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Sir James Watkins 1555–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Jamestown Colony, Virginia

Father: * Wales

Mother: Elizabeth blood

Spouse(s): Lady Read

Children(s): * Wales"

In 1555, Sir James Watkins entered the world in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian, born to Sir Francis Watkins Of Shotten Wales And Elizabeth Lee Royal Blood. Sir James Watkins married Lady Mary Anne Perkinson Watkins Read, and had children including Sir Henry Watkins I Of Talgarth Breconshire Wales. Sir James Watkins passed away in 1623 in Jamestown Colony, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Sir James Watkins entered the world in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian, born to Sir Francis Watkins Of Shotten Wales And Elizabeth Lee Royal Blood.
  • Sir James Watkins married Lady Mary Anne Perkinson Watkins Read, and had children including Sir Henry Watkins I Of Talgarth Breconshire Wales.
  • Sir James Watkins passed away in 1623 in Jamestown Colony, Virginia.

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Sir Watkins's Ancestors

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Sir Watkins
1555–1623
Birth Place: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian
Parents
* Sir FRANCIS WATKINS, OF SHOTTEN, Wales
1535–1571
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth (Lee royal) blood
1545–1574
Myddle, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William (George\Morton) Watkins
1506–1539
Holwell, Dorset, England
Colonel (Henry Richard) Lee
1527–1618
Delee Magnus, Rochester, Kent, England
Elizabeth Crispe
1537–1579
Isle of Thanet, County Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Watkins's Descendants

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Sir (James) Watkins (1555–1623) m. Lady (Mary Anne (Perkinson\Watkins)) Read (abt 1560–1650)
  1. 1. * (Sir HENRY WATKINS, I "of Talgarth, Breconshire,) Wales" 1585–1658 m. Lady (Alice(JAMESTOWNE 1636)) Moslin 1615–1640
    1. 1. Thomas (D) Watkins 1640–1707 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Pride 1650–1729
      1. 1. Thomas (John) Watkins 1660–1739 m. Gewendolin (Ann) Evans 1660–
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Watkins 1682–1752

Sir Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Sir James Watkins in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian
Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian
1623
1623
Age 68
Death of Sir James Watkins in Jamestown Colony, Virginia
Jamestown Colony, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales, Great Britian

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Jamestown Colony, Virginia

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