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Sir Francis Watkins 1540 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1540

Birth Location: Wales

Death Date: 1625

Death Location: Wales, United Kingdom

Father: William Watkins

Mother: Catherine Symonds

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lee

Children(s): Sir England, Thomas Watkins

Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten was born in 1540 in Wales, the child of William Morton Watkins and Catherine Symonds. Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten married Elizabeth Dorothy Lee, and had children including Sir James Watkins of Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales England, Thomas Watkins. Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten passed away in 1625 in Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten was born in 1540 in Wales, the child of William Morton Watkins and Catherine Symonds.
  • Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten married Elizabeth Dorothy Lee, and had children including Sir James Watkins of Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales England, Thomas Watkins.
  • Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten passed away in 1625 in Wales, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Watkins
1500 – 1610
Birth Location: Holwell, Dorsetshire, England
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Catherine Symonds
1504 – 1571
Birth Location: Cally, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lee
1545 – 1588
Birth Location: Myddle, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir England
1555 – 1623
Birth Location: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian
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Thomas Watkins
1558 – 1607
Birth Location: Court Robert, Monmountshire, England
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Sir Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Sir Watkins
1540 – 1625
Birth Place: Wales
Parents
William Morton Watkins
1500 – 1610
Holwell, Dorsetshire, England
Catherine Symonds
1504 – 1571
Cally, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Watkins
1535 – 1571
Shotten Farm, Shropshire, , England
Lady (Elizabeth Lee) Leigh
1545 – 1574
Holwell, Dorset, England
John Symonds
1478 – 1505
Cally,,Somerset,England
Ann Calthrop
1496 –
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Watkins
1438 –
Margaret Aukhurst
1450 – 1487
Sir Lee
1458 – 1526
Lady Morton
1458 – 1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watkins
1410 – 1478
Margaret Phillips
1413 – 1490
Edward Aukhurst
1425 – 1500
Elizabeth Wildish
1425 – 1500

Sir Watkins's Descendants

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Sir (Francis) Watkins (Abt. 1540 – 1625) m. Elizabeth (Dorothy) Lee (1545 – ABT 1588)
  1. 1. Sir (James Watkins of Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales) England (1555 – 1623) m. Lady (Mary Anne) Read (1560 – 1650)
    1. 1. Samuel Watkins (Abt. 1595 – Abt. 1624) m. Lady (Alice) Moslin (1595 – Abt. 1644)
      1. 1. Susan (Susannah) Watkins (1629 – Abt. 1650) m. Richard Austin (18 Jan 1624 – 1704)
        1. 1. Samuel Austin (1650 – abt 1635) m. Elizabeth Rogers (1630 – 7 March 1703) m. Ursala Richardson (abt 1650 – Aft. 1680)
  2. 2. Thomas Watkins (1558 – abt 1607) m. Jane Edmunds (1566 – 1622)
    1. 1. Sir (James) Watkins (1588 – 1623) m. Agnes Huse (1589 – 1650)
      1. 1. Sir (HENRY) WATKINS (1614 – 20 Feb 1648) m. Elizabeth Baldwin (1590 – 1642)

Sir Watkins's Timeline

32 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
1535
abt 1535
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales
Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales
1535
1535
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
1539
1539
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten Farm, Shropshire, England
Shotten Farm, Shropshire, England
1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Wales
Wales
1540
1540
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
1540
1540
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales
Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales
1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Wales
Wales
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales
Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Age 3
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales
Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales
1545
1545
Age 5
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Wales
Wales
1555
1555
Age 15
Birth of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
1571
1571
Age 31
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
1571
1571
Age 31
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten, Wales
Shotten, Wales
1593
abt 1593
Age 53
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
1593
abt 1593
Age 53
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
1593
abt 1593
Age 53
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
1593
abt 1593
Age 53
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va
1625
1625
Age 85
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
1625
1625
Age 85
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
1625
1625
Age 85
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
1640
1640
Age 100
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in , , , Wales
, , , Wales
1640
1640
Age 100
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten, Wales
Shotten, Wales
1640
1640
Age 100
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten, Wales
Shotten, Wales
1640
1640
Age 100
Death of Sir Francis Watkins , of Shotten in Shotten Farm, Wales
Shotten Farm, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Pontypool, Torfaen, Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1535
    Event Place: Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Talgarth, Brechnecshire, South Wales

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Wales
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Shotton, Flintshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1593
    Event Place: Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1593
    Event Place: Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1593
    Event Place: Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Shotten, Wales

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: , , , Wales

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Shotten, Wales

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Shotten, Wales

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Wales

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1593
    Event Place: Parrish of Cornwall, Charlotte Co., Va

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Shotton, Flintshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Shotton, Flintshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Wales, United Kingdom
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