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Francis Watts 1648 – 1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1648

Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1711

Death Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Father: Edward Watts

Mother: Ann Sherman

Spouse(s): Sarah Beall

Children(s): Sarah Watts

Francis Watts was born in 1648 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Watts and Ann Sherman. Francis Watts married Sarah Beall, and had children including Sarah Watts. Francis Watts passed away in 1711 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Watts was born in 1648 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Watts and Ann Sherman.
  • Francis Watts married Sarah Beall, and had children including Sarah Watts.
  • Francis Watts passed away in 1711 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Watts's Ancestors

Self
Francis Watts
1648 – 1711
Birth Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Watts
1620 – 1690
Wells, Somerset, England
Ann Sherman
1630 – 1665
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Joseph (Edward Cornelius Watts -) England
1590 – 1640
St. Cuthbert's Parish, Wells, Somerset, England---Wells, Norfolk, England
Ann Pope
1594 – 1679
Essex, England
Ezekiel Sherman
1587 – 1654
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Anna Stevens
1595 – 1654
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Watts
1560 – 1627
ELIZABETH DEERINGE
1574 – 1630
Lord Sherman
1548 – 1610
Susan Lawrence
1548 – 1610
Josias Stevens
1570 – 1643
Joane Makin
1569 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverand White
1540 – 1605
Sir Sherman
1520 – 1590
Lady Butler
1524 – 1581
Lord Lawrence
1520 – 1590
Lady Holmes
1523 – 1583

Francis Watts's Descendants

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Francis Watts (Abt 1648 – 1711) m. Sarah Beall (1668 – 9 May 1734)
  1. 1. Sarah Watts (1679 – 13 Feb 1710) m. Stephen Warman (1676 – 14 Jul 1740)
    1. 1. Mary Warman (1690 – 10 April 1768) m. Sir (John Elfreth) Watkins (15 August 1689 – 1764)

Francis Watts's Timeline

5 Records

1648
Abt 1648
Birth of Francis Watts in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1648
10 May 1648
Francis Watts was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1650
1650
Age 2
Birth of Francis Watts in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1655
1655
Age 7
Birth of Francis Watts in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1711
1711
Age 63
Death of Francis Watts in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1648
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 28/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 May 1648
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 28/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

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