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William Watkins 1656 – 1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 26 JAN 1656

Birth Location: Middle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 12 SEP 1731

Death Location: Shotton Hall, Shrewsbury, England

Father: FRANCIS WATKINS

Mother: MARY TEAGUE

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William Watkins was born in 1656 in Middle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of FRANCIS WATKINS and MARY (MARIE) TEAGUE. William Watkins passed away in 1731 in Shotton Hall, Shrewsbury, England.

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Biography

  • William Watkins was born in 1656 in Middle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of FRANCIS WATKINS and MARY (MARIE) TEAGUE.
  • William Watkins passed away in 1731 in Shotton Hall, Shrewsbury, England.

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William Watkins's Ancestors

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William Watkins
1656 – 1731
Birth Place: Middle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Parents
FRANCIS WATKINS
1629 – 1663
Shotton Shropshire England
MARY ((MARIE)) TEAGUE
1630 – 1697
Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM WATKINS
1595 – 1653
Shotton, Shropshire, England
ELIZABETH LEE
1600 – 1678
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
RICHARD WATKINS
1569 – 1612
MARTHA PEEDE
1566 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN WATKINS
1545 – 1585
JOHANNA BAUGH
1550 – 1581
JOHN PEEDE
1545 – 1608
ELIZABETH HOULE
1550 –

William Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1656
BEF 26 JAN 1656
Birth of William Watkins in Middle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Middle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1731
12 SEP 1731
Age 75
Death of William Watkins in Shotton Hall, Shrewsbury, England
Shotton Hall, Shrewsbury, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 26 JAN 1656
    Event Place: Middle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1731
    Event Place: Shotton Hall, Shrewsbury, England

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