Sarah WATKINS^[1]

1774 - 1853  (78 years)

• Name	Sarah WATKINS
  Nickname	Sally
  Birth	22 Dec 1774	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, British America   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Misc	29 Jul 1809	Fairfield, Highland, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Transferred on certificate from Prince George MM, VA
  	Address: Fairfield Monthly Meeting
  Residence	1840	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States
  	There is a Sarah Butler listed in Jefferson Township, Logan County, OH. She is living with another female between the ages of 30 and 40 and two children (a boy and a girl) less than 5 years. This leads me to believe that Daniel was dead by 1840 and that Sarah had one of her daughters who, in turn, had two young children, all living with her.
  Residence	12 Oct 1850	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [5]
  	The 1850 Census lists a Sarah Butler, age 75, living with David and Susanna Marmon. It is likely that this is Sarah Watkins Butler who died two years later.
  Death	12 Feb 1853	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [6]
  Burial	Goshen Friends Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio   [7]
  Person ID	I124	Watkins
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	James WATKINS, II,   b. 1744, Albemarle Parish Church, Surry County, Virginia, British America d. 11 Oct 1799, Sussex County, Virginia, United States (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Anne WHITE,   b. 14 Jan 1754, Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Johnson County, North Carolina, United States
  Marriage Banns	21 Oct 1770	Surry County, Virginia, British America   [8, 9, 10]
  	Address: Blackwater Meeting
  	"At a monthly meeting held at Blackwater Surry County the 21st of the 10th month 1770 James Watkins and Ann White Declared their intetions of marriage with each the the first time. Lucy Baily and Elizabeth Bailey are appointed to inquire into Anne White's clearness in relation to marriage and make a report to the next meeting."
  Marriage Banns	17 Nov 1770	Burleigh, Prince George, Virginia, British America   [11]
  	"At a monthly meeting held at Burleigh in Prince George County the 17th 11th month 1770, James Watkins and Ann [sic] White declared their intentions of marriage the second time and all things appearing clear they are at liberty to consummate their marriage agreeable with the rules of the society. Guy Bailey and Elizabeth Bailey are appointed to attend their marriage for good order and make report to next meeting. No further business the meeting adjourns till the next in course at Blackwater."
  Marriage	15 Dec 1770	Sussex County, Virginia, British America   [12]
  	"At a meeting held at Black Water, Surry County the 15th of the 12th month 1770 one of the Friends appointed to attend the marriage of James Watkins and Ann [sic] White reported that it was 'decently accomplished' -- no further business the meeting adjourns till the next in course at Burleigh." ------------------------------------------------------
  Misc-Fam	15 Dec 1770	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [13]
  	'James reported [at the Blackwater Monthly Meeting] married to Ann White.' ------------------------------------------------------
  Residence	2 Jun 1790	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [14]
  	When Richmond was invaded, Virginia census records were destroyed. An attempt has been made to recreate the census by the use of tax records.
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel BUTLER,   b. Abt 1770, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. Bef 1840, Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1796	Blackwater Meeting House, Sussex, Virginia   [13, 15]
  Misc-Fam	20 Aug 1808	Upper MM, Prince George County, Virginia   [16]
  	rem, gct Fairfield MM, Ohio
  Misc-Fam	27 May 1812	Warren County, Ohio, United States   [17]
  	Received on Certificate from Fairfield Monthly Meeting
  	Address: Miami Monthly Meeting
  	"Miami Monthly Meeting, located on the Little Miami River in Warren County, was the first to be established in southwestern Ohio. It was the center from which Quakerism spread over western Ohio and throughout Indiana -- the territory now embraced in Wilmington, Indiana and Western Yearly Meetings. The settlement of Friends in the section about the present side of Waynesville began in the closing years of the eighteenth century." Hinshaw
  Residence	1820	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [18]
  	Listed as Brown, Daniel The census reported: Male < 10: 1 (Probably a grandson of whom we have no information) Male 16-26: 1 (Probably his son, Benjamin) Male 45 +: 1 (Daniel would have been 50) Females <10: 2 (Perhaps these were unknown grand-daughters) Females 10-45 (Probably one of his daughters) Females 26-45) (Sarah would have been 44) No of persons engaged in agriculture: 2 (Daniel and Benjamin)
  Residence	1830	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [19]
  	Census lists: One male 60-70: Daniel (60) One male 20-30: Benjamin ? (26) One male 15-20: ?? One female 50-60: Sarah (54) One female 20-30: Martha ? (22)
  Children	1. James BUTLER,   b. 17 Dec 1796, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 1 Jun 1851, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 54 years)   2. Mary BUTLER,   b. 12 Aug 1798, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Susannah BUTLER,   b. Abt 1800, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   4. Benjamin BUTLER,   b. Abt 1804, Virginia d. 27 Nov 1872, Ohio (Age ~ 68 years)   5. Nancy BUTLER,   b. Bef 20 Aug 1808, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   6. Martha Patsy BUTLER,   b. 27 Dec 1808, Virginia d. 21 Apr 1880, West Mansfield, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Dec 1774 - Pittsylvania County, Virginia, British America Misc-Fam - Received on Certificate from Fairfield Monthly Meeting,Address: Miami Monthly Meeting - 27 May 1812 - Warren County, Ohio, United States Residence - 1820 - Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - 1830 - Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - 1840 - Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - 12 Oct 1850 - Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Death - 12 Feb 1853 - Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  James and Anne White Watkins in Quaker Records This document contains copies of the original handwritten Quaker records listing the birth of the ten children of James and Anne White Watkins of Sussex County, Virginia.

  
  

  Histories

  WATKINS - Migration of Some of the Children of James and Anne White Watkins of Sussex County, Virginia Historians report that migration in the early United States tended to be a family matter with families of multiple units migrating from one state to another in search of a better way of life. Land was often the attraction. Sometimes land was free; other times it was relatively inexpensive; and often times it had richer, more tillable soil.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Imported GEDCOM file. [S27] Watkins family genealogy. [S326] Quaker Records, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records 1681 - 1935, Register 1739 - 1798. [S317] Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Page 226. "Sarah and daughters, Mary Susanna & Ann, received on certificate from Prince George Monthly Meeting, Virginia, dated 1808, 8, 20." [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio Dwelling 231. [S86] ua, U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607–1943 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. [S317] Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. IV, Goshen MM, Page 1273. [S211] Watkins, Early Quakers of Sussex County, Virginia. Indiana DAR GRC report: s1 v963: Watkins, early Quakers of Sussex County, Virginia by Sarah E. Eppard [S358] Hinshaw, Volume VI, Page 124 Blackwater Monthly Meeting. [S24] Miscellaneous, Ancestry.com, U.S. Quaker Records, Sussex (Surry) Blackwater & Upper MM Page 64 of 118. [S86] ua, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Virginia, Sussex, Blackwater and Upper Meetings Minutes 1752-1775, Page 88. [S86] ua, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Virginia, Sussex, Blackwater and Upper Meetings Minutes 1752-1775, Page 89. [S358] Hinshaw, Volume VI, Page 119 Blackwater Monthly Meeting. [S207] 1790 Virginia Tax Record. [S9] 1930 United States Census. [S317] Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Upper MM, VA, page 132. "Daniel and wife, Sarah, and children, James, Mary, Susanna, Ann & Benjamin, removed and granted certificate to Fairfield Monthly Meeting, Ohio." [S317] Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume V, Miami Monthly Meeting, Page 32. "Daniel and wife, Sarah, and children James, Mary, Susannah, Nancy, Benjamin and Martha, received on certificate from Fairfield Monthly Meeting dated 1810, 8, 25" [S128] 1820 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Township, Logan County Ohio. [S129] 1830 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio Image 3.