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John Watts 1655 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 MAY 1655

Birth Location: Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1678

Death Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Father: John Watts

Mother: Honoria Chambers

Spouse(s): Margaret Place, Margaret Place

Children(s): Richard Watts

In 1655, John Watts entered the world in Wiltshire, England, born to John Watts and Honoria Chambers. John Watts married Margaret Place, Margaret Place, and had children including Richard Watts. John Watts passed away in 1678 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1655, John Watts entered the world in Wiltshire, England, born to John Watts and Honoria Chambers.
  • John Watts married Margaret Place, Margaret Place, and had children including Richard Watts.
  • John Watts passed away in 1678 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

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John Watts's Ancestors

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John Watts
1655 – 1678
Birth Place: Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Watts
1618 –
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Honoria Chambers
1620 – 1685
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Henry) Weire
1605 – 1671
Abbots-Ripton, Huntingdon, England
Margaret Wagner
1605 – 1720
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Walter Weire
1575 –
Barbara
1575 – 1617
Wolfgang Wagner
1580 –
Corothea Buochs
1582 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Watts's Descendants

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John Watts (20 MAY 1655 – 1678) m. Margaret Place (ABT 1654 – 17 DEC 1735) m. Margaret Place (ABT 1654 – 17 DEC 1735)
  1. 1. Richard Watts (1670 – BEF 31 OCT 1716) m. Mary (Chilton) Blagg (1679 – 26 APR 1737)
    1. 1. Mary Watts (3 JUN 1705 – 25 JUL 1775) m. Richard Blackburn (1705 – 15 JUL 1757) m. Henry Ashton (30 JUL 1671 – 3 NOV 1731)
      1. 1. Alice Blackburn (11 APR 1738 – 1 AUG 1811) m. William (Thomas) Ellzey (JAN 1726 – 14 FEB 1796)
        1. 1. William Elzey (29 JUN 1758 – 3 SEP 1851) m. Sarah Rice (1769 – 1 JUL 1853)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Ellzey (1756 – 21 JUL 1825)
        3. 3. Mary Ellzey (1758 – 6 AUG 1829)
        4. 4. Ann Ellzey (ABT 1760 – 9 MAY 1797) m. Albert Russell (ABT 1755 – )
        5. 5. Lucinda Elzey (1762 – 1857)
        6. 6. Lucinda (Margaret) Ellzey (ABT 1764 – 1804) m. Robert Armistead (1763 – 1834)
        7. 7. William Ellzey (ABT 1764 – 30 NOV 1835) m. Frances (Hill) Westwood (1781 – 16 APR 1820) m. Rebecca (Elizabeth) NICHOLSON (ABT 1784 – 24 JAN 1847)
        8. 8. Sarah Ellzey (ABT 1770 – 29 JUL 1853)
        9. 9. Catharine Ellzey (9 SEP 1770 – 16 MAY 1835) m. Matthew Harrison (19 SEP 1763 – 22 AUG 1807)
        10. 10. Elizabeth Ellzey (1774 – )
        11. 11. Lewis Ellzey (APR 1780 – AUG 1841) m. Rosannah McIlhany (1781 – 16 NOV 1821)
        12. 12. William Ellzey (1782 – )
      2. 2. Jane Blackburn (1733 – AFT 1777) m. John Baylis (1727 – 4 SEP 1765)
      3. 3. Ann Blackburn (1735 – BEF 1835) m. William Elliott (ABT 1735 – ) m. John Carey (ABT 1734 – BEF 1834)
      4. 4. Mary Blackburn (ABT 1737 – ABT 1760) m. John Ballendine ( – 1786)
      5. 5. John Blackburn (1740 – 1760)
      6. 6. Thomas Blackburn (15 JAN 1742 – 27 OCT 1807) m. Christiana Scott (4 MAR 1745 – 19 JAN 1815)
    2. 2. Margaret Watts (ABT 1700 – 1755) m. William Strother (1697 – BEF 2 MAR 1733) m. John Grant (ABT 1700 – 1748)
    3. 3. Jane Watts (1700 – BEF 21 DEC 1761) m. Andrew Monroe (1696 – 27 MAR 1770)
    4. 4. John Watts (ABT 1709 – BEF 27 MAR 1754) m. Mary Alverson (1706 – )
    5. 5. Richard Watts (ABT 1710 – 1770) m. Mary Ashton (ABT 1711 – 1810)

John Watts's Timeline

3 Records

1655
20 MAY 1655
Birth of John Watts in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1655
16 JUN 1655
John Watts was christened in Calne, Wiltshire, England
Calne, Wiltshire, England
1678
1678
Age 23
Death of John Watts in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1655
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 16 JUN 1655
    Event Place: Calne, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

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