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Captain William Thaddeus Watkins 1690–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Edward Watkins

Mother: Sarah Watkins

Spouse(s): Mehitable (Humphrey)

Children(s): Zerviah Watkins

The story of Captain William Thaddeus Watkins began in 1690 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Captain William Thaddeus Watkins married Mehitable Watkins Humphrey, and had children including Zerviah Watkins. Captain William Thaddeus Watkins passed away in 1770 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Thaddeus Watkins began in 1690 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Captain William Thaddeus Watkins married Mehitable Watkins Humphrey, and had children including Zerviah Watkins.
  • Captain William Thaddeus Watkins passed away in 1770 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Watkins
1662–1701
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Watkins
1661–1701
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mehitable (Humphrey)
1700–1764
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Zerviah Watkins
1728–1761
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Captain Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Captain Watkins
1690–1770
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edward Watkins
1662–1701
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah ("Sallie") Watkins
1661–1701
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Andrew Watkins
1636–
Massachusetts
Thomas (J.) Watkins
1629–1689
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Watkins Hudson) (Baker)
1632–1700
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1600–1689
Mary (Lawe)
1610–1707
Alexander Ropemaker
1607–1685
Elizabeth Baker
1611–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Watkins
1570–1622
Lorraine (Williamson)
1570–1655
Thomas Lawe
1575–1626
Maudlen Croute
1576–1651

Captain Watkins's Descendants

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Captain (William Thaddeus) Watkins (1690–1770) m. Mehitable (Watkins) (Humphrey) (1700–1764)
  1. 1. Zerviah Watkins 1728–1761 m. Daniel (Knowlton) ,Lt. 1726–1795
    1. 1. Sophia (Esther) Knowlton 1757–1840 m. Henry (Spear) Marsh 1753–1827
      1. 1. Susanah (Marsh) Fordice 1783–1852 m. Stanton (Hunter Fordice) Sr. 1777–1840
        1. 1. Sophronia Fordice 1813–1888 m. Benjamin (James) Deen 1814–1866

Captain Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Captain William Thaddeus Watkins in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1770
1770
Age 80
Death of Captain William Thaddeus Watkins in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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