Winnifred WATKINS^[1]

1784 - Abt 1830  (45 years)

• Name	Winnifred WATKINS
  Nickname	Winnie / Winna
  Birth	12 Aug 1784	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Misc	10 Dec 1806	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Address: Blackwater and Upper Monthly Meeting
  	"By report from our Women friends it appears that Winna Ricks (late Watkins) requests Our Certificate Directed to the Western Branch Monthly Meeting. James Peebles is appointed to assist in Preparing one for her."
  Misc	22 Apr 1807	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [6]
  	'Winna [sic] (formerly Watkins) granted certificate to Western Branch Monthly Meeting.' This was the formal transfer of Winna from the Blackwater Monthly Meeting to that of her husband, the Western Branch Monthly Meeting.
  Death	Abt 1830	Virginia, United States   [2]
  	It is more likely to me that Winnifred died in Virginia before her husband and son moved to Ohio. This is particularly so since both Robert and his sons, James, were received into the Quaker meeting in Ohio, but there was no mention of Winnifred.
  Person ID	I126	Watkins
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2020

  
  

  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   [7, 8, 9]
  	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   [10]
  	"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   [11]
  	"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   [6]
  	'James reported [at the Blackwater Monthly Meeting] married to Ann White.' ------------------------------------------------------
  Residence	2 Jun 1790	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [12]
  	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	Robert RICKS,   b. Abt 1785, Virginia d. 19 Jul 1846, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1806	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [2, 6, 8]
  	'Robert, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, Southhampton County [VA]; married at publick MH [meeting house], Sussex County, Va. Winna [sic] Watkins, daughter James (deceased), and Ann, Sussex County.'
  Marriage Banns	20 Aug 1806	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [13]
  	Address: Blackwater Monthly Meeting
  	"Robert Ricks and Winnafred Watkins published their intentions of Marriage with each other the first time. The said Ricks is requested to procure a certificate relative thereto from the meeting of which he is a member and produce to the next meeting."
  Children	1. John William Henry RICKS,   b. 1808, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. Dec 1863, Honey Creek, Clinton, Indiana, United States (Age 55 years)   2. James T RICKS,   b. 1816, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Abt 1830 - Virginia, 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. [S127] James C. Watkins. [S255] Doris Fountain, Watkins Genealogist, From Watkins Bible Record. [S326] Quaker Records, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records 1681 - 1935, Register 1739 - 1798. [S472] Ancestry.com, US Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, VA, Sussex Co. Blackwater MM, Ancestry.com. [S358] Hinshaw, Volume VI, Page 119 Blackwater Monthly Meeting. [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. [S207] 1790 Virginia Tax Record. [S472] Ancestry.com, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Blackwater MM Minutes 1796-1807, Page 81, Ancestry.com.