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Richard Watkins 1762–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia

Death Date: Before August 1838

Death Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina

Father: Joseph Watkins

Mother: Elizabeth Bushell

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Children(s):

The story of Richard Watkins began in 1762 in Fairfax County, Virginia. Richard Watkins passed away in 1838 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Watkins began in 1762 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • Richard Watkins passed away in 1838 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Richard Watkins
1762–1838
Birth Place: Fairfax County, Virginia
Parents
Joseph Watkins
1718–1774
Wales or England
Elizabeth Bushell
1730–1800
Probably Virginia
Grandparents
James Watkins
1705–
Middlesex, England
Diana Jollings
1705–
Middlesex, England
Jonathan Bushnell
1711–
England
Mehitabel Higgins
1694–1750
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Watkins
1679–1756
Catherine Conner
1681–1746
Samuel II
1662–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Watkins
1656–1726
Honor Somner
1656–1726
Samuel 8GGF
1628–1704
Sarah 8GGM
1633–1707

Richard Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Richard Watkins in Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia
1838
Before August 1838
Age 76
Death of Richard Watkins in Edgefield County, South Carolina
Edgefield County, South Carolina
1841
25 Jul 1841
Age 79
Richard Watkins was baptized in Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Fairfax County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1841
    Event Place: Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Before August 1838
    Event Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina

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