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James Watkins 1555 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Jamestown Colony, Virginia

Father: Humphrey Watkins

Mother: Catherine Symonds

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lee

Children(s):

The story of James Watkins began in 1555 in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian. James Watkins married Elizabeth Dorothy Lee. James Watkins passed away in 1623 in Jamestown Colony, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Watkins began in 1555 in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian.
  • James Watkins married Elizabeth Dorothy Lee.
  • James Watkins passed away in 1623 in Jamestown Colony, Virginia.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Watkins's Ancestors

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James Watkins
1555 – 1623
Birth Place: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian
Parents
Humphrey Watkins
1500 – 1604
Holwell, Dorset, England
Catherine Symonds
1504 – 1571
Cally, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Watkins
1450 – 1539
Shottenden, Kent, England
Sarah Davis
1450 –
Shottenden, Kent, England
John Symonds
1478 – 1505
Cally,,Somerset,England
Ann Calthrop
1496 –
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Watkins's Timeline

8 Records

1535
1535
Birth of James Watkins in Breconshire, Wales
Breconshire, Wales
1540
1540
Birth of James Watkins in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
1555
1555
Birth of James Watkins in Talgarth, Powys, Wales
Talgarth, Powys, Wales
1555
1555
Birth of James Watkins in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian
Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian
1571
1571
Age 16
Death of James Watkins in Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
1623
1623
Age 68
Death of James Watkins in Jamestown Colony, Virginia
Jamestown Colony, Virginia
1624
1624
Age 69
Death of James Watkins in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
1640
1640
Age 85
Death of James Watkins in Shotten Farm, Wales
Shotten Farm, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Breconshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Talgarth, Powys, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Wales

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Jamestown Colony, Virginia

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