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It is only 6 days until Christmas and your are
getting a special large issue his week. The next newsletter will not be
sent out until January 23rd. Take your time going over this one during the
holidays and if you get a chance, please send any contributions of
material. Thank you to all who have kept this newsletter going this year
with your contributions. All is very much appreciated. Have a very Merry
Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Happy New Year. Lori
Contents:
1. Members Lines
2. Queries
3. BIO# 1392 - BOONE CO - WINSTON, ALBERT G
4. Confederate Grave Yard - Rock Island, IL
5. WATTS BOOKS BEING PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE
6. Cornelius Watts of Virginia
7. WATTS and Cherokee Heritage
8. The Twelve Days of a Genealogy Christmas
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MEMBERS LINES
From: nwatts@network-one.com
(Noel E. Watts)
Thank you for adding our name to the newsletter.We look forward to reading
about other Watts lines as well as my husband's. You asked for our
names.My husband's name is Noel Edward Watts and my name is Bettie Faye
Owens Watts.We have 2 children as well as three grandchildren. My
husband,Noelis descended From Trader John Watts and his Indian wife
Ghi-Go-Ne-Li.They had a number of children,one of whom was Garrett Z.Watts.
Garrett was born Jan.8,1756 and died Feb.6,1838.He married Anna Self
Jul.16,1787 in Anson Co. N.C. From this union Noel's Great-Great
Grandfather was born.He was Clinton
Watts,b.1808,GA D.1861,MS.He married Lettie Fields.Their son Thomas
Jefferson Watts and Cathern Elizabeth White were parents of Gilbert Issac
Watts who was Noel's grandfather.
Sincerely,
Bettie
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QUERIES
1. Question
Thanks for doing the Watts family newsletter. I've been enjoying it. I'm
still hunting for more info on my mother-in-law's Watts ancestors. You
posted a query from me earlier, but I've gotten a bit of new info one more
generation back. Maybe that will ring a bell with someone...here's what I
have:
1. Joseph G. Watts (b. 1820's? in Norfolk, VA) m. Martha A.E. Drake (don't
know
her dates) on 27-Jan-1847 in Richmond, VA.
2. Annie (or Harriet Anne?) Watts (b. 27-Nov-1849 in Richmond, VA; d. Feb.
4
1934 in Warwick Co., VA) m. Rev. William Emory Edwards (b. 1842 in VA;
d. 1903 in VA)
3. Pauline VanCulen Edwards (b. ca. 1884, prob. in Richmond, VA, d. 1976
in
NY) m. Charles W. McGinnis of Amherst Co., VA --They were my mother-
in-law's parents.
If any of this sounds familiar to anyone, I'd appreciate it if you could
email me at LambInMiss@aol.com.
Thanks! Maria Lamb
Question From: Rustywatts@aol.com
I have sent this before but maybe someone new can help. I am looking for
the parents of Jacob Watts b. 1785 SC d. 1850 Al m. Millie Hollinsworth
Children are
Isaac .b 1804
George b. 1809 m. Elizabeth b. 1810 *
Isaac 1834
George 1836
Moses 1839
Nancy Ann 1840 *
James H. 1845
Jacob F. 1849
Pamelia 1849
Milly
Moses b. 1812
Lucy b. 1817
Jacob Hudson b. 1819
Jim b. 1828
I have a lot more if anyone needs it. Your doing a great job. Thanks.
Rusty Watts Oxford, Al
Question From: warrior32@juno.com
I have a Great Grandfather whose name was John Watts, he was born 1871 in
Alabama. Do you know if Chief Little Tassel had any children or not and if
so what were the names of his children. I think I might be kin to him and
am trying to make that link. Could you help me. Where can I get a copy of
Cherokee History By Emmet Starr and/or The Intruders by Sober.
Thank You
Mary
Question From: barker@flash.net
(Paula Barker)
This is what I know of my Thomas WATTS. This is from a book called "The
Founding Families of Ouachita Parish LA" Does anyone know this family?
Here Goes:
The 1814 Ou. Par Assessment Roll shows Britton Barker with no land to be
taxed but with 1 slave. That roll Is well as the 1814 State Tan
List
Sbowed him paying the $1.00 state tax. As will be seen below he died in
1819 leaving his widow Celia WATTS and 5 children. Thus, the 1820 C Ou.
Par.showed Widow Barker with 1 m un 10, 1 m 10/16-3 f un
10;1 f 26/45.
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Ou. Par. Probate Bk C. p 123:
June 1822: Britton Barker died in January 1819 and his widow Celia WATTS
Barker died 20 June 1822.THOMAS WATTS, grandfather to the minors, sought
administration of tht succn and to be named as the guardian to the
children, named as follows: William Barker, ages 12; Eizabeth Barker, aged
9; Sarah Barker, aged 8; Louise Barker,aged 5; and James Barker, aged 3.
James Watts witnessed most of the probate procedure. A family meeting
convened on 13 June 1822 and was attended by Thomas WATTS grandfather to
the minors; James WATTS; Silas WATTS; and Elizabeth WATTS; uncles and
aunts.
Ou.Par.Conv.Bk F,p. 152:
13 June 1822: Bagwell Bailey and Frcderick Lowe posted a bond for $868 so
that Bailey could become tutor to William, Elizabeth, Sarah, Louise, and
James Barker, minor children of Briton and Cealia his wife, both deceased
Wits: John M. Fenner and James Nethcrlin
[NOTE: Sarah Barker md Isham G. Webb and migrated to Texas]
Thank you,
Paula in Texas
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BIO# 1392 - BOONE CO - WINSTON, ALBERT G
Winston Watts Matson Noble Magee Hughes Calvert Seaton Gaines
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Stocking-Hanover-VA OH England
Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed.,
1887, Boone Co.
ALBERT G. WINSTON was born in Boone County, Ky., November 25, 1832. Of the
Winstons, in a published life of William Winston Seaton, we learn that 200
years ago five brothers, Winstons, of Winston Hall, Yorkshire, England,
gentlemen of fortune and family, immigrated to the colony of Virginia, in
the spirit of adventure. They settled in Stocking, Hanover Co., Va., and
their offspring is scattered through many States, the most brilliant name
of the descendants being that of Patrick Henry, whose mother was Sarah
Winston. From this distinguished family Albert. G. Winston, the subject of
this sketch, is a descendant. He is a son of WIlliam H., a son of John W.,
whose wife was a Miss Noble, of Virginia. John W. Winston was a farmer, as
was also William, and the latter was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, who died in 1881. The mother of our subject was Lucetta Watts,
daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Watts, a large and prominent family in
Virginia and Boone County, Ky. Albert G. was the eldest of seven children
born to William H. and Lucetta (Watts) Winston, viz: Noah N., Anne E.,
Mary L., Rebecca N., Virginia A. and Nancy. Our subject was reared on a
farm, and educated in Covington, Ky. He began the study of law with Gov.
John W. Stevenson, and was admitted to the bar in 1868. He was circuit
clerk of Boone County from 1862 to 1868, and was also master commissioner
at the same time. For ten years he was a law partner of Mr. Calvert, of
Burlington, and now ranks as one of the leading attorneys of the county.
He lives three and one-half miles from Burlington, on one of the most
magnificent farm homesteads in Boone County. In 1855 he married Miss
Georgetta Matson, of Oxford, Ohio, daughter of Phillip and Maggie (Magee)
Matson. Six children have blessed this union: Mary L. (Hughes), Carrie
(Gaines), Mattie G., Anna E., Charles A. (the latter graduating at the
Woodward College, in Ohio, in 1886) and Katie L. (a student at the Oxford
Ohio Musical and Female College). Mr. Winston is a gentleman and a
scholar, and a stanch Republican in politics.
Contributed by barbwire@midusa.net
(Barb Boese)
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Confederate Grave Yard - Rock Island, IL
While I was at Rock Island IL. a few years ago, to my surprise, I found a
Confederate Grave Yard. There is a Watts buried there. With a little
checking I found some information that someone might want.
Name: Thomas Watts Rank: Private Regiment: Moreland's Co. A
Captured in Wayne Co Tenn Dec 14, 1863 Arrived at RI Apr 13, 1864
Cause of Death Dysentery grave # 1039
When I asked about him they also gave me another Watts that servived.
T. G. Watts 4 Tenn Reg. Co I Captured in Resica, Ga May 15, 1864 released
May 15 1865 Arrived at RI Dec 9, 1865
1964 prisoners died there, most from Smallpox
They gave me a 49 page book on the Prison Barracks with all the history.
Real nice.
If anyone knows who these men are ,please e-mail me.
Contributed by Rustywatts@aol.com
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WATTS BOOKS BEING PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE
Listed below are three books which are for sale or in the works. Please
take a few minutes and check them out. If it were not for the reserch
shared through publication many of us would not have the genealogical
information we have today. Lori
1. From: Cwilliams@ozip.com (Clarence & Katala Williams)
If you have space available, please mention my upcoming book publication
(within the next year, I hope). It will be sold at cost, THE EMPHASIS OF
THE BOOK: (2) To tie together several different WATTS descendant lines,
seeking out the common ancestry. (2) To include all known descendants of
these various lines so that future generations of the WATTS family will be
able to find their ancestry more quickly and easily.
I am still adding to the computerized family file, and will add any family
list that connects to the present file. It is very likely that your WATTS
line will tie into this file if you can trace your WATTS ancestry back
four or five generations. Send ancestral charts, along with family pages
with all pertinent information and notes, plus documentation. Don't forget
to give exact dates and full names, plus places of birth, death, marriage
and travels. Notes should be typewritten so that they can be scanned into
the
record. If anyone wishes to submit a computerized file by disk, please use
either FTW - FTM software of send a GEDCOM disk from other software
programs; however GEDCOM files do not carry the personal notes along with
them, so the notes will need to be sent separately. FTW files will include
notes if one selects all items to include in DESCENDANT OUTLINES, then
"Copy/Export" the Descendant Outline onto a floppy disk. Do not hesitate
to send hand-written information if this is all you have.
I am now taking reservations for the book, but those who want to reserve a
book should send NO MONEY at this time. They should send me their name,
address, phone number, e-mail address, and the number of copies they want
to reserve. Reservations may be made without obligation. This is to get a
preleminary count on how many books to publish. I cannot estimate an exact
price at this time, but I expect it to be between $40.00 and $50.00
(hard-bound). These would make good Christmas presents for 1998.
NOTE: The James Albert Watts descendant line is only one small branch of
the vast number of WATTS descendants that will appear in the book. If
space allows, I hope to include about 8,000-9,000 individuals of WATTS
descendants and their spouses, plus all known parents of spouses. This
represents about 45 years of research.
You asked me to list the descendant lines that will be included in my
upcoming WATTS book, and this is difficult to explain, as there are
several marriages between lines, and there are a few weak or unknown links
that will be explained in the book.
Generally speaking, the WATTS lines to be included in the book were in
Virginia in the 1700s, and they migrated southward and then westward. A
few of these could have split off and gone north, but those who traveled
northward and then west will not be included in the book. I will not
attempt to detail in this letter all of the travels of these different
lines that went south and then west, but they were living (through the
late 1700's and througout the 1800's) in GA, AL, NC, SC, TN, KY, MS, AR,
MO, TX and at the present time are living throughout the U.S. Their early
travels were motivated primarily by the desire to find good land. Their
travels to AL and MS were motivated by the chance of finding land formerly
occupied by Indians. Some WATTS males married Cherokee women, and their
half-breed children were faced with either seeking U.S. citizenship or
traveling the Trail of Tears as Cherokees. Only a few of them chose the
latter, and as a result, their names were taken from the Cherokee rolls.
One family dropped out of the Trail of Tears in Izard County, AR, while
others, from about 1835 to 1880 came westward by way of NC, AL, KY, TN,
journeying by horseback and wagon train to Searcy County, AR, spreading
then to other nearby counties, then to OK, MO, KS, and a few to TX.
Still another group (my ancestors) came by way of TN, then to MS where
they owned land, then to Johnson County, AR. My great-grandfather, Vincent
Watts 1805 (3/4 Cherokee), was shot and killed when he attempted to go to
Indian Territory to claim citizenship there. Other members of the WATTS
family were labeled "imposters" in Indian Territory, they were
dispossessed and their buildings were burned. But, despite the ill
treatment, a few WATTS families remained and continue to live in OK. These
include the descendants of Malachi WATTS (3/4 Cherokee), son of Garrett
WATTS, son of John WATTS, the Interpreter.
Other lines of the WATTS family migrated to Searcy County and surrounding
counties in different groups. There are four different WATTS family
reunions scheduled in Arkansas annually, but most of the participants do
not know of their relationships to one another. There is also a WATTS
reunion each year in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. These are also related to the
Arkansas Groups. This book is an attempt to pull these groups together
with common ancestry.
FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL (TENTATIVE) LIST OF WATTS DESCENDANT LINES TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE BOOK:
Chief (Little Carpenter) Attakullaculla Abt. 1700
His daughter, Wind Clan who married John Watts b.Abt.1724,
Interpreter/Trader
His daughter, Wurteh, mother of Sequoyah (the ancestry of George
(Sequoyah) Gist ties to the ancestry of George Washington)
Children of John Watts 1724, Interpreter/Trader & Wind Clan, Cherokee
Thomas (Rattling Gourd) WATTS about 1744
Garrett Z. WATTS
Vincent WATTS 1805-1879
Malachi WATTS 1793
Clinton WATTS 1808 & Letta Fields 1813
Others
Jacob WATTS 1767, son of John 1724
John (Young Tassel) WATTS Abt 1750, the Cherokee War Chief
Young Tassel's sons Thomas 1772, John 1791, Joseph Chestoolee) 1774, and
Jacob 1793
ANOTHER WATTS LINE:
Descendants of John Watts 1745 and his son Edward about 1672
This is a very large family, linked with the RUST and BOGGESS families
(Robert BOGGESS 1620, The Immigrant from England)
Members of this family married into the descendants of John Watts 1724,
Interpreter. Many of these descendants now live in Mississippi and some in
TX, CA, though they have spread to all parts of the U.S. There is also
marriage between Charles WATTS 1779 and Rebecca BOONE 1790, their
descendants having common ancestry with Daniel Boone.
OTHER WATTS LINES:
There are a few descendant lists who have not been tied to their early
ancestry at this time, though there is circumstantial evidance that they
are related to other identified families. Descendant Outlines will be
given for these "splintered" groups, including some speculation as to
their ancestry.
THIS BOOK, which draws from a data base of over 53,000 individuals who are
inter-linked either by blood-line relationship or by marriage, will
include many explanatory notes, a large bibliography and an alphabetized,
page-referenced INDEX. This data base includes about 8,000-9,000 names of
WATTS descendants, including their spouses. The family file includes
seventy-nine (79) individuals with the name "John WATTS".
Other than the attempt to tie WATTS families together with common
ancestry, this book will list all known descendants of these many large
families. It is an effort to assist future generations in their attempt to
find their ancestry. Full credits will be given to those who have
contributed and will contribute to the family data and personal notes.
THIS IS A NON-PROFIT VENTURE. There is not a chance that I will recover my
cost.
With much appreciation for your help,
Clarence Russell Williams, Ed.D.
My mailing address: Clarence R. Williams
Route 1, Box 195-A
Ozark, AR 72949
Subj: Watts book published
2. From: cm-chin@georgian.net (collingwood
museum)
A brand new publication will be available December 4, 1997,
and will be a great idea for Watts researchers out there.
Mackinaw Productions of Canada has just published
W. WATTS & SONS BOAT BUILDERS - CANADIAN DESIGNS
FOR WORK AND PLEASURE 1842-1946. The softcover publication
is 224 pages, over 150 photographs, illustrations and boat plans,
with footnotes and indexed.
W. WATTS & SONS BOAT BUILDERS is co-authored by Peter Watts (great
grandson of the founder) and Tracy Marsh (curator of The Collingwood
Museum). The publication explores the many designs of Watts, well beyond
the well known Collingwood skiff or mackinaw, and includes huron boats,
life boats, lighthouse tenders, row boats, life rafts and more. The story
is not just one of Georgian Bay, or even the
Great Lakes, it includes stories of boats built for Geological Survey work
on Hudson Bay and James Bay. Read about the wreck of the KEEWATIN, the
Mounties first boat to begin their marine unit, and the serious
misadventure on Lake Winnipeg. Follow Captain William Watts Jr. to the
Pacific Coast where he used the tried and true Collingwood design and had
a major impact on the salmon fishery in B.C.
Anyone interested in the book may request an order form to be
FAXED to you by Mackinaw Productions. Mackinaw Productions can be reached
electronically at
mackinaw@georgian.net. The price is $34.95 plus g.s.t.
Due to the Canadian Postal Strike, only orders received back by FAX with
payment by visa can be processed. Enjoy Watts history this Christmas!
Thank you,
Mackinaw Productions
3. Rick Watts has published a new 60 page book titled:
Descendants of William Watts: Early Settler of Livingston Parish
This William Watts was ca 1776 in that Watts prolific area of NC.
Several of William's children were born in in Anson Co, NC. While the book
is oriented toward this one
family and descendants, Rick has done a through job of documenting most
Watts families in LA as well
as early families in MS. He cites reference books like: Early Settlers of
Mississippi by Walter
Lowrie, Washington DC, 1834 and Records of Natchez District (MS) 1810. The
latter identifies that
in 1810:
Josiah Watts resided in Wayne County
James Watts resided in Wayne County
Rubin Watts resided in Green County
Thomas Watts resided in Marion County.
Anyone interested in a copy should contact:
Rick Watts
540 Fisher Drive
Allen, TX 75002
(972) 727-6297
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Cornelius Watts of Virginia
I spent 4 days on the British Floor of the LDS Library in Salt Lake City
and
have found some interesting things but not what I'd hoped to find:
1. The only hope of knowing what the Cornelius Watts will said beyond what
Charles Brunk Heinemann has in his book (like where he lived) will be to
find any existing copies of the will in America; a bomb fell on the
records
center in Exeter in 1942 and all records there (including the Will I
wanted
to find) were destroyed, DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHERE A COPY CAN BE FOUND??
Charles Heinemann must have had a copy??
2. Ann Watts, Widow is listed in the Subsidy of 1641 (tax) rolls for Wells
City in the Hundred of Wells Forum. She was taxed 1 Pound for land. This
tax was payable in 2 payments due 27 Feb. and 15 April. This tax was for
the relief of his majesty's (King Charles I) army and the northern parts
of the Kingdom. It was subsequently expanded to include 2 more payments
due 20
Nov. The other category of taxation was for goods, so it would seem it was
for her house and not for goods in a store. This would also seem to
"prove" the house mentioned in Heinemann's book in Cornelius'will was in
the town of Wells and not an adjoining farm. (Information from "Somerset
Protestation Returns and Lay Subsidy Rolls 1641-2"; and The British
Museum's Film # Add MS 28/275, 276, and 277.)
(I seem to have not written down the Author for this book; will check the
LDS Library listings and supply this to you soon.)
3. In the book "The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset,
Collected from Authentick Records, and an Actual Survey Made by the Late
Mr. Edmond Rack" by The Reverend John Collison, FAS; 1791, pages 409-410,
mention is made of "Benefactors to this city and parish" (St. Cuthberts
Parish, Wells) and lists "Plate given to this church for ever" "1644. Mr.
Cornelius Watts a small silver stand guilted---3 pounds, 3 shillings."
This value is half that given to a "large silver bowle and cover guilted
with gold" so must have been an expensive piece. Since the date (if
correct) is after the death of Cornelius, I would think it a piece given
in his memory.
(Unfortunately, I did not know of this piece when I visited the Church, so
I did not inquire if it is still in the Church.) This was the only mention
I could find of Cornelius in any of the County History books in Salt Lake
City FHC Library.
4. There were many Watts Families living in Somerset and near Wells. There
are many early wills for some of these Watts, but from what I could find
in Indexes, there is no mention of Cornelius. From a book "The Visitations
of the County of Somerset in the Years 1551 and 1575" by F.W. Weaver,
1885, there was one "Wattes" family with arms, William Kaynel of
Biddleston, near Chippenham, Wiltshire married to Isabell who had a
daughter Alice married to Richard Wattes (second marriage for Richard) and
they has two sons, John, and Robert (1573), also there were two sons by an
un-named first wife, Barnard and John (who died young). In the book "The
Visitation of the County of Somerset in the Year 1623" by F.T. Colby
(written before 1899 and re-printed 1957) there is one Watts Family,
William Watts of Cotlingham, married to the daughter of Awdlam who had a
son, Hugh Watts of Cotlingham married to Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas
of Marnhull, and they had Nicholas Watts of Cotlingham first married to
Ann, daughter of William Chapell, and then married to Mary, daughter of
Simon Sloper and they had
Hugh and Mary (children at the time of the visitation of the Hearld). I
could find no link for Cornelius to either Family.
My good intentions to find the author I failed to write on the notes I
took in Salt Lake City have not come to pass. As far as I can tell from
the LDS Library catalog here in the Silverdale FHC, the material (1641-2
Subsidy Rolls for Somerset) was first in the work of Edward Dwelly, late
1800's; but what I copied was a newer book and the book is not listed in
the Catalog here. I did find a book in Salt Lake, and I made copies; but
now I can't find it listed!
Claudia
Contributed by cdbtllmn@tscnet.com
(Don&Claudia Tillman)
Don and Claudia took a trip to England recently and she was able to visit
and photograph St. Cuthbert's Church, Wells. She is offering to copy some
of these photographs for a small price to those who might be interested.
To those who are of this line, this is a wonderful offer so please
remember to compensate her with coping costs and mailing costs involved.
Please remember this is the Christmas season so be patient with your
request. Cornelius Watts is the "father" of many of the Watts Virginia
lines in Culpeper, Orange, Albemarle, Greene, and Hanover counties. A copy
of his will is found in Watts' On-Line issue #17. Please e-mail Claudia is
you are interested in photographs of the church. Lori
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WATTS and Cherokee Heritage
I have read with interest the posts regarding John WATTS aka OLD CHIEF
TASSEL and CHIEF LITTLE TASSEL. The "Old John Watts" described below is
believed to be the brother of Garrett WATTS. These documents detail the
Cherokee lineage of at least one WATTS line.
The following affidavits were signed in support of the petition of James
Brit. WATTS before the Indian Council proving his Cherokee lineage:
"I Nancy J. Rust was bornd in Cherrokee County Alabama in the year 1832
and I know the Watts family. Old John Watts was my great grand father he
had two brothers James and garrett and I Nancy J. Rust a daughter of Jesse
Watts who was the son of Levi Watts who was the son of Old John Watts that
moved from Carolina Territory to Cherrokee County Alabama. The Watts
family moved from Carolina to Georgia Tennessee and Alabama Territory. Old
John Watts my great grand father moved to the Alabama Territory in the
Cherokee Nation Old John Watts remained in the Alabama Territory untill
his death which occured in 1842 or 1843. My great grand mother was Mahaly
Long before she married Old John Watts my great grand father John Watts
was by decent Duch and Cherrokee blood and further state that J.B. Watts
who comes before the indian council to prove his right in the Cherrokee
Territory is a son of Old Danil. D. Watts who is a son of Eli Watts sho
was a son of Old John Watts that
died in the Alabama Territory in the year of 1842 or 1843.
her
Nancy J. x Rust
mark
State of Arkansas
County of Scott
On this 9th day of May 1892. Comes Nancy J. Rust and makes oath to the
above statement before me a duly commissioned and
acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Scott and State
of Arkansas.
B.L. Watson, J.P."
The following affidavit was also signed in support of the same petition:
"I Daniel D. Watts was bornd in Banham [Buncombe] county North Carolina in
Dec. 11th 1820 i now the Watts famlys & old garrett Watts Jim Watts & old
Jhon (John) Watts were brothers and of the cherrokee Blood. I Daniel D.
Watts a son of Eli Watts do here testify that James B. Watts is great
grand son of old Jhon Watts of the old cherrokee Trive he being by Decent
Dutch and about 1/2 half cherrokee Blood. he old Jhon Watt remained in the
North callina until the year 1828 an in the year of 1828 the Watts familys
came mooving to the georgia & alabama territorys an som of the Watts
familys stoping in georgia an som in Tennissee, but old Jhon Watts came to
the alabama territory near where the line of georgia an alabama at the
present time. old Jhon Watts remained in the cherrokee nation until his
death whitch ocured in the year of 1842. him being 84 year old at his
death. James B. Watts great grand mother was the name of mahallie long
before her mariage to Jhon Watts. she was by Decent one fourth cherrokee
an three fourth Irish an Dutch. Jake Watts was the great grand father of
J.B. watts on his grand mother side he
was also bornd in north callinia in banham county. i can not tell of What
Decent he was but to say he was som relation to Jhon Watts before his
daughter rebaecar an Eli Watts was maried. then they become the grand
father & grand mother of J B Watts of the cherrokee nation. The same time
eli was a next oldest son of old Jhon Watts of the cherrokee nation. Joe?
Watts located in or near Brown ? georgia an died their or at least i never
hurd of him or his any more since the War of 1861. Jhon Watts Jr an
Bill Watts returned back from the alabama territory to the north callinia
thence to Tennissee an thats the last ever hurd of them. levie Watts left
the alabama territory in 1849 if i am not mistakend an mooved to arkansas
in calhoun county an their died Eli
Watts whitch was J.B. Watts grand father died in the state of alabama at
the age of 81 years
i Therefore testify to the best of my kolledg that the above statement is
as true as i can posibly make in that the said J.B. Watts is beyound all
doubts of the cherrokee Blood. I further state that it has bin a long time
since i have saws many of them. but the greater portions of the Watts
famlys are in georgia. alabama. Tennessee Arkansas & indian Territory but
at the present time i can not locate them all.
In the presence of f. England? Daniel D Watts
State of Arkansas, County of Polk"
[Subscribed and sworn the 5th day of January 1892].
And one more....
"Know all Men by these presants that I W.J. Broek of the State of Arkansas
and county of Independence that I have known some of the Watts. Famely for
fifty seven years and they claimed to bee of Cherokee Blood and Dutch Old
John the father of Elie and Levie with hoom I was well acquainted was said
to bee one half Cherokee and Jas B Watts of salysaw Indian Territory is A
Son of Daniel D Watts and he A Son of Elie Watts and Elie is A Son of old
John Watts and Old John was said to bee A son of Old Forked Tale Watts.
Witness my hand an sent this 1st day of June 1893
W.J. Broek
Subscribed and Sworn to
before me this the 1st day June 1893.
W.J. P. Howall
Notary Public"
There is some reason to suspect that Nancy J. Watts was aka Nancy J.
Watson and the sister of B.L. Watson, J.P. - it seems likely that the Levi
above took the name Watson.
Contributed by Dale G. Watson
watson@ccnet.com
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Descendants of James Albert Watts
(The following is an e-mail Clarence sent to Joan and forwarded a copy to
me. First I want to thank Clarence for doing this because it gives us all
a chance to see information we also might be interested in.
Second, I want to encourage the rest of you to forward responses on Watts
research that might be of interest to the rest of us. Lori)
I have just received the WATTS newsletter (WATTS ON-LINE) containing your
descendant lineage from John Watts 1799, and was pleased when I found that
you had some exact dates that I did not have.
I am a descendant of John Watts, the Interpreter/trader who married a
daughter of Chief Attakullaculla (Little Carpenter). This John was father
of Chief Young Tassel, and I am descended from Young Tassel's brother,
Garrett Watts.
My wife and I have researching the WATTS family for the past 45 years, and
have collected a great number of watts families from several different
line, all of which we believe are related. We have set about trying to
find the common ancestry for all of them, and whether or not we are
succussful in this, we plan to publish a book on what we have found,
sometime within the next year.
You mentioned a WATTS family reunion at Marshall, AR. You are probably
aware of the fact that there are also four other WATTS reunions each year
in Arkansas, plus one in Oklahoma. My wife and I have not attended the one
in Marshall, but we DO attend all of the others and collect family
information for the book. I would certainly like to be put on the mailing
list for notification of the next reunion at Marshall.
There is very strong evidence that all of these WATTS groups who are
having separate reunions are cousins. This is one of the most interesting
projects we have undertaken, trying to tie them all together. We would
certainly like to enlist your help in doing this. None of this is for
glory or profit. We think that all members of the WATTS family, now and
later, would benefit by all of our combined efforts. I get many
interesting theories on the ancestry of your John Watts 1799, and I would
like to hear yours.
First of all, I would like more details on your immediate family and
descendantsk, such as full names and exact places and dates of birth,
marriage and death, plus any personal notes that you care to send. All
will be entered into this massive WATTS record, giving your credit for all
that you contribute.
I have many descendants of John Watts 1799 in my file, but my information
is lacking on your branch from James Albert Watts 1875, downward. I love
cousins and long lists of descendants.
Following is what I have on the James Albert Watts line:
Descendants of James Albert Watts
1 James Albert Watts b: October 1825 Hickman Co., TN>to Searcy Co., AR
1848 d: February 23, 1912 Bur. Watts Cem., Marshall, Searcy Co., AR Misc.
1: October 1822 an Alternate birth date. Misc. 2: January 28, 1864
Enlisted Union Army, Berryville, AR Misc. 3: Pvt., Co., M, 2nd Arkansas
Cavalry
.. +Sarah E. (Sally) Begley, CHEROKEE b: September 02, 1827 TN m: February
10, 1848 Searcy Co., AR d: May 05, 1911 Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR Father:
Mother:
2 [3] Henry Lafayette Watts b: November 24, 1848 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR
d: January 31, 1933 Okmulgee, OK
..... +Elizabeth (Betty Ann) Soater b: 1858 MO Father: Mother:
... 3 [2] Sarah Elizabeth Watts b: September 1871 Searcy Co., AR d: Bur.
East Lawn Cem., Searcy Co., AR
....... +George Ellis b: Abt. 1868 m: January 30, 1891 AR d: Bur. Sulphur
Springs Cem., Searcy Co., AR Father: Mother:
...... 4 Naomi Lillian Ellis b: August 04, 1892 d: April 13, 1958 Searcy
Co., AR
.......... +Dan P. Sutterfield b: Abt. 1889 m: October 16, 1908 AR Father:
Mother:
...... 4 Minnie Gertrude Ellis b: September 11, 1894
.......... +Albert Morrison b: Abt. 1891 m: March 21, 1910 Father: Mother:
...... 4 [1] Essie Oval Ellis b: January 16, 1897 d: Bur. Tulsa, OK
.......... +Floyd Martin b: Abt. 1894 Father: Mother:
...... *2nd Husband of [1] Essie Oval Ellis:
.......... +Charler (Charley) Huff b: Abt. 1894 Father: Mother:
... *2nd Husband of [2] Sarah Elizabeth Watts:
....... +Josh Hamilton Pruett b: Abt. 1868 m: March 22, 1899 Father:
Mother:
... 3 Thomas A. Watts b: September 1875 AR
....... +Mary Alice Watts? b: Abt. 1888 Father: Mother:
... 3 Geneva A. (Neva) Watts b: January 27, 1878 Searcy Co., AR d:
February 01, 1965 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
....... +Lonnie Alonzo Melton b: Abt. 1875 m: March 16, 1898 Father:
Mother:
... 3 Martha (Mary) Watts b: April 1880
....... +J.C. Treat Father: Mother:
... 3 Levy Henry Watts b: 1881
*2nd Wife of [3] Henry Lafayette Watts:
..... +Martha Black b: Abt. 1860 m: 1892 Father: Mother:
... 3 Galilelo Watts b: October 1893 AR
... 3 Darwin Watts b: January 1895 AR
... 3 Waco Watts b: September 1898 AR
... 3 Hester Watts b: 1905 AR
... 3 Earlen Watts b: 1907 AR
2 O'Kane Watts b: December 20, 1850 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d: August 14,
1920 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
..... +Mary Ann (Polly) Davis b: December 24, 1852 Searcy Co., AR m: Abt.
1874 d: October 21, 1891 Father: Mother:
... 3 James Abraham Watts b: October 03, 1875 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d:
July 04, 1958 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Menta Watts? b: 1887 AR m: 1907 Father: Mother:
...... 4 Odessa Watts b: 1908 AR
...... 4 Elmer R. Watts b: March 1909 AR
... 3 Martha Adeline Watts b: February 15, 1877 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR
d: 1949
... 3 Nancy Elizabeth Watts b: September 21, 1878 Searcy Co., AR d: 1949
CA?
... 3 Lou Oma Watts b: August 18, 1881 Searcy Co., AR d: May 21, 1963
... 3 Henry Luther Watts, Twin b: January 03, 1884 d: 1886
... 3 William Arthur Watts, Twin b: January 13, 1884 d: July 03, 1958
Hominy, OK
....... +Sarah Adeline (Addie) Yeakle Board b: August 07, 1886 m: 1909 AR
d: August 16, 1916 Father: Mother: Misc. 1: A divorcee
...... 4 Vernice Polly Watts b: April 27, 1910 Searcy Co., AR d: October
01, 1983 Hot Springs, AR
.......... +McCamey Father: Mother:
...... 4 Cleo Inez Watts
.......... +Carl Lee Jones m: November 17, 1933 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Helen Joan Jones b: September 24, 1934 Coffeyville, KS Phone:
e-mail: JoanOkla@aol.com
........ 5 Carla Mae Jones b: February 11, 1939 Muskogee, OK d: December
29, 1995 Bixby, OK
............ +Moseley Father: Mother:
........ 5 Arthur Lee Jones b: July 18, 1944 Tulsa, OK d: May 09, 1997
Beaumont, TX
... 3 Guinn Alexander Watts b: July 04, 1886 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d:
May 02, 1960 Chicago, IL Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
... 3 Benjamin Harison Watts b: October 16, 1888 AR d: January 09, 1976
Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
... 3 Dora Theosha Watts b: November 16, 1890 Searcy Co., AR d: August 17,
1972
2 John Wesley Watts b: December 22, 1852 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d:
August 05, 1929 Oklahoma City, Bur Okemah, Okfuskee Co., OK
..... +Sarah Elizabeth McNinch b: April 01, 1877 Baxter Co., AR m: May 30,
1893 Searcy Co., AR d: 1909 Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR Father: Mother:
... 3 Sula Ann Watts b: June 22, 1894 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d: February
20, 1992 Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK Bur. Hallett
....... +Green Berry Sullivan b: Abt. 1891 m: December 01, 1910 Father:
Mother:
... 3 [4] Rose Ada Watts b: July 26, 1895 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d: 1986
Carmi, IL
....... +Roy Gray b: Abt. 1892 Father: Mother:
... *2nd Husband of [4] Rose Ada Watts:
....... +Richard Harness b: Abt. 1892 Father: Mother:
... 3 [5] Nellie Beatrice Watts b: October 26, 1896 Marshall, Searcy Co.,
AR d: March 05, 1975 Fresno, CA
....... +Arthur Sullivan b: Abt. 1872 Father: Mother:
... *2nd Husband of [5] Nellie Beatrice Watts:
....... +Arthur Sullivan b: Abt. 1893 m: June 09, 1912 Father: Mother:
... 3 Admiral Dewey (Add) Watts b: January 06, 1900 Marshall, Searcy Co.,
AR d: November 11, 1955 Bur. Cypert Cem., Searcy Co., AR
....... +Lena Pearl Pruett b: May 28, 1905 Searcy Co., AR m: September 29,
1921 Searcy Co., AR d: January 20, 1983 Harrison, Boone Co., AR, Bur.
Cypert Cem., Searcy Co. Father: PRUETT, Unknown M Mother: LEUBRETTA, Ada
...... 4 [6] Lois Edna Watts b: July 18, 1922 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR
.......... +J.C. Nichols b: Abt. 1919 Father: Mother:
...... *2nd Husband of [6] Lois Edna Watts:
.......... +Erskin McDaniel b: Abt. 1919 m: September 1941 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Earl Preston McDaniel b: August 28, 1942
............ +Francis ann Treat b: Abt. 1945 m: June 1970 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Glen Alvin McDaniel b: October 06, 1944
............ +Sarah (or Sandra) Harness b: Abt. 1947 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Kenny Deoin McDaniel b: March 07, 1950
............ +Julia Kathleen Coombs b: Abt. 1953 m: June 1971 Father:
Mother:
........ 5 Cheston Gene McDaniel b: June 28, 1957
............ +Iva Jean Dunn b: Abt. 1960 m: May 13, 1978 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Clheryl Lynn McDaniel b: December 21, 1958
............ +James Cole Dwyer b: Abt. 1955 m: March 1975 Father: Mother:
...... 4 Altra Mae Watts b: March 19, 1924 d: November 05, 1925
...... 4 Harold Dean Watts b: August 13, 1927
.......... +Edna Lee Horton b: Abt. 1930 m: Abt. 1949 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Jarrett Watts b: February 19, 1950
............ +Theresa Jeanette Coombs b: Abt. 1953 m: March 1973 Father:
Mother:
........ 5 Ricky Watts b: October 17, 1956
............ +Aleta Stevens b: Abt. 1959 m: June 1976 Father: Mother:
...... 4 Wanda Jean Watts b: August 13, 1927
.......... +Edwin Taylor b: Abt. 1924 m: February 1947 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Gary Lynn Taylor b: August 23, 1949
........ 5 Joey Duane Taylor b: June 19, 1954
...... 4 V.C. Watts b: August 07, 1930
...... 4 Pauline Rose Watts b: September 05, 1939
... 3 [7] Tressie Gertrude Watts b: June 25, 1902 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR
d: June 02, 1964 Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Bur. Hallett
....... +George Holloway b: Abt. 1899 Father: Mother:
... *2nd Husband of [7] Tressie Gertrude Watts:
....... +Jess Golden b: Abt. 1899 m: September 25, 1920 Father: Mother:
... 3 [8] Goldie May Watts b: May 05, 1904 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR
....... +George Harris b: Abt. 1901 Father: Mother:
... *2nd Husband of [8] Goldie May Watts:
....... +Bert Cater b: Abt. 1901 Father: Mother:
... *3rd Husband of [8] Goldie May Watts:
....... +Jesse Sanders b: Abt. 1901 Father: Mother:
... *4th Husband of [8] Goldie May Watts:
....... +Lee Sowell b: Abt. 1901 Father: Mother:
... *5th Husband of [8] Goldie May Watts:
....... +Bert Scott b: Abt. 1901 Father: Mother:
2 Asa (Sweet) Watts b: September 02, 1855 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d: May
04, 1937 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
..... +Martha Jane Kesner b: August 17, 1853 AR m: 1880 Searcy Co., AR d:
October 12, 1924 Nogo (near Tilly), Pope Co., AR Father: KESSNER, William
Andrew Mother: HANKINS, Pheby C.
... 3 Mavada (Vada) Watts b: August 07, 1880 AR d: March 25, 1943 Bur.
Nogo, Pope Co., AR
....... +Abby Ragland b: Abt. 1877 m: August 09, 1903 AR Father: Mother:
... 3 Rhoda Watts b: September 01, 1881 Searcy Co., AR d: June 21, 1967
Yellville, Bur. Red Hill Cem., Searcy Co., AR
....... +Horace Greely Davis b: Abt. 1878 m: February 26, 1901 Searcy Co.,
AR Father: Mother:
... 3 [9] Pocahauntus H. (Pokey) Watts b: December 15, 1882 AR d: CA
....... +Charlie Kuydendahl b: Abt. 1885 Father: Mother:
... *2nd Husband of [9] Pocahauntus H. (Pokey) Watts:
....... +Carra Bradley b: Abt. 1885 m: October 08, 1906 Father: Mother:
... 3 Infant Watts b: March 19, 1883 AR d: October 13, 1883 AR
... 3 Hulous D. Watts b: July 26, 1886 AR d: CA
....... +Lessie Horn b: Abt. 1889 m: May 04, 1908 Searcy Co., AR Father:
Mother:
... 3 Walter Andrew Watts b: February 10, 1887 AR d: Bur. Jonesboro, AR
....... +Allie Fultz b: Abt. 1890 m: March 24, 1911 Searcy Co., AR Father:
Mother:
... 3 Morton Watts b: August 16, 1888 Searcy Co., AR d: January 10, 1966
Grand Junction, CO Bur. East Lawn Cem. Searcy Co., AR
....... +Ruth E. Robinson b: Abt. 1891 d: Bur. East Lawn Cem., Searcy Co.,
AR Father: Mother:
... 3 Blaine Watts b: February 08, 1889 Searcy Co., AR d: NM?
....... +Minnie Horn b: Abt. 1892 Father: Mother:
... 3 Agnes Watts b: Abt. 1891
... 3 Maude M. Watts b: December 25, 1891 Searcy Co., AR
....... +S. Vester Ditty b: Abt. 1888 m: November 21, 1912 Father: Mother:
... 3 Myrtle Clessie Watts b: December 21, 1893 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Jim Walker b: Abt. 1890 Father: Mother:
... 3 Albert Bryan Watts b: September 06, 1896 Searcy Co., AR d: Eugene,
Lane Co., OR
....... +Vesta Horn b: Abt. 1899 m: February 10, 1922 Father: Mother:
... 3 Jewel E. Watts b: September 1898 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Earl Phillips b: Abt. 1895 Father: Mother:
2 James Buchanan Watts b: May 27, 1858 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d: October
03, 1930 Hanford, CA
..... +Martha Elizabeth Barnett b: September 25, 1872 St. Joe, Searcy Co.,
AR m: March 03, 1889 Searcy Co., AR d: February 04, 1946 Hanford, CA
Father: BARNETT, David Mother: KEMP, Flora
... 3 Malinda Valeena (Lena) Watts b: January 16, 1891 Searcy Co., AR d:
April 15, 1958 Merced, CA
... 3 Charles Darwin (Dar) Watts b: March 07, 1893 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Edna Garrison b: Abt. 1896 m: November 25, 1945 Father: Mother:
... 3 Sarah Flora Watts b: May 20, 1896 Searcy Co., AR d: March 14, 1970
Josephine Co., OR
....... +Sam Edgar Nelson b: Abt. 1893 m: December 01, 1916 Father:
Mother:
... 3 Nancy Catherine (Effie) Watts b: April 16, 1897 Searcy Co., AR d:
March 25, 1956 Merced, CA
....... +Robert Alvis b: Abt. 1894 m: April 10, 1919 Father: Mother:
... 3 David Albert (Dave) Watts b: August 22, 1899 Searcy Co., AR d:
December 07, 1970
....... +Mamie Dobbs b: Abt. 1902 m: 1920 Father: Mother:
... 3 Lu Elba Watts b: February 17, 1901 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Albert Page b: Abt. 1898 m: 1918 Father: Mother:
... 3 James Lawson Watts b: May 02, 1904 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Lucille Sanders b: Abt. 1907 m: Abt. 1941 Father: Mother:
... 3 Gus Watts b: June 12, 1907 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Nina Rhodes b: Abt. 1910 m: 1940 Father: Mother:
2 Nancy Elizabeth Watts b: April 19, 1861 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d:
April 20, 1939 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
..... +Samuel B. Cotton b: November 28, 1851 Searcy Co., AR m: July 03,
1881 Searcy Co., AR d: December 20, 1920 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
Father: Mother:
... 3 Dorcas E. Cotton b: June 1882 Searcy Co., AR
....... +James A. Tilley b: Abt. 1879 m: November 12, 1899 Father: Mother:
... 3 Abraham Byron Cotton b: April 1884 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Mathis Gray b: Abt. 1887 m: October 22, 1905 Father: Mother:
... 3 Mahala Jane (Haley) Cotton b: September 1886 Searcy Co., AR d:
October 01, 1975 Bur. Bixby Cem., Bixby, Tulsa Co., OK
....... +John Wesley Watts b: January 28, 1879 AR m: November 15, 1900
Searcy Co., AR d: 1947 Bixby, Tulsa Co., OK Father: WATTS, Francis Marion
Mother: HILL, Margaret
...... 4 Dennis Watts b: Abt. 1902
...... 4 Denver Watts b: Abt. 1905
... 3 [10] Bertha D. Cotton b: January 1889 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Joe H. Wood b: Abt. 1886 m: November 01, 1907 Father: Mother:
... *2nd Husband of [10] Bertha D. Cotton:
....... +Branscom b: Abt. 1886 m: Abt. 1909 Father: Mother:
... 3 Tilman L. Cotton b: January 1891 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Fannie Wood b: Abt. 1894 m: January 08, 1913 Father: Mother:
... 3 Belza Cotton b: April 1893 Searcy Co., AR
....... +Perry b: Abt. 1890 Father: Mother:
... 3 Silas Cotton b: April 08, 1896 d: November 23, 1918 Bur. Watts Cem.,
Searcy Co., AR
....... +Emma Cypert b: Abt. 1899 m: July 03, 1916 Father: Mother:
... 3 Tollie Cotton b: July 08, 1897 AR d: September 20, 1916 Bur. Watts
Cem., Searcy Co., AR
... 3 Ollie B. (Olla) Cotton b: July 1899 AR
....... +Esther May Adams b: Abt. 1902 m: April 13, 1919 Father: Mother:
2 [12] Andrew Jackson Watts b: December 12, 1863 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR
d: August 15, 1912 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR
..... +Emma Waters b: Abt. 1866 m: November 30, 1895 Searcy Co., AR d: Abt.
1900 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR Father: Mother:
... 3 Albert Lannie Watts b: February 19, 1897 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d:
February 18, 1985 Harrison, Boone Co., AR Bur. East Lawn Cem. Searcy
....... +Verna Mae Redman b: June 11, 1900 m: June 03, 1918 d: March 01,
1980 Bur. East Lawn Cem., Searcy Co., AR Father: REDMAN, William (Bud)
Mother: JACKSON, Leah
...... 4 [11] Melvin Fred Watts b: August 14, 1918 Leslie, Searcy Co., AR
.......... +Edna Blair Horton b: Abt. 1921 Father: Mother:
...... *2nd Wife of [11] Melvin Fred Watts:
.......... +Marcelia Horton b: Abt. 1921 m: Abt. 1941 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Donald Watts b: Abt. 1946
........ 5 Michael Watts b: Abt. 1949
...... 4 Andy Leo Watts b: August 18, 1920 Leslie, Searcy Co., AR
.......... +Mary Bradford b: Abt. 1923 m: Abt. 1943 Father: Mother:
........ 5 Jaqueta Watts b: Abt. 1948
............ +Isbell Father: Mother:
........ 5 Freda Watts b: Abt. 1951
............ +Keller Father: Mother:
...... 4 Virginia Watts b: September 26, 1926 Leslie, Searcy Co., AR
.......... +J.G. Horton b: Abt. 1923 m: July 07, 1946 Father: HORTON, Roy
G. Mother: WILCOX, Ruby
........ 5 Vicki Horton b: Abt. 1951
............ +Buck Mays III b: Abt. 1948 Father: Mother:
........... 6 Neal Mays
........... 6 Noel Mays
........... 6 Sarah Mays
........... 6 Maryu Mays
........ 5 Jackie Gene Horton b: Abt. 1954
............ +Janie Rhodes b: Abt. 1957 Father: Mother:
... 3 Mollie Watts b: Abt. 1899
*2nd Wife of [12] Andrew Jackson Watts:
..... +Mattie Cooper b: May 15, 1876 MS m: September 12, 1900 d: November
03, 1970 Bur. Watts Cem., Searcy Co., AR Father: Mother:
... 3 Clester C. Watts b: Abt. 1901 d: September 05, 1982 Bur. Edgwd. Mem.
Pk., N. Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
....... +Jewel Cotton b: Abt. 1903 m: August 20, 1921 AR Father: Mother:
... 3 Myrtle G. Watts b: December 28, 1902
....... +Wayne Taylor b: Abt. 1899 m: February 19, 1922 Father: Mother:
... 3 William Troy Watts b: Abt. 1904
... 3 Bessie Watts b: Abt. 1907
....... +Massey b: Abt. 1904 Father: Mother:
... 3 Sylvia Watts b: Abt. 1910
....... +Pat Barnum b: Abt. 1907 Father: Mother:
... 3 Opal Watts b: March 06, 1912 d: April 01, 1957
....... +Orval Ashley b: Abt. 1908 Father: Mother:
2 Hiram Abraham Lincoln Watts b: May 01, 1867 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR d:
June 20, 1931 Morris, Okmulgee Co. OK
..... +Idar Melissa Ward b: April 09, 1875 Linville, Graves Co., KY m:
October 09, 1891 Alton, Oregon Co., MO d: May 19, 1973 Kansas City, MO
Father: Mother: Misc. 1: May 01, 1867 An Alternate birth date.
... 3 Elton Lafayete Watts b: January 01, 1896 Searcy Co., AR d: September
28, 1963 Chicago, Cook Co., IL
....... +Dora Bell Sullivn b: January 10, 1894 Marshall, Searcy Co., AR m:
February 29, 1916 d: 1973 Father: SULLIAVAN, John Alexander Mother: KELLY,
Malissa Emaline
...... 4 Fariel Watts b: September 16, 1916 AR
...... 4 Carl Watts b: June 11, 1918 AR
...... 4 Victor Watts b: June 25, 1920
...... 4 Hazel Melissa Watts b: June 20, 1922
...... 4 Elton L. (Dude) Watts b: December 20, 1924
...... 4 Helen Watts b: November 17, 1928
...... 4 Harvey Watts b: July 25, 1930
... 3 Homer Clifton Watts b: April 07, 1900 AR d: October 10, 1979 Kansas
City, MO
... 3 Susie Watts b: September 01, 1908 AR
From Clarence Williams - e-mail:
Cwilliams@ozip.com
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Cornelius Watts of Virginia
I spent 4 days on the British Floor of the LDS Library in Salt Lake City
and have found some interesting things but not what I'd hoped to find:
1. The only hope of knowing what the Cornelius Watts will said beyond what
Charles Brunk Heinemann has in his book (like where he lived) will be to
find any existing copies of the will in America; a bomb fell on the
records center in Exeter in 1942 and all records there (including the Will
I wanted to find) were destroyed, DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHERE A COPY CAN BE
FOUND??
Charles Heinemann must have had a copy??
2. Ann Watts, Widow is listed in the Subsidy of 1641 (tax) rolls for Wells
City in the Hundred of Wells Forum. She was taxed 1 Pound for land. This
tax was payable in 2 payments due 27 Feb. and 15 April. This tax was for
the relief of his majesty's (King Charles I) army and the northern parts
of the Kingdom. It was subsequently expanded to include 2 more payments
due 20
Nov. The other category of taxation was for goods, so it would seem it was
for her house and not for goods in a store. This would also seem to
"prove" the house mentioned in Heinemann's book in Cornelius'will was in
the town of Wells and not an adjoining farm. (Information from "Somerset
Protestation Returns and Lay Subsidy Rolls 1641-2"; and The British
Museum's Film # Add
MS 28/275, 276, and 277.)
(I seem to have not written down the Author for this book; will check the
LDS Library listings and supply this to you soon.)
3. In the book "The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset,
Collected from Authentick Records, and an Actual Survey Made by the Late
Mr. Edmond Rack" by The Reverend John Collison, FAS; 1791, pages 409-410,
mention is made of "Benefactors to this city and parish" (St. Cuthberts
Parish, Wells) and lists "Plate given to this church for ever" "1644. Mr.
Cornelius Watts a small silver stand guilted---3 pounds, 3 shillings."
This value is half that given to a "large silver bowle and cover guilted
with gold" so must have been an expensive piece. Since the date (if
correct) is after the death of Cornelius, I would think it a piece given
in his memory. (Unfortunately, I did not know of this piece when I visited
the Church, so I did not inquire if it is still in the Church.) This was
the only mention I could find of Cornelius in any of the County History
books in Salt Lake City
FHC Library.
4. There were many Watts Families living in Somerset and near Wells. There
are many early wills for some of these Watts, but from what I could find
in Indexes, there is no mention of Cornelius. From a book "The Visitations
of the County of Somerset in the Years 1551 and 1575" by F.W. Weaver,
1885, there was one "Wattes" family with arms, William Kaynel of
Biddleston, near Chippenham, Wiltshire married to Isabell who had a
daughter Alice married to Richard Wattes (second marriage for Richard) and
they has two sons, John, and Robert (1573), also there were two sons by an
un-named first wife, Barnard and John (who died young). In the book "The
Visitation of the County of Somerset in the Year 1623" by F.T. Colby
(written before 1899 and re-printed 1957) there is one Watts Family,
William Watts of Cotlingham, married to the daughter of Awdlam who had a
son, Hugh Watts of Cotlingham married to Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas
of Marnhull, and they had Nicholas Watts of Cotlingham first married to
Ann, daughter of William Chapell, and then married to Mary, daughter of
Simon Sloper and they had
Hugh and Mary (children at the time of the visitation of the Hearld). I
could find no link for Cornelius to either Family.
My good intentions to find the author I failed to write on the notes I
took in Salt Lake City have not come to pass. As far as I can tell from
the LDS Library catalog here in the Silverdale FHC, the material (1641-2
Subsidy Rolls for Somerset) was first in the work of Edward Dwelly, late
1800's; but what I copied was a newer book and the book is not listed in
the Catalog here. I did find a book in Salt Lake, and I made copies; but
now I can't find it listed!
Claudia
Contributed by cdbtllmn@tscnet.com
(Don&Claudia Tillman)
Don and Claudia took a trip to England recently and she was able to visit
and photograph St. Cuthbert's Church, Wells. She is offering to copy some
of these photographs for a small price to those who might be interested.
To those who are of this line, this is a wonderful offer so please
remember to compensate her with coping costs and mailing costs involved.
Please remember this is the Christmas season so be patient with your
request. Cornelius Watts is the "father" of many of the Watts Virginia
lines in Culpeper, Orange, Albemarle, Greene, and Hanover counties. A copy
of his will is found in Watts' On-Line issue #17. Please e-mail Claudia is
you are interested in photographs of the church. Lori
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The Twelve Days of a Genealogy Christmas
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Twelve census searches,
Eleven printer ribbons,
Ten e-mail contacts,
Nine headstone rubbings,
Eight birth and death dates,
Seven town clerks sighing,
Six second cousins,
Five coats of arms,
Four GEDCOM files,
Three old wills,
Two CD-ROMs,
And a branch in my family tree.
Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Contributed by caddowens@juno.com
(alice b owens)
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