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Amanda M Watts 1804–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1804

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 5 Apr 1855

Death Location: Mount Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Watts

Mother: Agnes Comer

Spouse(s): Jesse Knight

Children(s): Mary Knight, Comer Knight, James Knight, John Knight, Edwin Knight, Martha Knight, Nancy Knight, Maria Knight, Amanda Knight, Jesse Knight, William Knight

The story of Amanda M Watts began in 1804 in Georgia, United States. In 1850, Amanda M Watts resided in Lowndes, Lowndes, Alabama, USA. Amanda M Watts married Jesse Brand Knight, and had children including Amanda Jones Knight, Comer Watts Knight, Edwin Thomas Knight, James Monroe Knight, Jesse A Knight, John Anderson Knight, Maria Louisa Knight, Martha J Knight, Mary Adeline Knight, Nancy Knight, Thomas A Knight, William Bell Knight. Amanda M Watts passed away in 1855 in Mount Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Amanda M Watts began in 1804 in Georgia, United States.
  • In 1850, Amanda M Watts resided in Lowndes, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
  • Amanda M Watts married Jesse Brand Knight, and had children including Amanda Jones Knight, Comer Watts Knight, Edwin Thomas Knight, James Monroe Knight, Jesse A Knight, John Anderson Knight, Maria Louisa Knight, Martha J Knight, Mary Adeline Knight, Nancy Knight, Thomas A Knight, William Bell Knight.
  • Amanda M Watts passed away in 1855 in Mount Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amanda Watts's Ancestors

Self
Amanda Watts
1804–1855
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Rust Watts
1777–1844
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Agnes (Nancy) Comer
1782–1855
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (Thomas Watts) Jr
1747–1797
Fauquier, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Hannah (Rust) Boggess
1753–1834
Prince William, Virginia, United States
John (Anderson) Comer
1750–1813
Halifax County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Maria Rymes
1760–1782
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WATTS
1720–1769
Lydia "Tabitha"
1723–1779
Thomas Boggess
1713–1772
Hannah Rust
1713–1798
James Comer
1720–1796
Elizabeth Moss
1730–1796
John Rhymes
1740–1811
Celia Rogers
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Watts
1690–1741
Ann McPherson
1698–1756
Colonel Thornton
1682–1739
Mary I
1685–1741
Jeremiah Rust
1695–1731
Magdalene Jackson
1700–1766
John Comer
1674–1757
Annie Anderson
1680–1765
♥ King
1703–1771

Amanda Watts's Descendants

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Amanda (M) Watts (21 Mar 1804–5 Apr 1855) m. Jesse (Brand) Knight (16 May 1804–30 Sep 1868)
  1. 1. Mary (Adeline) Knight 1829–1882
    1. 1. Ethelbert Harrell 1860–1942 m. Mary (Beulah) Davis 1864–1900
      1. 1. William (Davis Harrell) Sr. 1889–1970
        1. 1. Frank (Colvin) Harrell 1929–1984 m. Carmell (Camellia) Clark 1932–1985
      2. 2. Mary (Virginia) Harrell 1883–1886
      3. 3. Walter Harrell 1898–1971 m. Gladys (G) Harrell 1899–1969
        1. 1. Walter (Elbert Harrell) Jr 1927–2001
        2. 2. Richard (Vaughn) Harrell 1930–1998
        3. 3. Katherine (Nan) Harrell 1923–1924
  2. 2. Comer (Watts) Knight 1831–1900
    1. 1. Georgia (E.) Knight 1864–1923
      1. 1. Walter (Knight) Golson 1887–1941
        1. 1. Francis (Waverly) Golson 1919–2008
  3. 3. James (Monroe) Knight 1848–1916
    1. 1. Thomas (Howard) KNIGHT 1881–1970
      1. 1. Aurelia (Estelle) Knight 1912–1975 m. Myrtus (Ray) McWhorter 1903–1968
        1. 1. Thomas (Knight) McWhorter 1937–2010
    2. 2. Jimmie (Monroe) Knight 1884–1954
      1. 1. Aurelia (Teresa) ROSS 1906–2000
        1. 1. William (Calvin "Bill") DEVINNEY 1924–2007
        2. 2. Edward (Joseph DEVINNEY) Jr. 1923–1990
      2. 2. Thelma ((Pusie)) Ross 1910–1971
        1. 1. Benjamin (Sayer Cannon) Jr 1940–2020
  4. 4. John (Anderson) Knight 1826–1873 m. M. (Lou) Knight 1835– m. Elizabeth Reid 1831–1873
    1. 1. Johm (Anderson Knight) Jr 1866–
    2. 2. Amanda (W) Knight 1868–
    3. 3. C (W Emma) Knight 1853–1938 m. Octavius (Augustus) Coleman 1851–1922
      1. 1. Henry Coleman 1870–
      2. 2. Daisy Coleman 1881–1929 m. William (Henry) Golson 1873–1945
        1. 1. Emma Golson 1908–1982
        2. 2. Cobb (Mac) Golson 1911–2003 m. Mildred (W) Golson 1911–
        3. 3. John (Louis) Golson 1913–1984
  5. 5. Edwin (Thomas) Knight 1827–1882
  6. 6. Martha (J.) Knight 1833–1913
  7. 7. Nancy Knight 1835–1917
  8. 8. Maria (Louisa) Knight 1838–1872
  9. 9. Amanda (Jones) Knight 1840–1897
  10. 10. Jesse (A.) Knight 1843–1845
  11. 11. William (Bell) Knight 1845–1911 m. Elizabeth (Birch) Scott 1853–
    1. 1. C. (W.) Knight 1875–
    2. 2. Emma (Jessie) Knight 1876–
      1. 1. Alice (E) Smith 1900–1994 m. Daniel (Bartholomew) Donovan 1897–1951
        1. 1. Daniel (Patrick) Donovan 1925–2015
    3. 3. J. (M. S.) Knight 1878–

Amanda Watts's Timeline

4 Records

1804
21 March 1804
Birth of Amanda M Watts in Putnam Co., Ga.
Putnam Co., Ga.
1804
21 Mar 1804
Birth of Amanda M Watts in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 46
Amanda M Watts resided here in Lowndes, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Lowndes, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1855
5 Apr 1855
Age 51
Death of Amanda M Watts in Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, United States
Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1804
    Event Place: Putnam Co., Ga.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1804
    Event Place: Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lowndes, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lowndes, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 127b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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