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 1736 - Bef 1763 (26 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Frances Watkins was born 4 Oct 1736, Prob. Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia (daughter of John Watkins and Phoebe Hancock); died Bef 1763, Halifax County, Virginia Colony. Frances married Mister Mackelany. Mister was born Abt 1730, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Mary Mackelany was born Est 1750; died Yes, date unknown.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | John Watkins was born 1710, Goochland, Virginia Colony (son of Edward Watkins and Mary Bishop TAYLOR PENDLETON Bishop?); died 1763, Halifax Co., Virginia. Notes:
Micajah Watkins signs as witness to John Watkins will; Micajah is dead by 1800 as his orphan M. M. Watkins is in the custody of Henry E. Coleman who rents his plantation to Charles Irby.
John married Phoebe Hancock 1734, Henrico County, Virginia Colony. Phoebe was born 10 May 1719, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Phoebe Hancock was born 10 May 1719, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Married:
Children of John Watkins, s/o Edward Watkins, and Phoebe Hancock named in his will: John, Thomas, James, George, Sarah Dickie, William (dec'd) and Frances Mackmananey (dec'd), Sarah Dickie.
Children:
- 1. Frances Watkins was born 4 Oct 1736, Prob. Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia; died Bef 1763, Halifax County, Virginia Colony.
- John [Hancock] Watkins, Jr. was born 23 Jul 1742, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony; died 1807, Halifax Co., Virginia.
- Sarah 'Sally' m. Dickie Watkins was born Est 1726, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Halifax County, Virginia.
- Phoebe 'Patty' Watkins was born 6 Feb 1753, Cumberland Co., Virginia Colony; died 1818, Buckingham County, Virginia.
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
| 8. | Henry Watkins was born Est 1636, Henrico Co., Virginia; died 1691, Chickahominy, Henrico Co., Virginia. Notes:
Name:
Another Henry Watkins is seen in the list of living individuals in 1623 in Virginia.
Henry married Catherine Pride. Catherine was born Est 1635, Aaccomac Plantation, Colonial Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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| 9. | Catherine Pride was born Est 1635, Aaccomac Plantation, Colonial Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Married:
One thing that endears Henry Watkins, to me, is his disbursement of his lands to his children prior to his death. He mentions his love for his children when he gave land to each of his sons on the south side of Chickahominy Swamp in 1691/2. The tradition of primogeniture was still common in the early colonies. However, by making a will you could distribute your property as you saw fit. Henry went even further than this when he partitioned his land to his sons prior to his death. I feel it showed a great deal of confidence in the ability and integrity of his sons.
In January 1691/2, he gifted, "With love and affection," the following to his sons:
William: 120 acres next to Edward Finch
Joseph: 120 acres ?in the lower part?
Edward: 120 acres ?in the lower part?
Henry (Jr.): ?the tract where I now live?
Thomas: 200 acres on ?Three Runs?
Children:
- Thomas of Swift Creek Watkins was born 1672, Malvern Hills Plantation, Henrico Co., Virginia; died 25 Jun 1760, Henrico Co., Virginia.
- William Watkins was born Abt 1685, Curles, Henrico County, Virginia; died 1784, Cornwall Parish, Charlotte County, Virginia.
- Joseph Watkins was born Est 1675, Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
- 4. Edward Watkins was born Est 1680, Charlotte Co., Colonial Virginia; died 1771.
- Henry Watkins, Jr. was born Est 1660, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony; died 1715, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony.
- Rachael Watkins was born 1664, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony; died Bef 1729, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony.
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