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Henry Clay Watkins 1672 – 1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1672

Birth Location: Swift Creek, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 3 Aug 1760

Death Location: Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia

Father: Dr Clay

Mother: Hannah Wilson

Spouse(s): Mary Mitchell, Sarah Nichols

Children(s): William Clay, Henry Clay, Filmer Clay, Amy Clay, Amey CLAY, Martha Clay, Charles Clay, John Clay, Obedience Watkins, Percival Clay, Mary Clay, Thomas Clay, Francis Clay

In 1672, Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal entered the world in Swift Creek, Virginia Colony, born to Dr Charles Clay and Hannah Wilson. Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal married Mary Mitchell, Sarah Nichols, and had children including William Mitchell Clay, Henry Clay, Filmer Clay, Amy Clay, Amey Green CLAY, Martha Clay, Charles Clay, John Clay, Obedience Biddy Watkins, Percival Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Thomas Clay, Francis Clay. Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal passed away in 1760 in Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1672, Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal entered the world in Swift Creek, Virginia Colony, born to Dr Charles Clay and Hannah Wilson.
  • Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal married Mary Mitchell, Sarah Nichols, and had children including William Mitchell Clay, Henry Clay, Filmer Clay, Amy Clay, Amey Green CLAY, Martha Clay, Charles Clay, John Clay, Obedience Biddy Watkins, Percival Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Thomas Clay, Francis Clay.
  • Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal passed away in 1760 in Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr Clay
1638 – 1686
Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Wilson
1642 – 1706
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mitchell
1693 – 1777
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America
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Sarah Nichols
1675 – 1754
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Clay
1708 – 1774
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
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Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Birth Location: Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, Colonial America
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Filmer Clay
1712 –
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, British Colony, Virginia, USA
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Amy Clay
1713 – 1778
Birth Location: Cumberland, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Amey CLAY
1713 – 1774
Birth Location: X, Cumberland, Virginia, The United States of America
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Martha Clay
1713 – 1746
Birth Location: Cumberland, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Charles Clay
1716 – 1789
Birth Location: X, Cumberland, Virginia, The United States of America
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John Clay
1718 – 1762
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Obedience Watkins
1720 – 1825
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Percival Clay
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Uk, United Kingdom
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Mary Clay
1722 – 1777
Birth Location: Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Clay
1724 –
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Francis Clay
Birth Location: –
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Henry Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Henry Watkins
1672 – 1760
Birth Place: Swift Creek, Virginia Colony
Parents
Dr Charles Clay
1638 – 1686
Charles City, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Hannah Wilson
1642 – 1706
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Watkins's Descendants

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Henry (Clay) Watkins (3 August 1672 – 3 Aug 1760) m. Mary Mitchell (16 January 1693 – 7 August 1777) m. Sarah Nichols (1675 – 23 Nov 1754)
  1. 1. William (Mitchell) Clay (15 January 1708 – 10 October 1774)
  2. 2. Henry Clay (3 Sep 1711 – 22 Oct 1764)
  3. 3. Filmer Clay (1712 – )
  4. 4. Amy Clay (1713 – 1778)
  5. 5. Amey (Green) CLAY (1713 – 1774)
  6. 6. Martha Clay (10 Aug 1713 – 1 Mar 1746)
  7. 7. Charles Clay (31 January 1716 – 25 February 1789)
  8. 8. John Clay (1 July 1718 – 5 November 1762)
  9. 9. Obedience (Biddy) Watkins (1720 – 14 September 1825) m. Andrew (Andy Red Fox) Anderson (1720 – 1780)
    1. 1. Keziah (Cuzzie) Anderson (1757 – 1833) m. John (Charles) Cole (1760-1769 – 15 March 1862)
      1. 1. Luana Cole (1780 – 1860)
      2. 2. Chief (William Anderson Old Billy) Cole (1780 – 1885)
      3. 3. Mary Cole (1785 – Unknown)
      4. 4. Charles Cole (1789 – 14 Jul 1878)
      5. 5. William ("Billy" Che-nosha Anderson) Cole (1791 – 1885) m. Obediance (Biddy) Collins (1804 – 1839) m. Rebecca Wadkins (abt 1822 – Abt. 1880)
        1. 1. Valentine Cole (27 Feb 1812 – 24 Jun 1903) m. Mariah Collins (10 August 1816 – 28 March 1890)
        2. 2. Susannah (Sooky) Cole (1825 – 24 Jan 1915) m. John Nichols (4 Sep 1831 – 19 May 1874) m. William (S) Nichols (1840 – 1861)
        3. 3. Rebecca COLE (1820 – )
        4. 4. Naoma ((Omey)) Cole (Jan 1820 – 9 Feb 1904)
        5. 5. Kezziah Cole (1810 – 1904)
        6. 6. Jemima ("Mima") Cole (1823 – 09 Feb 1904) m. William Nickell (1820 – Apr 1899)
        7. 7. George Cole (October 1828 – 6 February 1899) m. Nancy Cole (abt 1829 – )
        8. 8. Susannah (Luanna) Cole (1841 – 1860)
        9. 9. William (R.) Cole (1842 – )
        10. 10. Wilson Cole (10 May 1842 – 10 Nov 1914)
        11. 11. Biddy (Wadkins) Cole (5 May 1843 – 6 April 1908)
        12. 12. Cynthia Cole (1845 – 31 May 1929)
        13. 13. Greenville Cole (1846 – )
        14. 14. Elizabeth Cole (1847 – )
        15. 15. Martin Cole (abt 1855 – )
        16. 16. Lurana ("Ranie") Cole (Abt. 1824 – bef 1909)
        17. 17. Charlotte ("Lolla") Cole (1826 – 23 Oct 1898)
        18. 18. Charles (Campbell) Cole (1826 – 14 Jul 1878)
        19. 19. Dicey Cole (1830 – 1911)
        20. 20. John Cole (1834 – 17 Aug 1891)
        21. 21. Hiram Cole (abt 1835 – 11 Nov 1907)
        22. 22. Jackson Cole (1838 – 7 Mar 1864)
      6. 6. Ezekiel Cole (1793 – 22 March 1851)
        1. 1. John (H.) Anderson (1828 – February 1867)
        2. 2. Amon (B.) Anderson (9 May 1845 – 28 April 1920)
      7. 7. Mary Cole (1795 – )
      8. 8. Margaret Cole (1797 – Nov 03, 1888)
        1. 1. Laura McCaslin (Abt 1833 – )
      9. 9. John (Jack) Cole (9 Jan 1799 – 10 Apr 1863)
        1. 1. **Jacob ("Jake" or "Jack") Cole** (Mar 1856 or 28 June 1858 – May 1929)
        2. 2. **Almeda (Arela) Cole** (4 Jul 1863 – 12 Sep 1928)
      10. 10. Luana Cole (1800 – 1860)
      11. 11. Wilson ("Willis") Cole (1803 – )
      12. 12. Jackson ("Jack") Cole (1779 – 1785)
      13. 13. Jackson (Manuel) Cole (1787 – 7 Mar 1864) m. Margaret Higgins (1795 – ) m. Rebecca Cole m. Mary Cole
        1. 1. John (Charles) Cole (1760-1769 – 15 March 1862) m. Keziah (Cuzzie) Anderson (1757 – 1833)
        2. 2. Mariah Collins (10 August 1816 – 28 March 1890) m. Valentine Cole (27 Feb 1812 – 24 Jun 1903)
  10. 10. Percival Clay (1720 – 1800)
  11. 11. Mary (Obedience) Clay (1722 – 1777)
  12. 12. Thomas Clay (1724 – )
  13. 13. Francis Clay

Henry Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1672
3 August 1672
Birth of Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal in Swift Creek, Virginia Colony
Swift Creek, Virginia Colony
1760
3 Aug 1760
Age 88
Death of Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal in Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia
Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1672
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Virginia Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 312
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0539

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1760
    Event Place: Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 312
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0539
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