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******************************************** GEORGIA WILLS 1733 1860 Adam Watts 1860 Whitfield GEORGIA WILLS WATTS Archibald Greene 1821 divs. Adelaide R. Bibb 1851 71 Amanda L. Cowetta 1849 92 Elizabeth Morgan 1830 60 Elizabeth Meriwether 1831 59 Francis Lumpkin 1833 45 Harrison Greene 1806 18 H. H. Polk 1857 1936 Jubal Taliaferro 1826 66 Jubal Greene 1831 Sarah Meriwether 1831 59 Thomas Greene 1797 Thomas W. Henry 1822 34 Thomas Wilkes 1790 William Bartow 1836 85 William H. Greene 1817 42 W. T. Bartow 1836 85 WATT Alexander Effingham 1829 59 Hugh Muscogee 1838 62 ******************************************** Jacob Watts and Polly Hinton Family In the last issue there was a query concerning the family of Jacob and Polly Watts. Several of you responded to the query and asked for more information. Below is what I have but if any of you have something to add, please forward it to share. Lori Descendants of Jacob Watts Generation No. 1 1. JACOB1 WATTS1 was born March 17, 1779 in Maryland, and died December 17, 1862 in Shelby Co., Kentucky. He married POLLY HINTON July 18, 1804 in Shelby Co., Kentucky. Notes for JACOB WATTS: The information supplied for this family (for the Heineman book) was almost all supplied by Rev. E. C. Watts, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Some additional material was obtained from Census and other public records. More About JACOB WATTS: Fact 3: Pigeon Fork Cemetery, Shelby Co., KY More About POLLY HINTON: Fact 3: Pigeon Fork Cemetery, Shelby Co., KY Children of JACOB WATTS and POLLY HINTON are: 2. i. WESLEY G.2 WATTS, d. 1886, Shelby Co., Kentucky. 3. ii. GREENBERRY WATTS. iii. GREENUP WATTS. iv. JERRY WATTS. 4. v. W. HINTON WATTS. Generation No. 2 2. WESLEY G.2 WATTS (JACOB1) died 1886 in Shelby Co., Kentucky. He married FRANCES HIEAT May 10, 1840 in Anderson Co., Kentucky, daughter of MERIDEITH HIEAT. Notes for WESLEY G. WATTS: Wesley G. Watts died and left a will in Shelby County, Kentucky made October 23, 1871; proved May, 1886. (Will Book 40, page 333). In Will book 46, page 209 is a report of the sale of effects of Frances Watts reported by James Watts, administrator. Will Book No. 40 page 333 Will of Wesley G. Watts. Devises all his property both personal and real to his wife Frances Watts as long as she remains his widow or until her death. Married Children have already received their shares. Those remaining to do as they marry (no names are given). Wesley Cook. Witness. Dated October 23, 1871, probated May Term of Court 1886. Bill of Sale of Frances Watts, Book No. 46, page 209 Jas M. Watts, Administrator, Census of 1840, Graves Co., Ky., lists a Wesley Watts who may be the Wesley above. it shows him as between 30 and 40 years of age and his wife the same. They had two males under five; one male, five to ten; one male, ten to fifteen; one male, twenty to thirty; one female under five, one female five to ten; and two females ten to fifteen. Children of WESLEY WATTS and FRANCES HIEAT are: i. MARY ELIZABETH3 WATTS. ii. JAMES M. WATTS, b. 1843; d. Aft. 1932; m. NANCY BURK, March 17, 1875, Anderson Co., Kentucky. Notes for JAMES M. WATTS: He was living in Frankfort, Kentucky in May 1932 iii. WILLIAM AUSTIN WATTS. iv. NEWTON WATTS, m. ____ BURK, Kentucky. 5. v. JOSEPH BENTON WATTS. 6. vi. JACOB WATTS, d. Aft. 1932. vii. JOHN D. WATTS. viii. SMITH THOMAS WATTS, m. SARAH E. WATTS. Notes for SMITH THOMAS WATTS: He married his first cousin. ix. SARAH WATTS. x. JUDITH WATTS. xi. NANCY WATTS. xii. ENOCH W. WATTS, b. 1854; m. SUSAN MARY PAYNE, October 14, 1879, Shelby Co., Kentucky. 3. GREENBERRY2 WATTS (JACOB1). He married ELLENDER TAYLOR September 16, 1841 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM TAYLOR. Children of GREENBERRY WATTS and ELLENDER TAYLOR are: i. R. W.3 WATTS. ii. SARAH E. WATTS, m. SMITH THOMAS WATTS. Notes for SMITH THOMAS WATTS: He married his first cousin. iii. SUSAN WATTS. iv. NANCY J. WATTS, d. April 13, 1852. v. JOHN W. WATTS, b. November 10, 1856. 4. W. HINTON2 WATTS (JACOB1). He married AMERICA A. EASLEY May 29, 1841 in Shelby Co., Kentucky. Notes for W. HINTON WATTS: They moved to and were residing in Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana in the 1870 and 1860 census. Children of W. WATTS and AMERICA EASLEY are: i. SARAH F.3 WATTS, b. 1842. ii. HARVEY G. WATTS, b. 1844. iii. MARY E. WATTS, b. 1846. iv. EDMOND T. WATTS, b. 1849. v. JASPER N. WATTS, b. 1853. vi. RILEY WATTS, b. 1855. vii. LUCY WATTS, b. 1857. viii. DOUGLAS WATTS, b. 1859. ix. AMANDA WATTS, b. 1861. x. MORTON WATTS, b. 1866. Generation No. 3 5. JOSEPH BENTON3 WATTS (WESLEY G.2, JACOB1). He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH CHESHER. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH MCCLAIN August 08, 1867 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, daughter of JESSE MCCLAIN and ROSA TUCKER. Children of JOSEPH WATTS and MARY CHESHER are: i. JOSEPH BENTON4 WATTS. ii. KATHERINE WATTS, m. O. B. MOFFETT, 1910. iii. LEONA WATTS, b. 1890. iv. LESLIE WATTS, b. 1895. v. WILLIAM WATTS, b. 1898. Children of JOSEPH WATTS and MARY MCCLAIN are: vi. JESSE E.4 WATTS, b. 1868. vii. INFANT WATTS, b. 1868. viii. INFANT WATTS, b. 1869. ix. ANNIE E. WATTS, b. October 19, 1877. 7. x. EDWARD BENTON WATTS, b. October 19, 1877; d. Aft. 1932. 6. JACOB3 WATTS (WESLEY G.2, JACOB1) died Aft. 1932. He married KATHERINE SAMPSON in Shelby Co., Kentucky. Notes for JACOB WATTS: He was living in Shelby County, Kentucky on in May 1932. Children of JACOB WATTS and KATHERINE SAMPSON are: i. PEARL4 WATTS, d. Aft. 1932; m. EVERETTE RITTER. ii. WALTER WATTS, m. NAND BLAIR WILDER, February 01, 1917, Anderson Co., Kentucky. Notes for WALTER WATTS: iii. ELBERT WATTS, m. DAISY RUBEL. iv. CLARA WATTS, m. LEONARD GIBBS. v. ANNA FRANCES WATTS, m. EDWARD GREEN. vi. GERTRUDE WATTS, m. JOHN T. GREEN. Generation No. 4 7. EDWARD BENTON4 WATTS (JOSEPH BENTON3, WESLEY G.2, JACOB1) was born October 19, 1877, and died Aft. 1932. He married (1) IVA MAY GARRETT in Franklin Co., Kentucky, daughter of W. P. GARRETT. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH MORTON in Shelby Co., Kentucky, daughter of T. M. MORTON. Notes for EDWARD BENTON WATTS: Child of EDWARD WATTS and IVA GARRETT is: i. JOSEPH GARRETT5 WATTS. Children of EDWARD WATTS and MARY MORTON are: ii. THOMAS GARRETT5 WATTS. iii. DORIS LOREE WATTS. iv. HAROLD BENTON WATTS. Endnotes 1. Charles Brunk Heineman, Watts Families Descended from the Tidewater Counties of Virginia, (unpublished, 1940), Family #27. ******************************************** Estate file of Lucy (Dalton) Watts Lucy was the wife of John Watts of Albemarle Co., VA. After John's death, Lucy moved from Albemarle Co. VA to Randolf Co., Mo where her daugher Mahala (Watts) Austin, and sons William and Elijah Watts were living. William later moved from the county. Lucy was living with her son Elijah at her death and she is buried next to him in the Oakland Cemetery in Moberly, Mo. Her stone reads: In memory of Lucy Watts died Sept 16, 1844 aged 80 yrs 9mo 1 d Know all men by their presents that we William Watts as principal and George Burkhart and Elijah Watts of Randolf County his securities are held and firmly live into the State of Missouri in the trust and _____ sum of five hundred dollars will and truly to be paid we bind ourselves as heirs. We jointly and severally firmly by their presents sealed and created this the 1st day of September 1845. the condition of the above bond is such that if William Watts administrator of the Estate of Lucy Watts and shall faithfully administer said estate account for pay and deliver all money and property of said estate and perform all other things _________ said administrator required by law or that order of any court having complete jurisdiction that the above bond to be void else to remain in full force. Wm. Watts (seal) Geo. Burkhardt (seal) State of Missouri County of Randolf The State of Missouri to all who shall see their presents g____ know ye that Lucy Watts, late of Randolf County having died intestate as is said and William Watts having entered into bond with ____ factory security and complied with the requisitions of the court therefore I, Reuben Samuel, clerk of the Randolf County Court in vacation do by their presents give and grant to the said Wm. Watts full power and authority to administer all and singular the good, ____, rights, credit moneys and effects which were of the said Lucy Watts dec., Faithfully to _____ of the same according to Lein. In testimony where of I have here unto got my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office this 1st day of September 1845. Reuben Samuel, Clerk of foregoing letters of claim recorded on the day of the date thereof and before delivering the same. Reuben Samuel, Clerk Question: To those of you who are descended from John Watts and Lucy Dalton...Who is George Burkhart? He apparently was family. What was his relationship.? Lori ******************************************** Watts's On-Line: Compiled from e-mail and other sources Distributed by Lori Watts Linnell Lorlin@aol.com
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