| Name |
Edward WATKINS |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
1676 |
Richmond, Henrico, 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.
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| Death |
Bef 25 Mar 1771 |
Cumberland County, Virginia, British America [1] |
| Will_prob |
25 Mar 1771 [3, 4] |
| Person ID |
I16561 |
Watkins |
| Last Modified |
18 Mar 2022 |
| Father |
Henry WATKINS, III, b. 1637, Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales d. 7 Feb 1713, Malvern Hills, Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British America (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Katherine PRIDE, b. 1642, Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales d. 1703, Malvern Hills, Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British America (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage |
1658 |
Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, British America [5] |
| Family ID |
F4496 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Taylor PENDLETON, b. 29 Jun 1688, Caroline County, Virginia, British America d. 10 Jun 1770, Caroline County, Virginia, British America (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
Bef 1710 |
Caroline County, Virginia, British America [6] |
| 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) |
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| Family ID |
F4499 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Oct 2023 |
1676 - Bef 1771 (< 95 years)