Edward WATKINS, Sr.

1676 - Bef 1771  (< 95 years)

• Name	Edward WATKINS
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1676	Henrico County, Virginia, British America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	13 Nov 1730	Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia   [2]
  	Bought 200 acres on Swift Creek
  Misc	14 Sep 1764	Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia   [2]
  	Deeded the same 200 acres on Swift Creek to his son, John.
  Misc	21 Jun 1765	Henrico County, Virginia, British America   [2]
  	Deed lands south of Chickhominy Creek to his son, Thomas
  	On 21 Jun 1765 he issued a deed to his son, Thomas Watkins of Henrico County for lands on the south side of Chickahominy Swamp, the tract of land on which he lived, "it being all the land given to me by my father."
  Will	21 Jun 1765	Cumberland County, Virginia, British America   [3]
  	In the will, he named: his son John, daughter Martha, grandsons Sir John Clay and Edward Clay, son-in-law Francis Mosley, daughter Mary Anderson, daughter Judith Bass, grandsons Edward Watkins and Samuel Watkins, son Edward and son Thomas.
  Misc	1766	Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States   [4]
  	Testified in a suit brought by his grandson, "Sir" John Clay against the executor -father's estate
  	Edward Watkins Sep 1766 testimony in suit brought by "Sir" John Clay against the executor of his father's estate - Chesterfield Co., VA Court Records, "Dead Papers" box 7, Folder 1770 - under oath Edward Watkins stated "John Clay, deceased, Father of the Plaintiff, intermarried with (my) daughter Sarah, now also deceased & Mother of the Plaintiff." "John Clay and his Brother Edward (are) the only Children or Issue of (my) Daughter." In his will, John Clay confirmed his gift of 200 acres to "Jeremiah Bass, Son of Mary Bass, now my wife." [Chesterfield Co. VA Will Book 1, pp. 342-342; probated 5 Nov 1762. Original in "Loose Papers.
  Died	Bef 25 Mar 1771	Cumberland County, Virginia, British America   [1]
  Will_prob	25 Mar 1771  [3, 4]
  Person ID	I16561	Watkins
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry WATKINS, III,   b. 1637, Talgarth, Brecknockshire, Wales ,   d. 7 Feb 1713, Malvern Hills, Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British America  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Katherine PRIDE,   b. 1642, Curles, Henrico, Virginia, British America ,   d. 1703, Malvern Hills, Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British America  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1658	Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, British America   [5]
  Family ID	F4496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	Bef 1710
  Children	1. John Thomas WATKINS,   b. 1710, Henrico County, Virginia, British America ,   d. Jan 1765, Cumberland County, Virginia, British America  (Age 55 years)   2. Thomas WATKINS,   b. Bef 1720, Henrico County, Virginia, British America ,   d. 1780/1, Henrico County, Virginia, British America  (Age > 61 years)   3. Mary WATKINS,   b. 22 Mar 1725, Henrico County, Virginia, British America ,   d. 13 Nov 1805, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States  (Age 80 years)   4. Sarah WATKINS,   b. Bef 1726, Henrico County, Virginia, British America ,   d. Abt 1750  (Age > 24 years)   5. Edward WATKINS, Jr.,   b. 1726, Henrico County, Virginia, British America ,   d. 1812/3, Powhatan County, Virginia, United States  (Age 87 years)   6. Martha WATKINS,   b. Bef 1737, Henrico County, Virginia, British America ,   d. Aft 1764, Buckingham, Virginia  (Age > 29 years)   7. Judith WATKINS,   b. Bef 1738, Henrico County, Virginia, British America ,   d. Aft 1766, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States  (Age > 30 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F4499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S474] Henry Watkins of Henrico County. [S474] Henry Watkins of Henrico County, Page 32. [S479] Some Descendants of Henry Watkins of Virginia, Cumberland Co., VA Will Book 2, pp. 27-28. [S479] Some Descendants of Henry Watkins of Virginia. [S462] Wikitree, Wikitree., https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pride-13.