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Richard Watkins 1751–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1751

Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia

Death Date: 15 Jan 1836

Death Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Rev. Sr.

Mother: Martha Herndon

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Richard Watkins was born in 1751 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, the child of Rev William Watkins Sr And Martha Herndon. Richard Watkins passed away in 1836 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Watkins was born in 1751 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, the child of Rev William Watkins Sr And Martha Herndon.
  • Richard Watkins passed away in 1836 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Richard Watkins's Ancestors

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Richard Watkins
1751–1836
Birth Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia
Parents
Rev. William Watkins Sr.
1690–1784
New Kent,King and Queen Co Va
Martha Herndon
1710–1766
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry Watkins
1660–1715
Malvern Hills, Henrico, Colonial Virginia, Virginia, USA
Mary Crisp
1660–1716
Curles, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Edward Herndon
1678–1758
New Kent, Virginia
Mary Waller
1654–1727
Newport Pagnell, Bucks, England
Great-Grandparents
William Herndon
1649–1722
Catherine Herndon
1654–1729
Dr. Waller
1645–1723
Mary Key
1648–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1620–1690
Ann Bishop
1622–1660
Sir Virginia
1621–1675
Elizabeth Page
1625–1691
George Waller
1610–1810
Anne Keate
1615–1707
Edmund (Immigrant)
1627–1687
Elizabeth POMFRETT
1630–1653

Richard Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1751
abt 1751
Birth of Richard Watkins in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County, Virginia
1836
15 Jan 1836
Age 85
Death of Richard Watkins in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1751
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

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