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Henry Clay Watkins 1690–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1690

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 August 1760

Death Location: The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America

Father: Charles (Rev)

Mother: Hannah Wilson

Spouse(s): Margaret Mitchell, Sarah Nichols

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

In 1690, Henry Clay Watkins entered the world in Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA, born to Charles Chesterfield Clay Dr Rev And Hannah Harnett Wilson. Henry Clay Watkins married Margaret Mitchell, Sarah Nichols, and had children including Amy Clay, Charles Clay, Filmer Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay Ii, John Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Obedience Watkins, Percival Clay, Thomas Clay, William Mitchell Clay. Henry Clay Watkins passed away in 1760 in The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Henry Clay Watkins entered the world in Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA, born to Charles Chesterfield Clay Dr Rev And Hannah Harnett Wilson.
  • Henry Clay Watkins married Margaret Mitchell, Sarah Nichols, and had children including Amy Clay, Charles Clay, Filmer Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay Ii, John Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Obedience Watkins, Percival Clay, Thomas Clay, William Mitchell Clay.
  • Henry Clay Watkins passed away in 1760 in The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles (Rev)
1638–1686
Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Wilson
1642–1706
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Mitchell
1693–1777
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Nichols
1675–1754
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Obedience Watkins
1720–1825
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, Colonial America
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Charles Clay
1716–1789
Birth Location: X, Cumberland, Virginia, The United States of America
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William Clay
1708–1774
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
WC
Henry II
1711–1764
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
HI
Martha Clay
1713–1746
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
MC
John Clay
1718–1762
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
JC
Mary Clay
1710–1770
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
MC
Percival Clay
1720–1800
Birth Location: Uk, United Kingdom
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Thomas Clay
1719–1791
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
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Filmer Clay
1712–
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, British Colony, Virginia, USA
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Amy Clay
1713–1774
Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA, Virginia, USA
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Henry Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Henry Watkins
1690–1760
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Chesterfield Clay Dr (Rev)
1638–1686
Charles City, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Hannah (Harnett) Wilson
1642–1706
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Thomas Clay) VI
1587–1655
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Anne Nichols
1590–1660
Sedgberrow, Worcestershire, England
Rev (John Wilson II) *
1621–1687
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Hannah (Harnet) James*
1625–1703
Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wales
1558–1632
Lady #6465
1566–1587
Sir Totteridge
1542–1597
Rev. Arabella
1588–1667
Elizabeth Mansfield-Wilson
1592–1658
Edmund James
1602–1640
Reana Harnett-James-Andrews-Daniels-Frost
1605–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Calton
1500–1558
Elizabeth (Calton)
1505–1560
Thomas Nycholls
1510–1559
Elinor Ailswood\Norwood
1505–1592
WILLIAM University
1542–1615
Elizabeth (Wilson)
1546–1617
MP Esq
1551–1610
Reverand James*
1567–1612
Agnes Harbart
1574–1625

Henry Watkins's Descendants

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Henry (Clay) Watkins (Abt 1690–3 August 1760) m. Margaret Mitchell (16 January 1693–7 August 1777) m. Sarah Nichols (1675–23 November 1754)
  1. 1. Obedience Watkins 1720–1825 m. (Native) (Andrew "Andy" Red Fox) Anderson 1720–1780
    1. 1. Keziah ((Cuzzie)) Anderson 1757–1833 m. John (Charles) Cole 1760–1862
      1. 1. Margeret Cole 1797–1888
        1. 1. Laura McCaslin 1833–
      2. 2. Ezekiel (Cole) Anderson 1788–1851 m. Winnie Gowan 1797–1871
        1. 1. John (H Wesley) Anderson 1827–1865
        2. 2. Amos (B) Anderson 1845–1920 m. Susanna (Ann) Coker 1845–1904 m. Deborah (E) Copley 1854–1919 m. Angeline Coker 1852–1903
        3. 3. George Anderson 1814–1865
        4. 4. Jefferson (B.) Anderson 1816–1889
        5. 5. Winna (Ann Anderson) Allen 1833–1871
        6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) Anderson 1835–1897
        7. 7. Adaline (Anderson) Callaway 1837–1917
        8. 8. Alvina Anderson 1825–1883
        9. 9. Matilda (Clotilda Anderson) Boone 1824–
        10. 10. Harriet (Anderson) Jones 1831–1880
        11. 11. Ellis Anderson 1840–1865
      3. 3. Charles Cole 1789–1878
      4. 4. Mary Cole 1795–
      5. 5. (Cherokee) (Luanna campbell) cole 1800–1860 m. Wilson Musgrove 1800–1860
        1. 1. Nancy Cole 1829–1906 m. George (William Cole) * 1828–1899
      6. 6. Luana Cole 1780–1860
      7. 7. Mary Cole 1785–
      8. 8. William Cole 1799–1885 m. Obedience (Biddy) Collins\Cole 1804–1839 m. Rebecca Watkins\Wadkins 1822–1880
        1. 1. "Oma" (Naomi Cole Nickels) ** 1820–1904 m. Joseph ("Joe") Nichols 1822–1900
        2. 2. Susannah\Polly (Ann "Sooky") Cole 1825–1915 m. John (Nichols) (Nickles) 1836–1907
        3. 3. Rebecca (Cole) Wadkins 1820–
        4. 4. VALENTINE ("Tiney") Cole 1812–1903 m. Mariah (Sarah E) Cole 1816–1890
        5. 5. George (William Cole) * 1828–1899 m. Nancy Cole 1829–1906
        6. 6. Charles (Campbell Cole) * 1827–1878
        7. 7. Kezziah Cole 1821–1904
        8. 8. Luanna Cole 1824–1901
        9. 9. Charlotte Cole 1825–
        10. 10. John (T) Cole 1834–1891 m. Nancy (Ann) Barnett 1837–1920
        11. 11. Hiram Cole 1836–1870
        12. 12. Cynthia Cole 1845–1900
        13. 13. Jemima ("Mima") Cole 1823–1904
      9. 9. John ("Jack") Cole 1787–1864 m. Margaret Higgins 1795–1864
        1. 1. Mariah (Sarah E) Cole 1816–1890 m. VALENTINE ("Tiney") Cole 1812–1903
        2. 2. Anderson (John) Cole 1833–1908
        3. 3. Thomas (J.) Cole 1831–
        4. 4. Richard (Harrison) Cole 1833–
        5. 5. Alvira Cole 1818–1898
        6. 6. Chaney ((Chaina)) Cole 1833–1923
        7. 7. Elisabeth Cole 1838–1912
        8. 8. Emanuel Cole 1840–1907
        9. 9. John (M) Cole 1839–1910
        10. 10. William (Jefferson) Cole 1846–1891
        11. 11. Rebecca (Jane) Cole 1852–1922
        12. 12. Eliza Cole 1833–1912
        13. 13. John (Michael) Cole 1839–1910
  2. 2. Charles Clay 1716–1789
  3. 3. William (Mitchell) Clay 1708–1774
  4. 4. Henry (Clay) II 1711–1764
  5. 5. Martha Clay 1713–1746
  6. 6. John Clay 1718–1762
  7. 7. Mary (Obedience) Clay 1710–1770
  8. 8. Percival Clay 1720–1800
  9. 9. Thomas Clay 1719–1791
  10. 10. Filmer Clay 1712–
  11. 11. Amy Clay 1713–1774

Henry Watkins's Timeline

4 Records

1672
3 August 1672
Birth of Henry Clay Watkins in Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
1690
Abt 1690
Birth of Henry Clay Watkins
None
1690
Abt 1690
Birth of Henry Clay Watkins
None
1760
3 August 1760
Age 70
Death of Henry Clay Watkins in The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America
The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1672
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 312
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0539

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1690

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1690

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1760
    Event Place: The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 312
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0539
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