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we help each other!
Contents:
1. Members Lines
2. Queries
3. The David Watts' of Albemarle Co., VA
4. Hattie Anne Tibbs Watts
5. Internet Sites worth Checking Out
6. Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Promote Your Research
7. Kentucky Marriage Bonds, Clarke Co
8. 1850 Oglethorpe County Georgia Census Records
9. 1850 Charlotte County South Carolina Census Records
10. 1850 Horry County South Carolina Census Records July 31
11. 1880 Wilkes County Georgia Census Records
12. 1880 Horry County South Carolina Census Records
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MEMBERS LINES
1. Jean Cuevas - waldy@worldnet.att.net
Descendants of Jacob Watts
1
Jacob WATTS b: in Tennessee
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+EMILY b: in North Carolina
........ 2
Emanuel WATTS
............
+Sarah LANGSTON b: 1826 m:
Abt 1843 in Arkansas
................... 3
Infant WATTS b: 1845
................... 3
Emili WATTS b: August 19, 1846
................... 3
Jacob Scott WATTS b: December 25, 1847
d: 1924
....................... +Tabatha
MISONHEIMER
d: 1912
.............................. 4
Son WATTS
.........................................
5 Ray WATTS
................... 3
Christy Ann WATTS b: May 27, 1849
................... 3
Stephen B. WATTS b: December 02,
1850 in Arkansas d: September 22, 1892 in Arkansas
....................... +Nanie
MCGLASSON
.............................. 4
Elizabeth WATTS
..................................
+Robert WRAY
................... 3
Jehoiad J. WATTS b: January 13,
1853
.......................
+Rena ROSS
................... 3
Belinda WATTS b: August 19, 1854
.......................
+Bart LANGSTON
................... 3
Mary Elizabeth WATTS b: May 02, 1856
................... 3
William Materson WATTS b: August 21, 1858 in Arkansas
d: February 09, 1937 in Arkansas
.......................
+L. Minta BIRD
...................
*2nd Wife of William Materson Watts:
.......................
+Nancy Elizabeth WRAY
................... 3
Thomas Jefferson WATTS b: May 14, 1860 in Arkansas d: October 24,
1895 in Arkansas
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+Harriet Mildred WRAY
........ 2
Daniel WATTS
........ 2
Nathaniel WATTS
........ 2
Samuel WATTS
........ 2
Leona WATTS
........ 2
John WATTS
........ 2
William WATTS
........ 2
James WATTS
........ 2
Josiah WATTS
........ 2
Martin WATTS
........ 2
Jacob Zachery Taylor WATTS
Searching out the following surnames:
Alsop/Alsup/Bacon/Ballard/Bedsaul/Beverage
/Bledsoe/Denton/Farrier/Ferguson/Hale/Houser
/James/Jeffery/Langston/Lawson/Mason/Mayfield /Wiles/Wright
I hope that the information will be helpful to many others in finding some
answers. This information was shared with me through publications
such as Bits of Bark, the Batesville,AR Gen. Soc. publication, The Izard
County Historian, Izard County Genealogy Society publication.
Jean Mayfield Cuevas
Marietta,GA
2. Claudia Tillman - cdbtllmn@tscnet.com
I think I am from a line that has been "lost" to those of you
that are lucky enough to have kept the WATTS name in your Families longer
than I have in mine. I will do my best to show the tie:
Jacob WATTS m. Elizabeth DURRETT
Mary WATTS b. 1772, VA m. Hezekiah RODES b. abt. 1760,
VA
Lucy RHODES b. VA, d. Jan. 1858, Pettis Co., MO
m. Samuel EDWARDS, married by Rev. Jacob WATTS in Albemarle Co., VA 27
Dec. 1814
Mary Amanda EDWARDS b. 1819, Albemarle Co.,
VA, d. 1863, Grayson Co., TX m. WitSaul FISHER in Pettis Co., MO 17 Dec
1835
George Washington FISHER b. 22
Jan. 1839, Pettis Co., MO, d. 11 March 1897, Albion, ID m. Mary Frances
SHORES in Fayetteville, AR 22 Aug 1866
Leander Shores
FISHER b. 2 Jan 1877, Pleasant Valley, CO d. 13 Feb. 1941, Napa, CA m.
Martha Josephine LUKEY in San Luis Obispo, CA 29 Jan
1912
Nelda
Pearl FISHER b. 11 March 1915, Tulare, CA m. Richard Angelo SEBERG in
Hayward, CA 15 Sept. 1934
Claudia Dorine SEBERG b. 3 Aug 1938, Napa, CA m. Donald Boyd TILLMAN in
Fair Oaks, CA 17 Nov 1962
Richard Boyd TILLMAN b. 21 Aug 1966, Sacramento, CA
I have managed to find a lot of other members of this line and several are
involved in genealogy so I will send them information from the
newsletters, since they do not have computers on-line.
Jean
3. Michael Watts - Mwatts3654@aol.com
My full name is Michael Watts. My ancestors are as follows, John D. Watts
1924-1981 (Father) Charles E. Watts 1887-1960
(Grandfather) John C. Brekenridge Watts 1860-1928 (G Grandfather)
Thomas Lee (Buck) Watts 1825-1910 (GG Grandfather). Note: All the above
lived and died (except me of course) in Putnam County Tennessee. On we go,
Thomas Watts 1800-1864? (GGG Grandfather) Bennett Watts 1763-??? (GGGG
Grandfather) Bennett I believe was born in Virginia, married Susan
Thornton in 1788 in Oglethrope, County, Georgia and was in Jackson,
County, Tennessee in 1802, Thomas Watts ???-1769 (GGGGG
Grandfather). I think I can go back about 3 more generations to an Edward
Watts that imigrated to York County, Virginia from the city of Wells in
the County of Somerset, England around 1620. Do I have any
releatives out there?? mwatts3654@aol.com
4. Celia G. Snyder - cgsnyder@uiuc.edu
MY PATERNAL WATTS LINE:
First Generation
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1. Gregory WATTS. Died Jun 1654 in Leeds, County Kent, England. He married
Margaret. They had the following children:
2 i. Henry WATTS
Second Generation
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2. Henry WATTS. Born Circa 1616 in Leeds, County Kent, England. Died 14
May 1679 in Leeds, County Kent, England. Buried in Leeds, County Kent,
England. He married Elizabeth DUCK, daughter of John DUCK & Elinor.
Born Circa 1636. Died Feb 1663/1664. They had the following
children:
3 i. John WATTS Reverand
Third Generation
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3. John WATTS Reverand. Born 3 Nov 1661 in Leeds, England. Died 27 Aug
1702 in Lower Dublin Township, PA. Occupation Pastor, Pennypack Church. He
married Sarah EATON, daughter of John EATON. Born 1 Apr 1655. Died 27 Jun
1723. They had the following children:
4 i. Elizabeth WATTS
Fourth Generation
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4. Elizabeth WATTS. Born 15 Apr 1689 in Manor Of Moreland, Philadelphia,
PA. Died 11 Oct 1756 in Moreland, Philadelphia, PA. She married Harman
YERKES, son of Anthony YERKES & Margaret, 8 Feb 1711. Born Circa 1689
in Holland Or Germany. Died 2 May 1750/1751 (Will dated 5 Feb 1750; Proved
3 Apr 1751) in Moreland, Philadelphia, PA. Religion Baptist. They
had the following children:
5 i. Elias YERKES
6 ii. Elizabeth YERKES
7 iii. Harman YERKES Jr.
8 iv. John YERKES
9 v. Josiah YERKES
10 vi. Sarah YERKES
11 vii. Silas YERKES
12 viii. Stephen YERKES
13 ix. Anthony YERKES II
14 x. Titus YERKES
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MY MATERNAL WATTS LINE:
First Generation
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1. William WATTS Dr. Born 31 Jul 1788 in New Bridge, NY. Died 31 Jul
1863. Occupation Physician. He married Catherine COONRADT (CONRAD),
daughter of Philip COONRADT (CONRAD). Born 26 Sep 1795 in New Bridge, NY.
Died 8 Feb
1871. They had the following children:
2 i. Elvira WATTS
3 ii. Henry WATTS
4 iii. Philip WATTS
5 iv. Mary Ann WATTS
6 v. Sidney WATTS
7 vi. Catherine WATTS
8 vii. Harriett WATTS
9 viii. Mary WATTS
Catherine supposedly had breast cancer and was cured by William. The
family told of many people cured - they would come and stay in the home
for a period of time. He made his own medicine (grew many plants).
He had a herb room where he cured and stored the plants.
Second Generation
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2. Elvira WATTS. Born 26 Jul 1835 in New Bridge, NY Or Clay, Onondaga,
NY. Died 3 Feb 1886 in Pontiac, Livingston, IL. Buried in Pontiac,
Livingston, IL. She married Albert William RUDD, son of Leonard RUDD &
Sarah DEPUY, 6 Oct 1853. Born 3 Apr 1829 in Lysander, Onondaga, NY. Died
13 Nov 1875 in Pontiac, Livingston, IL. Occupation Farmer/Mill Owner. He
had flour mills in Morris and Pontiac, IL. They had the following
children:
10 i. Florence Eudora RUDD
11 ii. Ida Lillian RUDD
12 iii. Mary A. RUDD
13 iv. William Leonard RUDD
3. Henry WATTS. Born 1816.
4. Philip WATTS. Born 1818. Died 1850.
5. Mary Ann WATTS. Born 1819. Died 1836.
6. Sidney WATTS. Born 1823.
7. Catherine WATTS. Born 1829. Died 25 Feb 1842.
8. Harriett WATTS. Born 30 Jun 1831. She married Thomas SNOW.
9. Mary WATTS. Born 1836. She married Myron ENE.
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QUERIES
Question: From: EASYSKIER@aol.com
Thanks for the Laurens, SC posting information. Could you please
help me.......where do I go from here. I still can't find my gfather.
I think possibly I found a 12yr. old George Watts living with a Robert
Putnam in 1870 census in Laurens County, SC. How do I verify if that
is my grandfather? I also can't find his brothers anywhere either.
I'm stuck. Please help if you can? Also how do I get
people to respond to inquiries? I am sending the SASE but still
haven't had much luck.
Thanks for everything ...................Easy Skier
Answer: You might dig through the estate records of Robert Putnam of
Laurens Co., SC. Sometimes they list "Property" and
it might give a relationship such as a mother etc. At this point you
are not even sure your George was a slave at this time but it is a
definite lead. Does anyone else have other suggestions?
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The David Watts' of Albemarle Co., VA
From: jsattle9@idt.net (James Sattle)
I am looking for any leads on this Watts Family. I copied the
information from the book "History of Albemarle County in
Virginia" by Rev. Edgar Woods. The book states that the first
David Watts is probably a brother of Jacob Watts. Does anyone know this
David Watts Family.
Please email me at Edie Suttle, jsattle9@idt.net
28 MAY 1997
Descendants of: David Watts
1 David Watts b. _____ d. 1767
2 John Watts
2 David Watts b. _____ d. 1817
m. Sarah (?)
3 Charles Watts
m. Elizabeth Buckner
3 John Watts
3 Phillip Watts
3 David Watts
m. Ruth Twyman
3 Susan Watts
m. Carver Thomas
3 Mary Watts
m. William Breedlove
3 Mildred Watts
m. Richard Breedlove
3 Frances Watts
3 Nancy Watts
2 Nathan Watts
2 Susan Watts
m. William Watson
Answer: The David's of Albemarle Co., Virginia have been somewhat
confusing and depending on who you speak to or which book you refere to
you might get a different answer. These David's are 1. David
Watts who married Mary J. Brown (Also presented last week)
2. David Watts who married Susannah
3. David Watts who married Sarah Bush
4. David Watts who married Ruth Twyman
5. David Watts who married Elizabeth Crenshaw
What I would like to do is give you a basic of each of the Davids and what
I believe the relationships might be. I have spoken with several
others researching this large family of with all these Davids are a part
of. There is no doubt in my mind that the David Watts who married
Mary J. Brown is the son of John Watts and Lucy Dalton and Grandson
of Jacob Watts and
Elizabeth Durrett. See note below which seem to be a definite tie.
1. DAVID7 WATTS (JOHN6, JACOB5, THOMAS4, EDWARD3, EDWARD2,
CORNELIUS1) was born Abt. 1791 in VA, and died Bef. 1840 in Albemarle ,
VA. He married MARY J. BROWN 08 Feb 1819 in Albermarle Co. VA. Notes
for DAVID WATTS:
Records on this family come from W.P. Meeds Jr. who is a descendant.
He gave the records to Charles Hineman and are in his book on pa 156.
#1516
1791 - Birth probably in Abermarle Co. VA
1813-1830 - Listed in Albermarle Co. Tax records
1816 Apr 1 - David sold to his brother Garrett Watts, 10 or 12 acres
adjoining John Watts , Samuel Austin and Mr. Crenshaw. (Albemarle Co., VA
DB 24, pa 93.)
1823 Nov 1 - John Brown and his wife, Mary Brown made a deed of gift to
their daughter, Mary J. Watts. This property was on wthe land David
and Mary lived and it was stipulated that David was to have no interest in
the property. (Albemarle Co., VA DB 24, pa. 289-290)
1823 Nov 17 - He gave a deed of trust covering all his interest in his
share of the estate of his father, John Watts. (Albemarle Co., VA DB
23, pa. 117)
1823 Dec 23 - David was in custody in Albemarle and gave to Achitles
Douglas all his property and interest in his father's estate.
(Albemarle Co., DB 23, pa 135)
1824 Aug 2 - David pledges his crops for 5 subsequent years as security to
Wilson Roberts. (Albemarle Co., DB 24, pa. 350)
W. P. Meads Jr. states David had 12 children. Only 8 are known at
present
1830 - 1840 - died and was burried on the property once owned by Jacob and
now owned by his father John Watts. John died and is burried next to
him. This is believed to be either in Albermarle Co. or Greene Co.
as the property was on the border and according to records it was
Albermarle.
1840 - His widow, Mary, is listed in Albermarle Co. Tax records.
The Will of Elijah D. Watts, brother of David refers to several of Davids
Children.
Sources:
Eliza Ann Watts, descendant of Robert H. Watts, brother of David Watts
Charles Brunk Heinemann, Watts Families, pa. 155-156 Notes of W. P. Meads
Jr.
This next David is clearly the Elder of the Davids of Albemarle Co., VA.
This David did have a son named David and clearly left land to that
son.
2. DAVID4 WATTS (EDWARD3, EDWARD2, CORNELIUS1) was born Abt.
1702, and died Abt. 1767 in Albemarle , VA. He married SUSANNAH.
Notes for DAVID WATTS:
Heineman states his birth about 1702 while Wood's History of Albermarle
Co. places his birth in 1729. This could be confused with The
brother of Jacob Watts.
Heineman also states: "Except for numerous points of similarity
in Christian names, inter-marriage, joint signatures, etc., we have
nothing to defintely identify David Watts as a son of Edward.
There are numerous records in Louisa Co. and Albermarle Co. on pa. 68-69.
Some are as follows:
1745 July 11 - D.B. A - pa 86 He deeded 300 acres to Robert Row.
The land had been patented by him 6/5/1756, then in Hanover County.
It was on the main branch of Prittles Creek adjoining Joshua Smith.
Land book 17 pa. 104 1748 Apr 26 - David deeds with his wife Susannah, 400
acres to John Miner of Spotsylvania Co., receiving for it 600 acres in St.
Thomas Parish, Orange Co., Va. The land had been granted to John
Mallory, 9 Aug 1735, and was sold to David in a deed recorded in Hanover
Co., VA. (Louisa Co. DB A. pa. 305)
1751 Apr 2 - David acquired 300 acres from Benjamin Douglas. This
land adjoined Carr's corner. (Louisa Co., DB A)
1751 Aug 27 - David acquired 300 acres from Richard Hammock. David
Watts is described of Safford County. (Louisa Co., VA DB A, pa. 434)
1755 - Woods Orange Co. history describes him as a soldier of the French
and Indian War from Orange Co. VA and he received land for his service.
1755 Aug 25 - David acquired 1200 acres in Louisa Co. and Albemarle Co.,
VA from John Carr, John Walter, and Agnes and Sarah Minor, widow of John
Minor. Land had been patented to John Carr. (Louisa Co., DB B,
pa. 82)
1758 Feb 20 - David deeded 100 acres to John MacKauley. This land
adjoined Hollands. (Louisa Co., DB B, pa. 337)
1758 Feb 25 - David deeded 100 acres to John MacKauley. The land
adjoined Holland on Wolf Creek Branch. (Louisa Co., DB B, pa 338)
1758 Mar 22 - David deeded 100 acres to Joseph Henslee. The land was
on the south side of Wolf Trap Branch adjoining Major Henry.
(Louisa Co., VA D. B. B, pa. 257)
1758 Mar 25 - David deeded 100 acres to Charles English. This land
was on Key Mill Creek, adjoining Gideon Carr. (Lousia Co., DB B, pa.
258)
1758 Apr 4 - He deeded 100 acres to John Dalton. The
land was on the South fork of Wolf Trap branch, adjoining Wm. Brooks.
(DB "B" pa. 256)
1758 Apr 25 - David deeded 200 acres to Thomas Terry who is described as
his son-in-law. The land was adjoining Martin Key and C. Gilliam.
(Louisa Co., Va DB B, pa. 259)
1759 May 21 - David deeded 150 acres to Curtis Johnson in Louisa Co., VA.
On this same date he deeded 150 acres on Locust Mountain in Louisa Co., VA
to Robert Richards. (Louisa Co., VA DB B, pa. 303-304)
1766 Dec 11 - David deeded 150 acres of land he aquired from Richard
Hammock to his son, John Watts. (Albemarle Co., VA DB 4, pa.
352.
1766 Dec 11 - David Watts, deeded 300 acres to his son, David Watts.
(Albermarle Co. deed book 4 pa. 375)
1766 Dec 11 - David deeded 200 acres to William Watson, who married his
daughter Susan Watts, April 1767. (Albemarle Co.,VA DB 4, pa.
374)
1766 Dec 11 - David Watts, deeded 200 acres to William Watson who married
his daughter, Susan Watts, April 1767 (Albermarle Co.
deed book #4 pa. 374.)
Sources:
Information from Charles B. Heinemann's book "Watts Families"
pa. 56 #192
Children of DAVID WATTS and SUSANNAH are:
2. i. JOHN5 WATTS.
ii. NATHAN WATTS.
iii. SUSAN WATTS.
iv. CHARLES WATTS.
v. NANCY WATTS, m. WILLIAM SIMS JR., 22 Dec 1787, Orange Co. VA.
3. vi. DAVID W WATTS, b. Albermarle, VA; d. 1867, Albermarle Co. VA.
So which David Watts is the son of this senior David?
Heinemann suggests it was the David who married Ruth Twyman.
In e-mail conversations with Edward Watts of Northern Virginia,
Edward has presented a stong case that the David who is the son of this
senior David was the David who married Sarah Bush. For one,
this David was probably born about the time of his wife, Sarah, who may
have been born in 1735. I am not able to confirm the source of this
date. Can anyone confirm the date? The Children of Jacob Watts
of Albemarle Co., VA had children who were born in the 1770's. The
birth date of this David is to early. This birth date would fit in
with the David Senior. Notice the similar names in land deeds.
It is not unusual that people married those that lived near them.
Remember they did not have cars etc. to go out and meet people as we do
today.
3. DAVID W5 WATTS (DAVID4, EDWARD3, EDWARD2, CORNELIUS1) was
born in Albermarle, VA, and died Bef. 05 Jan 1818 in Albermarle Co. VA.
He married SARAH BUSH, daughter of PHILLIP BUSH.
Notes for DAVID W WATTS:
All records of David were found in Albemarle Co., VA.
1789 - shown in Albemarle Co., VA tax list
1799 Feb 4 - David was appointed surveyor of the road from James Brocus to
Watts Creek. (DB ? pa. 172)
1805 Feb 28 - David acquired 222 acres from Adam Kerr, et al. This
land was on Licking Hole Creek. (DB 15, pa. 142)
1813 May 4 - David deeded the 222 acres on Licking Hole Creek to his son
Phillip Watts. (DB 19, pa. 99)
1816 May 3 - Will made in Albemarle Co., VA
1817 - David's listing in the tax list stopped and was "Sarah Watts
life interest" in David's estate.
1818 Jan 5 - Will recorded in Albemarle Co., VA (WB 6, pa. 262)
1820 May 22 - Sarah, his widow, deeded all the property she might inherit
from her dead son, John Watts estate, to her son Phillip.
1823 Jan 30 - David's executor, Nathaniel Terry deeded some of his land to
Mr. Carr. Nathaniel Terry was residing in Nelson Co., VA.
1840 - Sarah Watts appeared in the 1840 census of Albemarle Co., VA
Sources:
Charles B. Heinemann, Watts Families, pa. 702-703.
Notes of William Ikerd
Notes from Edward Watts
Children of DAVID WATTS and SARAH BUSH are:
i. MARY6 WATTS, b. 1769, Albemarle , VA; m. WILLIAM BREEDLOVE, 19 Oct
1785, Albermarle Co. VA.
ii. CHARLES WATTS, b. 1770, Albemarle , VA; d. 1846; m. ELIZABETH BUCKNER,
07 Nov 1787, Albermarle Co. VA.
iii. MILDRED (MILLY) WATTS, b. 1772, Albermarle Co. VA; m. RICHARD
BREEDLOVE, 23 Dec 1789, Albermarle Co. VA.
iv. FRANCES (FRANKY) WATTS, b. 1774, Albermarle Co. VA; m. NATHANIEL
TERRY, 24 Nov 1795, Albermarle Co. VA.
v. DAVID WATTS, b. 1777, Albermarle Co. VA; m. ELIZABERTH CRANCHAW
(CRENSHAW?), 07 Oct 1799.
vi. SUSANNA WATTS, b. 1779, Albermarle Co. VA; d. 1845; m. CARVER THOMAS.
vii. PHILLIP WATTS, b. 1781, Albermarle Co. VA; m. MARY BARNSDALE, Oct
1805.
viii. NANCY WATTS, b. 1783; m. WILLIAM SIMS JR..
ix. JOHN WATTS, b. 1785, Albermarle Co. VA; d. 1819.
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