Name |
John WATKINS |
Nickname |
John the Traymaker |
Birth |
1695 |
Henrico County, Virginia, British America [1, 2] |
Address: Malvern Hills Plantation |
- Some sources say his birth was in 1694
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Gender |
Male |
Misc |
1 May 1720 |
Virginia, British America |
Address: " A debate between John Watkins and Edward Mosby concerning John |
Misc |
7 Nov 1720 |
Henrico County, Virginia, British America [3] |
Dispute between John and his step-father, Edward Mosby. |
- "A debate between John Watkins and Edward Mosby concerning John Watkins unjustly taking cider from Mosby was settled when John Watkins acknowledged fault and Edward Mosby forgave him."
"Quaker Records of Henrico Monthly Meeting" by F. Edward Wright, pages 1 - 11
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Misc |
May 1722 |
Henrico County, Virginia, British America [3] |
Contributed to building of a Friends Meeting House |
- John Watkins is among those contributing to building the monthly meeting house. Others were Benjamin Watkins, Robert Elyson, Joseph and Thomas Pleasants; Wm Lead, Benjamin Johnson; Robert Crew, Thomas Standley, Jr.; Joseph Woodson, and other.
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Misc |
Oct 1737 |
Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, British America |
Deeded some of his land |
- Henry Watkins Jr., planter, was dead before 1737, in which year his son, John Watkins, made a deed to John Pleasants, of "that tract of land in county aforesaid, called Malborn Hills [sic], being the plantation whereon Henry Watkins, the grandfather of John Watkins, and also Henry Watkins, the father of John Watkins, dwelt the last part of their lives," 100 acres. John Watkins made another deed in 1737, "as eldest son and heir of Henry Watkins, planter," to Gov. James Cocke of lands on Chickahominy, "which he had as heir of his grandfather, Henry Watkins, and joining Edward Watkins' land."
"Henrico County, Virginia Deeds, 1706-1737":
Pg 671 11 October 1737. JOHN WATKINS, son of Henry Watkins, late of Henrico County, planter, to John Pleasants of same, merchant, for 40 (pounds) land at Malborn Hills [sic], adjoining where Stephen Woodson now lives, being land where Henry father of said John, and Henry Watkins grandfather of said John, dwelt the last part of their lives, 100 acres. Recorded 1st Mon. Dec. 1737.
Pg 675 11 October 1737. JOHN WATKINS, eldest son and heir of Henry Watkins, late of Henrico County, planter, to James Cocke of same, for 5 £ , land on Chickahominy Swamp that said Watkins might have as heir at law of his grandfather Henry Watkins, adjoining said James Cocke and land of Edward Watkins. Wit: John Pleasants, James Hatcher, William Hatcher, Edward Bennet; recorded 1st Mon. Dec. 1737
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"John sold the Malvern Hills plantation in 1739 [1737?]. It had been the home of his grandfather, father, and his home for over eighty years. He sold it to John Pleasants, the wealthy Quaker merchant who was his father's successor as overseer of the Curles [Friends] Meeting. John also sold other lands in Henrico County to Governor James Cocke. The family moved across the James River into Surry, Sussex, and Dinwiddie Counties near Sarah's brothers. A John Watkins had lands in Surry County in 1755 between the Noddaway River near the town of Stony Creek and the Dinwiddie County line. This land may have been sold or transferred to their children, John and James Watkins, who continued to live on the same land."
Source: Watkins, James C., "Ancestors and Descendants of James Watkins of Sussex County Virginia," Linwood, Kansas, c. 1999, pp. 14-15.
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Death |
28 Jul 1743 |
Henrico County, Virginia, British America [2, 4] |
Burial |
Henrico County, Virginia, British North America [2] |
Address: Watkins Grace Family Cemetery |
Notes |
- Also referred to as "John Watkins, Sr."
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Person ID |
I16568 |
Watkins |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2022 |
Father |
Henry WATKINS, IV, b. 1660, Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, British America d. 11 Nov 1715, Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, British America (Age 55 years) |
Mother |
Mary Ann CRISPE, b. 1662, Curles, Henrico, Virginia, British America d. 7 Nov 1736, Henrico County, Virginia, British America (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1680 |
Henrico County, Virginia, British America [5] |
Residence |
Between 1680 and 1714 |
Turkey Island Creek, Malvern Hills, Henrico County, Virginia [5] |
Family ID |
F4497 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth Sullivant DANIELS, b. Abt 1693, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. Abt 1720, Halifax County, Virginia, British America (Age ~ 27 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1707 |
Surry County, Virginia, British America [6] |
Address: Albemarle Parish Church |
Children |
| 1. John WATKINS, Jr., b. 1710, Maryland, British America d. 24 Jan 1772, North Carolina, British America (Age 62 years) |
| 2. Thomas WATKINS, b. 1710, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. Sussex County, Virginia, British America |
| 3. George WATKINS, b. 1714, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. 21 Nov 1782, Halifax County, Virginia, United States (Age 68 years) |
| 4. Mary WATKINS, b. 1716, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. 18 Jul 1796, Amherst County, Virginia, United States (Age 80 years) |
| 5. James WATKINS, I, b. 1712, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. 1810, Sussex County, Virginia, United States (Age 98 years) |
| 6. Elizabeth WATKINS, b. 1718, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. Amherst County, Virginia, British America |
| 7. Ichabod WATKINS, b. 1720, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F5114 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Oct 2023 |
Family 2 |
Sarah BUTLER, b. 1700, Henrico County, Virginia, British America d. Halifax County, Virginia, British America |
Marriage Banns |
1 Jan 1720 |
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, British America [7] |
Address: Home of Henry Mosley |
- "John Watkins and Sarah Butler did also at this meeting propose their Intentions of Marriage. Epharim Gartrite and John Pleafonte are apointed [sic]
Inquire into the Clearness of the young man and Margaret Hunnicut and Agness Binford are apointed [sic] to Inquire into the Clearness of the young woman who are also to Return their Reports to our next Mo. Meeting.
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Marriage Banns |
2 Feb 1720 |
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, British America [8] |
Address: Home of Edward Mosley |
- "The parties that were apointed [sic] by the Last Mo Meeting to Inquire into the Clearness of John Watkins and Sarah Butler make Reports to this meeting that they know nothing to the contrary but that they were cleare [sic] from all others on account of Marig [sic]. They were therefore suffered to proseed [sic] in their aforesaid intentions. Who did at this meeting publish themselves the second time according to the order of friends and have of this meeting to take each other in marriage when they and their friends see fitt."
"Rob Hunnicutt and John Binford are apointed [sic] to atend [sic] the Marig [sic] of John Wakins [sic] and Sarah Butler to see good orders and Make Reporte [sic] of the Marriage to our next meeting."
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Marriage |
4 May 1720 |
Henrico County, Virginia, British America [6, 9, 10] |
Those mentioned to attend the marriage of John Watkins and Sarah Butler were Andrew Crew, Nannah Elyson, Robert Hunnicut and John Beuford.
Source: "Quaker Records of Henrico Monthly Meeting" by F. Edward Wright, pages 1 - 11
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"There was a long-time Quaker family attending the Henrico [Quaker] Meeting by the name of Butler who had moved across the James River to what is now Dinwiddie and Surry Counties. The lands south of the Blackwater River were open for settlement in 1710. John Butler bought lands in Bristol Paris, St. George County, Virginia in 1718. The Butler family had a Quaker meeting known as "The Widow Butler's Meeting" in what is now Dinwiddie County. It was probably named after the mother or mother-in-law of John Butler. John Watkins, the eldest son of Henry Jr., must have known of them as in 1720, when he came of age, he married Sarah Butler at the Curles Quaker Meeting House.
Sarah ... was a daughter of John and Mary (Wallas) Butler of Surry and Dinwiddie Counties. John and Sarah's wedding was recorded in the Curles Meeting House Records. They [John and Sarah] probably lived at and worked the Malvern Hills plantation. They continued to be members of the Curles Meeting for many years. John and Sarah had at least ten children. Many were born at Malvern Hills, but younger children were probably born in Dinwiddie or Surry County.
Source: Watkins, James C., "Ancestors and Descendants of James Watkins of Sussex County Virginia," Linwood, Kansas, c. 1999, pg. 14.
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Children |
| 1. Frances WATKINS, b. 1720, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. 1762, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, British America (Age 42 years) |
| 2. William WATKINS, b. 1721, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. 24 Feb 1773, Poquoson, Virginia, British America (Age 52 years) |
| 3. Sarah WATKINS, b. 1722, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British America d. Charlotte County, Virginia, British America |
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Family ID |
F4506 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Oct 2023 |