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Henry Edward Watkins[1]

Male 1782 - 1856  (74 years)


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  • Name Henry Edward Watkins 
    Born 19 Feb 1782  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aug 1856 
    Person ID I17156  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2017 

    Mother Ann Agnes Woodson,   b. 4 Oct 1748, Poplar Hill, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1820, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Father Francis of Poplar Hill Watkins, Sr.,   b. 15 Jul 1745, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1826, Poplar Hill, Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1765  Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F5755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Woodson Venable,   b. 4 Nov 1796, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1868, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. Francis Nathaniel 'Frank' Watkins,   b. 14 Apr 1813, Fairfax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1885, Campbell Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F6100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108658067.
      Henry Edward Watkins
      Birth: Feb. 19, 1782
      Death: Aug., 1856
      Parents:
      Francis Watkins (1745 - 1826)
      Spouse:
      Agnes Woodson Venable Watkins (1796 - 1868)
      Children:
      Francis Nathaniel Watkins (1813 - 1885)
      Elizabeth A Watkins (1825 - 1850)
      Henrietta Mattie Watkins (1828 - ____)
      Margaret C. Watkins Martin (1828 - 1912)
      Son of Francis (SR) & Agnes Woodson Watkins. He attended Hampden-Sydney, Washington College, Princeton A.B. and William & Mary for law. He was married to Agnes Venable daughter of Samuel Woodson and Mary nee' Carrington Venable. They lived in a house called the "The Home" which lay about a mile from his birth place, "Poplar Hill". At "The Home" he conducted a law school.

      His political activities included the following:
      Commonwealth Attorney 1810-1813; Member of the House of Delegates 1812-1833; Member VA Senate 1833-34. In 1818 he was on the commission to choose the site location for the U. of VA. He served as a Capt. in the war of 1812 and was involved with his company at the Battle of Bottom's Bridge.

    2. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://www.oocities.org/heartland/ranch/8428/watkins_marriages_va.html.
      Prince Edward Co., VA
      Watkins, Francis Spouse : Woodson, Agnes
      Marriage date: Jan 9, 1765