James WATKINS

1768 - 1849  (80 years)

• Name	James WATKINS
  Birth	20 Jun 1768	Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jan 1849	Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, United States   [1]
  Notes	[James Watkins] came to the area [near Cincinnati, Ohio] via a flatboat, which landed at Fort Washington on the Ohio River several miles west of what would become Cincinnati. He and his family started from Elizabeth, N.J., in a wagon hitched to a team of oxen. The wagon was loaded with his blacksmith tools and a nail-cutting machine. After crossing the mountains, the family loaded the flatboat and floated to their destination. The nail machine was the first ever to cross the Allegheny Mountains, but it was crude and hand-powered. During the War of 1812, the machine-manufactured nails sold for 35 cents a pound in Spanish silver.
  Person ID	I13642	Watkins
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph WATKINS,   b. Oct 1731, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 16 Dec 1774, Hamptonburgh, British America (Age ~ 43 years)
  Mother	Frances Elizabeth SPINNING,   b. 16 Apr 1730, New Jersey d. 5 Jul 1787, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F3414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel BADGLEY,   b. 10 Oct 1770, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, British America d. 13 Oct 1843, Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1798	New Jersey   [1]
  Residence	1840	Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Children	1. Sarah WATKINS,   b. 4 Apr 1804, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Joseph R. WATKINS, Sr.,   b. 20 Oct 1805, Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, United States d. 2 May 1882, Salem, Warren, Ohio, United States (Age 76 years)   3. Rev. Benjamin Utter WATKINS,   b. 14 Sep 1811, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States d. 15 Mar 1890, Cameron, Clinton, Missouri, United States (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 30 Sep 1798 - New Jersey Residence - 1840 - Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States Death - 4 Jan 1849 - Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  WATKINS - J. R. Watkins, Founder of Watkins Products This information is included to dispel the notion that J.R. Watkins was a descendant of James and Anne White Watkins as has been documented by others of our family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] ua, Bartlett Family Tree. [S124] 1840 United States Federal Census, Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, Ancestry Page 17 of 28.