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Family: Joel Watkins / Rhoda Gresham/Grisham (F7818)  [1

m. 15 Jan 1752


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  • Father | Male
    Joel Watkins

    Born  1716  Henrico Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jan 1776  Prince Edward Co., Virginia  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  15 Jan 1752  Amelia Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Thomas of Swift Creek Watkins | F5966 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Pride | F5966 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rhoda Gresham/Grisham

    Born  Abt 1735  Henrico Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father   
    Mother   

    Child 1 | Male
    + Silas (Seldon) Watkins

    Born  1754  Prince Edward County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1798  Buckingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Phoebe 'Patty' Watkins | F7819 
    Married  20 May 1773  Cumberland Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • Children of Joel Watkins and Rhoda Gresham:
      Thomas WATKINS b: 1732 in Prince Edward Co,VA
      Silas (Seldon) WATKINS b: 1754 in Prince Edward Co,VA
      Joel WATKINS b: 1758
      Rhoda WATKINS b: 1760
      Susanna WATKINS b: 1764
      Samuel WATKINS b: 1770
      Philip WATKINS
      Elizabeth WATKINS

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Rootsweb, https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hankcar&id=I566.
      Name: Joel WATKINS
      Birth: 1716 in Henrico Co,VA
      Death: 27 JAN 1776 in Prince Edward Co., VA
      Note: In 1754 Joel Watkins was appointed Justice of the brand new Prince Edward County Court. In 1761 he was commisioned Captian in the county militia. Just before he died he disposed of large tracts of land and many slaves. His widow, Rhoda, subsequestly married Patterson Bullock in 1792 in Prince Edward County.
      Father: Thomas WATKINS b: ABT 1678, Henrico Co,VA
      Mother: Elizabeth PRIDE b: ABT 1669
      Marriage 1 Rhoda GRESHAM b: ABT 1735
      Married: 15 JAN 1752 in Amelia Co, VA