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Esther Watkins 1755–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Peter Wadkins..

Mother: Hannah Reynolds

Spouse(s): William Capshaw

Children(s): Josiah Capshaw

The story of Esther Watkins began in 1755 in Frederick, Virginia, USA. Esther Watkins married William Capshaw, and had children including Josiah I Capshaw. Esther Watkins passed away in 1830 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Watkins began in 1755 in Frederick, Virginia, USA.
  • Esther Watkins married William Capshaw, and had children including Josiah I Capshaw.
  • Esther Watkins passed away in 1830 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Wadkins..
1733–1801
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Hannah Reynolds
1738–1815
Birth Location: Probably, Charles, Maryland, USA
HR

Spouses(s)

William Capshaw
1739–1825
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, USA
WC

Children(s)

Josiah Capshaw
1777–1860
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
JC

Esther Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Esther Watkins
1755–1830
Birth Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Peter Watkins or Wadkins..
1733–1801
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Hannah Reynolds
1738–1815
Probably, Charles, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Evan (George Watkins - Potomac ferry) operator
1709–1765
Kent County, Maryland, USA
William Reynolds
1701–1773
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania Colony
Mary (Ann) Brown
1706–1739
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Watkins
1689–1745
Mary GRIFFITH
1689–1745
Katherine Quaker
1676–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Watkins
1665–1695
Ann Nuthall
1672–1698
Rev. Griffith
1643–1716
Mary Evan
1670–1690

Esther Watkins's Descendants

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Esther Watkins (1755–1830) m. William Capshaw (1739–01 Jan 1825)
  1. 1. Josiah (I) Capshaw 1777–1860 m. Elizabeth Tabor 1783–1861
    1. 1. William (Pickney) Capshaw 1807–1881 m. Sarah (Margaret) Gann 1823–1900
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Capshaw 1862–1938 m. Maude (Henrietta) Kennedy 1872–1959
        1. 1. William (Hobert) Capshaw 1900–1992
        2. 2. Lee (Roy Watkins Leroy) Capshaw 1898–1978
        3. 3. Herschel (James Nelson) Capshaw 1895–1987
        4. 4. Robert (Fuel) Capshaw 1902–1902
        5. 5. Nena (Lorena (Ovie Grace) Capshaw Davis) Lamberson 1908–1988
        6. 6. Alma (Edna) Capshaw 1912–1989
        7. 7. Samuel (Mont) Capshaw 1904–1983
      2. 2. Alexander (Smart Alex) Capshaw 1856–1914
      3. 3. Jonathan (Lafayette) Capshaw 1860–1933
      4. 4. James (Monroe) Capshaw 1843–1879
      5. 5. William (Henry Harold Carrol) Capshaw 1838–1926
      6. 6. Celia (Pickney Margaret) Capshaw 1849–1879
      7. 7. Daniel (Watkins Watt) Capshaw 1852–1927
      8. 8. Jackson (Jack) Capshaw 1840–1840

Esther Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Esther Watkins in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 75
Death of Esther Watkins in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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