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| I am still getting address changes in the form of group
messages. I volunteer in
several areas of genealogy and I do not remember who is who when dealing
with so many people. There
are over 350 people on this mailing list alone and I would have no idea if
you were on this list or another. If
you need me to change your e-mail address you will need to send me a
separate message letting me know you are on the Watts’ On-line
Newsletter mailing list. I have started just to delete those e-mail changes addressed
to groups of people. This
would be greatly appreciated! I also received a few months back a contribution of
“Southern Watts, colonial and Revolutionary Soldiers” by
Charles B. Heineman. I have
almost finished typing those records but I have lost the name of the
person who sent them to me. I
would really appreciate it if you contact me as I would like to print them
in the April Newsletter and would like to give you credit for the
contribution. Thanks. CONTENTS
MEMBERS LINES From: clemel@sbceo.org
(Cleo Melendez) ******************************************** Luther Watts maltt@juno.com (Margaret B
Miller) I am looking for parentage, siblings, etc. for Mary Ann WATTS, b ca
1740 at/near Georgetown, SC. She married William George BANNISTER ca 1756,
probably St. Mark's Parish, SC. according to DAR Patriotic Index. He died
ca 1786. Have no further information for Mary Ann nor do I know the names Margaret Miller almb@bellsouth.net>
or <MALTT@juno.com] From: JMoff39923@aol.com I am trying to research Watts
in GA. Do you know of a researcher I can contact? NELSON AND WILLIAM WATTS OF MISSOURI Sons of John Watts and Lucy Dalton History of Elsberry 1673-1955, by Clarence Cannon, published 1955
(reprint by bicentennial committee 1981), pa. 3-5. Nelson Watts was a wealthy bachelor and owned many slaves. He lived in the first brick house built in Lincoln County, which was situated on the hillside sloping down from the east to the “Bluff Road” (now 7th Street) about where the Church of God in Christ now stands. His orchard in which, according to the custom of the times, he and his slaves were buried, extended east from the Bluff Road and included the land now owed by Mrs. Edward Mayes. When South 6th Street was surveyed through it from Broadway to Lost Creek, the new street bisected both the orchard and the burying ground and for many years the limestone markers could be seen in the middle of the street. His own grave was enclosed by a high brick wall which unfortunately served as a convenient quarry for any occasional brick needed now and then and which through long attrition has now completely disappeared but the marble headstone, which still lies covered with dust and debris between the margin of the street and sidewalk in the second block from Broadway bears the inscription: “Nelson Watts, born in Albemarle County, (Virginia), March 12, 1790, died March 2, 1868.” His will left to “my servant Emaline” all of his land lying west of the Bluff Road, now comprising a large part of west Elsberry including “Piniky” The remainder of his estate was left to his brothers and sisters who are named in the abstracts covering this tract. At the sale of his effects held at the brick house, a number of books sold for sums ranging from one bit (12 1/2c) to three bits (37 1/2c) each. But as the auctioneer was waving the last book as he cried the sale, it slipped from his hand and fell and from its open leaves fluted five, ten and twenty dollar bills. An examination of the rest of the books showed greenbacks in various amounts in all of them which were recovered for the estate. The nearest bank was in St. Louis and people of the time were accustomed to sequester their cash in such convenient hiding places about the premises.
Nelson Watts had come to Missouri following his elder brother
Captain William Watts who had been born at the family homestead in
Virginia but later settled in Hartsville, Tennessee where he engaged in
the slave trade and was owner and captain of a Mississippi steamboat.
Hence his title “Captain.”
But eventually he sold his steamer and his business and with his
household effects and his domestic servants, followed the Bluff Road north
in the spring of 1828 prospecting for a favorable location to establish a
home where he could spend his declining years.
Late one afternoon he camped on a hill on the Bluff Road with what
is now Highway 79. Rising the
next morning he looked around and located a spring, an indispensable
adjacent to the pioneer home, and decided this was the Promised Land, and
bought the tract from the heirs of Alexis Palmer. William Watts born in Virginia in 1783, had married Nancy Wommack (1804-1880), of Halifax County Virginia, whose brother Capt. Richard Wommack (1804-1880), came to Missouri in October 1823. Captain Wommack became sheriff of Lincoln County, represented the County in Legislature, for four terms, and was a very prominent man. William Watts died in 1837. In this his will he left all his property to his wife but provided that the slaves should be parceled out at her discretion among the children named below. As was the custom, the will provided that all Negro children were to be separated from their mothers at the age of 4 years and sent to one of their heirs. He is buried on a little knoll across the Bluff Road from his former residence in a family cemetery on the Forest Keeling Nursery land. He left eight children: Seneca Watts (1812-1897) was married in 1835 to Nancy Kemper (1814-1903), daughter of Martin and Rosamond Kemper and was the grandfather of Ewing H. Watts, who was for 50 years a prominent businessman in Elsberry. Eliza Ann Watts (1801-1879) married Francis Marion Luckettt (1792-1838) and was the great-grandmother of Mrs. L. W. Crank. Wesley Watts (1804-1841) Gabrilla Watts, (1814-1841) who married Joseph Conn Wilkinson (1816-1876) was the great-great-grandmother of Mrs. Waldo Cannon and Lee Francis Ligon. She was first married to Jordon Gibson, and had one son by the former marriage, William N. Gibson (1840), merchant of Falmouth, noted Union agent during the Civil War. Arzilla Watts was born in 1816 and married Charles Ferry, a veteran of the Black Hawk War who received as pay for his military service in that way a warrant for the land on which he spent the remainder of his life. He was the grandfather of J. W. Ferry and the father of Miss Jennie Ferry, whose entry of a single turkey gobbler took first prize at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1904 as the finest bird of its class in the world. Burdilla Watts born in 1819, married Leander (Lee) Hammack the grandfather of David H. Hammack, an attorney in Mount Vernon, Washington. Caucyra Watts, born in 1826, married Mary A. McQueen and was the grandfather of Thomas Watts. Mordecai R. Watts, born in 1822, married Mary Amanda Hammack in 1846 and was the grandfather of Mrs. W. F. Long. At one time he owned the entire town of Falmouth, all residences, warehouses, boat office and landings, stores, extensive stables, bars and hotels, with 145 acres of adjacent land, left as a ghost town after the U. S. Engineers destroyed the harbor and made it impossible for boats to land there. He moved the hotel, a commodious building, with broad verandas overlooking the Mississippi, considered one of the finest of its kind in the county, to the corner of 5th and DuBois streets in Elsberry where it is today the residence of Dr. C. B. Lindsay.
This family, the William Watts Family, inherited the Nelson Watts
farm on which the City of Elsberry is built.
Through the executor, Mordecai R. Watts, the family sold the farm
to R. T. Elsberry, later to become the Founder of the City. ******************************************** WATTS IN THE WAR OF 1812 part 2 Men mustered into the
armed forces between 1812 and 1815. Taken from records in the National
Archives LEVIN
WATTS RENICK'S REGIMENT (1812), OHIO MILITIA. ******************************************** WATTS DAR LINEAGES The National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 31 The National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 32 The National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 32 The National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 32 ******************************************** MILITARY HISTORICAL INSTITUTE PHOTO’S FOR SALE If your ancestor ever served in the military you can now search for a
photo of them and order that photo. These photos are held with in the Special Collections of the
MHI. My understanding is that
only the soldiers who served in the Union Army of the Civil War are
available at this time. They
are planning to expand the selection.
When I typed in “Watts” in the search engine 7 appeared.
They are as follows:
If you are interested in any of these men or you want to tuck this site away to check for future updates the site address is: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html ******************************************** Descendants of Matilda Watts (She was the
daughter of John Watts and Lucy Dalton.
I am interested to know if there were other children of Matilda and
her husband Samuel. Anyone
with information please contact me. Lori) Generation No. 1 1. MATILDA6 WATTS (JOHN5, JACOB4, THOMAS3, EDWARD2, EDWARD1)1 was born Abt. 1788 in Albemarle Co., Virginia, and died 01 Oct 1837 in Randolph Co., MO2,3. She married SAMUEL MELTON 24 Aug 1816 in Albemarle Co. , VA. He was born 26 Jan 1796 in Albemarle Co., VA3, and died 22 Mar 1839 in Randolph Co., MO3. Notes for MATILDA WATTS: Larry Sumpter's Database Melton, Matilda (Watts) -- [c1798]-1 Oct 1837, aged 39y,
w\o Samuel Melton = Oakland Cem; Ref: OFR p. 238-240 Notes for SAMUEL MELTON: Larry Sumpter's Database Melton, Samuel -- 26 Jan 1796-22 Mar 1839, aged 43y, to
Rand. 1836, mar 1 Sep 1816 Matilda (Watts), children: (1) Lucy Ann (b.
1820) m. 1839 George Benton Patton, (2) Samuel Jr., = Oakland Cem; Ref:
OFR p. 238-240 Melton, Samuel -- James M. Carpenter, Adm'r; p. 26 Mar. 1839 From: "Original Land Purchases of Randolph Co Co, MO" by Cecy Rice MELTON, Samuel - 1836 Apr 29, Patent #11.089, 83 acres in S1/T53/R14 and 1836 Nov 3, Patent #12.874, 80 acres in 2/53/14. Children of MATILDA WATTS and SAMUEL MELTON are:
i.
SAMUEL7
MELTON, JR.4,5,
b. Albemarle Co., VA. 2.
ii.
MARY
EMMA
MELTON,
b. 28 Feb 1818, Albemarle Co., VA; d. 30 May 1897, Waverly, Layafette Co.,
MO. 3.
iii.
LUCY
ANN
MELTON,
b. 1820, Albemarle Co., VA; d. 03 Jan 1877, Randolph Co., MO. Generation No. 2 2. MARY
EMMA7 MELTON
(MATILDA6 WATTS,
JOHN5, JACOB4,
THOMAS3, EDWARD2,
EDWARD1)6,7
was born 28 Feb 1818 in Albemarle Co., VA8, and died 30
May 1897 in Waverly, Layafette Co., MO8. She married JAMES M.
CARPENTER8 17 Mar
1836 in Randolph Co., MO9,10.
He was born 13 Mar 1812 in VA11,12, and died 12
Jul 1870 in Randolph Co., MO13. Notes for MARY EMMA MELTON: Notes concerning Mary E. Carpenter Carpenter, James M. -- [c1812]-12 Jul 1870 aged 58, m. Mary
Emma (Melton), children: (1) Joseph Andrew m. Emma Lee (Adams); on 11 Jul
1870 thrown from his wagon & severely injured, not expected to
recover; NMH 13 Jul 1870; dec'd, Mary E. & Henry Carpenter, Adm'r of
the estate settlement 2nd Monday in May 1873; THH 7 May 1873 = Oakland Cem Carpenter, Mary Emma (Melton) -- [c1818]-30 May 1897 aged
79, w\o James M. Carpenter = Oakland Cem; Last Will and Testament of Elijah Watts …I appoint my niece Mary E. Carpenter of the County of Randolf, State of Missouri Executrix of this my will without her being required to give any bond. In Witness whereof I have signed and sealed and published and declared this instrument as my will (at the residence of Thomas Myers in the state and county of my residence as state). This the Twenty Eighth (28th) day of Dec 1883.
Elijah Watts (Seal) Notes for JAMES M. CARPENTER: Carpenter, James M. -- [c1812]-12 Jul 1870 aged 58, m. Mary Emma (Melton), children: (1) Joseph Andrew m. Emma Lee (Adams); on 11 Jul 1870 thrown from his wagon & severely injured, not expected to recover; NMH 13 Jul 1870; dec'd, Mary E. & Henry Carpenter, Adm'r of the estate settlement 2nd Monday in May 1873; THH 7 May 1873 = Oakland Cem Children of MARY MELTON and JAMES CARPENTER are:
i.
SUSAN
M.8
CARPENTER13,
b. Abt. 1838, Randolph Co., MO13; d. 1841, Randolph Co.
MO13. Notes for SUSAN
M.
CARPENTER: Larry Sumpter's database Carpenter, Susan M. --
[c1838]-1841, aged 3y, (d\o J.M. & Mary E.) = Oakland Cem
ii.
JOSEPH
ANDREW
CARPENTER13,
b. 13 Oct 1856, Randolph Co., MO13; d. 20 Jun 1917,
Randolph Co., MO13; m. EMMA
LEE
ADAMS13,
23 Dec 1886, Randolph Co., MO; b. 28 Jan 1865, Randolph Co., MO13;
d. 16 Oct 1909, Randolph Co., MO13. Notes for JOSEPH
ANDREW
CARPENTER: Carpenter, Joseph Andrew --
13 Oct 1856 Rand. Co.-20 Jun 1917 Rand. Co., [s\o James M. & Mary Emma
(Melton) Carpenter], m. 23 Dec 1886 Emma Lee (Adams), children: (1) Joseph
Earl m. 4 Nov 1917 Moberly Delila May (Rector 9 May 1900); Ref: John
Wayland Notes for EMMA
LEE
ADAMS: Carpenter, Emma Lee (Adams)
-- 28 Jan 1865 Rand.-16 Oct 1909 Rand., w\o Joseph Andrew Carpenter; Ref:
John Wayland 3. LUCY
ANN7 MELTON
(MATILDA6 WATTS,
JOHN5, JACOB4,
THOMAS3, EDWARD2,
EDWARD1)13,14
was born 1820 in Albemarle Co., VA15, and died 03 Jan
1877 in Randolph Co., MO16.
She married GEORGE BENTON
PATTON17 13 Apr
1839 in Randolph Co., MO17,18, son of FRANCIS
PATTON and MARGARET
BENTON.
He was born 1809 in VA, and died 11 Sep 1871 in Randolph Co., MO19. Notes for LUCY ANN MELTON: Patton, Lucy Ann (Menton) -- [c12 Mar 1800]-3 Jan 1877,
aged 76y 9m 22d, w\o George B. Patton , (d\o Samuel & Matilda (Watts)
Menton = Oakland Cem Notes for GEORGE BENTON PATTON:
Patton, George B. -- 1809 VA-11 Sep 1871, aged 61y 3m 6d, [s\o
Francis & Margaret (Benton) Patton], m. Lucy Ann (Menton), children:
(1) Thomas P. (b. 1840), (2) James H. (b. 1843), (3) Moline (b. 1856) m.
1877 William Layton Eddings = Oakland Cem; Ref; OB THH 14 Sep 1871, OFR p.
238-240 Children of LUCY MELTON and GEORGE PATTON are:
i.
THOMAS
P.8
PATTON19,
b. 1840.
ii.
JAMES
H.
PATTON19,
b. 1843, Randolph Co., MO; d. 17 Jan 1850, Randolph Co., MO19. Notes for JAMES
H.
PATTON: Patton, James H. -- [s\o
George B. & Lucy A.], [c1844]-17 Jan 1850, aged 6y = Oakland Cem
iii.
MOLINE
PATTON19,
b. 1856; m. WILLIAM
LAYTON
EDDINGS19,
1877. Endnotes 1. Albemarle County Will Book 7, page 312, John Watts Will,
(Albemarle County Courthouse). ******************************************** Watts’ On-Line: Compiled
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