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share with all of us. Lori Contents: 1. Members Lines 2. Queries 3. Watts/Wright Families in Bedford in County, Virginia 4. Willis/Watts Families of Virginia 5. Correction to newsletter #52 6. Garnet Watts of St. Mary's Co., Maryland 8. Watts in "Membership of The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848" MEMBERS LINES From: Lorettahen@aol.com Hi Lorlin, I am finaly getting with what I have on my part of the Watts family tree for your newsletter. This was sent to me by my aunt Ruby was was a Watts befor she married. Thomas Watts married Elsie or Alace Garrison a son Andrew Andrew Watts Born in VA (Revelation War Veteran from N.C.) wife's name unknown, Children: John born 1765 N.C. Valentine, Adam a girl David, Jon born 1765 N.C. died 1841; married Mahala born1765 and died 1845 St. Cllir, N.C. Children: Levi b.1797 Meckkkkkkkklenburg, N.C. married Jane?,Eli b.1795 Mecklenburg, N.C. died 1874, Marshall County, Ala, John b.1797 Cabarrus Co., died1874,Pleasent b. 1798 Cabarrus Co. N.C. died 1870 1870, married Mary ? a girl b.1801, a girl b. 1803, Josph b. 1805 married Nancy Williams, William G. b. 1806, died 1890. married Anne Morrison, Roseanna b. 1809, died 1809 Ala., married Sammuel P. Owens, Moses b. 1810 married Elizabeth ?, Eli Watts b. 1795 Cabarrus Co. N. C. died 1874, Marshall Whiteville, Ala. Buried Marshall Co. Ala., His fathers name was John Watts his mothers ame was Mahala. Eli married Rebeccca Watts. Her fathers name was Jacob Watts (an Uncle probably) Rebecca was bprn 1795, N.C. she died in a hame fire in 1875. The fire desstroyed her and two sons perished in 1875. Children: John L. Daniel Dodson b. 1820, Haywood county N.C> Co. died in 1900 married Frances Phillips. William Garrison, Eli Lemuel Mahale, Roseanna, Andrew J. Mary M. Rebecca J. Sarah Ellen, Jesse Jefferson Jeptha Newton, sources: N.C> cenus 1790, 1800, 1820,1830, and Grave Markers. Daniel Dobson Watts b. Nov. 1820, N.C, Haywood Co. N.C., died in fall of 1900 in Marshall Co., ALA, buried in Beulah Cemetery, Boza, Marshall Co. Ala, married in Frances Phillips, b. Jan.1826 St. Clair Co., Ala., and buried in Beulah Cemetary, Daughter of Britton R. Phillips and Nancy Owens, children of Daniel and Frances Watts, Sarah Elizabeth, James Britton, Nancy R. Eli Asbury, Amanda Jane, William D., Eliza L., George Marion Danial Oscar, James Britton Watts b.Oct. 10, 1844, St. Clair Co., Ala., died May 3, 1907 in Salllisaw, OK., married Martha Jane Medford, b. Janurary 1854, and died in Sallisaw OK., Nov. 3, 1905 Both buried in Buffinton Cemetary, near Sallisaw, OK., James was a Mason. Children, Matilda b. 1869 in Ala., William Medford b. 1871 in Ark., Married Morah1898 b. 1880, Silas b. 1874, Ark., married Missiour, b. 1875German b. 1876 Board Camp, Ark., Married Laura b.1878, General Lee Watts b. Dec. 15, 1878, Ark, Garland, Miller Co., Ellis Harmon b. 1882, married Fariy Dasiy b. 1884, Married Dunkin, Clinton C. b. Jan., 1888, died 1972, Ollie b. Nov. 15, 1890 died Dec. 21, 1949, Sources: Census 1850 St. Clair, Ala.,1850, Cherokee Co., Ala., 1860 census Marshall Co., Ala., 1870, 1900, 1880, census Blount Co., Ala., 1880 Polk Co., Ark. General Lee Watts, b. Dec., 1878 Garlin Co., Ark., married Ellar Marie Crosson on March 23, 1899 Ellar was b. Sept. 3 1878, Crafor Co., Ark., Children: Richard Carl, b. June 9, 1900 Married Salina May Fry on Oct. 9, 1919, b. Jan. 11, 1901, Florence b. 10/16/01, married Jack Pell, died 5/1/ 85., Truddie b. 3/23/ 08, married Floyd Williams she died 7/21/90. Ernest b. 1/11/19 died 1972, married Blance Daley, Virgie Maryetta b. 1/11/19, married Burl Lancaster, Vera Dorthy b. 11/25/21, married Delbert Greenfield, Richard Carl Watts b. 6/9/1900 Board Camp, Mena) Ark., married Salina May Fry 10/9/1919 b. 1/11/19They were married in Blackgum, OK., Carl died 10/1/1985, burried in Denair Cemetary, Denair CA., May died 4/16/1979 the day after Easter, Children: Catherine b. 8/8/1920, Ackins OK. Died 8/3/1921, Richard C. b. 1/23/1921 (my Dad), married Loretta Hendon, 2/13/1846, One child Donna Loretta Watts, b. 11/14/1946 Richard died 4/11/1949 of a car accident,Raymond Lee b. 10/11/1922 Killed in WW2. Belgium, Germany, he was brought home and buried in Denair Cemetary. Denair, CA, uncle Raymond was bornin Caralee, OK., Helen Imogene b. 1/22 1926 in Stigler, OK. She married Obed Arthur Hunter 10/16/1944 in Modesto, CA. Ruby Mae b. March 23, 1929, Sallisaw, OK, Billy Joe Watts b. 4/28/1940, here is a letter written by James Britton Watts to his sister Sarah Elizabeth and brother-in-law, Sallisaw, L.T. March 28, 1893: Dear brother and sister I take pleassure in writting you a few lines. This leaves all well. Hoping you all the same. Have been wating to hear from you but have failed, so I will write again. Well, Jas., I am in one of the best faarming countries all most in the US. The rivers and the finest bottom lans I ever saw. You have a right here in this country and do you not see it. It is nearly a fortune to you and your children if you will only take hold of it! You are intitled to your part of the money for the sale of the Cherokee Stripe whitch is about two hundred dollars a piece to you and every child you have got besides 160 acres of land apiece to you and every child. So come and join the Watts Asspciation. It will only cosst ysix dollars to enroll you and your family. So come do this without delay and look after your interest. I have evidence to our case sufficient to carry us through, I think, all right. I want you to go to Russel Gordons and take this evidence in reguard to the Watts being of Cherokee blood. This leaves you all welll. Let him tell you what he knows of Old John Watts, Jim Watts, Garrett Watts who was brothers. Also what he knows about Jake Watts and Moses Watts. I want every thing in reguards to the Watts. Also ols Forked Tail WAtts was I thinkwas my great grandfather,by blood and 1/2 Cherokee. OR at least I have three witness with court seals who have testafied to old John Watts as being 1/2 Cherokee by blood. Also setting forth that I am his great grandson and I want you to go see gordoand From: SallyMBU@aol.com Thanks for your prompt response to my request to be included in the Watts discussion group. My Watts connections are: Grandmother Martha Ann Turner Sallee, daughter of William Turner and Artemesia Watts Turnerb.7-9-1851 in Burnet Co. TX d. 1-22-1920 in Mason Co. TX, Artemesia "Artie" was the daughter of Elbert Watts b. 12-6-1829 Covington Co. Ms d. 9-5-1913 in Mason Co. TX and Permelia Barfoot Watts, Elbert Watts was the son of Absolom Watts b. 1811 in Ga, d. 1880-89 in Tom Green Co. TX and Celia Aultman Watts. Absolom was the son of Thomas H. Watts b. 1771 in Fairfield Co. SC d. 1-29-1854 in Smith Co. TX and Elizabeth Lott Watts. Thomas H. Watts was the son of John A. Watts and Judith Rawls?. I have children and dates for birth and death on many of the spouses and children. I am particularly interested in finding out about the Native American influence on the Watts family. My family oral history says that the Watts family was part Cherokee. My ggrandfather, Elbert Watts filed an affidavit in support of the claims of his father Absolom, himself and his children. I have a copy of the affidavit and an affidavit in support of the claim of George Doolin (Davlin), grandson of Absolom Watts and great grandson of Elizabeth Lott Watts. Watts' are listed on Indian Pioneer Papers Index- volume 95: Charles T., Elizabeth, George Washington and Thomas Bradford. Elizabeth Watts was on the Dawes Roll, age 42, full blood, census card #16, tribe: Cherokee, enrollment #60, page #240. I found a copy of a statement made by Elizabeth Watts made on 9-22-1908. It is an application to the U.S. Court of Claims. It is interesting, but appears to have been denied. She mentions her sister, Nellie Reese, niece, Nancy Reese and nephew, Felix Reese. I have gotten much of the information off the internet. I know that I am probably preaching to the choir, but I would like to see these claims verified and accepted. I know that there are a lot of researchers that have put in years on this "Cherokee Trail" . Is there a member of this group that has "proof positive" and documented date that will put this question to rest? SallyMBU@aol.com From: SuziOnyx@aol.com My name is Sandy. My grgrgrgrandfather was Capt. William J. Watts. His daughter Maria L. Watts m. Eugene Grosh in Baltimore in 1855. Their daughter Sophia Clay Grosh was my gr. grandmother. Another daughter m. her 1st cousin William Watts but only adopted children. I have been trying to find Maria's mother's name & trying to connect the Watts to Francis Scott Key. QUERIES From: keywood@olypen.com (TD Keywood) Lori great to hear you at Issue # 51. On Page 3 of 8 You mentioned some names that I'm unaware of. I list Kai Yan Tahee as the wife of John Watts Sr. and daughter of Attakullakulla. Would you share your references with me on Moytoy please? Thanks and I'm sending you what I have as descendents of Moytoy, Supreme Chief 1730 to 1760. Tom Durham Keywood Can anyone help? Please send a copy to me so that I may share with all. Lori From: tucker@sonet.net (Susan Tucker) Http://www.successmarketplace.com/shops/homeshoppingdel/ Iwas interested in some information on john watts and penelope lightfoot, south miss, who had a son name william george watts, would you happen to have them in your data base. Thanks Susan Sorry I don't. Again...can anyone else help? Lori WATTS/WRIGHT FAMILIES IN BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA Wright Family By Maggie McManaway, Stewartsville, Va. Genealogies of Virginia Families William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. V, pa. 564-566 Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982 Thomas Wright died in Bedford County in 1763. He made a will dated 15th Dec. 1762; it was proved and probated 22nd Nov. 1763. In it he mentions his wife Mary Wright, daughters Elizabeth Wright, May Wright, Abigale Wright Sarah Wright, Dorcas Wright, Catharine Wright, son John Wright, and son Joseph Wright. His wife Mary Wright and John Board were nominated as executors of his will. John Wright died in Bedford County in 1803. Mentions in his will his wife, Elizabeth Wright, and children, viz., Tommy Wright married Cynthia Mayse. Sarah Wright married William Wheeler Anthony Wright married Betsy Mayse. Nancy Wright married James Asbury. Betsey Wright married Thomas Hambleton Polly Wright married Benjamin Watts Rhoda Wright, married Wm. S. Wright. John Wright Joseph Wright married Sally Edgar. Ruth Wright married Wm. McGeorge My mother knew Tommy Wright and his wife, Anthony Wright and his wife and Nancy Wright Asbury. All of these were old persons in her youth. And she knew they were related to her but she did not know the relationship. Another John Wright died in 1810, will probated in the county of Bedford 25th June 1810. He mentions in his will his wife Mary Wright and children: Jane Hunter, wife of Francis Hunter; son Francis Wright; daughter Susanna Bateman, wife of Benjamin Bateman; daughter Decia Clayton, wife of Thomas T. Clayton; grandchildren, John Lewis Clayton, Betsy Lewis Clayton, children of Thomas L. Clayton and Betsy his wife; daughter Orrey Wright, wife of ??? Bateman; daughter of Polly Waugh, wife of A. Waught; daughter Sally Wright; daughter Kitty Wright; son Thomas Wright; and son John Wright. John Wright died in Bedford County in 1814. He made a will dated 28th Dec 1814, probated 26th Sep 1814. He left a wife, name not given in will, and children to Wilson Benjamin Wright son Joseph Wright; grandchildren Mary Watts, Benjamin Watts, and John Watts, children of Wm. Watts, and Ann his wife; son John Wright; son Thomas Wright; daughter Mary Watts, wife of Benjamin Watts; daughter Elizabeth Wright and son William Wright. The witnesses to his will were Wm. I. Walker, John Hopkins, and Price Hopkins. Benjamin Wright was nominated executor of will. David Wright was appointed deputy sheriff of Bedford County, Oct. 26th 1778. In marriage of David Wright, Jr., to Sarah Talbot, daughter of Isham Talbot 28th Sept. 1782, Jas. Steptoe Secretary. In the Virginia Colonial Militia; Wm. Armstrong Crosier Land Bounty Certificate, page 51. John Wright soldier under Colonel Byrd, 1758, and was then discharged. Bedford County Records, March 1780. One John Wright, received a deed from George Walton in 1760. Bedford County Records. Now about the Wright Brothers, inventors of the airship. Several years since in the lifetime of my mother an article appeared in a magazine in which it was stated that Winfield Wright and his wife Angelina Elizabeth Wright were ancestors of Wilbur and Orville Wright. My mother at once said that she in her youthful days knew this couple and knew that Winfield Wright was related to her, but did not know the relationship. The county records give the marriage of Winfield Wright to Angelina Elizabeth Evans, daughter of Anthony Evans, 8th of April 1791. From the Land Office Richmond, Virginia, I learn that the first Wright patent of Records in that office was issued to Robert Wright for 12 acres situate and being in the Eastward of James City, Sept 1, 1627. There was a patent to Thomas Wright for 150 acres of land July 19th, 1635. Land Office Records. In Lunenburg County, Va., in 176, there is a deed to John Wright from James Mayse, Lunenburg Court Records, 1790. Lunenburg County Deed, Joseph Wright from Tom Jarvis. Other Wright' are mentioned in the early records of Lunenburg County. From Land Office, Richmond, I learn that William Wright received a grant of land in Bedford County, Virginia 200 acres, Sep. 1, 1780. I have given you a full account of the Wright' as I have learned of them in Bedford County. In talking with one of the old time colored men whose wife belonged to my family, he told me that some of the large bodies of land which belonged to some of the descendants of John Wright who died in 1803 was always know as "Kentucky Land." He said he understood Wright were the first settlers in this land. Some of the land is still in the family. ******************************************** WILLIS/WATTS OF VIRGINIA The following are exerts taken from the following book in relation to the Watts Family. The Willis Family of the Northern Neck in Virginia: 1669-1737 By Peggy Frances Rush Heritage Books, Inc pa. 25-30 ...important patents for land which either joined John Willis or were close to his land in 1669 will be given in chronological order as abstracted from the original books with assistance of Merrill Hill Mosher, C.G. the patent books are difficult to read and contain obsolete spellings (i.e., lyne for line, oake for oak, and forrest for forest), so spelling has been modernized ... Sir Wm. Berkeley, etc...unto John Piper 400 acres of land in Westmoreland County upon the falling branches of Appomattox Creek in the forest beginning at a marked black oak standing in the line of Mr. Jno. Washington and Mr. Robert Nurse extending along the said line 200 poles to a red oak west from thence 320 poles to a small Spanish oak S from thence E 200 poles to a marked red oak standing in the line of land of Mr. JOHN WATTS finally N 320 poles along the said MR. WATTS line to the first station...2 July 1669. Sir Wm. Berkeley, etc... to Jno. Foxhall 314 acres of land in Westmoreland County in the body of the main forest betwixt the headbranches of Potomack and Rappa beginning at the line of Lt. Col. Jno. Washingtons land extending E 26 poles to a red oak a corner tree of Jno. Pipers from thence S. 320 poles to Spanish oak another corner tree of the said Pipers and thence E 200 poles to a red oak standing in the line of the land of MR. JOHN WATTS then S ? poles along the said MR. JOHN WATTS his line thence E 200 poles along the said Mr. Watts line thence S 50 poles thence W 426 poles to a red oak standing near Ned the Indians path thence N 550 poles to the place begun...23 day of October 1669. Consequently, in the fall of 1669 John Willis, John Washington, John Piper, John Foxhall, Phillip Browne, Nathaniel Pope, Robert Nurse, and JOHN WATTS owned tracts between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers near Ned the Indian's path (possibly the same as Wariscreek or Warisquock path) and Powetridge (which was found with a variety of spellings ...I suspect that it may have been named because it was a convenient route for portaging between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers.... ...Nathaniel Pope Sr. died testate in Westmoreland County between 16 May 1659 and 20 April 1660. He left his minor son Thomas his "Clifts" plantation, and his son Nathaniel both the land where Nathaniel Sr. lived and his patent of 1,050 acres at the head of Appomattox Creek. Thomas Pope willed his "Cliffs" land to his sons Richard and John in 1685. Nathaniel Pope Jr. repatented the 1,050 acres tract on 13 January 1661/62 and assigned it to JOHN WATTS on 1 November 1665 with WATTS then selling half of it to Thomas Wilsford. Although this tract has not been fully traced, it is known that Wilsford died in 1666 leaving the 525 acres which he bought from JOHN WATTS to his son, Andrew Wilsford, stipulating that it would revert to his sons James and Thomas Wilsford if Andrew died without heirs. JOHN WATTS was his executor, and Robert Nurse was one of the witnesses to his will. JOHN WATTS was deceased by 1679, his will being among the missing Westmoreland county records. It appears that Andrew Wilsford, the son, died without heirs because in 1700 Thomas Wilsford (Andrew's brother) willed all of his land and estate to his friend, RICHARD WATTS, who in 1707 sold the entire 1,050 acres Pope patent to Abraham Blagge. Tracing this particular tract is difficult because of the missing deeds and wills, but I suspect the answer lies in a possible relationship between Wisford, WATTS, and Blagg families. In 1679 Abraham Blagg paid John Willis 450 pounds of tobacco out of the estate of MR. JOHN WATTS , deceased, by order of the sheriff. The names of WATTS, Wilsford, and Blagg were not found in later documents with the Willis's in Richmond or King George Counties....... Pa. 48-49 A limited amount of research was done on JOHN WATTS and his descendants because some of their important documents are among Westmoreland's missing records. Interest in the Watts family stems from the proximity of JOHN WATTS' 1669 patent to John Willis Sr.'s neighboring landowners, the fact that a Robert Franke's name is found in related records, and later connections between the WATTS and Willis families in Madison County, Virginia. ... WATTS's tract at the head of Mattox Creek was orignally patented by Nathaniel Pope Sr. who willed it to his son Nathaniel (father of Nathaniel Pope alias Bridges) who sold it to Watts in 1665. WATTS then sold half of it to Thomas Wilford who died in 1666, Metes and bounds given in the patents indicate that the western boundary of WATTS' tract joined John Piper and that the southern boundary of WATTS' tract joined John Foxhall. WATTS and Willis lived within tow or three miles of each other, but WATTS' land lay on the dividing ridge and was mostly in Westmoreland County where records for this tract are found. When JOHN WATTS received a patent for 750 acres in Westmoreland in 1664, one of the headrights was robert Francke [sic]. At that time WATTS was married to Elizabeth Vaughan, daughter of John Vaughan who died in 1664 with Thomas Wilsford being one of Vaughan's executors. After Vaughan's death, JOHN WATTS and wife Elizabeth sold a patent of 600 acres on Attopin Creek which Elizabeth inherited from her father to John Bocock with John Washington and William Freake witnessing the deed. In 1673 Robet Franke witnessed the will of John Bocock, and JOHN WATTS was one of Bocock's executors. In 1679 John Willis sued Abram Blagg who paid Willis 450 pounds of tobacco from the estate of JOHN WATTS, the reason for the payment not stated in the Orders. The loss of the Westmoreland records make it difficult to trace the WATTS' tract, but extant documents imply that there were family connections between the WATTS, Wilsford, and Blagg families. It seems that Andrew Wilsford probably died without heirs and his share became the property of his brothers Thomas Wilsford Fr. Who willed it to "my friend" RICHARD WATTS in 1700. RICHARD WATTS sold it to Abram (or Abraham) Blagg in 1707, the land then beoming know as the "Blagg Land". No connections between JOHN WATTS and John Willis have been found beyond those cited above, but Willis desendants married into a WATTS family later and three of the grandchildren of robert Franke migrated to Orange County (VA) with the extended Willis family. Contributed by Barbara Waldrop User181801@aol.com ******************************************** CORRECTION From: tmantoot@flash.net (Thomas Mantooth) Hi, It has been brought to my attention that I had a typo in my family line which appeared in the last newletter (#52). I listed John Watts aka Young Tassle with three sons. The listing should appear as follows: 1. John Watts aka Young Tassle b.1750 d.1808 2. Jim Watts 2. Garrett Watts 3. John Watts Garrett Z. Watts is the brother of Young Tassle. He was born abt. 1756 and died abt. 1838. He was a Revolutionary War Veteran. Sorry for any confusion the error may have caused. Tammy ******************************************** GARNET WATTS OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND From: Yesterday in Old St. Mary's County by Robert E. T. Pogue, pa. 237-238 The following is a true account of event following a day of wheat threshing on Mr. Frank Booth's "Warehouse Farm,", on the St. Mary's River, as told to me by Calvin Abel: On day about dusk, some fifty years ago, Mr. Boothe had bid his last helper goodbye, and was checking the area where the thresher and engine ha been, to see that there were no embers still burning. When he was about to go home he took a last look at the straw rick, and noticed a dark object lying in the straw. Partially covered up. Upon closer examination he discovered that it was a little Negro boy about five years old, sound asleep. He awakened him and told him it was time to go home, but the little fellow was frightened and made no answer. When Boothe asked him his name he answered something that sounded like "Gar," or "Garn". As it was by this time almost dark, and Boothe had no idea where he lived, he took him home with him, gave him his supper, and put him to bed. The next morning he asked members of the Watts family, who lived on his place, if they knew where he lived, but none of them knew him; so he continued to take care of him, thinking that his parents would come looking for him soon. The only name he could think of sounded like "Garn" was Garnet, so he called him Garnet Watts. The days turned into months, and the months into years, and still no one came for Garnet. He grew up to be a likeable, humorous man, and still neither he nor Mr. Boothe knew, or cared, where he had come from. Garnet Watts still lives in the Great Mills neighborhood, and to this day does not know how he came to be in that straw rick. He was a leftover from the wheat threshing. ******************************************** Membership of The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848 (Appendix) Compiled By Susan Easton Black Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University WATTS, John Birth: December 1837 Death: October 1899, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Source: Saints' Herald Obituaries, 1899, p. 680 Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book E WATTS, Mary Birth: November 1835, Glossup, Derbyshire, England Death: August 1909, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Mary Watts was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 9 (10) May 1885 at Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, by John Gilbert. Source: Saints' Herald Obituaries, 1909, p. 983 Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C ******************************************** Watts' On-Line: Compiled from e-mail and other sources Distributed by Lori Watts Linnell lwlinnell@aol.com
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