3
Nancy Ann Austin b: 1806 in Albemarle Co., VA
d: 15 Jan 1872 ....................
+Benjamin W. Catterton
b: 06 Jan 1797 m: Feb 1827 in Albemarle Co., VA
d: 1867 in Macon Co., MO
Father: Michael Catterton
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3
Caroline Harrison "Callie" Austin
b: 1807 in Albemarle Co., VA
d: 1865 in TN
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+Jacob Newman
m: 21 Sep 1824 in Albemarle Co.,VA
................ 3 Henry Tazwell Austin
b: 28 Mar 1809 in Albemarle Co., VA
d: 22 Feb 1864 in Huntsville, Randolf Co., MO
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+Henrietta Rhodes Dickenson
b: 1815 in Albemarle Co. VA
m: 31 Jan 1831 in Albemarle Co., VA
d: 16 Mar 1844 in Huntsville, Randolf Co., MO
Father: John Dickerson
Mother: Ann Brown Can anyone add or fill in missing information?
Are there any obvious mistakes?
I know there are quite of few of you descended from this man.
Lori
******************************************** From:
GSimp78584@aol.com The
William Watts(b. 1900) you inquired about is the brother of my grandfather
Demps Watts.They are both the son of Christopher Columbus Watts(b. 1862 in
Marion Co. GA.).C.C. Watts is the son of Balaam P. Watts.William's mother
was Mary Francis Tatum she married C.C. Watts abt. 1885.All are
descendents of Garrett Z. Watts.If you would like more info contact me at GSIMP78584@aol.com Last week I asked the following questions: There has been some confusion concerning the above
Thomas Watts as to the name of his wife.
We know it was Esther from the will of Thomas Watts. Our famly has past down the history her name was Esther
Wilkins. There is no
documentation I know of to support this.
Recently, I have seen the name of Esther Stone used.
As far as I know, I have not seen any documentation to support this
either. I recently discovered the existance of another Thomas Watts who was a Mariner, in York and Northhampton Counties in Virginia. His wife was Esther Wilkins. He died in 1726 and left a will in Northhampton County, Virginia made 11 Mar 1725 and proved 12 Apr 1726. In it he names his children: John Wilkins Watts Could someone somewhere back have mistaken this Thomas Watts and Esther? After finding this man above, I feel this man was confused with the Thomas Watts of Culpeper. I would appreciate any thoughts from those of you who are descended from either of these Thomas Watts’. Lori I re-read the Will of Thomas Watts and it mentions leaving a piece of property “know as the John Stone Plantation” to his son Thomas Watts. Could this be the father of Esther? Could this property have been left to her or could it just have been named after a person he bought it from. Does anyone have a copy of the will of John Stone? This may just be the evidence we need. The will is most likely in Orange County and not Culpeper as the County was formed from Orange County in 1748. I would appreciate any thoughts on this or hearing from anyone who has the will of John Stone of Orange County, Virginia. Lori ******************************************** Portraits in the Collection of the Virginia
Historical Society - A Catalogue, Compiled by Virginius Cornick Hall, Jr.,
Published by The Virginia Historical Society, University Press of
Virginia, Charlottesville, 1981, p.189. Book Ref. No. UCD/Shields Library - F 225 V87 198 Dr. William Watts Parker was born at Port Royal, Caroline County, on May 5, 1824, son of Stafford H. Parker and Sarah B. (Pearson) Parker. He attended school in Richmond and graduated from the Richmond Medical College in 1848. For more than a decade he practiced his profession in Richmond, interrupting it in 1854-55 for a tour of the hospitals of England and France. At the beginning of the Civil War he was mustered into service as second lieutenant in the Virginia Life Guard, a unit later designated Company B, 15th Virginia Infantry, and served with it in the Peninsular campaign. In the spring of 1862 he organized Parker's Battery, leading it through the Valley campaign, Sharpsburg, Fredricksburg, Chickamauga, and the Wilderness. Shortly before the surrender at Appomattox he was promoted to Major. After the war Dr. Parker returned to Richmond where he resumed the practice of his profession, becoming during the next thirty years one of the city's best known and best-loved physicians. His charitable works were numerous; he was president of the Male Orphan Asylum for many years; he founded the Magdalen Home in 1872, the Spring Street Home in 1874, and the Richmond Home for Ladies in 1883. A charter member of the Medical society of Virginia, he was elected to its presidency in 1890. Dr. Parker died at his home in Richmond on August 4, 1899, and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, Ellen Jane (Jordan) Parker, of Smithfied, whom he married on January 4, 1862; the couple had ten children. Robert K. Krick, Parker's Virginia Battery, C.S.A (Berryville, VA., 1975); pp. 346-52; Confederate Veteran 8 (1899); 416; Biographic Catalogue. ******************************************** by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
Submitted by - barbwire@midusa.net (Barb Boese) ******************************************** These are taken from "Marriage Records of Gallia County" Michael L. Trowbridge compiler
Submitted by ArnoldMB@aol.com ******************************************** WATTS –
BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE I received some info from Bob Kipke <kip20002@JUNO.COM> From the book, "The Battle of Tippecanoe" by Reed Beard, printed
1911. Included were a list of
muster rolls of 1811 of companies that
participated in that battle. If
anyone is interested, Bob has a file of 212 KB in WP6.1 format (can
convert to .txt or Word6.0) available as a attachment. Although the data isn't of use to researching my line, the reference to James WATTS (1 line above the last) might be of use to other researchers: Roll of the Field and Staff of Major Parke's Dragoons, of the Indiana Militia, from September 21 to Nov. 19, 1811: Joseph H. Daveiss, Major, killed in action Nov. 7; Benjamin Parke, Major, promoted from the time; Davis Floyd, Adjt.; Charles Smith, Q. M.; General W. Johnston, Q. M., promoted from the ranks Oct. 30, 1811; William Prince, Sergt.-Major. Roll of Capt. Spier Spencer's Company of Mounted Riflemen of the Indiana Militia, from September 12 to November 23, 1811: Spier Spencer, Captain, killed in action Nov. 7; Richard McMahan, 1st Lieut., killed in action Nov. 7; George F. Pope, 2d Lieut., resigned Oct. 21; Samuel Flanagan, 2d Lieut., promoted from Ensign to 2d Lieut.; John Tipton, Captain, promoted from Private to Ensign; Jacob Zenoe, 2d Lieut., promoted from Private Nov. 7; Phillip Bell, Ensign, promoted from Private to Ensign, Nov. 7; Pearce Chamberlain, Sergeant; Henry Batman, Sergeant; Elijah Hurst, Sergeant; Benjamin Boyard, Sergeant; Robert Biggs, Corporal, badly wounded; John Taylor, Corporal; Benjamin Shields, Corporal; William Bennington, Corporal; Daniel Cline, Musician; Isham Stroude, Musician. Privates -- John Arick, Ignatius Able, Enos Best, James Brown, Jesse Butler, Mason Carter, John Cline, Marshall Dunken, killed in action Nov. 7; William Davis, killed in action Nov. 7; Thomas Davidson, James Dyce, Henry Enlow, William Hurst, William Hurst, Jr., Beverley Hurst, James Harberson, James Hubbound, Robert Jones, James Kelley, Thomas McColley, Noah Mathena, William Nance, Thomas Owens, Samuel Pfrimer, Edward Ransdell, Sandford Ransdell, James Spencer, Christover Shucks, Joshua Shields, badly wounded; Samuel Sand, killed in action Nov. 7; George Spencer, Jacob Snider, Jon'n Wright, James Wilson, John Wheeler, James Watts, Isham Vest, George Zenoe, P. McMickle, Levi Dunn, deserted; William Fowler, not duly mustered. FYI, Bob isn't to my knowledge related to James
WATTS, and had just thought The reference may be something in it that
would help another WATTS researcher. Warmest regards, Steve Contributed by - swatts@scvnet.com (Steven L. Watts) ********************************************
CENSUS
OF 1790 – NORTH CAROLINA
The Watts Family , American Genealogical Research Institute, Heritage Press, Inc. Washington D.C. 1995, pa. 46. ************************** I am not researching the Watts family, but I noticed your note in the Moore newsletter and wanted to tell you of the connection in ours. My grandfather, Freddie Theodore Moore, had a sister named Lillie Leah Moore (b. 1886, d. 1958) in Hodges, Texas. She married a William W. (Bill) Watts, dates I don't know, from Warren, Tx. Warren is no longer there, but was northeast of Merkel, Tx. There are still quite a few Watts in that area. One of their sons (my dad's cousin) is still alive and living in Schertz, Tx. near San Antonio. He is 74 yrs. old. I don't know if he knows anything about his daddy's lineage or not. I get so frustrated in the Moore history. Word of mouth handed down says our Moores were from Va., but I can't get a connection to any of the ones I read about. I'm stumped on my gggrandfather, Wm. C. Moore (b. 1807 in Ky.), married to a Nancy K.(?) who had many kids and lived near Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tn. Maybe one day, my break will come. I feel I am only one or two generations away from making a connection! Diedra - DiedraM@aol.com ******************************************** From: “Jackson
County, Missouri Pioneers” by
Pearl Wilcock pa. 159 A gristmill commonly known as the Watts Mill (first known as Fitzhugh’s Mill) stood on the north bank of Indian Creek where the stream flowed across flat rocks and tumbled over a waterfall. This location , in the shady wooded area of 103rd Street and State Line, was dedicated June 10, 1974, as a historic site. Thousands of men and women with their children left from this mill and campsite during the trail days after George and John Fitzhugh built the mill in 1838. The Fitzhughs sold their interest to Duke W. Simpson and James M. Hunter of Westport in 1842. They in turn, in 1846, sold to Albert G. Boone and James Hamilton, also of Westport. Anthony Banaugh Watts acquired the mill in 1850, and the Watts family retained ownership until it ceased operation. The mill is best remembered as being operated by Stebbins (or Stubbins) Watts, Anthony’s son. One newspaper refers to him as the “fiddling miller,” and his anecdotes of the Civil War, when he fought the “rebs,” and his adventures while driving an oxteam for Russell, Majors & Waddell were popular. He was always in demand at the country dances as a veteran fiddler and trapper. “You can’t play a fiddle without you tap your foot,” he insisted. Stubbins Watts lived to be eight-four years old and operated the mill until his death on March 17, 1922. The building was dismantled in 1942 and nine tons of cast iron and steel parts were junked. Still the beauty of Indian Creek has been preserved; the waterfalls over stepped ledges of rock around the curve where the mill stood, cutting through the present Watts Mill Shopping Center. ******************************************** Thomas Watts, son of the Hon. Johnson Watts, of Dearborn county, Ind. (who was himself a soldier in the war of 1812-14, a gentleman whom his friends and fellow-citizens have oft "delighted to honor," my early and my worthy friend,) also died on the plains of Mexico, and was returned and buried, with suitable honors and ceremonies, beside his
"loved kindred and friends," in the old church burying ground at
home. The offical
announcement of his death is before me, and but for lack of space, I
should with great pleasure record it here, as intended.
Suffice it to say, that it speaks of him in the highest terms of
ommemoration an praise, duly certified by my esteemed friend, Col. Dumont,
and his subordinates, which is a good indorsement.
With him, however, the "war is o'er," and we fondly hope
that he has also made "the good fight of faith," and won the
crown of evelasting life, "Peace
to his quiet dust." from - "Cotton's Keepsake. Poems on various subjects, by Rev. Judge A. J. Cotton, Philom.
To which is appended a short autobiographical sketch of the life of
the author, and a condensed history of the early settlements, incidents,
and improvements of the coutry, from the early settlers themselves, and
from observation and experience in it, for the space of forty years last
past." Cincinnati: published
for the Author, by Applegate & Co., 1858. page 226 Submitted by barbwire@midusa.net (Barb Boese) ******************************************** |
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