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Martha Watkins 1761 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Clark, Ohio, USA

Father: Samuel Watkins

Mother: Frances Hardesty

Spouse(s): John Chance

Children(s): Samuel Chance

Martha Watkins was born in 1761 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America, the child of Samuel M. Watkins and Frances Hardesty. Martha Watkins married John Chance, and had children including Samuel F. Chance. Martha Watkins passed away in 1825 in Clark, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Watkins was born in 1761 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America, the child of Samuel M. Watkins and Frances Hardesty.
  • Martha Watkins married John Chance, and had children including Samuel F. Chance.
  • Martha Watkins passed away in 1825 in Clark, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Watkins
1717 – 1795
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
SW
Frances Hardesty
1734 – 1802
Birth Location: Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
FH

Spouses(s)

John Chance
1759 – 1838
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
JC

Children(s)

Samuel Chance
1784 – 1838
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
SC

Martha Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Martha Watkins
1761 – 1825
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America
Parents
Samuel M. Watkins
1717 – 1795
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
Frances Hardesty
1734 – 1802
Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Grandparents
Francis Hardesty
1707 – 1734
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Dorcas Linthicum
1700 – 1741
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Linthicum
1674 – 1741
Deborah Wayman
1680 – 1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Linthicum
1640 – 1701
Jane Spurlock
1646 – 1715
Dorcas Wayman
1658 – 1703

Martha Watkins's Descendants

1.
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Martha Watkins (1761 – 1825) m. John Chance (6 Nov 1759 – 21 Oct 1838)
  1. 1. Samuel (F.) Chance (Jan 1784 – 21 Oct 1838) m. Mary (R Wilson) Smallwood (1789 – 1 Mar 1870)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Chance (21 March 1810 – 17 November 1875) m. John Wingfield (11 Mar 1808 – 16 Aug 1844)
      1. 1. Sarah (J.) Wingfield (22 Aug 1842 – 2 May 1902) m. Elias (Eli) Orahood (2 May 1838 – 23 Sep 1892)
        1. 1. Alex (H) Orahood (1868 – 1942)
        2. 2. Frank (W) Orahood (1870 – 22 December 1930)
        3. 3. Addie (Bell) Orahood (26 Jan 1873 – 17 Dec 1946) m. Wesley (Heaston) Hines (01 Jul 1873 – 09 Mar 1944)
        4. 4. George (W.) Orahood (3 May 1875 – 12 May 1946)
        5. 5. Lenna Slotterbeck (13 January 1878 – 2 May 1933)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (May) Watts (20 May 1880 – 11 December 1948)
        7. 7. Infant (Son) Orahood (23 December 1882 – 16 January 1883)
        8. 8. Ettie Wormley (Feb 1883 – )
        9. 9. Charles (Asa) Orahood (25 September 1888 – 27 December 1921)
        10. 10. Orahood ( – 22 September 1899)

Martha Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Martha Watkins in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America
1825
1825
Age 64
Death of Martha Watkins in Clark, Ohio, USA
Clark, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, British America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Clark, Ohio, USA
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