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Thomas Watkins 1678–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Swift Creek, Powhatan, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Swift Creek, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Watkins

Mother: Katherine Pride

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pride

Children(s): Christopher Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, Thomas Watkins, Jane Watkins

Thomas Watkins was born in 1678 in Swift Creek, Powhatan, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Watkins And Katherine Pride. Thomas Watkins married Elizabeth Pride, and had children including Christopher Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, Jane Watkins, Rachel Watkins, Thomas Watkins. Thomas Watkins passed away in 1760 in Swift Creek, Cumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Watkins was born in 1678 in Swift Creek, Powhatan, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Watkins And Katherine Pride.
  • Thomas Watkins married Elizabeth Pride, and had children including Christopher Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, Jane Watkins, Rachel Watkins, Thomas Watkins.
  • Thomas Watkins passed away in 1760 in Swift Creek, Cumberland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Watkins
1678–1760
Birth Place: Swift Creek, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Watkins
1637–1714
Talgarth, Brecknockshire, S. Wales
Katherine Pride
1642–1703
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry Watkins
1585–1658
Talgarth, Breconshire, , Wales
Alice Moslin
1616–1644
Talgarth, Breconshire, , Wales
John Pride
1595–
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, , England
Elizabeth Holcombe
1595–
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
James Watkins
1585–
Wife Maidenname
1560–
William Moslin
1585–1642
Rachel Moslin
1590–1644
William Pride
1550–
Margaret Ellot
1575–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Watkins's Descendants

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Thomas Watkins (1678–1760) m. Elizabeth Pride (1686–1740)
  1. 1. Christopher Watkins 1732–1822 m. Elinor Willson 1727– m. Mary (Jane) Watkins 1737–1817
    1. 1. Joseph Watkins 1750–1827
      1. 1. Enoch Watkins 1784–1840
    2. 2. James Watkins 1770–1840
  2. 2. Elizabeth Watkins 1735–1802
  3. 3. Thomas Watkins 1714–1783
  4. 4. Jane Watkins 1708–1777

Thomas Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Thomas Watkins in Swift Creek, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Swift Creek, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
1705
1705
Age 27
Thomas Watkins was married in VA
VA
1760
1760
Age 82
Death of Thomas Watkins in Swift Creek, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Swift Creek, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1060.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1060.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

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