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WILLIAM WATKINS 1595 – 1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Shotton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: SEP 1653

Death Location: Shotton, Shropshire, England

Father: RICHARD WATKINS

Mother: MARTHA PEEDE

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH LEE, Elizabeth Lee

Children(s): FRANCIS WATKINS, Elizabeth Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, John Watkins, George WATKINS, Richard WATKINS, Thomas WATKINS, Susan(Na) WATKINS, Christabel WATKINS

In 1595, WILLIAM WATKINS entered the world in Shotton, Shropshire, England, born to RICHARD WATKINS and MARTHA PEEDE. WILLIAM WATKINS married ELIZABETH LEE, Elizabeth Lee, and had children including FRANCIS WATKINS, Elizabeth Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, John Watkins, George WATKINS, Richard WATKINS, Thomas WATKINS, Susan(Na) WATKINS, Christabel WATKINS. WILLIAM WATKINS passed away in 1653 in Shotton, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1595, WILLIAM WATKINS entered the world in Shotton, Shropshire, England, born to RICHARD WATKINS and MARTHA PEEDE.
  • WILLIAM WATKINS married ELIZABETH LEE, Elizabeth Lee, and had children including FRANCIS WATKINS, Elizabeth Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, John Watkins, George WATKINS, Richard WATKINS, Thomas WATKINS, Susan(Na) WATKINS, Christabel WATKINS.
  • WILLIAM WATKINS passed away in 1653 in Shotton, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

RICHARD WATKINS
1569 – 1612
Birth Location: Bosbury, Herefordshire, England
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MARTHA PEEDE
1566 –
Birth Location: Cradley Parish, Herefordshire
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Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH LEE
1600 – 1678
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth Lee
1600 – 1678
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

FRANCIS WATKINS
1629 – 1663
Birth Location: Shotton Shropshire England
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Elizabeth Watkins
1633 – 1697
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Watkins
1633 – 1697
Birth Location: England
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John Watkins
1636 – 1681
Birth Location: Bredwardine, Herefordshire, England
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George WATKINS
Birth Location: –
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Richard WATKINS
Birth Location: –
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Thomas WATKINS
Birth Location: –
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Susan(Na) WATKINS
Birth Location: –
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Christabel WATKINS
Birth Location: –
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WILLIAM WATKINS's Ancestors

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WILLIAM WATKINS
1595 – 1653
Birth Place: Shotton, Shropshire, England
Parents
RICHARD WATKINS
1569 – 1612
Bosbury, Herefordshire, England
MARTHA PEEDE
1566 –
Cradley Parish, Herefordshire
Grandparents
JOHN WATKINS
1545 – 1585
Bosbury, Herefordshire, England?
JOHANNA ((jOHANE)) BAUGH
1550 – 1581
England
JOHN PEEDE
1545 – 1608
Herefordshire, England
ELIZABETH HOULE
1550 –
Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Watkins
1515 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM WATKINS's Descendants

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WILLIAM WATKINS (1595 – SEP 1653) m. ELIZABETH LEE (Abt 1600-09 – 6 Feb 1678) m. Elizabeth Lee (Abt 1600 – 6 Feb 1678)
  1. 1. FRANCIS WATKINS (1629 – 23 Mar 1663) m. MARY ((MARIE)) TEAGUE (26 Oct 1630 – 24 Nov 1697) m. ELIZABETH WOODMAN (1630 – 6 Aug 1707)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Watkins (10 Aug 1655 – )
    2. 2. William Watkins (BEF 26 JAN 1656 – 12 SEP 1731)
    3. 3. Francis Watkins (10 Oct 1658 – )
    4. 4. Mary WATKINS (23 SEP 1660 – )
    5. 5. John WATKINS (BEF 30 OCT 1662 – )
    6. 6. MARY WATKINS (1645 – 1715) m. JOHN NEAL (1645 – )
      1. 1. George (William) Neale (1670 – 1736) m. Mary Cronk (1670 – 1736)
        1. 1. Mary Neal (1 JAN 1694 – 1794)
        2. 2. George Neal (26 AUG 1698 – 1798)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Neal (27 Apr 1702 – )
        4. 4. Ann Neal (29 Dec 1705 – )
        5. 5. John Neal (05 Feb 1711 – 27 July 1717)
      2. 2. John Neal (1671 – )
      3. 3. HENRY NEAL (22 Nov 1673 – 15 Oct 1761) m. ESTHER (1673 – )
        1. 1. William Neal (23 Mar 1696 – ) m. Sarah Savage (ABT 1696 – )
        2. 2. John Neal (31 Mar 1699 – 1799) m. Sarah Savage (1699 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Neal (1701 – )
        4. 4. Mary Neal (1705 – )
        5. 5. Ethelbert Neal (1709 – )
        6. 6. Esthar Neal (1712 – )
        7. 7. ROBERT NEAL (2nd April 1715 – ) m. SUSANAH BOWLY (Abt. 1715 – )
      4. 4. Ambrose Neal (5 Dec 1675 – 15 Oct 1761) m. Elizabeth Long (19 Feb 1670 – 24 APR 1751)
        1. 1. Mary Neal (1704 – 9 Jul 1704)
        2. 2. Daniel Neal (4 July 1704 – 9 Jul 1704)
        3. 3. David (Daniel) Neal (16 Sep 1705 – 10 Dec 1773) m. Mary Hayes (5 Jul 1711 – aft 1747) m. Catherine Drew
        4. 4. Thomas (Cullimore) Neal (Mar 1706 – 1752)
        5. 5. Henry Neal (24 Aug 1708 – )
      5. 5. Ann Neal (2 Nov 1677 – 1677)
      6. 6. Anne Neal (21 Nov 1677 – 16th May 1672) m. John Clark (18 Dec 1677 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Clark (12 Sep 1700 – )
        2. 2. John Clark (abt 1702 – 25 Jan 1755)
        3. 3. James Clark (abt 1705 – )
      7. 7. Ann Neal (21 Nov 1677 – 16 May 1672)
      8. 8. Mary Neal (21 November 1677 – 1677)
      9. 9. Mary Neal (1683 – 1728) m. Thomas Jones (about 1685 – )
        1. 1. Mary Jones (22 April 1708 – 1711)
        2. 2. Solomon Jones (26 Feb 1709 – )
        3. 3. Mary Jones (09 Feb 1711 – )
        4. 4. Roger Jones (22 Mar 1713 – )
        5. 5. Thomas Jones (03 Dec 1716 – )
        6. 6. John Jones (7 Sept 1719 – )
        7. 7. Jane Jones (25 Feb 1721 – )
        8. 8. Francis Jones (14 Dec 1724 – )
      10. 10. Esthar Neal (23 Jan 1685 – 1771)
      11. 11. Prudence Neal (1686 – 1 Mar 1691)
      12. 12. Patience Neal (1689 – 1 Mar 1690)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Watkins (1633 – 17 Jun 1697)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Watkins (1633 – 17 Jun 1697)
  4. 4. John Watkins (Abt. 1636 – Abt. 1681)
  5. 5. George WATKINS
  6. 6. Richard WATKINS
  7. 7. Thomas WATKINS
  8. 8. Susan(Na) WATKINS
  9. 9. Christabel WATKINS

WILLIAM WATKINS's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of WILLIAM WATKINS in Shotton, Shropshire, England
Shotton, Shropshire, England
1653
SEP 1653
Age 58
Death of WILLIAM WATKINS in Shotton, Shropshire, England
Shotton, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Shotton, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1653
    Event Place: Shotton, Shropshire, England
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