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Thomas Poss Watts 1720 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Aug 1769

Death Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Watts

Mother: Ann McPherson

Spouse(s): Lydia Thornton

Children(s): Thomas Watts, Bennett Watts

Thomas Poss Watts was born in 1720 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Watts and Ann McPherson. Thomas Poss Watts married Lydia Thornton, and had children including Thomas Watts, Bennett Watts. Thomas Poss Watts passed away in 1769 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Poss Watts was born in 1720 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Watts and Ann McPherson.
  • Thomas Poss Watts married Lydia Thornton, and had children including Thomas Watts, Bennett Watts.
  • Thomas Poss Watts passed away in 1769 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Watts's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Watts
1720 – 1769
Birth Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Watts
1694 – 1723
Essex, Virginia, United States
Ann McPherson
1698 – 1756
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Cornelius) Watts
1640 – 1674
St. Cuthbert's Parish, Wells, Somerset, England
Frances Norgrave
1640 – 1690
St. Cuthbert's, Wells, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Watts
1620 – 1690
Anne Martin
1620 – 1680
Captain Norgrove
1615 – 1668
Mary Norgrave
1623 – 1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph England
1590 – 1640
Ann Pope
1594 – 1679
Ezekiel Sherman
1587 – 1654
Anna Stevens
1595 –
Richard Norgrove
1587 – 1615
Alice Reynolds
1594 – 1615
David Maddox
1600 – 1653
Sarah Weadock
1595 – 1660

Thomas Watts's Descendants

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Thomas (Poss) Watts (1720 – Aug 1769) m. Lydia Thornton (1723 – 1779)
  1. 1. Thomas Watts (14 Feb 1747 – 10 Oct 1798) m. Hannah (Rust) Boggess (15 Aug 1753 – 26 Jan 1834)
    1. 1. Charles Watts (18 Jul 1772 – 9 Dec 1831) m. Rebecca Boone (26 Mar 1787 – 29 November 1850) m. Jenny Watson
      1. 1. Jesse (Bogges) Watts (6 February 1807 – 9 March 1892)
      2. 2. John (Boone) Watts (15 November 1808 – 25 February 1871) m. Nancy Watts (14 March 1808 – 15 April 1856) m. Eliza Watts (abt 1825 – )
        1. 1. Rebecca (Frances) Sanders (27 September 1838 – 18 March 1923)
        2. 2. Lemuel (S.) Watts (24 December 1841 – 3 August 1913)
        3. 3. Nancy Mims (22 January 1847 – 1879)
        4. 4. Sarah (Susan) Busey (6 November 1848 – 29 November 1928)
        5. 5. Charles (F) Watts (20 June 1849 – 7 January 1887)
        6. 6. John Watts (abt 1841 – )
        7. 7. James Watts
      3. 3. Rumsey (S) Watts (15 December 1810 – 22 November 1896)
      4. 4. Keziah Watts (1813 – )
      5. 5. Elizabeth (A) Watts (1815 – )
      6. 6. Celia Watts (1817 – )
      7. 7. Vincent Watts (1821 – )
      8. 8. Frances (D) Watts (10 Dec 1824 – 1870) m. Hugh McAllister ( – 1847) m. John Sanders (About 1793 – After 1870)
        1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) McAliston (1 May 1847 – 5 May 1874) m. James (Monroe) Helton (22 January 1837 – 21 December 1919)
  2. 2. Bennett Watts (1762 – 2 April 1825)

Thomas Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Thomas Poss Watts in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1769
Aug 1769
Age 49
Death of Thomas Poss Watts in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1769
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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