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Absalom Watkins 1755–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia

Death Date: 06 JUN 1831

Death Location: Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Watkins

Mother: Martha Herndon

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Absalom Watkins was born in 1755 in Halifax, Virginia, the child of William Watkins And Martha Herndon. Absalom Watkins passed away in 1831 in Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Absalom Watkins was born in 1755 in Halifax, Virginia, the child of William Watkins And Martha Herndon.
  • Absalom Watkins passed away in 1831 in Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA.

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Absalom Watkins's Ancestors

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Absalom Watkins
1755–1831
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia
Parents
William Watkins
1706–1784
Hancock, Georgia, United States
Martha Herndon
1710–1766
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Lewis Watkins
1685–1740
St. Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Margaret Stone
1690–1740
Virginia, United States
William Herndon
1685–1759
New Kent, Virginia
Sarah (Elizabeth) Leftwich
1689–1759
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Stone
1663–1700
Mary Marvel
1660–1700
Thomas Leftwich
1665–1730
Elizabeth Rosier
1673–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Leftwich
1628–1712
John Rozier
1637–1705
Mary Williamson
1654–1715

Absalom Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Absalom Watkins in Halifax, Virginia
Halifax, Virginia
1831
06 JUN 1831
Age 76
Death of Absalom Watkins in Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 JUN 1831
    Event Place: Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA

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