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John Benjamin Watkins 1753–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1753

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1847

Death Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Jr.

Mother: Ariana Worthington

Spouse(s): Mary Jones, Mary Beall

Children(s): Arminta Watkins, Abram Watkins, Osborne Watkins, Isaac Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, Captain Watkins

The story of John Benjamin Watkins began in 1753 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA. John Benjamin Watkins married Mary Elizabeth Beall, Mary Nancy Jones, and had children including Abram Watkins, Arminta Ariana Watkins, Captain Thomas Gassaway Watkins, Elizabeth Gaither Watkins, Isaac Jones Watkins, Osborne Ridgely Watkins. John Benjamin Watkins passed away in 1847 in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Benjamin Watkins began in 1753 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.
  • John Benjamin Watkins married Mary Elizabeth Beall, Mary Nancy Jones, and had children including Abram Watkins, Arminta Ariana Watkins, Captain Thomas Gassaway Watkins, Elizabeth Gaither Watkins, Isaac Jones Watkins, Osborne Ridgely Watkins.
  • John Benjamin Watkins passed away in 1847 in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Watkins's Ancestors

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John Watkins
1753–1847
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Nicholas Watkins Jr.
1722–1758
Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Ariana Worthington
1729–1769
Anne Arundel Circuit of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Watkins's Descendants

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John (Benjamin) Watkins (1 Mar 1753–2 May 1847) m. Mary (Nancy) Jones (1770–1830) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Beall (1751–1779)
  1. 1. Arminta (Ariana) Watkins 1799–1891 m. John Cardwell 1790–1877
    1. 1. Alfred (Edward) CARDWELL 1833–1858 m. Emaline (Sabina Hargis Cardwell) Cope 1841–1924
      1. 1. Mary (W.) CARDWELL 1857–1954
    2. 2. John (Watkins) Cardwell 1824–1913
    3. 3. Thomas (Perrin Cardwell) Sr 1829–1915
    4. 4. William (Daniel) Cardwell 1826–1887
    5. 5. Isaac (Newton) Cardwell 1827–1899
    6. 6. Sylvania (Maranda) Cardwell 1831–1883
    7. 7. Armintha Cardwell 1851–1920
  2. 2. Abram Watkins 1793–1868
  3. 3. Osborne (Ridgely) Watkins 1804–1893
  4. 4. Isaac (Jones) Watkins 1788–1840
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Gaither) Watkins 1802–1885
  6. 6. Captain (Thomas Gassaway) Watkins 1777–1830

John Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1 Mar 1753
Birth of John Benjamin Watkins in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1847
2 May 1847
Age 94
Death of John Benjamin Watkins in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1753
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1586.033; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1847
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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